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North Otago Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 9409, 6 March 1899, Page 2

COMMERCIAL. By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Koooivod March 4, at 9.20 a.m. London, March 3. The Bank of England's stock of gold, coin, and bullion ie 131,552,000, rosorvo 123,762,000, proportion of tosorvo to liabilities 44 05, in circulation L26,780,000, publlo doposita L15,802,000, othoc deposits L37,926,0C0, Govornmont securities Ll.3,896,000, othor securities L34,571,000. Throo months' bills aro discounted at 2£ por coub. Consols, 110£. 1 Now Sooth Wales 4 por conb Inscribed stock, 120 ; 3£ do, 106 ; 3 do, 99. Victorian 4 por oenb inaoribod stock, XA3 j 3^ do, 106.J. Sourh Australian Z\ por confc, 108 \ 5 do, 95J. QneonHland 4 por cent, 113 ; 3^ do, ' Now Zealand 4 por oonb, 116 ; 3i do, 108 ; 3 do, 96. Taamanian 3£ per confc, 107. Wosfc Australian 3| por conb, 105. Tho Englioh whoab markoft la qulob, and tho Oontinontal doproaaod. Australian parcels, Junaary and Fohruary shipments, ato quoted ab 283 ; Victorian canoes, FobraaryM^roh ahlpmont, woro offurod ob 283 Od ; March-April flhipmonb, 28s ; six thonaand quarters South Anabralian, February ahipmonb, sold at 28ab 9d. The sugar markob ia firmer. Java, lla 10&d ; Gorman, 9s 9d.

Uoceivod March 4, at 9.30 n.m, London, March 3. Pig iron, 54s. Ooppor— Ohlli, firm; spot, 72fj ; throe month*, 72J. Load— Sofb foreign, 13| ; smoltor, 27f. Silver, 2s 3d 7-16bhs of a penny. TI10 Bradford wool markofc is weak, Oommoti eixtiefl, 20i; aat)or eixtioa, 211. TI10 butter nmrkob is sluggish, and tho domand la poor. Aaad'alian ia quoted at 94s to 983 ; Danish, 107s. Rabbifs— Auafraliau aro efcoadjr. Viotorian, offering at 9Jd. Tho Bank of Australia has declared a dividend of Q por oonfc, appropriated L5000 for altorutions fco London promises, and oarrlod forward L9970Tin—Tho raarkot- J 8 etoady. Spot, 109g ; throe months, 109||