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North Otago Times, 3 November 1906, Page 2

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■ ——,o—.HOME MARETS, By Electric Telegraph-Copyright (Per Press Association,) Received Nov. 2, at 10.53 p.m. n . , „ , London. Nov. 2, Bank of England returns: Coin, £27,194,000. Reserve, £18,158,000. Proportion of reserve to liabilities, 36,51. In circulation, £28,842,000, Public deposits, £9,003,000. Other deposits, £40,005,000, Govt, securities, £15,056,000. Other securities, £23 422,000 Ihrcc months bills, 51. Consols, 86. New South Wales fours 109. threehaifs 984, threes 80*. Victorian fours 105, three-halfs 99i; threes 89. South Australian thrcc-halfs 100, threes 80. Queensland fours 100, three-halfs 99, threes 87. New Zealand fours 1054. three-halfs 1004, threes 884, Tasmanian three-halfs 884, threes 89. West Australian threehalfs 07, threes 86.

The wheat threshing returns show that the crops in the Manitoba Sasl^i!?^lll antl Albcr t provinces are 90,800,000 bushels. The English markets are dull, at about threepence decline, partly due to nervousness owing to dear money and partly to the large shipments to Europe and tho Continent. The American markets are steady. Cargoes are dull in new crop from all ports. A January-Feb-ruary shipment is offering at 29s m Flour is dull, and Australian is neglected. Holders arc asking 22s to 22s Gd for stone at Glasgow. Freights are active. Fixtures have been made for South 'Australian at 22s Gd to 255, and Sydney 23s Gd. Butter is steady and unchanged. Importers expect the trade in colonial will improve from next week, when arrivals will be large and regular. , Cheese is steady. Canadian September, 635. Copper-Spot 961. three months 974. Tin-Spot 102-J. three months 193-J. Lead 194. Silver 32 9-lOths. Iron 58s 9d. Spelter ill Sugar is nuiet. German 8s Gd, First marks 10s Gd. The Bradford wool market is strong, excepting low crossbreds. There is a large turnover in merinos and fin.i crossbreds. Forties 154 d, forty-sixes 16',' common sixties 25Jd, super 26? d.