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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11855, 6 January 1902, Page 4

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LONDON. By "Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright. ; London, January 3. The following are the latest quotations for consols anil colonial inscribed stock, and comparison with those ruling last week: — Stock. Price. | Variation, . & s. d. ' Uritish 2J 21 p.e. Consols .. 03 17 (15s lower 4-N.S.W., 1933. Jan., July .. 115 10 , 0 10i higher 3£ N.S.W., 19J8, Mar., Sep. .. 105' 0 0 unchanged 3-N.S.W., 1935 April, Oct. .. 95 15 015s higher 4-Vic., 1920, Jan., July.. .. 111 10 ; 0 10s higher 3}-Vic., 1923, Jan., July' ..101 " 0 0 unchanged 3-Victoria .. .. 90 5 ounchanged 3J-South Australia, 1939, April . and October .. ... .. 101 0 ounchanged 3S. Australia, 1910, Jan., July 93 .0 0 unchanged 4-Queensland, 1915-21, Jan., j July .. .. 103 0 0 unchanged 3J-Queensland, "Jan., July 103 5 ('unchanged 4-New Zealand, 1929, May, Nov. 11l 10 0 unchanged '3J-N.Z., 1910, Jan., July .. 100 10 0 unchanged 3-N Z., 1945, April, October .. ,94 15 05s higher 3}-Tasmania, 1920-40, January V \""V : and July.. .. .. 101 0 0 unchanged : 3J-W. Australia, 1915-35, May ■ and November.. 103 0 Olunchanged BANK OF ENGLAND. The Bank of England returns, published to-day, show the reserve to be £20,110,000; coin and bullion, £30,634,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 33.03;' in circulation, £30,258,000; public deposits, £10,385,000; other deposits, £50,399,000 ;• Government securities, £17,425,000; other securities, £41,106,000. MONEY MARKET. , Three months' bills are discounted at Zk I per cent. WHEAT. The wheat markets are firm, but inactive, owing to the holidays. Cargoes are firmly held. South Australian, November shipment, 30s 6d; "Victorian, January and Februl ary shipments, 30s lid. I SUGAR. i Sugar is quiet. German, 63 6d; first I marks, 8s 4£d. BUTTER. Butter is improving in demand. Colonial, firm choicest, 104-s to 106s, brisk trade; secondary, about 965. The Paparoa's butter was excellent. Danish is dull and unchanged. CHEESE. Cheese is hardening. New. Zealand, 4£?s to 50s. METALS. Copper: Spot, 49g; three months, 49|. Supplies, 20,169 tons; deliveries, 18,688 tons; stocks, 22,051 tons; advised from Australia, 3300 tons. - Tin: . .Spot, 1081; three months, 106}, Lead, 10 l.r-16. ■ Spelter, 163. Silver, 2s l|d per ounce. WOOL. The Bradford wool market is quiet. Common sixties, 19d; super, 20d. I