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LONDON MARKET REPORTS. MONEY AND PRODUCE RATES. By Telegraph.—Prena Association.--Copyriaht (Received April 4, 9.10 p.m.) Londow, April 4. BANK OP ENaitlND RETOBNS. The following are tho Bank of England returns for the week ended April 2:— Coin, £35,135,000; reserve, £25,727,000; proportion of issem to liabiliities, 41.85 per cent-; notes in .circulation, £29,027,000; public deposits, £21,089,000; other deposits, £40,374,000; Government securities, £13,033.000; other securities, £46,092,000. MONEY MABKET. Bank rate, 5 per cent. Short loans, per cent Three months' bills, 4g per cent. Paris rato, 3$ per cents Berlin rate, 4j per oent. CONSOLS AND COLONIAL STOCKS. Consols (quoted on March 128 at £74 7s Gd) £74 ss. Colonial Stocks aro unchanged:— Victorian 3£ per cents, £94. >'ew South Wales 4 per cents, £100 10s. New Zealand 4 per cents, £99 10s. West Australian 3$ per cents. £88; 3 per cent*, £82. PRICES OP METALS. Copper, on spot, at three months, £67 17s 6d; electrolytic, £71. Tin, on spot, £218; at three months £214 ss. Lead, £16 7s 6d. Spelter, £24 15*. I'isj-iron, 66s 2d. Silver, 26* d. WHEAT AND FLOTJK. Wheat is steady and unchanged. Liverpool futures:—May, 88$ d; Jialv, 87£ d; October, 87£ d; Australian, spot, 41s to 41s 6d. Flour is quiet. Australian, 28a store. OATB. Oats are quiet. Laplata, May-June shipment, 15s 6d. BTJTTEE AND CHEESE. Butter is dull. Danish, 125s to 1275. Choicest colonial is scareo, and prices ax-o unchanged. Secondaries are irregular and tending to become easier. Cheese is quiet; New Zealand 60s to 6is. .• „ WOOL. The Bradford wool market is quiet and unchanged. SUGAR. German bce.t. 9s lid; first marh.B, 13s 4d. ' FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET. .Exceptionally heavy shipments of local, fruit have been dealt with m tho fruit and produce markets during the week, and prices are again weaker, compared with previous quotations. De&swrt and cooking pears aro in very heavy supply, as aro also apples. Toma-. toes from the Sonth are reaching tho market in largo quantities, and meeting prompt sales at quoted values. Cape gooseberries and passion* are getting short in supply, quinces ate in good demand. Local grapes «re> meeting with good sales, and priced are well rcasiatained. The Talune, from Rarotonga, reached port on Wednesday with a fairly large cargo of fruit, consisting chiefly of oranges. Bananas were scarce and sold well. Tho ]Savua is du» from Suva next -week with bananas, which should meet a fairly good demand. "' " The potato market is well supplied with shipments from the South. The quality is very good. Southern- prices, are inclined to harden, and a good many, locals are still on the market. Onions: A fair amount of business is being done with Southerns, and the market is well supplied. Tho price is easier. Farmers' butter is selling well, and fresh eggs_ have again advanced- ; There is an inquiry for good preserved. FIELD PRODUCE. Potatoes, prime. £1 10a ton; medium, 4s to €s cwt according to sample. Onions, imported. £7 10a ton. DAIRY PRODUCE. Butter, farmers', in prints, lOd to lid per lb; eggs, fresh. Is lOd to 2s per dozen. ■ . -FRTJIT. ' Apples: Local, coloured, extra superior, rto to 7b case, cood ss, fair 3a Cd, 4s fid; mtdium, Is 3d to 2a bos. Pears: Best, sa, Ss Gd. stood 8a 6d, 4a cas>e; cooking, 2d 6d to 3a 3d per case. Grapes :'" Hothouse. Ifld to la lb; outdoor, S3 to Ss 3d bos. Tdmaioee: Outdoor, best 2s to 3s 6d, good 2s 6d, small Is to Is Gd. Oranges: Island, fis caae. Lemons: Local, prime, 7s Sd to 83 <M-.se: local, rough and coats*, 2a 6d to 8s 6d: Messina, 12s Gd. Capo gooseberries, 4d to sd, according to sample; auincesv 3b to Ss 6d case; passion fruit, 2a 6d to 3s box; walnut*, 6d to 7d lb. poultry. Hens, 2s to 2s Sd each; light and poor, la 6d to la 9d. Table roosters, as high as 5a «d each: others from 2a 3d to 3a 10d. Docks, la 6d to 2s Sd each; chicks, 6d to 3d. Turkey gobblers. 80 to 12a: hens. 3s fid to 6a. Young pis*J. 8s to 12* 6d each.
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