FINANCE AND TRADE.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4635, 14 April 1902, Page 6

FINANCE AND TRADE.

Tho Customs returns for the past week amounted to £7851 18s 8d; the beer duty for the same period totalling £202 19s 9d. Saturday’s returns amounted to £933 4s lOd. COMMERCIAL CABLES. PRESS ASSOCIATION. LONDON, April 11. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. Tho Bank of England return issued for the week ending Wednesday, 9th April, is as under : Issue Department.

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The following are the latest quotations for Government securities and a comparison with those ruling last week:

"Interest payable in May ft ill Noreaibor. llateraaS payaolo io Jaaairy aal July. Hauer aai. payable in April aud Ootober. MONEY MARKET. The market rate of discount for best three months’ bills is ■ J higher ■at 2-J per cent. Tho Bank of England rate is 3 per cent., as against 3J per cent, on tho 6th February, and 4 per cent, on the 22nd January.

COLONIAL AND OTHER PRODUCE,

Wheat.—Tho English markets are firm, owing to rumours of tho imposition of a duty. Heavy arrivals are depressing tho Continental markets. There is a better inquiry for cargoes. Sydney steamer shipments (February), 29s lOld per quarter.

Sugar.—German beet, 88deg, is Id lower at 6s 5d per cwt.; first-mark, granulated, f.o.b Hamburg, unchanged at 8s por cwt. Bradford Tops.— The market is animated. Common CD’s, 20d per lb: super 60’s, 21id per lb. Rabbits are dull at 7£d to Bd. PRICES OF METALS.

Tin, spot, £125 per ton; three months. £123 17s 6d per ton. Pig Iron.—Glasgow warrants, No. 1 cash, 4d higher at 53s 5d per ton f.o.b. in Clyde. •

• GREYMOUTH, April 13. The exports of coal for the week were:—Blackball Company, 708 tons; Brunner Company, 2061 tons.

Noce issue.. £50,041,01)3 Got. debt.. £11,015.000 Other seouri ties 6.760,000 Gold., 32 871.00-3 £50,fllC,000 £50,616,000 Binusi} Department. Proprietors' Got*, eecacicapital .. £11,553,003 t<es £14,774,09 } Public de* Other se* posits .. 9,403,003 oarltios .. 28 898,030 Other do* Notes . . *1.264,0^ posits .. 33,911.000 Coin.. 2,373,000 Host, 7-day and other bills .. 3,350,000 £67.219.000 £67.219,000 The leading items of the Bank of England return afford tho following comparison:—

This week. Dast week. Lastyear £ £ £ Bullion •» 32.871.000 32,936 fO) 31 950 000 Reserve 23,637,0t 0 23.015.000 21.967,000 Note circulation.. 29 3*2.000 20.UU.000 29.6^9,000 Deposits 49.3 LG 090 57,267,000 47.176,000 Proportion reserve to liabilities .. 47*75 4109 45*43

Price. Variation. 8i % Imperial Consols £ b. d 94 0 0 5/• lower 4 % New South Wales 115 0 0 20/- lower % New South Wales 113 5 0 Unchanged B New South Wales . 03 5 0 Unchanged 4 % Victorian III 10 0 Unchanged 8J % Victorian .. ,, 104 0 0 Unchanged 3 % Victorian SO • 5 0 Unchanged 8J %8outh Australian 104 0 0 3 % South Australian 94 0 0 Unchanged 4 % Queensland .. 1(8 0 0 Unchanged 84 % Queensland .. 104 0 0 Unchanged 3 % Queensland 91 15 0 Unchanged 4 % New Zealand* 110 0 0 Unchanged B4 % New Zealand} 105 0 0 Unchanged 3 % Now Zealandl 04 0 0 Uncharged £4 % West Australian IU0 0 0 Unchanged 6J % Tasmanian 104 5 U Unchanged