COMMERCIAL CABLEGRAMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12385, 21 June 1902, Page 7

COMMERCIAL CABLEGRAMS

Press Association—By Telegraph—CopyrijhU' LONDON', June 20. (Received June 20, at 10.<10 p.m.) The Bank of England returns show the stock of gold coin and bullion to be £23,498,000, and the reserve £26,389,000. The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 52.90. The notes ill circulation total £29,379,000; public deposits, £10,988,000; other deposits, £38,004,000; Government securities, £14,193,000; and other securities, £27.014.000. Three months' bills are discounted at 2ij- per cent. Consols are quoted at £9G 123 Gd. Quotations for. colonial Government stocks are subjoined, compared with those ruling at the close of last week: — Juno 13. June 20. Jfow South Wales -I's .. 11-! 111 New South Wales SVs .. 104 104 New South Walls 3's !1C !ili Victoria '!'s 112 312 Victoria Ill's 101! ]oi^ Victoria 3's DP," !i:f ScutJi Australia Ill's .. .. Kit 101 South Australia ll'a .. .. iijl 85.J Queensland -i'a I'.ilf 10U Queensland 3Vs 10:: mot New Zealand t's li:i lis" Now Zealand SVs 10S 10S Xew Zealand o's rilj 'JOJ Tasmania 3Vs 101 lilt Westralir, SVs 102 102

1 ho wheat markets are quiet, the Continental being rather firmer. The' cold weather in France is causing anxiety. Cargoes are steady. Victorian, South Amtnlian, and New South Wales March shipments, 29s Od. The American visible wheat supply is 32,100,000 bushels. Copper: Spot, £53 7s Gd; three months, £53 10s, 1 ' Tin: Spot, £120 10s; three months, £120 15?. Iron, 01s 9d. J-ead, £11 3s 9d. Sugar: Gorman, Gs 2d; first marks, 7s 7(1. At the Bradford wool market common sixties realise 21d; super, 22d.