COMMERCIAL CABLEGRAMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12564, 19 January 1903, Page 5

COMMERCIAL CABLEGRAMS

Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright. LONDON, January. 16. (Received Jan. IG, at 10.30 p.m.) The Bank of England returns show the stock of gold coin and 1311111011 to be £30,232,000. The reserve is £21,611,000, and the percentage of reserve to liabilities 44.14. The notes in circulation total £28,791,000; public deposits, £8,003,000; other deposits, £40,769,000 Government securities, £17,636,000; and other securities, £27,794,000. Quotations for colonial Government stocks are subjoined, compared with those ruling last week:-: Jan. 9. Jan. IG. New South Wales 4's. .... 1001 103 New South Wales Si's .. .. 102 102 New South Wales 3's .. .. 93 93 Victorian's 106 106 Victoria, 35's 101 101 Victoria 3'3 .. .. 05 &> South Australia Si's .. .. 102 302 South Australia 3's 03 93 Queensland 4's 103 103 Queensland 35's .. .. .. 1031' 1035 Queensland 3's .. ;. .. .. 100 100 New Zealand 4's 1095 109J New Zealand SJ'a 103 103 Now Zealand 3's OoJ 85J Wcstralia SJ's .101 101 Tasmania 3J's 101 101 Three months' bills are discounted at 3f per cent. The cold spell lias hardened the wheat markets, especially Continental. Cargoes 1 are .firm. California January shipment, 31s. Copper: Spot, £53; three months, £53 ss. Tin: Spot, £129 2s Gd; three months, £120 7s Gd. ' Pig iron, 63s 10(1. Lead, £11 8s 9d. Sugar: First marks, 9s sd; Gorman, 8s 2d. The Bradford wool market is brisk. Common sixties, 24d; supers, 25d; super forties, 13d: common, lOJcl. Butter is flat. Colonial, 104s to 106s; Danish, 107s to 108s. Cheese is firm. New Zealand, 61s to 625. . (Received Jan. 17, at 10.10 a.m.) Silver is quoted at Is 9Jd.