COMMERCIAL CABLEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13199, 4 February 1905, Page 7

COMMERCIAL CABLEGRAMS.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February 2. (Received Feb. 3, at 8.'58 a.m.) Tallow: The stock is 7578 casks; imports, 4369 casks; deliveries, 2865 casks. Copper: Spot, £68; three months, £68 3s 9tl. The supplies are 25,924 tons; deliveries, 26,925 tons; slock, 15,733 tons; advised 1200 tons. Tin: Stocks 16,318 tons; spot, 3680 tons; afloat, 4857 tons; deliveries, 2807 tons. . * Lead, i£l2 15s 7Jd. ' Wheat: 10,000 quarters of Australian February shipment sold at 33s 3d, and 11,000, quarters March shipment at 33s lid. 'v February 3. (Received Feb. 3, at 6.10 p.m.) The Bank of l'Jngland returns show the stock of gold coin and bullion to be £33,735,0000, and the reserve £26,403,000. The percentage of reserve to liabilities is 52.65. The notes in circulation total £27,508,000; public deposits, £7,421,000;. other deposits, £42,641,000; Government securities, £16,308,000; other securities, £26,471,000. Three months' hills, 2J per cent. Consols, £88 10s. Quotations for colonial Government stocks arc subjoined, : compared with those ruling a. week previous: — Jan. 27. Feb. 3. New South Wales 4's .. 10R 10G New South Wales 3s's ~ .. 98J 97J New South Wales 3's .... 86 86Victoria 4's loifc XOIJ Vicoria SJ'a .. 9f>J iff"Victoria 3's ........ 85 J RSJ South Australia 3}'s ~ 98* i)Bj South Australia 3's .. ~ 85 853 Queensland 4's .. ~ 1051 100 Queensland 3l'g ...... 9f!j 97 Queensland 3's 85 ,85j New Zealand 4's 108 103 "New Zealand 3J's 98J 98$ New Zealand 3's ...• ~ 88J 63} Tasmania 3i's .. .. .. .. 89 DflJ Tasmania 3's ...... ~ 88 86 West Australia 3!' a .... 93 ' 95 West Australia 3's .. .. . .. .855 86 The English wheat market is quiet, and the Continental market' lias a downward tendency. The American market is firm. Cargoes are slow and in buyers' favour. For 10,000 quarters January shipment 33s lid off the coast,was-offered, but.it was held for. 33s 6d. Flour is unchanged. Till: Spot, £130 15s; 'three months, £130 ss. Iron, 47s 9d. , ' Lead, £12 15s. * ; Sugar is easier. First marks, 17s 6d; German. 15s lid.' ~ The Bradford wool market is firm,, but quiet. Common sixties, Is lljd ;■ supers, 2s OJd; forty-sixes, is 3jd to Is 4Jd. Cheese is steadv and unchanged. There is a steadv trade m butter, ari-ivals t being, well oleared. .Prices generally, are unchanged, byt a few secpfl<Jafie£ at 100 a. • 1.