COMMERCIAL CABLEGRAMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16675, 22 April 1916, Page 7

COMMERCIAL CABLEGRAMS

'Piesa Association —By Teleg-raph—Copyright. LONDON, April 21. (Received April 21, at 11.5 p.m.) The Bank of England returns state that the gold coin and bullion in stock repre- ' sent £56,899,000; reserve £42,383,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 29.10 per cent.; notes in circulation, £34,032,000; Government deposits, £59,179,000; other deposits, £86,646,000; Government securities, £33,188,000; other securities, £87,906,000. The discount on short loans is 4 per cent.; three months' bills, 4 9\L6 per cent. Consols are unchanged. War loans, £87 12s 6d and £96 17s 6d respectively. Following are the quotations for dominions' stocks, as compared with those for the .previous week: — Apl. 13. Apl. 21. Victorian 4's . 94jf 94J Victorian 3J'a ... 83} Bii Victorian 3J'st ... 70jj 70| Victorian 3's 60} 60|j New South Wales 4's 84 84£ New South Wales 3J's 95§ 95J New South Wales 3's 70 69$ New South Wales 3J's § 701 70§ Queensland 4's 90J — Queensland 3i's 86} — Queensland 3's 63J 62} South Australian 3J's 72J South Australian 3's ... „. ... 58J 68J South Australian * — — New Zealand 4's „. ... 85J 85J New Zealand SJ'3 728 72| * New Zealand 3's 638 G4J Tasmanian 3J's ... ... 72J 72 Tasmanian 3's - ... 63J 63$ 'West Australian 3J's .„ 74J 73$ West Australian 3's 68 , 68$ * 1929-49 currency. 11929-1940 currenoy. § ] 920-30 currency. Wheat: Dull. Flour : Firm and quiet. Oats : Firm. La Plata are not offering. Peas and beans : Firm and unchanged. Butter : Quiet. Danish, 170s to 1725. Colonial supplies are small. Australian— Choicest salted 156s to 158s, unsalted 160s, secondary 150s to 1545; New Zealand— choicest 162s to 1645, secondary 150s to 158s; Argentine—salted 150s to 1525, unsalted 154s to 158s. ■ Cheese : Veiy firm. New Zealand, 106s. Copra : April-June shipments, £35 ss. Cotton : April-May shipments, 7.62£. Jute : April-May shipments,h £33 10s. § Rubber: Para, 3s; Plantation, 3s lfd; smoked, 3s. o£d. ' Copper : Spot, £130 15s; three months, £124; electrolytic, £139, £141. Tin: Spot, £198 10s; three months, £196 ss. Lead : Spot, £34 17s 6dj three months, £34 15s. Sugar : Unchanged. Wool For the London sales 61,936 bales were catalogued and 58,443 sold to date. The Bradford market is strong, with more businessi Sixty-fours, 44d per lb; sup:r 60's, 43d; common 60's, 42d; 56's, 37d; 50's, 31id; 46's, 28d; 40's, 26d. Rabbits : Steady and unchanged.