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Pr-ess Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, May 4. The Bank of England returns state that the gold coin and ,bullion in stock represent £56,337,000; reserve, £41,586,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 30.72 per cent.; notes in circulation, £24,333,000; Government deposits, £48,444,000; other deposits, £86,024,000; Government securities, £33.188,000; other securities, £77,377,000; The discount on short loans is 4 per cent.; three months' bills, 4 9-16 per cent. Consols are quoted at £57. War loans, £87 12s 6d and £95 respectively: Following are the quotations for dominions' stocks, as compared with those fpr : the previous week: — fcU?. Apl. 28. May 4. ' Victorian 4's 94J 94$ Victorian 3i's ... 84J 84J Victorian 3J's t — ... — 70J 70.} ■Victorian 3's 63 62| New* South Wales 4's 84J' 86J isew rtouiii Wales 3§'s — 8-1$ New'Soutih 'Wales 3's — 70 New SontTi Wales 3l's § ... _ — 70J Queensland 4's ... 90J 90§ Queensland 3J's 87 86} Qufeehslsnd 3's ... ... ... ._ 63J 66j Stjfliti Australian 3J's ._ »— 72§ South Australian 3's — 58i . South Australian * ... ... ... — — New Zealand 4'b ... — 85J NtStt 'Zealand 3J's ... ... ... ~ — 72f New- Zealand 3's ... ... — 63? 63$ Tasmanian 3J's 72$ 72J Tasraajiian 3's. ... , 63j 63$ West Australian 3J's 74J 73J Wffit Australian 3's 68£ 68J * 1929-49 currency. 11929-1940 currency. • § 1920-30 currency. -^Butter: Market steady, prices firm. Australian stocks are exhausted till the (pontes arrives. New Zealand offering are scarce. Choicest, 1645, 1665; Danish, 1703/ ••Cheese: Supplies scarce; market very firm. New Zealand, 112s per cwt. {Received May 5, at 9.30 p.m.) : Quiet and unchanged. jilour : Dull. Australian, 475. ;Oat.s : Firm, inactive. La Plata are not offering. " Peas and beans: Small demand, unchanged. Sugar : Steady and unchanged. 'The Bradford wool market is firm. Sixty-fours, 45£ d; 60's, 44£ d; common 60's, 43£ d; 56's, 38d; 50fs, 32d; 46's, 28Jd; 40's, 26gd. Pig iron, 82s 6d.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 16687, 6 May 1916, Page 8
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