JAPANESE STEAMER AFIRE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17324, 25 May 1918, Page 8

JAPANESE STEAMER AFIRE

ASSISTANCE NEAR. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. Renter's Telegram*. VANCOUVER, May 23. (Received May 25, at 0.56 a.m.) The Japanese steamer Burmah Maru, of 10,000 tons, is afire off the west coast of Vanoouver Island. Wireless reports state that help is near. t COMMERCIAL CABLEGRAMS. Prcsy Association—By Telegraph—Copyright 1 Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, May 23. (Received May 25, at 0.5 a.m.) v Bank of England returns: Gold, coin, g and bullion, £62,043,000; reserve, J £30,837,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 18.57 per cent.; notes in cireolation, £50,246,000; Government doposits, £38,434,000; ,pther deposits, £127,000,000; Government securities, ' £55,581,000; other securities, £97,304,000. Discount on short loans, 3~iper cent.; three months bills, per cent. War leans: 3£ per cent., £87 15s; 4 per cent., £93 12s Gd. Quotations for colonial stocks, as compared with those for the previous week: — 5 „ May 16. Stay 23. a Victorian 4's 08J !)8§ e Victorian Si's 6fli G9H Victorian ">i's * SB| 88J , Victorian 3's 62J 62 'I New South Wales 4's 84 i Bi| N'cw South Wales 3J's IOOj 100J New South Wales 3Vsl 70J 70J New Sooth Wales 3~s 71 7lj Queensland 4's 89 S3 Queensland 3J's ... Ijojl , QueSnsla.nd 3's 62$ 63* • New Zealand l's _. 86j| 863 Cl New Zealand 3J's ... 734 734 •1 New Zealand 3's 62§ '62" South Australian 3}'g 73" 73 South Australian 3's 57J 571 Tasmanian 3}'s _. ... 723 721 Tasraanian 3's C 5 65 West Australian .IJ's ... 751 75J ( West Australian 3's 68° 70} • 1021-6 currency. f 1920-30 currency. Tin : £355. Other metals unchanged. Wheat : Quiet. e Flour: Unchanged. s Oats, peas, and beans: Firm at full - rates. Sugar: Unchanged. Butter: Supplies continue to increase; some Irish makes very largely. Cheese: Scarce, but plenty being manufactured. It is expected that fair supplies "w ill be available from Julv onwards. CHICAGO. May 22. The visible wheat and flour supplies east of the Rocky Mountains are 4,591,000 bushels.