COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2201, 7 May 1896, Page 16

COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS.

London, April 29. The total quantity -of wheat and fionrafloab for the Uaited Kingdom ih 2,320,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,020,000 quartans. The American visible wheat; supply is estimated at 8i.700.000 bushels. Aatitraliau and New Zealand Mortfrags Company's 4£ per oent debentures, £88 10a } Dalgeti and Oo.'s shares (4£ par cent, debentures), £121. Silver, 2s 7 3-16 d. Mayl. The weekly returns of the Bank of England show the total reserve in notes and bullion to be £38,118,000, and the proportion o£ reßferve to liabili'ies 5954. ■ Three months' bills are discounted at 1 per cent. Consols, 112£. New South Wales 4 per cent, inscribed stock, 121£; 3£. 108|; 3 per cent., 101£. Victorian 4 per cent., 114 ; 3£, 107. Sontb Australian 4 per cent., 113£; 3£, 111 ; 3 pet cent., 100£; Queeii»lanrl i percent., H6J; 3£, 109. Taeiaanian 3£ per cem., 108. Western Atutrali an 3 £ percent., 110 J. New^ Zealand 4 per cent., 115£ ; 3£, 109 ; 3 per cent., 101 i New Zealand mutton — First quality , 3£cL, second' quality 2f 5. . - Hemp is uuohxnged. G iod colonial batter is selling slowly ab. 88-' < 00m. j Business' in the Bradford wool market is lifeless. -. The English wheat market' is quiet and inclined to weakness, while the Continental is steady and the American has a downward tendency. Colonial oats — Fine quality 26 *6d, common 21s 6d. Bfan*, 275. Sugar flat— Best Gar man, 12s 7Jd ; Java, 13s 9d. No. 1 best Scotch pig iron (f.o.b. in the Clyde), 40* I£l.