COMMERCIAL CABLEGRAMS. LONDON, November 14.

Otago Witness, Issue 2436, 21 November 1900, Page 16

COMMERCIAL CABLEGRAMS. LONDON, November 14.

The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,085,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,020,000 quarters. Stocks and shares are unchanged. ' Lead.— The imports for October were x 81,972 tons, including 8480 Australian ; and "the exports 4179 tons. At the tallow sales, 1650 casks were offered and 1300 sold. Mutton: Fine, 28s 6d; medium, 26s 9d. Beef: Fine, 28s; medium, 26s 6d. , November 16. The "Bank of England returns show the stock of gold, coin, and bullion to ba £30,147,000, and the reserve- £20,249,000. The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 43.75. The total notes in circulation is £29,444,000 ; public deposits, £6,764,000 ; other' deposits, ' £39,344,000 ; Government securities, £18,945,000 ; other securities. £24,812,000. Three months' bills are discounted at 4 per cent. Consols are quoted at 98|. .Quotations for colonial Government jtocks are subjoined, compared with those l-uling at the close of last week : — Nov. 9. Nov. 16. New South 'Wales 4's .« « 116 116 New South Wales 3|'s ... 104 103f New South Wales 3's .- .. 100 03| Victoria 4's <•> 110 110 Victoria 3£'s .. „..*« 104 104 South Australia 3£'s *„ .. 107 107 South Australia 3's ,« .i 95 .95 Queensland 4's - .. 109 109 Queensland 3Vs „ .« .. 104 104 New Zealand 4's « .. .. 112 112^ New Zealand 3^3, ... .» .., 106 106 New Zealand 3's ,„ «, .. 97i 97* Westralia 3S's <. ..> « 103 103 Tasmania 3's «. ... .. .. 103J 103 The American visible supply of wheat is 83,630,000 bushels. The wheat markets are weak, after a period of steadiness. Large accumulations in London are cheeking business. Victorian January-February shipments are quoted at 30s 9d. Copper is firm. Spot, £72 ss ; three months, £73 2s 6d. • Tin is firm. Spot, £128 7s 6d ; three months, £126 15s. 3?ig iron, 68s 6d. Lead, £17 10s. • Spelter, £19 2s 6d. Silver is quoted at 2s 5 9-16 d per oz. [ The Bradford avool market is quiet. OomXfion sixties, 17^ d ; super., 18jd. Sugar, is firmer. German, 9s 6d ; first .jnark granulated lls l^d. Butter is flat. Choicest colonial, 106s ; % few boxes, 107s ; Danish, 1225. The weather is warm, and plentiful supplies Df English and Irish are forward. November 18. Frozen Meat. — Mutton : Crossbred wethers and maiden ewes — Canterbury, fl^d ; Dunedin and Southland, 4d ; North Island, 3|d. Lamb : Prime Canterbury, I)^d ; fair average quality (including Dunndin, Southland, Wellington, and secondary, Canterbury), sd. New Zealand.beef (1801b I;o 2201b, fair average quality) : Ox fores, ;ox Binds, 3|d. River Plate crossbred or mgrino wethers : Heavy, 3|d ; light, 3|d. SYDNEY, November 15. The wheat estimate previously cabled is ft summary of the local crop reports. It \s not definitely official.