COMMERCIAL CABLEGRAMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2456, 17 April 1901, Page 14

COMMERCIAL CABLEGRAMS.

LONDON, April 10. The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3.945,000 quarters, and for the Co'-it.neut 1,450,000 quaite.-s. Stocks and ,-hr.i.c^ Now Ze i'ai,rl Loan and Mercantile 4 iei cunt pr.or uen debentures, £89 13s. All bank &to-'k is unchanged. April 12. The Bank of England leturns show the stock of gold, cu:n, and bullioa to be £31,950.000 and the reserve £21,367,000. The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 46.43. '} lie notes in ciiculation total £29,629,000; public deposits £7,369,000; other deposits, £39.807,000 ; Government securities, £13,335,000 ; other securities £29,729,000. Three months' bills are discounted at 3| per cent. Consols aie quoted at £95 12s 6d. Quotation-s for colonial Government stocks are subjoined, compared with those ruling at the close of last w eek : — April 5. April 12. New South Wales 4's .. 115 115 New South Wples 3J's .. 102J 102* New South Wales 3's .. 9S^ 98i Victoria l's 110 110 Virtoua 3-'s .. .. 1022 103 South Australia 3's .. .. 106 106 South Austiaha 3's .... S3 03 Queensland 4's 10" 107 New Zealand 4's 114J 114J New Zealand 3£'s .. .. 10S 108 New Zerland 3's 96 06 Tasmania 3Vs 103 101 "Weetraha 3i's 101 101 Butter : Quiet. Colonial, unchanged ; Danish, 117s. Cheese is hardening slightly. Sugar : Quiet. German, 9s ; first marks, Us. Copper : Firm. Spot, £68 15s ; three months, £69 7s 6d. Tin: Steady. Spot, £116 ss; three months, £113 10s. Pig iron, 53? 7^l. Lead, £12 8^ 9d. Spelter, £16 2s 6d. Bradfoid wool is quiet. Common sixties 18£ d ; super, 19£ d. Silver, 2s 3£d per oz. Apnl 14. Frozen Meat. — Mutton • Crossbred wethers and maiden ewes — Canterbury, 4 3-16 d, Dunedm, Southland, 3gd , North Island, 3 11-lGd. Lamb- Prime Canterbury, sid , fair average (including Dunedm, Southland, Wellington, and secondary Canterbury), s£d. New Zealand beef, 1801b to 2201b, fair average quality. Ox fores, 3 3-lCd , hinds, 3}d River Plate ciossbreds or merino wethers . Heavy, 2 9-16 d; light, 3 3-16 d. The wheat markets have declined about 6d owing to the American " bears " ieco\eimg slightly. Cargoes die dull. Victonan December and February shipments are quoted at 29s 6d , March, 29s 3d. Lead.— lmports for March, 18,323 tons , Australian, 6C34 tons, exports, 3101 tons. England grows 6 7 tons of potatoes to the acre— a world's record. In Italy 1.7 tons is the a\erage crop. Valuable Discover? for the Haip — Ir youv hau is turning grey or white, or falling off, use " The Mexican Hair Renewer," for it will positively restore in every case Grey or White Hair to Its original colour without leaving the disagieeable smell of most " Restorers." It makes the hair charmingly beautiful, aa well as promoting the growth of the hair on bald spots where tho glands aie not decayed. Ask your Cherni&t for " The Mexican Hair, Restorer," sold by Chemists and Perfumers eveiywheie at 3s (5d per bottle. Wholesale dopot, 33 Famngdou road, Loudon, England.— Advfc