COMMERCIAL CABLEGRAMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2666, 19 April 1905, Page 21

COMM ERCI AL CABLEGRAMS.

LONDON, April 11. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3,940,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,600,000 quarters. The Atlantic shipments are 31,000 quarters. Stocks and shares: Bank of Australasia, £02 10s ; New Zealand Loan and Mercantils Agency Company, £93, all others unchanged. t April 12. At the tallow auction? 1559 ca--ks were offered, and 917 sold at late rates to 3d advance. Copper. — Spot, £67 13s 9d; three mouths, £68 Is 3d. Tin.— Spot, £113 15s; three month?, £136 ss. Lead, £'121 Is 3d. The Bank of England leturns sliow the stock of gold coin and bullion to be £35,675,000; reserve. £27,515,000; percentage of reserve to liabilities, 52.97. The notes in ciicul.ition total £28.642,000; public deposits, £10,402,000 ; other deposits. £41,421.000; Government securities,, £15.445,000; other securities, £26,675,000. j Three montlib' bilk are tli&counted at 2 per cent. ! Consols are quoted at 91. j The wheat markets are quiet but steady. Cargoes arc dull. Australian near landing nre held for 32s 6d ; March shipment, 31s 6d. Flour is weaker; Glasgow, 25s 3d. Freights are inactive.

Quotations for colonial Government ■■ stocks are subjoined compared with those ruling- a week previous : —

Butter is weak. New Zealand, 101s to 102s ; Australian, 98s to 100s ; secondaries, , 94s to 965. The American visible wheat supply is 45,301,000 bushels. Cheese is dull. New Zealand. 56s to ; 575. Copper : Spot, £67 lls 3d ; three months, £67 17s 6d. Tin: Spot, £144 15s; three months, i £136 2s 6d. Iron, 49s Bd. Lead,' £12 17s 6d. Imports, 16,831 j tons : Australian, 5673 tons ; exports, I 5964 tons. Spelter, £23 15s. Sugar.— Flat. First marks, 16s 2dj German, 14s 3d. The Bradford wool market is strong j { 46's, Is 3d ; other sorts, unchanged. April 16. Copper : Spot, £67 Ss 9cl ; three months £&T, 15s. Tm: Spot, £140 ss; three months, £135. • Silver. 2s 2*c! per ounce. Copra : A limited <3enisuicL South Sea, afloat, £17; spring shipment, £\& 15s. Linseed oil, £19 15s. Rabbits-. Dull. Large Melbournes ard Sydneys, 16s Afx 16s 6d ; young, 13s- Hares, Is Bd to 2s. -Hemp: Dull. April and June shipments. £28 15s. Frozen meat: Sheep, unchanged. Lambs — Canterbury, heavy, sid ; others, unchanged. Be&f. Fores unchanged; hinds, 3Jd. Eiver Flato sheep— Heavy, unchanged; light, 3 7-1 Gd. Beef — Fores-, unchanged ; hinds, 2|d. l •

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