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Southland Times, Issue 14800, 17 November 1900, Page 3

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CZAR'S ILLNESS : BEEN SICKENING TOR A MONTH

LIBERAL DISSENSIONS STOCKS, PRODUCE & METAL QUOTATIONS LONDON, Nov. 16. Received 16th, 10.44 p.m. The Cfcar> temperature is abating and Us general condition is good. His illness has caused ,a profound sensation on the Continent Berli n adv'ee i "tate that the <Ci»r has beeu indisposed for a month past. „ Sir H. Gampbell-Bannerman, speaking at Dundee, derided the Liberal Imperialists who, he said, were no better than 'the Liberal Unionists. The door was always open for Lord Rosebery's return as leader of the whole Liberal party. Received 17tb,. 1.7 a. m. Theweekly returnsof theßank of England, published ttniay, show the ritock; of gold, coin, and bullion to" be L 30 ,149,000; the reserve, L 20.249.00 0; and the proportion cf re*ervo to liabilities, 43*75 ; notes in circulation, L 29,444,00 0; public deposits amount to L 6,764,000; and other deposits, L39,344,U00 ; Government securities, L 18,945,000 $ an# other securities, L 24.8 12,000. ."* ; Three months' bills are discounted at 4 percent. Consols 98-jf . Colonial securities — New South Wales 4 per cents, 116; 3£'s, 103 f : 3's, 99 J ; Victorian 4's, 110 ; 3£'s, 104; South AustraUan 3Js, 107; 3's, 95; Queensland 4's, 109 ; 3£'s, 104; New Zealand 4's, U2\ ; 3jV : 106; 3's, 97£; Tasmanian 3£*s, 103 ; West Australian 3fs, 103. The wheat markets are weak after a period of steadiness, large accumlations in I*ondoa checking, business. : Victorian of January-February shipments is quoted at 30s 9d. Tin is firm : Spot, .£l2B 7s 6d per ton; three months, £126 15s. Pig iron, etc : 6bs 6d. Silver : 2s 5 9-16 d. ; The Bradford wool market is quiet : ■ Common sixties^ I7jd , supers, 18^d. ' Sugar is firmer : German, 9s- 6d ; j first mark granulated, lls l|d. Butter is flat : Choicest colonial, ; 106s, a few boxes \Q7i; Danish, 1225. weather is warm and plentiful supplies ; of English and Irish are forward.