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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 226, 19 November 1900, Page 3

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3 (Br Hlbotbio Tbeioraph.—Oopxbigm.) I 1 |PBB PBBSS ASSOCIATION. J t Received 17,1.7 a.ra. London, November 16. Bank of England returns for the week:— Stock of gold coin and bullion, £30,119,000; reserve, £20,249,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 13.75 per cent.; notes in circulation, £29,444,000; public deposits, £6,761,000; ether deposits, £39,311,000; Government securities, £18,916,000; other securities, £21,812,000. Consols are quoted at 98f. Three months' bills are discounted at 1 per ceab r The following are the quotations for i Colonial Government securities;— Victorian Iper cent*., 110; 3J per cents., 101. New Sooth Wales, 1 per cents., 116; 3J per cents, 103}; 3 per cents, 99}. South Australian, 3% per cents., 107; 3 per cents, 95. Queensland 1 per cent*., 109; 3$ per cents., 103£. New Zealand Iper cents., 112J ;8£ per cents., 106; 3 per cents., 975. Tasmanian 3% per cents., 103. Westralian, 3* pera its., 103. The wheat markets are weak after a period of steadiness, there being large accumukvf tions in London checking business. Victorian January and February shipments are quoted at 30s 9d. Copper is firm. Spet, £72 ss; three months', 1 £73 2*64. 1 Tin, firm; spot, £l2B 7s 6d; three months, £126165. Pig iron, £3 18s 6d. . Lead, £l7 10s. '■ Spelter, £l9 2s 6d. Silver, 2s 5 9-16 d. Bradford wool is quiet; common sixties, 17£ d; super, 18id. Sugar is firmer. German beet, 9s 6d; first y marks, granulated, lis I£d. ' Butter is fiat. Choicest colonial, 1065,' a few boxes, 107s; Danish, 1225. The weather '" is warm, and there are plentiful supplies of if English and Irish coming forward. ,