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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 244, 10 December 1900, Page 3

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(Br Electric Tbmohaph.—Copybighi.) [PRE PEESS ASSOCIATION.] Received 8, 8.30 a.m. London, December 7. Bank of England returns for the week Stock of gold coin and bullion, £29,445,000; reserve, £19,525,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 41.58 per cent.; notes in circulation, £29,453,000; public deposits, £5,9X4,000; other deposits, £10,858,000; Government securities, £18,176,000; other securities, £26,94^,000. Three . months' bills are discounted at 4 per cent. Consols are quoted at 975. The following are the quotations for Colonial Government securities:—Victorian 4percents., 108J; 3J per cents., 102. New South Wales, t per cents., 113; 3| per cents, 103; 3 per cents, 99f. South Australian, 3j per cents., 107; 3 per cents, 95. Queensland 4 per cents., 107; 3j per cents., 102. New Zealand4per cents., Ill; 3Aper cents, 104; 3 per cents., 97. Tasmanian % per cents., 103. Westralian, 3i per cents., 101. Wheat markets firmer, especially Paris; cargoes quiet; Australian November-Decem-ber, 29s 6d; parcels afloat, 295. I Copper.—Spot, £72 29 6d; three months', £73 10s. Tin, spot, and three months, £122105. ■ Fig iron, £3 6s 3d. ' Lead, £l6 12s 6d. Silver, 2s 513-16 d. i Sugar is weaker. German beet, 9s 9d: first [ barks, lis I£d: Bradford wool is advancing; common sixties, 18d; super, 19d. I Butter, firm, brisk sales; Choicest, 112s; fair demand for secondary, about 104s; ' Danish, unchanged. | Babbits, lifeless. 8d to B£d.

NOLAN, TONKB ANO CO.'S STOCK REPORT. Haweju, December 7. At Opunake, on the 4th inst., considerably more stock than advertised came forward, all of which found ready sale. At Manila, on the sth. wo had a good entry. Bidding was brisk throughout, most lines being cleared at the hammer or afterwards.

We quote at Opunake: Fat heifers, L 4 5s to lA\ 15s ; fat cows, L 5 2s 6d to LB 7s 6d; store cows, L 3 10s to L 3 16s; 18-months heifers, L2 10s to L2 16s 6d; 2-year heifers, L 3 7s 6d; weaners, LI 5s to LI 12s; yearling steers, L2 16s fid to L 3 7s; 2-year steers, L 3 15s to L42s 6d 2|-year steers, L 4 10s 6d; cows and calves, L 5; springers, L 4 15s to L 5 10s. AtManaia: Fat cows, L 5 5s to L 5 17s; fat heifers, L 4 10s to L 5; yearling to 18month heifers, L2 7s to L2 12s; 2-year heifers, L3ss6d to L 3 12s 6d; store cows, L3l2s to L3lßs; cows and calves, L 4 16s; forward cows, L42sto L 4 7s 6d; weaners, 24s to 32s 6d; yearling steers, L2 16s to L 3 8s 6d; 2-year steers, IA 2s 6d to L 4 10a. Sheep: Ewes and lambs, 17s 6d; store ewe;, 12s.