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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 217, 23 September 1901, Page 3

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LONDON MABKBTB. (By Electric Telegraph —Copyright.) FKK FRBBS ASSOCIATION London, September 20. Buik of England returns for the week Stock of gold coin and bullion, £37,363,000; reserve, £27,886,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 83-19 per cent.; notes in circulation, £29,896,000; public deposits, £11,674,000; other deposits, £40.656,000, Oewmment eecarities, £16,683,000; other securities, £26,167,000. Three months'; bill* are discounted at 8 6-16 per cemt Contois are quoted at 93}. the following are the quotations for Colonial Government securities: —Victorian 4 per cents., Ill; 3}per cents., 106. New Benth Wales, 4 per cents., 113J; ty per cents, 102J; 3 per cents, 99}. Sonth Australian, 3J per cents, 10"; 3 per cents, 93. Queensland 4 per cents., 1071; 3J per cents., 102 New Zealand 4 per cents., 115; 3£ per cents, 108; 3 per cents., 97. Tasmanian 31 pee cpnts., 104. Westraliu, per cents., 103. Wheat ma-ket steady, with a hardening tendency. The latest estimate of the British crop is 51 million bushels. Cargoes quiet; Victorian afloat 28s 3d; South Australian September shipment, 19s Bumr, weak. German, 7s 7Jd; firrt mark, Ss IOJd. Ho, quiet. Bpot, £11410s; three months, £ll3. Fig iron. 54s 3d. Lead, Ll2. Bilver, 2s 215-16 d per at. ; At Bradford wool is veiy firm; common 19M; super. 20Jd. At the London sales all classes met with spirited competition; prices unchanged. Omanna sold at BJd. Katindra 15fd.