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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 11101, 16 December 1897, Page 2

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» 1 PER I'KESS ASSOCIATION. J LoifDON, Dec. 10.— The JBank of England returns published to-day show the total reserve to be £21,854,000 (£19,000 more than last week). The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 5002 per cent. Three moiulw' bills are discounted at 2 15-16 th per cent. The following are the latest quotations for Government securities : — Imperial Consols, 2} per cent., 112J ; New South Wales 4 per cents., 122 ; 3} per cents., 108} ; 3 per cents., 103.? ; Victorian 4 per cents., 112 ; 3£ per cents., 10G.J. South Australian 3J per cents., 112 ; 3 por cents., 101} ; Quuuiislaud 4 pec cents., 114 ; 3$ per cents., 106}. Tasmaninn 3 V per cents.. 110. West Australian 3£ per cents., 107. New Zealand 4 per cents., 116] ; 3A per cents., 109 V ; 3 per cents., 101?. The Knirlish wheat market is :jmet but steady, the Continental is changing a little for the uvi.m', and thu American is dull. Tuc American visible wheat supply is estimated «t i 0.112,000 bushels. C'alii'nrnian .No. 1 milling, for early shipment. 37.i 9d ; Kns^ian c.ir<,ws (Ghirka). 375; LoiiiKm quotations lor 2\'o. 1 liard Duluth, 30s 3d. Sugar, steady. Java 10s 9d ; German beet, 9.-=. Pig iron — Best Scotch, f.o.b. in Clyde, 455. Tho liraritord wool market is lifekss. Colonial oats, line, 26s 3d ; beans, 30s 6d. Silver is quoted at 2s 2 7-1 6d per oz. Hull or is slow of talc— Colonial at 98s to 102s per cwt. A few choice parcels brought 104s. Danish is quoted from 103s to 112s. Rabbits are dull, 9d each.