Latest Markets.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11738, 3 February 1900, Page 3

Latest Markets.

(]!Y TELL'CJKAI'II.) London, February 1. — The America a visiblo supply ci wheat U estimated at 88,5G0,000 bushels. Cnited Press Association. — By Electric Telegraph . — Copyright. Received Febiuary 3. 8 a.m. London, February 2.— The Bank of England weekly returns show the stock of gold coin a:>d bullion to be £34,054,000 ; reserve, £23,951,000; 'proportion of reserve to liabilities 40"22 per cent ; notes in circulation; £28,351,000 ; public deposits £11,441,000 ; other deposits, £40,222,000 ; Government securities, £18,057,000 ; other securities, £27,830,C00. Three months' bills are discounted at 3g per cent. The following are the latest quotations for Government securities : — Imperial Consols, 100J ; New South Wales 4 per cents, 116 ; 3} per cents., 105 J; 3 per cents., 100. Victorian 4 per cents., HOi; 3 j per cents., 105. South Australian* 3J~ per cents., 105^ ; 3 per cents , 95. Queens- i land 4 per cents., 108 ; 3$ per cents., 105 ; New Zealand 4 percents,, 112: 3Jpcr cents., 105 ; 3 per cents., 96J. Tasmanian 3 per cents., 103|. West Australian 3£ per cents., 104 V. Wheat— The markets art! quiet but a shade lower; cargoes remain firm; Victoria and South Australian January-February shipments aro offering at 29s 9d. Copper— Firm; spot, 65J; three months, 70; supplies, 19,267 tons; deliveries, 20,757 tons; sleeks, 21,317 tons; advanced afloat, 2750 tons. Tin— Spot, 127£; thiee months, 1245; stocks, 17,543 tons; on spot, 6129; afloat, 2575; del veries, 2400. Pig iron, 69 ; lead, 16J. Svgar — Firm; Germau, 9s 9d; Java, 11s Uil. The Bradford wool market is lifeless, and sellers freely offer sixties at3oJd; crossbreds, weakening tendency. Tallow— * to. ks, 14,261 casks ; import?-, 5316, deliveries, 8456. '„ ,~ Smaller supplies have had' the effect of hardening the- butter market, though there 13 less demand. "Colonial is find at 96s to 100s; Danish is weaker at 107s. Cheese is firm, New Zealand, f 83. AUCKLAND- February 1 [IHLEG3APHED BY Bi'ECIAL COHBESPON DENTS TO TABANAKI HEdAtDI PRODUCE. — Fair business is reported this week. Qats are very firm, but maize is sluggish. Eggs are again up. Quotations are as follows :— Fresh butter : Firsts, 6d per lb ; seconds, 4d to 5d ; prime salt butter, 7d ; seconds, 6d ; cheese, Ijcal, 3d to 4d per lb; factory, 4Jd to sd; eggs, lOd doz; hams (in cloth), 7j. to 7sd; bacon (in cloth), 5d to 6d; roller flour, £7 lOd ; maize, 2s 5d to 2s 6d (ex wharf); oats feed, 2s 2d to 2s 3d: wheat, 2s 8d to 23 lid; fowl wheat. 2s 7d to 2s B<J; oatmeal (25's) £12. - Gbain, Foddee, 4lc— Messrs Buckland & Sons report that at the Haymarket meadow hay brought 2s to 2s 6d"; oaten sheaves, Is 6d to 2s 6d per cwt; straw, 10s to 12s per load (ex store) ; chaff, 21s to 45s per ton; maize, 2s 6d; dun oats, 2s; wheat, 23 7d per bushel. Hobse Stock.— Messrs Bnekland & Son s report is that on Friday horses were in Letter demand; heavy draughts brought from £19 to £23. medium draught £8 to £15 each. Wool, Hides, Skins, &.o —Messrs Binney & Sons report that last week they cleared a large catalogue of hides, sheepskins, ice. Hides, extra stout ox, sold from s|d to 6d; stout, 5d to 5Jd; light, 4Jd; cow, bulk at 4|d to 4Jd; seconds, 4d; calf, to s|d; kip, 4d to 4§d; stags, 2sd to 3d per lb. Sheepjkins : pelts, Is 9d to 2s; lambs, Is 6d to 2s Id; skins, 3s 6d to 5s each; tallow, 18s to 20s per cwt; fat, l^d to 1 Jd per lb. — Messrs Bnekland & Sons report that on Wednesday hides, kept late values; ox hides sold from 4Jd to 4Jd; cow hides, 4£d to 4£d; kip, 4£d; calfskins, 3Jd to 6d; fat, l£d; horsehair, Is 3±d per lb; tallow, 18s to 22s 6d per cwt; bones, 4s per cwt; sheep pelt", Is 4d to 3s sd; lambs, Is to 2s 2d each. Fleece wool, 5d to 6Jd; lambs' wool, 5d to 5Jd per lb. Cattle, Sheep, &c. — Messrs Bnckland & Sons report that at Pukekohe on Monday a full ituster of cattle was freely competed for. Cows and hcifera, near profit, from £3 10s to £5 17s 6d; fat cows, £4 10j; calve 3. 10s to 225. At Remuera on Tuesday dairy cow 3 sold freely from £4 to £6 10s each; calves kept last week's values; fat cattle, in moderate supply, sold irregularly; at first pj ices showed some improvement over last week's values, Lut fell in price to les3 than laafc, week's quotations (177 soM). fc'heep, in average numbers, better worth (900 sold); ' lamb», in modeiutc supply, lower in price (340 sold). Pigs, plentiful; good quali'y, fairly compete 1 for; coarse pig 3. almost unsaleable (132 sold), — Messrs Hunter an-1 Nolan repoit a3 follows :— Cattle : At Newmarket yards on Tuesday, dairy stock, in full numbers, met a ready rale at late alvancid prices; fat cattle, in fly > l'y supply, sold at last week's rates; fat oxen from 16s to 18s 1001 b; cows, 13s to 16*; steers, from £5 5s to £ ; cows, £3 Es to £5 12s 6d; dairy cows, £4 5s to £7 12s 6d; store steers, £3 10s to £4 7s 6d; empty cows, 37s to 595. Sheep, in less numbers than usual, sold at advanced prices; fat weathers, from 9s to 12s 9d; tat ewe=>, 7s 6d to lls 7d; lam'o3, from 83 9d to 11s 9d. Pyp, scarce; porkers, from 21s to 335; weaners, 7s 6d to 12s 9d.