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United Press Aisociation.— By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. Received March 15, 11.4 p.m. London. March B. —The following are the Bank of England returns for the week:— Reserve, £25,730,000 ; coin and bullion, £34,586,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 5088 ; notes in circulation, £28,465,000 ; public deposits, £12,275,000 ; other deposits, £38,092,000 ; Government securities, £12,305,000; other securities, £30,851,000. Three months' bills are discounted at 3£ percent. Consols are quoted at 96J. The following are the quotations for Colonial Government securities :—: — New South Wales 4 per cents. 115, 3} per cents. 102|, 3 per cents. 98f ; Victorian 4 per cents. 109, 3J per cents. 102 J; South Australian 3£ per cents. 108 J, 3 per cents. 93 ; Queensland 4 per cents. 107, Z\ per cents. 103; New Zealand 4 per cents, 115, 3* per cents. 108 i, 3 per cents. 97; Tasmanian 3* per cents. 103 J; Westralian 3* per cents. 101. The wheat markets are quiet, bnt generally are steady; French weak; cargoes firm; Victorian February-March shipments sold at 29s 9d, sailers' parcels 28s 6d. Bntter, very dull; choicest colonial, 103s; Danish, recovering, 112s; cheese, flat, New Zealand, 49s to 60s. Sugar, steady; German, 9s; first mark, granulated, 10s 10£ d. Copper, quiet; spot, 69^; three months, 70|. Tin: Dull; spot, 118$; three months, 114|. Lead, 13*. Spelter, 18J. Silver is quoted at 2s 4d l-16dper oz. At Bradford wool is quiet. Common sixties, Is 6d; super, Is 6|d. At the London sales there is good competition; prices unchanged. [P»B PRESS ASSOCIATION, j Wellington, March 15.— Mr Cameron, the Government Inspector of New Zealand prodnce at Home, reports that the difference between the prices of Danish and New Zealand butter in London is principally due to the fact that bntter from Denmark is sent in week after week to the same agents whereas London merchants have no guaranlei that they will be able to handle the same brands of New Zealand butter season after season^
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11635, 16 March 1901, Page 3
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322COMMERCIAL. Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11635, 16 March 1901, Page 3
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