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Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 11933, 5 April 1902, Page 3

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• — United Press Association.— By IHtctrie Telegraph. — Copyright. Received April 4, 10.5 a.m. London, April? 3.— The American visible wheat supply is estimated at 75,598,000 bushels. Lead, £11 10s. ' Copper, spot £53 2s 6d, three months' £53 os. Tin, spot £120 ; three months' £138. Stock, 19,039 tons ; spot, 5,108 j afloat, 2,7.43 ; deliveries, 3,288. Received April 4, 11.14 p:m. Sydney, April ' 4. — Bread stuffs : The market is strong and advancing. Flour is quoted at £8 15s ; wheat, ' 3s 10§d was refused for a large parcel^ holders wanting 4s. Brisbane, April 4.— The Government are issuing £530,000 4 per cent. Treasury bills at 102., Received April 4, 10.43 a.m. London, April- 4.— The Bank, of England reserve is £23,945,000 ; coin and bullion £33, 996,000 ; per-^ ccntagc of reserve to liabilities " 41.69 ; notes in circulation £29, 110,000 ; public deposits £15,125, 000 ; other deposits £42,142,000 ; Government securities £15,274,000 ; other securities £36,584,000 ; three month's bills are' discounted at 2§ per cent. : New Zealand 4 per cents. £110 ; Westralian 3£ per cents. £100 ; Consols and other stocks unchanged. The wheat market is quiet ; English steady, , Continental easier, American nardening. Cargoes are firmly held. Victorian and South Australian February shipments 29s 6d, parcels afloat' 2Bs 9d. Butter is quiet, New Zealand 105s to 106s ; Danish, firm, 114s. Cheese is unchanged. Sugar is dull ; German 6s 6d, first marks Bs. Copper firm, both spot and three months £53 15s. Tin is unchanged. Pig Iron 53s I'd.' Lead £11 9s 4d. Spelter £17 13s 9d. .Silver 29 OJd per oz. Bradford wool market is firm and unchanged. Melbourne, April s.— Owing to the advance in breadstufls the price of the 4lb loaf has been raised to sixpence.

St. Mary's Vestry invite tenders for carting stpne. Mr J. Sanderson, the well-known architect, has drawn our attention td No 12 of the Buildings By-laws of the Borough of New Plymouth. The following italicised words in that by-law he takes exception to :— " After the. Inspector has granted a permit the plans and particulars may be returned to the applicant after copies thereof have been furnUhed to the Inspector." Mr Sanderson cays he can see no reason to make persons building supply such copies, as the Inspector I>a<? fall power to go over any work. 7n die case of a building he has now in hand, Mr Sanderson says it will oont Ibo owner probably £15 extra iA< pnpply c<>t»i<tti of plans and particulars.