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Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 11977, 27 May 1902, Page 1

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• (Per Press Association). London, May 21. — Wool : The prices for merinos are well maintained*; mediums and low crossbreds are generally lower. The American visible wheat supply is estimated at 46,672,000 bushels. London, May 23.— Following are the Bank of England statistics for the week : Stock of gold coin and bullion/ £32,570,000 ; reserve £23,579,000 ; proportion of reserve to liabilities 48.11 ; notes in circulation £29,241,000 ; public deposits £10,684,000; other deposits £38,133,000 ; Government securities £14,824,000; other securities £28,354, 000. Three months bills are discounted at 2$ per cent. Consols 95f . South Australian, New Zealand, and Westralian three-halfs have risen a half, others unchanged. . ' The wheat markets are quiet bui firm, English very scarce, country markets average 31s Id, cargoes stead* ily held, unchanged. Copper £55 7s 6d. Tin : Spot £137, three monehs £132 10s. - Lead £11 12s 6d. Sugar flat, German 6s 3d, first marks 7s 9d. ', At the wool sale the Matamata clip realised 4§d, R.S.J. 6£d, Paika 19fd. Bradford market quiet and unchang* cd. The wool sales are brisk, and prices realised to-day were the highest of the series. London, May 25.— Copper, spot and three months £55 ss. Silver 2s £d per oz. Cheese firm and unchanged. Wheat, an Australian cargo sold at^ 30s. Mutton : New Zealand sorts unchanged 7 lamb, prime Canterbury 4 15-16 d, other sorts unchanged. River Plate mutton, heavy and light 3 13-16 d. New Zealand beel,i 180. to 220 lbs fair average quality ox fores 4fd, ~hinds__sd. W00T: Low crossbreds 'fully recover- _ ed the decline and good crossbreds showed a slight improvement, merinos unchanged. The Gear clip sold at 545, Otevaike B£d, Marchburn lOJd. To date 159,386 bales have be?n catalogued and 155,386 sold. The New South Wales loan has been underwriten on the usual terms. It is favourably received and is quoted at about a half premium. HOI/LOWAY'S OINTMENT ANB PILLS. More precious than Gold. Diarrhoea, dysentry and cholera ox 9 through the summer's heat carrying 'off the young, as the winter's colS destroys the aged. In the most acute cases, where the internal medicines cannot be retained, the greatest • relief will immediately result from rubbing Holloway's) soothing, Ointment over the abdemen. The friction should be frequent and brisk, to insure the penetration of a large portion of the unguent. This Ointment Calms the ..excited peristaltic action and soothes the- pain. Both vomiting and griping yield to it ; where fruit op vegetables have - originated the malady, it is proper to remove all indigested matter from the bowels by a moderate dose of H'olloway's Pillsbefore using the Ointment* WILTON'S BOVO-FERRTJM makes the weak Strong. 2s 6d. Ball programmes, invitation cards* ■and. tickets at the Herald Office. .