Commercial.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 12761, 14 January 1905, Page 2

Commercial.

' FINANCE AND. TRADE. United Press Association. — By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright* Received Jan. 14, 9.18 a.m. LLondon, Jan. 13. Bank of England returns -.—Gold coin, £30,3SO,000 ; reserve, £22,419,000 •; percentage of reserve to liabilities, 44.52 ; notes, &c., in circulation, £27,945,000 ; public deposits, £41,755,000 ; Government securities, £194.008,00O'; other securities, £26,511,000. Three months bills are discounted at 25 per cent. Consols at SSg. New south Wales 3A per cents, 98 1 Victorian. 3A per cents, 9(>£ I Queensland 4 per ceruts, 105 ; rest unchanged. The wheat markets are recovering from the holiday inactivity, with a tone steady. OMing to smaller shipments tbe prices have improved about 3d. Cargoes are quiet and holders linn, asking- 33s for passage shipments. Flour is quiet, but steady,; at London, 25s 3d to 2us 9d ; Glasgow, 26s 3d to 26s 9d. Shvicpskin sales. — 3500 offered, amd 3000 sold. Ai^stralasian compared with December sales show merino combings ia to id dearer ; line crossbreds £d ,; coarse -od.' Americans bought the cross&reds. Copper.— Spot, £68 12s 6dt; three months, £69. Tin. — Spot and three months, £131 15s. Iron, 49s 7d*, Lead. £12 18s 9d. Svgar — Strong first marks, 17s 6d ; German. 16s. Bradford wool market is quiet and unchanged pending the opening of the London sales. Butter.— Steady trade ; Australian and New Zealand practically cleared ; price*, unchanged except for a few fancy brands. Australian, 100 V; New Zealand, 102s ; Danish, weak, 108s. Cheese.— 'Very linn ; Now Zealand 52s to 535.