COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143771, 20 April 1912, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS.

By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright, I.ONDON, April 19. The Bank of England returns tor the week ending ."Wednesday last arc as follow ;■ — Gold coin, £36,430,000. Reserve, £27,038,000. Note circulation, £28,629,000. Public deposits, £18,99/,000, Other deposits, £41,869,000. Government securities, £14,281,000. Other securities, £36,747,000. Proportion of reserve to liabilities, 45.39. THE MONEY MARKET. Bank rate, 3i per cent.; short loans, 31 per cent.; three mouths’ bills, 3 7-16 per cent.; Paris, 3 per cent.; Berlin, 3| per cent. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The following arc the latest quotations for Government securities:

21 per cent. Consols, £7B; rise of 2s 6d. . 4 per cent. New South W’ales, '£los 10s; unchanged. __ 3f per cent.. New South Wales, £9B 10s; unchanged. . 3 per cent. -New South W’ales, £B6; unchanged. 4 percent. Victoria, £lO2 ; unchanged. 31 per cent. Victoria, £9B 10s; unchanged. 3 per cent. Victoria, £BS 10s; unchanged. 31 per cent. South Australia, £9/ ; unchanged. 3 per cent. South Australia, £BO 10s; unchanged. 4 per cent. Queensland, £102; unchanged. 31 per cent. Queensland, £96 10s; unchanged. ■■■ ■ , 3 per cent. Queensland, £B4; Mchanged. 4 per cent. New Zealand, £lO2 10s; unchanged. 31 ’per cent. New Zealand, £97 ; unchanged. „ 3 per cent. New Zealand. £Bo 10s; unchanged. 31 per cent. Tasmania, £96; unchanged. 3 per - cent. Tasmania, £BS; unchanged. 31 per cent. West Australia, £94 10s; unchanged. 3 per cent. West Australia, £B6; unchanged. LONDON MARKETS. - LONDON, April 19. Copper. —Spot £7O os, three months £7l 2s 6d. Tin.—Spot £l9B, three months £194 15s. Lead. —Imports 22,323 tons, exports 4047 tons. Iron, 53s lOd. Spelter, £25 10s. Wolfram, £3O to £3l. . Sugar.—German 13s 6d, first marks 16s Bd. Bradford wool. —Firm. 64’s Sold, super 241 d, common 60’s 24Jd, 56’s 21d, 60’s 17f d, 46’s 14id, 40’s 13s 6d. Loudon sales included Hikorangi, top price 10}d, average 9fd, Shereden lOd, 9Td. Wheat.—Markets are quiet and fairly steady at a slight reduction. Fine Australian cargoes sold at 39s 3d to 40s. Parcels arrived brought 40s to 40s 3d. April-May shipment fetched 38s 4Jd. There is a quiet trade in spot at 425. Flour. —Quiet. Australian £2 7s 6d, ex stores £2 6s c.i.f. Oats.—Easier. La Plata April-May 18s 6d. . Beans and pears.—Firm and unchanged. Butter. —Lifeless, No buyers. Danish 1245, Australian choicest 110 s to 112 s, secondary 104 s to 108 s, New Zealand 112 s to Ills, unsalted 116 s. The market closed with a downward tendency. Cheese. —Dull.' Now Zealand 725. LOAN AND MERCANTILE. - " I LONDON, April 19. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile shareholders have unanimously adopted the scheme of re-arrangement. BANK OF AUSTRALIA. LONDQN, AprillO. The Bank of Australia balance-sheet shows that transferable deposits total £802,159, other deposits £4,862,202; cash investment £2,233,911; bills £4.374,023. AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET. (Special-to Herald.) AUCKLAND, April 20. Mr. Hendry (E. P. Webster local agent) reports the following Stock Exchange quotations and sales; — Quotations. —May Queen, sellers Is 2d, buyers Is; Occidental Is Id and Is, Waiotabi 3s Id and 3s, Waitangi Is Id and Is, Talisman 44s and 435, Waihi 37a and 35s 6d, Junction 25s 9d and 25s 6d. Sales. —Junction 2os 9d.