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Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143782, 4 May 1912, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. LONDON, May 3. The Bank of England returns for tire week ending Wednesday last are as follow: Gold coin, £387268,000. Reserve, £20,061,000. Note circulation, .0110,060,000. Public deposits, £18,048,000. Other deposits, £41,340,000. Government securities, £14,155,000. Other securities, £33,077,000. Proportion of reserve to liabilities, 48.91. THE MONEY MARKET. Bunk rate, 34 per cent.; short loans, 2£ per cent. ; three months’ bills, 3 per cent.; Pans, 3 per cent.; Berlin, 31 per cent. GOVERNMENT K ECU ill'll ES. The following are tiio latest quotations for Government securities: 24 per cent. Consols, £7B ss; unchanged. 4 per cent. New South Wales, £lO5 10s; unchanged. 3J per ceut. New South Wales, £9B 10s; unchanged. 3 per cent. Now South Wales, £B6; unchanged. 4 per cent. Victoria, £lO2 ; unchanged. 34 per cent. Victoria, £9B 10s; unchanged . 3 per cent. Victoria, £B4 10s; fall of £1

34 per cent. South Australia, £97; unchanged. 3 per cent. South Australia, £BO 10s; unchanged, 4 per cent. Queensland, £102; unchanged. 34 per cent. Queensland, £9£i 10s.; unchanged. 3 per cent. Queensland, £B4; unchanged. 4 per cent. New Zealand, £lO2 10s; unchanged. 34 per cent, New Zealand, £97; unchanged. 3 per cent. New Zealand, £BS 10s; unchanged. 34 per cent. Tasmania, £96; unchanged. 3 per cent. Tasmania, £BS; unchanged. 34 per cent. West Australia, £94 10s; unchanged. 8 per cent. West Australia, £80; unchanged. LONDON MARKETS. LONDON, May 3. Wool.—Stonoyburst, top price 14d, average 124 d ; Oarnaru, lljd and 93d. Copper.— Spot £69 12s 6d, three -months £7O 7s 6d ; electrolytic, £72 15s. Tin.—Spot £2ll 10s, three months £207 10s. Lead, £l6 10s. Spelter, £25 IBs. Iron, 64s Id. ■ Sugar.—German 13s sd, first marks 16s 9d. Bradford Wool.—Very firm; business .restricted ; all dosses have advanced one farthing. Wheat.v-There is no inquiry for cargoes, though sellers are mostly willing to accept a reduction. Tho markets aro very dull. For South Australian February shipment 40s 6d is asked; 39s 9d for April and 40s 3d for Victorian and New South Wales February shipment is being paid; 39s 9d for March shipments and for parcels of Apfil-May shipment 39s is being offered. There is little inquiry ■ for Australian spot at 435. Flour.—Quiet. Oats.—Quiet. For La Plata AprilMay shipment 17s 6d is being offered. Danish Butter.—Very dull, 113 s to 113 s. Colonial butter is slightly firmer. Choicest Australian 104 s to 106 to 108 s; unsalted 110 s; secondaries 100 s to 102 s; New Zealand 110 s to 112 s; unsalted 114 a.

Cheese. —Steady, 69s to 71s. (Received May 4, 1.10 p.m.) LONDON, May 3. Wool —Competition is animated and prices are being maintained. AUCKLAND SHAKE MARKET. (Special to Herald.) AUCKLAND, May 4. Mr. Hendry (E. P. Webster local agent) reports tho following Stock Exchange quotations and sales:— Quotations. —May Queen, sellers Is 2d, buyers Is; Occidental Is 6d and Is 4d, Waiotahi 2s lOd and 2s Bd, Waitangi Is Id and lljcl, Talisman 44s 9d and 44s 3d, Waihi 40s 6d and 40s 3d, Junction 26s and 2os 9d.

Sales.—Occidental Is 6d, Is 4d, Talisman 44s 6d, Waihi 40s 3d.