COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143839, 13 July 1912, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

BANK OP ENGLAND RETURNS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. LONDON, July 12. The Bank of England returns for the week endirig ’ AVednesday last are as follow: ■ Gold coin, £38,920,000. Reserve, £29,272,000. Note circulation, £29,566,000. Public deposits,, £17,892,000. Other deposits, £40,355,000. ''. Government securities, £13,984,000. Other securities, £33,064,000. Proportion of reserve to liabilities, 50.23. THE MONEY MARKET. Bank rate, 3 per cent.; short loans, 2} per cent.; three months’ hills,. 2 15-16 per cent.,; Paris, 2| per cent.; Berlin 3J per cent. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The following are the latest quotations for Government securities; 2} per cent. Consols; £75 12s 6d; fall of 10s. 4 per cent. New South Wales, £103; unchanged. ’ - 3i per cent. New South Wales, £9B 10s; unchanged.; 3 per cent. New South Wales, £BS 10s; unchanged.* , _ , 4 per cent. Victoria, £IOO 10s; unchanged. ... 31 per cent. Victoria, £95 10s; unchanged. ’ ' . 3 per cent. AUctoria, £B2; fall of 10s. 3i per cent South Australia, £95; unchanged. 3 per cent. South Australia, £79; fall Of 30s. ■ 4 per cent. Queensland, £IOO 10s; unchanged. 3i per cent. Queensland, £95 10s; unchanged. . - . ; - 3 per cent. Queensland, £B2; fall of £2 10s. 4 per cent. New Zealand, £102; unchanged. - 3} per cent. New Zealand, £94 10s; unchanged. 3 per cent. New Zealand,’,£Bs 10s; unchanged. 3J per cent. Tasmania, £93; fall of 10s. 31 per cent. Tasmania, £93 10s; unchanged. , 3 per cent. Tasmania; £B4; unchanged. - 3} per cent. West Australia, £94 10s; unchanged. 3 per cent. AVest Australia, £B6; unchanged. -- - - - „ flS* LONDON MARKETS. LONDON, July 12. AA’heat.—Very dull owing to the fine weather in Europe and America! Australian cargoes sold at,4os to-41s. There is no demand for the cargoes; 40s 9d is being asked, for a New South- AA’ales March shipment, and 4Qs 3d for April; 4ls is asked for South Australian March and 39s 6d for June; three Victorian April cargoes sold at 88s 6d; 39s is being paid for! parcels afloat. Aus-, tralian spot 41s 6d. Flour; —-Dull. Australians about 28s ex store.; - Oats.—Firm. 'La Plata June-July 16s 3d. . Barley.—lnactive. Beans and Peas.—Steady and unchanged. ; ■■■■■.'■■ Butter.—Dull. Danish 120 s to 1225, Siberian 100 s to 104 s, colonial nominal, choicest: Australian 104 s to 106 s, ■<unsalted 108 s to 110 s,• New Zealand 112 s to Ills, unsaltcd lids. Cheese.—Dull. New Zealand white and coloured CSs. i ~ Copper, £73 3s 9d to £74 Is 3d Tin. £203 10s down to £1,98 10s. Lead, £lB os. Spelter, £26 2s 6d. Iron, 56s lOd. Wolfram. £2B 6s. Sugar.—German 11s 6d, first marks 14s lOd. Bradford AVool.—Very strong; 64’s 271c1, super 26Jd. common 60’s 25id, 56’s 21 Jd, 50’s 18(d, 46’a lod, 40’s 14d. ' . ■■■-' ■ ", London Sales.—The following are prices realised for fleece portions of the clips named: Glencoe, top‘price Hid, average Old; Atawhai, 12Jd.and 12d. ■ ■'