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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144086, 3 May 1913, Page 7

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BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. LONDON, May 2. The Bank of England returns for the week ending Wednesday last are as follow: Gold coin, £36,302,000. Reserve, £27,231,000. Note circulation, £29,987,000. Public deposits, £15,730,0CX). ■ Other, deposits, £39,574,000. Government securities, £12,880,000. Other securities, £32,985,000. Proportion of reserve to liabilities, 49.22. THE MONEY MARKET. Bank rate, 4} per oerit.; short loans, 3J per cent.; three months’ bills, 3 15-16 per cent,; Paris, 4 per cent.; Berlin, 4| per cent. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Tho following are the latest quotations for Government securities;— 24 per cent. Consols, £74 12s 6d; fall of os. 4 per cent. New South Wales, £101; unchanged. 3} per cent. New South Wales, £97; unchanged. 3 per cent. New South Wales, £B2; unchanged. 4 per cent. I Victoria, £lOl 10s; rise of Kte. 34 per cent. Victoria, , £94; unchanged. 3 per cent. Victoria, £7B; unchanged. 34 per cent. South Australia, £9l; unchanged. 3 per cent. South Australia, £/5; unchanged. 4 per cent. Queensland, £101; rise of £l. 3| per cent. Queensland, £94; unchanged. 3 per cent. Queensland, £i 7; unchanged. 4 per cent. New Zealand, £101; rise of £l- - per cent. New Zealand, £B9; unchanged. 3 per cent. New Zealand, £7B; unchanged, 34 per cent. Tasmania, £B9; unchanged. 3 per cent. Tasmania, £B3; unchanged. 34 per cent. West Australia, £88: unchanged. 3 per cent. West Australia, £B2; unchanged. LONDON MARKETS. LONDON, May 1. Wool is strong and there is competition for all sorts at full prices. Silver, 27 l-16d. Waihi shares are quoted at 30s and 3Js 3d. LONDON, May 2. Wool.—At the second of the woqj sales the following prices were realised for the fleece portions of the clips named: Ibitn, top price 104 d, average 104 d; Ruapopa, lid and BJd; Okari, 104 d and ll)|d; Homewood, I2d and ll|d; Komukumn, 124 d and .H4d ; Kakatarama, 14d and 13;d ; Makatarama, 14d and 13Jd; Mendip Hills, 14jd and 13 Id ; Brookdale, 15d and 13£d. Wheat.—lnactive. Australian spot 41s 6d. Flour, firm and unchanged. Oats.—Firm.' ' La Plata April May 16.; 9d. Beans and peas, firm. The ollicial wheat quotation is:— Prompt delivery, 38s 44d to 38s; passage, 395. Pig iron, 675. Lead, £l7 15s. Spelter, £25. Sugar.—German 9s 9d, first marks 12s 4d. Bradford wool.—Very firm, with more ; business. , Butter. —Dull Danish 115 sto 117 s : choicest Australian (saltqd) 106 sto ; 108 s, (unsalted) 110 sto H2s. New Zealand is exhausted but is nominally ■ quoted at 112 sto 114 s. Large supplies ; of wew Siberian are selling freely at ■ 100 s to 102 s, Cheese.—Steady. New Zealand coloured 57s to 58s, white 595. AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET. (Special to Herald.) AUCKLAND, May 3. Messrs. Hendry and Hay (E. P. . Webster local agent) report the following Stock Exchange quotations and sales:— Quotations.—Waiotahi sellers Is 9d, buyers Is 7d, Waitangi 6d (sellers), Watchman Is 7d and Is 3d, Talisman 39s 3d and 38s 6d, Waihi 33s and 32s 6d, Junction 16s 9d and 16s 7d. Sales. —Waihi 32s 6d, Junction 16s 7d.