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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144710, 19 June 1915, Page 7

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BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. —COPYRIGHT. LONDON, Juno 18. Tho Bank of England returns for tho week ending 'Wednesday last are as folio.v;— Gold coin, £'55,368X00. Reserve, £42,033,00C. Note circulation, £32.947,000. Public denosits, XI 13,043,000. Other deposits, £139.-189,000. Government securities, £51,043,000. Other securities, £138,883,000. Proportion of reserve to liabilities, 19.50. _ _ Short loans, 1; per cent.; three months’ bills, 2 3 per cent. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The following are tho latest quotations for Government securities: — 1 2J per cent. Consols, £fifi 8s 9d; unchanged. 4 pier cent. New South Wales, £95 ss; rise of 2s fid. 3J per cent. New South Wales, £97 10s; rise of 7s fid. 3 per cent Now South Wales, £<B 12s 6d; fall of 17s 6d. r ' , 4 per cent. Victoria, £96 10s; fall ot 10s. . f „ „ 31- per cent. Victoria, £9l ss; fall ot ss. 3 per cent. Victoria, £B3 10s; unchanged. 3) per cent. South Australia, £Bo 10s; fall of 15s. , ■ 3 per cent. South Australia, £/0; unchanged. 4 par cent.‘Queensland, £95 ss; fall of 355. 31- per cent. Queensland, £Ol is fid; unchanged. 3 per cent. Queensland, £76 ss; rise of 3os. 4 per cent. New Zealand, £95 17s 6d; unchanged. 31 per cent. Now Zealand, £B3 10s; unchanged. 3 per cent. New Zealand, £76; unchanged. 31 per cent, Tasmania, £B-3 ss; unchanged. 3 per cent. Tasmania, £76 10s; rise of 10s. . . . 31 per cent. West Australia. £B7 10s; fall of 2s fid. 3 per cent. West Australia, £B2; fall of £5 15s. LONDON MARKETS. Wheat.—Quiet and unchanged. Flour continues to decline. Oats. Quiet; Bahia-Blanca JuneJuly shipment 26s 41d. Beans, dull. Peas.—lnactive; New Zealand blues 60s to 80s. Butter.—Firmer. The dry weather is ' checking European supplies. Choicest Australian nominally 136 s to 140 s, secondary 133 s to 1345; New Zealand cleared. Cheese.—Dull; New Zealand 945, cx- ' ccptionally 965. Silver, 23 5-16 cl per ounce. _ Share Quotations. Waihi 37s 6d and 40s, Junctions 22s 3d and 23s 3d. Copper.—Spot £B3 os. three months £B4 10s. Tin.—Spot- £l6B, throe months £166. Pig-iron. G7s 2d. 1 Sugar, firm and unchanged. Bradford AVool. Merinos and fine crossbreds hardening, with good demand for present and future deliveries, but sellers are reluctant to accept more orders: 64’s, 42d; super 60’s, 4Ud; common 60’s, 40id; 56’s, 35d; 50’s, J3d; 46’s, 273 d; 40’b, 25itL (Received Juno 19, 1.10 p.m.) LONDON, June 18. Lead,—lmports 31,232 tons, Australasian 9118 tons; exports, 4816 tons. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. . -, SYDNEY, June 17. Oats.—Tasmanian 5s 4d to os fid. Now Zealand A Cartons 5s 3d to 5s fid, Duns os fid. Barley.—Capo feed 5s 9d, English 6s. Maize, os 5d to 5s fid, Java 5s 2d to 6s 3d. Potatoes.—Tasmanian £S 10s to £9, Kb, New Zealand £8 10s, seed. £ll. Onions.—Victorian £9, New Zealand £7 10s. Cheese, lOd. Bacon, lOd. ADELAIDE, Juno 17. Wheat.—Nominal 7s lid. Flour, £lB ss. Bran, 2s lid to 2s 2d, Bollard, 2s sd. MELBOURNE, Juno 18. Wheat, nominal 7s lid. Flour, £l7. Oats.—Local, 5s 4d; Japanese, 4s fid. Maize, 5s Id to 5s 3d. Bran, £lO os. Pollard, £ll 3s. Potatoes, £7 to £S. Onions, £7 to £7 10s. BUCKLAND AND SONS. SPECIAL TO HERALD. AUCKLAND, Juno 17. Messrs. Buckland and Sons report as follows: — On Wednesday, June 16, at Westfield, 435 head of beef were yarded and competition was steady, there being little alteration in values. Choice ox brought to £1 19s. prime to £1 18s, ordinary to £1 13s, cows and heifers to £1 las per 1001 b. Steers brought to £l7 15s, cows and heifers to £l2 7s 6d. - Veal.—The pons were well filled and Bold at last week’s values. . Runners brought to £8 os, heavy suckers to £3 16s, medium to £2 13s 6d. There was ■ a large yarding of sheep and tho greater portion was unfinished. Extra heavy prime wethers brought to £1 11s, heavy to £1 7s fid, light to £1 4s; extra prime owes to £1 4s Gd, good to £1 Is. There were 2253 sheep yarded. Pigs in largo numbers sold at high prices. Choppers brought to £4 16s, baconers to £i 10s, medium to £3 IQs, heavy porkers to £2 IRs, medium to £2 9s, slips to £l. 3s, and wcanors to 16s; 273 were sold. MATTHEWS, GAMLIN AND CO. Matthews, Gamlin and Co. report a small yarding at Inglewood Inst Wednesday. Prices as follows:—Springing heifers, £5 to £8 10s; springing cows, £7 to £8 2s fid; store cows, £3 to £4 ] 5-; a choice lino of crossbred heifers ui calf, £6 6s; fat cows, £7 os to £S 12s fid; empty heifers, £2 9s fid;'heifer woaners, iSs 6cl to 245; cull lambs, 7s 6d.