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Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12900, 10 February 1906, Page 5

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. Oiited Press Association —Per Electric Telegraph— Copyright. • >.,• LONDON, February 8. • bilver, per oz. ' * , , ■rFourteen thoosand <jurrrters of Adelaide .wheat, (Junuaryr. Sb jjnneatv. have been sold 51? :lid< juid ±3,000 fit SLs. The Ameri-, can visible supply of: wh«a* is ©,143.000 -bushele.. | t - Received 11.12 p.ra., FdiiajaFjl 9Ui. LONDON', Kd&rijary 9. Bank! of England returns—Coin. * £31,S&S»QOG j'.reServe; -£25,792.000; proportion | of reserve to liabilities.-46,14; ijotes in i circulation; £28,234,060 ; v public ilepo*its„ £9,658,000; -othCT deposit's," £>4l J95.000: Government securities, _ £12.585,000 ; other securities: £33.311:000. •: Three mpntlis bills 3 13-16. ; Consols 90|, . - - New South Wales 4 "per cents!. 109;" °i .ditto 99£: -o -xljtTo 89j. V-ict < ']i;i n j4 per cents.. 104; ditto. 100;. '3 ditto 88j. jSouth Australian 5i per cents.. 103£; 5 ditto 87£. Queensland 4 per | cents.-. 106: 3£ ditto, 100; 3 ditto S7X. : New Zealand 4 per cents.. 109: 3i ditto. 100 i ; 5 ditto, 89£. Tasnianian 51 pur cents.. 100; 5 ditto. 88. Western Australian 3i per eents.. 98 A: 5 <U!ui, S3. Copper* on spot, 73: 'three mm:;!)-. '52- j Lead, 161. ! Iron, £SO 10s. Sugar is steady ; German, 7s lid ; His) marks, 9s lid. The Bradford •wool market show# a

brisk inquiry for all classes; forties, 16j. The wheat markets arc quiet, and lnivers are not operating except for immediate requirements. Cargoes are stiady. Flour is dull, and unchanged. At th&' sale of sheepskins 3880 were offered and told. There was a full attendance and good competition.' Clothings merino and combings were from par to id dearer ; and fine crossbreds |d and coarse crossbreds £d dearer.