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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13733, 24 October 1908, Page 5

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~.7 v*;/.,:.. . Associatiou-By Tuttgraph-Cupyrtghi LONDON, October 22. Silver, ].s lljd per uz. Copper, on spilt,' -£6O per ton; three months £6O l?s 6d. Tin, on spot, £134 5-, pel (on; tlntc month-, £135 17s 6d. bead, £l3 7s 6d per ton. Received 9.13 p.m.. October 23td. LONDON, October 23. The Hank of Kngland icuirnrs s'huw 'be "old and .oiu to be £54,i,a8,CC0; n serve, £26.195,000; proportion of reserve, to liabilitim. 51.70: in circulation, £28,894,000: public deposits, £4,551,000: other deposits, £46X85.000; (iovernment secut'ti.'s, £16.031.000; other securities. £26.109X00. Th bank rate i 5222.' 2 . and coiisoi.-, ate ■ jiiol ,: ai 84. J. New South Walts 5 per cents., 87; Victorian 3 per cents.. BBs ; (Jite-..-nsland, 3 per cento.. 87J ; Tasiuanian 3j per rents.. !)'..'. Oilier slock* aie iiin.ii.iii^ed. The «h-at markets are dull to 111- weekly .-hipli Ills and favourable nop i-poits from the soutliern lwmispheie. There i-> a better inquiry for ilislan'. tralian .Initialv Kebruaiy shijimetit, ami 12X00 Dccemb-r-Januaiy sold at of« 7id ; steamer p.ttccN. .lanu.ity-F. bitiaiy slup lnetits, spot i., .pret ~t 40s to -1J... Flour is mm,-, e. at 25s 6d to 26-- b>\ on i-p..!. in London, and 1 liiie h-ive ben ioi|sid.-,ab|.- sale- ~! C1..--OW ; Ocroher November -hipne ui. ih> 6d to 2'V« 'J-! '1 he licit tot Jll.uk .- 's 111- 111 I I). 111! h. 12'.K !„ 130". Tie- jhipiiicut -f An,'-1 i li.m by th" Or inn/ v..is ••xeellenl. ~nd ■old a< HO- to ri'.'-s. a few lot:-, li'is. Suej.ii- i> turn; t|. mi.in. 10s 4.i : !ir-t m.nks. 12s 2d. l"he 1!i..df..r.1 wool rn.uU'- i-. urich..i^--d. .Mi-: D.ilkcv and Co. u-j«tit nnd-r .l.,te, !...||.l..||. "(». tolie;- Z2lll . -•'The. iM./eti mutton nurket-js (urn but juicej, .innnehaiie;cd. I"!»• fio/..-n lamb market \* tisi.i al .d piiee, asc U.Kb-r by jd r «-r lb. Th" lio/rn bee) market i» firmer and piiec* iii.iv ndv.-uii-.- in if,inc<|iidiic »! .-older w.a- -■'-- .re! de.l a.ej «uppllr- of chilled b<*f. M