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United Press Association— By Electrio . Telegraph — Copyright. LONDON, Jan. 16. The Bank of England returns show the stock of gold ccin and) bullion to be £30,232,000, the reserve £21,611,000, the proportion of reserve to liabilities 44.14 per cent, notes in circulation' £28,791,000, public deposits £8,003,000, other deposits £40,769,000, Government securities £17,636,000, other securities £27,794,000. Three month*' bills are discounted at 3| per cent. New South Wales four per cent inscribed stock is quoted at 109; other colonial stocks are unchanged. ' The cold spell has hardened the wheat markets, especially the Continental. Cargoes are firm ; California January shipment 31s per quarter. Copper— On spot £53 per ton ; tlrree months' £53 5s per ton. Tin— On spot £129 2s 6d per ton ; three months' £129 7s 6d per ton. Iron, 53s lOd per ton. Lead, £11 8s 9d' per ton. Svgar — First marks granulated 9s sd' per cwt, German 8s 2d per cwt. At Bradford the wool market is brisk ; common sixties 24d, superfine 25d', superfine forties 13|d, common 10£ d. Butter is flat ; colonial 104s to 106s per cwt, Danish 107s to 108s per cwt. Cheese is firm ; New Zealand 61s to 62s per cwt. (Received Jan. 17, 10.10 a.m.) Silver — Is 9|d per oz.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7607, 17 January 1903, Page 5
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205COMMERCIAL. Star (Christchurch), Issue 7607, 17 January 1903, Page 5
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