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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7667, 28 March 1903, Page 4

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;/ r-~+ — ' United Press Association — By Electalo Telegraphs-Copyright. (Beceived Marth 28, 8 a.m.) LONDOST, March 27. The Bank of England returns show th* quantity of gold coin and 1 bullion to be £35,554,000, the reserve £27,909,000, the proportion of reserve to liabilities 47.32 per cent, notes in circulation £28,548,000, public deposits £16,407,000, other deposits £41,161,000, Government securities £14,668,000, other securities £34,100,000. Three months' bills are discounted at 3f per cent. • Consols, 90£. New South. Wales 4 per cent inscribed stock is quoted at 107$, 3* per cent a* 97, 3 per cent 86| ; South Australian 3 p«r cent 89; Tasmanian 3£ per cent 995. The rest of the' colonial stocks are unchanged. Wheat— Red winter 79| cents per bushel, San Francisco Idol 40 cents per cental. Copper— On spot £65 12s 6d per ton. Tin— On Spot £137 12b 6d per ton, tore* months' £138 per ton. Iron — 57s per ton. . Lead— £l3 Is 3d per ton. Sugar-^-First marks granulated 98 6d per cwt, German 8s 2-d per cwfc. . : At Bradford wool market cross-breds art weaker, but merinoes are more animated; common sixties 23^, superfine 24|d, common forties 9d, superfine Is. x y The spring weather is weakening the butter market ;° Danish 114s per cwt ; the New Zealand supply k exhausted', and 1048 per cwt is asked for the next.arrtralß. Cheese is very strong ; New frow 69s to 70s per cwt. ,