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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7808, 12 September 1903, Page 4

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United Press Association— By Electa-* Telegraph— Copyright. (Received September 12, 12.5 a.m.) LONDON, September 11. The Bank of England returns show tha amount of gold coin and bullion to ba £32,219,000, reserve £23,641,000, proportion of reserve to liabilrties 51.26 per cent, notes in circulation £29,095,000, publifl deposits £7 i 234,000, other < depo«rta_ £30,770,000, Government seouritie? £17,061,000, other securities -323,714,000. Three months' bills are discounted ab 3J per cent. ...-.{■_ Consols are quoted at 89|. New South Wales four per oent' insciibed. stock ie quoted at 108, three and a half per cent 97f, three per cent $7| ; Victoriaa three and a half per ee^t 97 ; South Australian th|ee and a half per cent 100, three \ per cent 89|; Queensland four per cent 106, three and a half per cent 95__ three per cient 89 ; New Zealamd four j*r cent 109, three and a 'half per oent 101, three per cent BS< San Francisco barley is quoted at 1.2T,, freight 13s 6d. The American visiUe supply of wheat and flour is 22,824,000 bushels. Copper— On spot £57 17s 6d far ton, three months' £57 7? 6d per ton. Tin— On spot £121 JBs per tool, three months' £121 per ton. Iron— £2 lis 6d per ton. Sugar— Granulated first modes lOs Za\ German 8s sd. The Bradford wool market! ia quiet tnii firm ; forties Is. Silver 2s 2 7-16 d per oz.