THIRD EDITION. COMMERCIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7923, 30 January 1904, Page 5

THIRD EDITION. COMMERCIAL.

Unit__ Press Association— By Electrio Telegraph — Copyright. - LONDON, January 29. The Bank of England returns for tho week show the amount of gold com and bullion in hand to be £32,325,000, reserve £24,593,000, percentage of reserve to liabilities 49.20, notes in circulation £28,043,000, publio deposits £5,976,000, other deposits £.3,831,000, Government securities £19.233,000, other 'securities £24,248,000. Three months' bills are discounted at 3 per cent. / . Consols are quoted at 88. New South Wales 4 per cent inscribed .stock is quoted at 107, 3£ per cent 99£, 3 per cent 88. Victorian 4 per cent 107, 3_ per cent 97, 3 per cent 87. South Australian 3_ per cent 100, 3 per cent 87. Queensland 4 per cent 105, 3£ per tent 97, 3 per cent 87. New Zealand 4 per cent 106, 3£ per cent 101, 3 per cent 90. Tasmania^ 3A per cent 97, 3 per cent 87. Western Australian 3_ per cent 97, 3 per cent 87. Minneapolis flour is quoted at 4dol 5 cent*. . • .-.eat— San Francisco Idol 36£ cents. Two thousand five hundred quarters of Australian,* February-March shipments, were sold at 295, and 11,000 quarters Victorian, March-April shipments, at 28s 10_d. Butter— There is an improved demand. Prioes for Danish are unchanged j New Zealand, 96s to 975, with an occasional lot at 98s; Australian, 92s to 945. Cheese is dull and prices unchanged. Copper— On spot and three months' £55 12s 6d per ton. . Tin— On spot .£126 10s per ton, three months'.. £l27 per ton.* Iron — £2 2s 5d per ton. Lead— £ll lis 3d per ton. Spelter— £2l l7s 6d per ton. Silver— 2s 1 9 -16 d per oz. Sugar is dull. Granulated first marks 9s lld, German 7s lOd. In the Bradford wool market there is less inquiry and prices are unchanged. The London wool sales included the following clips :— Marathon Is 10d/ Levels B§d, Motutaria B_d, Poucawa B_d. (Received January 30, 10.38 a.m.) At the wool sales, prices were generally maintained, but low crpss-breds were occasionally weak.