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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLVII, Issue 12283, 17 September 1904, Page 5

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BANE OF ENGLAND RETURNS

United Press Association.—Copyright

Received September 16, 10.15 p.m. LONDON, September 16. The Bank of Eng-ianiT returns are as follow:—

Gold coin, £36,145,000;, reserve, £28,----436,000; proprotion of reserve to liabilities, 58.5(3; in circulation, £28,118,000; .public deposits, £7,831,000; other deposits, £49,698,000; Government securities, £14,227,000; other securities 3£24,----160,000; three months bills, 2 7-16; Console, 88 3-8. iJtfNe^^ou^b. Wales threes, 803. '"^ao^l^tf. foua-s, 103^; three and a half>;f||i}?threes, 86Id. ■ News|%a;land threes, 87j. OtKeappocks are unchanged. WliSa%&fEuropean markets did not respond--.'freely to the American rise. A cargo-of 16,000 quarters of Australian October shipment sold at 335. 9d. net. Another cargo of 25,000 quarters of the September-October shipment sold at 345. The American visible supply of wheat is 21,473,000 bushels. Flour.—Minneapolis, 540 cents. Butter. —The butter market is firm, and trade is quiiet. Danish is strong at 1225, Victorian 102s to 104s. New South Wales holders are asking from 104s to 106s.

Copper, spot £57 10s, three months £57 11s 3d.

Tin, spot £126 10s, three months £127. li-on, 43s 3d. Lead, £11 17s 6d. Spelter. £22 11s 3d. Silver, '2s 23d. Sugar iis quiet. First marks 12s 6d, German 10s Bd.

Bradford wool is'moderate,'and business is firm at ruling rates.