COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 27, 1 February 1913, Page 3

COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. By Telcgrtph.— Preie Aoeoeiftttotu— Copyright. LONDON, 31sfc January.

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

TUli MONEY MAKKIiT.

GRAIN AND FLOUR. Wheat.— The market is slow, and prices arc unch.-nged ; 38s ib bid for Vie* vonan steamer, I'cbruary shipment,, and 6ti<> 3d i asked. At Liverpool tho qUO , tioiib toi wheat "futures" are:— For Maich, 7s Aia (id lower than last quotation); Mnj, 7s 2 B cl (id lower); July, 7t= 2|d lower). Australian wheat on tho .-pel is in fair demand at 39s 6d to ■JO* fc»i per ijuartcr ot 4961b-*last price, 40s. .Stocks aio niuiicriite. Good Now Zeahuui liMijjborricd 38s, inferior 36s to 375-. Fiom. --Retail trado lias been dona at 27.-. bd to 28s per sack of 2801 b, ox store, liv AiLiiidhan patent brands. ThoTo >* , 'vi io^suitl business. Ov ■ --In lartjo supply. Good buei* n>> » i. l.'poi'iort A Gartons 24s 6d to uU', Mpdi mwbillf! 24s to 24s 6d. Ltt J'1.1,.1 «(.>nuui',\ -Fein nary shipment,, ' (■in- tjiuutoi' uf 6041 b. * • J lieu, i . -(Jlioil demand, New Zealand nwpUs'ob's pur quarter of 6041 b; extra ' lino I .tMiianuuif-, 43s<. i COLONIAL AND OTHER PROI JCtt. But tci-. -Thu m.irket in very dull, with linuicil ili'iiiiMid for colonial, oxcepb clioitc-f, which is clearing (airly well. I On null, 126s to 127&; Australian choicest, I lOos lo 108s; a f«w lots of .Victorians, ,110-,; v wilted, 108s to 110s; Now faa.> 1 Innd. !lO'< to 112^; a few lots, 114s; tin* J f-ulfe.i i-> u,arco at 116s and occasionally i IWe. Chec-c- -The market is Btoady. New Zc.iland. 60-< to 61b. Hujjni.' Uermaii beet, 88 percent b©| til re, 3d more than last quota^ios, at 9s 8d por i'\vl : fiist marks Rfftnulatod, f.o.b. Uainburg, 11b lOd per owt 3d higher, ■ BRADFORD WOOL. There is a strong; enquiry for topinn king RorK Maker? have advanced juices id on all sorl*, viz., 04's, 30d; Mipci, 20d ; common 60V, 28Jd; 56'g, 23^1; 50V, 23|d; 4fi',-, 17idj 40 k, 16d, THE MKTAL MARKETS. Copper.— On tho f-pot, £1 10s lower at £69 per (on; nf. throe months, £1 12s 6d lower tit £69 ss; electrolytic, £?5 55 S — 5s lower Tin.— On tho spot, £230 v>cr (oh— £3 5s Inghui . at thieo montliß, £255 10s— £{) 7.s 6tl higher. Lead.-Soft foreign, £16 ?s 0d per ton (1' 3d down). Spclki.-108 ■. lower, at £25 ISs pov ton. Pig-iron.— Middlosbro' No. 3, 6S» 9d per ton. Last wc.k's quotation <i(u 6a.

This Last leu veuk. week. ugo. i\c. i j .o. r.o. Bank rate .. .< ». 6 C 4 u.mk 01 Trance .. ... 4 4 Ufc iuipi.ri.ii Uauk Ocrmany .« 6 0 6 Mioil lumis 41-5 4£ 6J 'lnrcc mouths billb— London if 4 IM6 ol i.ins „ . . . . Hi 4 4i Birlni 4? 4i Hi

Price. uompated with last week. 2i% Imperial Consols ... 4 % New South Wales ... 3i',» New bouHi Wales ... a £ New South Wales .. 4 % VictuL'iau ... „, 3^ Victorian 3 '^ Victofmn b X,»outh Austfiiliau iii'^bouth AukUahau i ybyueeustauil .. „, dlXl,!UBBllS.IUlnl „, ... J ,„ „, 4. „, ai^,J>iew lieulaudf „, J ; o iSeN uuniumlf „, tij^/o WtStlUllHU ! •j & vveiU'mlMu tfl^'labiuumtm •i /^'iU^UIUUIHII „ ... £ cd. To v v lvi o o 98 0 0 84 U U lou 0 o vi, o (' 78 0 0 7t> v 0 i)J 0 0 Lul. v v 04 0 l ?!) 0 0 loi o o Bl 0 0 0 0 111 II ll 84 0 t Ui U t 88 U I S/6 lowtl Uucbiiuf6< UnehMiffec Uucbnug;e< ITuabaugec Uuchhugec Unclimigw Unchtuvei Uuuhntigec UnohaiiKet Oucbaliget Uuuhiuigei liuuhthgei UucbaiiMec IJuotiiiuge< UuchnuK*» UIICIIHUKCI * luteresl imyuble iv W t interest iinynbio iv Jx i lnlrreol able iv A) rj tuiU Mo 1 kUUKff Mid >nl uud Ot reuibcc, juiy.

The following tit* the latest quotation! for Government securities, with a com* pariaon of thone ruling laet week: —

lhisweok. Last week. LMfcjreav. £ £ £ Bullion ... 35,f107,000 34,824,000 37,384,000 Reserve... 27,075,000 26,i*62,000 28,026,ti0(J Note cirn 27,777,000 27.GG4.000 28,25?,000 Deposits 57,068,000 53,262,000 ©9,397,000 "foiiortion reserve to liabilities 47.43 40.84 48.01

The leading items of the Bank of England return afford the following comparison s—

IK3UB UEFABTHEKT. Note Issue, £53,056,000 Gov. debt „,£11,015,000 Other seen. titles ... r ,431,000 GoM ... 35,607,000 <C 53,856,000 £63,056^000 BANKING Dm-AftTMENT, Pt'priel'rB 1 Gov, securi^ capital £14,563,000 ties „,£13,038,000 Public de> Othei 1 seouyosits ... 16,453,000 titles „, 38,6*0,000 Other de. Notes ,„ 26,178,000 posits ... 40,535,000 Coin ... 596.000 Kest, 7-day and other WUb ... 3,029,000 i.75, 150.000 A75.150.0M

The Jtsank of .Lnßlaml return issued for the week ended Wednesday, 29th Janu» arv, is as under: —