LATE COMMERCIAL

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 81, 2 October 1931, Page 9

LATE COMMERCIAL

LONDON WOOL SALES

Messrs. R. G. Anderson, Limited, Wellington, have received cabled advice from London as follows:—"As compared with opening (17th September), prices' are 50 per cent, higher. State of trade.is good."

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

(Reecived 2nd October, 2 p.m.) LONDON, Ist October. ~ Ist Oct. 17th Sept. Consols '..... 54% S7Vz British Funding Loan,

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN

4 p.c 82 91/8 British War Loan, 5 p.<. 9b 99% Conversion Loan, 3% p.c. 7.i 78Vs Victory Bonds, 4 p.c. . 80 03Vs Commonwealth Australia, 5% p.c., 1022-27 .... 02 66Vi 6 p.c, 1931-41 . . 7Hj 7314 Victoria, 3 p.c, 1929-49 . "»8 50 Victoria, 3 p.c, 1929-40 42 49 Victoria, 5% p.c, 103040 70 75 Victoria, 5 p.c, 1932-42 . 55" 70 Victoria, 4% p.c, 1940-60 55 00 N.S.W., 4 p.c, 1933 ... 63 ' 6S N.SrW., 3 p.c., 1933 .. 5t ' 54 N.S.W., 3% p.c, 1930-50 40 41 N.S.W., 5% p.c, 1922-32 74 76 N.S.W., 6% p.c, 1930-40 6,5 73 N.S.W.,, C pc, 1930-40 70 15 Queensland, 3M p.c, 1930 61 60 Queensland, 3 p.c, 1922-47 41 4'i Queensland, 6p.c, 1930-40 75 78 l^.Z., i% p.c, 1949-38 . 74 14 86% N.Z.,3% p.c, 1940 .... 73 82 N.Z., 3 p.c, 1945 .... 6S 72^ N.Z., 3 p.c, 1936-51 . flli 100% S. Aust., 3% p.c, 1939 53 X S. Aust., 3 p:c, 1916 or after 32 -13 S. Aust, 6% p.c, 1930-40 77 v>SO Tasmania, 3'4 p.c, 1920-40 50 fij Tasmania, 3 p.c, 1920-40 SO 60 Tasmania, 6% p.c.,1930-40 74 85 W. Aust., 3% p.c, 1920-35 65. .. WA. W. Aust., 3 p.c, 1915-35 60 65 W. Aust, 6 p.c, 193040 75 80 " *Ex div., :... .■'■■• '

(Received 2nd (October, 2 p.m.) ■ LONDON, 1st October. The weekly Bank of England return is as follows:— Issue Department— £ Notes in circulation ...'.... . 357,208,682 Notes in banking department 52,609,183 Total -.:■. .-;'......:;, v... ( 409,817,865 Government Debt' ■-.....:.:.:...ll.OKilOO Other Government securities :235,440,045 Other securities 7: -. Ai. I >:■:■-..".' 24;502,193 Silver coin ..............:... 4,042,662 Total Fiduciary Issue ..... 275,000,000 Gold coin and bullion ...... 134,817,865 Grand total .......... 409,817,865 Banking Department— Proprietors' Capital 14,553,000 Rest ;....»....... 3,725,425 Public deposits ............ 30,088^550 Bankers' deposits 62,642,289 Other accounts 52,564,080 Seven-day, and other bills .. 1,762 Total 163,575,706 Government securities 68,975,906 Discounts, advances 14,773,558 Securities' 25,875,770 Notes 52,609,183 Gold'and silver coin ...... 1,341,289. Total 163,575,706 Proportion of Kcscive to Liabilities 37.10p.c. Short loans ■: 5% p.c. Three months' bilk .: 5 13-16 p.c. WHEAT MARKET. (Received 2nd October, 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, 1st October. Wheat parcels show! 6d to 9d decline. Futures: London, December, 20s per quarter; February, 21s; Liverpool, October, 4s Id per cental; December, 4s 4d 3-8d; March, 4» 7%d; May, 4s 9 7-8d. Spot trade is quiet. Australian, ex ship, 26s 6d. Flour is slow; Australian, 1 ex store, 18s 6d. Oats are quiet and unchanged. Peas and beans are slow.