London Quotations.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7928, 8 October 1904, Page 5

London Quotations.

Wheat Market Stiffening.

Wool Firm.

Batter Quiet and /Weaker.

(Per Press Association),

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(Received Oct. 8, at 1119 a.m.) LONDON, October 7. The Bank of England returns are:— Gold Coin, etc., £35,880,000; reserve,; £27,683,000; proportion of reserve to lia- '■. bilities, 53-20 • in circulation, £28.671,000;: public deposits,. £8,282,000; other. de-: posits,, £43,675,000; Government securities, ; £18,845,000; other securities.----£23,978,000; three months bills, 2 3-16ths per-cent. ■" ..-/"'•."-■• -./. :.-.:/:,[,•/■. ,:/

Consols,.B3s.':■ New South'Wales',fours';*. 108 A-; Victorian fours,lo4; three and a-; halts, 96;: threes, :86|-';'[ South' Australian threes,;.;;Bs*;*:-Queensland -fours, Xio4^^. New Zealand fours, 104^- ;i West Australian[" three: and a-rialfs^ 95";?: rest; uri-chah-j*ed.[ [ /[./■ '/.: A-X':. XAyX':i/ .'':'

* Reduced/ estimates; of 'the.- /French*. crops; are: reported. The dariiage by the Australian drought has ' stiffened v the wheatmarkets despite-the. Heavier Russian shipments. American cargoes are'quiet. Off coast are held at 35s 3d t0,355. 6d; September-pctober[: shiprrierit, 35s . 6d";'• twelve: • thousand - quarters \ot /Victorian October -November: shipment, 35s 3d. Flour in ;-Londori,[[26s to: 265; 6d for Victorian.' ■ ■:/•■['''-,*/: /":':". ■//-'.',>/

Peas, 275; •'/ XyX X-/y- ';-/;,/•-[■/ /;[■ Ne\y:[ Zealand beans, 295; to 29s 6d,

Copper./: spot,-"';':£ 58:/ 18s'•: 9d;; three months, 59 Is 3[d,/ /[ ■--/;:./•:> a a AX. :/[/"

--/Tin, spot;/£129 ss; three .months, £12SlXs6dXAAX/'AxAxXXyx.yy. '.'; ;.Irbn^.43s"6a.: -yXx/XX-- /■/■:/''[.*:/. ■/■/

yitoaAi^^M^A^y^' XAi: ''■: Sugar/;, quiet.; ;fefc*--ma___s^^_.2sviod^ ■ Germa*n,;:lls^ii, / Xyyyy. yAy XfA. ; J ..Bradf prclv w.o*ol^^ere//is'eac fetter) :,enquny_'-fo^ 23fd;, -superb, • 24$d.;. Acomm6rL!''ioityA sixes, 14£ d jesuper, -UAy/A ■;-Ai-y;A: i"■ Butter, quiet and; weaker. Choicest Victorian, 108s to 110s and occasionally 112s; New South Wales,; 104s. to 108s and occasionally 110s; Queensland 90s to 94s •-....' X-: ":- .■■■.: ■■-A-Ai-A:.-

Rabbits are dull.; Best, about 7d; Hares, Is Bd.

At the sheep skin sales 3269 bales wore offered and practically all. sold. There was irregular'competition. .Merinos and fine crossbreds were, par to a farthing higher and coarse, a farthing to a halfpenny. . . .-'.• ".'-.■•.,: .'•, ' .•'