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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 204, 23 October 1900, Page 3

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(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright) (ru wn asboouhoh.) Londox, October 19. Bank of Xngland returns lor the week : Stock of gold coin and bullion, £51,768,000; reserve, £21,479,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 48.20 per cent.; notes in ciroulttion, £29,770,000; public deporita, £8,593,000; ether deposits, £40,965,000 Government aeourities, £20,191,000; other securities, £25,754,000. I Consols are quoted at 98 J. Three months' bill* are discounted at

SJ P«r cent. The following are the quotations for Colonial Government securities:—Victorian 4 per eenti., 109; 3| per cents., 103. New South Wales, 4 per cents., 116; 3} peri eents, 108J; 3 per cents, 100. South Australian, 3§ per cents., 106; 3 per cents, 95. Queensland 4 per cento., 109; 3J per cents., 103. Mew Zealand 4 per cents., lllf; 3| per cents, 105; 3 per cents., 97. Tasmanian 3j per cent*., 103. Westralian, 3£ per cents., 102 J. Wheat—Heavy supplies are depressing the markets and cargoes are neglected. Anstnlian September, October, and January okipm«ata are qsoUd at 31s 6d; parcels of October and November shipments, 31s. Batter.—Owing to short supplies the market is firm; choicest colonial is in 'brisk demand at 110s to 112 a; secondaiy neglected at 9fis to 104s; Danish, about 120s. Copper is quiet. Spot, £7l 15s; three months', £7l ss.

Tin, dull; spot, L12810s; three montbs, L 124. Fig iron, £3 6s 6d. Lead, £l7 12s 6d. Spelter, £l9los. Silver, 2s Bid per oz. At Bradford in wool nothing is doing. Sugar, flat. German beet, 9s 7J; first marks, granulated, lis 6d. Wool sold to-daj included the Elderslie clip Id, and Tamanu GJd. (Reoeived 22,8.50 a.m.) London, October 21. Following are the quotations:—Mutton, crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, Canterbury 4^d; Dunedin and Bouttdand, 4d; North Island BM. lamb, unchanged. New Zealand beef, 180 to 2201ba, fair average quality; oz fores, 3Jd; ox hinds, 4Jd. River Plate oressbred or merino wethers, light, 3jd. Hides dull and tending downward*.

| Wool met with a dragging sale and there were numerous withdrawals; for greasy and sconred marines prices were barely maintained. The quantity oatalogued U date is 123,211 bales, of which 118,66# hire been sold. Longborn clips realised 6fd. Silver, 2s 5Jd per oz. Received 23,1.10 a.D. <

! Stdkk, Ootober 22. The wool Mies opened to-day, and foreign buyers were well represented. s how i a decline of forty-five per G«t. «6mpared with those ruling at corresponding sales last year; greasy BJd, sooured lj3Jd.

[m« pram ajwooutioh.] Wellington, October jji. The Agent-General cables to the Department of Agriculture: -Batter, 112s; market firm. Oheese, 655; market firm. Hemp, firm; good fair. Wellington, at LI9: fair current Manila, L3O spot, ' • ' " ( AUOKLAND BUTTER PBIOEB/ [MB FMSS ASSOCIATION.} , Avoklakd, October )9. - -Wholesale dairy produce quotations Batten—Fresh Dairy, 7d; second quality, 6d; New Zealand Dairy Association, lOd ; Anchor brand, lOd; Acorn brand, lOd prime salt, 8d; second quality salt, 7d.

buckland and sons' weekly ;; amotion report. - Auckland, October 19, Messrs. Buckmnd and Bonß' Report Horses.—The week has been a record one as far as the sale of horses is concerned. At the Haymarket oar weekly sale resulted in something fat above the average. Entries were numerous, equality good, and there were purchasers for all classes at .prices fully uj] to late quotations, if not better. At Pokekohe there were over 330 yarded, the greater number being of a good class' ■and under keen - competition prices ranged • from- LIS to L3O for the majority. Yornig 'medium draught mares were in- demand, and many sold at L2O to LSO, heavier daises L 25 to L3S, and a few really good draught maies L 37 10s to L4O, draught geldings L3llos to L 37 10s, and an exceptionally good five-year-old U3. Hacks and small horses haTe, during the last week, also sold well. The farm and draught classes at Pukekohe were a great credit to the district.

glides, skißS, tallow, etc.—At our usual weekly sale we sold abcmfc an average quantity of ox hides at 4d to 6}d, cow hides 3d to 3|d, calf 4£d to 6£d, horse hides 5s to -6s 3d .each. Mo good tallow came to hand, second qtality Iss 6d to 18s; bones, 4s to 5s per cwt. Sheep-skins brought up to 4s 3d tor best, but few sold at that price, the greater number telling from 2s ■Sd to. .3s 6d«ach. Felts, 8d to lOd; lamb»kins( 7d to. Is each. A few bales of wool sold at id to 4jd for long wools, and a few lots in bags 3d to 4d per lb. Grain, eto.—Maize, ex wharf, 2s 6d, supply plentiful, with a good demand; oats, southern feed, a penny per bushel cheaper, supplies rather in excess of demand; fowl wheat firmer; chaff advanced 5s per too, prime being now worth L 3 per ton, ex rail. At Remuera, dairy oows were at lste values, and brought from LI 10s to L 5 17s 6d; dry cows, L2 to U 2s; 3-year steers, L 4 to LB 69 eaoh. Fat and young calves, in short supply, were better worth. Fresh dropped, 5s to 9s; medium, 12s to 16s; heavy, up to L2 13s each. Fat cattle were penned in average numbers and scarcely kept last week quotations, but sold freely at from LI Is to LI 4s per 1001b; steers ranged in price from L 7 10s to Ll2 ]oa; cows, L 4 to L97s 6d each, Several truck loads of steers from the Waikato averaged over LlO 10s each. Fat sheep were penned in less than average numbers and were better worth, wethers bringing from 18s to LI 3s. One pen of seven very choice wethers reached LI 8s 6d; ewes, 15s to LI eaoh Fat lambs were in fair supply, and sold at good values throughout, bringing from 7s 6 i to 15s each, very few being sold under 10s 6d. The pig market is ntterly demoralised, .owing to swine fever bein* in thedistriot, . I several lots being condemned.

NOLAN, TONKB AND OO.'S STOOK REPORT. Haweka, October 19. At Eltham, on Tuesday, we had a !ull yard. Competition brisk through' lit, although prices were sot as high as late rates.

At Hawera, on Thursday, there was a fair muster of cattle. Bidding was brisk, a d. with one exception, all lines were cleared. We quote: At Eltham: Fat cows, Lsto L 5 10s; cows and calves, LI to L 4 10s; forward cows, Li ■ store cows, L 3 10s to L 3 15s; 2-year steers, L 3 12s fid to L 3 15s ; yearling steers, L2 10s to L2 15s; yearlings (mixed), L2 2s to L 2' ss; weaner calves, LI to LI 3s; empty heifers, L2 12a to L2 16s; springers, L 4 10s toLS. At Hawera: Yearlings (mixed), L2 to L 1 8s; yearling steers, L2 10s to L2 15s; 2year steers, L 3 10s to hi; fat cows, LI 12s (id to L 6; empty heifers, L2 19s to L 3 2s fid; forward cows, L 4; store cows, L 3 8s to L 3 10s; cows and calves (good), L 5 7s Gd; springers, L 4 12s Cd to L 5; dairy cows, Li 5s to L 5.