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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 100, 13 May 1901, Page 3

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(BY KIiVCIIO Telegraph.—Copxbight.) I PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received 11, 12.51 a.m. Los don, May 10. Bank of England returns for the week:— Stock of gold coin and bullion, £33,488,000; reserre, £23,620,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 49-44 per cent.; notes in cirionlution, £29,729,000; public deposits, '£7,664,000; other deposits, £39,718,000; Government securities, £13,768,000; other securities, £28,019,000. Three months' bills are discounted at 3f per cent Consols are quoted at 93-|. The following are the. quotations for Colonial Government securities:— Victorian 4 per cents., Ill; 3i per cents., 10*. New South Wales, 4 per cents., 115 ; 3J per cents, 103; 3 per cents, South Australian, 3J per cents, 106; 3 per- cents, 94. Queensland 4 per cents., 107$ ; 3J per cents., 1 103 New Zealand 4 per cents., 113; 3J per cents, 109J; 3 per cents., 97. Tasmanian 34 per cents., 103|. Westralian, 3J per cents., 100. The wheat market is firm owing to It ss favourable crop reports received f rrm Germany and France. There is a good demand for cargoes. Parcels afloat are quoted at 28s 9d. Bngar is quiet. German, 9s Cd; first marks, 10s 10,: |. Copper is quiet. Fpot, 69-J; three months, 70f. i Tin is improving. Spot, 120fi; three months, 117 A Pigirou 54s 41d. Lead, 12 5-16. fcpelter. 17. Si'.ver,2s3jd. At Bradford wool sales are restricted. Common six'ies ISJd ; super, litjii: At the Loc'toa wool sales competition is spirited, and all c"a c se-i arc firm, Thebalance-she tof the Scottish Australian Investment Cv.mp jiy shows a loss of£7i'23 for the half year. Wheat; The Jean Baptism's o£ Victorian sold for ii'M 9d. Received Jl, 4.30 p.m. 1.0.,u0N, May 10. Woo's: Merinos, five ;or cent above opening rates; fine crossbeeds, &lrong; low c'a-ses, easier.

AUCKLAND BUTTER PRICES. FEB PBES3 ASSOCIATION. Auckland, May 10. Wholesale dairy produce quotations:— Batter.—Fre-h dairy, 7d; second quality, 6i; New Zealand Dairy Association, lid ; Anchor brand, lid; Acorn brand, lid ; prime ■alt, 8d; second quality, SJ. BUCKLAND AND SONS' WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. (Special to News.) Auckland, May 10, Messes Bccki and and Sons' Repobt : Hay :.Straw-meadow bay Is 6d to Is 9d. Grain, "etc.: Local dun oats Is lOd, Southern feed 2s, barley 23, cirrots 265. Ex store: Chaff L2 15s to L 3 ss. Maize ia short supply, ex wharf, 2s 3d pjr bushel. Hides, skios, tallow, wool, etc. Oa Tuesday we catalogued the usutl quantity and cseared the lc at the foil'.wing prices : Hides: Ox, 4d to 6fd ; cows, 3£d to 3Jd ; stag, lsd; kip, 3d to 3|d; calf, bd to 4£d ; ttllow, 16s to ]s* cwt Cor ordinary; rough fat, ]|l lb. Sheepskins sold freely at Is 9d to 2s 2d, and h's*. wo riled heavy 2s 5d to 4s 4d, pelts lOd to Is (M small and light pelts an l lamb skins Gd to 3d each, small parcels woo' long wool, and l£d per lb for pieces.