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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 113, 3 June 1901, Page 3

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LONDON MARKETS. (By Blectiic Telegraph.—Copj right.) (PEE PKESS ASSOCIATION.) Received 1 1.1(1 a.m. London, May 31. Bank of England rehires fur the week:— Stock of gold coin and bullion, £33,908,000 ; reserve. £24,'293,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 50-10 per cent.; notes in circnl'itiou, £2!1,5u 1,000; public deposit.*, £8,510,000; other deposits, £39.797,000; Govtrnment fccurities, £11,163,000; other securities. £27,7i;2 000.

Tince months' bills are discounted at 3f per cent

Consols arc quoted at fl3g. The following are the rpiotations for Colonial Government securities:—Victorian 4 per cents., 11H ;3l per cents., 10t. New South Wales, i per cents., 115 ; 3.J- petcents, 103; 3 per cents, Oil. South Australian, 3J per cents , 10ii; 3 per cents, 91. Queensland i per cents., 107-J ; 3J- per cents., 103 New Zealand! per'cents., 113; 3J per cents, 10;); 3 per cents., 1)7. Tasmahian 31- per cents., 103. Westrali-m, 3.1 per cents., 101.

De-pite the hot weather the European wheat markets nr>! (inn, and inclined to advance. American caigoes arc steady. A Victorian January shipment .realised 30s; April shipment, 20s 6d ; South Australian | January-February shipments 2!)s !ld. | Copter is flat. frput, Giii;; three moDlhs, G!l,j, 'Jin is firm. Spot, 131; three months, i-m. Pig iron 51s!>'d. Lead,l?i Spelter, 17?. Sugnr is iirm. German, 'Js Gd; firat marks, lis l,],d. At Bradford the wool market is restricted ; prices uncharged. Silver, 2537-lGd.