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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 24, 21 October 1901, Page 3

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LONDON MARKETS. By Blkcteic Tklegfaph—Copyright. pbb pbbsß assootatioh. Received 18, 12 p.m. I London, October 18. i Bank ef England returns for the week:— Stock of gold coin and bnllion, £35,013,000; reserve, £25,236,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 49 per cent.; notes in circulation, £29,696,000; public deposits, £10,189,000; other deposits, £41,171,000, Government securities, £18,017,000; other securities, £25,964.000. Three months' bills are discounted at 2£ per cent. Consols are quoted at 935. The following are the quotations for Colonial Government securities:—Victorian 4 per cents., Ill; 3§per cents., 104. New B»nth Wale,s, 4 per cents., 114; 8J per cents, 102|; 3 per cents, 99 j. South Australian, 3£ per cents, 105; 3 per cents, 93. Queensland 4 per cents., 107; 3| per cents., 102; 3 per cents, 91 f. New Zealand 4 per cents., 112£; 3£ per cents, 108; 3 per cents., 97. Tasmanian per cents., 104. Westralian, 3£ per cents., 102 J. The wheat ma-kets are firm and active, cargoes hardening. Victorian and South Australian October cbipment, 28s 9d; prompt delivery sailer parcels. 27s 6d. Sugar, firm. German, 7s 7£d; first mark, 9s 3d. Copper, nominal, spot L6l; three montbj L 62 17s 6-?. Tin, weaker; spot, L11310s; three months, LlO6. Pie-iron 53s 9d. Lead, Lll ss. Spelter, Ll7 Is 3d. Wool.—At the Antwerp sales held from the 22nd to 25th 9855 bales will be ottered, including 550 Australian. Bradford tops. I common sixties 19d, super 20d. *t the kauri gum sales 2450 cases were offered and 1200 sold at full prices; fin* three-quarter scraped, 120s to 130s.