FINANCE AND TRADE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 32, 8 February 1904, Page 2

FINANCE AND TRADE.

LONDON COMMERCIAL CABLES. LONDON, Feb. 0.. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. The Bank of England return Issued (or the week emling Wednesday, Feb. 3, includes the following Bullion. £31,739.000; reserve, £23,831,000; percunluge of reserves to liabilities, Notes in circulation, £28,1120,000 ; public deposits, £6,874,000 ; other doposits, £42,91d,0u0. Government securities, £19,234,000; other securities, £24,785,000. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

MONEY MARKET. Tlic liNirket rate of discount for liest throe months' bills in aj<l per •onl., or 9-10 lower than <m J«u. fl. COLONIAL AND OTHER PRODUCE Wheat.—lo,ooo quarters Victorian, prompt shipment, a,nid 8000 MarchAprll, a'J/3 ; 18,000 Jflii.-Feb., 29/ 1 i i 11,000 New South Wales, Feb.llareh, 20/-. SKgur:Plrst mark granulated 1 , f.o.b. Hamburg, 9/11 per cwt. ; «ei> iiinn beet, HSdeff., 7/10. Bradford Tops.—Tha market i s cheerful, Common 60's, 2aJd ; er ISO's, aijid ;■common -1-6' a, lairt • super 'lo'#, lajd. ■ ■'m buswlKss doing. Clteose.—New Zealand, 50s to 51s THE METAL MARJCETS Copper.—Spot, £56 per ton - three niionljhs, £55 12s fid per ton

Per Price. C'tivts. This Week. Last WeeJc, £ s. £ a. -j I:ii]>oi mi Consols 87 10 88 1 N.S. Wales. 107 107 iij -VS. Wules 98 99 10 3 N.S. Wales 87 15 88 4 Vietwiim 107 107 3$ Viotoriun 07 97 U Victorian 87 87' 3i South Aust. 100 100 3 South Aust. 87 87 ■i Quuciusland 105 105 Hi Ciuetutsliuid 97 97 3 Uiu'i-nislaiid 87 87 ■i New Zcauuml 108 ioa .'IJ New /.I'ttUuid *01 101 .'J New Zealand 90 90 3} 'JVijjinuniau 07! 3 Taaiminian 87 87 iij WestralTun 97 67 3 Wcstrnlian 87 85; ::