TRADE AND FINANCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 142, 20 June 1904, Page 2

TRADE AND FINANCE.

LONDON COMMERCIAL CABLE, LONDON, June 17, HANK OF ENGLAND The Dank of England return, issued for the week ending Wednesday June 15th, contains the following ngures :-i)ullion, £32,405,000 ; reserve, £24,846,000 ; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 51.84 ; note circulation, £24,092,000; public d* posits, £8,198,000 ; other deuosltT HMX G l ovwnme,it *»"«- £l(i,oH8,000 ; other securities, £2B - GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, * Per Cents. -Phis Week. Last Week. oi » ■, r, £ *■ d - & »• A 2J Imperial Con- , sols 90 2 6 90 5 0 4 N.S. Wales 108 0 0 109 0 0 Jj N.S. Wales 97 0 0 97 0 0 * 3 N.S. Wules 87 0 0 87 0 0 ■1 Victorian 104 0 0 104 0 0 dj \ictorian 97 0 0 97 o 0 a Victorian 88 0 0 88 0 0 <Ji S. Australian 98 10 0 300 0 0 Jo. Australian 86 0 0 87 0 0 4 Queensland 104 0 0 104 0 0 3J Queensland 9(i 0 0 96 0 0 3 Queensland 8U 00 : 8« 0 0 4 N. Zealand 107 0 0 107 0 0 Hi New Zealand 99 0 0 99 0 0 J New Zealand 89 o 0 89 0 0 8i W. Australian 90 0 0 96 0 0 3 W. Australian 80 0 0 80 0 0 3 J l'asumnian 99 0 0 99 0 0 3 Tasmauian 87 0 0 87 0 0 THE MONEY MAHKET. Tho market rale of discount for best three months bills is Ith oer cent, lusher, ut a 1-1(1 per cent, THE PRICE OF METALS, <« 1 ' 1 l o'"~ Sl " ,t ' " Hs Wd higher, at £. I 10s per ton ; three months, 15s liWlier, at £s(i 7s (id per ton ' Jin-Spot, 7s (id higher, at £ll9 a? £?? H -i h r? , "°" l ' llS ' 10S M « h * r « at £jta (S dd per ton. Lead-Quotations 5s lower, at£ll bs 3d per ton. * Iron-Middleabbrough, No. 1 caß h '. lid lower, at 42s Ojd per ton. "' BREADSTUFFS. In sympathy with America, the English and Continental wheat mar. kets are dull, and juices easier. Aus, trahan cargoes afloat are quoted at 20s to 29s 4jd, June-Juiv shipments 29s 3d to 29s 6d parcel • afloat 28s IXI. Sixteen thousand . quarters of Victorian June-July «oid at about 295. San Francisco' wheat Idol 27i cents. «"«■'■» The American visible supply is 20,878,000 bushels. W * ". COLONIAL AND OTHER PRODUCE

Bradford Tops-The market is active, the bulk of the business done 'wing in cross-breds. Pi-ices are imbroved, us follows :-Commoii GO'S.' jM ; super Oil's, 24d ; common 40's' Irfjtl ; super 40's, 14fd. Butter.—Carres arriving are In good condition, and the market is unncr. Danish has risen four krotf. era. lh o demand for Australian is conlmed to choicest brands Now is quoted at 80s to 90s, Australian Ms to 80s. Cheese.-Tho market is weaker. iNew Zealand realises 41s to 43s Kabbits.-Theiv is a poor demand, and stocks are dull of sale at 6d to

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