London Commercial Report.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7827, 20 May 1905, Page 3

London Commercial Report.

(Received May 19, 11 p.m.) LONDON, May 19, BASK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. Gold coin, £H4. ; rcserv®, £26,234.000 ; percentage ol reserve to Uabililius, 49.79 ; circulation,, £28.796,00i> ; public deposits, £lO,946,000 ; other deposits, £41,622,000; Government securities, £15,7'5C,000; other securities, £28,440,000-; three nit>ntha"biUs £2 3s9d. STOCK QUOTATIONS.. Consols, 90 3-16ths; New South! Wales three-halls, 99 £ ; New Zealand (ours, 106 ; New Zealand three-halt's, 98J ; 'New Zfcaland threes,Tasmanian threes, 90 ; other slocks unchanged.. ENGLISH GRAIN A>. 1J PRODUCE ILYHKETS. Wheat.—Markets are inactive, but are,firmer, owing to advances American, Argentina and Continental hiving more active. Franco is buying. Australian cargo soldi at 31s 9d, sellers asking 31s 9d to 325, May "and Jtine shipment; Australian spot is scarce at !J3s 6d to SisFlour.—Aa improved demand. Glasgow quotations are 23s 9d to 24s ; London, dull, owing to forced* sales. Butter.—Unchanged, with a slightly better rone. Cheese. —Weaker, New Zealand, 52s to 583^ Copper.—Spot ami three months £6l 15s to £65. TiD.—Spot £136 7s 6d lo £137 2s 6d ; three months £135 10s to £136.. Iron.—sss, Load.—£l2 17s. 6d to £l3 ; spelter £23 12e 6d. Silver.—2s S|d» ; Sugar.—First marks 13s 6d ; German lis Bd. The Bradford wool market is restricted, owing to the advance. Forcties, .Is—Bd; forty-sixes, lsr s}d ; common sixties, 2s OJd ; super, 2s Id. At the sheep skins sale 3300.were, catalogued, awl sold, with . a good) competition. Merinos combing "'arid clothing is halfpenny dearer,.; short, and shorn a farthing, crossbrcds.and line medium are also ,advanced, coarse by three farthings. : ; ;