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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7946, 9 October 1905, Page 2

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London, Oct. 6. Bank of England returns.—Gold coin, etc., £30,45)9,000, reserve £20,5)78,000, proportion of rcservo Ito liabilities 38.60 notes in circulation £29,773,000, public deposits £12,015,000, other deposits £42,258,000, Government securities £8,61)3,000, other seriiritks £32,374,000. Three months bills arc discounted ;it •1" per cent. Consols 88 11-Jtl. N'cw .South i.lu-ee and a Imlfs 09. Mctorian ttucc and a halts DSJ. Queensland three- and a lmlfs 98'.. New Zealand fours 107-J. West Australian three and a halfs 95. The wheal markets are quiet, with a hurdening tendency, owing to Hie large Continental demand. Germanyis operating freely in view of the new import duty. Cargoes are quiet, Oil' coast are held too, high ; one cariro sold at 33s lid, Australian, in small compass, is quoted al 33s to 33s (id. l''lo::r h a shade, firmer. Patent make- are quoted in London at 23s 3d, and i„ Glasgow at 21s (id to 21s 9d. h-cigkts are active, and several have been , lixe.l in the United Kingdom and on the Continent for newseason's grain—at Adelaide 22s 3d, and in Victoria at about 23s !)<!.

Uutter is firm and p r i,. e e um-hungod. C'Mrest js occasionally Is dearer. Coppe'r.-Spot- C7l 2s fid to £7l 7* 6(1, three months £7O IJ S to £7l. Tin-Spot £lls & (,V1 to CMS 12s I (id. three months £ll7 5s to I'M" lj« Lend £M n s ;> ( | („ .cj.f 12a (id. | Spelter £O7 10s (o i2 y ]2s (](] Sugar.-Steady. First mails 10, 7d, German Ss 9d. Bradford wool is active. For crosslireds ju-ieps are nnrhnnued. London/OcMht (i. At the | %(l iiri i;uin auelion.-i 'JItM cases offered and .WO sold. |.,i t ,., weip imitiiriifcd, la stuck', ig>j cases.