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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8114, 19 May 1906, Page 3

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FINANCE AND TUADE. Beceived 18, 11.4 p.m. London, May 18, Com, £30,235,000 j reserve, £21,887, 0001 proportion of reserve to liabilities, 4146 ; circulation, £28,661,000 ; public deposits, £9,415,090; other deposits, £42,097,000) Government securities, £15,977,000; other securities, £32,041, 000.

Three months' bill, 3f Copper: Spot, 85.?; three months', 84}.

Tin, excited. The irregular tin plate workers have been compelled to stop work, owing to the high prices of tin. Spot, 195 to 198, three months, 189. Lead, 17 l-16th, Iron, 50.8. Spelter, 27j. Sugar, dull; German, 7.11; first marks, 10,1. VICRERS AND STEVENS' REPORT. Tickers and Stevens rrport that there was a fair entry of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday. Store cattle were on the move and better prices were obtained than at late sales. Weaners made from 7s Gd to 12s 6d, 18-month steers L2 Is, old cows 17s. (id to LI 10s,. good forwa 'J stores L2 to L2 10s, spring ealvers L2 to L 3 si, fat cows L 3 7s 6d to Lo 7s 6d.

At Tarata on Monday there was only a small yarding. Store eows made 18s to L2 2s, forward heifers L 3 6s.

BEWLEY AND GRIFFITHS REPORT. On Saturday last we had a large entry of poultry, all of which were disposed of at current rates. We quote : hlens lid to Is 6d,cockerels 9d to 2s Id, pullets Is 5d to 2s Id, ducks Is 4il to 2s Bd.

At Ike mart we quitted a very large quantity of sundries at (satisfactory prices, including a very good line of linnis.

Fruit lias been in full supply, considerable quantities of apples, pears, oranges and bananas coming to hand. We quote apples, cookp; s, ]small cases Is yd to 2s 6d, desse/t cases Gs to Gs (3d, bananas 10s Gd, oranges 4s Gd to os, kumaras ss.