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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 210, 9 October 1909, Page 2

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BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. F/ Cable.—Press Association.—Copyrig&t Received 8, 7.60 pja. „ London, October 8. ine Bunk of hngland returns lor the ™ are n8 follow:—Gold coin, u.i,408,000; reserve, £23,630,000: proportion of reserve to liabilities, 45.21s "«te circulation, £2(1,728,000; public de. Srnnnn ± "; <,l,8 ' 000 i otl ler deposits, £45,•7n7mS : ( ;,° vcrni " crit securities, £l/,W,UOU; other securities, £28,583,000. THE BANK RATE. is 3 per cent, und for >hort loans 1 per cent *Ti h , s „ bills " c •""counted In London at 2 7-10 per cent., 2% per cent, in Paris, and 3% per cent, in Berlin. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES Consols, CB3. Victorinn 4 percents. £104; 3V. per On* i "! ?' 1; 3 P er wnU m 10sQueensland 3 per cents £BO 7« fld. -New Zealand 4 per cents- £100; i'/, Ills ° el 1 128 9,1; 3 cents £B6 |.e^enu 3 VTor nU f ° 7 - 1& M! 3 Other stoekd are unchanged, niicat-lhe markets are dull, buyers I »<? apathetic and unwilling to in.ml L 'i° lr Itockfl'1 tockfl ' Sellers are quiet ' P'lrsuiiiß a waiting po y« n a hoijing for gn i mprore U,t r!f v fl rlT Wh,lc „ the world ' s 'WpmtßU ' , - Rißsisn constituting ;> ! cmnHr' f h " S been rath " * 'l«ii ! r dl "% «»» )nat few ' ™r" „'° 4,8 8,1 bein S «»ked for Australian a flout and 37s to 37» fld for n<>w (•rnp and m, f or pftroe ] B afloat wi,ii'i' lc ? m J nd for Australian .pot, wliK-li is quoted at 42s fld to 43s fld. The i'n,r h z, ' alnnd long-berried is 38s nnd short-berried 37g, li^Tr'? 0 '' (lu "- A«»trastore " r " obtainaW(! ,or 3,8 « Buiter -Danish, 120s to 128s. Owing to the strong German demand, the marliet is very firm. A few of the lml colonial lots arriving were readllv sold, -Australian realising from 114s to llflj and New Zealand 110 ato 118s. Secondary sorts. are quite neglected. llieese-The market is dull.. New Zealand 50s to B7*. £2B; three months, £ SB T,ead. £l3 fa. Spelter, £23 ss. Iron, 52s 2d. [ Sugar—The market is nuiet n,,—.„ im m,n ool—The Bradford wool mart i t rather quiet, Prices ''