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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 301, 15 May 1911, Page 3

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Presd Association —Copyright. London, May 12. Wheat.—New Zealand new crop 35s 6d (?); old 345, 34s 6d. LONDON WOOL SALES. London, May 12. Wool.—The following arc the prices realised for the fleece portion of the clips named:—Totara, top price lOd, average 9%d; Annedale, liy B d and 10i/ 4 d; W.D., 11'/,d and lly 4 d. There was spirited bidding for all sections, and prices were fully maintained. BANK OF K\-(JLAND RETURNS. London, May 12. The Bank of England returns for the week ending Wednesday last are a>> follow: Gold coin, £35,836,000. Reserve, £27,293,000. Note circulation, £28,158,000. Public deposits, £14,009,000. Other deposits, £39,807,000. Government securities, £14,971,000. Other securities, £29,355,000. Proportion of reserve to liabilities, 50.04. THE MONEY MARKET. Bank rate, 3 per cent.; short loans, ly 3 per cent.; three months' \ bills, 2% per cent.; Paris, 2 per cent.; Berlin, 2% per cent. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The following are the latest quotations for Government securities:— 2'/ 2 per cent. Consols, £Bl I2s Od. Rise of 7s 6d. , 4 per cent. New South Wales, £lOO.l Unchanged. 3»/ 2 per cent. TTew South Wales, £O9. Unchanged. 3 per cent. New South Wales, £B7 10s. Unchanged. 4 per cent. Victoria, £lO3 10s. Fall of ss. 3y a per cent. Victoria, £9B 10s. Unchanged. 3 per cent. Victoria, £SO. Unchanged. 3>/ 2 per cent. South Australia, £9B 10s. Unchanged. 3 per cent. South Australia, £B2 10s. Unchanged. 4 per cent. Queensland, £lO4. Rise, of ss. • j ty, per cent. Queensland, £97 12s Od. I Unchanged. ! 3 per cent. Queensland, £B6. Unchanged. 4 per cent. New Zealand, £lO4. Unchanged. 3'/a per cent. New Zealand, £9B. Unchanged. 3 per cent. New Zealand, £BO 10s. Unchanged. 3y 2 per cent. Tasmania, £O7 10s. Unchanged. 3 per cent. Tasmania, £BO. Unchanged. |

3% per cent. West Australia, £97. Rise of 7s Od.

3 per cent. West Australia, £B6 10s. Rise of 2s 6d.