GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 250, 22 April 1912, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

I I H.M.S. ENCOUNTER. J By Telegraph—Press Associatien. Napier, Saturday. H.M.S. Encounter, on her arrival yesterday, berthed at the breakwater. This j is the first occasion of a warship tying up at the wharf here. FRACAS IN A HOTEL. Wellington, Saturday.

/ By Cable—Press Association—Copyright London, April 19. The Bank of England returns for the week ending Wednesday last are as follow: \ Gold coin, .€30,430,000. Reserve, £27.038,000. Note circulation. £28,629,000. Public deposits, £18,997,000. Other deposits, £41,809,000. Other securities, £36.747,000. Proportion of reserve .to liabilities, 45.39. THE MONEY MARKET. Bank rate, 3 1 / ; per cent; short loans, 3% per cent.; three months' bills, 3 7-10 per cent.; Paris, 3 per cent.; Berlin, 3% per cent. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The following are the latest quotations for Government securities:— 2 1 /o per cent. Consols, £7B; rise of 2s •ed. " 4 per cent. New South Wales, £lO5 10s; unchanged. 3% per cent. New, South Wales, £9B 10s; unchanged. 3 per cent. New South Wales, £B6; unchanged. 4 per cent. Victoria, £102; unchanged. 8 1 /. per cent. Victoria, £9B 10s; unchanged. 3 per cent. Victoria, £BS 10s; unchanged. 3% per cent. South Australia, £97; unchanged. 3 per cent. South Australia, £BO 10s; unchanged. 4 per cent. Queensland, £102; unchanged. 3y 3 per cent. Queensland, £96 10s; unchanged. 3 per cent. Queensland, £B4; unchanged. 4 per cent. New Zealand, £lO2 10s; unchanged. 3% per cent. New Zealand, £97; unchanged. 3 per cent. New Zealand, £BS 10s; unchanged. 3Mj per cent. Tasmania, £9O; unchanged. 3 per cent. Tasmania, £BS; unchanged. 3% per cent. West Australia, £94 10s; unchanged. 3 per cent. West Australia, £80; unchanged. LONDON MARKETS. London, April 19. Copper.—Spot £7O ss, three • months £7l 2s Od. Tin.—Spot £l9B, three months £194 15s. Iron, 53s lOd. Lead—lmports 22,323 tons, exports i 4047 tons. Spelter, £25 10s. Woolfram, £3O to £3l. Sugar.—German 13s Od, first marks 10s Bd. Bradford Wool.—Firm; 64's, 25 1 / 4«3; super, 24% d; common GO's, 24% - 50's 21d; SO's, 17% d; 40's, 14V 2 d; 40's, 13s Od. London sales included Hikorangi, top price 10d. average !)•%<!; Shereden, lOd and JM/.rt. Wheat—Markets are quiet and fairly steady at a slight reduction. Fine Australian cargoes sold at 39s 3d to 40s. Parcels arrived brought 40s to 40s 3d! April-May shipment fetched 38s 4y 2 d. There is a quiet trade in spot at 425. Flour.—Quiet. Australian £2 7s 6d ex stores £2 fls c.i.f. ' Oats.—Easier. La Plata April-Mav 18s 6d. ' J Beans and peas—Firm and unchanged. Butter.—Lifeless. No buyers. Danish 112s to 114s, unsalted 110s.' The market secondary 104s to 108s. New Zealand 112s to 114s, unsalted 10s. The market closed with a downward tendency. Cheese.—Dull. New Zealand 725. BANK OF AUSTRALIA. ' London, April 19. The Bank of Australia balance-sheet shows that transferable deposits total £802,159, other deposits £4.862,202, cash investment £2,233,911; bills £4J.M.01.i.