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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 114, 30 September 1912, Page 3

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I SANK OF ENGLAND - RETURNS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, September 27. The Bank of England returns for the week ending Wednesday'last are as follow: Gold coin, £40,2(53,000. Reserve, £31,313,000. Note circulation, £28,828,000. Public deposits, £10,870,000. Other deposits, £44,041,000. Government securities, £1,3,388,000. Other securities, £34,570,000. Proportion of reserves to liabilities. 50.39. THE MONEY MARKET. Bank rate, 4 per cent.; short loans, .2<4 per cent.; three months' bills, 3% per cent.; Paris, 1% per cent.: Berlin. 4%d per cent. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The following are the latest quotations for Government securities:— 2y 2 per cent. Consols, £74 2s <kl; unchanged. 4 per cent. New South Wales, £lO3 10s; unchanged. 3>/ s per cent. New South \Yales, £97; unchanged. 3 per cent. New South Wales, £S4 j. lft-; unchanged. 4 per cent. Victoria, £IOO 10s; unchanged. 3 y»per cent', Victoria, £93; unchanged. 3 per cent. Victoria, £81; fall of £l. "V-i P<'i' cent. South Australia, £94; unchanged. 3 per cent. South Australia, £79; unchanged. 4 per cent. Queensland, £101; unchanged, ; 3 J /;per cent. Queensland, £94 10s; undid nged. 3 per cent. Queensland, £81; fall of £L . 4 per cent. New Zealand, £lO3 10s; un«hanged. 'Ay., per cent. Now Zealand, £93 10s; fall of ]<H 3 per cent. New Zealand £B2; fall of 10s. 3'/j per cent. Tasmania, £92 1.0s; unchanged. 3 per cent. Tasmania; £B4; unchanged. 3 '/.per cent. West Australia, £94 10s; unchanged. *" 3 per cent. West Australia, £80; unchanged. LONDON MARKETS. London. September 27. " Tin, £231 15s. Sugar—German lis lid, granulated October, lift lOd. Bradford Wool.—Verv firm -at recent rates; business is difficult. Butter. —Quiet «nd unchanged: there is a good demand for choice, which is scarce. Cheese. —Quiet and unchanged. Bacon. —Steady: there is a good inquiry for Australian, (55s to (18s, Wool Sales.—The following are the prices realised for fleece portions oi I he clips named:—Panikau. top price'lid a vera si l Gear. 12d and lid; Me iopoiamia, 22Vstl uml 21% d. Wheat,--The market is inactive; buy its irre abstaining while prices 'are ai Ihe pn-sent level; cargoes slow and \vn altered; Australian off-coast, is offerinj for 40s (id. Liverpool futures. Octobe: I>l% cents, December 8K :!/ S cent*. Tlvevi is a smajl supply of Anfitralia.il spot a J2s to 42s (id. New Zealand is plenti fill. The most recent arrivals are, badl sprouted, and are difficult to sell; 37 to 37s fid c.i.f.; best samples lande brought 39s fid to 40s. 11 our. —Slow: spot is unchanged: forward shipment brought 2(is 3d to 2C 9d c.i.f. Oats.—Firm; "A" cartons, on p:issagi 25s 9(1: prompt shipment 25s 3d; spo scarce, 20s 9d: La Plata afloat fid. Beans. Scarce: New Zealand spc 3Rs to 38s (Ul-, freights, verv firm: seven fixtures sailers new crop 37s Od. London, September 27. At. the kauri sales 228 cases were r fere'd and 80 sold slightly in sellers' fa our. At the wool pales there was good coi petition. All crossbred? were firm: ni rinos unchanged. .