COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 119, 7 October 1912, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

I • I ; BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. j jßy Cable—Press Association—Copyright. ' London, October 4. j J The Bank of England return* for the .1 week ending Wednesday last arc as fol- ', low: j Gold coin, £37,440,000. Reserve, £27,803,000. Note circulation, £29/)85.000. ; Public deposits, £13,047,000. Other deposits, £43,075,000. i Government securities, £13,338.000. • ") Other securities, £34.203,000. j Proportion of -reserve to. liabilities, 47.74. ■ THE MONEY MARKET. j Bank rate, 4 per cent.; short loans, 2 1 per cent.; three months' bills, 3 15-lfi per cent.; Paris, 3 per cent.; Berlin, 3% i per cent. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The following are the latest quotations for, Government securities: £y> per cent. Consols, £74; fall of 2s 03.

j 4 per cent. New South Wales, £103: fall of 103. 3y 2 per. cent. New South Wales, £O7; unchanged. ; 3 per cent. New South Wales, £B4 10s; unchanged. 4 per cent. Victoria, £IOO 10s; unchanged. 3y a per cent. Victoria, £95; unchanged. 3 per cent. Victoria, £81; fall of £!. 3y 2 per cent. South Australia, £94; unchanged. j 3 per cent. South Australia, £79; unI changed. j 4 per cent. Queensland, £101; unchamged. j 3y, per cent. Queensland, £94 10s; un- ] changed. j 3 per cent. Queensland, £81; unchanged. 4 per cent. New Zealand, £101; fall of £2 10s. V/., per cent. New Zealand, £O3; fall of 10s. 3 per cent. New Zealand, £B2; unchanged. 3y 3 per cent. Tasmania, £O2 10s; unchanged. 3 per cent. Tasmania, £B4; unchanged. 3y„ per cent. West Australia, £93; fall of £1 10s. 3 per cent. West Australia, £SO; fall of £2. LONDON MARKETS. London. October 4. Copper, £7S 6s 3d to £7.9 lis 3d; electrolytic. £Bl 15s. Tin.—Spot £229 10fi, three months £228. Lead, £2l ss. Spelter, £27 7s Od. Iron. 56s to 575. Wolfram, £3O. Sugar. —German 9s fid, first marks 12s Id. Bradford Wool. Quiet and unchanged. The following are prices realised for fleece portions of the ■clips named: Tekopua. top price 13y,d, average price 12% d; Gore, 13y.d, 12% d; TCa- : paione, 19d, 17% d. Wheat.—Steady and quiet. An Australian sailer Jaiiuarv-Fcliniarv brought 38s. Liverpool .futures: October 02%. December 89% d, March BS%d. Australian spot, quiet, 42s to 4.'ls: New Zealand 425. Flour.— Finn; Australian ex stare. 28s. Oats.—Firm. A La Plata shipment loading has been sold for 17s 7d c.i.f. Butter. —Quiet. All quotations are unchanged. There is little forward business in colonials owing to the high price* asked. Importers are unwilling to exceed 102s f.o.b. for Australian. London, October 5. Silver, 29 9-lCd. Wool Sales.—There is good competition for all grades at full rates. Sheep.—Canterbury, unaltered; North Island, 4 7-16 d; best, brands, 4'/,d; heavy "River Plate. 4 5-1(5,1.. Lambs. —Southland, 5M;d; North Island, 5 7-Kid; selected brands, sy_,d. Beef. -Forequarters, 3 1-lfid; hindquarters, 3%d. Australian. Forequartcrs, 3d; hindquarters, 3%d; Ttivor Plate frozen forequartcrs, 2%d; hindquarters, 3y,d. Rabbits are firm. Colonial supplies are short. New South Wales' blues are quoted at 18s fid to IBs od, ex store. The demand: ifi brisk. English rabbits arc scarce, but are increasing.