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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 155, 18 November 1912, Page 2

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1 ■ | BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, November 15. The Bank of England returns for the week ending Wednesday last are as follow: — Gold coin. £35.201,000. Reserve, £20,777,000. Note circulation, £28.300,000. Public deposits, £12,701,000. Other deposits, £40,81:1.000. Government securities. £13.035,000. Other securities, £31,50(3,000. ( Proportion of reserve to liabilities, I 49.95. THE HONEY MARKET. Bank rate, 5 per cent.; short loans, 3% per cent.; three month?' bills, 4 7-18 per cent.; Paris, 3 1 /, per cent.; Berlin, s'/ s per cent. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The following are the latest quotations for Government swnrilii-s: — 2y? per cent. Consols, £75; rise of £1 ss. 4 per cent. New South Wales, £102; unchanged. 3% per cent. New South Wales, £97; rise of ss. 3 per cent. New South Wales, £B4; rise of 10s. 4 per cent. Victoria. £IOO 10s; rise of ss. ed. 3 .per cent. Victoria. £7O; rise of 10s. 3 1 /. per cent. South Australia, £O3; unchanged. 3 per cent. South Australia, £7B, unchanged. 4 per cent. Queensland, £101; unchanged. 3'/o per cent. Queensland, £O-1; unchanged. 3 per cent. Queensland. £80: vise of 15s. 4 per cent. New Zealand, £101; rise of 10s. , 3 1 /> per cent. New Zealand. £01; fall of £l. 3 per cent. New Zealand. £B4; rise of £4. 3 1 /> per cent. Tasmania. £Ol 15s; unchanged. 3 per cent. Tasmania. fB4: unchanged. 3V :: per rent. West Australia, £O2; unchanged. 3 per cent. West Australia, £B3 10s; unchanged. i LONDON MARKETS. London. November 15. Copper.—Spot £7B. three months £7B 15s; electrolytic £B4 10s. Tin. £220 15s. Iron, 07s lOd. .Spelter, £27. Sugar..—German 0s fid. first marks lis Od. The Bradford wool market is animated, and crossbred* are firmer on aoeojint of New Zealand shipments opening; 50's. 20d; 40's. 10V,d: 40's. 15d. Lead.—lmports 10,740 tons, exports 5082 tons. Silver, 28% d per oz.