COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 224, 10 February 1913, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

BANK OF ENGLAND RETrRNS. By Cable—Press Assomliou—Copyright. London, January 31. The Bank of England returns for the week ending Wednesday last are as follow: Gold coin, £35,265,000. Reserve, £20.573,000. Note eirculatibn. £28,008,000. Public deposits, £18.200,000. Oilier deposits, £38,238,000. Government securities, £13,035,000. Proportion, of reserve to liabilities 47.02. THE MONEY MARKET. Bank rate, 5 per cent.; short loans, 4% per cent.; three months' bills, 4 11-10 per cent.;. Paris, 3% per cent.; JJerlin, 4% per cent. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES . The following are the latest quotations for Government securities: 2% per cent. Consols, £74 15s; fall of ss. 4 per cent. New South Wales, £101; unchanged. 3 1 /, per cent. New South Wales, £97; fall of £1 10s. 3 per cent. New South Wales, £B4; unchanged. 4 per cent. Victoria, £103; unchanged. P p i' cent. Victoria, £93 2s Od; unchanged. 3 per cent. Victoria, £7B; unchanged. V/n per cent. South Australia, £93; unchanged . I 3 per cent, South Australia, £7fi; unj changed, > 4 per cent. Queensland, £101; unchanged. 3 J /o per cent. Queensland, £O4; unchanged. 3 per cent. Queensland, £79; unchanged. 4 per ci<nl. Kcw Zealand, £IOO ss; fall of las. v 3y 2 per (tfrif. New Zealand, £9l; unchanged. 3 per cent. New Zealand, £80; unchanged. 3% per cent. Tasmania. £00; fall of £l. 3 pel' cont. Tasmania, £B3; unchanged. 3y 2 per cent. West Australia, £9l; unchanged. 3 pgr cent. West Australia, £B4; unchanged. { LONDON MARKETS. London, February 7. Copper, £OO. electrolytic £74 15s. Tin.—Spot £219 1 Os. three months £217 10s. Iron. 64k 9d. Lead, £lO 15s. Spelter. £25 15s. Sugar.—Herman 9s Od, first marks lis 7d. 1 Bradforrl Wool.—The market is active tending upward; 04's 30d, super 29d, common (10's 28'/,d. sfi's 23% d, SO's 22d 40's 17y 4 d, 40's lfid. Wheat.—The market is firm and quiet, and there is some bidding for near ;3Ss is bid for a South Austra- , lian sailer February shipment and 37s !0d for a Westralian February shipment. Liverpool futures March 89%' cents, May 87% cents, July 87% cents. Australian t spot firm. 40s Od. 1 Flour.—Steady.; Australian patents j ex stores 27s Od, February-March 27d j c.i.f. J Oats. Quiet; La Plata Februaryj March. 15s lOVirt. | Butter.—There is an improved deI mand. especially for unsalted, Austra--J lian realising 110s to 114s. New Zealand ) 118s to 120s. Australian choicest salted, j 106s to 110s. There is more selling at 110s than last week. New Zealand Il2s to 114s, a few brands realising 116s. I Danish. 129s to 130s. I Cheese.—Quiet and unchanged. THE "WHEAT MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London house under date sth inst.:— | Wheat—We have sold an Australian cargo at 37s Od c.i.f. The market is steady, and there is a fair demand owing >to favorable crop reports. The. market reports from Argentina state that the 1 outlook is uncertain. We quote, per quarter, c.i.f,. New Zealand wheat: Longberried 3tis. short-berried 35s 6d.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, and reduced, lvave received tlie following cablegram from their London house under 'date January (itli:—

Sheepskins.—Sheepskins have advanced %d to %d.