COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 288, 28 April 1913, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKET.

THI MONEY MARKET,

By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, April 23. Bank rate, 4'/ a per cent.; short loans, 2 5-8 per cent.; three months' bills, 3 15-10 per cent.; Paris 314 per cent.; Berlin, 4% per cent. Four.—Firm, on passage parcels, 27s to 27s 6(1.

Copper. Spot £O6 17s 6d, three months, £OO 2s 6d; electrolytic £72 2s Tin.—Spot £225, three months £220 OS. Lead, £ 18. Spelter, £25 10s. Iron, 68s. Wolfram, £34. Sugar.—German 0s 10d, first marks 12s 4d.

Wool.—Bradford wool market improved, tone firm, business small, prices unchanged. At the London sales the following prices were realised for the fleece portions of the clips named: Waitau, top price 11 %d, average lid; Teviotdalc 13'/od and 12% d; Omarama 12% d and lid; Kelakes 13d nnd HV.d. vSilver, 27s 13-lfid. At the wool sales crossbreds are very firm. Merinos are unchanged. London. April 26. Rabbits.—There is a slump in the market, owing to plentiful arrivals and the warm weather. Xew .South Wales' blues are quoted at los fid.. Store Sheep.—North Island, 4 3-10 d; best brands, 4 o.lfid. Xew Zealand ewes, 3 13-10 d. Australian light. 3%d; ewes, 3 3 / 4 d. South American, light, 4y 8 d; heavv, 3%d; ewes, 3 11-10 d.

Lambs. Canterbury, light. 6%d; North Island, 0 7-lfid;* selected brands, Beef. Xew Zealand forequarters, 3%d; hindquarters, 4 1-lfid. Australian —Forequarters. 3%d; hindquarters, 3%d;. Smith American— frozen forequarters, 3%d; hindquarters, 3%d; chilled forequnrters. .Id; hindquarters, 3 13-16 d. Other meats are unchanged.

At the wool sales the following are the prices realised for the fleece portions of the clips named:—Hiku, top 12y 2 d, average 1I%(1; Poporangi, 12y 8 d and ll%d; Crissoge I2 1 /.d anil 12% d; Westdome, 13d and 12d.