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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 25, 30 June 1913, Page 3

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BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. By CUble—Press Association —Copyright. London, June 27. The Bank of England returns for the week ending Wednesday last, are as follow: Gold coin, £36,771,000. Reserve, £28,214,000. Note circulation, £28,653,000. Public deposits, £18,032,000 ■ Other deposits, £41,304,000. .. Government securities, £12,785,000. Other securities, £36,191,000. Proportion of reserve to liabilities 47.53. THE MONEY MARKET. Bank rate, 4Vi per cent. Short loans, 3g per cent. Three months' bills, 4$ per cent. Paris, 3% per cent. Berlin, 5% per cent. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The following are the latest quotations for Government securities:— 2'/s per cent. Consols, £72 17s (id; fall of 2s 6d. 4 per cent. New South Wales, £101; unchanged. 3% per cent New South' Wales, £B9; unchanged. 3 per cent. New South Wales, £B2; unchanged. 4 per cent, Victoria, £99; unchanged. 3'/ 2 per cent. Victoria, £93; unchanged. 1 ■3 per cent. Victoria £77; unchanged. 3% per cent. South Australia, £B9; unchanged. 3 per cent. South Australia, £73; unchanged. 4 per cent. Queensland, £99: unchanged. 3y 2 per cent. Queensland, £93; unchanged. 3 per cent. Queensland, £76; unchanged. •' 4 per cent. New Zealand, £100; unchanged. 3% per cent. New Zealand, £88; unchanged. 3 per cent. New Zealand, £77; unchanged. 3'A per cent. Tasmania, £88; unchanged. 3 per cent. Tasmania, £81; unchanged. 3y» per cent. West Australia, £88; unchanged. 3 per cent. West Australia, £S2; unchanged. LONDON MARKETS. London, June 27. Wheat: Cargoes are inactive, with a downward tendency. Australian cargoes sold at 375, spot 39s fid. I Flour: Is quiet. Australian, spot, 37s JOd; June shipments, 30s. . Oats: Steady. La Plata and June July shipments 16s. I Beans and peas. Quiet and unchanged, j Butter: The market is dull and unchanged; little but choicest Colonial ,is being offered, secondary is not wanted. Cheese: New Zealand, colored 61s, white 635. Copper: Spot £64, three months £6l 7s 6d. Tin: Spot £199, three months £2OO. Pig iron, 54s lid. Lead, £2O. Spalter, .£2O 10s. Sugar: German 9s 3d, first marks 12s Id. Bradford wool; Dull; 64's, 29% d; super, 60's 2!)i/,d; common. 60's 'S'/od; 56's, 22d; 46's, 17M>d; 40's, 16d. The Antwerp sales opened with a good attendance, and moderate animation, and holders were firm at April prices. Out of 3092 hales of La Plata offered, 1160 were sold. London, Last Night. Coira is in fair demand. South Sea bags, prompt shipment, brought £2B 17s 6d. Cotton.—June-July shipment 6.47 1 / ; d. Jute.—June-July shipment £29 ss. Hemp is firm at a high point. Fair quality July-September shipment brought £27 l,s. Wool.—The Antwerp sales have closed. 5975 hales of La Plata were offered and 2684 sold. Rubber, 3s 9y,d. Pig iron £54 Bs, spelter £2l. Antimony—£Bß os.