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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 296, 18 May 1914, Page 2

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ii— .. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. By, Cable—Press Association-—Copyright London, May 15. The Bank of England returns for the week ending Wednesday last pre as follow: — Gold coin, £34,004,000. Reserve, £25,540,000. Note. circulation, £28,703,090. Public deposits, £18,011,000. Other deposits, £38,771,000. Government securities, £11,047,000. Other securities, £38,457,000. Proportion of reserve to liabilities, 44.51. THE MONEY MARKET. Bank rate, 3 per cent. Short loans, 2 1-4 per cent. Three months' bill#, 2 7-8 per cent. Paris, 2>/ 2 per cent. Berlin, 2% per cent. LONDON MARKETS.

London, May 15. At the wool sales to-day the highest level of the series was reached. Jute. —May-June shipment £33 ss. Wool.—At the sales the following wercU'ealised for the, fleece portions of the New Zealand clips named:—Tununue, top price 12V->d, average 11'/>d; Wakarna 13d and 11 l-8d; Taradale. lld and Kaputonc, 2ld and I!) 3-8 d; Olrig, 13d and 11 l-4d; Tiralce. 12'/ 2 d and 10% d. Bradford wool.—More enquiry; fit's, 31'/.d; super 00's, 30s. Copper.—Spot £O2 17s fid, three months,- £O3 10s. Tin.—Root £154 ss, three months £l5O. Pig iron, ol.s 7d. Spelter, £2l ss. Sugar.—German fls 4'/>d, iirst marks lis 5 l-4d. " f Butter.—Quiet and unchanged with good demand for choicest colonials, but few are offering; secondaries neglected. Danish 112s to 115s. Cheese.—Dull; Mew Zealand white 60s to 00s Gd, coloured 03s. Sheepskins.—There were 4500 bales offered and sold. There was a largo attendance and keen competition. New Zealand crossbred combings were a halfpenny dearer. Wheat.—Quiet; Australian snot 38s Gd. Flour.—Steady; Australian patents 20s Gd. Oats. —Firm; La Plata .Tune-.lulv 15? 9d. Peas nnd beans—Firm and quiet. BKISBAXE WOOL SALES. Brisbane, May 10. At the wool sales competition was very keen and prices for (he better classes were ~\L to 10 per cent, above March rates. T !" s <■ •• ,;f summer sorelv fries (ho 'onplexion. Tjse Sy fees' lilv ,■■■'!■■ i.-lly; it quick'y removes M ,- " ' ' " ■-tiro-. I'i'.V A.M.) Dii-cJTHiCRTA f, eri: '"iy not have attained such r npnr'.if;!.. J- Clin hygienic f.-ei; wrr r ' known that the disinfer- '■ oi -louth by k reliable nnfl •rrnk-v ' • '-ldie is n great protecting ■- ■ ' >'H ailments where the • •ff-pti.H! hrough the throat or re-''ir-ito' ~ ;j r nnitipff .3 drops of ; '■ 'CALYPTf KXTI'ACT or. ■ oil i'.- . '- ■ '-sugar, and allowing it to '■"■'O''' " mouth, that cavity ia •!mrra:r'. -infected. The volatile »•»Ii»r«- VIIKR'S EXTRACT make-"-ry crevice. SANDER'S .XTHV '• not nauseous nor depress ■•' H ■ ' -union eucalyptus, and |io« Mv-ses niliseptic powtr. I!v usin» ?AXD!'' "XTRACT, yon avoid t.h; ancerhn- of the lozenge: vou ~i'j vi; iii-. benefit of the strongest antiseptic i.hst can be used with safety, nnd the result is protection fro® all in I