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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 1, 13 July 1914, Page 7

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BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. By Cable—Press Association.—Copyright London, July 10. The Hank 'of England 1 returns for the I week ending Wciinc-iiay last are as follow: Gold coin, £:17.«04,C00. Reserve, £28.51 !>,OOO. Note circulation, £2!1,51.'5,000. Public deposits, £12,580,000. Other deports, £43,788,000. Government securities, £11,003,00'!. Other securities', £34,832,000. Proportion of reserve to liabilities, 50.58. THE MONEY MARKET. Hank rate, 3 per cent. .Short loans, l l / 2 per cent. Three months' bills, 2 per cent. Paris, 2% per cent. Berlin, 2% per cent.

LONDON' JI'AKKETS. London, July 10. Wool. —At tiie .sales the following prices were obtained for the fleece portions of tltc New Zealand clips named. Hakitinuma, top price 15 l /,d, average 14% d; Mount View, 12(f and 10% d; Titi, 13d and 12'/ 8 d; Taratai, 14y.il and 12% d. . Copper.—Spot, £6l 12s (id; three month;*' £O2; electrolytic, £O4 las, Tin.—Spot, £147 ss; three months 1 £l4B 13s.

Pig iron, 61s 6d. Lead, £l9 13s 9d. Spelter, £2l ss, Sugar.—German' 9s 3d, ifirst marks lis 4%d. Bradford wool.—■ Merinos anil fine crossbred* are 'higher, low crossbreda firm and unchanged; 64's 32d, super fiO's 31d, common CO's 30% d, sti - s 24y,d, 50's 21 d, 4C's 17d, 40's lOd. Wheat.—Quiet and easier. Australian spot 38s 3d. 'Flow— Quiet; Australian ex store 20s. Oats.—Steady. • La Plata July-August 10s Oil, Cartons June-July 21s. Beans and peas, —Firm and_ quiet. Butter— Firmer; more inquiry for colonial Danish 12& to 1245; Australian, salted 104s to l'OOs, exceptionally 108s, xuisalted 106s to 108s, exceptionally 110s; New Zealand, nominally lf2s to 114s, unsalted 116s to 118s. Bacon. —Improved demand. Australian Cumberlands sold at 52s to 549. Cheese— Firmer. New Zealand colored 04a, white 655. SilvcT, 25 11-16 d per ounce. At the \vosl sale.i to-day there was strong demand for all sorts, but prices were unchanged. Jute—August shipment £2B.