COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 194, 25 January 1915, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. By Cable—Press Association— Copyright. Loudon, January 21. The Bank of England returns for the week en.ing Wednesday last arc as follow: tiold coin, £09,747,000. Reserve, £53,603,000. Note circulation, £34,707.030. ; Other deposits',, £120385,000. ' deposits, £37,588,000. Government securities, £18,008,000. Other securities, £102,650,000. .Proportion of reserve to liabilities, 32.74. Short loans, 1% per cent.; three months' bills, 1 15-16 per cent.

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The following are the latect quotations for Government securities:— 2y„ per cent. Consols, £OB lis 3d; unchanged. 4 per cent. New South Wales, £99 7s 6d; rise of 5a.. V/.. per cent. New South Walea, £97; unchanged. 3 per cent. New South Wales, £79 15s; unchanged'. 4 per cent. Victoria, £99 2s 6d; fall of. 2s Od. 3'/ 2 per cent. Victoria, £94 2s 6d; fall of 7s od. ' 3 per cent. Victoria, £7S 2s Od; fall of £1 2s 6d. 3% per cent. South Australia, £59; unchanged. 3 per cent. South Australia, £73 7s 6d; unchanged. 4 per cent, Queensland, £99, fall of 58. 3% per cent. Queensland, £94, unchanged. 3 per cent. Qeensland, £77 ss; fall of 15s. 4 per cent. New Zealand, £97 103; unchanged. 3% per cent. New Zealand, £B7 3s 9d; fall of Is 3d. 3 per cent New Zealand, £T7 10s; fall of 2s 6d. 3'/ 2 per cent. Tasmania, £B9 ss; unchanged. 3 per cent. Tasmania, £B3 las; unchanged. 3% per cent. West (Australia, £B9 ss; •unchanged. 3 per cent, West Australia, £B3 10s; unchanged. AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., reports as follows:—* , At Wcstfield yards on Wednesday fat cattle oame forward in full numbers, ot excellent quality, and prices were fully up to last week's quotations, prime oxen selling to £2 per 1001b; others, 36s to 39s cows and heifers, 33s to 375; steers sold at from £-6 12a Od to £l7 17s Od; cows and heifers, £5 15s to £lO 2s 6d. A draft of 40 steers from Okahukura Estate averaged £l4 lis 9d; and also 32 steers from Messrs Friedlander Bros., Surrey Farm, Pokeno, small but well fatted, averaged £l4 I2a 3d; another draft of 32 steers realised £l6 2s each, and many other consignments averaged over £l3. Veal calves came forward in, smaller numbers than last week, and •improved in price. Runners, £4 to £4 10s; heavy suckers, £3 to £3 12s 6d; lighter £2 to £2 15s; smaller, 15s to 365; fresh dropped and small calves, 3s to 13s. Sheep were penned in more than average numbers, and showed no improvement in price. Best wethers, 21s to 23s 6d: others 14s 3d to 21s; heavy ewes, 15s to 20s; others 13s 3d to 18s 9d; hoggets, 15s '6d to 18s 9d; Lambs in short requirements sold at advanced rates . Best quality sold at from 10s 6d to ISs Od; others, 12s Od to Ms 9d. Pigs were yarded in smaller numbers, and showed no improvement in price. Large baconers, £3 to £4 10s baconers, £2 10s to £3; large porkers, 38s to £2 ss; porkers 25s to 355; slips, 15s to 22s 6d; weaners were lower,