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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 199, 1 February 1915, Page 2

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BANK 01'' ENGLAND RETURNS. I 3y Cable —Press Association—Copyright. 11. London, January 28. ' The Bank of England returns for the i. C( week ending Wednesday last are as follow: , „ Gold coin, £1)8,353,000. a Reserve, £52,()12,0U0. Note circulation, £34,705,000. Public deposits, £47,303,000. a Other deposits, £117,598,000. 'jj Government securities, £21,324,000. , Other securities, £108,837,000. 1 Proportion of reserve to liabilities, r 32.00. Short loans, 1% per cent.; three months' bills, 1% per cent. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The following are the latest quota- ( tions for Government securities: — s 2% per cent. Consols, £6B lis 3d ;un- j changed. 1 4 per cent. New South Wales, £99; < fall of 7 s 6d. 3%' per cent. New South Wales, £94 12s 6d; unchanged. 3 per cent. New South Wales, £80; rise of sa. 4 per cent. Victoria, £99 ss; rise of 2s 83. 3% per cent. Victoria, £94; fall of 2s fid. 3 per cent. Victoria, £79 ss; rise.of 2a 6d. 3% per cent South Australia, £B9; unchanged. 3 per cent. South Australia, £73 7s fid; unchanged. 4 per cent. Queensland, £99 2s 6d, rise of 2s 6d. 3% per cent. Queensland, £94 ss; rise of ss. 3 per cent. Queensland, £7B; rise of ss. 4 per cent. New Zealand, £97 lis 3d; rise of Is 3d. 3% per cent. New Zealand, £B7 Is 3d; fall r,i 2s 6d. t 3 per cent. New Zealand, £77 10s; unchanged. 3% per cent Tasmania, £B9 os; unchanged. 3 per cent. Tasmania,. £B3 15s ;unchanged. 3% per cent 'West Australia, £B9 7s 6d; rise of 2s 6d. 3 per cent. West Australia, £B3 los; rise of 15s. LONDON MARKETS. London, January 2D. (At the wool sales to-day there was spirited American and Yorkshire competition. Merinos realised full rates. New Zealand clips sold as follows: — Christchurcli, highest lfid, average Atairi, 15% d and l'4%d. Copper.—Spot £O3 as to £63 10s, three months £63 12s fid to £O3 2s 6d; electrolytic, £67 10s to £OB. Tin.—Cash £172 to £172 10s, three months £l6O 10s to £lOl. Lead, £lB 7s 6d to £lB 8s 9d. Spelter, £36 to £36 10s. Jute.—January-February £2O. CHICAGO WHEAT PRICES. London, January 29. Wheat. —Chicago, May options, 149 cents to 150% cents (6s 3d); July 133% cents to 132'/> cents (5s 6d.) _ (Manitoßan February-March wheat was quoted yesterday at -50s 9d, equal to 7s 5d per bushel.)

THE PRICE OF OATMEAL. I Melbourne, January 30. The commission Is considering the manufacturers' request to increase the price of oatmeal £5 a ton. They point out that they have been informed that if the tariff here is reduced tne price of 'New Zealand oats will bo increased. BREADSTUFF PRICES. By Tele^ranh. —Per Press Association. Christchurch, January 30. The New Zealand Flour and Produce Agency Company, as agents for the manufacturers, have advanced the prices of flour and pollard by 10s per ton, making the prices £ls 10s and £Bl spectively. , | NEWTON KING'S REPORT. j On Monday 25th, at my Urenui yards 1 had a full yarding of cattle with a' good attendance of buyers. A good number of Fat eattle came forward, the quality of which, however, was not up to previous yardings, there being very few prime cows yarded. Prices on fats showed a decline on recent sales, due. of course, to the congestion in all the freezing works in the Dominion. Farmers generally will be pleased to see the works in full swing agaih. Prices obtained were as follows:—Jersey 18-' month heifers £2 IDs, Shorthorn 20montli empty heifers £3 3s Bd to £3 10s, younger cattle £2 2s to £2 16s, 2 and 2y 3 -year steers £4 17s, 20-month steers, in good demand £3 14s to £4 2s, small cattle and rough £2 14s fid to £3 fls 6d; springing heifers, £4 7s fid to £5 Ins, yearlinc bulls £1 17s fid to £3 ss, heavy bulls £7 5s to £ll, fat cows, mostly small, £7 to £7 15s. I forward cows £5 13s 6d to £7 ss, good store cows £4 10s to £5 18s, small framed cows £3 Is to £3 198 4d and 6tooth wethers in forward condition 10s 2d, mixed fat sheep 18s, forward to fat ewes 15s Id to 15s Bd, forward lambs lis 8d; good lambs 10s 6d, small 7s 9d, store pigs 31s, weaners pigs Bs. At. Rahotu on Tuesday 26th T had a fair entry, which sold as follows: Weaner bulls £1 8s to £1 15s, mixed ■weaners £1 ss, weaver bulls £2, yearling bulls £3 3s, 20-month steers £4 5s (a good line), spring heifers £5 15s, bulls £4 5s to £9 15s, fat cows £8 15s to £O, forward cows £6 to £7 Bs, store cows £4 2s to £4 Bs, fat ewes 7s 9d. Private Sales.—lß-month heifers £2 lis, 18-month steers £3 10s to £4, 2%-year steers £5 10s to £6, 3-year steers £7 8s to £8 ss, fat cows £8 to £9, forward cows £5 8s to £5 17s 6d, store cows £4 to £5 10s, fat steers £ll 10s, spring heifers £5 las, heavy bulls, £8 10s to £l6; ewes and lamus £1 to £1 Ss, 4 and 6-tooth wethers £1 to £1 2s 6d, 2-tooth. ewes 13s Gd to 15s 6d; f.m. ewes 13s 6d, 13s, Tps 6d, 10s 3d, 2-tooth wethers 15s, fat lambs 15s, lambs 13s, lis, 10s. 9s 9d, 9s 6d, 9s, 8s 9d, >Bs 6d, 7s Bd, 7s 6d, Gs, 4s fid.