COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 206, 8 February 1915, Page 2

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BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, February 5. The Bank of England returns for the week ending Wednesday last are as follow: Gold coin, £00,510,000. Reserve, £51,272,000. Note circulation, .€34,827,000. Public deposits, £38,011,000. Otl:;er deposits, £123,937,000. : Government securities, £21,324,000. Other securities, £105,059,000 Proportion of reserve to liabilities, 31.53. Short loans, 1% per cent.; three months' bills, 1% per cent. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The following are the latest quotations for Government securities:— 2'/ s per cent. Consols, £OB lis 3d; unchanged. 4 per cent. New South Wales, £97; fall of £2. 3'/a per cent New South Wales, £94 12s Gd; unchanged. 3 per cent. New South Wales, £80; unchanged. 4 per cent. Victoria, £99 ss; unchang--3'/i per cent. Victoria, £94 15s; rise of 15s. « 3 per cent. Victoria, £79 ss; unchanged. 3 1 /: per cent. South /Australia, £B9 'ss; rise of ss. 3 per cent. South Australia, £73; fall of 7s 6d. 4 per cent. Queensland, £99; fall of 2s 6d. 3'/ 3 per cent. Queensland, £94, fall of [ sa. 3 per cent. Queensland, £7S; unchanged. 4 per cent. Now Zealand, £9S 7s Od; rise of 10s 3d. 3'/.. per cent. New Zealand, £S7 2s Gdrise of Is 3d. 3 per cent New Zealand, £77 10s; unchanged. 3 1 /, per cent Tasmania, £B9 ss; unchanged. 3 per cent. Tasmania, £S3 15s; unchanged. 3'/, per'cent West Australia, £B9 7s Gd; unchanged. 3 per cent. West Australia, £S3 15s; unchanged, LONDON MARKETS. London, February 5. Silver, 22% d per ounce. Copper.—Spot £O2 2s Od to £O2 7s Od, three months £O2 12s Od to £O2 17s Od. electrolytic £O7 15s to £OB ss. Tin.—Spot £l7O 10s to £l7l, three months £152 10s to £153. Pig iron, 50s lOd. Spelter, £37 10s. Sugar, steady and unchanged. Wool.—There was a spirited sale, of all classes. New Zealand clips sold as follows:—Parorangi, top lOd, average 153/ |( 1 : Whakaponi, lOd and 15% d; West Ho, lOd and 14% d. Copper.—Spot £O2 10s to '£o2 15s, three months £O2 17s Od to £O3 2s Gd. Tin.—Cash £l7O to £I7G 10s. ; Spelter, £3B to £39. , ", ; : ; , >

CHICAGO WHEAT, PRICES RISING. London, February 5. The Chicago wheat market is firmer owing to unfavorable reports from the Argentine as to the weather. May options closed 4%d higher; July 4 1 /jd. WOOL AND TALLOW. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited have received the following .cablegram from their London house under date 3rd inst: The next sales have, been postponed till the 23rd February. Tallow.—We quote spot values for the following descriptions: Good mutton, 30s 3d per cwt.; good beef, 3(is 3d; mixed, 33s per cwt. The market is strong.