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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 212, 15 February 1915, Page 2

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| -BASK 01-' ENGLAND RETURNS. Ry Cable —Press Association— CopyrigLi t ! London, February 12. 'li.o Rank of England returns ior the p.-.'ek eliding Wednesday lust are as | :ul!ow: ' Cold'coin. £00,003.000. : erve, ,C51,2;i ),UW. Note circulation, £24,-113.000. Public deposits, .€40,4-10,000. OLher deposits, £123,937,000. Government securities, .-£>1,324,000. Other securities, .€104,010,000. Proportion of reserve to liabilities, 31.57. Short loans, l'/ a per cent.; three months' bills, ] ! / t per cent.

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The following are the latest quotations for Government securities: 2'/, per cent. Consols, £OS lis 3d; unchanged. 4 per cent. New South Wales, £99 2s 0d; rise of .€2 2s Gd.

!!'/, per cent. New South Wales, £97 10s; rise of £2 17s fld. 3 per cent. New South Wales, £BO ss; rise of ss. 4 per cent. Victoria, £99; fall of ss. 3'/ 2 per cent. Victoria, £94; fall of 15a. 5 per cent. Victoria, £79 ss; unchanged. 3% per cent. South Australia £S9; fall of ss. 3 p er cent. South Australia, £73; un- ] changed. 4 per cent. Queensland, £99 ss; rise of ss. 3 '/•> per cent. Queensland, £94 ss; riso of ss.

3 per cent. Queensland, £7B; unchanged. 4 per cent. New Zealand, £9S 15s; rise of 7s Od. . 'i'/a per cent. New Zealand, £S7 2s Gd; unchanged. •» 3 per cent. New Zealand, £77 l'2s fld; rise of 2s Od. :>i/, per cent. Tasmania, £B9. fall of ss. 3 per cent. Tasmania, £S3 15s; unchanged. '3'/, per cent. West Australia, £BO as; fall of 2s Od. 3 per cent. West Australia, £B3 10s; fall of ss.

LONDON MARKETS. London, February 12. Copper—Spot, £O3 2s Gd to £G3 7s Oil; three months, £O3 12s Gd to £O3 17s (id. Tin. —Cash. £174 to £174 10s; three months, £153 to £153 10s. Lead, £lB IBs 3d to £l3. ISo 9d. Silver, 22%il per ounce.

CHICAGO WHEAT PRICES. London, February 12. Wheat.—Chicago May options, 159% cents to K's% cents ((is 9(1); July, i 35 cents to 137% cents (5s 9d). INVERCARGILL WOOL SALE. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. Invorcargill, February 12. The final wool sale of the season was held !ier e to-day, when 7947 bales were oil'ered and sold. Competition was very spirited and, compared with tne recent Christchurch sale, prices all round wore fully a penny ahead. Compared with the January sales in Invorcargill, prices were from a penny to twopence better. The president of the Woolbuyers" Association, Mr. Walter Hill, said the sale was the best which had taken place in New Zealand this season. The top price of the sale was 15y»d for four bales of crossbred hogget.

RECORD WOOL SALES. Tnvercargill, February 13, The final wool sale of the season was held here to-day, when 7947 bales were I ollered and sold. Competition was very spirited,, and compared with the recent Christchurch sales. Prices all round were fully a penny ahead. Compared with the January sales in Invercargill, prices were from a penny to twopence better. 1 In' president of the Woolliuyers' Association, Mr Walter Kill, said tiiat'the sale was the best which had taken place in New Zealand this season. The top price of the sales was 15 Jd for four bales of crossbred hogget. Comparison of prices at to-day's and January sales is as follows, the figures in parentheses being the January prices: Good to medium to 10j'd)„ 11yd t'i ld.vd; medium to. inferior (!).]d to 8 ; ; d) (i.i'd to 8J,I; halfbred, superior to good none Tillering, 14.'.d to 131 d; good to medium. (M to 12,1), !3!d to 124,1; medium to inferior, (111,1 t o 101(1), lljd to lidme crossbred, superior to good, (I4d to 1-xl lo,d to 14d; good to medium, (12-J<l to 12d) I 3.}([ (o 12r((l; medium to inferior (113,1 to 101,1) 12(1 to lO.ld); stroll" crossbred superior to good (13d to 12<1) > 1..,(l to lbd; good to medium. (11.Id t 0 un l + 3: 'ini to 13(15 lllw,i " m to inferior, (lOld to lOd), 12Jd to lid.

LONDON WOOL SALES. Messrs Dalgety'and Co., Ltd., have received the following cablegram fron their London office, under date, Bth inst.'-I-or wool sales just closed the total quantity available was IGO,OOO bales of wi'nm 10,000 W " re S ° U 120,000 bales wor„ sold for home consnnipt.on 3000 to foregin buyers, 15000 to America, 17,000 bales were ear ned forward. 15.500 bales were not offered. The list is closed for the second series, and no transports have arrived. o L" rn nl "! ,I "" ntwl t0 abl,llt ~u,ooo bales 01(1 stocks carried forbi'les ilvailaWe for sale is 155,000