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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 230, 8 March 1915, Page 2

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BAXK (>]•' !-;.Nfii,AXl> I!K'IVI!NS. y ('iilir -i'l'i A- iiilS.Mi < <-"i> nt, ' Kor.dt .March 5. The I'llnk (if England ri'iunm for the ■•l'ck ending Wednesday last arc its I'd- < coin, £ss,siii.ni>o. ! iieserve, C-l:!, (11)11. i Niilc eii'enlul iun, C:M.">.'13,(1(10. I'llblie deposits, £51.872.000. Other deposits, £115,8-lli.0!>0. (lllVi'l'llllH'lll Securities, £21',,<117.000. I*r.)f)orti<ii> el' /res,-,we to liabilities, 15.71. Short loans, 1 per cent.; 1 lire;- months' 'ills, IJ per cont. BANK lll'' ArSTL'.VLASTA. London. March •>. Til,' 75: ink of Australasia has declared a <li\ idend of 14 per cent. and a bonus of 12s, £20,000 has been placed to the reserve fund, -CIO,OOO to the premises iicc-ount, mid CI 14,57.1 parried vonvard. H(IVKRNMLXT SECtTWiTI'IS. The following an: tlio latest quoiafor ''"vornmeiit securities:---J l"'i' cent. Consols, COS lis 3d; imt:uan»v«]. 41'.-r (•ciil. New South Wales, CO 2s (id; fall of 2s (Id. J'i l"' r «'"t- New .South Wales, £O7 10s; unchanged. _ -percent. New Wal-.-s. m is liil; fall of :;os. 4 l )(,r Victoria, CtIO; fall of 2s r jn per cent, Victoria, CDI &; rise >.f •! per cei.t. Vichiria, £7O; r.changfid. •'!!' per cent. South Australia. £BO 2« Od; rise of 2s fid. :! per cent. South Australia, £73; unchanged. 4 per cent, gueensbiml, ;C!H) ss; Mnchanged. 'A P<-r cent. Queensland, .I'M 10s; unchanged. :! per cent. Queensland, £7S; nilchllug--4 per cent New Zealand, C!) 8 10s; fall of os. uu'd '"ii T"'' ;£f!7 2s cleuw'.d"" 1 ' Xl '" C7T ,)n " . :! - pi-r cent. Tasmania, £SO Sit; rise of wS. * •'! per cent. Tasmania, £S3 15s; changed. Amtra,i,i>7s i I"' 1 ' n ' l 't- A\ est Australia, £B3 I.W ' unchanged. LONDON MARKETS. . r London, March 5. I'u: iron, nils l.!d. Lead. £2O 5s to £2O 7s "fid Spelter, £43 10s to Cl 4. Sn^iy.—-Aineric.-in granulated. 2S»" fid. Wool.—Keen competition from all quarters.with the highest prices of tilj,l"' prices were obtainrl , P'»Hioiis of tire New Aabuid clips named: Waiau, top price ' average Ifi.M; Scone. 27,1 and 24,1 Bradford wool is strong and active^Ws I'' s " 1, I , ' r <ins ' :m ''- 'Mimioii tin's 2Sd, -ti s 40's 2:Ud. I he Wool sales closed verv /jrm, with strons; competition for.all'qualities at top prices. Americans wen- Imvinsf good "]iscd°% | ro ; Tl "' Y oko| " ,kil <*'' /. <n '' I"' 1 "'- average'. (<>)>)H-r.-Spol. CD.'! 10s to €llß 15s ; ! imt,s -, <■'<» t«. m f -° e,i!i lis. Tin-Cash. C 1 SI to CI.S4 10s; thre" 'iionihs, ciii:; to en;:! IDs. Spelter, £4? to £ls. Sihc,, 2.J .J-]ii,[ per (auife. WOOIj SAbl'iS. (lisbonie, varch (i. Ihe wool sales conducted vesterdav afternoon worn the best ever held m ;;r r-, A ", f, r ,iMarv entnloKne was M in, Ucd and eleven buyers were prosnt lmluihng representatives of Anck«"<i. Na,..,r. and Hasting fi n „s. Competition was keen and prices a pennv to ii pi'iniy-half-periiiv higher than at , Hi,, pievams sales. They were stated [ro be higher than at the last 1 ' vf'' top ! "' ip,,s i '" aiis!i ' 1 P, i mrfcliinos •'l'l, loci-.'; t ftl, drill! ]o,';(| ninpp«a 0/1 |.-.lipe 12?, I, skins low, hide's 9:] d. I LONDON WOOL HAI KS. : The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile A.yeney ( o„ Uil. have received tl„. -in, cab!,.,,,,,,, fl . om i|]( , il . compared with (ith Fcbniary, coarse crosshreil, medium coarse higher." XkYV LOAN AND AfKKr\XTfl.E AGKNCY CO., LTD. The New Zealand Loan and jrorcantile Anency Co., Ltd., report as follows: At Westtield yards on Thursday (lairv and store cattle came forward in hirso. numbers and sold at Into rates. Lest dairy cows sold at from es 5s fo C!> 15s; others, £4 to £7 15 empty cows, £3 ;) H to £4 2s fid- heif' C %\ a o to C:i ,7s (i,l: " 00fl .a to %%tr' m t0 3Bs; At Wesffield. vards on Wednesday, lilt cattle came forward in fairlv supply, and owin R to the fn-,- z i„.; works being closed down, -prices were lower than last from £1 to £! 5s per head !V<t oxen sold to 40s per 1001b: others •2;.S to -IDs: cows and heifers,' 2?, s to -i-w pin- 1001b. Stoers sold ni; Ills to £1(1 15s: cows and heifers, £4 His to CO ss. l.\ truck of steers froni Tairiia averaged £ls lis fid. veal calves came forward in er.tra lartte numbers, ami sold at, lower rates, the fveezin" buyers unable to compete. TTeavy vealcrs. CI! 5s to £4medium weii-ht. -15s fo £2 15s; i;,v|,t', ISs to 30s; email, 8s to 17 s; sl ' na H and fresh dropped, es to 7s. Sheep were -penned iu average numbers, and showed no improvement in values. Tlest. Wethers sold at from CI 5s .'ld to £| 7s 11,1 for-one neu of extra well, fattedother.,. Ills :ld (o CI 2s fid; ewes. 15s •id to CI 1-, fid: l,o;«iets. Kh 11,1 to £) «•!. Laiubs in full supply, llest (,ual- - sol,! at from K!s 0,1 to 17s: others l(,: 1-S fd. Pi;,-s iu short supidy. TW«ner-s. C2 10s to 3s; larsc or l -,.,---.. <:•> {,, x'2 ss: porkers, £1 5s . 1 ; i 22s 111, \\y \.rs- (