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Taranaki Daily News, 29 May 1916, Page 2

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- ■ ■»' BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. . London, May 25. The Bank of England returns for the week ending Wednesday last are as follow:—Gold coin, £58,080,000; reserve, £43,730,000; note circulation, £34,743,000; public deposits, £54,251,. 000; other deposits, £81,405,000; Government securities, £33,187,000; other securities, £70,447,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 22.24; short loans, 4 per cent.; three months' bills, 4.9-10 per cent. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. London, May 25. The following are the latest' quotations for Government securities:—2J per cent. Consols, £57 7s Od; rise of 2s 6d. 3 J per cent. War Loan, £BB 2s 6d; rise of ss. 5 per cent. War Loan, £95 ss; rise of 7s Gd. 4 per cent. New South Wales, £BS 10s; rise of 17s 6d. 3 per cent. New South Wales, £7l ss; fall of £2. 4 per cent. Victorian, £95 15s; rise of 10s.. 3J per cent. Victorian, £B4 15«; rise of 7s fid. 3 per cent. Victorian, £O3 ss; fall of ss. 4 per cent. Queenshind, £Ol 15s; rise of 10s. 3£ per cent. Queensland, £B7 2s 6d; rise of 2s Od. 3 per cent. Queensland, £64 10s; rise of 15s. 4 per cent. New Zealand, £BS 17s Gd; rise of 2s 6d. 3£ per cent. New Zealand, £74 ss; rise of 7s Gd. 3 per cent. New Zealand, £64 )0s; unchanged. ,3J per cent. South Australian, '£73 7s 6d; rise of 2s (id; 3 per cent. South Australian, £59 17s 0d; rise of 10s. 3J per cent. Tasmanian, £72 10s; unchanged. 3 per cent. Tasmanian, £B3 10s; unchanged. 3% per cent. West Australian, £74 10s; foil of 10s; 3 per cent. West Australian, £tl9 ss; fall of ss. LONDON MARKETS. London, May 25. Sugar.—tmcHanged. Bradford wool.—Strong and un--hanged, awaiting the opening of the London sales. London, May 27. Wheat.—Chicago May options; 109% cents; July 111$. Cotton.—May-June, R.2od, Jute.—May-June, £33 109, Hemp is at a high point. Fair MayJuly, £4S 16s. . r 'opra.—May-June, '£33 ss. Rubber.—Para, 2s 9}d; plantation, 2s 83d; smoked, 2s 7jd. Frozen Mutton.—New Zealand 3d. lamb, lOd. Australian mutton, 82d; 'ami), lftd. South American mutton lOd, Umb )]}d. Rabbits are duller, and prices are unchanged. N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE COMPANY. London, May 25. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company has declared an interim dividend of 2J per cent. Received May 28, 5.5 p.m. AUCKLAND Westfiehl.—Best oxen sold to £2 7s per lOOlh, others £2 3s to £2 fis, cows and heifers £2 2s to £2 5s per 1001b, steeers from £lO 5s to £24 10s, cows and heifers £fi 5s to £lO 10s. Runner calves made from £6 7s fid to £8 15s, heavy sucKers £4 5s to £5 ss, medium suckers £2 15s to £3 15s. light suckers £1 15s to £2 10s, small and freshdropped 3s to 19s, unfinished 'calves 17s to £1 9s. Sheep were penned in average numbers, and sold at advanced rates. Best wethers made £1 15s to £1 19s, other wethers £1 5s to £1 14s (3d, hogSets £1 la to £1 os, best ewes to £1 14s, others £1 4s to £1 13s fid. Lambs were in average yarding, first qualitv making 19s to £1 3s, others 17s to 18s 9d. Pigs were penned in large numbers and sold at last week's prices. No choppers were yarded. Heavy bacqnors £4 to £4 15s, medium £3 9s to £3 19s, light £3 to £3 Bs, heavy porkers £2 8s to £2 lGs, medium £1 ISs to £2 Os, light £1 5s to £1 10s, slips 16s to £1 3s, weaners 8s to 14s. Hides.—Market firm. Extra stout ox 19y>d to lid, stout 9-y 4 d to M)»/ 4 d, medium 9%d to IM, light 9d to 9y 4 d; cows', best lines to 9%d. good fld to 9%d. inferior 8d to By,d, kips Sd to OVod; calfskins, best to lly 4 d, good Oy.d to lOd, cut and damaged to 7%d. stags' Gd to 6%d. Sheepskins: Market advanced. Best butchers' picked skins to 14s, good lines average 8s fid to 10s Gd, medium Gs to 7s 2d, small 3s fld to 4s lOd; lambs' and pelts', short-woolled, Is Gd to 3s 3d; country dry and woolly skins, best to 10'/;d per 11}, good Sd to !>y 4 d, damaged 2d to Gy,d. Tallow: Market firm. Best mixed to 30s, good 20s fid to 28s Gd, inferior 22s to 24s fid, rough fat 2d per lb. Bones, £5 10s. Cowtails Is dozen. Horsehair, Is 2d to Is Sd. Wool: In bags and dumps, selling freely, under good competition. Bright crossbred, 12d to 13y 2 d, coarse lOi/jd to liy»d, inferior and log-stained Sd to 9y,d, lambs' wool, clean to 13% d, seedy 2d tp 7%d, dead wool Sy.d to 10% d, enriching*, clean to 12y.d, seconds Sid to lid, locks and pieces Sid to B'/,d.