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Taranaki Daily News, 1 July 1916, Page 4

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BANK OF EXIUAXD RETURX. By Cable—Press Associ't'ion— Copyright. Received June !)fl. fl.a p.m. London, June 20. - The Bank of England's return for the week ending Wednesday, June 28. is as under: Bullion. £50,542,01)0, ( Reserve, C43.iK10.001t, Proportion of reserve to liabilities, •28.20. Note circulation. £35.800.000. Government deposit*, t:4!>.27!i.0(>0. Other deposits, £100.371 000. (Government securities, C42.157.C0(k. Other securities, £R7.3l:U>no. The Bank of England discount rax* was: Short loans, V?s: three month*' hills, 5%. OOVERXMEXT SErTWTIrX Consols, £OO 7s (id; War Loans. £Rfl 12s 6,1 to £M 7s Oil: Victorian 4 per cent., £S)4 .'is: S'/j per cent*., £B.) ns and £75; 3 per cent." £1)0 2s (id. METAL MARKETS. Copper—On spot, £lO3 15s pc tonj three months, £IOO, 10s.; electrolytic, £132. J.pad—On spot, £23 10s .per ton; forwar ddelivery, £2B .is. Spelter—On spot. £O3 per ton; forward, £53. Tin—On spot, "£173 17s fid per ton; three months. £174 2s «-' Silver, 37 1-ltld. WOOL MARKET. The 'Bradford wool market Is quiet for Merinos and line crossbred*, Imt ,prices are strongly maintained. There is more enquiry for low crossbred, forties being quoted at 2Sd. Prices cf other qualities are unaltered. DAIRY PRODCCE. Butter—The market is quiet and nmchanged. Cheese—The market is slow and weaker, owing to large supplies, especially Canadian. Xcw Zealand is quoted at Ma to 90s and Canadian at !lss to fl"s. Xew South Wales 3'/ 3 per cent., £(W 17s Cd. Queensland 4 per eon-., .CHI: 3% per cent., £BB 10s; 3 per cents., £(ls ita. Xew Zealand 4 per cents., £BO ss; 3% per cent., £75 7s Od; 3 per cent., £6B 2s fid. South Australian, 3y a per cent., £74 15s. Tasmanian V/ :! per cent., £73 ss. Perth S'/j; per cent., £76 12a Od; 3 per cent., £7l ss. Other stocks unchanged