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Taranaki Daily News, 14 October 1916, Page 5

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iXIXDON MARKETS. Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. Received Oct. 13, 10.55 p.m. London, Oct. 13. Copper.—Spot £122 las, three niontk; £1 IS 15s; electrolytic, £ll4 10s. Lrnl --Spot £3O 10s, threi months £2!) 10s. Sw-lter. —Spot, ,-C.jO, three month; £sl 10s. Tin.—Spot £lB7 17s Cd, three months £lB7 7s fld. S ; )v?r. 32 5-16(1 per of.. Flour. —Market strong; Australian 54s fid. B?f.iii,—Market firm, none offering. Butter.—The market is quiet, Danish about M(is, New Zealand choicest IOSs to 200?; Argentine 192s to 19Gs; Canadian 180s to 1965. Cfcfcff.—The market is very firm. Cami.dirm (spot) 112s to 114s; New Zealand, 10 B s to 112s. It is reported that Government purchases in Canada for threo weeks amount to 130,00f cheeses. Wool. —The Bradford market is firm and cheerful, with a better inquiry. Metinos advanced a half-penny, others being i.'i-,changed. Wheat. Market stagnant, buyers awsiting developments. RANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. Received Oct. 13 5.5 p.m. London, Oct. 12. The following are the Bank of England returns for the week ending Wednesday 1 last: — Co : ii, .-£53,84'!,000. Reserve, £37, 292,000. Proration of reserve to liabilities, 22.70." C'reUation. ".C3fi.854.000. Government deposits £55,135,000 Other deposits, £100,301,000. Government securities, £42,188,000. Other securities, £102,773,000. Short loans, 6 per cent.; three months bills, 5 ft-16 per cent. Consols, £SB 10s; wnr loans, £BS 53 and £OS; New Zealand 4 per cent:., £BS 15s; Wuihi's, 30s 3d. THE CHEESE MARKET ff.n:diile and Co. (Mr. S, Turner, New Zealand agent), cable: — Cheese., market very strong from li'.j to 112s. WELLINGTON WOOL SALE By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. AI to-day's woo) sales about 600 bales mostly crutchings were oli'ered under good competition. Crijtchings were rather firmer at the following prices:— Crossbred medium, coarse, 11 Jd to 10Jd; pieces and bellies, 4ld to llid; locks land sta : ned pieces, 5Ad to s!]d; crutchings, medium to good, 9d to 12-id; crutcMngs, seedy and inferior, fid to 0-Jd; lambs, '.ld to 13jd; dead, lid to 15d. FEILDING CATTLE FAIR. Feilding, Last Night. At I lie Feilding annual cattle fair today, over 400 bead were curded, mostly stores. Prices were firm, the lats rates generally being maintained, though some lines were slightly easier