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Taranaki Daily News, 6 January 1917, Page 5

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LONDON WOOL SALES.' . ' Rcuter Service. Received Jan. 6, 12.30 p.m. •- London, Jan. ft -< The wool sales have resumed. TbeFf wore 8580 bales offered, comprising a miscellaneous selection. The attendance waß good, and competition keen. All faulty crossbred wools were in buyew favor (lood merino combings were com , spicuous by their absence. Faulty wa< slightly easier. Speculators' lots weral in free demand, and scoureds found gji strong market. r-3 ° at BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. 1 Received Jan. 5, 7.15 p.m. ""~1 London, Jan. lid Coin: '£63,583,(100. Reserve: £33,512,000. "'"St Proportion of reserve to liabilitletl 19.70 Circulation: £39.595,000. j Government deposits: £53,147,0jM, Other deposits: £110,388,000. Government securities: £113,188,000, Other securities: £01,789,000. Short loans, 4J per cent.; three montWf bills, £5 lis 3d. Old war loan, active at '£lo6. Maria ings are between £97 17s fld and i£9| ss \ I Consols, £55 ss; 3J per cent, war lo|nj £75 ss. New Zealand 4 per cents, £B6; 3} cents, £72 10s; :) per cents, £63 12i>6dj •

LONDON MARKETS. Eeceived Jan. 3, 8 p.m. London, Jan. 4; Butter: Quiet. The high prices arf checking the demand, and there is 4 slight downward tendency, about 218s; New Zealand, choicest 2064 to 208s, unsaltcd 210s to 2125: Australia an (practically cleared) normal quota* lions, salted 204s to 2fl(is, unsalted 208< to 21('s; Argentine, salted 204s to 200s, Choose: Very firm. Canadian, 1366. i Wheat: Firm and inactive. " ' ,■ Flour is steady Australian 69a (I to (ill:- ex store. Oats: J'irm. La Flata are not offering,, l'ens: Strong and advancing-. NfIVJ Zealand maples, lflOs to 100s 104 Be.ins: Firm and unchanged. Sugar: standard granulated £4l (id.

copper: Spot £133 )ss, three monthi •CI2!I 1:K

Tin: Spot £lB7 17s Od, three months £lB2 12 s lid. Lead: Spot £3O 10s, three montltf £2O ]os Kpelter: Spot £SO 10s, three monthd £4O 10s. Silver, .'li O'/.d per OZ. Shares: Waiiii, buyers 33s Bd, seHafl .1,35. " "" «•.