PRICES CURRENT.

BRITISH FUNDS

(Closing Monday. Prices Tuesday. ) Tredues. Thurs. Friary.

3 per Cent Consols

65/ 85/ 86

861 86k Ditto for Account is 86 86

861 86/

3 per Cents Reduced

811 891 65

851 851 31 per Cents 831 891 891

86 838 Long Annuities 81 61 81

81 611 Bank Stock, 7 per Cent 1871 166 187

1891 190 India Stock, 101

231 234

234 236 Exchequer Bills, 2d. and 214. per diem 11-441itu 13 46

47-45 41.39 India Bonds, 41 per Cent

42 pm.

43

43

44.

FOREIGN FUNDS.

(Last Official Quotation during the Week ending Friday Evening.)

Austrian a p. Ct

Belgian 41 — Ditto 21 —

Brazilian 9 —

Buenos Ayrea 6

Milian s Danish 5 —

Dutch (Et. 12 Guilders) 21 Ditto 4 —

French $ —

Ditto 5 — Indiana (Sterling) 6 — Illinois 6 — Kentucky — Louisiana (Sterling) 6 —

Maryland (Sterling) 6 —

— 71 ea d.

72 — 81 661 451 69 -- — 31 891 83 ex d.

Massachusetts (Sterling). • 5 p Ot

Meaicsn S

Michigan a

Mississippi (Sterling) 6 Ne w York (1968) ..... ... 6 Ohio . . 6

Pennsylvania 6 Peruvian s Portuguese S Ditto 3 Russian 6 Spanish a

Ditto 3 Ditto (Passive) Ditto (Deferred)

Venezuela Active

94/ 214

853 89 68 32

991 11 23 SHARES.

(Last Official Quotation daring the Week ending Friday Evening.) BLILWATS-

BLNES--

Caledonian

191

Australasian

194

Edinburgh and Glasgow 401 British North American

Eastern Counties 13 Colonial

Great Northern 31 Commercial of London

Great North of England ...... 222 London and Westminster

204

Great Western .. , ...... 74 London Joint Stock

Hull and Selby 91 National of Ireland

Lancashire and Yorkshire

National Provincial

Lancaster and Carlisle

Provincial of Ireland

London Brighton and South Coast

261 Union of Australia

London and Blackwell 91 Union of London

104

London and North-western 118

Mums-

Midland 80

Bolanos

North British 141 Brazilian Imperial

Northern and Eastern 67 Ditto (St. John Del Rey)

Sonthseastens and Dover

231 Cobre Copper

South-western 40 Miscsuan sous-

York, Ne wcastle, and Berwick 264 Australian Agricultural

York and North Midland 50 Canada

Doers—

General Steam ad} East and West India 119

I Peninsular and Oriental Steam.

541 London 103 Royal Mail Steam 421 as d.

St. Katherine 70 South Australian

Notea Waned £26,608,105 Glovernment Debt £11,015,1r0

Other Securities 2,984,900

field Coin and Bullion 12,100,216

Sliver Bullion 607,969

£16,608,155

£26,608,155

BANKING DEPARTMENT.

Proprietors' Capital

£14,553,000 Government Securities,

(in-

Rest 3,387,862

cluding Dead WeightAnnuity)£12,950.012

Public Deposita* 2,619,410 Other Securities 10,889,081 Other Deposits 10,921,191 Notes 8,018,165 Seven Day and other Bills .... 1,040,761

Gold and Silver Coin

664,987

£32,521,248

£32,522,248

'Including Exchequer, Sayings Banks, Commissioners of National Debt &Dividend Accts.

AVFNAGE PRICES OF CORN. DUTY ON FOREIGN CORN.

Per 0.r. (Imperial) of England and Wales. For the present Week.

Wheat 52s. Od. I Rye 31s. 24. Wheat bs Od. I Eye 21.0d, Barley 32 8 1 Beans 96 9 Barley 2 0 I Beans 2 0 Oats 20 9 I Peas 30 1 Oats 2 6 I Peas 2 0 Weekly Averages for the Week ending October 28.

Wheat, lils.0d.—Barley,32s. 74.—Gars, 20s. 44.—Rye, 28s. 9d.—Beans,371.34.—Peas, 40,. Id,

PROVISIONS.

Batter—BestFresh, 13s. Od. per doz. Carlow, U. Os. to 41. 6s. per cwt. Bacon, Irish per cwt. 60s.— 625.

Cheese, Cheshire Si — 61 Derby Plain so —64

Hams, York 60 —04

Eggs, French, per 120, 71. 94. to 9s. 01.

BUTCHERS' MEAT.

NEVreLTE AND LELDILINAIS•• SAM:MELD.. HELD OP CLTTLE AT

8. d a d a d a d s. 4. a. 4. SattrapIELD.

Beef ..

3 0 to 3 4 to 3 8

2 8 to 3 4 to 4 0 Friday.

Mender.

Mutton 3 4 — 3 10 — 4 2 3 1 4 4 — 4 10 Beasts 1,27/ 4,737 Veal .. 3 0— 3 8 — 4 1 3 0 —3 6 —4 2 Sheep. 4,630 29,090 Pork .. 4 0 — 5 0 — 6 4 ..... 4 4 — 4 10 — 6 4 Calves. 370 161 Lamb.

0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0

Pig.... 380 384

POTATOES.

York Regents per ton. 1001. to140s Scotch Reds o — 0

Devons 0 — 0 Kent and Essex Whites 133 — 0

HAY AND STRAW. Per Load of 36 Trusses.)

Con Slarairo. Betrartme. Witirzeillrat. Hay. Good 73.. to 713s 72s. to 74s. 40s. to 72'.

Inferior 50 65 63 — 65 0 — 0 New 0-0 48 e.- 68 0 — 0 Clover 95 100 92 — 95 80 — 105 Wheat Straw 28 — 33 24 — 28 .... ...... 22 — 28

GROCERIES. Tea, Bohea, Sac. ....per lb Os. 14. 10 Os. 3. Congou, fine 1 3 —2 0

Souchong, fine 1 3 — 2 4

• In Bond—Duty 2s ld. per W. Coffee, fine (in bond) per cwt. Is. to 100s.

Good Ordinary 23s. 6d. to Nu. Sugar. Muscovado , per cwt 22s. led West India Molasses 14s. Od. to 18s. id.

BANK OF ENGLAND.

An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and 8th Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Saturday, the 285h day of October 1918. ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

BULLION. Per oz.

Foreign Gold in Ears, Standard ... £3 17 9 ForeigneoldinCoin,PortugalPieces 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 91 Silver in Bars, Standard .. 0 0 0

METALS. Per ton.

Glopper,British Cakes £79 10 0 .. 0 0 0

Iron,British Barn.... 6 10 0 .. 8 15 0 Lead, British Pig .... 15 15 0 .. 16 5 0

Steel , English 0 0 0 .. 0 0 0

GRAIN, Mark Lane, November a.

Wheat,ILNew 44 1048 Rye so to112 Maple 40to42 Oats, Feed. 191020

Fine 48-30 Barley 27-38 White.. ... 31-36 Pine. 30 —11 Old 46-50 Malting... 33 —36 Boilers ... 19—do Poland .. 21-22 White 52-56 Malt, Ord.... 68-61 Beans,Ticks. 40 — 82 Fine. 22-23 Fine 55-62 Fine 61-66 Old . .... 31 —36

Potato .. 26-17

Super. New .. se—el Peas,liog 35-3s

Harrow... 11-36 Fine. 27-28

FLOUR.

Town-made per sack 48s. to 91s. Seconds 45 — 47

Essex and Suffolk.on board ship 42 — 49

Norfolk and Stockton 39 — 41 Bran per quarter 0 0 Pollard,fine 0 0 Bread, 714. to 80. the 410. loaf.

• 13 To sink the offal, per W.

HOPS.

Kent Pockets 48s. to 63s.

Choice ditto 66 — 111 Sussex Pockets 45 — 66 Fine ditto 0 — 0 OILS, COALS, CANDLES. Rape 011 per cart. £1 16s. Od. Refined 1 16 6 Linseed Oil 1 2 0 Linseed Oil-Cake per 1000 0 0 0 Candles. per dozen, 5r Od. to 5s. 64. Moulds (6d.per doz. discount) 7. Od.

Coals, Hettou 19s. ost. Tees 18s. 56.