BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18231, 15 November 1924, Page 10

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN.

(3T cable—sssss -\Bs'oci«ses^cortsiaHT) (AtSTSAtUS AJ» .-.K-.Z. ; CASUS! ASS6CTi.WO».) (Received. Ko«mber-l4th/ 8.5 .vp.m.)" ■•"•'"•■ LONDON,November 13. FolJowiiT ■ia tfio • Bank of England xeturn for 'the >week fended .November -'l3th, compared ' 'with- previous -week': — ;■ ' • ■ , . . ■ Not. 13. 'oin'and bullion ... 126,(j50,000 126,665,000 "Reserves -" i ...'-' H, 397,000 35,374,000

"Proportion reserve 'to " •'-'' '' liability 1 -- '..■ • I- .' 19.39"■ ' Note' circulation .. •'125,847;000 122,870,000 Public deposits ..- 16,406,000. 15,862,000 Other, deposits 109,352,000 105,493,000 Govt. ' securities ..: 40;458,00O 40;S?3,000 Other securities " .•' " 78;593,000> 72,821,000 Short' loans," 1 2j per' cent.;'three months bills,;. 32 per: cent. -. ,

FOREIGN!EXCHANGE RATES.; (Received; November ,14th, 5.5 'p.m.) . • LONDON*, November 13. The exchange' rates are '. as follows.:— ' Par." Nov.lo. Nov. 13. Paris, fr.-to£l ~" 2'2>25 57.70 87.45 Brussels, fr. -to £l' 22.225 9517, 95.7 Christiania.ikr. to-il 18.159'. 31.2 31.24 Copenhagen, kr. to £118.159 26.19 26.7 Stockholm,, kr. to £1 .18.159 17.2 '-■> 17.34 Berlin, Reichmarks to £V ' .. "..'20.15 .19.25 19.38 "Montreal,' uol. 'to ~£V 4.86 .4.62" ' 4/821 "New York., dor to £1 • 4.86 ' 4.62 i - 4.621 Rome,, lire to £1 .. . 23.22J . 107.55 „• . 106g "Hong Kong,.st to doL * ■ 28|d . 38g.d Yokohama, et. to yen 01.5 20Jd . 20id Calcutta,-' stto'rpe 10 to gold'£r 17.13461 ITfd ' 'Determined'by price of silver. . Sterling.' buying->a3vanced the New -Yd* rate. • . : ... .... t „.....-, . . .;,: ",.' (Received November, 14th, 10.40T>.m.) • ' NEW' YORK." November 13. Sterling- revived reaching '4.68i,;a new postwar-ihipn-level.-- ■ --..,-. -

Continental, exchange ratea-■were-Blugeish, but : Rained .fractionally.. .;•; ■...•..

'GOVEKNStENT SEtJURITIES.

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