COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 51, 25 November 1918, Page 7

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. Australian-Sow JJealaud Cable Association. London, November 21. The Bank of England return issued fot tho week ended Wednesday, November 20, IE as under:— Ipbde 'DmnnixNi. Notes iesued £65.5 M,OOO Gov. dobt... f11.015,000 Other uecuriNotes in lies UUOOO roservo 87.7-21.0 M Gold 7J.J95.000 i-C2.044.000 i02.0iJ.000 BANiitiO DErAOTMENT. Prnnrtpfnrß , GOV. SeCllri■P Zto . .£1J.553.C00. tie.. ••• f61.768.000 TMbicdo- Other eecnrl. pOßlls - 29.668.000 tide 00.850.000 "K"' - HMM.COO Notes in i and other ■ Coin in bills ... 3.17-2.000 reserve ... 677.000 iliwoo ■ f150.066.000 The leading items of the Bank of England return atford tho following compan- • ' • ■ i]]is week Last week Lust year Rnliinn 74 SOS (MO 73.673.C00 64.-J28.000 n" one "" Z sSSO £S.OOd.(XX) 31.831.000 Note Circulation BJHSJWI M.BJJW W.««j Public Deposits 20.6eb--OCO BU JM.OJU *2,Wa.000 Other Doposits . 1j3.«73-«KP 138.701.U00.12i.t06.000 Propoitlonot liabilUies 0 16.43 16.65 10-32 GOVERNMENT BEOURITIE3. The following ore the latest quotatloni lor Consols and Colonial. Government Securities in comparison with those lulinj last week:— ■ . • This Last Slock v -\veok Week £. E (1 f 8 H 21% Imperial Consols ■ 60 10 0 so' 15 6 6 „ War Loan Clip- 0 oi 2 6 j 3|,. War Loan • 88 0 0 67 2 6 bi „ Aue.-Commonw th ]00 0 0 100 i g Si „ Aus.-l'ommonw'th si) 10 0 no 10 0 i ~iS.a.ff.lSM.l*ii-Jilly 67 0 0 8d 17 6 3s, 5.8.W.1930-50 Ja-Jy 75 o 0 isn't I ..' M.S.W. Mis Apl.-Uut 73 0 0 13 0 0 4 „ Vic. 1920 Jan.-July 09 0 0 ga 17 6 3J „ Vic. 1921-6 Jan.-Ju!y qq 0 0 &) jo 0 3J „ Vic. 1920-1949 74 0 0 73 5 0 3 „ Via. 1929-49 Jan.-Jly m 0 0 67 0 0 3i,,8.A.1916Jnn.-July 78 0 0 7812 6 3 ~S.A. 1916 Jau.-July 59 0 0 59' 7 C 4 ~Q'l'd 1915-24 Jan.-Jly M 0 0 04 .0 0 31 ~QTd1922-47 Jan.-Jly SI 0 0 9112 8 3 ~QTd 1922-47 Jan.-Jlj 66 0 0 65 0 0 4 „ N.Z. 1929 May-Nof. MOO 80 10 0 3j,,N.Z.1912-« Jan.-Jly '78 ] 0 78 2 6 3 „ N.Z. 1920 April-Oct, f>B 0 U 68 12 6 35 ~W.A. 1915-35 Hy-Nv 78 0 0 78 6 0 3 „ W.A. 1915-35 My-NOT 73 0 0 73 10 0 31,. Tas. 1920 J an- July 78 0 0 78 6 0 3 „ Tas 1920-40 Jan.-Julj C 6 0 0 66 0 0 ' MONEY MARKET. Tlio Bank of England disoount rate on January 12, 1917, was 51 per cent. On April 5 it was reduced to 6 per cent., at which.figure it has since etood. OPEN MARKET BATHS. The opeji market discount rate for three months' bills is 3} per cent., ae compared with 3i per cent, last week and 4J per cent, last year. Short loans are quoted at 3} per cent., as against 3J per cent, last week, and 41 cent, last year. COLONIAL AND OTHER PRODUCE. Butter and Cheese-Unchanged. ■ Wheat and Flour-Quiet. 1 , Oats.-Active. . Peas and Beans— Quiet. Sugar.—Unchanged. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. By Telegraph-Press Association-Oopyricht Sydney, November 23. Oats, Algerian feeding. 4s. 9d. to 4s. 10d. per buehel;, milling, 55.; Taemaman, ss. 3d. to ss. 4di Maize, 6s. sd. per bushel. Potatoes, Tnsmanian, £15 per ton. Onions, £15 to £17 per ton. v ■ Adelaide. November 23. Oats, 4s, per buehel. Mclbcurno' November 23. Barley, Chevalier, 6b. to 6s. 7d: per bushel; Cape, 43. to 4s. 4d. Oate. Algerian <s. 2d. to 4s. 4d. Jtaize. ss. 9d. Potatoes, £9 10s. to £10 10a. per ton. Onions,.£l2 to £13 per ton. . ,