COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 75, 22 December 1919, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

CUSTOMS EEVENTIE. Customs revenue collected at the port of Wellington on Saturday amounted to £1836 9s. lOd. ) BANK OP BNGIjAND KETdlttf. Australian-New Zealand Cabld Association. 1 ;Kec. December 21, 5.5 p.m.) i London, December 18. The Bank of England return for tho ■week ended December 17 is as follows:— Issm! Depahtment. ' Notes issued ££0.000.000 Gov. <10bt... £11,015,000' Other secudNotCB in ties 7,434,000 reserve 13.341-000 Gold 00,192.000 i108.C41.000 Jt1C0.841.000 Banking DepXmmknt. Proprietors' -Gov. securicapital ...£14,553,000 ties ... £63,189.000 Public de- Other securiposits ... 21.538.000 tics 75.560.000 Other deposits ... 125.312,C00 .Notes in Rest, 7-day reserve ... 18,341,000 and otlior Coin in bill!! ... 1295.000 reserve ... 1,308,000 £1G1,693,000 ' £164,093.000 The leading items of tbe Bank of Ensland return afford the following comparison;— This week Last week Last year £ £ £ Bullion - ' ••• 00.19-2.000 90.299.000 77,977.000 Reserve ... 19.649.00u 21,536,000 28.091.000 Nolo Circulation 90,300.000 85.681.000 68.963, Ml Public Deposits 21.533.000 20,174.000 28.805.000 Other Deposits 125,312.000 137,694.000 143.834.000 Proportion ot reserves to liabilities 13-38 13.73 16.25 GOVERNMENT fiEOUEITIES. Following are latesl quotations for Imperial and Colonial- Government securities'. . This Last Stock ■ Week Week 11% Imperial Consols ff- cl ' f 6 „ War Loan X° ° 0 ° 31War Loan "! ,5 X L" „ W n Aus.-Cominonw th .. « no n q 61 „ Aus.-Oommonw'tli S' J S,S X 4„ K .8. W. 1933 J an-J ul j Si 1 * J SJ ft g , " T A "|;'? ut 65 15 0 65 15 0 i, r\ y t 97 0 0 97 15 0 3} „ Vic. 1921-6 Jan-.lly mJO o 59 10 0 3 „ 3929-49 Jan.-July gj jj b cu 10 0 31 ..6.A.1916Jan.-July 68)5 I) 69 0 0 3 „ 6.A. 1916 .latl.-July 53 0 0 55 g g < „ Q'l'd 1915-24 Jan.-Jly eg 10 0 HO 15 0 J1 „ QTdl922-47.THi1.-Jly 67 0 0 87 0 0 31 „ Q'l'd 1930-50 iMar-AU| 05 0 0 95 0 0 I „ QTd 1922-47 Jan.-Jlj f,n 15 0 69 15 0 4 „ N.Z. 1929 Kay-Nov. 63 12 6 63 12 6 II „ N.Z.1912-40 Jnn.-Jly 69 0 0 68 17 6 3 „ N.Z. 1920 April-Oct. 60 10 0 61 0 0 31., W.A. 1515-35 Ity-Nr 74 15 0 74 15 0 J „ W.A; 1915-35 Mj'-Not 70 12 6 70 12 6 J! „ Tas. 1920 Jan-.Tnly 68 0 0 68 10 0 I „ Tas 1920-40 Jan.-.Tull 66 0 0 68 10 II MONEY MARKET. The Bank ofN Bnglaujl discount rate, which had. stood at 5 per cent, since April 5, 1917, 011 which date it was reduced from 51 per cent., was raised to 6 per cont. on .November O. '

OPEN MARKET BATES. The open market rule (or three irontlis' bill is 5 3-8 per cent., as compared with 5 9-16 per cent. laßt week, and 31 per ceut. last year. Short loans aro limited at nor ctnt., as against 43 per cent, last week, and 35 per cent, last year. FOREIGN EXCHANGE BATES. Paris, 42.15 francs; Stockholm, ■ 17.73 kroner; Cliristiania, 18.45 kroner; Calcutta, tupco 2b. 41(1.; Montreal, 4.10 dollars; New York, 3.78 dollars. cor,oNr.\ii and other product;. Wheat—Active. Several Australian passage cargoes lvave been sold at 61s. Flour—Quiet. Oats.—Firm; occasionally dearer. Peas and Heans.-fiteadily lieltt. Sugar.—Unchanged.