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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 179, 24 April 1920, Page 7

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•BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. ■ Australian-New Zealand Cable Association (Rec. April 24. ■ 0.6. a.m.) • • London, April 24. The Bank of England-.returns for • the week: ended April- 21 .aro-as follow:— •. ■ Tssoe Department.., ( Not«s isined i 105.063.000 Got. debt... £11.013,000 ' ■ ■ : " Other secariNotes in ties 7,<34,000 . reserve . 21.472 000 Oold ... ... 111.056.000 £180.435.000 /' '. >130,435,003 •Banking. Department. . • Proprietors'. Gov. seouri- ' ~ capital' ...£14,553,000 ' ' ties ... J57.i76.000 Publicde- ' ' Otherseouri- .. -. posits . v 20.047,000 . . tics 79,613,000 Other deposits ... 1*24.257.000 Notes ill 1 Rest, 7-day reserve ... 24,472,000 and other Coin in bills .... 3.13 D.OOO reserve .... .435,000 JE1G1.G96.000 £161,396.000 Tho leading items of the Bank of'England'return; afford the • following comparison This week Last week last year ££ ' £ Bullion 1 IIIOSe.OOO 111,985.000 63,649,001) Reserve .. ... 24-007.000 24.881.000 27,404,000 Note Circulation. 105,8G3.000 106.018.000 76.163,000 Public Deposits2o.o47-000 10.315.003 24,591.000 . Othor Deposits 124,257,000 122.889,000 117,208-000 Proportion of reserves to ' V . liabilities 17.30 . 17.50 19,32 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES... . .. Following are latest quotations for Imperial -and Colonial' Government securities: Cfnntr ®liß Stock . Week Week Imperial Consols f, s „ d ,; 5 „ War Loan 12 6 46 0 U 31 „ War Loan ' ■J. gB7 6 0 61 „ Aus.rOommonw th g S § 61 „ Aus.-Commonw'th -? 2m n c « „K.8AY.1533,/an.Jul} ° 4 ° 2 » '® 3J «, N.5.W.1930-50 Ja-Jy <° ' 2 ■J ~ N.a.W. 1525 Apl.-Oct h]°, 2 ■ ° ° ■4 „ Tic. 1920 Jan-July .J® I ®-? g® }g g 34 „ Vic. 1929-49 Apl.-Oct ,2 £ 2 22 J g g 31 „ Vic. 1921-6 Jan-Jly f sl g J®jg g 3 -,Ji O .I9MJ a n,J,U ffjgj; SJg g . 31,,|A.1916Jau.-July 66 15 .0,67 0 0 I j ' , n-W KO/"'? ll li r 4810 0 4910 0 ,1" ST, 15 0 87 6 0 35 „Q1 d 1922-47 ,Tan.-Jly 54 j) o 84 0 0 31,,Q'l'd. 1930-50Mar-Auj 94: o 0 94 0. 0 3 „ Q'l'd 1922-47 Jan.-Jlj 6410 0 55 0 0 4 „ N.Z. 1939 May-Nov. £0 0 0 80 0 0 31 „ N.Z. 1912-40 Jan.-Jly fi6 0 0 66 0 0 3 „ N.Z. 1920 April-Oot. 57 10 0 57 0 0 31 „W.A. 1915-35 My-Nv. 70 10 0 70 10 0 3 „ W:A. 1916-35 My-Nov 67 10 0 67 10 0 31 „ Tas. 1920 Jan-July 65 0 0 65 0 0 I „Taa 1920-40 Jnn.-Julj 63 .5 Q 63 5 0 MONEY MARKET. j Tho Sank of England discount rate) which had Btood at 5 per cent, since April 5. 1917, on which dp.te it was reduced from 5J per cent., was raised to 6 per cont. on November 6, 1919, and to 7 per cent, on April 15, 1920.- ■ . OPEN MARKET RATES. • The open market rate for three months' ; bills iB 68 per cent., as compared, with 68 per cent, last, week and 3i per cent. last year. Short loanß are quoted at sil per ant., against 51 nor cent:' last week, and 3} per cent, last year. EXCHANGE HATES. Foreign exchange rates on Londoi/ aro (iiioted: • Paris £6.72 francs to £1; Stockholm, 17.88 . kroner; Ohristiania, 19.81 kroner: Montreal, 4.26 dollars; Now 'York, 3.91 dollars:' Calcutta, 27Jd. to rupee.