BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 289, 31 August 1920, Page 5

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN

Au!traliai--Now Zealand Oable Association. - j London, AugUßt 26. •"j The Bank of England return for th» week ended August 25 ia as under:ISSUE DWiBTMBNT. ' NoUs issued £ 121.831,000 Gov. debt... £11,015.000 •-, Other securl- ' 1 tfoteß In ties 7.134,000 ; reserve 16.058.000 Gold ... ... 131,633,000 : £139.982.000 «39.883,000 .... ' BANKING DEMBTBSKT. ...... Proprietors' ' Gov. seourl. capital ...£14.653,000 ties J.. «1,555.008 Public de- Other iiecuil- .. posits ...16,861,000 tios... J. 76,883.000 Other So- ... posits ...100,691,000 Notes in . ■ -- Rcßt,7-diy reserve ... 16,088,000 and other Coin in ' , MMt billo ••• 3.516.000 reserve ... 1.197,000 £134.033,000 i184.0K.000 The leadlne Items of the Bank of England return afford the following comparison:— Thißweok Haßtweek LsbltoK £ £ t B „llion '• Ml •''M.MO 121,633,(100 85,194,000 i Rplmvo - 16E85.000 16.687.000 26,601.000 ! Note Circulation 121.ff1i.000 124.815.000 79.8)0.000 « Public Deposits 15.364.0C0 16.115.000 23,261.000 Other Deposits 100,591.000 117.135,000 04,916000 Proportion of reserves to ._.„.„ »> E liabilities ' 14.50 ,18.83 M.15 . GOVERNMENT BEOTJBITIF.B. Following aro latest quotations for Im« perial and Colonial Government BOCuritlßli „. . This tittst Stook Woek Vook £ B.&. £B, d, H% Imperial Oonaoli 16 5 0 46 5.0 6 „ War Loan 64 17 6 85 0 * ii „ War I/oau 8117 6 81 17 8 6} „ Aus.-Commonw'th 0615 0 ES 15 0 6i „ AUB.-Commonw'th 05 12 6 D 512 6 4 ~ K.S.W.l933Jan.Juls 76 10 0 76 !0 0 63 15 0 63 19 8 {,; N.S.ff. 1555 Apl.-Oct 60 10 0 60 1 6 , 4 , Vic. 1920 Jan-July 100 0 0 99 10 0 j 31,, Vic. 1929-49 Apl.-Oct 83 10 0 83 10 0 31 „ Vic. 1921-6 Jan-Jly 58 2 6 58 0 0 3°„ Viu. 1929-49 Jan.-Jul 62 0 0 61 3 6 34„6.A.1916Jau.-July 66 17 6 65 0 0 3 „ B.A. 1916 JaD.-July <0 2 6 40 6 0 4 ~ QTd 1915-M Jan.-Jly 87 7 d 87 8 6 ' ,'" Jl „ QV<JI922-47 Jan.-Jly 61 0 0 81 0 0 .' 3) „QTd 1930-50 Mar-Au; 01 0 0 04 0 0 3*„QTdl922-47Jan.-Jl; 6110 0 64 6 0 4 „ N.Z. 1929 May-Nov. BUO 0 84 6 0 »., N.Z. 1912-40 Jan.-Jly 07 7 6 67 13 8 3 „ N.Z. 1920 April-Oiit. 58 G 0 68 10 0 31 „ W.A. 1916-35 My-Nv 70 15 0 70 15 0 3 „ W.A. 1915-35 Mv-Not 68 5 0 68 9 8 35 „ Tft8.1920 Jaa-July 67 0 0 66 0 0 3 ~Taa 1920-40 Jan.-Julj 6110 0 61 0 0 MONEY MARKET. The Bank of England discount rate. which had Btrtod at 5 ner cent, since April 6. 1917, on which dati it was reduced from i\ per cent., was raised to 6 nor cent, en November S, 1919. and to 7 per cent, on April 15,-1920. OPEN MARKET BATES. The open market rato for three months' , hilU ie 63 per cent., as compared with 6J per cent, laßt week and 38 per cent, last year. 1 Short loans are quoted at 6J por cent. acainst 53 per cent, last week and U per cent, last year.