BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 55, 28 November 1921, Page 8

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN

Ausfalfan-Npw Zealand Cable Association. (Her. November 25, 9.20 -p.m.) London, November 24 TH" Bn’iß of EneH.nd return for the week ending November 23 ie as under:— IRFUR DF.rAHTMF.NT. Notes United £122 306.000 Gov. debt... £11.015,000 Other securiNotes in ties 7,434.000 reserve 22.753-000 Gold 126.510.000 £145.059.000 £145.059.000 Banking Dffabtmf.nt. Pionrietors' Gov. eecuricapitfil ...£14.553.000 ties ... £50,314.000 Public de- Other securiposits — 15.601.000 ties 83.572.000 Other de- . nosits ...121.053.000 Notes in R”st.7-doy reserve ... 22.T53.000 an j other Coin in bills ... 3.231.000 reserve ... 820.000 £157.<68.000 £157.468.003 The leading Items of the Bank of England return afford the following comparison:— This week Last week Last year £ £ £ Bullion ... ... 326.610000 I2S 606.000 122.329.000 rteseiwe - 23.582.000 23.296.000 14 598.000 Note Circulation 122 306.000 123,557.000 127 985.000 Public Deposits 15.601-000 20.067.000 17.989,000 Other Deposits 124.083.000 11.6.038.000 105,315 000 Proportion of liabilities 16.80 18.40 11-83 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. , Following are latest quotations for Imperial and Colonial Government aeaurlties.

MONEY' MARKET. The Bank cf England discount rate, which wan raised from 6 per cent, to 7 per cent, on April, 16. 19P.0. was reduced to 61 per cent, on April 26, 1921. to 6 rer cent, on June 22, 1921. to 54 per cent, on July 20, 1921. and further reduced to 5 per cent, on November 3, 1921. OPEN MARKET RATE. The open n-n-l-et rule for three months' bills is nominally 4 per cent., ns rnmpared with 4 per cent, last week and 68 per cent, last year Short loars are quoted at 4 ner cent against 4 pep cent, last week and 5J per cent, last year.

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