BANK OF ENGLAND
WEEKLY RETURN
(By Telegraph—Presa Association—Copyright.) LONDON, October 3. The Bank of England return for the week ended September 26, is given in the following table, together with the returns for last week:—
Ratio of reserve to liabilities, 14.57 per cent.; last week, 14.48. The Bank of England discount rate remains unchanged at 2 per cent, since October 26, 1939, when it was reduced from 3 per cent.
Last week. £ (millions). tesue Department— Notes Issued— This week. £ (millions). In circulation ..... 604.7 In banking dept 25.5 Other Govt. securities . 616.2 Other securities 2.8 Silver coin ...,».... it Nil Gold ..«,...-.. £x 0.2 Banking Department-— Rest :of . . ■. . :ofax 8.6 605.2 25.0 616.1 2.9 Nil 0.2 S.6 Deposits— Public ...,ms 13.5 Bankers' ...... 116.0 Other accounts 51.9 Govt. securities 147.8 Discounts, advances ... 3.5 Other securities 21.9 Notes and coin 26.3 21.3 101.3 53.3 142.5 2.8 23.0 25.T
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 84, 5 October 1940, Page 14
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