GOVERNMENT STOCKS

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 108, 2 November 1940, Page 12

GOVERNMENT STOCKS

DOMINION PRICES FIRM

(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.) LOA'DOJs', October 31. Quotations of Government loans compare with those previously cabled as follows:— Last weefc. This weefc. Consols, 2% p.c 75 75 Funding Loan, 4 p.c, 1960-90 111% 111% War Loan 102% flOl Conversion Loan, 3% p.c, 101% 10iy 2 Victory Bonds, 4 p.c. ... 110% 110% Com'wealth Australia, 5 p.c, 1945-75 104% 104% com'wealth Australia, 4 p.c, 1943-48 IOOTs 101 Vs Cora'wealth Australia, 3% p.c, 1948-52 100% 100% Com'wealth Australia, 3% p.c, 1958-61 91 ?91 Com'wealth Australia, 3 p.c., 1955-58 57% 87% JS'.S.W., 3V2 P.c, 1939-50 9GV> 97% Victoria, 3 p.c, 1929-40 . 93% 0414 Victoria, 4% p.c, 1940-60 101% 101% Victoria, 5 p.c, 1045-75 . 104 104% Queensland 3 p.c.,, 1922-47 95% 955,& Queensland. 5 p.c, 1940-60 lOO 1/^ 101 S Aust 3 P.C. 1916 01 after 73 J,a liVs S. Aust., 5 p.c, 1945-75 . 104 104V4 Vf. Aust., 4 p.c, 1943-62 100% 101 Tasmania, 4 p.c, 194G-54 100% 101% N.Z., 4% p.c, 1948-58 .. 101% 102 N.Z., 3 p.c, 1945 94V2 94% fEx interest. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN (Bj> Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright! LONDON, October 31. The Bank or England return for the ween ended October 24 is given in the following table, together with the returns for last week :— Last week. This week. £ S (millions), (millions). Issue Department— Notes issued— In circulation 593.2 591.5 In banking dept 37.0 38.7 Other Govt. securities . C 15.8 ' C 15.8 Silver coin Nil Nil Gold 0.2 0.2 Hanking Department— Rest 3.1 3.1 Deposits— Public 23.7 18.3 Bankers' 105.1 108.0 Other accounts 52.4 51.5 Govt. securities 137.3 130.0 Discounts, advances — 2.8 3.0 Other securities 3.2 3.2 ! Other securities 21.2 23.2 I Notes and coin 37.5 39.2 Ratio of reserve to liabilities 22.02 per cent.; last week, 20.C. The Bank of England discount rate remains unchanged at 2 per cent, since October 26. 1939, when It was reduced from 3 per cent.