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Evening Star, Issue 20060, 28 December 1928, Page 8

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DANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, December 27. The following is Hie Bank of England return:—

/flic proportion of reserves to liabilities is 21.50 per cent. Short loans arc quoted at per cent., and three-month bills at i 7-10 per cent. —Australian Press Association-United Service. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. LONDON, December 27. (Received December 28, at 11.25 a.in.) The following are tho latest quotations for Government securities :

—Australian Press Association-United Service,

CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, December 27. (Received December 28, at II a.m.) Chicago wheat: December, 114 cents per bushel; March, IIS*; May, 120.1. — Australian Press Association. , NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, December 27. (Received December 28, at 11. DU a.m.) Cal) money renewal rate: 10 per cent.; high level, 12 per cent.; low level, 10 per cent. The market closed at 12 per cent.—Australian Press Asso-ciation-United Service. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, MELBOURNE, December 28. (Received December 28, at TT a.m.) Wheat, 4s Bd. Flour, LI2 2s Cd and £l2 7s Gd. Urau, £5 15s. Pollard, £6 (3s. Oats, 2s lid and 3s. Maize, 4s Gd. Barley: English, 4s and 4s 3d. LONDON MARKETS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, December 27. (Received December 28, at 11 a.m.) Sugar: January, 9s 6£d. Butter is stagnant. Prices for colonial were maintained. Danish, 2025. Cheese is dull and unchanged.—Australian Press Association. BRADFORD MARKET. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, December 27. (Received December 28, at 11 a.m.) The Bradford market is quiet owing to the holiday. Quotations are linn. Sixty-fours, 4G.UI; sixties, 44d; liftysixes, 33.p1; fifties, 29. d; forty-sixes, 23p1; forties, 22-Jd.—Australian 'Press Association. .

ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Nolc issue ... ... ... v:u:;,78i.ooo Gu\ eminent debt ... ... il,or>,«oo Other Government -securities ... ... 03.570,0110 Other securities ... ... ) 0,175,000 Sih'T coin ... ... ... 5.239,000 Gold ,cuin, nnd bullion ... ... ... 153.781,000 X,i 13,781,000 GAN K1 NO DEPARTMENT. Proprietors’ capital ... ... ... 'TIT,53,000 Re>t ... ... 3,382,000 J’ublic deposits ... ... 12,OKI,000 Other deposits ... ... ... ... 107,001,000 Seven-day and oilier bills ... ... 3,000 £137,91)8,000 Government securities ... ... ... ... £07,207,000 Other securities ... ... ... 14,78(1,000 Notes in reserve ... ... ... 25,5*1,000 Gold ;ind silver coin ... ... 281,000 £137,008,000

Imperial Consols, 2} p.c 5 n Funding loan, *1 p.c., j 900-101)0 . m 5 0 War loan, 5 p.c., 11)29-47 ... . 102 10 0 Conversion loan, 3£ p.c., 79 5 ii Commonwealth G -p.c., 1931-41 102 17 r. Commonwealth 5 p.c., 1045-75 . 08 12 « New Zealand G p.c., 193G-51 108 15 0 New Zealand 4 p.c., 1920 ... . III) 17 0 New Zealand 3j p.c., 1010 ... . 87 12 li New Zealand 3 p.c.. 1945 ... . 80 2 0 New South Wales GJ p.c., 1930-40 103 8 » New South Wales G p.c., 1922-31 .. 101 0 0 New South Wales 5J p.c., 1930-40 101 0 0 New South Wales 4 p.c., 1933 03 12 0 New South Wales 3} p.c., 1030-50 80 10 3 New South Wales 3 p.c., 1055 .. 7fi 5 n Victoria 5J p.c., 1030-40 101 5 n Victoria 5 p.c., .1032-42 (IS 5 0 Vi clone 4* p.c., 1040-00 1)3 0 0 Victoria 3} p.c., 1020-49 78 17 i; Victoria. 3 p.c., 1929-40 71 15 0 Queensland 6 p.c., 1930-40-102 11 3 Queensland 3} p.c., 1030 .* 97 i 3 (Jueenslnnd 3 p.c., 1027-47 72 0 0 South Australia 6} p.c., 1030-40 . 103 7 6 South Australia 34 p.c.. 103!) ... . 81 S 9 South Australia 3 p.c., 1916 or after 00 17 6 West Australia 6 p.c., 1930-40 100 5 0 West Australia 34 p.c., 1020-35 . 90 0 I) West Australia 3 p.c., 1915-35 .. 87 10 0 Tasmania 6$ p.c., 1030-40 103 15 0 Tasmania 3J p.c., 1020-40 ... . 85 15 0 Tasmania 3 p.c., 1920-40 81 0 0