BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20636, 27 August 1932, Page 16

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN.

METALS MARKET.

(CKITZD TBESS ASSOCIATION—BX KLICTKIC ■ ' TELEGaAPH—COPYRIGHT.) > (Received August * 26th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Augußfc 23.; The, following ig the Bank of England return for the week ending August'26th:— : .'ISSUE DEPARTMENT. ! .£ ' -•:■.! .■■■*•■ Notes ißsued Govt. debt.■ y,015,i00 In circula- ' Other Govt. tion .-. 263,681,578 securities 237,771,793. Irs banking , ,■ o;tber.Beeu-. ■■ .. dept.- ■.. 49,816,765 rities ~. 22,891,991 Silver coin ' 3,82i,116

Fiduciary issue .. 275,000,000 G old coin & bullion 138,7*8,341 Total 413,726 ; 341 Total 413,725 ; 341 BANKING DEPARTMENT. £ £ Proprietors' Govt, eecucapital ... 14,553,000 rities .. 71,278,993 The rest .. 3,636,342 Other secuPublic de- rities—posits .. 22,203,001 Discounts Other and addeposits— vances .. 13,205,850 Bankers' 79,946,367 Securities 19,509,898 Other acs. 34,429,170 Notes .. 49,846,705 Peven-day Gold and and other silver coin ' 867,521 bills .. 1,127

Total 154,769,027 Total 154,769,027 Proportion of . reserve to liabilities, 37.10 per cent.; short-dated loans, |' per cent.; three months' bills, 2 per cent. The fiduciary, issue of- £275,000,000 consists of the 'following:—Government debt, other Government securities, other"securities, and silver coin. •

The Red Comb Egg. and Poultry Company report, that good pennings. of poultry were received'for {heir auction sales on. Wedries? day and Saturday last, With a good attendance of buyers at both sales, bidding was brisk, and the whole of the birds offered at satisfactory prices. . Good boilers were in , short supply* and prices for thieih hardened. Competition for chicken was good/ with' prices firm, : . ' ' '! ' : ' -': ! Average''prices' received-per* pair for poultry, during the. week: Pullets, up- to- fcs; roasting chicken up to 9s, light UP to 6s; ducks, up to Ps 6d; geese, up to 6s; hens, light up to Bs 6d, heavy up to 7s; turkeys, light up to 12b, gobblers up to 21s. —6 MACFARLANE AND COMPANY'S REPORT. Messrs Maefarlane and Co. reported-prices yesterday.as follows grade Is to Is lid per dozen, second grade lOjid to Is per dozen. A meeting of farmers will he held in the Yaldhurst School on Monday at 8 p.m., for the purpose of forming a branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union. A general warning that unemployment tax stamps must bo attached to all wages schedules was given by the deputy-chairman of the Unemployment Board, Mr J. S. Jessep, during his recent visit to Napier. . The Act was being enforced, said Mr Jessep, and severe penalties would be imposed on employers failing to affix unemployment tax stamps to wages book. The Board, he said, was seriously concerned in respect to this matter, and in order to protect the unemployment funds it had lately been found necessary to arrange for departmental inspectors and other officers whose business takes them about tho country to make a rigid inspection of the wages bookß of employers, both in towns and in the rural districts. He added that postage stamps were not sufficient;' the proper stamp for the purpose must be used.

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. (Received August 26th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, August 25. The following are the latest quotations of Government securities compared with 1 the prices ruling on August. 18th: —. Last week. This week. « ~ ' *• d. £ s. d. Consols . . 71 7 6 71 O 0 Funding Loan. 4£ p.c, 1930-60 .. 107 0 0 106 17 6 War Loan. 5 p.c, 1920-47 ..101 IS 0 102 0 0 Conversion Loan, 81 p.c. (ex div.) ' 99 o 0 98 10 0 Victory BondB. 4 p.c. (ex div.) 106 5 0 104 10 0 Commonwealth, 5 p.c, 1945-47 .. 101 0 0 102 0 0 Commonwealth, 6 p.c, 1931-41 .. 99 5 0 100 0 0 Victoria, 3 p.c, 1929-40 .. 74 15 0 75 10 0 Victoria, 3J p.c, 1929-40 .. 78 O 0 82 2 6 Victoria, 55,...p.c, - 1930-40 ..". 100 O 0 99 15 0 Victoria, 5 . p.c-, ■ 19S2-4i ; ... 98 00 98 10 . 0 Victoria, 4J p.c, 1940-60 ..0510 0 96 15 i 0 New. South Wales, I 4 p.c,. 1983 '-. . ' 96 17 ,. 6 - - 98 5 0 New South Wales, 3 p.c, 1935 '.'. '91 10 0 93 7 6 New South Wales,' ' 31 p.e.V 1930-40' - 75 10 0 ' 78 15 ' 0 New South Wales, 58 ■p i c. f 1930-40 100 - * 0 100 17 6 New Sooth Wales, ' 6* p.«f., J530-4O :»B 10 0 100 2 6 New South Wales,' , . 6 p.c;, 1930% ' 80 0 0 '»!> 17 '•' Queensland, 5 p.c. ::-. '•. ■' \- Stock,, redeem-.. •." ' , able 1940-60 "96 12 -Mr 99' |7 . ! 6 Queensland, '3 p.c, - \ - ' . ...-■' -..■Mi?a-AT..':v::..;.4.:L'.T*i;4*;'. ! '^..-; ,i ?«:.;> 1 ° Queensland, p.c,: • "~*$ 1 M-l>- " '> r -.V ■ '' New-';:./ Zealf V;; .': ■"- • v ' ' ?% New,/ Zealand, • 8J«■■ • ,' ■•; * ;■*' p/if.. lHOr. >, ; ft4 15. •-.*; \ .'" 95', .'• ' O New ; Zealand, "3" .*. p.e., 1945 •'*...'' 85 "0.' ■&■.' 85 '0 i 0 New Zealand. •' 6< - • pjc. 1936-51:.. 108 ID o . ,I04-;'7J 6 South Australia, 3i , p.e, 1989-. »* 91' JO ;'d.;; ,' sslib \ 0 South' Australia, "3*"■■'■■■•/ ...•■•«'— , ■ : p.e'i;< i -&lla',i:'4>T--;'- ;>": : r " ;*'•' ' s" - :"' ■ i i •Iter'-." "• r ' "h -"•*'•>''' *8'. io • io ;■ ■ = -'67 * i 0 South. Australia. 6j ,, ■';■ p.c., 1930-40 V, 89 16 0 . 100 « j 0 Tasmania, '3J ,p.c.,. 1930-4.0 ■ ■'••'.'.■':'«•' T 6 '90. S ! 0 Tasmania; 3- pre,' - 1910-40. :.<. 87 10 0 . 87 10; 0 Tasmania, . 6J P.c, • 1930-40 . Vt 1*0 *T ■.* , ' 100' 7 e Western' 'Australia.'. ,*S P-e.; 1026-86' 98 10 0 ' • 95 7 6 Western ■ Australia, ■ ■ ■ ; '. S p,c; Ipl5r85■ -.., 91 10 '.VJr ,' .»»,v*-: ; ° Western. Australia, •. ■ .. 6 p.c, ' ; 98 15' ■ 0' ''" 100 © ; o

(Received August. 26th, 8 p.m.) LONDON, . toigniet. 25. Aug. 22. Aug. 25. r pdr.tori... - ',' per ton. Copper— £ s. d. £ s. d. Standard, spot .. 81 13 3 34 1 8 Forward .. .. 81 11 JOJ .33 13 9 Electrolytic .. 36 0 0 86 10 0 to .. .. 35 JO ,fl . 37. 0 0 "Wire bars - ... 35 *0 0 • ■ • • -87* 0 0 LeadSpot .. .. 11 13 0 11 17 « Eoryar4 .. .."1113 9 12 0 0 Spelter—* Spofc:" ••, ..' 13 17 6 14 2 6 Foiwjwd .1 . ....; U 2 6 14 7 6 Tiik- . ' Spot ,;. ' ..141 13 9 145 17 6 Forward -. - .. 148 6 8 , 147 6 8 Silver— , _ ... Standard, per oz. 17'6-16d 18id - Fine, per oz '.. 181-16d' ' 19 9-led ' JEGGS AND POULTRY.