BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS.
(Received 2 p.m.) IX>XDOX. January 18. The Bank of England returns for the week ended .January 17 are as follow, comparisons being made with those of a week and a_ year ago, the figures reprceenting millions of pounds:— ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Jan. Jan. Year Notes Issued— 17. 10. njro. In circulation ... 527.4 536.1 4«7.t) In banking dept. . 52.8 44.1 58.5 Other Govt securities 564.0 56.Y1 388.6 Other securities 4.5 3.4 0.1 Silver coin 0.5 0.5 0.3 Gold coin and bullion 0.2 0.2 126.4 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Rest 3.4 3.4 3.5 Deposits— Publir 37.2 27.9 12.3 Bankers' 102.5 115.7 119.9 Other Recounts . . 41.7 42.5 3C.7 GoTt. securities .. . 117.2 127.4 85.7 Discount*, advances 3.8 6.3 18.5 Other securities ... ' 24.7 25.3 23.6 Notes and coin .... 53.6 45.0 59.1 Proportion 20.55 24.19 34.98 j . Rate of Discount. 1 The Bank of England rate of discount M 2 per cent, to which it wae reduced on October 28 from 3 per cent.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 16, 19 January 1940, Page 4
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