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Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12506, 19 May 1906, Page 12

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T'nited Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. LONDON, May 18. The Bank of England rot urn is-ued for the week ended Wednesday, .>lay l«th, affords the following comparison :— Th is wo e-k. I*ast wee k. £ Bullion ... 30,235.000 29.913,000 Rescrvo ... 21,387,Cu0 20,880.000 Notes in circulation ... 28,661,000 28,812.000 Public deposits 9,415,000 8.207.000 Other depesits -12,097,000 44,789;U00 Government securities ... 15.977.000 1.5,977,000 Other securities 32,011,000 '33,977.00U Proportion reserve to liabilities ... 41.40 39.35 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The following are the latest quotations for Government securities, with a comparison of thoc-o ruling last week:—

Price. Variation as conipi<ed y.-ith last week. £ a. ill 2} % Imperial Consols .. E9 10 0! 4 <¥, New South Wales .. I HO 0 0! 3J % New South Wales .. j Kl 0 n 3 % New South Wales .. 83 10 o 4 % Victorian .. ..104 0 0 3J % Viotoiian .. ... 100 10 0 3 •;« Victorian .. .. b9 10 0: 3$ % South Australian .. I 10_ 0 ol 3 % South.Australian ..I 83 10 0 4 % (Jiirensland .. .. ] 10< 0 Oi 3J % Queensland .. .. I 100 10 0 3 % yueernland .. .. I 88 0 0 4 % NewZealai d-.. ..,10.' 0 (. 3J % New Ze.land*.. .. I 101 10 0 i "„ New Zealand: .. .. I 89 0 0 31% H *»t Australian .. I 100 0 I 3 '!„ West Australian .. I 88 0 0 3$ "■„ Tasmanian .. .. 1 100 10 0 3 «\, Tasmaniaii .. ! 83 i0 Ol * Interest payable in May and Novesi t Interest payable in January and .ii : Interest pa.vable in Ap:il and Octo' |2*6dlii«her I l'ndimi_e 1 | l T nchanxecl I Unchanged i Unchanged | 5s lcwrr ; 10i lower Unchanged l'iu-liaiis«d 10? higher I'la-hangeii t-nohan-ed Uiir-hanseil I'liohuinred 10s lower JCs hiirher 10s lower UnoliAnjrrd I Unchanged :nl>er. uly. >btrr.