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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13746, 30 May 1910, Page 9

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Unite<l Press Asfociation—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. . (Received May 28th, 8 a.m.) BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. ;'.'• LONDON", May 27. The Bank of England return issued for tho week eiideq Wednesday, May 25th, is as under:— . Issue Department. Note issue £56,058,000 O:v. debt £11,015,000 • Other securities .. 7,434,000 .-.'■. Gold ... 37.609,000

. £56.058,000 £uG,058,000 Banking Department. Pro'priet'rs' Gov. tecuricEpitai . JE1i,553,030 ties .. £13,913,000 Public de- . Other sccuri- • posits .. 21,226,000 ticfe .. 3:1,905,000 Other de- . Xotea . .. 27,9T7,000' , po.nts .. 37,783,000 Coin ~ .1,001,000 Rest, 7-day . i nnd other ' bi'ls .. 3,188,000 £76x22,000 . £76.822.000 The leading items of (ho Dank of Knplandi roturn afford the following comparisons: — This week.' Last week. Last year. i' £ £ t ßullion .. 3TCO9 000 .16,713.000 ;',6.585,003 I Keserve .. 23,933,00} 28,326,000 27.219.C00 Xote circ"h 25.121.000 27,966 000 29,374,000 , liroportion ' • • re-ervp to . liabilities .. 4).0G 53X6 . 17.81 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ' The following are the latest quotations for Government securities, with a comparison of those ruling last week:— ;■■■;■. [ - . ~~ rj|T Price J "■§ f, 'a ■Hi \ £ «. d. 24 percent. Imperial Coa-ols .. 83 0 0! Unch. u,i,Wl'«,iai,.U.i.-July .. W7 0 l>; Uiwli. N.S.W. Ji's, 1918, Alarcli-dtpt. .. u3 a 0; Un.h. N.>.VV.u'h, mi.i, Aprli-Oot. ..I tS 10 v Unch. Vtct.4'«, VjM, Jan.-Jiil/ ..I lUi 10 >' Culm. • Vi0t.8.5"«, JW.-it,J»n..Joljr . .. 'JJ l'J 0 Unoh. Viot.Jl'o, iWi-li),J»!i.->ni/ .. »7 0 0; L'noh. K.A.BJ'«, ia.l!), J«u.-lulr .. S3 0 U ; llnch, SA 3'h, 19IU, Jtn.-Jul/ .. M It) 0' l.ncn. Qluia4'«,loie--Jl,Jau.-Julf .. IW 10 !., Umh. Vl»iida.l'-», l9ai-3),J»i.-Jnl/ .. b/ 0 (j L'nch. yi»ndJr<,l'JiJ47,J»ii.-July ~ 86 7 6 Ui.ch. Vj£), Ji«jXo». .. I 106 10 0' Unch. N.X.il}*a t rjJJ-iO,.f«ii.-J<iljr ..I 9S 0 OTiifli. N.Z.a-.iaiO, J*n.-July .. b? 10 0 L'nch. N. 2.3 } -*, 1940, («. rtiviilendj .. 84 U V Uncli. X» .si~, J'JIO, a»ii.-July .. Si 910 C; Unoh. To. d' , .. 8? 0 O; Uuuh. \v.A.3i'< lUIS-J5, Ala)-.N'<iT .. 97 18 0 Ui.cli. W.A.a , . iaia-35, M»y-Nov. ..! SI Vi 0. l!nch.__ ' THE MONEY MARKET. The Bank rate is 4 per cent. Three .mouths' bills 11 9-1(5 per cent., as compared with 3i ;>er cent, last weeK; .short loans 4 i.er com., as coniparcd uith ;.}J per cent, last week. Tlie Paris rare tor three months' bills is '2.J per tent., Herlin 3 J per cent. COLONIAL AND OTHEH PRODUCE! Wheat—The market',- are dct-lininp; steadily on die continuance of the h'vourable crap prospects in Europe nnd Ainoria, the large shipir.t-Dts a>;d imports ex.ceding cunsuinption ie•iwremonts. '!'!ie Indian crot) ;'or 1910----li>ll; i-stitiiatod at -i-J.&iU.OOO quarters. C'hi'.'i.Ko July options i>er cent, to Ws. There is little enquiry lor cargoes. Holders are asking 33s 3d, Adelaide- 11 .'ictorian sailers, JanuaryFebruary, .J"2s S)d, Now .Soiuh Wales, February, ">is, Xeu vSouth Wales steamer loading, snail trade; Australian on the six.»t"}J&i .'tl.

Flour —The market is s!o«\ Pntcius mo -jifsri'.ig at 2Ss, on the snot, at Oiasgow.' airJ "2<'s tor April-May-June (shipments. Oats —Tlie miirkefc is quiet. La Plnta, Ju:i?-.Jnly, l'2s Ud. Huttvr—Tito •narktt is dull. Danish :.ii(l Australian are unchanged. New Zealand choicest, 104s, 106s. The Agents-General >t New .South Vv'alos, Victoria, and Queensland inspected parcels oi milled butter boxes v. ith the* original marks carefully preserved? which have been traced to a lajgp London firm. The. Agents'Generil lme decided to recommend a criminal {■rosfcutjon

Metal.*—Tin. en the siKit. £150 los. Iron. 49s lid. >iiKar —("Jcrnian los, first Marks 17s -Id.

Wool —Bradford wool i« quiet, market i* but uuchanyrd