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United Press Association—By Electric ■• . Association —Copyright. LONDON, February S. BjrfjSjjjr-Tho Bank • rat© is 3J per r • SILVEE. ' " . Silv.er is quoted at 2s 3 .9-16(1. BANK CP ENGLAND RETURNS. ' (Received February 9th, 8.50 p.m.) LONDON, February 9. .Tho Bank of England return issued fortho week ending Wednesday, February'7th, affords tho following comparison :— Laatwcek. This week. £ £ Coin •• ' •• 37,354,000 37,092,000 Reserve ' ••, •■ 38,526,030 23,103,000 Proportion • icaeiye to ' ■ liabilities ... • 43.01 62.94 Notes in circulation .. 28,257,000 27,939,000 Public deposits , .. 17,981,000 13,224,000 Other deposits .. 41,413,000 37,30.1,000 Government securities 13.270,000 14.870.0C0 Other .securities .. 33,615,000 29,328,000 . Tho bank rate is 4 por cent. Short loans 31 per cent., as against 31 last week. Threo months' Bills ?> 5-16 per cent., .against 31 last week. Paris 3 per cent., as against 3J per cent, last week. Berlin, 31 por cent., as against 8$ per cent.'last week. . GOVERNMENT' SECURITIES. Tho following are the latest quotations for Government securities, with a comparison' of those ruling last week: — __ . . _ :- rrice 3 2.* ■ 1. £ i. d.j Sipsreect. Imperial Gcta'oU .. 78 S 0, 15* rise JT&W Vi.lWUMi.Jaly .. 105 10 0; f.ich. N.S.W. 5i'»,1918. llarch-Sept. .. 53 0 9! 31* fall N.SJ.W. a>. 19US. Apnl-Oet. .. S7 0 0 Unch. Vict.4 , *, 1930, .Inn.-Jaly .. 10110 0| L'nch. Vlet.3V», l9i\-4t,liLn.-Jalj .. 16 10 0 L'nch. Vlet.3'o9S»-49|J«n-* J olj .. MlO 0 Uncrt. BA.SI'». 19JD, J»n.-Jalr .. S7 0 0 Uneh. »\ S'», WIG. J»n.-July .. 85 0 0 I n;h. Q]«nd4*», 1915-21, J*n.-Jul.r ..- 102 0 0 Unch. QUndßl'», IKM-βMaa.-Jai/ .. S6 10 0 L'nch. Ulind3'i,l9±l-47,J»™.Jalj .. 84 l>l 0' Lndi. N.S.V«, 1930, Mty-Not. .. 104 2 fc' Lndi. >'.Z.3VitI9JJ-«J,Jui.-Jiit/ .. 97 1i C 1 Unch. N.2.3'4 19iO, Jan.-July .. b7 10 0, Unch. N.X.3V*, WO, (ex. dividend) .. SIU 6 Unch. T«..ai», 1310, J»o.-Jalr ' .. S6 0 C Unci:. Tm.B' , I*SMO,J»n.JuIy .. Si 0 t Inch. - W.A.SVa lttlSsg. Maj-NoT .. 95 10 Cj L'nch. V/JL.JV* 1815-35, Maj-iToY.. .. 07 00 1 Unch. METAIS. Copier—Copper on spot is quoted at - £02 8s 9d, three months £63 is (kl, electrolytic £65 10s. .Tin. —Tin on spot is quoted at .£196, tEreo months £IU2 15s. Lead—£ls 13s 9d. Spelter—£2C 7s Cd. ■ Iron—l9s 3d. CPLQMAL AND OTHER PRODUCE. . Sugar.—German 15a sd,"first- marks 18s.--.Wool." —Tho Bradford . market, is nuie't, nnd business.-is cxUremely limited. Mjerinos 56's 21d, 50's 18d, 46's 14! d. ' Wheat. —The markets arc firm on ac- • count of reports of further labour troubles in Argentina. Cargoes aro held for about 3d advance; but 37s 3d , was paid for parcels of Australian JanuaryFebruary shipment. There is a fair on- ■-: aniry for Australian on the spot at 39s :>..: ■«.-•-• ;.-~ :: .. •; Flour is firm- -- Australian,' ex store, :;. :; 89» i( 64/e.i.f. Jj ana26B,6d.
Oats are firm. La Plata, February- | March. 17s 4*d. . , . ' Peas and beans are firm, and prices' unchanged. ■ , , The butter market is firm, and there is a good general enquiry. Danish, unchanged, choicest Australian 123s to 130s, secondary 124s to 1265, New Zealand 130s to 1335. . ■ , Cheesa.—The market is dull. New Zealand 725.
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Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14275, 10 February 1912, Page 10
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