BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14621, 24 March 1913, Page 8

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS.

(By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.)

LONDON, March '21. The Bank of England returns issued on Wednesday, March 19th, afford tho following comparison:— Last week. This week. £ £ Coin .. .. 36,500,01)0 35,654,000 Rcscrvo •- •- 27,918,000 26,623,000 Proportion reserve to liabilities •• 41.47 40.46 Notes in circulation .. 27,930,000 28,45t,000 Public deposits .. 26,761,000 23,£r7,000 Other doposita .. 40,531,000 40/57,000 Government securities 13,034,000 13,034,000 Other securities .. 44,643,000 44,82.3,000 The Bank rate is 5 per cent. Short loans 43 per cent., the same as last week. Three months' bills 4 15-16 per cent., as against 4 15-16 per cent, hist week. Paris 31 per cent., tho same as iast week. Berlin 6 per cent., as against 6 per cent, last week. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The following are the latest quotations for Government securities, with a comparison with those ruling last week: — - -25.2 •3 feS-S > Zl £ a. d. 2\ per cent. Imp. Con. .. 73 15 0 7sCdr. N S.W 4's. 1922, Jan-Jly 101 0 0 TJnch. N.S'.W. 3*'s, IS. Mc-Sep. 96 0 0 Unch. N.S.W., 1930-50 .. 90 0 0 Unch. N.S.W. 3's, 1955, Ap-Oct 82 0 0 Unch. V-'n. 4's. 1920, J:.n-Jly 100 0 0 Unch. Vict. 3i's, 1921-6, Jan-Jly 93 0 0 Unch. Vict. 3's, 1921-2G,'Jan-Jly 78 0 0 unch. Vict. 3J's, 1920-49 .. 93 0 0 UTich. S.A. 3i's, 19-29, Jan-July 91 0 0 Unch. S.A., 3's, 1939, Jan-July 75 0 0 Unch. Qland 4's. 1915-25, Jn-Jly 103 0 0 Unch. Qiand 31*5,1922-47, Jn-Jly 94 0 0 Unch. Qlnnd 3's, 1922-47, Jn-Jly 77 0 0 Unch. N.Z. 4's, 1929, M'ay-Nov. 100 0 0 Unch. N.Z. 3Vs, 1910, Jan-Jly 89 0 0 20a f. N.Z. 3's, 1940, Jan-Ju'.y 78 0 0 Unch. N Z SJ's, 19t0 tex div.j 84 12 6 Unch. Tas. 3£.«, 1920-40, Jau-Jly 89 0 0 Unch. W.A. 3Vs, 1915-S5, Mv-Nv. 90 0 0 Unch. W.A. 3"'s. 1915-35, My-Nv. 84 0 0 Unch.