BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20612, 30 July 1932, Page 16

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN.

(UHITED -MUMS ASSOCIATION —BT *L*CT*IO TIL*O*APH—COPTBIOKT.) (Received July 29th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 28. The following is the Bank of England return for the week ending July 26th:— ISSUE DEPARTMENT. £ '■ £ Notes issued— Govt, debt 11,015,100 In circula- Other Govt. lation .. 369,285,037 securities 241,376,727 In banking Other secudept. .. 43,440,279 rities .. 18,799,079 Silver coin 3,807,094 • Fiduciary issue _ .. 275,000,000 Gold coin & bullion 137,735,913 Total 412,725,916 Total 412,725,916 BANKING. DEPARTMENT. 1 £ £ Proprietors' Govt, sccucapital .. 14,553,000 rities .. 68,770,705 Tho rest .. 3,563,131 C ther secuPublic de- rities — posits .. 11,242,945 Discounts Other and addeposits— varices .. 15,280,114 Bankers' 35,186,076 Securities 23,767,508 ether acs. 31,561,207 Notes .. 43,440,279 Seven-day Gold and and other silver coin 850,542 bills .. 2,819 Total 152,109,208 Total 152,109,208 ' Proportion of reserve to liabilities, 30.00 per cent.; short-dated loans, § per cent. \ three months' bills, 2 25-32 per cent. The fiduciary issue of £275,000,000 consists of tho following:—Government debt, other Government securities, other securities, and silver coin. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. (Received July 29th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 28. ' Tho following are the latest quotations oi Government securities, compared with tho prices ruling on July 21st: Laßt week. This week. X s. d. £ B. d.

FOREIGN EXCHANGES. (BRITISH OFFICIAL WIBELBSS.) (Received July 29th, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, July 28. Par. July 27. July 28. Paris, fr. to £1 .. 124.21 90 o-16 8911-16 ■New York, dol. to £1 4.866 B.SSjJ 3.50g Montreal, dol. to £1 4.866 . 4.04 i 4.03 Brussels, belgas to £1 33 25.50 25.32J Geneva, fr, to £1 .. 25.2235 18.17J 181-32 Amsterdam, fl. to £1 12.107 8.79 8.7"2J Milan, lire to £1 .. 93.43 6B 7-16 *69.0 Berlin, roichmarken to £1 .. .. 20.43 143 14.76 Stockholm, kv. to £1 18.159 19 15-32 Copenhagen, kr. to £1 18.159 18 9-16 18.55 Oslo, kr. to £1 .. 18.159 19 81-32 Prague, kr. to £1 .. 164.25 Vienna, sohgs. to £1 34.565 31 (norn.) Felsingfors, marks to ~ . •• 193.23 Madrid, pesetas to .. ' .. 25.2215 44-1 44 11-16 Athens, drach to £1 875 550 530 Lisbon, escudoß to f 1 , •• , -.110 110 110 Bucharest, lei to £1 818.6 595 590 Belgrade, dinars .. 25.2215 222J 222J Kio de Janeiro, pence to milreis .. 5.890 g 1.32 51-32 Eutnos Aires, penca .. .. . 47.577 noiu. nom. Montevideo, pence to dol - •• ..51 80 30 u . ... (nom.) (nom.) Batavia, guilder .. 12.107 - Bombay, pence to rupee .. .. i 8 181-16 .18J buanghai, pence to tael .. * 20 7-32 20 0-32 riong Jiong, pence to v , d , oL '• * * H 5 15J 1 okohaina, pence to yen •• .. 24.56 18J 182 * Determined by price of silver. METALS MARKET. PRKS3. ASSOCIATION—BT &L£('THlO . TELEGRAPH —COPYBIGHT.) (Received July 29th, 9.30 pim) LONDON, July 28.

Consols . 72 5 0 73 5 0 Funding Loan, 4A p.c., 1930-60 107 10 0 103 10 0 War Loan, 5 p.c.; 47101 10 0 102 2 6 Conversion Loan, 3J p.c., (ex div.) 98 18 9 100 7 6 Victory Bonds, 4 p.c. (ex div.) 10G 2 G 106 15 0 Commonwealth, 5 p.c., 1845-47 100 0 0 100 7 C Commonwealth, 6 p.c., 1931-41 100 10 0 101 7 6 Victoria, 3 p.c., 1929-40 77 0 0 76 0 0 Victoria, 3$ 19*29-40 84 0 0 81 5 0 Victoria, 5i p.c., 1930-40 98 15 0 98 15 0 Victoria, 5 p.c., 1932-42 98 15 0 98 10 0 Victoria, p.c., 1910-60 Iscw South Wales, 4 98 10 0 97 15 0 p.c., 1933 97 0 0 97 10 0 New South Wales, 3 p.c., 1935 .. 90 15 0 91 7 6 New South Wales, 3i p.c., 1930-40 New South Wales, 62 81 10 0 80 0 0 p.c., 1930-40 New Soutli Wales, 6J 99 13 0 100 0 0 p.o., 1930-40 99 0 0 99 5 0 New South Wales, 6 p.c., 1930-40 97 15 0 99 '0 0 Queensland, 5 p.c. Stock, redeemable 1940-00 .. 99 10 0 98 0 0 Queensland, 3 p.c., 1922-47 78 10 0 77 0 0 Queensland, t> p.c., 1930-40 SJ8 15 0 99 7. 6 New Zealand, 41 p.o., 1945-58 104 5 0 102 0 0 New Zealand, 3J p.c., 1940 94 15 0* 95 0 0 New Zealand, 3 p.c.. 1945 85 10 0 85 IS 0 New Zealand, 6 p.c., 193<m 104 0 0 104 0 0 South Australia, 34 p.c., 1939 91 15 0 91 0 0 South Australia, 3 p.c., 1916, or after 66 10 0 66 12 6 South Australia, 6£ p.c., 19S0-40 1)9 10 0 99 16 0 Tasmania, 34 p.c., 193040 .. 89 17 6 89 16 0 Tasmania, 3 p.c., 191040 88 6 0 87 15 0 Tasmania, CJ p.c., 193040 59 10 0 100 0 0 Western Australia, 3J p.c., 1926-36 93 10 0 94 7 6 Western Australia, 3 p.c., 1915-85 92 12 6 9-2 15 0 Western Australia, 6 p.c., 1930-40 99 0 0 100 0 0

Quotations: — July 27. July 28. Copper— ' Standard, sfot per ton. per ton. £ a. .. 25 3 d.. 14 £ 8. d. 26 3 1J 25 15 74 28 15 0 Forward .. .. 24 15 74 Electrolytic .. 27 10 0 to .. 28 0 0 29 5 0 / Wire bars .. 28 0 0 29 5 0 'Lead— Spot .. 9 13 9 10 0 0 F orward .. .. 9 16 3 10 8 9 Spelter— Spot .. 11 17 6 32 2 6 12 5 0 Forward .. .. 11 18 9 TinSpot ,.127 2 6 129 3 9 Forward .. Silver— .. 128 12 6 130 15 0 f-Tandard, per oz. 171-10x1 I74d 18Jd . Fine, per ok. .. 18 7-lCd