BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20630, 20 August 1932, Page 16

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN.

(UNITES PRESS ASSOCIATION—BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.) (Received August 19th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, August 18. The following is the Bank oi Kn»land iciurn lor the week ending August ltitii: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. £ £ -Votes Issued— (iovt. debt. 11,1)15,100 In cuciua- Other Govt. latioji .. 305,957,110 securities 1737,345,011 In oankinjj Otl:er secudept. .. 47,770,9-20 jities .. 22,'223,403 Silver coin 3,816,450 .Fiduciary issue .. 275,000,000 . Gold coin I & bullion 2.38,738,339 Total 113,728,339 Total 413,723,339 BANKING DEPARTMENT. X * Tioprietors' Govt, secucapital .. 14,553,000 ritiea .. 70,163,993 The jest .. 3,622,905 Other secuPubiic dc- rities — posits .. 9.806,351 biscounts Oilier addeposits— vancea .. 11,681,801 Bankers' 89,751,189 Securities 18,708,625 Other acs. 31,464,320 "Notes .. 47,770,920 Seven-day Gold and and other silver coin 873,910 bills .. .. 3,127 Total 152,202,252 Total 152,202,252 Proportion of reserve to liabilities, 36.20 per cent.; short-dated loans, •> per cent.; three months' bills, 2 23-32 per cent. The fiduciary issue of £275,000,000 consists oi the following ; — Government debt, other Government securities, other securities, and silver coin. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. (Received August 19t)i. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, August 18. The following are the latest quotations o£ Government securities compared with tho prices ruling on August 11th: —- ' Last week. This weelc. £ s. d. £ s. U. Consols ..7100 7176 Funding Loan, 4i p.c., 1930-00 . . 107 0 0 107 0 0 War Loan,. 5 p.e., 1920-47 .. IAI 5 0 .101 15 0 Conversion Loan, 3i p.c. (ex <liv.) 95 0 0 99 0 0 Victory Bonds, 4 p.c. (ex. div.) 10G 0 0 100 5 0 Commonwealth, 5 p.c., 1945-47 . . 99 15 0 301 0 0 Commonwealth, l> p.c., 1931-41 . . 99 0 0 '.19 5 0 Victoria. 3 p.c., 1929-40 .. 73 15 0 7 4 15 0 Victoria, 3.J p.c., J 929-40 . . 81 30 0 78 0 0 Victoria. 3J p.c., 1930-40 . . 98 10 0 100 0 0 Victoria, 5 p.c., 1932-42 . . 97 0 0 98 0 0 Victoria, 4" p.c., 1940-00 .. 95 10 0 95 10 0 New South Wales, 4 p.c., 1933 .. 96 17 0 90 17 0 New South Wales, 3 p.c.. 1935 .. 90 10 0 ' 91 10 0 New .South Wales. Sh p.c., 1930-40 74 5 0 75 10 0 New South Wales, s:i p.c.. 1930-40 99 15 0 100 0 0 New South Wales. oi p.c., 3930-40 99 10 0 99 10 0 New South Wales, 0 p.c.., J 930-40 98 10 0 99 0 0 Queensland, 5 p.c. Stock, redeemable 1940-00 94 15 0 90 12 6 Queensland, 3 p.c., 1922-47 . . 75 12 6 70 10 0 1 Queensland, 6 p.c., 1939-40 ... 98 .15 0 - 99 10 0 j'New Zealand, 4J ' p.c., 1915-58 . . 99 7 6 100 2 G I New Zealand, 3J p.c., 1940 .. 94 3 5 0 91 15 0 I New Zealand. 3 p.c., 1945 . . 84 15 0 85 0 0 New Zealand, 6 p.c., 1930-51 .. 103 0 0 303 3 0 0 Soutli Australia, 3J p.c., 1939 . . 91 0 0 91 0 0 South Australia, •'> - | p.c., 1916, or I after ... 66 15 0 00 10 0 South Australia, 6i p.c.. 1930 10 . . 99 7 6 99 15 0 Tasmania, 3J p.c.. 1930-10 . . 89 0 0 89 7 6 Tasmania. 3 p.c., 3910-40 . . 87 10 O 87 10 0 Tasmania, 6J p.c., 1930-40 . . 99 7 G 100 7 6 Western Australia, 3.J p.c., 1920-36 Vl 0 0 93 10 0 Western Australia, 3 p.p., 1915-35 91 0 0 91 1.0 0 Western Australia, 6 p.c., 1930-40. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. (BRITISH OirlClAl. WIRELESS.) RUGBY, August 18. Par. Aug. 17. Aug;. 18. Peris, fr. to. £1 .. 124.21 88 21-32 88 21-32 New York, dol. to £1 4.866 «.47g 3.47s Montreal, dol. to £1 4.866 3.99 i 3.992 Brussels, belgas to £1 35 25.04 A Geneva, fr. io i-'l .. 25.2215 17. 17.52.\ Amsterdam, 11. to £1 12.107 8.63 6.63 Milan, lire to £1 .. 93.43 672 G7jJ Berlin-, rcichmarken to £1 .. .. 20.13 11 39-32 14 19-32 Stockholm, kr. to £1 18.159 19.471 Copenhagen, kr. to £ I 18.15 ) 18.75 Oslo, "kr. to £1 .. 38.159 19 31-32 19-31-32 Plague, kr. to £1 .. 161.25 1174 117* Vienna, schgs. to £1 31.585 30 30 (noni.) (nom.) Helsingfors, marks to £1 . .. 193.28 232J 2324 Madrid, pesetas to ' £1 ■■ •• 25.2215 43', Athens, dra<;h to £1 375 547Ji Lisbon, eecudos to £1 .. .. 310 UO 130 Bucharest, lei to £1 813.6 600 595 Belgrade, dinars .. 276.316 215 219 Eio de Janeiro, pence t'o milreis .. 4.899 <l£ Buenos Aires, pence to dol. .. 47.577 nom. nom. Montevideo, pence to dol. .. ..51 30 30 ~ . . ('nom.) (nom.) Butavia, guilder .. 12.107 - Bombay, pence to ' rupee .. ..38 18 7-64 18 7-64 Shanghai, pence to tael .. * oj n-32 Hon<r Kong, pence to do '- - * 16 3-16 16* Yokohama, ponce to yen .. .. 24.56 16A * Determined by price of silver. [Tlie above message explained that several exchange rates, also the' price for forward silver, could jiot be completed owin<* to atmospherics.] °

METHVEN STOCK SALE. The fortnightly stock sale was • held in the Methven saleyards on Thursday, when all classes of stock were yarded in larger numbers than at the salo two weeks ago. There was an exceptionally large number of farmers present, but there was no great animation iu the market. The fat sheep section was over-supplied, and prices were dragging throughout. There was also a poor safe for store sheep, probably on account of a shortage of feed in the district. The first 1 , pen of ewes and lambs offered this season were penned, and these were sold at 4s lid, all counted. A considerable entry of cattle brought low prices, but pigs were iu demand, and sold well. The principal sales recorded were:— Fat Sheep—Eleven fat ewes 6s 6(1, 13 ewes 6s, 22 at 4s 6d, 3 9 at 5s 6d, 1 -fat wether 15s 9d, 51 ewes 8s 6d, 12 at Bs, 12 at 8s 6d, 19 at 8s 3d. Store Sheep—Twenty-two mixed sex threequarterbred hoggets at 6s 7d, 98 full and failing-mouth halfbred ewes and lambs at 4s lid all counted, 33 three-quarterbred hoggets at Bs, 40 wether hoggets at 5s 7d, 3 7 halfbred ewes in lamb at 5s 7d, 45 halfbred ewes in lamb 5s 3d, 11 two-tooth wethers at 8s 9d. Cattle —One springing heifer £6 7s 6d. 2 fat steers £6 10s, 3 springing heifers at £4. lat £3 2s 6d, 1 at £3, 1 at £2, 4 yearling heifers at lis, 1 steer at 10s, 1 heifer £3 15s, 1 heifer in profit £5. cows in profit £2 15s. 1 bull 10s, 1 yearling steer 15s, aged cow £2 2s 6d, 3 steer calves for 22s od. 4 heifer calves at lis. Pigs—Three weaners at lis 6d, 2 at 19s Crl 3 at 17s, 3 at 15s. 1 at 235. 5 at 10s. 5 at 14s, 2 'at 18s. 2 nt 16s, 1 porker at 40s, 3 weaners at 15s Gd. JOHNSONVILLE STOCK SALE. At the. Jolinsouville sale bullocks were easier bv 5s to 10s per head, while . cows were slightly easier. Wethers and'good ewes showed no alteration in price, while inferior ewes were slightly ea-sier. Hoggets were in short supply, and consequently prices were slightly firmer. Prime bullocks sold to £8 3s. luavy to '*■" ss, primp cows and heifers to £5 fiSj'runnris to' 14s, vealers to 10s; priirie w.ethers; t-o 16s 9d'. medium to- Ma. priino ewes to 12s 6d, meriitim to 10s lid, hoggets to 16s.