BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21246, 18 August 1934, Page 13

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN

(united press association—bt electric ' TELEGRA-PH—COPTaiGIU .) j ••■ - 1 (Heceivcd August 17, 5.5 p.m.) j LONDON, August IC. The following is the Bank of Englanl j return for tho week ending August 10: ISSUE DEPARTMENT i. £ Notes Issued— Govt, debt 11,015,100 In.circula- Other Govt. tion .. 381,108,027 securities 21-1,723,303 In bank- Other secUiiifdept. G7,.jGS,-133 riti.es .. 841,008 Silver coin .1,-113,02!) Fiducißi-y imuic. . 200,000,000 Gold coin :& bullion 131,C7f,,9G(> Total 431,G76,9G0 Total 401,67C,0C0 BANKING DEPARTMENT £ £ Proprietors' . Govt, rccueauilal 14,553,000 rlties .. 84,138,781 The. rest . 3,023,377 Other secuPublic do- ritics—yoHJU . 21,103,GG0 Discounts Other do- end adpoSits- vnnces . 5.5fi8,M0 Hunkers' M,435,3Kl Securities 10,130,501 Other oes. £0,721,270 >oleß .. 07,503,333 Sovpn-di'y Gold stirl and oilier . . silver coin 513,033 bills ~ (5,215 Total 1C7,80G,471 Total' 107,8GG,471 Proportion Of reserve to liabilities, 45.40 per cent.; short-dated bills, J per cent.; Ihrro inonthV bills, 13-10 per cent. The fiduciary issue of £200,000,000 consists of the following:—Government debt, other Government socuritie's, other seevtri ties, end silver com The increase by £8,700,768 of the reserve, shown in the. return, is due to a similar contraction in tho note circulation, representing the return of holiday money.