COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 09, 11 January 1908, Page 4

COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS.

By Telegraph.— Yrem Association.— Copyright, (Received January 10, 10.24 p.m.) LONDON, 10th January. Tho Bank of England roturn issued for the week ending Wednesday, Bth January, is as under: — Issue Department. Note iaaue i£02,175,0Q0 Gov. debt £11,015,000 Other securities ... 7,43f,000 Gold ... 53,726,000 £52,ia>,000 £52,175,000 BankTho Department. ! Pr'priet'ra* Gov. secuii- ■ cnpitiil £14,553,000 ties ... £16,332,000 Publio de- Other s>eposits ... 5,268,000 enritiea... 27.7 M.OOO Other de- Notja ... 2VJ27.000 posits .., 45 081,000 Coin ... 1,046,000 Rest, 7-day and other bills ... 8,467,000 £63,369,000 £68,369,000 The leading items of the Bank of England return 'afford the following comparison: — Thia week. Last week. Last year.

Proportion reserve to liabilities 48.15 35.62 39 97 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Tho following are the latest quotations for Government securities, with a comparison of those ruling last week: —

• Interest payable in May and November, t Interest payable ia January and July, j Interest payable ia April and October. THE MONEY MARKET. Tho open market discount rate for best three months' bills is 7s 6d lower at £4 15s per cent. The Bant of England rate is unchanged at 6 per cent, COLONIAL AND OTHEK PRODUCE. Wheat — Tho markets are firm on the | strength of unfavourable weather reports' from tho Aigentine. Thero is a 6trong statistical position. Cargoes are hardening; 11,000 quarters of South Australian January shipment sold at 41s 3d per quarter. * The. Amprican visible supply of wheat is 68,155,000 bushels. Flour — Tho market is firm, and business is quiet. Australian 30s, ex-storo, Nevr Zealand 26s' 3d. Butter — The market is very firm. Danish 124s to 1265, Colonial unchanged. Thero is 9, strong demand, especiallyAfor secondaries, which aro very scarce. ) Cheese — Tho market is firrl, and prices are unchanged. Hufrar— Gorman 9s lid, first marks 11b ,6d. I Bradford Tops— Tho wool market is quieter. All classes are firmer, 40' s 13d, 46' a 143 d. common 60's 25id, super 60's 2&H i THE METAL MARKETS. Copper — Spot £62 per ton, three months £62 12s 6d. Tin— Spot £122 10s per ton, three months £123 10s. Lead — £14 por ton. Spoltev — £19 5s per ton. Iron — 48s 4d per owh Silver — 2s 1 15-16 d per oz.

Price. compared with last weak. 2^% Imperial Consols 4 % New South Wales ... Bi% New South Wales „ a % New South Wales .., 4 % Victorian ?J% Victorian 5 % Victorian S}% South Australian ... 3 % South Australian ... i % Queensland 3i% Queensland 3 % Queensland I % Kew Zealand* i\% New ZealiinUt j % New ZealfmdJ: 3\% Weattalian 8 % Westrnliau ' 3 i% Tasmanian % % Tasnwniau ... £ s. a. 83 16 o lOti 5 0 us) n o S7 5 0 103 0 0 98 V 0 87 0 0 100 0 0 85 0 0 105 0 0 OS 10 0 86 0 0 100 0 0 IUII 0 0 8> 0 0 07 0 0 SB 0 0 i) 8 0 0 yo io o 2/6 lower 10/- higher 10/- higher 'J5/- higher 2Q/- higher 12/0 higher Uuohnn?«d 2u/- higher Unohuuged 20/- hiarher 2u/- lusher 20/- hitrher fi/- higher 10/- higher 20/- higher 6/- higher Unchanged 20/- higher Unchanged

lullion... 33,726,000 31,603,000 30,671,000 Reserve .24,273,000" 21,473,000 21,418,000 rote cir'n 28,943,000 29,520,000 28,685,000 >eposits 50,349,000 60,21(5.000 53,541,000