COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 126, 29 May 1915, Page 4

COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. (By Telegraph.— Press Association.- Copyrifht.) LONDON, 27th May. The Bank of England return issued for the week ended Wednesday, 26th May, is as under : — Issue Djumrtubnt. Note Issue, £78.867.000 Govt. debt ... £11,015.000 Other securities 7.434.000 Gold 60.418.000 £78.867,000 £78,867,000 Bankins Department. Proprietors' Gov. securicapital £14,553,000 > ties £51,043.000 Public de- Other securiposits ... 132,089.000 ties ... ._ 139.290.000 Other de- Notes ... 45,920.000 posits ... 87,742,000 Coin .- -. 1,321.000 Rest. 7-day and other bills ... 3,190.000 £237.574.000 £237,574,000 The leading items of the Bank of England return afford the following comparisons: — This week. Last week. Lastyeai _ £ £ Bullion ... 60.418.000 60.410.000 34.251,000 Reserve ... 47.241.000 46.155000 25.454.000 Note circTtion 32.P47.000 ' 34.002.000 28.933.000 Deposits ... 229.831.000 225.007,000 60.264.000 Proportion reserve to liabilities ... 2L49 20.50 „ 42.24 CONSOLS AND AUSTRALASIAN STOCKS. Current quotations for Consols and Australasian Government stocks, compared with those of last week, are: —

•Interest payable in May and November, tlnterest psyahie in January and July. tlmterest payable in April and October. THE MONEY MARKET. This Last Last vreek. week. year, per cent, per cent, per cent Bank rate ..5 5 3 Short Moans ... lg If 2| Three" months' bills ... 213-16 213-16 213-16 GRAIN AND FLOUR. LONDON, 27th May. iWheat — The market is dull, and prices tend to be weaker. Flour— The market; is inactive, and prices for Australian patent brands are unchanged. . • Oats—On a dull market New Zealand A grade Gartons are quoted at 36s to 36a 6d per quarter. Peas and beans are dull and prices unohanged. BRADFORD WOOL MARKET. On the Bradford market there is a strong demand for top-making wools at the foUowing prices, compared with last week: — To-day Week ago. d. d. 64's quality 35 33g 60's super 34g 33 60's common 33^ 32 56's 31 30i 50's ...• 30 29l 46's 27^ 27 40's 25J- 25 SUGAR. • On avßteady market American granulated sugar is unchanged at 27s 6d per cwfc BUTTER AND CHEESE. ''The butter market shows au easier tendonoy owing to the hot weather. There is an increasing demand for the Home make, but a shortage in colonial keeps prices unchanged. There is a. strong demand for cheese. New Zealand realised 100s. PRICE'S OF METALS. Bar silver is quoted at 23jd per ounce standard. Copper— On the spot, £77 5s to £77 10s per ton; at three months, £78 5s to £78 10s. Tin— On the spot, £161 15s to £162 5s per ton; at three months, £161 10s to £162. Lead— Soft foreign, £20 5s to £20 12s 6d per ton. Spelter — Ordinary brands, oaeh, £80 pur ton ; forward, £75.

Stock. This •week. Last week. l\% Imperial Consols „. 1 % New Zealand* ... !J% New Zealandt i % Now Zealand! [ % New South Wales ... !i% New South Wales ... 4% N.S.W., 1930-50 ! % New South Wales ... I % Victorian ii% Victorian !i% -Victorian, 1929-49 ... I % Victorian \\%- South Australian ... ! % South Australian ... I % Queensland )i% Queensland t % Queensland \i% w. Australia ! % W. Austraha li% Tasmania 1 % Tasmania .» .» £ s. d. tiflll 3 95 15 0 84 10 0 78 0 0 96 12 6 97 2 6 83 12 6 SO 0 0 99 5 0 91 5 0 83 5 0 76 0 0 85 5 0 70 0 0 98 10 0 91 12 6 74 10 0 87 12 6 82 0 -0 85 5 0 76 0 0 £ s. d. 6C 11 3 OS 0 0 84 7 6 70 0 0 96 10 0 97 7 6 83 7 6 80 2 6 99 2 6 91 10 0 83 5 0 76 0 0 85 15 0 70 0 0 98 18 9 92 15 0 74 17 6 87 10 0 82 0 0 85 7 6 76 0 0