COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL

Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 114, 10 November 1917, Page 6

COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPTRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN-NEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.) BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. LONDON, Bth November. The leading items of the Bank of England return afford 'the following comparisons with those of last week in parentheses:—" ' Bullion, £54,279,000 (£53,980,000); reserve £32,251,000 (£32,074,000);- note circulation^ £42,390,000 (£42,401,000); - public , deposits ±•43,499,000 (£43,844,000); other deposits £121,037,000 (£122,306,01)0); proportion of re; serves to liabilities, 19.60 (19.30). ' ■ ■""< GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. •'.''- The following are the latest quotations for Consols and Colonial Government securities in comparison with those ruling last week, in parentheses:— . * . 2J per cent. Imperial Consols, £55 15s (£56); 5 per cent. War Loan, £93 12s 6(1 (£93 10s, ■without interest); 31 per cent. War loan, £85. 2s 6d (£BS 7s 6d); " 4 per cent.' New Zealand 1929, May-November, £84 15s (fa 15s); -Si per cent. New Zealand, 1912-40, January-July", £75 2s Gd (£73 ss); 3 per cent. New Zealand, 1920, April-October, £02 10s (£O3 ss); 4 per cent. New South Wales, --1933, January-July, £S2 5s (£S2 2s Gd); 3} per cent; New South Wales, 1930-50, March-September, £98 10s (£OB 7s 6d); 31 per cent. New South Wales, early' currency, £70 5s (£7O 2s 6d); 3 per ceDt. New South Wales. 1925, April-October, £68 5s (£69 15s); 4 per cent. Victoria, 1920, January-July,' £85' 10s (£95 7s 6d); 3J per cent: Victoria, 1921-6, January-July, £85 7s 6d (£BS 10s) ;■ 3i per cent. Victoria, 1920-1949, £69 15s (£69 15s); 3 per cent: Victoria, 1929-49, January-July, £62 10s (£62 10s); U per cent. South Australia, 1916, January-July, £72 7s Cd (£72)----3 per cent. South Australia, 1916, January-July, £57 10s (£56 2s cd).; 4 per cent. Queensland 1915-24, January-July, £90 10s (£9O 10s); 3i per cent. Queensland, 1022-47, January-July, £85 15s (£B7 15s); 3 per cent. Queensland,----1922-47, January-July, £62 5s (£62 ss); 31 per cent. West Australia, 1915-35, May-November, £73 -5s (£73 ss); 3 per cent. West Australia, i 915-35, May-November, £68 5s (£68); 3h pel. cent. Tasmania, 1920, January-July, £72 , 2s 6d (£72 2s Od); 3 per cent. Tasmania, 1920-40, January-July, £65 (£65). / MONEY MARKET. Bank rate, unchanged, at 5 per cent.; three months' bills and short loins are unchanged, at ii per cent, and 41 per cent, respectively., THE MARKETS. BUTTER AT A STANDSTILL. LONDON, 9th November. ' The butter market is .ut a standstill in the absence of supplies till a cargo of New Zealand butter arrives. This is expected next week. It is believed that the Government will pay the difference between the maximum and the shipper's price for Danish in order tosecure Danish supplies. These lately have not exceeded 250 tons weekly. OTHER PRODUCE. Sugar.—Unchanged. . , ■ Wheat.—Business restricted, little offering. Flour. —In good demand. No Australian offering. Beans and Peas.—Firm, unchanged. Oats.—Less enquiry. ' - , 3IRTAL PRICES. . Tin.—Spot, £265 12s 6d per ton; three months, £2G4 2s Gd. . Bar Silver.—l3^d per ounce standard. Other metals unchanged. t