LATE COMMERCIAL

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 45, 21 August 1931, Page 9

LATE COMMERCIAL

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN.

Silver coin

(United Press" Association—By Electric ..Telfi Sraph—Cbpyright.) (Received 21st August, 2 p.m) LONDON, 20th: August. The weekly Bank of England return is a^ follows — Issue'Department—' ■ . ■ ' ■ ■'■■ ■ •■£' Notes in circulation 354,128,5d4 Notes in Banking Department ... . . 54,431,251 Total 408,559,785 , Government Debt . 11,015,109 Other Government securities 256,713,615 Othei securities .. ... 3,182,201 Silver coin . 4,089,084 Total fiducial y issue , 275,000,008 Gold coin and bullion 133,559,785 Grand total 408,539,7831 Banking Depaitment— Proprietor' Capital 14,553,000 Rest 3,637,952 Public deposits 19,725,523 BaSikeis' deposits 61,753,078 Other .accounts ..40,099,213 Seven day and other bills .. 1J90 Total .... 13»,771,W$ Government securities » 48,880,908 Discounts, advances 6,863,320 Securities .., 28,286,18 I» Notes 54,431,251 Gold and hihei com 1,310,299 Total , . 139,771,95^ Proportion o( Receive to , Liabilities 45 80 piShoit loans 3% p c Three months' bills ........ 43-16p.e. MELBOURNE PRODUCE. (.Received 21st August, 2 p tn ) MELBOURNE, This Day. Wheat, 2s 4d to 2s 5d a bushel; flour* £6 13s a ton, pollard, £4 5s; bran, £S ]5s, oats 2s to 2s Id a bushel; fcarley, English, Is 6d to Is 7d; maiz*, 3s 4d \* 3s 5d. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. fRccen ed 21st August, 2pm) LONDON, 20th Augusl. 20th Aug. 13th Aug. Coiihols . 5V& ' 57% Butish Funding Loan, 4 pc, ..92 93 British War Loan, 5 p.c. 100%. . 101% Conversion Loan, 3% p.c. 79 . 80 Victory Bonds, 4 p.c. .. 94% „• , 95. Commonvvealth Australia, 5% p.c, 1922 27 71% 71 Commons ealth Australia, Op.c, 1931-41 ;. 82 81'/fc Viotom, 3 pc, 192^49 16 50 Vtctona, 3H p.c, 1929 49 52 tt Victona, 5% p c, 1930 40 77 V>}* Victoria, ? pc, 1932-42 69 67 ' Victoria, 4% p c , 1940 60 6S 68 N S W , 4 p c , 1933 .69 69 NSAV, 3 pc, 1955 mV* 62 NSW, 3% pc, 1930 50 47 48 NSW, 5% pc, 1922 32 79 78% NSW, 6% pc, 3930 40 77% 79% NSW, 6 pc, W30 40 78 76 Q'larid, 3% p.c, 1930 .,.." 67%- • «7ft Q'land, 3 pc, 1922-47 . 48% 46 ' Q'hnd, 6 p c, 1930 40 78 78 NZ, 4% pc, 1949 58 90H 90% NZ, 3H pc 1940 . . 83 85% NZ, 3 pc, 194-5 . 75% 7«H NZ, 6 pc, 193651 .. 102% 102 S Aust, 3V4 p c , 1939 55 61 S Aust, 3 p c , 1916 or after 47 47 S Aust, 6% p c , 1930 40 82 84% Tasmania, 3% p c, 1920-40 58 59H Tasmania, 3 pc, 1020 40 55 55 Tasmania, 6V4 p c, 1930 40 89 87 W Aust, 3% p c , 1920 35 74% 74'4' AV. \ust, 3 pc, 1915 35 61H 65H W Aust, 6 p c W30 40 83 79 The Postil authorities have leteived ■ cable adwce fiom Melbourne that the Wai|nm, ivhirh left on Wednesday foi Bluff. camcs 15 paicel leceptacles for Wcllinu- • ton -ind Auckland. «