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(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. ► (Rec. 1.5 p.m.) LONDON, October 8. The Bank of England return for the weett ended October 2 is given in the following table, with the returns In millions of pounds:— Last week. This week. £ £ (millions.) (millions.) Issue Department— Notes Issued— In circulation 671.4 677.8 In banking dept 58.8 52.4 Govt debt 11.0 11.0 Other Govt. securities . 716.5 716.4 Other securities 2.0 2.1 Fiduciary issue 730.0 730.0 Silver coin 0.5 0.5 Gold coin and bullion . . 0.2 ; 0.2 Banking Department— Capital ......,..'..... 14.5 14-5 Rest i.... 3.5 3.5 Deposits— I Public 10.6 12.4 . Bankers 133.9 122.3 , Other accounts 52.3 54.7 Govt. securities 129.1 124.6 , Discounts, advances .. 4.6 3.7 Other securities ...... -20.7. w ., 25.2 Notes and coin .... 60.4 53.9 Proportion. , 30.73 28.50 The notes in circulation on September 18,1 1941. were £669,700,000 and on September 25,1 1940, £604,700,000. , | The Bank of England discount rate remains 1 at 2 per cent., to which it was reduced from 3 , per cent; in October. 1939. » ,
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 82, 3 October 1941, Page 7
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164HIGH NOTE ISSUE Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 82, 3 October 1941, Page 7
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