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Evening Star, Issue 18045, 12 August 1922, Page 8

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Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, BANK OP ENGLAND RETURNS. LONDON, August 10. The Bank of England returns for the week ended August 10 were: Coin and bullion .£125,580,000 Reserve 80,308,000 Proportion of reserves to liabilities, p.c 16.80 Note circulation ... ... 123,543,000 Government deposits ... 16,239,000 Other deposits ... .... 104,520,000 Other securities ... 75,450,000 Government securities 43,033,000 , Short loans, per cent, j three months’ bills, 2 per cent.—A. and N.Z. Cable. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. LONDON, August 10. The following are the latest quotations for Government securities:—'

THE HOME MARKETS. LONDON, August 10. Wheat (cargoes aro very quiet, and prices have fallen 6d owing to full supplies and pressing American offerings. Parcels are in poor demand, and have declined 3d to 6d. A fair trade is doing in spot Australian, ex ship, at 56s 6d. Flour.—The market _is quiet. Australian, ex store, 58s to 58s 6d. Barley.—The market is quiet. Australian Chevalier, 47s to 555. Oats.—The market is quiet, and prices occasionally are cheaper. Beans and Peas.—The market is firm. Sugar, —Granulated, 53s 3d.—A. and N.Z. Cable. (Received August 12, at 12.10 a.m.) Copper—Spot, £64 3s 9d; forward, £64 6s 3d. Lead, £24 15s and £24. Spelter, £sl 2s 6d and £3O 2s 6d. Tin, £159 6s 8d and £159 17s 9d. Silver, 34|d per oz. Waibi Junction Shares.—Buyers, 7s 6J. —A. and N.Z. Cable.

£ s. (1. 2£ per cent. Imp. Con 58 15 0 5i per cent. Imp. War Loan, 192-5-28 ... 95 10 0 5 per cent. Imp. War Loan, 1929-47 100 15 0 5| per cent. C’wealth Loan, 1920-22, Fob.-Aug 101 10 0 5J per cent. C’wealtli Loan, 1925-45, June-Dee 108 15 0 N.S.W. 4’s, 1933, Jan.-Julv ... 87 15 0 N.S.W. 3i’e, 1935-50, Jan.-July 77 5 0 N.S.W, 3’s, 1935, April-Oct. ... 75 6 0 N.S.W. 5J’s 101 7 6 N.S.W. 6’s ... 108 5 0 N.S.W. 4i’s, 1954-35, Jan.-July 07 a 6 Vic. 4’s, 1921-6, Jan.-July 95 10 0 Vic. 34’s, 1929-40, April-Oct. ... 75 15 0 Vic. 3’s, 1929-49, Jan.-July ... 70 17 6 Q’land 4’s-, 1924, Jan.-July ... 95 7 6 Q’land Si’s, 1921-30, Jan.-July 94 0 0 Q’land 3’s, 1922-47, Jan.-July N.Z. 4’s, 1929, May-Nov. ... 66 0 0 04 15 0 N.Z. Si’s, 1940, Jan.-July ... 81 10 0 N.Z. 3’s, 1945, April-Oct. 73 0 0 g.A. 3’s, 1950, Jan.-July ... 61 7 6 S.A. 3A’s, 1945 or after Tas. 3i’s, 1920-40, Jan.-July ... 80 10 0 80 0 0 Tas. 3’s, 1920-40, Jan.-July ... 75 0 0 W.A. 3i’s, 1920-35, May-July ... W.A. 3’s, 1915-35, May-Nov. ... 85 0 0 78 0 0 W,A. 5’s, 1955-45, June-Dee. ... 102 0 0 —A. and K.Z. Cablo