MONEY AND MARKETS

Evening Star, Issue 18919, 18 April 1925, Page 3

MONEY AND MARKETS

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. FO.nEinX EXCHANGE RATES. LONDON, April 16. (Received April 18, at. 1.20 a.in.) April 14. April 16.

‘Determined by price of silver. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. LONDON, April 16. (Received April 18. at 1.20 a.in.) Following are the Bank of England returns tor the week ended April 16 : Coin and bullion £126,905,000 Reserve 27,108,000 Proportion of reserve to liabilities __ 21.66 Note circulation 121,56b,C00 Public deposits 14,780,000 Other deposits 110,030,000 Government securities 0f).292,(1C0 Other .securities ■_ 76,416,000 Short loans are quoted at aj per cent.; three months’ hills, 4j per cent. —A. and N.Z. Cable. GO VERNME NT SEC UR ITIES.

BUTTER AND CHEESE. LONDON, April 16. Baiter is quiet. New Zealand choicest salted, 1645; unsalted, 1745; Australian salted, 158 s to 160 s; unsalted, 166 s ; Danish, 186 s. Cheese is firm. New Zealand, 102 s; Australian, 98s to 100 s.—A. and N.Z. Cable, WOOL. LONDON, April 16. (Received .April 18, at 1.20 a.m.) Bradford tops; Business dull: quotations unchanged, —A. and N.Z, Cable. WHEAT. CHICAGO, April 16. (Received April 13, at 1.20 a.m.) Wheat quotations ; —.May, 145 cents per bushel ; Julv, .1571; .September, 152. A. and N.Z.'Cable." METALS. LONDON. April 16. (Received April 18. at 1.20 a.m.) ('.’upper. £6O 3s 9rl and £sl 3s 9(1. Lead. £32 7s 6d and £3l 15s. Spelter, £34 15s and £33 ss. Tin. £229 2s 6d and £232 2s fid. Silver: Standard, 31 7-16 d per oz; fine, 35 15-16 d. A. and N.Z. Cable.

Paris, fr to £1 93.05 91.80 Brussels, fr to £1 95.05 9190 Osin, kr (n £J ... 29.89 29.60 ('o])onli;igon, kr to £1 ... Storklmlm. kr tn £1 ... 26.02 17.75 25,88 17.76 Berlin, rcichmnrkim to £1 20.08 20.11 Montreal. Ooi to £1 ... 4.781 4.78J Now York, dol in £1 ... 4.78^ 4.78j Romo, lire to £1 116^ 116| Yokohama, tn yon ... 21 2U Hongkong. st, to (ini'" ... 27,', 27 i (,’;i lout til. st. to rnpoo ... 17 15-161713-16 Amsterdam, gnikleis to £1 11-983 11.981 Batavia, guilders to £1 ... 12.00 11.99

LOXJKIX. April 16. (Received April 16, at 1.20 a.m ) Imp. Consols, 2\ p.c. ... ... £57 0 0 War loan, 5 p.c., 1920 4/ ... 102 2 6 War loan, 3 1 , p.r., 102626 ... 96 b 0 Conversion loan, 3J, p.c. ... ... 77 0 0 (."wealth, 5.1 p.c.. 1951-54 ... 101 17 D C’wealili, 6 p.e,. 1922-27 ... 103 17 6 X.Z., 6 p.c., 1936-51 ... ... 109 15 0 X.Z., 4 p.c., 1929 ... 95 2 6 X.Z., 51, p.c., 1940 ... 85 2 6 X.Z.. 3 p.c., 1945 ... 75 15 0 X.S.W., 6 p.c.. 1930 40 ... ... 1C6 0 V N.5.W., 5J p.c.. 1922-23 ... 99 17 0 X.S.W., 4 p.c., 1923 ... ... 92 5 0 X.S.W.. 31. p.c ... 78 5 u X.S.W., 3 p.c.. 1940 50 ... ... 82 15 0 Vic., 6 n.c., 1930-40 ... ... 102 0 0 Vic.. 31, p.c.. 1921-26 ... ... 99 7 6 Vic., 31, p.c., 1929-40 ... ... 78 0 0 Vic.. 3 p.c., 1929 49 ... ... 77 0 0 Q'lari, 6 p.c., 1930-40 ... ... 105 0 0 Q'land, 31, p.c., 1950 ... 92 0 0 Q’tiiml. 3 p.c., 1922-47 ... ... 71 5 0 S.A., 6i p.c., 1920-40 ... ... 105 17 b S.A., 51, p.c.. 1945 or aftei ... 83 15 0 S.A., 3 p.c.. 1930 ... 63 0 0 W.A., 6 p.c., 1930-40 ... ... 104 0 0 W.A.. 31 p.c., 1930-35 ... ... 87 12 0 W.A.. 5 p.c.. 1915-35 ... ... 82 15 0 las., 61 p.c., 1930-40 ... ... 105 15 u las., 34 p.c., 1920-40 ... ... 84 0 0 Tas,. 3 p.c.. 1920-40 ... 77 0 0 --A. and X.Z. Cable.