MONEY AND MARKETS

Evening Star, Issue 19274, 12 June 1926, Page 2

MONEY AND MARKETS

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. LONDON, June 10. The following is the Bank of England return for Wednesday:— ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Note circulation- ,£140,380,600 Notes in reserve ... £167,583.000 Government debt ... Other securities 8,735,000 Gold coin and bullion £167,583,000 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors’ capital ... ... .- Public deposits —. ... 9,775,000 Other deposits ... 108,214,000 Rest, seven-day and other bills 3,269,000 £135,811,000 Government securities ... -. ... £39,455,000 Other securities ... ... ... 68,002,000 Notts in reserve ... ... 27,203,001) Gold in reserve ... ... »• ... ... 1.151,000 £135,811,000 The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 24 per cent. Short loans are quoted at 4 per cent-, and three-month bills at 4 0-32 per cent. —A. and N.Z. Cable. FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES. LONDON, June 10. (Received June 12, at 1 a.m.) Tho exchange rates are as follow:

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. LONDON, June 10. (Received June 12, at 1 a.m.) The following are the latest quotations for Government securities:-

RUTTER, AND CHEESE. LONDON, June 10. Butter is firm, and there is believed to bo some speculative buying. New Zealand choicest salted and unsalted, 176 s to 178 s; Australian salted and uusalted, 172 s to 1745; Danish, 180 s. Chooso is firm. New Zealand, 94s to 955; Australian, 91s to 92a.—A. and N.Z. Cable. WHEAT, FLOUR, ETC. LONDON, Juno 10. Wheat: Cargoes are in fair demand for those near at hand, but business is slow, a bullish report from Washington being already discounted. Parcels are in quiet request, with occasionally a bettor demand, sales being made at 58s 6cl to 60s. Liverpool futures: July 11s 6Jd, October 10s B|d per cental. Better business is doing in spot trade at rather firmer prices. Australian, ex ship, 635. Flour is quiet. Australian, ex store, 46a 9d. Oats are firmer. A grade Cartons, 33s to 31s. Blue peas are meeting with more inquiry. Tasmanian, 24.0 sto S6os; New Zealand, 240 sto 3405. Maples are in keen demand, and stocks are small. Tasmanian, 95s to 100 s; New Zealand, 90s to 95s.—A. and N.Z. Cable. METALS. LONDON, June 10. Copper: Spot, £56 18s 9d; forward, £57 16s 3d. Lead: Spot, £29 13s 9d; forward, £29 18s 9d. Spelter: Spot, £33 7s 6d; forward, £33 11s 3d. Tin: Spot, £264 7s 6d; forward, £263 7s 6d. Silver: Standard, 30 5-16 d per oa; fine, 32 11-lOcl.—A. and N.Z. Cable. P. AND O. SHARES. LONDON, June 10. P. and O. shares are quoted at £249. —A. and N.Z. Cable.

June 7. June 10. Paris, franc to £i_ _ - 162.67 163.87 Brussels, franc to £1 150.13 162.25 Oslo, kroner to £1 21.02 21.87 Copenhagen, kroner to _£1 18.il 18.37 Stockholm, kroner to £1 ... ... 18.18 18.17 Berlin, reichinarkcn to £1 20.41 20.43 Rome, lire to £1 ... — 130.50 133.50 Montreal, dollar to ,£1 ... ... 4.861 4.86J New York, dollar to £1 4.86| 4.861 Yokohama, at. to yen ... 23i Calcutta, st. to rupee 17 31-32 17 15-16 Hongkong, st. to dollar ... ... 271 27{ Amsterdam, guilder to £1 12.10} 12.10$ Batavia, guilder to £1 12.08J 12-OS —A. and N.Z. Cable.

Imperial Consols, 2J p.c, War loan, 5 d.c., 1020-47 ... 5 10 0 0 War loan, 31 P-c-, 1325-28 ... ... 98 10 0 Conversion loan, 31 p.c ... ... 75 7 G Commonwealth 6 p.c., 1931-11 ... ... 103 15 0 Commonwelth SJ p.c., 1999-27 ... 100 0 0 New Zealand 6 p.c., 1930-51 ... ... ... 107 15 0 New Zealand i p.c., 1929 ... ... 96 15 0 New Zealand 3J p.c., 1940 ... 84 10 0 New Zealand 3 p.c., 194.5 ... ... 75 15 0 New South Wales 6* p.c., 198040 ... 105 0 0 New South Wales 6 p.c., 1930-10 ... 102 5 0 New South. .Wales 51 p.c., 1922-32 ... 100 10 0 New South Wales 4 p.c., 1983 ... ... 91 10 0 New South Wales 31 p.c,, 1930-50 ... 73 .5 0 New South Wales 3 p.c., 1935 p.c., 193040 ... ... 82 7 6 Victoria, 5} ... 101 5 0 Victoria, 5 p.c., 1933-42 1M ... 89 17 (1 Victoria 4J p.c., 1921-26 ... ... 95 15 0 Victoria p.c., 1929-40 ... 70 17 G Victoria 3} p.c., 192949 ... 6 p.c., 1930-40 ... ... 77 12 (i Queensland ... 103 10 0 Queensland 3jS p.c., 1930 ... ... 92 0 0 Queensland E p.c., 1922-47 ... ... ... 09 0 0 South Australia 61 p.c., 1'WCMO ... ... 105 0 0 South Australia 34 p.c., 11/29 ... ... ... 82 0 0 South Australia 8 p.c., 19IC or alter ... 59 7 G Western Australia 6 p.c., 1980-10 ... ... 101 12 G Western Australia 3J p.c., 1920-35 ... 87 0 0 Western Australia 3 p.c., 1915-35 ... ... 84 0 0 p.c., 1930-40 ... ... 105 0 0 Tasmania 3 1 P-C-, 1920-10 ... >M ... 82 15 0 Tasmania 3 P-c.. 192040 ... ... 77 15 0 —A. and N.Z. Cable,