LATE COMMERCIAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 233, 14 September 1928, Page 5

LATE COMMERCIAL

LONDON MARKETS. (Australian and N Ptess A«-0.l (Received I t, 10.45 a.m.) London, Sept. 13. Butter is firm. Danish 200/-; choicest salted New Zealand 182/- to 184/-, exceptionally 186/-; Australian 168/- to 174/-; unsalted New Zealand 186/- to 190/-, Australian 178/- to 182/-. Cheese is steady. New Zealand white 113/- to 114/-, coloured 111/to 112/-; Australian 109/- to 110/-. Bradford is thoroughly unsettled owing to Australian strike reports and business is nil. Quotations are irregular. Sixty-four's 49jd, sixties 47d, fifty-sixes 38d. fifties 30d. fortysixes 35d, forties 24jd. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. (United Press Association—By Cable— Copyrigut.l lAustralian Press Assn.—United Service.) (Received 14. 9.0 a.m.) London, Sept. 14. The Bank of England returns are as follows:— Issue Department.

£ Note circulation 131,607,000 £ Notes in reserve 39.030,000 Total 193,657,000 Government debt 11,015,000 Other securities 8,735,000 Gold coin and bullion .. 173,907,000 Total 193,657,000 Banking Department. £ Proprietors’ capital ... 14,553,000 Th© Rest 3,748.(XXI Public deposits 13,074,000 Other deposits Seven-dav and other 98,886,000 bills 7,000 Total 130.268,000 Government securities . 27,145,000 41,396,000 Other securities Notes in reserve 59,050,000 Gold and silver coin ... 2.677,000 Total 130,268.000 Proportion of reserve 55.1. to liabilities Short Joans 3i per month bills 4J per cent. cent.; three-