LATE COMMERCIAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 210, 18 August 1933, Page 6

LATE COMMERCIAL

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN

(Received 18, 11.20 a.nr.) LONDON, Aug. 17. The Bank of England return is as follows:— Issue Department. £ Notes in circulation 379,442,433 In banking department ... 70,720,012 Total 450,162,445 Government debt 11,015,100 Government securities 243,804,883 Other securities 1,538,958 Silver coin. 3,641,059 Amount of fiduciary issue 260,000,000 Gold coin and bullion 190,162,445 Total 450,162,445 Banking Department. £ Proprietors’ capital 14,553,000 The rest 3,626,435 Public deposits 17,256,826 Bankers’ deposits 98,168,162 Other accounts 42,268,890 Seven-day and other bills 1,080 Total 175,874,393 Government securities 82,255,963 Discount advances 10,100,127 Securities 11,442,287 Notes 70,720,012 Gold and silver coin 1,356,004 Total 175,874,'393 Proportion of reserve to liabilities: 45.7 per cent. Short loans: f percent. Three-mouth bills: | per cent. BRADFORD MARKET. (Received 18, 10.40 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 17. At Bradford there is a holiday market and quotations are unchanged. DAIRY PRODUCE. (Received 18, 10.40 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 17. Butter is firm and active. Danish 104/-. Choicest salted and unsalted New Zealand 91/- to 92/-, Australian 90/- to 92/-. Cheese is quiet. New Zealand white 49/- to 50/-, coloured 52/-; Australian white 48/- to 49/-, coloured 49/- to 50/-.