BRITISH FINANCE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18534, 9 October 1920, Page 10

BRITISH FINANCE.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. LONDON, October 7. The Bank of England return lor Wednesday, Octobor 0. affords tho following comparison witn the roturn for the previous week: Sept. 39. Oct. 0.

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Tho following are ihe latest quotations for Government securities compared with tho prices ruling last week:— Last This

FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Foreign oxchange' rates afford tho following comparison with those last previously osibledl — To tho £

Rupee quotations in sterling:—Ootober 4, 21Jd; Ootober 7, 20Jd. Yen quotations in sterling:—October «, Sijd; October 7. 83d.

Coin and bullion . 4! £ 121,569,000 121,063,000 Kesorves . 14,074,000 13,041,000 Kotos in circulation 127,401,000 127,StM,00U Government deposits . 16,130,000 21,250,1)00 Other deposits 111,027,000 134,762,000 Government securities 2i,8tsa,ooo 6:i,7Sj,OOG! Xiisoounts and advanced 100,313,000 96,301,000 Pet cent. Per cent. Proportion of reserve to liabilities 11.07 d.87 Short loans «h 64 Three months’ hills 6i 6g

Week. Week Imp trial consols, 2J p.o. rl 46 46 War loan, 6 p.o. . . . Bii 815 War loan, 8£ p.o. . , . 81ft 81 £ Commonwealth o£ p* * 96S 96 Oom.monwea.Uli 61 p.o. . . 96j > 96J New Zealand! 4 p.o. . 6-1 -m Now Zealand 3J p.o. . 67 66J Now Zealand 3 p.o. . 573 572 Not/ South Walea 6?; p.0. . 1043 105 Now South Wales 6J p.o. . 97 *95 New South Waleo 4 p.o. . 74 i 743 New South Wales 81 p.o. . 62£ Gift New South Wales 8 p.o. . 61 60s Victoria 4 p.o, . . . 89J 99J Victoria 31 p.o., 1921-416 . . 834 838 Victoria 81 p.o., 1929-40 . . 672 572 Viotoria 8 p.o. . . . 613 61 i Queensland 4 p.o. . 87 652 Queensland 3$ p.o., "930-40 . 94 95 Queensland 31 p.c., 1921-24 . 84. 82 Queensland 8 p.o. , 63ft 534 South Australia 3£ p.o. . v 661 G6£ Soutli Australia 8 p.o. . . 491 491 West Australia 3J p'.o. . . 702 *683 Woet Australia 3 p.o. . 67ft •GO Tasmania 81 p.o. . . 67 06J Tasmania 8 p.o. . . 61k •Indicates «x dividend. 61

Pari® (fr.) Christiania (hr.) , Par. , 25.22 Oct. 4. 52.25 Oct. 7. 62.4.7 , is.ie •21.80 25.00 Stockholm (kr.) . 18.16 17.45 17.50 Calouttft (rupee) . 10.00 11.23 11.92 Yokohama (yen) • , 0.70 6.91 7.27 Montreal (dol.) . 4.86 8.83 8.80J New York (dol.) . 4.66 8.49 8.60