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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13744, 5 September 1908, Page 5

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o ' -■» BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. 'LONDON;' Sept. 4. T_he Bank of England returns for the week ending Wednesday last afford the following comparison: —

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The following are the latest quotations for Government securities with a comparison with those .ruling last week : — ■ (

Stock, Year of Maturity, [onths when interest p'ble Price per 4100. Fall. •<. 2J% Consols ... -•" ... 4 % N.8.W., 1933, Jan-July 34% N.a W., 1918, M»r.-Sep. 3 % N.S.W., 1986, Apr.-Oot 4 % Vie, 1990, J»u.-JiUy ... *i% Vie, 1931-6, Jan.-July 3 % Vie, 1928-49, Jan.-Jaly lt% 8. A., 1939, Juu.-Dec. .. 3 % 5.A.,1916, J&n.-qaly ... 4 %QTd, 1915-34, Jak-tfoly 3|% Q'l'd, 1924-30, Jan.-Jaly 3 % QTd, 1924-47, Jan.-Jaij 4 % N.Z., 1929, M&y-N0v. ... d|% N.Z., 1940, Jan.-July ... 3 % N.Z., 1946, Apr -Oot. . 3|% Tern., 19XM0, Jan.- July i %Tas, 194040, Jan.-July 3}% W.A, 1915-35, May-No v 3 % W.A., 1915-35, May-Nov 88 10 OlUnchanged 107 10 o,Unohanged 99 0 oiUnoh»nged 88 0 030/- lower 104 0 0 Unchanged 100 10 0 Unchanged 89 10 0 Unchanged 99 0 0 Unchanged fa 7 0 0 Unchanged 105 10. 0 Unchanged 99 15 Oty- higher *, 88 0 oU«changed 107 10 0 Unchanged 99 15 0 Unchanged 88 0 0 30/- lower 99 010 1 0 Unchanged 88 10 010- higher 99 10 0 10/- higher ; 88 10 .0 Unchanged

Last Week. This' Week. Reserve £27.929.000 £27,301,000 Bullion £37,085,000. £36,#6.000 Note Circulation £29.253,000 £29,495,000 Public Deposits £ 7v877.000 £ 6,705.000 Dther Deposits.. £44,233,000 £44.587.000 3Vt Securities £15.532,000 £15,532.000 Jther Securities £26.709.000 £26,716.000 Proportion Re-) 53.^ 53 . 2( f serve to L b ties)