BANK OF ENGLAND.

No. 114-QUARTERLY AVERAGES of WEEKLY LIABILITIES and ASSETS of BANKING DEPARTMENT and of WEEKLY AMOUNTS of GOLD COIN and BULLION in ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

(Compiled from the published Returns.)

Quarterly Averages of Weekly Liabilities and Assets of Banking Department.

Gold coin and

Securities.

or

Notes. Coin.

Other.

No. 115-WEEKLY AVERAGE AMOUNT of PROMISSORY NOTES payable to Bearer, which were in Circulation in each of the undermentioned QUARTERS, distinguishing those issued in ENGLAND and WALES, in SCOTLAND, and in IRELAND. (Compiled from the published Returns.)

England and Wales.

Scotland.(c) Ireland. (c)

Chartered Bank of and Ireland and Joint Stock Joint Stock Banks. Bank.

382.323

386,806

385.962
380,171

NOTE.-It is estimated that (excluding gold coin held in the Issue Department of the Bank of England) gold coin to the value of £123,000,000 was in circulation in the United Kingdom on 30th June, 1914.

(a) Excluding Bank of England Notes in the Currency Notes Redemption Account from 6th August. 1919 and in the Banking Account of the Bank of England throughout.

(b) Inclusive of issues of Country Banks.

(e) The fiduciary issues of the Banks in Scotland amount to £2,676,350 and that of the Banks in Ireland to £6,354,494 Prior to the outbreak of the European War issues beyond these amounts were covered by gold, but at various times between 1914 and 1920 transfers were made to the Bank of England from the gold holdings of these banks, which were replaced by Bank of England Notes or Currency Notes.

(d) Average for the seven weeks ended 30th September, 1914.

FLOATING DEBT.

No. 116.-MONTHLY AVERAGES of the WEEKLY AMOUNTS of the FLOATING
DEBT outstanding distinguishing (I) ADVANCES from BANK of ENGLAND
(II) ADVANCES from GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
BILLS, in each of the years 1919 to 1925.

(Compiled from the published Returns.)

and

(III) TREASURY

1919

II

.

III

1920

II

180*5

28.3 168 8

8'9 45'0 27.2 175 5 206'7 199 7

54'3

41'1

41.2

30 1

59'8 175'9

1,201 5 1,095 1 1,068 0 1,049 4

63'1

49.4 174 6 189 3 211'3 1,060 1 1,069 1 1,067 4 1,055 7 1,089.2 1,078 0 1,091 2 1,124'5

28.7 27.6 35'3 52.2 10'8 16'1 122'6 141'4 152.5 159'0 186'7 189'6 1,152 0 1,121 5 1,098 3 1,102 6 1,128 9 1,198 9 1,208 51,183 9 1,156 4 1,138 7 1,116 7 1,084'8

No. 117.-DATES of CHANGES and prevailing RATE per CENT. of DISCOUNT charged by the BANK of ENGLAND.

(Compiled from the published Returns.)

BANK RATE.

3rd December.

Prevailing
Rates.

%

6

51

5

6

7

64

6

5

5

34

3

4

5

43

5

M

CONSOLS.