8% non-cum. pid. 7i Smelt., Ref, & Min.
Steel Vanadium Warner Bros, Picts.
Westinghouse Elec.
Woodward Iron Youngstown Sheet & Tube BONDS, Amer. & For. Power Brizil Chie. Mil, Stp. & Pac. 5c; Cities Serv. Pwr. & It.
Int. Tel & "Tel. 4136 Int. Tel, & Tel. 5s, Int Te. & Tel.
New England Gas & Elec. 53 Stand. Gas & Elec.
Peru 8s 1961 a XD- Ex dividend b—Bia—Reuter.
London, Mar. 17.
The Bank of England statement for the week ended March 17 shows a decrease in public deposits of £1,- 460,000 to £11,110,000, while other deposits were higher by £4,350,000 to 154,720,000.
Government securities were listed at £112210000, showing an increase of £6,990,000 over the previous week. Other securities totalled £24,-
100,000, including £3,640,000 on discounts and advances and £20,460,000 on securities.
Notes and coins amounted to £47,-
770,000 a decrease of £200,000 from the previous week's figure of £47,- 970,000, while total bullion increased by £20,000.
Notes in circulation totalled £479,- 480,000, registering an advance of £220,000, compared with, last week's figures.
The proportion of reserve to liability was given at 2880 per cent. compared with 2944 per cent. last week.—Reuter.
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