London, Oct. 28.
The statement of the Bank of England for the week ended October 28 shows an increase in public deposits of £2,400,000 to £32,170,000, while other deposits were lower by £1,310,000 to £124,270,000.
Government securities were listed at £100,240,000, showing an increase of £640,000 from the previous week. Other securities totalled £29,020,000, including £8,110,000 on discounts and advances and £20,910,000 on securities.
Notes and coins amounted to £44, 880,000, an increase of £1,170,000 from the previous week's figure of £43,710,000, while total bullion decreased by £40,000.
Notes in circulation totalled £483,- 150,000, or a decrease of £1,200,000 compared with last week's figure.
The proportion of reserve to liability was given as 28.68 per cent, compared with 28.23 per cent last week.—Reuter,
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