CO129-523-12 Currency situation 17-2-1930 - 9-7-1930 — Page 79

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Date.

Price of Ready

Bar Silver

1930.

Pence.

Bank's Sterling Selling Rate. (Market).

Laying down Cost of Brit. $ taking ready Bar Silver price London.

Premium

on

Notes.

March

1 Sunday.

19 1/8

1/6 3/16

1/4, 987

7.067

3

19

1/6 5/16

1/4.876

8.512

18 15/16

1/6 1/8

1/4.820

7.759

18 5/8

1/6 1/16

1/4. 543

9. 185

18 15/16

1/6 3/16

1/4 820

8. 130

18 3/4

1/6 3/16

1/4. 654

9.208

8

19 1/16

1/6 3/16

1/4. 931

7.421

Sunday.

10

19 3/16

1/6 5/16

1/5.042

7.455

Notes Circulation.

H. & S. B. C.

30th September, 1929.

31st October,

30th November,

31st December,

31st January,

28th February,

.$45,932,000..

49,573,000........... 15,286,000.

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Chartered Bank. Mercantile Bank.

.$14,837,000...........$1,902,443

52,322,000............ 16,626,000............ 1,881,945

1,882,594

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1930

71,141,000............ 20,551.000...

59,636,000............ 17,166,000... 1,928,465

67,870,000............ 19,797,000............ 2,170,252

2,260,450

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