Rate of Discount in Europe.

The following table, taken from the Bulletin de Statistique," etc., shows the average rate of discount from 1886 to 1899 in the cities named:

SITUATION OF THE PRINCIPAL BANKS OF EMISSION AT THE END OF THE THIRD QUArter of 1900.

Bank of England Discount Rate.

The average minimum per cent. rate of discount charged by the Bank of England, in each month in each year from 1887 to 1899, has been as follows:

AMOUNT OF BANK NOTES IN CIRCULATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN DECEMBER, 1881 TO 1899.

Year.

15......
13....
12.

-England and Wales-
-Country Banks-

Bank
of Private
England. Banks.

Joint
Stock

Banks. Total.

Total

Scotland. -] IrelandChartered and Bank Joint for J'nt Stock of Stock United Banks. Ireland. Banks. Kingd'm

1881..December 17...... £25,689,000 £1,704,977 £1,687,213 £3,392,190 £6,073,083 £3,285,350 £4,191,116 £42,630,739 25,757,000 1,736,387 1,730,763 3,467,150 6,366,444 3,482,350 4,851,294 43,924,238 25,170,000 1,630,883 1,659,809 3,290,692 6,542,666 3,061,100 4,173,415 42,237,873 24,812,000 1,507,474 1,623,797 3,131,271 6,399,310 2,827,675 3,920,352 41,090,608 24,458,000 1,415,732 1,435,741 2,851,473 6,372,985 2,575,150 3.908,662 40,166,270 11...... 24,520,000 1,364,896 1,389,850 2,754,746 6,225,733 2,699,750 3,902,058 40,102,287 10...... 24,069,000 1,223,215 1,335,397 2,558,612 6,245,595 2,430,750 3,677,313 38,981.270 8..... 23,987,000 1,171,656 1,352,614 2,524,270 6,395,778 2,684,675 4,250,802 39,842,525 7...... 24,088,000 1,123,059 1,371,513 2,494,572 6,747,864 2,827,875 4,549,323 40,707,634 6..... 24,561,000 1,089,850 1,334,688 2,424,538 7,041,752 2.818,625 4,560,708 41,406,623 25,240,628 1,026,358 1,266,124 2,292,482 7,204,629 2,67€ 825 4,270,287 41,684,851 25,478,996 900,942 1,163,878 2,064,820 6,714,399 2,462,375 3,824,389 40,544,979 25,296,323 807,088 1,132,683 1,939,771 6,824.175 2,551 275 3,984,720 40,596,264 25,358,850 708,227 1,059,386 1,767,613 6,906,079 2,553,925 3,947,238 40,533,705 25,843,827 690,481 1,056,681 1,747,162 7,326,085 2,513,200 3,946,058 41,376,331 26,147,752 456,201 1,026,967 1,483,168 7,479,750 2,516.575 3,895,829 41,522,391 25...... 27,262,697 439,422 994,826 1,434,248 7,673,786 2,532,850 3,935,470 42,839,051 24...... 27,178,264 425,795 983,133 1,408,928 8,024,758 2,499,575 3,901,739 43,013,264 892,374 1,295,819 8,267,675 2,659,675 4,154,630 45,027,066

1882..

16......

1883.. 1884..

1885..

1886..

1887..

1888..

60

BRITISH JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES.

INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT (CO-OPERATIVE) SOCIETIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

The statement below exhibits the statistics of the Industrial and Provident (Co-operative) Societies in the United Kingdom, registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts, making returns to the Registrars of Friendly Societies:

1890.

1894.

1895.

1896.

1897.

1898.

1,152

1.280 654.338 833,534

£

£

1,417 1,054,229 £

1,677 1,284,662

£

1,695 1,349,420 £

1,725 1,436,995 £

No. of members....

Share capital.....
Loan......

Total capital....

Cash received for goods sold..... Trade charges......

7,288,487 9,282,399 12,055,987 15,082,352 16,122,710 17,507,024 18,735,939 19,856,945
4,157,901
1,447,893 1,969,503 2,733,539 3,496,672 3,914,264

8,736,380 11,251,902 14,789,526 18,579,024 20,036,974 21,664,925

26,598,088 31,226,963 41,497,029 49,132.206 52,096,664 56,628,069 61,637,194 62,270,640
3,006,651 3,214,078 3,497,361
626,928 1,713,545. 2,234,101

BRITISH JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES.

1884 TO 1899.

Date.

Paid-up

The following statement shows the total number and paid-up capital (including amounts considered as paid on venders' shares) of all registered companies having a share capital and believed to be carrying on business at the undermentioned dates:

-Registered in-
London and the
Stannaries.*

April.

No.

Capital.

1884.

7.589

£427,594,349

No. Capital.
728 £36,439,875

No.

Paid-up
Capital.

No.

375 £11,517,070

8,692

Paid-up Capital. £475.551,294

1885.

8,119

442,099,549

805

39,815,676

420

12,994,637

9.344

494,909,862

1886.

8,159

471,716,077

838

43,544,114

474

14,377,493

9,471

529,637,684

1887.

9,091

528,671,858

895

46,948,125

508

15,888,709

10,494

591,508,692

1888.

9,507

544,447,145

948

50,255,054

546 16,728,172

11,001

611,430,371

1889.

10,375

604,239,039

1,007

50,387,974

586

17,243,171

11,968

671,870,184

1890.

11,608

705,669,347

1,102

52,182,679

613

17,287,527

13,323

775,139,553

1891.

13,032

813,445,671

1,192

58,546,874

649 19,511,567

14,873

891,504.112

1892.

14.198

905,145,756

1,279

62,118,501

696 22,019,377

16,173

989,283,634

1893.

15,431

925,025,647

1,382

65,687,129

742 22,406,574

17,555

1,013,119,359

1894.

16,104

942,689,164

1,481

68,068,555

776 24,272,116

18,361

1,035,029,835

1895

16,988

962,141,029

1,619

75,113,251

823

25,479,541

19.430

1,062,733,821

1896.

18,524

1,035,551,743

1,804

82,508,882

895

27,342,368

21,223

1,145,402,993

1897.

20.720

1,160,251,535

2.032 93,393,989

976

31,396,497

23.728

1,285,042,021

1898.

21.987

1,248,038,344

2,255 102,875,480

1,025

32,679,338

25,267

1,383,593,162

1899.

24,462

1,382,859,410

2,443 114,574,708

1,064

32,663,980

27.969

1,512,098,098

*The Stannaries Court was abolished on the 1st of April, 1897.

SPECIE IN EUROPEAN NATIONAL BANKS,

IN EACH WEEK OF 1900 AND 1899.

(Stated in millions of pounds sterling.)

Jan.

Week Ending.

4-Gold.

18-Gold...

Silver......
Total..... 34.5
Jan. 25-Gold...... 35.2
Silver.

Silver......
Total.... 32.1 30.3 120.5 120.3
11-Gold........ 33.4 31.0 75.1 72.4 24.1 26.7
Silver......
45.8 47.8 12.4
Total..... 33.4 31.0 120.9 120.2 36.5 40.5 91.2 105.2
34.5 31.9 75.7 72.4
25.6 28.1 85.7 99.1
45.7 47.8 13.2 14.5 5.5 3.9

13.8

Bank of

Bank

of Russia.

1900. 1899. 1900. 1899. 1900. 1899. 1900. 1899.
£32.1 £30.3 £74,6 £72.5 £23.1 £25.7 £86.9 £99.1
45.9 47.8 11.9 13.3 5.4 4.1
35.0 39.0 92.3 103.2
85.7 101.0
5.5 4.2

Bank

Total of

Bank of Bank
Austria-
of
of
Nether- of
Nine
Hungary. Spain. Italy. lands. Belgium. Banks.
1900. 1899. 1900. 1899. 1900. 1899. 1900. 1899. 1900. 1899. 1900. 1899.
£39.3 £35.9 £13.6 £11.1 £15.5 14.9 £3.8 £4.3 £2.9 £3.1 £291.8 £297.0
10.6 12.4 14.5 7.8 1.5 2.3 5.9 6.8 1.4 1.5 97.2

96.0

.....

Feb.

Total.... 35.2
121.6 120.8 40.9
1-Gold........ 35.5 33.0 75.8 72.8
27.0
45.7 47.9 13.9 14.5
Total.... 35.5 33.0 121.5 120.7 40.9 42.7
8-Gold........ 35.5 33.4 76.0 72.9 27.0 28.2 84.8 101.0
Silver......
45.8 47.9 13.9 14.5 5.9 4.4
Total.... 35.5 33.4 121.8 120.8 40.9 42.7 90.7 105.4
35.7 34.0 76.0 73.0 27.3 29.0
83.4 99.4
45.7 48.0 14.1 14.9 5.9 4.4
34.0 121.7 121.0 41.4 43.9 89.3 103.8
34.1 76.8 73.1 28.2 29.9 83.4 100.0
45.7 48.0 14.5 15.4 5.8 4.4
Total... 35.7 34.1 122.5 121.1 42.7 45.3 89.2 104.4
36.0 33.7 76.8 72.9 28.7 29.2 83.8 99.9
Silver......
45.7 47.9 14.8 15.1 6.1 4.5
Total...
36.0 33.7 122.5 121.8 43.5 44.3 89.9 103.9
35.5 33.1 76.9 72.8 29.1 29.3 83.8 99.3
Silver......
45.6 47.9 15.0 15.1 6.1 4.6
Total...
Mch. 15-Gold........
Silver......
Total..... 35.8 33.0 123.0 120.6 44.1
35.5 32.5 77.6 72.9 28.1
45.8 47.9 14.4
Total..... 35.5 32.5 123.4 120.8 42.5 46.1 90.0 102.1 46.1 40.3 28.9 22.9 17.0
Mch. 29-Gold........ 35.1 30.8 77.8 72.6 28.4 27.3 83.6 97.2 37.7 29.9 13.7 11.6 15.4
Silver......
45.6 48.0 14.6 14.1 6.8 4.6 9.7 10.4 15.4 11.5 1.6
Total.. 85.1 30.8 123.4 120.6 43.0 41.4 90.4 101.8 47.4 40.3 29.1 23.1 17.0

42.1

91.2 104.9 46.7

28.2

85.7 100.7

37.9

5.5 4.2

40.3 28.3 19.7 16.9
29.9 13.6 11.1 15.4
8.9 10.4 14.8 8.7 1.5

17.3 10.1 11.1
15.0 4.4
2.3 6.0

4.5 4.8

395.5

393.7

4.3
6.8

2.9 3.1

298.2

298.0

1.4 1.5

97.8 96.5

35.5 33.1 122.5 120.7 44.1 44.4 89.9 103.9 46.9 40.3 28.6 21.5
35.8 33.0 77.4 72.8 29.1 30.0 83.7 97.6 37.9 29.9 13.6 11.6
45.6 47.8 15.0 15.5 6.3 4.5 9.1 10.4 15.1 10.6
45.5 90 0 102.1
47.0 40.3 28.7 22.2
17.0
30.4 83.7 97.6 37.5 29.9 13.7 11.6 15.4
15.7 6.3 4.5 8.6 10.4 15.2 11.3 1.6