LONDON. April tl-The Hank of PS, ,
wookly statement shows chan?? ?? 7*?.an<l "
Total reserve *1? as follows
Circulation ree- 170,0m
Bullion Jnc- 178. or*)
Other securities :"c - _ 107,11".#
Other deposits ~*c-lVSM,nno
Public deposits r>n<%" '?"'ll.noo
Notes reserve ??*?- 8.87:1,(*?)
Covernm?nt securities.""?*??? "J?. 74.000
Proportion of reserve to' llabiliE
cent.: last ereek, lfl.;>7 p?r Per
discount, 4V4 per cent. Rat,? of
PARIS, April The weeklv .<.
tts^Bank of France show. Xn^aYV
Oold In hand . Pranos.
Wlver In hand i"?1* 17D.Ofm
Notes In circulation 2.1.1. r>?>
Treasury deposits ?*['.-180.nn<i
General deposits r>
Bills discounted 5**' !!??
Advances V ^.'f.W.l.ono
j?? saw
Total gold and bullion... .Ine
Treasury and loan asao- 204.000
elation notes Tn* ? ....
Notes of other bsnk* . . , t ier '?MJ*. *28,000
Bills of exchange and 6,448.0n0
cheeks
Discount and Treasury ?*>,543,00n
bills . . .,
Advance l"* - K4.0.flfM ,no?.
Investments ."'(?!!' jW.fl07,?M
Other assets ? Sf.7M.non
Notes in circulation..'.','in?" 7
Total circulation "?" .J'Sn Sii'Z10
Deposits U' 28". 7f>,l.0fKt
Other liabilities n?"
IpOtml Hold holdlnprs, f>TK? R77 Vhyi ? ?
Ug^tfl.,4,000 on
APPEAL TO HARDING
ON FORDNEY CLAUSE
Dry Goods Dealers Say U. S.
Valuation on Imports Will
Jump Cost of Living.
The National Retail Dry CJoods Asso
ciation has sent a telegram to President
Harding and to Senator Porter J. Mc
Cumber, chairman of the Senate
Finance Committee, r'otesting against
the American valuation of the Fordney
tariff bill and calling .heir attention to
the fact that the bill was passed by the
House of Representatives witnout debate
on this section.
American valuation, the '.elegram says,
Is regarded as deceitful, cumbersome
and difficult of administration, and as
conceived Is In the Interests of those
who desire to foster monopolistic con
trol of prices.
