RATE OF INTEREST. Rates of Discount for First Class Bills in the London Money Market, from the Second Report of Committee on Commercial Distress, p. 37. Minimum Rates of Interest charged by the Bank of England, with the Dates when such Minimum Rates were fixed; from the Passing of the Bank Charter Act, 1844. Years 1862 Months 4 15 December. 6 22 May Per cent. 24 3 5 September 2 1857 2 April 61 10 July 2 1845 16 October 3 1846 November. 3 16 July 8 October 12 October 19 October . 6 18 June 24 July 2 5 30 October 3 6 7 28 January 5 . 8 5 5 November. 9 9 November 10 51 8 22 November. 7 1848 27 January 15 June 24 December . 8 1858 7 January 19 February 23 April 3 33 4 2 November. 5 2 December. 7 . 6 16 May 14 January 5 28 January 4 3 2 November. 3 1849 22 November. 2} 1850 26 December. 3 3 2 2 2호 3 3 1 September. 4 15 September. 4 1854 11 May 3 August. 3 December. 8 9 December. 2 24 December. 7 1859 28 April .3 1864 20 January 8 5 May 4 3 6 9 June 3 7 2 May 5 May 19 May 8 4호 8 November. 4 26 May 16 June 25 July 7 4 August. . 8 8 September. 9 12 April 10 May 24 May 3 November. 5 10 November. 8 15 November. 6 28 November. 5 7 24 November. 7 15 December. 6 1865 12 January 26 January 2 March. 30 March. 51 5 4 4 27 September. 5 14 June 6 September. 4 13 September. 4) 8 4 October 5 18 October 6 & 7 4 April 11 April . 6 43 . 5 1856 22 May . 6 16 May 6 29 May 4 1 October 5 6 October 6 & 7 13 November. 7 1 August. 15 August. 29 August. 19 September. 31 15 June 27 July 3 August. 28 September. 4 2 October 5 3 3 5 43 3 4 4 Minimum Rates of Interest charged by the Bank of England-continued. Average Annual Circulation of Bank of England Notes, 1792-1871. |