17 JANUARY 1931, page 33

Tins Midland Statement.

The balance-sheet of the Midland Bank shows the very substantial increase of about 119,000,000 in the deposits, a movement which compares with a shrinkage in the previous year......

Financial Notes

RISE IN BILAZILS. IRREGULAR movements have characterized the stock markets during the past week, but on the whole the tone has not been unfavourable. High-class investment......

Banking Results.

Apart from Brazilian securities, there has been some improvement during the last few days in bank shares. These had been depressed by the reduction in the dividend on Lloyds......

Barclays' Balance - Sheet.

Of the Big Six banking institutions only two have, up to the time of writing, issued their balance-sheets, namely, Barclays and the Midland. In the case of Barclays Bank, where......

French Gold Demands.

The outflow of gold to France has continued during the past week, and although there is much talk of schemes calcu- lated to check the constant absorption of the metal by the......