§ Mr. LANE-FOX (for Mr. Leverton Harris)asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he would say by how many points respectively the following Government securities have risen or fallen between 1st September, 1908, and 1st September, 1909; British Two and a-half Per Cent. annuities, French Three Per Cent. Rentes, German Three Per Cents., Italian Five Per Cents., and Spanish Four Per Cents.?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEThe prices of the securities mentioned on the 1st September, 1908, and 1st September, 1909, respectively, were as follows:—
| Price on 1st September. | |||
| 1908. | 1909. | ||
| Two and a-half Per Cent. Consols | 86¼ | … | 84 9/16 |
| Two and a-quarter Per Cent. Annuities. | 84½ | … | 83 |
| French Three Per Cent. Rentes | 96 | … | 97½ |
| German Imperial Three Per Cent. Loan | 84 | … | 85½ |
| Italian Three and three-quarters Per Cent. Rentes (formerly Five Per Cent. | 103 | … | 103 |
| Spanish Four Per Cent. Sealed Bonds | 94¾ | … | 95¾ |
§ Sir F. BANBURYAm I to gather that every foreign security has risen except ours?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEYes; I believe that is so, owing to the uncertainty as to whether the Budget will be passed.