§ Mr. Barnettasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the annual 239W sale of 3½ per cent. War Loan in each year since issue.
§ Mr. TaverneNo 3½ per cent. War Loan has been issued since the original issue made in 1932. It is not possible to give any figures for the volume of market transactions since issue.
§ Mr. Barnettasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the fluctuation in market price of 3½ per cent. War Loan in each year since issue.
§ Mr. Taverne3½ per cent. War Loan was issued at par on 1st December, 1932. The market prices in each year since issue are as follows:
Prices marked Year ended 31st December High Low Price End year 1932 — — 98¾ 1933 1025/16 97⅞ 1013/16 1934 1095/16 101 10813/16 1935 110⅛ 101½ 1063/16 1936 1087/16 104 105½ 1937 10513/16 99⅝ 101¾ 1938 104 90 98⅛ 1939 98⅞ 86 93¾ 1940 103⅛ 93¼ 103 1941 106⅝ 10213/16 105 1942 106¾ 103⅞ 10415/16 1943 1063/16 102⅞ 103¾ 1944 10415/16 102⅝ 1043/16 1945 105¾ 102½ 1035/16 1946 109⅛ 103⅛ 108 1947 10815/16 101⅛ 10213/16 1948 104¾ 101½ 1037/16 1949 1046/16 87⅛ 92¾ 1950 9715/16 90 94¼ 1951 9411/16 78⅜ 80⅝ 1952 81 72¾ 779/16 1953 87⅛ 7715/16 8411/16 1954 92 845/16 87¼ 1955 88⅝ 73¼ 7613/16 1956 77 68 70½ 1957 75⅛ 60 63 1958 6911/16 62⅞ 66⅛ 1959 687/16 63⅝ 65¼ 1960 65¾ 59⅛ 59¼ 1961 61½ 50⅛ 52 1962 63¾ 5115/16 617/16 1963 6411/16 57⅜ 59⅛ 1964 60⅛ 53½ 54½ 1965 571/4 51 53⅜ 1966 54 48⅜ 51¾ 1967 56¼ 48⅜ 49⅜ 1968 50⅜ 43 43⅞ 1969(a) 4315/16 36 38⅛ (a) at 27th November 1969.