CHAPTER I THE BEGINNING OF BANKING IN ENGLAND

CHAPTER II FOUNDATION AND GROWTH OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND

CHAPTER III THE EARLY PRIVATE BANKERS

CHAPTER IV THE BANK CHARTER ACT OF 1844, AND ITS SUSPENSIONS

CHAPTER V THE DEVELOPMENT OF LONDON AS THE FINANCIAL CENTRE OF THE WORLD

CHAPTER VI FACTORS OF THE MONEY MARKET

CHAPTER VII THE BANK RETURN

CHAPTER VIII THE GROWTH OF JOINT-STOCK BANKS

CHAPTER IX JOINT-STOCK BANK BALANCE SHEETS

CHAPTER X THE BILL-BROKERS

CHAPTER XI THE CLEARING HOUSE

CHAPTER XII FOREIGN EXCHANGES

CHAPTER XIII THE MONEY ARTICLE OF THE PRESS

CHAPTER XIV CONCLUSION

APPENDIX THE GOLD RESERVE

INDEX

BY
F. STRAKER

FELLOW OF AND LECTURER TO THE BANKERS’ INSTITUTE
AND LECTURER TO THE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT
OF THE LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

THIRD EDITION

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