The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-07-31 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

COMMERCIAL and MOIV.ETARI7 NEWS

MONDAY NIGHT.
IF the price of the Public Funds during the week
were to be taken as a test of the condition of the
Money-market, it would betoken a state of easy
quietude, for the fluctuations have been but slight.
It has been, however, like the web of human life—a
mingled yarn of good and ill, the one counterbalancing
the other. The absence of any decisive news from the
seat of war, the preparations for the French loan, and
the conviction that the Chancellor of the Exchequer
must shortly make fresh demands upon the national
resources, led to a depression which threatened to be
serious ; but it was speedily counteracted by the arrival
of the magnificent ship the Red Jacket from Mel-
bourne, with more than half-a-million sterling in gold,
and favourable accounts of further supplies and im-
proving markets. This had the effect of sustaining
the Funds, which have consequently experienced but
little change. For commercial purposes money has
been comparatively easy, the rates of discount on first-
class paper ruling from 34 to 32 per cent., and the
Foreign Exchanges showing but little alteration. The
Bank returns on Friday show a decline in the stock of
bullion to the extent of £684,744, caused partly by
the payment of the dividends, and partly by the exports
of gold to the Continent, which have since almost
ceased, and which will be more than compensated by
the subsequent large arrivals of specie. The large
decrease in " other deposits" is no doubt attributable
to the payment of deposits for the loan.
The business in Manchester during the week has
been but limited, and prices have slightly declined ;
but as many of the mills are now working short time,
it is not anticipated that prices will go lower. In the
Woollen trade there is little change to note : the
manufacturers are very short of stock, and are working
to order, while the supply of the raw material is more
abundant.

The returns of the Board of Trade for the month
ended the 30th of June, which have just been pub-
lished., show rather a large falling off, though not so
great as might, perhaps, have been anticipated, consi-
dering the recent dulness of trade, and the large
amount of business done during the month with which
the comparison is made. In the declared value of
British exports the decrease is £578,718, of which the
principal items are
Woollen manufactures ................... £239,623
Metals
Hardwares and Cutlery ........, ...... 105,124
Cotton yarn
Haberdashery
Silk manufactures. 44,960
On the other hand, there are several items which show
an increase, of which the fallowing are the principal:—
Coals and Calm ............ ............
Woollen yarn
Oil and Seeds
Linen manufactures 29,285
Cotton manufactures
Upon the first six months of the year the falling off in
exports is £4,489,800.

In the return of quantities of imported commodities
retained for home consumption, it will be seen by the
following table that there is a slight increase in Wheat
and Flour, as well as in Wines and Spirits, but a
decrease in almost everything else :
Wheat, quarters ....... ... 1854. 1855.
..... 357,104 383,076
Indian Corn, quarters 147,071 73;011
Flour and Meal, cwt.
Eggs, No.. ..... ............ 14,625,994 11,968,600
Cocoa, lb.
Coffee, lb.
Sugar, cwt.
Tea, lb. .....
Rice, cwt.
Spirits, gallons 320,622 322,544
Wines, gallons
Tobacco, lb.
Currants, Figs, & Raisins, cwt 29,435 26,273
Spices, lb. 270,977 2'41,342
The -imports of raw materials for manufactures show
an increase in Hemp, Tallow and Silk, and .a decline
in Flax, Cotton, and Wool.
The return from the Bank of England for the week
ending the 21st of July gives the folloviing results,
when compared With the previous week :
Public Deposits ... £3,177,033; Increase ... £367,019
Other Deposits .... 13,604,199 ; Decrease ... 1,444,344
Rest ... ... 3,252,303 ; Increase ... 31,023
On the other side of -tile account :
Government Securities.. £13,071,978; Decrea5e...£.584,212
Other Securities .. ... 12,706,108; Increase ... 24,275
Notes unemployed
The amount of notes in circulation is £20,772,865,
being a decrease of £206,005, and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £16,644,152, showing
a decrease of £684,744, when compared with the
preceding return.

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
Notes issued ... £29,980,810 Governmt. Debt 81.1,015,100
Other Securities 2,984,900
Gold coin & bu11'n.15,980,810
Silver bullion ...

B 29,980,810:

£29,980,810

BANKING Dl
Prop. Capital ... £14,553,000
Rest ... 3,252,303
Public Deposits 3,177,033
Other Deposits 13,604,199
7-day & other bills 1,061,838

£35,649,3731

depression of last week, and may be quoted to-day at
745. Manufactured Iron of every description in good
demand at the late improved prices. Tin has advanced
fully. £l2 per ton within the last month. Copper,
without change, in regular steady demand. Tin
Plates much wanted, at advanced prices.