The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-01 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL and MONETARY NEWS.

MONDAY NIGHT.

Tnn Funds have been without animation all the
week, and prices have varied ver/ slightly, there
being an evident indisposition tY enter into any
speculative transactions, owing to the uncertainty
which prevails on the question of negotiations for
peacerand also as to monetary requirements in the
event of the war being prosecuted next year.
When it became known that the Bank returns
exhibited another decline in the stock of bullion,
there was a slight depression, which, however,
was in some degree compensated by the arrival
of the Donald M`Kay, with above £400,000 in
gold from Australia, which may assist in making a
future account more favourable. Money for com-
mercial purposes has been in active demand, and
discounts have in conseauence maintained their recent
high rates, with alsligtt tendency upwards ; but, as
there was an improvement in Foreign Exchanges,
particularly in the rates upon Paris, there is no want
of confidence in the probability of affairs taking a
favourable turn.
The returns of the Bank of England published on
Friday, show several changes. The stock of bullion
has again decreased to the extent of £324,593, and
there is also a further decline in the circulation of
£201,4* which almost accounts for the decrease in
the reserve of notes unemployed of only £91,920,
leaving the balance no less than £6,464,705. The
public deposits have increased £916,313, and the
private securities no less than £843,362, showing the
demand for accommodation.
The returns of the Board of Trade for the month of
November show an increase of no less than £2,151,351
on the exports of British produce and manufactures,
as compared with the corresponding period of the
previous year. The increase is on almost every item,
the decrease being in Hardware, £29,680 ; Wool,
£27,649'; Oil and Seeds, £18,975 ; Silk Yarn, £2,1525
and small sums in refined Sugar, Soap, and Soda.
With regard to commodities imported and retaifted
for home consumption., there is an increase in Wheat,
Flour, and Rice, and a falling off in Sugar, Coffee,
&c., as will be seen Iv the following table
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Month ending
Dec. 5,
1854. 1855.
114,907 ... 15,919
69,241 ... 773:379
46,032 204,168
6,364,600 084,800
443,173 ... 438,537
3,368,975 g;978,816
955,569 ... 625,800
5,304,604 :5,418,954
56,967 108,381
501,122 ... 444,088
626,429 ... 617,138
2,661,046 2,677,883

Wheat, quarters
Indian corn, quarters
Flour and meta, cwt.
Eggs, No.
Cocoa, lb.
Coffee, lb.
Sugar, *LIM ...
Tea, lb.
Rice, ...
Spirits, vallons
Wines, gallons ...
Ibbaeco, lb. ...
Currants, figs, and raisins,
-eWt. 97;915 58,678
Lemons & oranges, bsh.... 53,804 35,791
Spices, 1b.... ... 545,441 ... 394,413
Of the imports of raw materials ',for manufactures,
there is an increase in Flax and-Cotben, but a decrease
in Hem?, Silk, Wool, and Tallow. Metals, Timber,
and Hides show a falling off, hut 'there is an increase
in "Glass manufactures, and also inktills.
A ,Ailuminous return has Ju-St been published,
shoiting the Trade and igaVigistion of the United
Kingdom during the year 11854 It hence appears
thatthe real value of the total imparts and exports in
18511-7amoanted—the formerlo'ia-52,591,513, and the
latter to £115,833,704. The Oficial value of the
totalifinports was £124,388,478.again5t £123,099,313
in %.1.853 ; £109,331,158 'in 1852; £110,484,997 in
11851; and £100,469,406711'1850.
°the value of the goods :imported in 1854 from
foreign countries anocrunted;to93,94o,967, of which
159184,268 was imported ► ints Great Britain, and
£2,t56,669 into Ireland. The official value of 'the
mershandise imported from airitish colonial posseS-
*aims amounted to £30;897X11, of which £828;899
came into Ireland, :and '229,568,612 into Great
"he real value of ;the 'o gists of produce from 'the
Uoiked Kingdom in 1Y854 ainennted to £497,18026,
of,which £272,685 was'axperrted from Ireland. 'This
eonsisted of articles ',the i,produce and manufacture of
the United Kingdom. Oni,fereign and colonial ,-ex-
Twits the value was 4318546,978, making a grand
Aa;al exportation of 11115;883,704.
'The official value 'Of he total exports of Cowie
surd colonial produce -and 7manufactures amounted
l'ito £29,821,656, .against 'T27,744,772 in 2853.:
:13,328,301 in 1852.; 1'23,729,616 in 1851; :acid
126 874,212 in 1850.
. appears that in 11854, 42,216 British vessels
!1(10,744,849 tons) 'entered-11nd cleared from :and %to
,foreign countries and 'B&W!' possessions, and 'that
-7171ie total number ,of ;foreign vessels so entered :and
ib :axed was 85.085 4tonnrge, 18,669,087). The
'number of British shipoenspleyed in 1853 was 42;106;
tin 1852, 43,294; and inll.Bs@, 44,698. The number
tiffereign vessels has iincreased from 76,743 (in 185 Q)
it 0135,085 (in 1854..
The number of vessels ith&t entered and eleared
'with cargoes only in 3854. v :us as follows:—British,
17056 and 18,414; foreign44,B72 and 17,233. 'The
foreign vessels that !entered inwards with cargoes
livalluded 61 Russian skips; 820 Swedish, 2,550
Norwegian, 2,451 Danish, 1,457 Prussian, 2,300
.German, 1,454 Dutch, 268 illelgian, 1,210 French,
376 Spanish, 195 Partngnese, 352 Italian, 26 ather
!Naropean States, 1,836 _American, and 17 'other
:States. - _

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number of veggols that entered at the various
ipark of the United Einem Aras as follows:—Into
*Landon, 10,943 vessels, -.2,60703 tons ; Liverpool,
4,496 vessels, 2,19Q,4911 ttons ; Hull, 2,789 vessels,
:504;368 tons ; Bristol, •049 •caressels, 162,53 S tons:;
Neweastle, 3,048 vessels, 4i41;19S tons ; Southampton,
'873 %vessels, 262,276 *Ansi Glasgow, 544 vessels.;
(Greenock, 377 ; Leith, 1y084; ,Dublin, 337; clea,
401 pond Belfast, 2141.
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The meturn from the Sax* of;;England for the catiek
entligg tthe 22nd Deeember .givemthe following results,
whentetenpared with the previokisoweek

Public Deposits ... Z6,514;753 ;, baorease ints,sts
Othert Reposits 12,21145-7 ;'Decrease... 84006
Rest 3,5.19,-e77;,kesease ... 14,395
San tae.other side of tale account
Gevernmont Securities.. £9;4129,107; bierease ....E139,821
ether Securities 19X01;123; Inesease ... 843,362
des u.r.gesployed 6,161i7060-leorease ... 91,920 f
Tike:amorint of notes in eirenlaticois £18,379,890,
heivadoevease of 2201,470, andlthe4tock of bullion
in Lath kvartments is £10;98.1;746., showing a
decrease 0f024,593 when eomparethviitil the preced-
ing alefairn.
ISSUE DEP/MTV...ENT. _

Note. 1 issued,,... £24,844,595 Goreninut.
Dektn.,ols,loo
Other Recuritips 3,459,900
GoW teak & WM:10,369,595
Silver Jam/lion ..• •

X 44,844,595 421,844,595
;,fitAll ICING DEPA.RTMEST.
Prop. Cap` 1..,. 431,4,553,000p0v. Seeuidaes f. 0,02,9,127
Rest - .1319,877 her Securities .10,204,123
Public Deposits 4,844,753 Notes .... Cl/2494,705
Other Deposits i1AP41,457 Gold & Siker Coin ,01.2,150
7-day &other bills 4.35/,088
£36;410175 Z 36,11100.5

Our SHARE ItaBRAT has been more buoyant 311
,week, with an increase disposition to do business
ste-day and Saturday. Prices, too, are genailk
tadvancmg, those of today are—Caledonians, 37C-; ,
Eastern Counties, 81; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 7,7 k;
London Stock, 941 -1; Ditto Eighths, ld ; Shefaeld
Stook, 23+ I ; South Eastern, 17 3-16 ; Dattdi
Rhenish, I 7-16 d 1; Great Western of Canada, 25+1;;; ;
Ditto yew, 3 1-16 p.
ComoN.—The amount of business done during the
week has been but limited, owingtehiefly to the Christ-
mas holidays, so that purchases have been almost con-
fined to immediate wants; and, ,as holders have offered
their stocks rather freely, prices are partially reduced.
The decline being about 1-161 per lb. for middling,
and 11d, for better qualities. For ,Surat, however,
there has been A fair demand at unaltered rates. The
sales for the week up to Friday, ainotmted to 24,100
bales, of which. 2;060 were taken on speculation, and
540 for export, leaving 19,700 for the trade. Satur-
day's sales were about 6,000 bales including 500 for
export. To-DAY the sales were 7,000 bales ineluding
1,000 for speculation ;and export. The following is a
comparison of present rates with those of the cor-
responding period last year :-
1864 1855

New Orleans, middling
r
• •
Land, middling
•• fair ........ • ••• ••• •• • ••• •II

. b 51
41; 6 7-16
51 5

SALES.

IMPORTS.

(STOCK

baKSCRIPTION,

PRICKS. Week Previ-
ending I ously
Dec. 28' thia yr.

Week t This
ending' Year. iDec.2B
Dec. 281

Sea Island ..
Stained ....
Buweds ....

9 038 1 370 28110
* 10 1730
4i 6*l 4800 764810
42 5j 4110 351000
41 6j 6270 1100590
52 62 430 49110
6 6* 390 40600
51 6} 120 49220
- - ....' 760
5 9* 2220 120560
- - 30 7570
3 41 5340 488150
32 - 10 5350
- - 3070

Mobile . .
New Orleans.....
Pernams, &c.....
Bahia, &c.
Maranham
Detnerara,&c
Egyptian
Com.W.l.&c
Surat
Madras
Bengal

382381 653561
191550
)44861 933242
6891 631611 25480
350571 14950
1751 33690; 17340
, ....I 8311, 320
4797 110072' 53370
68731 2890
} 11172 2793071 77160
25' 950
107710.2120819 384010