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BANK OF ENGLAND.
Au Account, pwaunnt to the Act 7th anti Bth Victoria, cap. 31,
for the week ending on Saturday, the 7th day of Jan., 1854.

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Notes issued l29,l4B,BoolGovernment Debt. 511,015,100
Other Seetz,ltles .. 2,984,000
Gold Coin et Bullion bms,soq,
Silver Bullion ....
R 29,148,800

£29,148,800

THE PRESS.

The foregoing return, when compared with that of the preceding
week, ending Dec. 31, exhibits the following changes. In the
Püblic Deposits
Other Deposits
Notes Issued
Do. Besetveri
&Tett-duo Bills
Cuis anti Million
Owen/wilt Securities .. DECREASE of 211,031
Other Securities DECREASE of 889,714
!Ile Best
The amount of active circulation iu Notes .U 1,346,200
1)o. iu Seven-day and other Bills 1,215,059

22,563,250
Coin and Bullion in both Departments 15,881,072

rttropolitan glaritcts.

(Reported exclusively for " Tug Passel.")
CORN•EXCHANGE—During the present week very limited
supplies of English wheat have been received up to our market,
coastwise and by land carriage. For all kiuda the demand has
ruled brisk, at a further advance in the quotations of from 2s to
3s per quarter. Foreign wheats—the imports of which continue
seasonably good—have sold readily at from 2a to Sa per quarter
more money. The barn(' amount of improvement has been paid
for floating cargoes. Barley has come slowly to hand. The sale
has ruled active, at 2s per quarter inure money. Malt and oats
have advanced quite ls ; beaus and peas, is to 2s per quarter.
A huge business ham been doing in flour, on higher Lerma.
Sack qualitier have improved 33 to Sr ; foreign, la to 2s per
barrel.
Examen—Wheat, Essex and Kent white, 75a to 93e; red,
708 to fibs ; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 70s to S4e. Malting barley,
46s to 50a ; grinding ditto, 395 to 43a ; 42s to 46e.
Malt, 10s to 795. Feed oats, 27s to Sls ; potato, 35s to 375.
!lye, 4;s to 495. Tick beans, 44e to 52e; pigeon, 48s to 02s.
Grey peas. 445 to 47s ; maple, 40s to 47e ; white boilers, G3s to
Gos per quarter. Town-made flour, 70s to 75s ; country marks,
Gls to 70s per 2801bs.
ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.

Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
glish 940 .. 2950 .. 4070 .. 60 .. 630
Irish
Foreign .. 18260 .. 3130 .. 4670 ..
31400 Dl*.

LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—
Wheat. 1,934 quarters, 798 sd; barley, 1,514 quarters, 434 lid;
oats, 3,999 quarters, 2.'e 7d ; rye, 13 quarters, 50e 9d; beaus, 235
quarters, 46s 3d; peas, 203 quarters, 54s 3d.
IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 76s 2d ; bar-
ley, 41s 3d; outs, 258 sd; rye, 490 81; beans, 46s lid; peas,
50e
THE SIN WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 72. sd; barley,
39s 71 ; oats, 259 541 ; rye, 45s 5d ; beans, 43s 6d ; peas,
31s Id.
ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 64 329 ;
barley, 94,554; oats, 23,970 ; rye, 113 ; beans, 4,911; peas, 1,652
quarters.
SEEDS—Linseed is in good request at fully last week's ad-
voice in the quotations. Clover seed is held on former terms.
Cakes are rather dearer. In other articles only a limited busi-
ness is doing.
TEA—The public sales have gone off steadily at full prices.
In We private market about an average business is doing, on
former terms. Common sound Congou, is 21 to Is 20 per lb.
SUGAR—West India qualities have changed bands steadily.
In sonic instances ed per cwt more money has been realised.
All other raw sugars are firm, but not dearer, Flee yellow
13arbadoes, 395; good mid to good, 36s ea to 3sic ord to good
yellow St. Lucia, 34e Cd to 37a ; tine brown Mauritius,29s to 33s ;
yellow, 84. to 39. ; grainy yellow Bengal, 31 s Cd to 42s Cd ;
mid to good white Benares, 389 to 99s 6cl ; soft yellow Madras,
31e fal to 945; fine brown, 80s to 31s; ord yellow Penang,
32, (Id to 34. 01 per cwt. Refined goods are tirm, at 45s Cd for
brown lumps, and 4Cs to 489 641 for low to good grocery. Crushed
commands extreme rates. Floating cargoes of foreign are
tolerably firm.
MOLASSES—Our market is firm, at fully last week's
currency. West India, 16s Cal to Is.. ; a and Porto Rico,
17s to 18s ; Mauritius and Bengal, 16s to 17s per cwt. The stock
in warehouse is small.
COFFEE—The general demand is less active. In vices,
however, very little change has taken place. Good ord native
Ceylon is quoted at 49s Cd to 341 s per cwt.
COCOA—The sale for all kinds its stately, at full quotations.
Low to geed red Trinidad, 32s to 335; tine, 39s to 40e; grey,
32s to 33.; Granada, 31. to 345; Guayaquil, 84. to 34s Cd;
Para. 29. to 29s Cd; liable, 26s tkl to 27s per cwt.
CHICORY—This article is very dull, with large supplies on
offer. British root, lot to 101 lOs ; powder, 121 to 201; foreign
root. in bond, 16/ to 10110 s; powder, 301 to 361 per ton.
RICE—AII kinds move off steadily, at extreme quotations.
Mid to tine white Bengal, 169 (ki to 17. per ewt-
PROVISIONS—We have a good, though not to. say brisk,
demand for most kinds of Irish butter, at very full prices.
Foreign is quite 29 per ewt dearer ; but the sale for English is
on former tenor'. The boon market is firm, and the
quotations have en upward tendency. Lard is quite as dear as
lust week; but other kinds of I'olsl4ms are a dull inquiry.
TALLOW—In the tarty part of the week P. Y. C., on the
spot, realised 62. to 62s 3d per cwt; but the price has since
declined to 61s 6d per cwt. Town tallow, 59s per cwt, net cash;
rough fat, as 3d per slits.
OlLS—Linseed oil is thin, at 34. Cd per cwt. All other oils
move off freely, at extreme rates. Turpentine is active. Spirits
are wont] 58s for British, and 69s for Americo].
CoALS—Wy lam, 30s; Wldtwell, 38s; hangs Hall, 38e; South
Hartle pied, ass per ton.
demand 6w rem is very firm, anal the quota-
tions have 1111 upward tendency. The brandy market is active,
on higher terms. Geneva is In good request. British-made
spirits hate advanced 3d per gallon.
HAY AND STRAW Meadow hay, 315. to 51 los ; clover
illy, 41 in 81 les ; and straw, 11 14s to 21 2. per load.
WOOL—Small public sales of East India and low foreign
wools bare been held this week. Nearly the whole of the parcele
offi•red have changed hands on former tenni. In the private
market a steady business is doing at full prices.
POTATOES—The supplies on offer are tolerably gond, end
the ilentruid is steady, ne follows :—York Regents, 125 s to 160 a;
Scotch. 95s to 1341 R ; Irish, 95. to 110. per ton.
SMITHFIELD—The general demand has ruled dull, on the
following terms :—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4. led ; mutton, Is 4al
to tts 20 ; veal, 3s fkl to 5s 4d ; pork, be 4d to 4s 10d per Sibs
to sink the otiale,
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL The supplies having
greatly ir.creased, the trade is heavy, et drooping prices.
Beef, from 3. to 4. 20 ; mutton, 20 to 4s sal ; veal, Si ed
to Co 2d; pork, 3s 41 to Ss per 81bs by the carcase.