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London, England, 1854-09-02 00:00:00

to carry over accounts to next settling day. Next
day the quotations established an advance in most
de,criptions of shares, varying from 2/. to 10s., ac-
cording to circumstances. Yesterday and to day the
heaviness in Consols has brought down shares again.
The prices are now quoted in many cases with-
out the dividend, and stand this evening as fol-
lows :—Caledonian, 651 5 ; Eastern Counties,
12 111 x d ; Great Northern, 87 x d ; Great Western,
741 4 xd ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 721 8 ; Lon-
don and North-Western, 1041 14 ; Midland, O 9 1 1
d; Norfolk, 461 x d.

Closing I
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BANK OF ENGLAND.

An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, eap. 82
for the week ending on Saturday, the 26th day of Aug., 1884.

ISSUE DZIPARTMENT.

Notes issued .... X 26,143,6951

Government Debt 111,015,100
Other Securities .. 2,984,900
Gold Coln dc Bullion 12,943,695
Silver Bullion ....

520,943,0 5
lILNICING DLYIRTIIIENT.
ProPlielars'Clipital £14,558,000 ,Government Seen-
Rest
Public Deposits* 8,974,574 DeadWeightAn.) .C 10,900,279
Other Deposits
Seven Day a other Notes 0,896,180
Bills

126,948,696

12,97,997 I 432,957,997
• including Exchequer, Savings Banks, Commissioners of
National Debt, and Dividend Accounts.
The foregoing return, when compared with that of the preceding
week, ending Aug. 12, exhibits the following changes. In the
Public Deposits
Other Deposits
Notes Issued
Do. Reserved
Seven-day Bills DECREASE of 14,6'4
Coin and Bullion
Government Securities
Other Securities DECREASE of 339.368
The Rest DECREASE of 55,165
The amount of active circulation in Notes AN 047,515
Do. in Seven-day and other Bills 1,060,180

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Rouen & Havre
Royal Swedish
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(Reported erehntively for "Ms Passe.")
CORN-EXCHANGE—Rather large supplies of new English
wheat, upwards of 4,000 quarters have come to hand this week,
in excellent condition. The demand has ruled heavy, at a
decline of from 6a to, in some instances, 13s per quarter. Old
English wheats have moved off slowly, at a fall of from 5s to 6s
per quarter. Foreign qualities have met a slow inquiry, at from
4s to 8s per quarter less money. In English barley very little is
doing. Foreign parcels have sold heavily, at is per quarter
less money. The malt trade has been very dull, on former
terms. Oats have ruled heavy, and prices have given way 6d to
Is per quarter. The hour trade has been in a depressed state.
Town-mails qualities have fallen ss, ship parcels 2s to 3s per
sack, and American, 2s per barrel.
ENOLISH—Wheat, Essex and Rent white, 56s to 70s; red,
51s to 65s ; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 50e to 565. Malting barley,
908 to 33s ; grinding ditto, —to —' • distilling, to —.
Malt, 64s to 725. Feed oats, 22. to 26s ; potato, 26s to 295.
Rye, 38s to 40s. Tick beans, 41s to 49s ; pigeon, 43s to 565.
Grey peas. 35a to 37s ; maple, 38s to 40s ; white boilers, 45. to
50s per quarter. Town-made flour, 50s to 555; country marks,
40s to 48s per 2801bs.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Bata. Flour
English 1620 .. 20 .. 2360 .. 330 .. 860
Irish
Foreign .. 8910 .. 3740 .. .. 26420 .. 120 AL
480 bls.

LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—
Wheat, 2020 quarters, Cgs 34; barley. 110 quarters, 30s 10d ; oats,
232 quarters, 20s id ; rye, 27 quarters. 4Us ld; beaus, si
quarters, 41s 104; peas, 112 quarters, 45s 10d.
I.tlYktIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 631 74; hur-
ley, 32. bd; oats, 28. 34; rye, 445; beans, 47s 4d; peas,
43s 4d.

THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 86s; barley,
35e Id; oats, 29s 9d; rye, 43s 7d; beans, 47s 8d; peas,
43s &L

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ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 58,555;
barley, 2,412; oats, 8,842; rye, 91 ; beans, 1,711; peas, 534
quar,ers.
'LEA—The public sales held this week have gone off slowly
In prices very little change has taken place. The private
market is dull, and we have numerous sellers of common sound
Congou at 100 per lb. The total clearances up to Saturday
last were 29,049,7301b5, against 29,00d,3131bs in 1856.
SUGAR—Our market has been heavy this week, and the
quotations have given way 6d per cwt. Barbadoes ha changed
hands at 31s Ctd to 37s ad ; Jamaica, 318 to 33s ; and Penang,
2Ca 1341 to 34s per cwt. Several cargoes of yellow Havannah,
afloat, have sold at 215 9d to 23e per cwt. Relined goods have
met a dull inquiry, at from 44s to 49s per cwt. To the 2Gth uh.
duty was pa►d on 4,537,632 cwts, against 4,325,347 cwts hut
year.
MOLASSES—Our market is flat, at about stationary prices.
Antigua, 15s 04:1 to its; other kinds of West India, 13s 641 to
145; Porto Rico and Cuba, 146 to 15s ; Bengal and Mauritius,
18eto13s6dperowl,
COFFEE—About 2,000 bags Costa Rica have sold at 49s to
Ns 6d; and 1,000 bags plantation at 545 Gd to 63s Gd per cwt,
Good ord native is quoted at 44s to 458 per cwt.
COCOA—The supples being moderate, prices are supported;
but the business doing is rather limited. Grey Trinidad has
sold at 31s to 335; red, 13s 64:1 to 398 ; Granada, 29s to 345;
Para, 29s &I to 30s Od; Bahia, 278 to 23s ; and Guayaquil, 318 84
to 835 per cwt.
CHICORY—Our market is very flat, as follows :—British root,
9110 e to 111; powder, 161 to 201; foreign root, in bond, 101 10s
to ill per ton.
RICE This article is heavy, and lower to purchase.
About 500 bags Bengal have changed hands at Ile to Ils Ud
per owt.
SEEDS—The supplies of new seeds on offer are on the in-
crease. As yet only a moderate business has been transacted
in them. Oki reeds are dull, and rather cheaper. There is
less inquiry for cakes, the value of which has a downward ten-
dency.
SALTPETRE—ScarceIy any business has taken place this
week, and the quotations are almost nominal.
PROVISIONS—There is a good inquiry for Irish butter, the
prices of which are, in some instances, Is to 26 per cwt higher
than last week. Fine foreign commands full quotations; but
inferior parcels, including English, command very little atten-
tion. We have a good inquiry for bacon, at an improvement of
from Is to 25 per cwt. All other kinds of provisions are very
slow in sale.

METALS—Scotch pig iron has been in but moderate request,
at from 82e to 83e. Manufactured parcels are steady. Spelter,
on the spot, is quoted at 211 108 ; and for forward deliveiy,
221 10. per ton. Lead and copper aro steady. In tin plates very
little is doing.
INDIGO—There is less firmness in our market Prices,
however, are well supported.
COTTON—The transactions are confined to immediate wants,
on former terms.
HEMP AND FLAX—The sale for hemp has fallen off, and
Petersburg clean may now be had at 611108 to 621 per ton. Flax
is steady, on former terms.
WOOLS—Scarcely any imports have taken place this week.
English wool% command very full prices. In foreign and
colonial exceedingly little is doing.
TALLOW—P. Y. C., on the spot, has been dull, at 658 exi to
66e ; and for delivery during the last three months, 67. per cwt.
Town tallow, Glis per cwt net cash. Rough fat, 9s 8d per Albs.
OlLS—Linseed oil is steady, at 34e 6d to 340 fid per cwt. In
other oils very little is doing. Turpentine is easier to purchase.
Spirits, 212 e; in puncheons, 21 Is per cwt.
COALS—Holywell, 19s ; Wylam, 19s Ad; Eden Main,
24s 3cl ; Belmont, 21s ; Braddyll, 24e 13d ; Csasop,24s ; Stewart's,
25a ; Tees, 25. per ton.
SPIRITS—In rum eery little is doing, on rather easier terms.
Proof Leewaids, le lid to 28 Id; East India, is 10d to is lid per
gallon. The brandy market is active, and the quotations are on
the advance. Sales of Cognac, best Wands of IASI, 10s Id to
lea 3d ; 1850 ditto. 10. 2d to 108 4d; 1849, 10a 3d to 10s sd;
older, 10s 4d to les 8d ; and low to middling, 7s to 105 per
gallon. British-made spirit, 10s 5d to 10e fld cash; Geneve,
2s Ad to 3s 8d per gallon.
POTATOES—The supplies continue good, and a steady bust-
ness is doing, as follows :—Regents, 75s to liOs ; Shaws, 658 to
80s per ton.
SMITHFIELD—This market has been well supplied with
stock in very middling condition. With the exception of calves
having given way 2d per sibs, very little change has taken place
in the qu3tatione. Beef, from 38 2d to ; mutton, 3s 3d to
5s ; lamb, 4s 2d to is 3d; veal, 211 10d to 4s 2d; pork, 35
to
Is Ad per Albs to sink the Mikis.
NEWGATE AND LEA D ENHALL A very moderate
business, has been doing, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 6d:
mutton, 8s 4d to 4a 8d ; lamb, 4s 3d to Cos 2d ; veal, 28 Ad to
48 ; pork, 3,3 d io 4. 8d ner Ali.. by the damage.