The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-21 00:00:00

The recent improvement in the produce markets
is not maintained. The subjoined weekly summary
is from Messrs. W. J. and H. Thompson :
In the colonial markets, at the commencement of the week,
on improved tone exi.ted, and for seine kinds of produce
higher rates were paid; this, however, has not been freely
maintained, much dulness now prevailing. The sales of
sugar on Tuesday it-nt off with spirit at prima abrrpt 3a. to
above the lowest pint of leg week; but to.day there was
very little demand, and la. to 2s. of the advance has beta
last. The sate of Java held at Rotterdam yesterday went
off Lriekly et 3; to 3 ttorina above valuations, but 6 tq7 below
the rates obtsiord in September. The plantation kinds of
Ceylon coffee Mow a reduction of Is. to 2s. per OWL but st
the fall the saes have gone off steadily. Only small males
of rice have been made, without material alteration in prim.
Saltpetre has again declined about 3e. to 4a. per cwt. Some
imports of Caught Lignea from New Y. have been brought
to public sale, and disposed of at a reduction of 50s. per cwt.
The tea market has not recovered from the depemmon et•
istiog.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending \Wednesday, November 18, compared with
the previous weekly return, shows the following
malts :
Mrculstion Mane
rubulatlon active 21,406,410 Inimase. t 223,016
'Public deposits
Other deposits
Government securities In
at
department
Other seminal! in banking
department 30,299,270 Increme 4,186,817
Coin and bullion in both
departments
Seven day and other bills 829,544 Decrease, 23,631
The Rest
Notes in reserve .. . ... 1,148,186 lustasa 199,476
This is one of the most remarkable stares ewer
published. The extent to which the dinettes have
acted under the authority given in the government
letter is here shown. Two millions of government
securities have been transferred from the banking
department to the issue department. In the latter
department the aggregate of Government Debt,"
and " Other Secunties," which has hitherto stood
at 14,473,0001., consequently becomes 18,475,0001.
In other words, the Bank have infringed the Act
to the extent of two millions. To a considerable
extent, however, this infringement is more Teeming
than real. Of the two millions of new notes crested
against government securities deposited in the issue
department, 1,148,1881. in notes and 404,6011. in
coin, making a total reserve of 1,632,6861., remain
in the Bank's tilL Consequently, the extent to
which the public have actually trenched• upon
the new fund of two millions so far
placed, at their disposal is realls less than
half a million. The real drain upfin the Bank
hes been this (ray) half a million Ara the 1,462,1631.
of notes and coin shown in the previous return. The
Bank appear'also to have sold a million of ;govern-
ment securities in the market. The enormous in-
crease in the " other" or private securiliee is partly
counteracted by the increase of 1,193,0431. in the
aggregate of deposits. The 688,4121. of pout with-
drawn remains in the country, being held in Scot-
land and Ireland.
The Gazette last night contains an entirely new
feature, viz., an official statement of the imports and
export; of bullion and specie in the United King-
dom for the week ending Wednesday lait. The
gold imported was 248,7291., and the• silver im-
ported 166,7031. The gold exported was 188,3091.,
and the silver exported 17,7281. We presume that
these useful statistics will henoeforth be published
weekly.

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