Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-28 00:00:00

Dec. 18,

1858. Decrease.
10,113,189.. 964,26°,
3,325,405.. 131,001

2,877,234

Total in Eng1and...27,504,775
Scotland
Ireland

26,315,828..1,188

United Kingdom _ 38,723,195 . . 37,428,155 . 1,295,04 u

And as compared with the month ending the 19tb
of December, 1857, the above returns show a
crease of of £18,a82 in the circulation of notes
England, and an increase of £712,971 iu
circulation of the United Kingdom. On coin'
paring the above with the fixed issues of theseveral banks, the following is the state of the
circulation :—The English private banks are belc;
their fixed issue £1,0.79,530 ; the English joief
stock banks are below their axed issue £425,12.),'
total below fixed issue in England, £1,504,66'
The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue'
£1,268,229 ; the Irish banks are above theirf
fixed issue, £402,395. The average stock 11
bullion held by the Bank of England in b°,te
departments during the month ending t'e
15th of December, was £18,875,546, beil)v
an increase of £153,770 as compared with the V.;
vious month, and an increase of £10,840,425 w et!'
compared with the same period last year. The 1°1;
lowing are the amounts of specie held by the Seote,„
and Irish banks during the month ending the 'lBl,
of December :—Gold and silver held by the Seetiice
' banks £2,543,905 ; gold and silver held by ti"g
Irish banks, £2,501,102; total, £5,045,007, bcl
an increase of £87,116 as compared with the I,_)r,-,1
vious return, and an increase of £414,169 No.'
compared with the corresponding period last Ye'.

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In the General Produce Markets, steadinesl
the prevailing tone. The business in sugot
to-day, was confined to 1,280 bags at ab°
previous rates ; but nothing took place in molOs
50
at
0
or rum. Of coffee, only 100 bags Rio sold
455. Rice was moderately enquired for. 2,'cor
bags linseed were disposed of at Ms, to 555.
Bombay, and 51s. 9d. per quarter. A 1,91.7,1
business has been done in pepper, 2,200 l'az;c
having sold to-day. 55 cases Indian rubber we
disposed of.

ial
The Public Auctions of Foreign and Colollk,
Wool concluded this evening, at near eight o'cl°c,;(l
with 3,703 bales, comprised in the 19th, 20th, 3,'3
21st catalogues, viz.: Mr. Edmund Buckley, it's;
bales ; Messrs. Perkins and Robinson, 2,948 bat
Messrs. J. Bowes and Brother, 152 bales.. `„ra
trio there were 1,480 bales of East .India, 11.:13
Bombay, every bag of which sold with great
throughout, Messrs. Perkins and Robinson realiolb.
the top price of the entire series, say 161 d. perav
for Diamond JSF and other marks, Al
FWFSJ, &c., 154 d. Messrs. Perkins and itoL:es,
son's catalogue was the only one in the serlh
where a good few were marked Persian, Avii
or
commanded high rates. The sale closed with A

siderable applalse, addressed to Mr. Perkins.
good portion of the Peru, Egyptians a
various other sorts, were disposed of, an lb.
few bales Alpacca, all colours, sold at 171 d. per
The total that passed the hammer during les
series, were 24,669 bales—besides 1,500 btro,
Peru, not entered in the catalogues of Mes-till
T, and H. Littledale and Company—and the 9
of East India, from 'Bombay, were 15,277 133'e t
included in the above. We may here rerAris.A% „„a
if 'a cross of Australian, with the Persiallitrol
East 44E4 sheep, it world soon yield a
equal to the English South Awn, if apt