The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-24 00:00:00

Al NE MAIt KE T

AN D
00:1131ERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWO o'CLOCK.
There was a fair general demand for cotton at
Liverpool yesterday, the market closing steadily
at the highest rates of the week. Sales, 15,000
bales, including 5,000 taken for export and on
alesspeculation. Railway Shares were quiet but firm.
The following is a report upon the Silk Trade by
Mr. H. W. Eaton : •
" The attendance has been smaller than usual, and
the same indisposition to bid evinced, the quantity sold
in the room not exceeding about 300 bales, exclusive of

damages.
"By private contract, however, a very fair business
has been done in Chinas during the week, with a still
improving demand for export. The prices realised have
been for Tsatlee 11 s. ed, to lb. 6d., for Taysaam 10s.
to 145., and for long-reel 9s. to lls. 6d. Best'silk, both
in Tsatlee and Taysaam, still forms a very small propor-
tion of the existing stock.
"In Bengals the transactions have been extremely
limited.
" It will be observed that the deliveries continue
large, and, on the whole, I think the position of the
market may be considered as improved."

The position of the Liverpool Wool Market is
thus described by Messrs. Abram Gartside and Co.,
of that place :
" At the public sales which began here 23th inst.,
and concluded to-day, 10,200 bales having been offered,
a considerable number of buyers attended, and for the
middle and better classes of East India wool, suitable
for blankets and army clothing, there was steady corn-
petition, and former prices were fully supported, but
Mediterranean and River Plate kinds were neglected
and chiefly withdrawn, although holders were willing to
' make some concession in price. The quantities offered
and prices realised are detailed below, viz. :-5,650 bales
East India : fine white 101 d. to 12d. ; coarse to middling
do. 6d. to 9d. ; fine yellow 7d. to 9d. ; coarse to middling
do. 4&d. to 61d. ; fine coloured sd. to 61d. ; coarse and
rubbish id. to 31 ; native black lid. to 31d. ; grey
do. 2d, to 21d. 816 Egyptian : a few Ist white 84d. to
91 ; 2d, 6d. to 71d. ; coloured and locks sd. to 7d.
670 West Coast : washed Arequipa 101 d. ; inferior
Lima 41d. to Old. 1,174 River Plate, 447 Portuguese,
529 Mogadore and Barbary, 542 Turkey, 300 sundries,
nearly all withdrawn."
The changes in the balance-sheet of the Bank of
England for the week to the 17th inst. were of
some importance, and generally bore evidence of
greater ease. In the issue department there was
an extension of notes, owingc, to the large augmen-
tation. in the bullion, but these notes were not
taken into circulation, owing to the falling off in
discounts, and the sale of Government Securities or
their withdrawal from the Bank in consequence of
the repayment of loans previously obtained thereon.
There was an increase likewise in the deposits, a
further proof of cash being more plentiful. Com-
pared with the previous week, the changes were as
follows :

Active circulation..
Decrease
Bullion
Increase
Rest

£19,700,575
613,530
13,109,377
381,324
3,194,253
6,571
3,212,382

Increase
Public Deposits

Incre.ase
Other Deposits

218,714
10,513,491

Increase
Seven-Day and other Bills

30,361
1,030,412

Increase
Government Securities
Decrease
Other Securities
Decrease
Notes unemployed
Increase

9,519
9,720,499
303,982
15,374,237
425,707
6,672,680
1,005,035

The returns of the Bank circulation of the United
Kingdom for the month ended the 13th instant, as
compared with the previous month, give the fol-
lowing results :

Increase. Decrease.
--
Bank of England £21,908,951 47,604
Private banks of Eng-
land 3,950,026 45,577
Joint stock banks of
England 3,135,188 17,966
Scotch banks 3,967,606 133,508
Irish do 6,585,520 5'5,891