The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-29 00:00:00

PRIVATE AND JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of circu-
lation of the private and joint-stock banks in England
and Wales for the four weeks ending the 3d of July.
These returns, combined with the circulation of the
Iri-h and Scotch banks for the same period, and the
average circulation of the Bank of England for the
four weeks ending the 30th of June (the nearest date
furviibed by their returns) will give the following re-
sults of the circulation of notes in tha United Kingdom,
when compared with the previous month :

Jane 5 lv I
' Jr '- " Increase. Decrease.
_ 1858. --
.1858.
----- — —..
£ £ £ £
Bank of England .. • • 2),245,5'46 19,750,492 ..._ 465,044
Private Banks
Joint-stock Banks •
Total In England
Scotland 4,241,696 3,036,085 305,611
Ireland .. • •
-- -- —.._
United Kingdom ..•• 36,783,680 35,515,3 5 1,268,375
And as compared with the month ending the 4.h 01

And as compared with the month ending the 4.h of
July, 1857, the above returns show a❑ increase of
59,t 311. in the circulation of notes in England, and a
decrease of 839,6241. in the circulation of the United
Kingdom.
On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the
several banks, the following is the state of the ciroula•
tion

The private banks are below their fixed issues £1,203,045
The joint-stook banks are below their fixed

issues

547,622

Total below the fixed issue.. £1,755,667
The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue... £848,576
The Irish banks are below their fixed issue...... £5i7,391.

The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng-
land in both departments during the month ending the
30,,h of June was 17,977,9941., being a decrease of
32,228/. as compared with the previous month; and an
increase of 6.733,533/. when compared with the same
period last year.
The amounts of gold and silver held at the head offices
of the several banks during the past month have been as
follows :

Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks 22,329,077
Gold and silver held by the Irish banks

Total of gold and silver held £4,749,831
Being an increase of 96,291/. as compared with the pre•
vious return, and an increase of 709,2161. when com-
pared with the corresponding period last year.

Country Markets

NEWCASTLE-JULY 27.

A small supply of farmers' wheat, which wont off well,
and fine samples were is dearer. Oats unchanged. Flour
in better demand, and rather dearer. Barley is higher.
Beans and peas the turn dearer.

HULL— JULY 27.
A. small supply of English wheat, which sold readily at
last week's prices. All kinds of spring corn met a good
sale at former rates.
Wheat, English red, 42s to 46s ; white 45s to 495; oats,
24s to 28s ; barley, 32s to 36s ; Indian corn, 378; linseed
cakes, Hull, 9/ 108 to 91 12. 6d; ditto, foreign, 8/ ts to
91 Os Od ; rape cakes, 51 158 to 6/ Os Od; guano, 01 to —i. ;
bones, 51 10s. Od. to 5/. 158.; flow, —s; tares, —a to

EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET
JULY 27.
Supplies of all kinds these last eix days small.
OA straw, from lOs 6d to 139 aper kemple of 16 stoney;
tron ; wheat do., Os Cd to lls Oct ; barley do.. Ss Od to 9i
Od. Hay from lld to 13d.

EDINBURGH MEAL—JULY 27.
There were in the market today 12 sacks oatmeal, each
weighing 2801 b imperial, which sold at 40s Od and —s.

DALKEITH MEAL MARKET—JuLt 26.
There were in the market to-day 6 bags of oatmeal, oof
barleymeal, and 0 pot barley. Sales ready.
Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs First. Second. Third.
imperial
Barleymeal, per ditto -s Od —s Od Od
Peasemeal, per ditto
Flour, new, per ditto —s Od I—a Od --s O 1
Pot-barley, new, per ditto —a Od aOd —s Od