The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-04-18 00:00:00

an ordinary consumptive demand. In the Woollen
districts also, the prospects are slightly more
favourable, and the opinion is gaining ground
that prices have reached their lowest point, and
will improve as the season advances.
The great uncertainty which prevails, is owing
to the impossibility of forming anything like a
settled opinion on the probable effect of the threat-
ened war upon monetary affairs. Indeed, this
appears to be the only evil to be dreaded, as from
warlike operations being chiefly confined to the
Black Sea and the Baltic, but little interference
can take place with the ordinary channels of com-
mercial transactions. The highway will still be
open to all the rest of the world, and the large
profits made during the last year will also tend
considerably to lessen even the evil of monetary
pressure ; so that, upon the whole, there is less
cause for apprehension than, under ordinary cir-
cumstances, might have been anticipated.
The Corn trade during the week has experienced
very little change, the continued fine weather having
had the effect of delaying a reaction ; but a better
feeling may be said to prevail, and it is believed
that the loss to large holders will not be so great
as was feared a short time since. The great com-
plaint is from consumers, as the price of Bread has
not been reduced proportionate to the fall in Wheat
and Flour.

In our SHARE MARKET we have had but a small
business, and prices have fluctuated with Consols.
On Tuesday the decline in these had a considerable
influence on shares, say to the extent of £1 per
share or more upon each description. On Wed-
nesday, however, the rally in Consols was again
sympathised in throughout the share list, and a
rise took place to about the amount of the previous
day's fall ; since that day the market has been
very steady, but with a small business, owing to
the Easter holidays. We annex this day's prices:—
Caledonians, 264 4 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
604 s 4 ; London Stock, 954 c 4 ; Midland Stock,
584c424.
The return from the Bank of England for the
week ending the Bth of April gives the following
results, when compared with the previous week :
Public deposits ... £2,683,754; Decrease £1,762,034
Other deposits ... 13,819,988; Increase 2,782,835
Rest ... ... 3,154,657; Decrease 602,919
On the other side of the account--
Government securities £13,939,132; Increase £2,331,516
Other securities ... 15,720,271; Decrease 802,455
Notes unemployed ... 4,968,755; Decrease 1,029,500

The amount of notes in circulation is £22,410,850,
being an increase of £726,610 ; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £14,140,599, showing
a decrease of £309,119, when compared with the
preceding return.

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER.

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Illustrations,
THE HUMAN HAIR, Popularly and
A.Physio-
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