The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-12-13 00:00:00

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Irish, however, in the present scarcity of supply, were rather

improved in value; in English no variation. Superior qua-

lities of States and Canadian Flour met some demand at 6d.
per barrel advance, and Irish was also in better request at

previous rate

Malt, including all kinds of malting and grinding Barley,
continued to meet a very limited sale on the terms last noted.
Beans and Peas remaining unsaleable, were nominally rather

BANK Or ENGLAND

The usual average return of the liabilities ann assets of the
Bank of England, embracing the period from the 10th Sep-
tember to the 3d of December,. both inclusive, which ap-
peared in Friday's Gazette, gives the following results,
viz.:—

That the average of the 13 weeks ending the 3d of Decem-
ber, as compared with the average of the 13 weeks ending
the 10th of September, shows
A decrease in the circulation of £152,000
A decrease in the deposits of
An increase in the stock of bullion of 807,000

Wherefore it appears that the decrease in the liabilities is
£1,028,000, and this represents the decrease in the total
quantity of money in the 13 weeks ending the 3d of Decem-
ber, as compared with the 13 weeks ending the 10th of Sep-
tember,i in so far as regards the administration of the currency
by the Bank of England.
The yearly comparison is as follows :
The average of the 13 weeks ending the 3d of December,
1842, as compared with the average of the 13 weeks ending
the 7th of December, 1841, shows

Au increase in the circulation of £5,590,000
An increase in the deposits of 1,588,000
An increase in the stock of bullion of 5,498,000

Wherefore it appears that the increase in the liabilities is
£4,178,000, and this represents the increase in the total
quantity of money in the thirteen weeks ending the 3d of
December, 184,g, as compared with the thirteen weeks ending
the 7th of De lt mber, 1841, in so far as regards the ad-
ministration of the currency by the Bank of Bngland.
The variations in the stock of bullion have taken place in
the following manner and proportion :
In the four weeks ending the 25th of March, 1842,
as compared with the four weeks ending the
28th of December, 1841, there is an increase of £1,423,000
In the four weeks ending the 18th of June, as
compared with the four weeks ending the 22d
March, there is an increase of
In the four weeks ending the 10th of September,
as compared with the four weeks ending the 11th
of June, there is an increase of
In the four weeks ending the 3d of December, as
compared with the four weeks ending the 3d of
September, there is an increase of 634,000
The changes and fluctuations in the circulation will app ear
from the following statement
In the four weeks ending March 29, 1842,as com-
pared with the four weeks ending December 28,
there is an increase of
In the four weeks ending June 18, as compared
with the four weeks ending March 22, there is
an increase of
In the four we-'
with

ending December 10, as compared

s ending June 11, there.is an

936,000

2,233,000

£595,000

842,000

2,476,000

In the four weeks ending December 3, as compared
with the four weeks ending September 3, there
is a decrease of
The following are the changes and fluctuations that have
taken place in the deposits :
In the four weeks ending March 29, 1842, as com-
pared with the four weeks ending December 28,
1841, there is a decrease of
In the four weeks ending June 18, as compared
with the four weeks ending 22d of March, there
is a decrease of
In the four weeks ending 10th of September, as
compared with the four weeks ending 11th of
June, there is an increase of
In the four weeks ending 3d of December, as com-
pared with the four weeks ending September 3,
there is a decrease of 371,000
The changes and fluctuations in the securities will appear
from the following statement :
In the four weeks ending March 29, 1842, as com-
pared with the four weeks ending December 28,
1841, there is an increase of £1,667,000
In the four weeks ending June 18, as compared
with the four weeks ending March 22, there is
a decrease of
In the four weeks ending September 10, as com-
pared with the four weeks ending June 11,
there is an increase of
In the four weeks ending December 3, as com-
pared with the four weeks ending September 3,
there is a decrease of
As far as the present defective state of the returns will
admit of a comparison between the two systems of averages,
the stock of bullion held by the Bank of England for the last
month was about £10,250,000

£365,000

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1,635,000

601,000

2,061,000