The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-08-01 00:00:00

On the other side of the account--

Government securities £11,810,383; Decrease £659,851
13,819,415; Decrease 415,511
6,241,485; Decrease 158,495

Notes unemployed

The amount of notes in circulation is £20,656,525,
being a decrease of £26,440 ; and the stock of
bullion in both:departments is £13,633,677, show-
ing a decrease of £190,195,when compared with the
preceding return.

ISSUE DEPARTMENT

Notes issued ... £26,901,010 Governmt. Debt £11,015,100
Other Securities 2,984,900
Gold coin & bu11'n.12,901,010
Silver bullion ...

£26,901,010

£26,901,010

BANKING DEP.A.IITMENT,

Priv. Capital ... £14,553,000'G0v. Securities £11,810,383
Rat • 3,328,53210ther Securities 13,819,415
Public Deposits 2,058,7851X0tes ... 6,214,485
Other Deposits 11,609,399 Gold Su Silver Coin 732,667
7-day &other bills .1,057,234 i

£32,606,950,

The general character of our SHARE 111AnKET
during the week has been steadiness. -It opened-
rather flat on Wednesday last, and prices were
quoted lower, excepting for Leeds stock, which
fully maintained its previously quoted prices, This
decline, however, was trifling and very transient.
On. Thursday, the market, though very inactive,
was most firm, and since then there has been
daily an increasing disposition to do business, and
a gradual steady advance in prices. The tone of
the market is also good, and with the prospects of
the harvest, and also of a more easy motley market,
we may look for a continuance of the rise, and
more • business. The Royal Insurance meeting
takes',Place on Thursday, when a most satisfactory
st

atement of the position of this company will be
aid before the shareholders and a dividend declared.
We annex the quotations of this day:--=Caledonians,
31-1 2 H; East Lancashire, 161 s 9-16 2 ; Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, 67-1 812 s; Lancaster and
Carlisle New Thirds, 114 p ; London Stock, 1061
Sheffield Stock, 231 ; Midland Stock, 671
fl 2 I 1.,7, 1; North British, 8 9-16

.
South

;Eastern, 19v17-16 Royal Insurance, 1 5-16 p ;
Liverpool United Gas, 199.

WooL.—The improved feelino. in the Wool mar-
ket noted in our report last week has become more
manifest during the past few days, and prices are
now beginning to look up ; the favourable weather
which we have experienced during the last fort-
night has e

stablished a firmer tone in the market.
Alt the public sales which took place here on the
26th, 27th, and 28th ult., 5,856 bales were offered
for public competition, viz., 4,961 East India, 141
Egyptian, 136 Portugal, 149 Peru, 227 Mogadore
and Bombay, and 242 Italian, Turkey, Zegai, Sce.
Very little but East India being announced, the
attendance consisted chiefly of buyers of that class,
which was nearly all sold at very little difference
from the ruling rates of last sales in June ; the
holders of Egyptian, Portugal, Mogadore, &c.,
being alive to any little improvement, did not seem
inclined to sacrifice at the low rates ruling, and
the greater part was withdrawn; but the latter
class of Egyptian has since found buyers at im-
proved rates. The public sales of Australian,
in London are proceeding favourably, at an average
advance of 1 to 11 on the previous sales held there.
The demand for English and Irish still continues
very good, and prices are considerably firmer. Im•