Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-16
The position Of the Bank Of England the date Of the

Public deposites 6l5 83l Increase 1877
Private do TIA 3d.. Decrease 800, 791
Disc is advans 100 97 Decrease 545 PSI
Coin and bullion 1886, S26... Increase 3ll
This very satisfactory to the public least
but the decrease in the discounts and advances shows
that the Bank, by charging 50 high rate of interest
rapidly losing its general discount business. The de-
of the private deposte proves that much money
is used in Lombard for discountng upon
lower than those charged by the Bank The stock and
money market mining and railway shares and the pro-
duce market, all torpid, and win remain until the
Eastern question has assumed certain condition
The recent accounts from Australia show no d-
minution in the yield of gold. Mount Alexander, the
Ovens Baarat and the Turon creeks still continue very
productive Tens of thousands of emgrants every
month discharged upon the shores of New South Wales
and Victoria not emigrants from Great Britain only
but Germans Frenchmen and representatives of all the
tribes of political exiles who being driven forth from
Europe-Ialians Hungarans, and Poles California has
sent than large contingent. New England has
contributed of those keen adventures who are to
be found thriving in every nook of the New World ana
hros ghou the islands of the Pacific Even the Chinese
have banded together carry scientific gold Washing
and New Zeaanders found patiently working for
wages under the direction of European or American
settlers
tits absurd to pretend that there is any delusion in
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have regular documentary evidence Of these things in the
tables lately submitted the Chamber of Commerce. at
Melbourne by Mr. WEsTGARTH. From these we find that
the gold exported down the close of 1852, was very
near in amount to million sterling; that the revenue
of the Province Of Victoria had increased between 1891
and 1852 from e260 900 to e1,570, 000 the imports
from e74o,00O to e4,000000; the exports from
600 900 to e. 100000; the population from 10000
to 200 000 and it has since then doubled the latter
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increased from Gl5o 900 to 100000 With such
these, must be prepared to see Australia in
favor with the emgratng classes in spite of hot winds
and thunder bad water bush robberes, and all
the catalogue Of ills which form the staple of Australian
letters to newspapers.
The price Of wheat is rising in Mark Lane. On Mon
day from Is to IS per quarter At the same time
France which has England large supplies of wheat
and -four during the last three years. has become pur-
chaser of cargoe intended for market The autumn
here was very unfavorabe seed time: the winter and
spring long and dreary the appears to be
setting wet and the prospects such make people
look the stocks hand and the probable sources OF
future supply And in the first place. there has been for
time past drain Of from the neighborng con-
nent and much be expected thence. The stocks
short the prospects from the Visua TO the Garonne
are unpromising and the consumption is every where
extraordinarily large. Trade is fourishing throughout
France and the greater part Of Germany and the demand
for food great Flour has risen considerably in Paris
and the stock is rapidly diminishing Flour is dearer
in Paris than in London. The supply which we have
lately annually derived from France of wheat and -four
has averaged from 900 to 900 quarters That
Of supply for the present exhausted The
sumption IN England is very great. More wheat i'm
ported into England last month, viz 525 236 quarters,
than has been imported during a month, except
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and in addition this large quantity Of wheat BAL 1854
ewt Of -four imported. The rising prices show that
this large quantity not much. From the north
Of Europe very little may be expected and the political
proceedings Of Russia threaten the supplies from Odessa
The sale Of wheat and beans from Egypt has been stopped
by the Government of that country. War may put q
stop the imports from the Levant There is thus
prospect Of both deficient and late harvest home and
very much diminished supplies from abroad There is
promise, however, of large quantity of wheat from Ca
nada and this has made, say the Liverpool papers, the
wheat market dull Liverpool The people the Corn
Exchange Of opinion that much more wheat Of
last harvest will come from the United States. They
however calculating upon your having early and
abundant harvest and the means Of furnishing England
with large future supply. People here beginning
to count upon the immense quantity Of maize annually
raised in the United States furnishing check upon
any exorbant rise in the price Of wheat Mark Lane
circular your annual produce Of Indian
less than 592 326,6l2 bushels; and this it is said, will
enable you dispense with large proportion Of your
wheat. England imports large quantities of maize
since last September less than 1,479,964 bushels.
Looking the immense quantity of maize you annually
produce do not anticipate any probable lack Of food
in Europe. sancho Panza observed that he fool
who looked for better bread than was made Of wheat "
we think he would be equally fool who, wanting wheat,
could not be well fed and pleased have plenty of maize
Then there is another toleraby general cry Meat is
dear and is likely to be dearer It would be strange
il it not; for the demand has increased and the
supply fallen short Two prophecies Of the Protection
lists have been fuflled-wages have not fallen and
have not been inundated with foreign beef mutton
and pork Millions who, some years ago, RECALLED occa-
sionay with dinner from the butchers shop but gene
rally upon herring and potatoes or upon the latter
alone eat meat heartily, at least once day. many
twice and some thrice day. 50 much for increased
consumption In the midst Of this increased demand It
is said be discovered that cattle and sheep of all
kinds and dear. However in the plentiful
lack Of agricultural statistics under which this country
suffers, all calculations Of agricultural character
little better than guess work. and reckless specua
tons and still reckless fancies have FULL Free and
very mschievous operation. But fear that the
Of the scarcity Of live stock is only well founded
There is much discussion to the of this scarcity
the % only is Of consequence to those who remedy
it and TO you since the distance puts the export Of live
cattle out Of the question: must look for large supplies
Of your sailed beef and pork
The cOnsumpon Of tobacco is annuaily INCREASING In