The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-24

fl4ss3,2s9 On hs 7th o: January, against
fi5 044 $50 the last week Of the previous year;
and the lowest amount f9,720, 499 on the 18th OF
June, against ELI ,sl9o72 on tho 22d OF October in
Unndsr the bead Of other securities, which
comprised commercial biis discounted, advances
on bills, bonds, and other descriptions OF So
curities, the highest amount was siS,9l2 s saS
on the 30th Of Sept mber, sgsirst ELS. ia 799
on the lst October, 1853. These figures show
q very great reduction 10 the commercial
traDsscons Of the bank in the latter year, and to
Tie present time decrease under this head Of 40 'nt
the commercial world.
The reserve Of notes during the year 1854 fell far
below the pojnt at which II declined ia 1862 having
5,Ol2, 400 on the 18th Of October in the previous
| year, from which date the rate Of discount vas
raised to per oe.t, and continued until May, when
| 1t was raised to 81 per cent.
| With regard to the minimum rate OF discount.
We have not to record 20 may changes as occurred
In the previous year, but we have to notice longer
duration Of very high rate than can be fouad in
the previous history Of the OF the bank
during the last century. Higher rates may be
found in ls47, but between September, 1885, and
April, 1856, the bank minimum rate was kept at 5
per cent for sixty wee and FOX twelve weeks
at 81 per cent, which produced to the bank under
the head Of discounts alona, according I, Off da,
returns, about half million sterling during the
Il at five months Of 1854. The minimum rate OF
discount WAS continued at s per cent 10 1854, to
and sgain reduced to ger cent on the "a Of August
The last column shows the total amount Of bull.
lion and coin in both departments to have fallen off
considerably in 1854, compared with the two previ-
Gus years, as may be seen by the following state
ment of the highest and lowest smounts:--
1852 ssi sss2,lss July 10 ..sl7. SIS sol Jan. TO-
1853. :. .2O,527 G62 Jan. L.. IA 96O.2 Oct. 22
1854. l6 ,286, l66 Feb. rs. H.5l3 800 May 80
8. THE BULLION DEPARTMENT..
TIE following statement shows the quantities of
gold and silver received and delivered by the Bank
in Il bullion department up to the close of 1854 10
continuation of that we published last year, in
weight and in value:
Receiued. Ounces. Ounces. Ounces.
ls. quarter l,osl,9Ss.7 l,os4,46z14 l,ol7s42.79
I'd 1,3l9,53s.60 l,l57,195A 788,s42.l2
Sd 095 ,5l4.G0 98l ,453,l7 1864. 4s0.23
4th l,3ls,644.20 l,720,s0l IL l,12l,9s5,75
Totals, 4.sl5.65715 4,943,9ls.57 93,l5O.s9
Delivered. Ounces. Ounces. Oa~cs,.
LIST quarter 234,895.60 625,796.9l 1922 6lS, "A
I'd 222,850.65 55S,287.3j 694,9l6 9S
Sd l97,452i0 l,059,7I5 IS 685 .25l.lS
4th 559,609.55 1,372.240O6 53347l 80
Totals l,2l4,7o7so a,els.o3os7 s,las257.o2
Steer 1852. 1853. 1854,
lss qusrter 5.070,962.25 4,944,sss "A 5925 $50 %
I'd 5,683, 72020 $3.50, $685. 1872 O15.6l
Sd 6,s5s.00595 4.7196403l 4933, 62l.4O
4th 4,033,347.s0 1851 ,35s6l 1928, 800
Totals II GAG ,O3620 20,696. 1891 1884 1883
SiiuA 1852. 1853. 1854.
Delivered. Ounces. Ounces. Ounces.
LIST Quarter 5,O19,S3825 1895, 533S4 5,029,679.07
I'd g 567l 37I60 5,6s9,945.99 4,8lS,O96 CD
Sd 6,s84,606.1 4,777,27l SO 4,945,597 40
4th 1069,242.57 1881 ,941.S7 4,2S3, 120.10
Totals 81, 705, O64 50 2O7s7,6933 SO 1876 1920
The shove statements converted into thsir equ
valent money value at rs. 81. per ounce io-
gold, and a. 62d per ounce for silver give the fol.
lowing results -
cod reccirCd Gold delivered.
1852. .....,.,,... els, 100 S67 G4,722,l 76
1865. .......,...,... 19,2l9,475 l4,057 1854
1854. ..........,.... l5,523.374 1919, 2O2
Sdrer yeceiced. Siiper delivered.
1852. .................f 6. sol, 1892 f5 GOT, l4l
mas 70