The Trade and Commercial Prospects of Great Britain [pp. 513-525]

CONDITION OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND.
GRAIN IMPORTED.
An account of the total quantities of each kind of corn, distinguishing foreign and
colonial, imported into the principal ports of Great Britain, viz — London, Liv erpool, Hull, Newcastle, Bristol, Gloucester, Plymouth, Leith, Glasgow, Dun dee, and Perth,
In the week ending March 15, 1848.
Wheat Barley Oats Rye' Indian Buck and and an dan cornand wheat&
wheat barley oat rye eas Indian buckwht
flour meal meal meal meal meal
qrs qrs qrs qrs qrs qrs qrs qrs
Foreign - 32,945 8,359 11,014 1,5~5 6,628 12,812
Colonial - 628
Total - 33,573 1 8,359 11,014 1,525 6,628 12,812
Total imports of the week - - - 73,912
The funds opened this morning at a slight improvement upon the average prices
which are, Consols 83; Reduced Three per cents 82Y; Three and a quarter per
cents 83; Exchequer bills 25s to 29s premium; India Bonds par to 5s premium.
Long annuities 8-13-16 to I. Bank Stock 193. The cause of this heaviness is
of course the disturbed state of the Continent, and more particularly the financial
embarrassments daily surrounding the government of Paris. The following has
just been issued from the Bank of England.
BANK OF ENGLAND.
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and 8th Victoria, cap 32, for the week end ing on Saturday, the 4th day of March, 1848.
ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
Notes issued - - - ~28,205,830 Government Debt - ~11,015,100
Other Securities - - 2,984,900
Gold Coin and Bullion - - 12,76',592
Silver Bullion - - - 1,44,328
~28,205,830;28,205,830
Dated the 9th day of March, 1848.
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
BANKING DEPARTMENT.
Proprietors' Capital - ~14,553,000 Government Securities (inRest - - - - 3,980,840 cluding Dead Weight AnPublic Deposits (including nuity - - ~;11,574,921
Exchequer,Savingsbanks Other Securities - - 13,115,456
Commissioners of National Notes - - - - 9,830,215
Debt, and Dividend Ac- Gold and Siver Coin - - 668,097
counts,) - - - 6,564,785
Other Deposits - - 9,249,804
Seven Day and other Bills - 830,260
~35,188,689 ~35,188,689
Respectfully, &c.,
CHARLES POTTFR.
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