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DJO Household Narrative Volume V (1854) Page 120
 
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                        COMMERCIAL RECORD.

                              BULLION MARKET.

    Bullion in Bank of England on 15th Inst, £12,513,969.

                       LATEST LONDON PRICES.

Gold, stand., per oz.  
£3  17  9      Silver bars, stan. per oz.  
5  1¼
Do., dust,       ,,  3  16  0Mexican dollars,     ,,
5  1

LATEST COMPARATIVE VALUE OF GOLD IN FOREIGN MARKETS
                            TO LONDON PRICE.

Paris ..........0·28 prem.     New York .......0·8 disct.
Hamburgh ...0·30   ,,
           STOCKS.                        Highest.   Lowest.   Latest.   

Three per Cent. Consols ...........

  92 867/8 91-1/8
Three per Cent. Reduced ..........  893/8 857/8 893/8

Three and a Quarter per Cents. ..

  903/8 867/8 903/8

Long Annuities, Jan., 1860 ........

    411/16   49/16   411/16

Bank Stock, 8 per cent .............

 206204205

Exchequer Bills, June ................

4s. pm.2s. dis.1-4 pm.

India Bonds ............................

4s. pm.15s. dis.4s. pm.
Paid.   
   RAILWAYS.
Highest.   
Lowest.   
Latest.   Receipts
since
Jan. 1.
100

Brighton & S. Coast      

103961/2103 215,320
allBlackwall
    81/2  77/8   81/2   24,536
100Caledonian  571/2525/8 571/2
  280,372
100

Edinb. and Glasgow

  5654 56
allEastern Counties
  125/8117/8 125/8  381,774

Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.)

  9188 91  106,468
Great Northern
  881/285 881/2  342,715
100Great Western
  751/2717/8 751/2  406,416
100

Lancash. & Yorksh.

  621/2583/4 621/2  344,130
100

London & N. Westn.  

  981/2943/4 981/2  992,727
100

London & S. Westn.   

  7976 79  236,110
100Midland  601/2567/8 601/2

  486, 806

100

South-East. & Dover

  631/258 631/2  288,078
100

York, Newc, & Ber.

  671/264 671/2}
         } 536,879
100

York & N. Midland

  481/2443/4 481/2}

             FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES.

       FUNDS.      RAILWAYS.
Belgian 4½ per cent. 88-90
East Belgian Junct. 1-1½
Brazilian 5 per cent. , 97-98
Luxembourg, 5¼-¾
Chilian 6 per cent., 100-2
Northern of France, 33-½
Danish 4 per cent.
Norwegian Trunk Pref. 9
Dutch 2½ per cent., 60¼-1½
Paris and Orleans, 44-6
Dutch 4 p. cent, cert., 88¾
Paris and Lyons, 173/8 pm.
Mexican 3 per cent., 24½
Paris and Rouen, 36-8
Peruvian 3 per cent., 62-4
Paris and Strasbourg, 305/8
Portuguese 4 per cent. , 38-40     
South of France.
Russian 5 per cent., 96-7
West Flanders, 3-4
Spanish 3 per cent., 39½-40½   West of France, 5-6 pm.
Sardinian 5 per cent., 82-4
Rouen and Havre, 19.

        COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES.

     MINES.    BANKS.
Australasian ........1-¾ dis.   
Australasian ...........78 to 79
Aust. Cordillera ....
1/8-1/4    ,,Eng. Scott. and Aust.
4-3 dis.
Do. Freehold .......
1/8-1/4    ,,Ind. Aust. and China ..
1-½ dis.
Colonial Gold .......
7/8-11/2  ,,Lond. Chart. of Aus.
21-½
Port Philip ...........
¼-½  ,,
South Australian .......41-3
South Australian ...
¼-½  ,,Union of Australia .....69 to 71
    RAILWAYS.   STEAM COMPANIES.
East Indian .........
1½-2 prem.   
Australasian Pacific15
   Do., Extension ..1-½ dis.

Royal Mail

Ind. Peninsula .....
¾ pm.

Eastern Steam Navig

Madras ...............
½ dis.-par.General Screw St. Ship12
Penins. & Orient. St. Nav.  
53

                    MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES.

Australian Agricultural ...45-8¼North Brit. Australian1
Van Diemen's Land ......
14½-15¼      
Peel River Land .....43/8-53/8
South Australian Land ...
38½Scott. Aistr. Invest. ..21/2-3/8

                              AGRICULTURAL MARKETS.
                    CORN—IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGE.

Week     
ending     		Wheat.   Barley.      Oats.    Rye.       Beans.   Peas.  
s.    d.s.    d.s.    d.s.    d.s.    d.s.    d.
Apr. 22  79  1137   527   648   547   041   0
  — 29
79   537   328   953   046   743   6
May  679   937   028   847   347  1044   9
  — 13
78   237   129   552   148   946   9
  — 20
78   237   229   448   649   347   2

                       LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES.

 s.      s.£  s.    Â£  s.
Malt, Pale, per qr .. 66 to 72Hay .... per load4  0 to 5  5
Malting Barley  ,, 40 — 41Clover .    ,,3  8 — 6  0
Oats, best       ,, 31 — 34Straw ..     ,,   2  0 — 2  3
Wheat, White   ,, 75 — 88Linseed cake, per ton, £10;
  Rape cake, ditto, £5 10s.
  Bones, ditto, £4 10s.
Flour—
  Town made, per sk.
  Country household
  American, per barl.
 66 — 70
 55 — 63
 37 — 42		HOPS.—Kents, 110s. to 160s.;
  Sussex, 105s. to 126s.
Indian Corn, per qr. 40 — 45
CATTLE—
  Beasts, per st.
  Calves ..    ,,
  Sheep ...    ,,
  Pigs ......    ,,		 s. d.    s. d. 
 3  6 to 4  0
 3  8 — 5  0
 4  0 — 4  8
 4  0 — 4  6		POULTRY—Capons, 3s.—4s.;
   Fowls, 2s.—2s. 9d.; Chicks,
   2s. 0d.—3s. 0d.; Ducks, 2s.—
   4s.; Geese, 5s. 6d.—7s.:
   Turkeys, 4s. 6d.—8s.; Pigeons,
   8d.
WOOL, per lb.—
  South Downs
  Kentish fleeces
  German Elect.
  Australian
  Cape
  Spanish		                    
 1  1 — 1  5
 1  4 — 1  6
 3  6 — 5  6
 1  3 — 2  3
 0  7 — 1 10
 1  2 — 2  1		HIDES, &c.—Market, 96 lb.,
  3¾d.—4d.; do., do., 50 lb.,
  2¾d.; do., Calf-skins, 10 lb.,
  5s. 6d.; do., Horse-hides,
  6s. 6d.; Ox and Cow horns,
  per 123, 23s.—83s. Rough
  Tallow, 40s. 6d.
METALS.   OILS.
Copper, Cakes, p. ton, £126.
Iron, Pigs, £4 8s. to £5.
   Rails, £8 5s. Lead, English
   Pig, £24 10s. Steel, Swedish
   Keg, £18 10s. to £19 Tin,
   English block, £119; Banca,
   Â£120; Spelter, £32 Zinc,
   Â£32      		 Gallipoli, per ton, £61; Sperm,
    Â£105; Pale Seal, £40;
    Rape, £44 to £46; Cocoa-nut,
    Â£48 to £50; Palm, £48;
    Linseed, £37
  TALLOW—Australian, Beef,
    Â£50 to £56; Sheep, £56
    to £60; Y. C, £61
PROVISIONS.GROCERY.
BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 53s.
  to 62s.; German, 64s.
    
BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8 lb.,
  3s. 6d. to 4s. 4d.; Irish India,
  per tr., 160s.; Hambro', 140s.
  American, 135s. to 150s.
    
BUTTER—Best fresh, per lb.,
  13d. to 15d.; Dorset, per
  cwt., 90s. to 108s.: Dutch,
  100s. to 112s.
    
CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt.,
  58s. to 72s.; Dutch, 58s.;
  Wiltshire, 52s. to 68s.
    
HAMS—York, 70s. to 75s.;
  Irish, 64s. to 70s.;
  Westphalia, 60s. to 68s.
   
MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per
  8 lb., 3s. 10d. to 5s.
    
POTATOES, per ton, 145s. to
  185s.
   
PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. to 4s 8d.
    
VEAL, 4s. 6d. to 5s. 8d.		 COCOA, per cwt., Trinidad, 35s.
   to 40s.; Bahia, 26s. to 27s.
   
  COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon
   Native, 42s. 6d. to 44s.; Do.,
   Plantation. 62s. to 78s.;
   Mocha, 66s. to 76s.; Jamaica,
   61s to 80s.; Java, 52s. to
   54s. Costa Rica, 54s. to 76s
   
  RICE, per cwt.—Carolina, 27v.
   to 27s. 6d.; Bengal, 12s. to
   13s.; Patna, 16s. to 20s.
   
  SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt.,
   34s. to 40s. 6d.; Mauritius,
   34s. to 38s.; Bengal. 38s. to
   41s. 6d.; Madras, 31s. to
   34s.; Havannah, 35s. to 40s.
   
  DO. REFINED—Grocery lumps,
   47s. to 50s.; Bastards, 29s.
   to 35s. 6d.; Crushed, 31s.
   to 31s. 6d.
   
  TEA, per lb. (duty 1s. 6d.)—
   Congou, 10¾d. to 2s. 0d.;
   Souchong, 1s. to 2s. 6d.;
   Hyson, 1s. 3d. to 3s. 6d.;
   Assam, 1s. 4d. to 4s. 4d.

                         EMIGRATION RECORD.

          DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM.

    1854.Australian
Colonies.   		British
America.   		United
States.    		Other
places.  		Total.
To March 31 ....
April ..................		11,024
5,977		825
10,509		36,067
27,374		649
141		48,565
44,001
To April 3017,00111,33463,44179092,566

   CURRENT RATES OF PASSAGE AND FREIGHT TO THE
          AUSTRALIAN PORTS PER SAILING VESSEL.

From          Cabin.          Inter-      
  mediate.    		 Steerage.      Goods per
  40 Cubic feet.
London . .
Liverpool
The Clyde
Belfast . .		£45 to 65
  45 — 50
  35 — 45
  45 — 50		£30 to 36
  20 — 30
  20 — 25
  20 — 30		£20 to 24
  16 — 18
  15 — 18
  14 — 18		£4 10 to £6 5s.
  4      —   5
  4      —   5
  4      —   5

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