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DJO Household Narrative Volume V (1854) Page 168
 
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                             COMMERCIAL RECORD.

                                 BULLION MARKET.
     Bullion in Bank of England on 15th inst., £13,823,872.

                         LATEST LONDON PRICES.

Gold, stand., per oz. £3 17 9  |  Silver bars, stan. per oz. 5 11/4
Do., dust,           "       3 16 0  |  Mexican dollars,       "     5 11/2

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

Paris                    0·38 prem.  |  New York                0·17 disct.
Hamburgh            0·53 dis.  |

                    Bank Rate of Interest, 51/2 per cent.

           STOCKS.  |  Highest.  |  Lowest.  |  Latest.
Three per Cent. Consols  |  941/4  |  901/8  |  921/4-3/8
Three per Cent. Reduced  |  94  |  903/4  |  921/4-1/2
Three and a Quarter per Cents    |  941/8  |  911/8  |  931/8-1/4
Long Annuities, Jan., 1860  |  411/16  |  49/16  |  45/8
Bank Stock, 8 per cent.  |  2111/2  |  207  |  2111/2
Exchequer Bills, June  |  3 pm.  |  1 dis.  |  3s. pm.
India Bonds  |  5 pm.  |  par.  |  1s. pm.
  | Receipts
  |  since
Paid.  |  RAILWAYS. |Highest.  |Lowest.  |  Latest.  |  Jan. 1.
100  |  Brighton & S. Coast  |  1101/2  |  106  |  1091/2-101/2  |     348,692
all  |  Blackwall   |  87/8  |  85/8  |  81/2-3/4  |       37,713
100  |  Caledonian  |  641/4  |  62  |  631/4          }  |     411,745
100  |  Edinb. and Glasgow  |  62  |  61  |  59-61      }  |
all  |  Eastern Counties  |  131/2  |  131/8  |  131/4-1/2  |     560,637
  |  Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.)  |  98  |  96  |  96-8  |     151,513
  |  Great Northern  |  911/2  |  881/2  |  90-1  |     485,443
100  |  Great Western  |  793/4  |  773/4  |  791/4-3/4  |     607,616
100  |  Lancash. & Yorksh.  |  667/8  |  647/8  |  681/2  |     508,301
100  |  London & N. Westn.  |  107  |  1021/4  |  1051/4  |  1,446,174
100  |  London & S. Westn.  |  84  |  82  |  82-4  |     355,381
100  |  Midland  |  671/4  |  647/8  |  661/2-7  |     694,528
100  |  South-East. & Dover  |  65  |  623/4  |  631/2-41/2  |     427,667
100  |  York, Newc., & Ber.  |  75  |  73  |  731/2-41/2      }  |     785,157
100  |  York & N. Midland  |  563/4  |  531/4  |  55-6         }  |

                  FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES.

FUNDS.  |  RAILWAYS.
Belgian 41/2 per cent.  |  East Belgian Junct. 3/4-11/4
Brazilian 5 per cent., 991/2  |  Luxembourg, 4
Chilian 6 per cent., 100-1  |  Northern of France, 327/8
Danish 5 per cent., 102  |  Norwegian Trunk Pref. 8 to 9
Dutch 21/2 per cent., 60-01/2  |  Paris and Orleans, 45-
Dutch 4 p. cent. cert., 89-91  |  Paris and Lyons, 177/8 pm.
Mexican 3 per cent., 241/2-5/8  |  Paris and Rouen, 40-2
Peruvian 3 per cent., 52  |  Paris and Strasburg, 311/8-3/8
Portuguese 4 per cent., 41-3  |  West Flanders, 33/4-41/4
Russian 5 per cent., 97-81/2  |  West of France, 5-6 pm.
Spanish 3 per cent., 371/4  |  Rouen and Havre, 221/2-31/2
Sardinian 5 per cent., 853/4  |

                                         MINES.

Linares                           9-10  |  Quartz Rock           ?-1/4
Nouveau Monde             1/8-3/8  |  St. John Del Rey    26-8

             COLONIAL SHARE LIST—LATEST PRICES.

                MINES.  |                BANKS.
Australasian               1-3/4 dis.  |  Australasian               83 to 85
Aust. Cordillera           1/8-1/4  |  Eng. Scott. and Aust. 3-2 dis.
Colonial Gold              1/2-3/4  |  Lond. Chart. of Aus.   1/2-1 pm.
Port Philip                   1/8-3/4  |  South Australian        41-3
South Australian         1/2-3/4  |  Union of Australia      71 to 73
          RAILWAYS.  |      STEAM COMPANIES.
East Indian           11/2-2 prem.  |  Australasian Pacific            151/2
    Do., Extension   1/2-1 dis.  |  Royal Mail                         481/2
Ind. Peninsula       3/8-5/8 pm.  |  Eastern Steam Navig.
Madras                 1/4 dis.-1/4 pm.  |  General Screw St. Ship      131/4
  |  Penins. & Orient. St. Nav.   541/4

                      MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES.

Australian Agricultural  441/2-51/2  |  North Brit. Australian  3/4-1
Van Diemen's Land      11-12  |  Peel River Land          5/8-3/4 dis.
South Australian Land  34-6  |  Scott. Austr. Invest.    21/2-3/4

                         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.
June 24  |  77   11  |  37    1  |  30   6  |  52   2  |  50    3  |  48   10
July 1  |  77    8  |  37    2  |  30   7  |  48   0  |  49    5  |  47    5
— 8  |  76    6  |  36    6  |  30   2  |  48   2  |  48    7  |  47    1
— 15  |  74    6  |  36   10  |  29   8  |  51   1  |  48   10  |  49    5

                   LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES.

                                   s.      s.  |                           Â£  s.     Â£  s.
Malt, Pale, per qr.      68 to 73  |  Hay    per load  2 10 to 4 10
Malting Barley  "        40 — 41  |  Clover     "        4  0 — 5 10
Oats, best        "        31 — 34  |  Straw      "        1 10 — 2 0
Wheat, White   "        72 — 84  |  Linseed cake, per ton, £8 5s.
Flour—  |      to £11 10s. ; Rape cake, ditto,
    Town made, per sk. 63 — 65  |  Â£6 ; Bones, ditto, £4 10s.
    Country household  53 — 61  |  HOPS.—Kents, 200s. to 280s. ;
    American, per barl. 35 — 42  |      Sussex, 200s. to 270s. ; Hop
Indian corn, per qr.     45 — 48  |      Duty estimated at £70,000
CATTLE—              s.  d.    s.  d.  |  POULTRY—Capons, 3s.—4s. ;
    Beasts,  per st.  3  4 to 4  6  |      Fowls, 2s.—2s. 9d. ; Chicks,
    Calves       "      3  6 — 4  4  |      2s. 0d.—3s. 0d. ; Ducks, 2s.—
    Sheep       "      3  6 — 4  6  |      4s. ; Geese, 5s. 6d.—7s. ; Turkeys,
    Pigs          "      3  4 — 4  2  |      4s. 6d.—8s. ; Pigeons,
WOOL, per lb.—  |      8d.
    South Downs    1  1 — 1  5  |  HIDES, &c.—Market, 96 lb.,
    Kentish Fleeces 1  4 — 1  6  |      33/4d.—4d. ; do., do., 50 lb.,
    German Elect.   3  6 — 5  6  |      23/4d. ; do., Calf-skins, 10 lb.,
    Australian         1  1 — 2  2  |      5s. 6d. ; do., Rough Tallow
    Cape                0  7 — 1  8  |      30s. 6d.
    Spanish            1  2 — 2   1  |
METALS.  |  OILS.
Copper, Cakes, p. ton, £126  |  Gallipoli, per ton, £56 ; Sperm
Iron, Pigs, £4 4s. to £5 5s.  |  Â£103 ; Pale Seal, £40 to £41
    Rails, £8 5s.  Lead, English  |  Rape, £42 to £45 s. ; Cocoanut,
    Pig, £23 0s.  Steel, Swedish  |  Â£48 to £50 10s. ; Palm,
    Keg, £20 to £21  Tin,  |  Â£46 to £47 ; Linseed, £36
    English block, £119 ; Banca,  |  TALLOW—Australian, Beef,
    Â£115 ; Spelter, £30 ;  |  Â£61 to £64 10s. ; Sheep, £62 to
    Quicksilver, per lb., 2s. to 2s. 1d.  |  Â£66 ; Y. C., £65 10s.
PROVISIONS.  |  GROCERY.
BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 56s.  |  COCOA, per cwt., Trinidad 31s.
    to 76s. ; American 54s. to  |      to 40s. ; Bahia, 28s. to 30s.
    —s.  |  COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon
BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8 lb.,  |      Native, 43s. 6d. to 45s. ; Do.,
    3s. 10d. to 4s. 10d. ; Irish India,  |      Plantation, 55s. to 78s. ;
    per tr., 160s. ; Hambro', 165s.  |      Mocha, 62s. to 78s. ; Jamaica,
    American, 150s. to 155s.  |      56s. to 84s. ; Java, 51s. to
BUTTER—Best fresh, per lb.,  |      54s. Costa Rica, 56s. to 76s.
    13d. to 15d. ; Dorset, per  |  RICE, per cwt.—Carolina, 22s.
    cwt., 86s. to 98s. ; Irish, 76s.  |      to 30s. 6d. ; Bengal, 11s. to
    to 96s. ; Dutch, 80s. to 96s.  |      13s. 6d. ; Patna, 14s. to 19s. 6d.
CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt.,  |  SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt.,
    58s. to 76s.; Wiltshire, 52s. to  |      31s. to 38s. ; Mauritius,
    70s. ; Dutch, 46s. to 60s.  |      31s. 6d. to 37s. 6d. ; Bengal,
HAMS—York, 70s. to 80s. ;  |      38s. to 41s. 6d. ; Madras, 30s.
    Irish, 66s. to 72s. ;  |      to 33s. ; Havannah, 33s. to
    Westphalia, 68s. to 70s.  |      39s. 6d.
MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per  |  DO. REFINED—Grocery lumps,
    8 lb., 3s. 10d. to 4s. 10d.  |      44s. to 49s. 0d. ; Bastards,
POTATOES, per ton, 110s. to  |      28s. 6d. to 35s. 0d. ; Crushed,
    170s.  |      31s.
PORK, per 8lb., 3s. 8d. to 4s. 6d.  |  TEA, per lb. (duty 1s. 6d.)—
VEAL, 3s. 10d. to 4s. 10d.  |      Congou, 101/4d. to 2s. 3d. ;
LAMB, 4s. 6d. to 5s. 8d.  |      Souchong, 11d. to 2s. 6d. ;
  |      Hyson, 1s. 2d. to 3s. 0d. ;
  |      Assam, 1s. 3d. to 4s. 4d.

                              EMIGRATION RECORD.
              DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM.

  |  Australian  |  British  |  United  |  Other  |
1854.  |  Colonies.  |  America.  |  States.  |  Places.  |  Total.
To May 31  | 24,470  |  18,788  |  87,395  |  938  |  131,591
June  |  8,552  |  8,637  |  16,340  |  306  |  33,835
Total  |  33,022  |  27,425  |  103,735  |  1,244  |  165,426

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

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


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