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                         COMMERCIAL RECORD.

                               BULLION MARKET.
     Bullion in Bank of England on 15th inst., £12,701,292.

                        LATEST LONDON PRICES.

Gold, stand., per oz. £3 17  9    
Do., dust,        â€ž         3 16 0
Silver bars, stan. per oz.  
Mexican dollars,      ,,         5 2

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

Paris .......     0·18 prem.     
Hamburgh     0·59 dis
New York ...... 0·17 disct.

Bank Rate of Discount, 5 per cent.

STOCKs.Highest.  
Lowest.  
Latest.
Three per Cent. Consols94¼921/8941/8
Three per Cent. Reduced94¼92½94¼
Three and a Quarter per Cents.   
945/892¾94½
Long Annuities, Jan., 1S60 4¾ 49/16 4¾
Bank Stock, 8 per cent210½208½208½
Exchequer Bills, June1 pm.1 dis.1s. pm.
India Bonds3 pm.2 pm.

Paid.   RAILWAYS.Highest. 
Lowest. 
Latest.        

Receipts
since
Jan. 1.

100Brighton & s. Coast    
106105¾104-106 423,185
allBlackwall87/882/385/8-7/8   45,297

100

Caledonian6462¼63-4    }
  482,959
100Edinb. and Glasgow6057½58-60   }
allEastern Counties . .117/813¼115/8-7/8  652,737
Gt. Su. & Wn. (Irel.)959594-5  175,342
Great Northern ....84½85½83½-4½  564,534
100Great Western737372¼-¾  710,848
100Lancash. & Yorksh.66½6769-½  593,555
100London & N. Westn.102¼104½101½-21,691,995
100London & s. Westn.8383¼82-3  421,130
100Midland68½6668  806,365
100South-East. & Dover65¼6464¾-5  518,392
100York, Newc, & Ber.74

         }


  880,958
100York & N. Midland553/8         }

FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES

      FUNDS.                           
Belgian 4½ per cent. 92
Brazilian 5 per cent., 100½-1
Chilian 6 per cent., 100-1
Danish 5 per cent. 102
Dutch 2½ per cent., 62
Dutch 4 p. cent, cert., 93½-4
Mexican 3 per cent., 24½-¾
Peruvian 3 per cent., 527/8
Portuguese 4 per cent., 41-3
Russian 5 per cent. , 99
Spanish 3¼ per cent., 37¼-8      
Sardinian 5 per cent., 87-½

     RAILWAYS.
East Belgian Junct. ¾-1¼
Luxembourg, 4
Northern of France, 33¾-4
Norwegian Trunk Pref. 8 to 9
Paris and Orleans, 47-9
Paris and Lyons, 19 pm.
Paris and Rouen, 38-40
Paris and Strasburg, 31½-3
West Flanders, 3½-4
West of France, 5½-6½ pm.
Rouen and Havre, 22½-3½

Mines.

Linares ...............  8-9        
Nouveau Monde ... 1/8-¼
Quartz Rock .........    1/8-¼
St. John Del Rey        26-8

COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES.

MINEs.                                         
Australasian ........  1-¾ dis.
Do. Freehold ......    1/8-¼
Colonial Gold .....    3/8-¾
Port Philip .......      3/8-¼
South Australian...... ½-¾
BANKS
Australasian , ............83 to 85
Eng. Scott, and Aust.    2-1½ dis.
Lond. Chart, of Aus.     1-1½ pm.
South Australian . .     40-42
Union of Australia . .   65 to 67
RAILWAYs.
East Indian .........2½-3 prem.
   Do., Extension ...3/8-¼ dis.
Ind. Peninsula ...  3/8-¾ pm.
Madras .........      Â¼ dis. ¼  pm.
Quebec and Rchmoud ¾-¼ dis.


STEAM COMPANIEs.
Australasian Pacific
Royal Mail 48½
Eastern Steam Navig
General Screw St. Ship . . 13¼;
Penins. & Orient. St. Nav. 56¾

Miscellaneous Companies.

Australian Agricultural,  41-2       
Van Diemen's Land..    11-12
South Australian Land  33-35

North Brit. Australian ¾-7/8
Peel River Land.. 1-¾ dis
Scott. Austr. Invest. 23/8-5/8

                    AGRICULTURAL MARKETS.
           CORN—IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGE.

Week
ending    
 Wheat.    
  Barley.   
  Oats.    
    Rye.   
   Beans.  
  Peas.

July 22
—— 29
Aug. 5
—— 12
—— 17
  s.    d.
71    10
69      8
64      8
62      3
  s.    d.
 37    1
 36    5
 35    9
 34    8
  s.    d.
30     7
29    10
29    11
28    11
  s.    d.
47     9
45     8
43     5
40    11
  s.    d.
48    11
47      5
47      4
45      0
  s.    d.
45     7
47     3
41     3
43     6

LATEST LONDON; MARKET PRICES.

                                s.     d.       
Malt, Pale,per qr.       69 to 72            
Malting Barley ,          30 — 31
Oats, best                 20 — 30
Wheat, White,            64 — 72
Flour —
   Town made, per sk. 55 — 60
   Country household  44 — 53
   American, per barl.  33 — 35
Indian Corn, per qr.    35 — 3S
CATTLE —           s. d.  s. d.
   Beasts, per st. 3 4 to 4 6
   Calves ... „      3 0 —  4 0
   Sheep ...  â€ž      3 4 —  4 8
   Pigs   ....  â€ž      3 2 —  4 2
WOOL, per lb.—
   South Downs.... 1 2 — 1 6
   Kentish fleeces  1 4 — 1 7
   German Elect.    3 6 — 5 7
   Australian          1 4 — 2 6
   Cape                 0 9 — 1 8
   Spanish             1 2 — 2 2

METALS
Copper, Cakes, p. ton, £126
Iron, Pigs, £4 4s. to £5 5s.
   Rails, £8 5s. Lead, English
   Pig, £23 0s. Steel, Swedish
   Keg, £20 to £21, Tin,
   English block £119, Banca,
   Â£115; Spelter, £30; Quick-
   silver, per lb. 2s. to 2s. 1d.

PROVISIONS

BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 56s
   to 78s.; American, 40s. to
   54s.

BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8 lb.,
   3s. 6d. to 5s. 0d; Irish India
   per tr., 160s.; Hambro', 136s.
   American, 120s. to 130s.

BUTTER—Best fresh, per lb.
   12d. to 14d.; Dorset, per
   cwt., 86s. to 98s.; Irish, 84s
   98s.; Dutch, 80s. to 100s.

CHEESE—Chesire, per cwt.,
   58s. to 76s.; Wiltshire, 52s. to
   70s.; Dutch, 38s. to 52s.

HAMS—York, 66s. to 72s.;
   Irish, 66s. to 72s.;
   Westphalia, 67s. to 70s.

MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per
   8 lb. 3s. 8d. to 5s. 0d.

POTATOES, per ton, 110s to
   170s.
PORK, per 8lb., 3s.6d. to 4s.8d.
VEAL, 3s. 2d. to 4s. 9d.
Lamb, 4s. 2d. to 5s. 4d.

                           Â£  s.      Â£   s.
Hay ...    per load  4  15 to  4  17
Clover......   â€ž        5  12 —  5  15
Straw.....      â€ž        1  14 —  2   0
Linseed cake, per ton, £11 0s.
   to £11 11s.; Rape cake, ditto,
   Â£6; Bones, ditto, £4 10s.
Hops.—Kents, 200s. to 280s.;
   Sussex, 200s. to 270s.; For.
   170s. to 230s.; Hop Duty
   estimated at £70.000
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.
HIDES, &c.—Market, 96 lb.,
   3¾d.—4d.; do., do., 50 lb.,
   2¾d.; do., Calf-skins, 10 lb.,
   5s. 6d.; do., Rough Tallow
   30s. 6d.
OILS
Gallipoli, per ton, £51; Sperm,
   Â£105; PaleSeal, £41, Rape £42
   to £45 0s.; Cocoa-nut, £50
   to £51 10s.; Palm, £45 10s.
   to £47; Linseed, £34 10s.
TALLOW— Australian, Beef,
   Â£65 to £66; Sheep, £66 to £67;
   Y. C. £67 3s.

GROCERY

COCOA, per cwt, Trinidad, 31s.
   to 40s.; Bahia, 27s. 6d. to 28s.
COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon
   Native, 44s. to 45s. 6d.; Do.,
   Plantation, 60s. to 76s.;
   Mocha, 72s. to 82s.; Jamaica,
   63s. to 84s.; Java, 51s. to
   56s. Costa Rica, 57s. to 75s
RICE, per cwt.—Carolina, 22s.
   to 30s. 6d.; Bengal, 11s. to
   12s. 6d.; Patna, 14s. to 18s. 0d.
SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt.,
   31s. to 38s.; Mauritius,
   31s. 0d. to 39s. 0d.; Bengal,
   38s. to 41s. 6d.; Madras, 21s.
   31s. 6d.; Havannah, 33s.
   to 38s. 6d.

DO. REFINED—Grocery lumps,
   44s. to 49s. 0d.; Bastards,
   28s. 6d. to 35s. 0d.; Crushed,
   31s.
TEA, per lb. (duty 1s. 6d.)—
   Congou, 10¼d. to 2s. 3d.;
   Souchong, 11d. to 2s. 6d.;
   Hyson, 1s. 2d. to 3s. 0d.:
   Assam, 1s. 3d. to 4s. 4d.

                     EMIGRATION RECORD
     DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM

  1854 Australian   
  Colonies
  British  
 America  
  United  
  States    
 Other
 places  
 Total
To June 30 .  . 33,022 27,425103,7351244165,426
July .  .  .  .  .    8,422   7,620  16,420  250 32,712
Total 41,444 35,045120,1551494198,138


  CURRANT 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
£40 to 65
  40 — 50
  30 — 45
  40 — 50
£26 to 30
  20 — 26
  20 — 25
  20 — 26
 Â£16 to 22
   10 — 14
   12 — 14
   11 — 14
 Â£4 10 to £5 10
   4   0 —   4 10
   4   0 —   4 10
   4   0 —   4 10