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COMMERCIAL RECORD.

BULLION MARKET.

Bullion in Bank of England on 15th inst., Â£13,279,370.

LATEST LONDON PRICES
Gold, stand., per oz. Â£3 17 9	Silver bars, stan. per oz. 5 13/8
Do., dust, " 3 16 0	Mexican dollars, " 5 21/2

LATEST COMPARATIVE VALUE OF GOLD IN FOREIGN MARKETS TO LONDON PRICE
Paris 0Â·24 prem. New York 0Â·17 disct.
Hamburgh 0Â·29 dis.

Bank Rate of Discount, 5 per cent.

STOCKS.	Highest.	Lowest.	Latest.
Three per Cent. Consols	953/4	955/8	951/8
Three per Cent. Reduced	951/2	937/8
Three and a quarter per Cents.	951/2	943/4
Long Annuities, Jan. 1860	413/16	45/8
Bank Stock, 8 per cent.	211	208	214
Exchequer Bills, June	9s. p.	1 dis.	6-9 p.
India Bonds	11 p.	1 p.

Paid.	RAILWAYS.	Highest.	Lowest.	Latest.	Receipts since Jan. 1
100	Brighton & S. Coast	1053/4	103	103-5	506,686
all	Blackwall	87/8	81/2	81/8-3/4	54,237
100	Caledonian	673/4	62	661/2 }	574,527
100	Edinb. and Glasgow	65	581/2	59-61 }
all	Eastern Counties	121/4	113/4	113/4-12	764,525
	Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.)	96	92	91-93	224,028
	Great Northern	90	833/4	88-1/2	666,671
100	Great Western	751/2	72	721/4-3/4	832,942
100	Lancash. & Yorksh.	761/4	69	711/2-2	704,115
100	London & N. Westn.	1051/2	1011/2	1013/4-21/4	1,984,906
100	London & S. Westn.	87	82	83-5	499,947
100	Midland	723/4	673/4	701/4-3/4	950,764
100	South-East & Dover	681/4	641/2	641/4-3/4	627,706

FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES.
FUNDS	RAILWAYS
Belgian 41/2 per cent. 92-4	East Belgian Junct. 1
Brazilian 5 per cent., 100-3	Luxembourg
Chilian 6 per cent., 104-6	Northern of France, 341/2
Danish 5 per cent. 100-2	Norwegian Trunk Pref. 81/2
Dutch 21/2 per cent., 61-3	Paris and Orleans, 49
Dutch 4 p. cent, cert., 93-5	Paris and Lyons, 333/4
Mexican 3 per cent., 243/4-25	Paris and Rouen, 39
Peruvian 3 per cent., 51-53	Paris and Strasburg
Portuguese 4 per cent., 40-2	West Flanders, 37/8
Russian 5 per cent., 98-100	West of France, 181/2
Spanish 3 per cent., 371/2-8	Rouen and Havre, 231/2
Sardinian 5 per cent., 877/8

MINES.
Linares 8-9	Quartz Rock 1/8-1/4
Nouveau Monde 1/8-1/4	St John Del Rey 26-8

COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES.
MINES.	BANKS.
Australian 11/2	Australasian 83 to 86
Do. Freehold 1/2-1/4	Eng. Scott. and Aust. 3-21/2 dis.
Colonial Gold 7/8	Lond. Chart. of Aus. 11/2-2 pm.
Port Philip 1/8-3/8	South Australian 44-6
South Australian 3/8-5/8	Union of Australia 671/2 to 681/2

RAILWAYS	STEAM COMPANIES
East Indian 23	Australasian Pacific 71/8
Do., Extension 1/8 dis.	Royal Mail
Ind. Peninsula 55/8	Eastern Steam Navig.
Madras 133/4	General Screw St. Ship 14
Quebec and Rchmond 3/4-1/4 dis.	Penins. & Orient St. Nav. 631/2

MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES
Australian Agricultural 42-3	North Brit. Australian 3/4-7/8 p.
Van Diemen's Land 121/2-131/2	Peel River Land 3/8 dis.
South Australian Land 36-38	Scott. Austr. Invest. 11/4 pm.

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.
Aug.26	63 7	32 5	28 7	40 5	47 4	39 8
Sept. 2	62 3	32 5	27 8	38 4	48 2	37 7
— 9	59 4	30 9	27 6	36 9	46 0	36 0
— 16	52 5	29 2	25 11	36 11	45 10	36 10

LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES.

                                    s.      s.
Malt, Pale, per qr.          65 to 70
Malting Barley  ,,            30 — 31
Oats, best       ,,            26 — 29
Wheat, White  ,,            57 — 70
Flour—
  Town made, per sk.     50 — 55
  Country household      44 — 48
  American, per barl.      31 — 35
Indian Corn, per qr.       35 — 38

CATTLE—               s.     d.      s.    d.
  Beasts,  per st.    4     0  to  4     8
  Calves     ,,         3     0  —  4    4
  Sheep     ,,         4      2  —  5    0
  Pigs        ,,         4      2  —  4    8

WOOL, per lb.—
  South Downs       1      1  —  1     5
  Kentish fleeces    1      4  —  1     7
  German Elect.      3      6  —  5     7
  Australian            1      2  —  2     61/2
  Cape                  0      7  —  1     71/2
  Spanish              1      2  —  2     1

                            Â£      s.      Â£      s.
Hay        per load   2     15  to  4    12
Clover         ,,        3      5  —   6     0
Straw          ,,         1     10 —  1     16

Linseed cake, per ton, Â£9.  0s.
  to Â£10  10s.; Rape cake, ditto,
  Â£6; Bones, ditto, Â£4   10s.

HOPS.—Kents, 280s. to 360s.
  Sussex, 273s. to 320s.; For.
  231s. to 280s.; Hop Duty
  estimated at Â£50,000.

POULTRY—Capons.      3s.—4s.;
  Fowls, 4s.  0d.—7s; Chicks,
  4s.  0d.—6s.; Ducks, 4s.—
  6s.; Geese, 3s. 6d.—6s.;
  Turkeys, 3s. 6d.—6s.; Pigeons,
  4d.—9d.

HIDES, &c.—Market, 96 lb.,
  41/4d.—5d.; do., do., 50 lb.,
  31/4d.—1/2d.; do., Calf-skins
  10 lb., 6s.;do., Horse-hides,
  6s. 6d. ; Rough Tallow, 30s.

METALS.	OILS.
Copper. Cakes, p. ton, Â£126 Iron, Pigs, Â£4. 2s. to Â£5. 0s. Rails, Â£8. 0s. Lead, English Pig, Â£23 Steel, Swedish Keg, Â£18 10s. to Â£19 Tin, English block, Â£114; Banca, Â£113 to Â£114; Spelter, Â£22 15s.; Quicksilver, per lb. 2s. to 2s. 1d.	Gallipoli, per ton, Â£58; Sperm, Â£104 to Â£105; Pale Seal, Â£41. 10s.; Rape, Â£44 to Â£46; Cocoa-nut, Â£47 to Â£51; Palm, Â£45 to Â£47; Linseed, Â£33 10s. TALLOW—Australian, Beef, Â£61 to Â£62 10s.; Sheep, Â£60 to Â£64; Y. C. Â£64 0s.

PROVISIONS.	GROCERY.
BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 60s. to 70s.; American, 40s. to 54s. BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8 lb., 3s 2d. to 4s 10d.; Irish India, per tr., 165s.; Hambro', 130s. to 165s.; Americ., 130s. to 145s. BUTTER—Best fresh, per lb., 12d. to 14d.; Dorset, per cwt., 86s. to 98s.; Irish, 84s. 96s.; Dutch 64s. to 104s. CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt., 60s. to 78s.; Wiltshire, 50s. to 68s.; Dutch, 52s. HAMS—York, 70s. to 85s. Irish, 66s. to 80s.; Westphalia, 66s. to 70s. MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per 8 lb., 3s. 8d. to 5s. 0d. POTATOES, per ton, 110s. to 170s. PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. 4d. to 4s. 8d. VEAL, 3s. 0d. to 4s. 0d. Lamb, 4s. 0d. to 5s. 2d.	COCOA, per cwt. Trinidad, 31s. to 41s.; Bahia, 27s. to 29s. COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon Native, 44s. 6d. to 45s. 6d.; Do., Plantation, 54s. to 78s.; Mocha, 62s. to 86s.; Jamaica, 75s. to 84s.; Java, 47s. to 56s.; Costa Rica, 50s. to 75s. RICE, per cwt.—Carolina, 21s. to 30s. 0d.; Bengal, 11s. 6d. to 14s. 6d.; Patna, 14s. to 18s. 0d. SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt., 31s. to 38s. 6d.; Mauritius, 30s. 6d. to 38s. 6d.; Bengal, 38s. 6d. to 41s. 6d.; Madras, 28s. to 31s. 6d.; Havannah, 32s. to 36s. 6d. DO. REFINED—Grocery lumps, 43s. to 48s. 0d.; Bastards, 26s. 0d. to 34s. 0d.; Crushed, 31s. TEA, per lb. (duty 1s. 6d.)— Congou, 91/2d. to 1s. 3d.; Souchong, 11d. to 2s. 6d.; Hyson, 1s. 5d. to 3s. 6d.; Assam, 1s. 3d. to 4s. 4d.

EMIGRATION RECORD.
DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM.

1854.	Australian Colonies.	British America.	United States.	Other Places.	Total.
To July 31 Aug.	41,444 9,400	35,045 1,251	120, 155 18,642	1494 583	198,138 29,876
Total.	50,844	36,296	138, 797	2077	228,014

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

From	Cabin.	Inter- mediate	Steerage.	Goods per 40 Cubic feet.
London	Â£40 to 65	Â£26 to 30	Â£16 to 22	Â£4 10 to Â£5 10
Liverpool	40 — 50	20 — 26	10 — 14	4 0 — 4 10
The Clyde	30 — 45	20 — 25	12 — 14	4 0 — 4 10
Belfast	40 — 50	20 — 26	11 — 14	4 0 — 4 10

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