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COMMERCIAL RECORD.

BULLION MARKET.
Bullion in Bank of England on 14th inst., £16,069,132.

LATEST LONDON PRICES.

Gold, stand., per oz. £3 17 9       
Do., dust,          ,, 

Silver bars, stan. per oz.    5   11/2
Mexican dollars,      ,,        4   11   

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

Paris ...............  0·48 prem.       
Hamburgh  ......  0·77   ,,
New York.........  0·08 disct.
                  STOCKS.Highest.    Lowest.    Latest.
Three per Cent. Consols ...........93¼89½907/8-91
Three per Cent. Reduced ..........94901/8913/8-5/8
Three and a Quarter per Cents..95¼911/8933/8-5/8
Long Annuities, Jan.,1860 .........55/1653/1653/16
Bank Stock, 8 per cent.  ............219215215
Exchequer Bills, June .................11 pm.5 pm.9 pm.
India Bonds ...............................5 pmpar.
Paid.          RAILWAYS.Highest.Lowest.Latest.Receipts
   since
  Jan. 1. 
100Brighton & S. Coast  99¼  96  94  610,439
allBlackwall   ..............  8¼   7½  77/8   65,192

100
100 

Caledonian  ...........
Edinb. and Glasgow 

  54¼     
  65 

  49¼    
  60

  51¼-¾ }
   60-2   }
 743,741
allEastern Counties  ..  13¼  12¼  12½-13  863,809
Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.) 105  99  97-9  275,668
Great Northern  ......  84½  80½  81-2¼  853,215
100Great Western   ......  83  78½  81- Â½1,061,864
100Lancash. & Yorksh.  85¾  80¼  82¼  949,080
100London & N. Westn. 1031/8  99½101¼2,459,340
100London & S. Westn.  79  75  76-8  632,194
100Midland   ................     621/8  58½  613/81,253,967
100South-East. & Dover  60¼  57½  58-9  827,676

100
100 

York, Newc., & Ber.
York & N. Midland 

  64
  46½

  60½
  43
  61½  }
  451/8    }
 1,322,283

FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES.

                FUNDS.
Belgian 4½ per cent., 95½-¾  
Brazilian 5 per cent., 96½
Chilian 6 per cent., 101
Danish 4 per cent., 811/2
Dutch 2½ per cent., 643/8
Dutch 4 p. cent. cert., 95¾-6¼
French 4½ per cent., 101f. 50c.      
Mexican 3 per cent., 23½
Peruvian 3 per cent., 66
Portuguese 4 per cent., 43½
Russian 5 per cent., 105-¾
Spanish 3 per cent., 39-40
Sardinian 5 per cent., 86½-7¼

             RAILWAYS.
Gd. Junct. of France, 2½-3 pm.
East Belgian Junct. 1-1½
Luxembourg, 8½-9
Northern of France, 30¼
Norwegian Trunk Pref. 8½
Paris and Orleans, 41-3
Paris and Lyons, 13½ pm.
Paris and Rouen, 37-9
Paris and Strasbourg, 30
South of France, 4-6 pm.
West Flanders, 3-4
West of France, 2-3 pm.
Rouen and Havre, 17-18 pm.
 

COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES.

                   MINES.
Australasian ........... ½ dis.
Australian ............... 2
Do. Cordillera ........  Â½ dis.
Do. Freehold .........  Â½   ,,
Brit. Australian .....   Â½   ,,
Colonial Gold ... par. Â¼ pm.
Port Philip    .............½ dis.
South Australian .... 1/8 dis.          
           
             RAILWAYS.
East Indian....... 3-3¼ prem.
     Do.,    Extension......par.
Ind. Peninsula.. par. Â¼ pm.
Madras............  par. Â½ pm.
Queb. and
    Richmond...... 3-1 dis.

                BANKS.
Australasian  .........  75-77
Eng. Scott. and Aust. 2 dis.
Ind. Aust. and China 5/8 dis. 
Lond. Chart. of Aus. par
Union of Australia  70 to 72 


         STEAM COMPANIES.
Australasian Pacific.....25/8-7/8
Australian Royal Mail..3½
Eastern Steam Navig .......
General Screw St. Ship ..  12
Penins. & Orient. St. Nav. 68½ 

MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES.

Australian Agricultural, 39-41         
Van Diemen's Land, 13-14
South Australian Land, 35-7 
North Brit. Australian. 1/8-3/8 p.
Peel River Land .... 3/8-1/8 dis.
Scott. Austr. Invest 13/8 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.
Dec. 2470    037   1125   044   446   1049    6
   — 3170    039    425   647   546    050    3
Jan.  776    241    325   549   846   1150    2
   — 1478   10
 
42    026   447   748    250    9

LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES.

                                      s.       s.
Malt, Pale,       per qr.      60 to 74        
Malting Barley    ,,            44 — 47
Oats, best,        ,,            30 — 33
Wheat, White,    ,,           72 — 80
Flour—
   Town made, per sk.      65 — 70
   Country, household      60 — 66
   American, per barl.       37 — 45
Indian Corn,   per qr.       47 — 50
CATTLE—                 s.   d.    s.   d.
   Beasts,    per st.   2  10 to 4   0
   Calves  ..      ,,     3   6 —  6   2
   Sheep....      ,,      3   2 — 4    8  
   Pigs   ....      ,,      3   4 —  5   0
WOOL, per lb.—
   South Downs         1   2 —  1   5
   Kentish fleeces      1   4 —  1   6
   German Elect.        3   6 —  5   6
   Australian             1   4 —  2   5
   Cape                    0   7 — 1   7
   Spanish                1    2 — 2   1
                  METALS.
Copper, Cakes; p. ton £126 5s.
Iron, Pigs, £3 16s. to Â£4 15s.;
   Rails, £8 10s.    Lead, English
   Pig, £23 10s.  Steel, Swedish
   Keg. £17 to Â£       Tin,
   English block, £120; Banca,
   Â£120; Spelter, Â£24 10s.;
   Zinc, £31
              PROVISIONS.
BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 64s.
   to 60s.; American, 64s.
BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8 lb.,
   2s. 2d. to 4s. 6d.; Irish India,
   per tr., 150s., Hambro', 140s.
   American, 130s. to 145s.
BUTTER—Best fresh, per lb.,
   13d. to 16d.; Dorset, per
   cwt., 96s. to 108s.; Irish, 94s.
   to 108s.; Dutch, 104s. to 112s.
CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt.,
   56s. to 70s.; Dutch, 56s.;
   Wiltshire, 52s. to 68s.
HAMS—York, 76s. to 86s.;
   Irish, 76s. to 82s.;
   Westphalia, 52s. to 66s.
MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per
   8 lb., 3s. 10d. to 5s. 2d.
POTATOES, per ton, 130s. to
   180s.
PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. 4d. to 4s. 6d.
VEAL, 3s. 10d. to 5s. 6d.

                          Â£   s.     Â£   s.
Hay.... per load    3  10 to  5 10
Clover..     ,,        4   0 —   6   6     
Straw ..     ,,        1   15 — 2   4
Linseed cake, per ton, Â£10 to
£11 15s.; Rape, cake, ditto, Â£7
Bones, ditto, Â£4 4s.
HOPS.—Kents, 180s. to 300s.;
   Sussex, 180s. to 210s.
POULTRY—Capons, 3s.—4s. 6d.;
   Fowls, 2s.—3s.; Chicks,
   2s. 0d.—3s. 0d.; Ducks, 2s. 9d.;
   Geese, 5s. 6d.—5s.; Turkeys,
   3s. 6d.—5s.; Pigeons, 8d.
HIDES, &c.,—Market, 96 lb.,
   4d.—4¼d.; do., do., 50 lb.,
   2¾d.; do., Calf-skins, 10 lb.,
   7s.; do., Horse-hides, 6s. 6d.;
   Ox and Cow horns, per 123,
   21s.—63s.  Rough Tallow,
   29s. 6d.
                    OILS.
Gallipoli per ton, £62; Sperm,
   Â£87; Pale Seal, Â£38 10s.;
   Rape, £48 to Â£49; Cocoa-nut,
   Â£50 to Â£54; Palm, Â£49 10s.;
   Linseed, £35 10s.
TALLOW—Australian, Beef,
   Â£60 0s. to Â£62 5s.; Sheep, Â£62
   to £64 10s.; Russian, Â£64 10s.
               GROCERY.
COCOA, per cwt., Trinidad, 35s.
   to 40s.; Bahia, 26s. to 28s.
COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon
   Native, 49s. to 49s. 6d.; Do.,
   Plantation, 64s. to 82s.;
   Mocha, 72s. to 82s.; Jamaica,
   63s. to 90s.; Java, 50s. to
   56s. Costa Rica, 54s. to 80s.
RICE, per cwt.—Carolina, 26s.
   to 26s. 6d.; Bengal, 16s. to
   17s.; Patna, 18s. to 22s.
SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt.,
   34s. to 39s. 6d.; Mauritius,
   33s. to 39s.; Bengal 37s. to
   40s. 6d.; Madras, 31s. to
   35s. 0d.; Havannah, 35s. to
   40s. 6d.
DO. REFINED—Grocery lumps,
   45s. to 48s. 0d.; Bastards,
   28s. 6d. to 35s. 6d.; Crushed,
   32s. to 32s. 6d.
TEA, per lb. (duty 1s. 10d.)—
   Congou, ord. 1s. to 1s. 1¼d.;
   Souchong, 1s. 2d. to 1s. 3d.;
   Hyson, 1s. 4d. to 1s. 6d.;
   Assam, 1s. 6d. to 4s. 4d.

EMIGRATION RECORD.
DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM

     1853.Australian
Colonies.    
  British
 America.    
 United
 States.     
 Other
places.     
  Total.
To Nov. 30 ..
Dec. ............  
 56,156
   3,775 
 30,334
      229 
220,031
    5,227 
  2,396
     532 
308,917
    9,763 
To Dec. 31 .. 59,931 30,563225,258  2,928318,680

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£45 to 65     Â£30 to 36     Â£20 to 24      Â£4 10 to Â£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