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 LATEST COMPARATIVE VALUE OF GOLD IN FOREIGN MARKETS 100 Caledonian ........... 54¼ 49¼ 100 York, Newc., & Ber. 64 FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES. FUNDS. COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES. BANKS. MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES. AGRICULTURAL MARKETS. CORN—IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGE. LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES. s. s. £ s. £ s. EMIGRATION RECORD. CURRENT RATES OF PASSAGE AND FREIGHT TO THE
Do., dust, ,, Silver bars, stan. per oz. 5 11/2
Mexican dollars, ,, 4 11
TO LONDON PRICE. Paris ............... 0·48 prem.
Hamburgh ...... 0·77 ,,New York......... 0·08 disct. STOCKS. Highest. Lowest. Latest. Three per Cent. Consols ........... 93¼ 89½ 907/8-91 Three per Cent. Reduced .......... 94 901/8 913/8-5/8 Three and a Quarter per Cents.. 95¼ 911/8 933/8-5/8 Long Annuities, Jan.,1860 ......... 55/16 53/16 53/16 Bank Stock, 8 per cent. ............ 219 215 215 Exchequer Bills, June ................. 11 pm. 5 pm. 9 pm. India Bonds ............................... 5 pm par. Paid. RAILWAYS. Highest. Lowest. Latest. Receipts
since
Jan. 1. 100 Brighton & S. Coast 99¼ 96 94 610,439 all Blackwall .............. 8¼ 7½ 77/8 65,192
100
Edinb. and Glasgow
65
60 51¼-¾ }
60-2 } 743,741 all Eastern Counties .. 13¼ 12¼ 12½-13 863,809 Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.) 105 99 97-9 275,668 Great Northern ...... 84½ 80½ 81-2¼ 853,215 100 Great Western ...... 83 78½ 81- ½ 1,061,864 100 Lancash. & Yorksh. 85¾ 80¼ 82¼ 949,080 100 London & N. Westn. 1031/8 99½ 101¼ 2,459,340 100 London & S. Westn. 79 75 76-8 632,194 100 Midland ................ 621/8 58½ 613/8 1,253,967 100 South-East. & Dover 60¼ 57½ 58-9 827,676
100
York & N. Midland
46½ 60½
43 61½ }
451/8 } 1,322,283
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.
MINES.
Australasian ........... ½ dis.
Australian ............... 2
Do. Cordillera ........ ½ dis.
Do. Freehold ......... ½ ,,
Brit. Australian ..... ½ ,,
Colonial Gold ... par. ¼ pm.
Port Philip .............½ dis.
South Australian .... 1/8 dis.
RAILWAYS.
East Indian....... 3-3¼ prem.
Do., Extension......par.
Ind. Peninsula.. par. ¼ pm.
Madras............ par. ½ pm.
Queb. and
Richmond...... 3-1 dis.
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 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.Week
ending— Wheat. Barley. Oats. Rye. Beans. Peas. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Dec. 24 70 0 37 11 25 0 44 4 46 10 49 6 — 31 70 0 39 4 25 6 47 5 46 0 50 3 Jan. 7 76 2 41 3 25 5 49 8 46 11 50 2 — 14 78 10
42 0 26 4 47 7 48 2 50 9
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 £4 15s.;
Rails, £8 10s. Lead, English
Pig, £23 10s. Steel, Swedish
Keg. £17 to £ Tin,
English block, £120; Banca,
£120; Spelter, £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.
Hay.... per load 3 10 to 5 10
Clover.. ,, 4 0 — 6 6
Straw .. ,, 1 15 — 2 4
Linseed cake, per ton, £10 to
£11 15s.; Rape, cake, ditto, £7
Bones, ditto, £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,
£87; Pale Seal, £38 10s.;
Rape, £48 to £49; Cocoa-nut,
£50 to £54; Palm, £49 10s.;
Linseed, £35 10s.
TALLOW—Australian, Beef,
£60 0s. to £62 5s.; Sheep, £62
to £64 10s.; Russian, £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.
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 30,563 225,258 2,928 318,680
AUSTRALIAN PORTS PER SAILING VESSEL. From Cabin. Inter.
mediate. Steerage. Goods per
40 Cubic feet. London.. £45 to 65 £30 to 36 £20 to 24 £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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