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COMMERCIAL RECORD

BULLION MARKET
Bullion in Bank of England on 14th inst. £12,904,605

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

LATEST COMPARATIVE VALUE OF GOLD IN FOREIGN MARKETS
TO LONDON PRICE

Paris......................0·18 prem.     
Hamburgh..............0·59 dis.
New York.....0.42 disct

Bank Rate of Discount, 5 per cent.

STOCKS.

Highest.    

Lowest .   

Latest.

Three per Cent. Consols

 957/8

943/8

 943/8-½

Three per Cent. Reduced

 941/8

931/8

 931/8-¼

Three and a quarter per Cents.   

 95¾

 933/8

 ———

Long Annuities, Jan. 1860

 47/16

 45/16

 43/8

Bank Stock, 8 per cent.

 213

 208

 211-13

Exchequer Bills, June

 9s.p.

 4s.p.

 6-9 p.

India Bonds12s.6s.9-12 p.
Paid.   
RAILWAYS.Highest.     
Lowest.     
Latest.           
Receipts
since

Jan. 1.
100Brighton & S. Coast104½103103-5573,016
allBlackwall85/877/877/8-81/860,290
100Caledonian63¼5959-¼   }622,096
100Edinb. and Glasgow58555-7    }
allEastern Counties1211½11½-¾681,186
Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.)929090-2246,339
Great Northern908789-90756,096
100Great Western72¼70½70½-1930,682
100Lancash. & Yorksh.723/870½71-¼787,426
100London & N. Westn.1021/8100½100½-12,215,484
100London & S. Westn.83½8181-2557,640
100Midland703/868¼68¼-¾1,064,038
100South-East. & Dover      641/861½61½-2708,182

FOREIGN LIST—LATEST PRICES

FUNDSRAILWAYS
Belgian 4½ per cent., 93½           Sardinian 5 per cent., 88½
Brazilian 5 per cent., 99East Belgian Junct. ¾-1¼
Chilian 6 per cent., 104Great Luxembourg 43/8-5/8
Danish 5 per cent., 100Northern of France 355/8
Dutch 2½ per cent., 61¼Norwegian Trunk Pref. 8-10
Dutch 4 p. cent. cert, 91¼Paris and Orleans, 48-50
Mexican 3 per cent., 231/8Paris and Lyons, 22¼-½
Peruvian 3 per cent., 52½Paris and Rouen, 38-40
Portuguese 4 per cent., 41West Flanders, 3¼-4
Russian 5 per cent., 96West of France, 6½-7
Spanish 3 per cent., 37½Rouen and Havre, 22¼-¾

COLONIAL SHARE LIST—LATEST PRICES

MINESBANKS
Australian.............1-1½ dis.Australasian.................79 to 80
Do. Freehold.........1/8-3/8 "Eng. Scott and Aust.       13-½
Colonial Gold.........5/8-7/8 "Ind. Aust. and China      
Port Philip.............1/8-3/8 "Lond. Chart. of Aus.      22¼-¾
South Australia.......7/8-11/8South Australian            43-5
Union of Australia          68-70
RAILWAYSSTEAM COMPANIES
East Indian.............3½ prem.Australian Pacific..
    Do. Extension      3/8-1/8 d.Australian Royal Mail..
Ind. Peninsula.........5/8-7/8 p.Eastern Steam Navig....
Madras...................¼ d.-¼p.General Screw St. Ship......13½
Pen. and Orient. St. Nav.   68-70
MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES
Australian Agricultural    40-2North Brit. Australian  5/8-7/8
Van Diemen's Land       12½-13     Peel River Land.      37/8-41/8
South Australian Land   35-7Scott. Austr. Invest.  17/8-21/8

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.
Sept. 23     53     229    224    734   1142    937    3
     — 3055     929    225    335    242   1137   11
Oct. 756     729   1125    634    844    039    3
  — 1457     030    625    434    844    439    0

LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES.

                                     s.      s.                                         Â£    s.     Â£    s.

Malt, Pale, per. qr.          65 to 71
Malting Barley   "            32 — 33
Oats, best        "            28 — 31
Wheat, White    "            61 — 70
Flour—
  Town made, per. sk.     55 — 60
  Country household       48 — 54
  American, per barl.       35 —40
Indian Corn, per qr.        40 — 45
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   6½
  Cape                 0    7 — 1    7
  Spanish             1    2 — 2    1

Hay...per load         4   15 to 5    5
Clover    "               5   10 — 6    0
Straw     "               1   12 — 1   16
Linseed cake per ton, £11 to
   Â£12; Rape cake ditto, £6. 5s.
   Bones, ditto, £4. 4s.
HOPS—Kents, 320s. to 380s.
  Sussex, 300s. to 360s. Duty
  for 1854, £47, 369 9s. 10d.

POULTRY—Capons, 3s.—4s.
  Fowls, 4s. 0d.—7s.; Chicks,
  4s. 0d.—6s. 0d.; Ducks, 4s.—
 
6s.; Geese, 3s. 6d.—6s.
 
Turkeys, 3s. 6d.—6s.; Pigeons,
  4d.—9d.
HIDES, &c.—Market, 96 lb.,
  4¼d.—5d.; do., do., 50 lb.,
  3¼d.—½d.; do., Calf-skins,
  10 lb., 6 s.; do., Horse-hides,
  6s. 6d.

METALSOILS
Copper, Cakes, per ton, £126
Iron, Pigs, £4 1s. to £4 15s.
  Rails, £7 10s. Lead, English
  Pig, £23 10s. Steel, Swedish
  Keg, £17 10s. to £18. Tin
  English block, £117; Banca,              
  Â£117; Spelter, £20.
Gallipoli, per ton, £58; Sperm,
  Â£108; Pale Seal, £41 10s.;
  Rape, £48 to £51; Cocoa-nut,
  Â£50 to £52; Palm, £46 to £49;
  Linseed, £37.
TALLOW—Australian, Beef,
  Â£64 to £66 10s.; Sheep, £60 to
  Â£65 6s.; Y.C. £67 6s.; Rough
  Tallow, 30s. 6d.
PROVISIONSGROCERY

BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 58s.
  to 72s.; German, 67s. to
  70s.
BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8 lb.,
 3s. 4d. to 4s. 10d.; Irish India,
  per tr. 160s. Hambro', 130s.
  to 160s. American, 130s. to 140s.       
BUTTER—Best, fresh, per lb.,
  13d. to 16d.; Dorset, per
  cwt., 96s. to 108s.; Irish, 86s.
  102s.; Dutch, 90s. to 94s.
CHEESE—Chesire, per cwt.,
  58s. to 74s.; Wiltshire, 50s. to
   68s.; Dutch, 52s.
HAMS—York, 65s. to 80s.;
  Irish, 68s. to 84s.;
  Westphalia, 60s. to 70s.
MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per
  8 lb., 3s. 6d. to 4s. 10d.
POTATOES, per ton, 130s. to
  180s.
PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. 4d. to 5s. 0d.
VEAL, 3s. 4d. to 4s. 8d.

COCOA, per cwt., Trinidad, 31s.
  to 40s.; Bahia, 28s. to 29s. 6d
COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon
  Native 45s. 0d. to 46s. 6d.; Do.,
  Plantation, 54s. to 80s.;
  Mocha, 62s. to 86s.; Jamaica,
  50s. to 84s.; Java 47s. to
  56s.; Costa Rica, 50s. to 75s.
RICE, per cwt.—Carolina, 22s.
  to 30s. 0d.; Bengal, 14s. 0d. to
  16s. 6d.; Patna, 16s. to 18s. 6d.
SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt.
  31s. to 38s. 0d.; Mauritius,
  30s. 0d. to 37s. 6d., Bengal,
  38s. 0d. to 41s. 6d.; Madras,
  28s. to 31s. 6d.; Havannah,
  32s. to 32s. 6d.
DO. REFINED—Grocery lumps,
  43s. to 47s. 6d.; Bastards, 26s.
  to 34s.; Crush., 30s. to 30s. 6d.
TEA, per lb. (duty 1s. 6d.)—
  Congou, 10¼d. to 1s. 5d.;
  Souchong, 10½d. 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 Aug. 31  .......
Sept.     ...........
50,844
  9,109
36,296
     901
138,797
 19,806
2077
 513
228,014
 30,329
Total     ............59,95337,197158,6032590258,343

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

FromCabin.Inter-
mediate.
Steerage.Goods per
40 Cubic feet.
London
Liverpool
The Clyde       
Belfast
£40 to 65       
  40    50
  39    45
  40    50
£26 to 38       
  20    26
  20    25
  20    26
£16 to 22       
  10    14
  12    14
  11    14
£4 10 to £5 10
  4 0        4 10
  4 0        4 10
  4 0        4 10