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COMMERCIAL RECORD.

BULLION MARKET.
Bullion in Bank of England on 18th inst., £13,494,784.

LATEST LONDON PRICES.

Gold, stand., per oz. £3 17 9   I Silver bars, stan. per oz. 5 1½
Do., dust,           ,,       3 16 0   I Mexican dollars,       ,,     5 0½

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

Paris ............ 0.28 prem.     I New York ........ 0.17 disct
Hamburgh .... 0.30 prem.     |

Bank Bate of Discount, 5 per cent.

STOCKSHighest.Lowest.Latest

Three per Cent. Consols           

95          905/8   
92¼-½

Three per Cent. Reduced

935/889¾903/8-¾
New Three per Cents.937/8897/890½-7/8

Long Annuities, Jan 1860

  47/16  45/16  47/16

Bank Stock, 8 per cent.

213209209½

Exchequer Bills, June

 9s. p. 1s. p. 3 p.
India Bonds 14s. p. 9s. p. 7-10 p.
Paid.RAILWAYS.Highest.LowestLatest.

Receipts
since
Jan. 1.

100

Brighton & S. Coast        

106        104      104-6    631,206
all

Blackwall

8½77/877/8-81/8     65,563
100Caledonian61½58¾60¼-¾  }
100Edinb. and Glasgow565353-5      }    669,509
allEastern Counties11¾111/8111/8-3/8    775,421
Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.)918787-9    269,407
Great Northern90½8888-9    846,444
100Great Western71¾6970-½ 2,430,330
100Lancash. & Yorksh.71¼70¼711/8-3/8 1,021,609
100London & N. Westn.104¾9898½-9    864,529
100London & S. Westn.82½7978½-9½    609,222
100Midland711/867¼68-8½ 1,170,241
100South-East & Dover62¾6058½-9½    774,457

FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES.

FUNDS.                                                 RAILWAYS.
Belgian 4½ per cent.                            East Belgian Junet. 11/8-7/8
Brazilian 5 per cent., 98                       Great Luxembourg 37/8-41/8
Chilian 6 per cent., 104                        Northern of France 33-½
Danish 5 per cent. 102-4                      Norwegian Trunk Pref. 8½-9½
Dutch 2½ per cent., 60¼                      Paris and Orleans, 44-6
Dutch 4 p. cent. cert., 90                      Paris and Lyons, 37¾
Mexican 3 per cent., 211/8-3/8                     Paris and Rouen, 35-7
Peruvian 3 per cent., 677/8                      West Flanders, 3½-4
Portuguese 4 per cent., 40-2                West of France, 16-7
Russian 5 per cent., 94½                      Rouen and Havre, 20-1
Spanish 3 percent., 37¾-8¼
Sardinian 5 per cent., 85-7

COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES. 

MINES.      BANKS.
Australian ........   1-1½     dis.    Australasian ........    80 to 82
Do. Freehold ......   1/8-5/8       ,,    Eng. Scott. and Aust. 12½-13½
Colonial Gold .....    Â½-¾    ,,     Ind. Aust. and China
Port Philip      ......  1/8-3/8       ,,   Lond. Chart. of Aus.  23½-4½
South Australian  1-1¼        South Australian       42-4
   Union of Australia     70-2
RAILWAYS.     STEAM COMPANIES.
East Indian ......  2½-3 prem.    Australasian Pacific .... 7½
   Do.,  Extension   1/8 p.   Australian Royal Mail ..
Ind. Peninsula ... 3/8-5/8 p.   Eastern Steam Navig. ....
Madras .............  Â½ d. - ½ p.   General Screw St. Ship .. 13½
   Pen. & Orient. St. Nav.  62.

MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES.

Australian Agricultural, 36-8   North Brit. Australian 5/8-7/8.
Van Diemen's Land .... 13½-14½    Peel River Land .. 3½-¾
South Australian Land  35-7   Scott. Austr. Invest. 1¾ 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.
Oct. 21    57  631  325  935  244 1040  9
—— 2860  732  126  636  545  442  8
Nov.  468  033  627  338  547  644  9
——  1172  135  028  742  548  1048  2
——  1872  1134  728  441  249  249  8

LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES.

                                  s.      s.                                      Â£.  s.     Â£. s.
Malt, Pale, per qr.  ..  70 to 76        Hay  ....  per load  4  4  to 4  15
Malting Barley ,,         34 — 35       Clover ..      ,,        4 10 — 6   0   
Oats, best, .... ,,         31 — 33       Straw ..        ,,        1  4 — 1   12 
Wheat, White, ,,         76 — 90
                                                       Linseed cake, per ton. £10 10s.
Flour —                                              to £12 10s.; Rape cake, ditto.
  Town made, persk.    70 — 55         Â£6 15s.; Bones, ditto. £4 10s.
  Country household    58 — 64  
  American, per barl.    39 — 45     HOPS.—Kents, 320s. to 480s.
Indian Corn, per qr.     44 — 47         Sussex, 300s. to 360s. For.
                                                           252s. to 336s.  
CATTLE—           s.  d.    s.  d. 
  Beasts,  per st.  3   2 to 4   8        POULTRY—Capons,  3s.—4s.;
  Calves ..   ,,       4   0 — 5   2           Fowls, 4s. 0d.—7s.; Chicks,
  Sheep ..   ,,        3   4 — 4   8           4s. 0d.—6s. 0d.; Ducks, 4s.—
  Pigs  ....   ,,        3   4 — 5   2            6s.; Geese, 3s. 6d.—6s.;
                                                           Turkeys, 3s. 6d.—6s.; Pigeons,
WOOL, per lb.—                                 4d.—9d.
  South Downs ..  1   1 — 1   4
  Kentish fleeces  1   4 — 1   7       HIDES, &c. — Market, 96 lb.,
  German Elect.   3   6 — 5   7          4½d.—5d.; do., do., 50 lb.,
  Australian  ....    1   3 — 2   6½       3½d.—½d.; do., Calf-skins,  
  Cape  ...........    0   7 — 1   7½       10 lb. 6s. ; do. Horse-hides,
  Spanish .......     1   2 — 2   1          6s. 6d. ; Rough Tallow, 30s

 METALS.                                       OILS.
Copper, Cakes, per ton, £126.       Gallipoli, per ton, £58; Sperm,
Iron, Pigs, £4 2s. to Â£5 0s.                Â£104 to £115; Pale Seal.
  Rails, £8 0.s. Lead, English            Â£44 10s.; Rape, £53 to £55;
  Pig, Â£23 Steel, Swedish Keg,          Cocoa-nut, £49 to Â£51; Palm,
  Â£17 Tin, English block,                    Â£45 to £49; Linseed, £36 10s.
  Â£117; Banca, £116 Spelter,          TALLOW — Australian, Beef,    
  Â£29 15s. Quicksilver, per lb.            Â£63 to £66; Sheep, £65 to
  1s. 11d. to 2s.                                  Â£66; Y.C. £66 to £66 6s.

PROVISIONS.                                 GROCERY.
BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 58s.          COCOA., per cwt., Trinidad, 32s.
  to 66s.; German, 65s. to                 to 42s.; Bahia, 28s. to 30s. 0d.
  67s.                                               COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon
BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8 lb             Native, 46s. 0d. to 46s. 6d. Do.,
  3s. 4d. to 4s. 10d. Irish India,          Plantation, 55s. to 80s.;
  per tr., 180s.; Hambro', 130s.          Mocha, 62s. to 86s.; Jamaica,
  to 180s. American, 130s. to 175s.   65s. to 84s.; Java, 51s. to
                                                          56s.; Costa Rica, 58s. to 73s.
BUTTER—Best fresh, per lb.,          RICE, per cwt.—Carolina, 33s.
  12d. to 14d.; Dorset, per                  to 45s. 0d.; Bengal, 15s. 0d. to
  cwt., 86s. to 98s.; Irish, 90s.             16s. 6d.; Patna, 17s. to 23s. 0d.
  105s.; Dutch, 90s. to 104s.            SUGAR—Barbados, per cwt.,
                                                           31s. to 38s. 6d.; Mauritius,
CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt.,            30s. 6d. to 37s. 6d.; Bengal,
  58s. to 74s.; Wiltshire, 50s. to          38s. 0d. to 41s. 6d.; Madras,
  68s.; Dutch, 54s.                              28s. to 32s. 0d.; Havannah,
HAMS—York, 65s. to 82s.;                 31s. to 38s. 6d.
  Westphalia, 66s. to 70s.                DO. REFINED—Grocery lumps,
                                                          43s. to 47s.; Bastards, 26s. to
MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per             34s. 6d.; Crushed,30s. 6d.
  8lb., 3s. 6d. to 5s. 0d.                    TEA, per lb., (duty 1s. 6d.)—
POTATOES, per ton, 110s. to            Congou, 10d. to 1s. 5d.;
  170s.                                                Souchong, 10½d. to 2s. 6d.;
PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. 4d. to 5s. 0d.     Hyson, 1s. 5d. to 2s. 6d.;
VEAL, 3s. 10d. to 5s.                         Assam, 1s. 3d. to 4s. 4d.

EMIGRATION RECORD
DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM.

      1854.       Australian  
Colonies.
British
America.  
United    
States.
Other    
Places.
Total.     
To Sept. 30 ....
Oct        .........
59,953
  7,997
37,197
     135
158,603
  16,245
2590
  184
258,343
  24,561
Total .............67,95037,332174,8482774282,904

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

From              Cabin.      Intermediate.Steerage.    Goods per
40 Cubic feet.
London..£40 to 65£26 to 30£16 to 22£2 10 to £4 0
Liverpool  40 to 50  20 to 26  10 to 14  2 10 to  4 0
The Clyde  30 to 45  20 to 25  12 to 14  2   5 to  3 15
Belfast ..  40 to 50  20 to 26  11 to 14   2  5 to  3 15