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DJO Household Narrative Volume V (1854) Page 280
 
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                COMMERCIAL RECORD.

                       BULLION MARKET.
Bullion in Bank of England on 10th inst, £14,028,879.

                 LATEST LONDON PRICES.

Gold, stand., per oz.  Â£3 17 9   Silver bars, stan. per oz.  5 13/8
Do., dust, ,,  3 16 0Mexican dollars, ,,  5 05/8

LATEST COMPARATIVE VALUE OF GOLD IN FOREIGN MARKETS
                                 TO LONDON PRICE

Paris0.38 prem.              New York          1.33 disct.
Hamburgh    0.65 prem.

                       Bank Rate of Discount, 5 per cent.

STOCKS. Highest. Lowest.  Latest.
Three per Cent. Consols   933/8   903/8    911/8-3/8
Three per Cent. Reduced   917/8   891/8    91-1/4
New Three per Cents   92    891/4    911/8-3/8
Long Annuities, Jan., 1860          47/8      43/16     43/16-5/16
Bank Stock, 8 per cent.  213   2071/2  209
Exchequer Bills, June  7s.p.    1s.p.  4-7p.
India Bonds12s.p.    7s.p.  9-12p.


 

 

 Paid.

    

       RAILWAYS.

 

 Highest.

 

 Lowest.

 

 Latest.

Reciepts
since
Jan.1.

100Brighton & S. Coast108104106-8  675,186
allBlackwall81/887/88-7/8-81/8    69,002
100Caledonian621/4591/4601/4-11/4  733,799
100

Edinb. and Glasgow           

54521/853-5
allEastern Counties 117/81111-1/4  857,145
Gt. Sn. Wn. (Irel.)  92873/489-91  291,915
Great Northern ...901/2861/290-1/4   935,204
100Great Western711/469701/21,104,736
100Lancash. Yorksh.731/4693/4723/4-31/4   935,401
100London N. Westn.1071001/2100-1/22,627,215
100London & S. Westn.841/27983-4   659,676
100Midland693/4661/2683/4-9     1,271,430
100South-East. & Dover69571/2583/4-91/4   381,476

            FOREIGN LIST—LATEST PRICES

          FUNDS.        RAILWAYS.

Belgian 41/2 per cent

East Belgian Junct. 11/2-3/8
Brazilian 5 per cent. , 97-9Great Luxembourg 3-31/8
Chilian 6 per cent., 100-2Northern of France, 34-1/4
Danish 5 per cent.
Dutch 21/2 per cent., 60-2Norwegian Trunk Pref. 81/2
Dutch 4 p. cent, cert., 90-2Paris and Orleans, 46-8
Mexican 3 per cent., 211/4Paris and Lyons,
Peruvian 3 per cent., 69-71Paris and Rouen, 38-40
Portuguese 4 per cent., 41-3     West Flanders, 31/4-4
Russian 5 per cent., 98West of France,
Spanish 3 per cent., 39Rouen and Havre, 201/2-11/2
Sardinian 5 per cent., 83-5

                                 MINES.

Linares8-9Quartz Rock . 1/8-3/8

Nouveau Monde 

1/8 - 3/8      St. John Del Rey 30-2

     COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES

            MINES.              BANKS.
Australian11/4       dis.Australasian80-811/4
Do. Freehold1/8 - 3/4Eng Scott. and Aust.13-3/8
Colonial Gold1/2-3/4 Ind. Aust. and China
Port Philip1/8-3/8   Lond. Chart. of Aus.215/8-221/4
South Australian1-1/4South Australia421/4-3/4
Union of Australia68-691/2


   RAILWAYS.STEAM COMPANIES.

East Indian

1-11/2 prem.     

Australasian Pacific

 71/8

Do., Extension

1/8 - 3/8 prem.

Australian Royal Mail

Ind. Peninsula

1/4 - 1/2 p.Eastrn Steam Navig

Madras

1/4 dis. par.General Screw St. Ship131/2
Pen & Orient St. Nav601/2-2

              MISCALLANEOUS COMPANIES

Australian Agricultural. 36-8     North Brit. Australian 5/8-7/8
Van Diemen's Land..  12-13Peel River Land..21/4-3/4
South Australian Land  37-39Scott. Austr. Invest.13/4-2

                  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.

Nov. 25

    74 7   35 6  293 4411    505   497
Dec.   2    74 4   3510   290 45 3   502   494
     —  9    73 0   35  2  284 46 2   495   495
     — 16    7210    35  1  284 46 6   493   496

          LONDON LATEST MARKET PRICES

                            s.      s.
Malt. Pale, per qr.  66 to 72
Malting Barley ,      32——33
Oats, best             28——30
Wheat, White, ,      78——94

Flour—
Town made, per sk.  73——65
Country household    66——60
American, per bari.   
Indian Corn, per qr.   46——49        

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

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

                      l.   s.         l.   s.
Hay per load    4  10    to   4 15
Clover.. ,,        5   10    to  5 15
Straw..             1    5    to   1 12

Linseed cake, per ton, l.11 0s.
to l.13 0s.; Rape cake, ditto.
l.6 10s.; Bones, ditto, l.4 10s.

HOPS.—Kents, 320s. to 480s.
Sussex, 300s. to 360s. For.
252s. to 836s.

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.,
41/2d.—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, per ton, 126l.   
Iron, Pigs, 4l. 2s. to 5 0s.
Rails, 8l. 0s. Lead, English
Pig, l.23l. Steel, Swedish Keg,
17l. Tin, English block,
117l.; Banca, 116l. Spelter,
29l. 15s. Quicksilver, per lb.
1s. 11d. to 2s.

Gallipoli, per ton, 58l.; Sperm,
114l. to 115l.; Pale Seal,
45l. 10s.; Rape, 53l. to 56l.;
Cocoa-nut, .48l. to 51l.: Palm,
46l. to 48l.; Linseed, —37l. 10s.,

TALLOW—Australian, Beet,
l.60l. to l.63l. 10s.; Sheep, l.61l.
l.66l.; Y.C., l.66l. to l.66l. 6s.

        PROVISIONS.         GROCERY.

BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 56s.
to 61s.; Foreign, 58s. to
60s.

BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8lb.,
3s. 1d. to 4s. 10d.; Irish India,
per tr., I80s.; Hambro', 130s.
to 175s. American, 130s. to 175s.   
 

BUTTER—Best fresh, per lb.,
13d. to 16d.; Dorset, per
cwt., 90s. to 104s.; Irish, 90s.
to 104s.; Dutch, 86s. to 90s.

CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt.,
58s. to 74s.; Wiltshire, 50s. to
72s.; Dutch, 55s.

HAMS—York, 65s. to 82s.;
Irish, 58s. to 80s.;
Westphalia, 66s. to 70s.

MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per
8 lb., 3s. 6d. to 5s. 0d.

POTATOES, per ton, 110s. to
170s.

PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. 4d. to 5s. 0d.

VEAL, 3s. 10d. to 5s. 0d.

COCOA, per cwt., Trinidad, 33s.
to 44s.; Bahia, 30s. to 33s. 0d.

COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon Native,
45s. 6d. to 46s. 3d.; Do.,
Plantation, 55s. to 80s.; Mocha,
62s. to 86s.; Jamaica,
65s. to 84s.; Java, 51s. to
56s.; Costa Rica, 58s. to 73s.

RICE, per cwt.—Carolina, duty
paid, 33s. to 44s. 0d; Bengal,
14s. 0d. to 10s. 0d.; Patna,
17s. to 23s. 0d.

SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt.
31s. to 38s. 0d.; Mauritius,
30s. 6d. to 37s. 0d.; Bengal,
36s. 0d. to 40s. 0d.; Madras,
28s. to 32s. 0d.; Havannah,
31s. to 38s. 0d.

DO. REFINED—Grocery lumps,
43s. to 47s.; Bastards, 20s. to
34s. 6d.; Crushed, 30s. 3d.

TEA, per lb. (duty Is. 6d.)—
Congou, 91/2d. to 1s. 5d.;
Souchong, 10d. to 2s. 6d.;
Hyson, 1s. 5d. to 3s. 6d.;
Assam, 1s. 3d. to 4s. 4d.

                  EMIGRATION RECORD
    DEPATURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM.

1854.

Australian  
Colonies.

British      
America.

United     
States.

Other   
places

Total.
To Oct. 31 67,95037,332174,8482,774282,904
Nov.  6,631      49    9,975   265  16,920
Total74,58137,381184,8233,039299,824

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 30  Â£26 to 30£16 to 22£2 10 to £4  0
Liverpool 40    50    20      26 10      14  2 10       4  0
The Clyde 30    45    20      25 12      14 2   5       3  15
Belfast 40    50    20      26 11      14 2   5       3 15

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