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COMMERCIAL RECORD.

BULLION MARKET.
Bullion in Bank of England on I8th inst.,  Â£16,253,313.

LATEST LONDON PRICES.

Gold, stand., per oz. £3 17 9 | Silver bars, stan. per oz. 5  11/2
Do., dust,                               | Mexican dollars,      ,,      4 11

LATEST COMPARATIVE VALUE OF GOLD IN FOREIGN MARKETS
TO LONDON PRICE

Paris.................... 0.48 prem. | New York....................0.58 disct.
Hamburgh............ par.    ,,     |

              STOCKS     

Highest. 

 

 Lowest. 

  Latest.  

Three per Cent. Consols............

Three per Cent. Reduced...........

Three and a Quarter per Cents...

Long Annuities, Jan., 1860.........

Bank Stock, 8 per cent. .............

Exchequer Bills, June ................

India Bonds ............................ 

921/4

927/8 

94

57/8

218 

22s.pm.

10s.pm.

901/4

905/8

913/8 

53/16  

215 

9s. pm. 

par. 

915/8-3/4

921/8-1/4

931/8-1/2 

51/2 

217 

18-21pm. 


Paid.
 
 
   RAILWAYS.    
 

Highest.
 

 Lowest. 
 

 Latest. 
 
Receipts
since
Jan. 1. 
100Brighton & S. Coast 97 943/496-7 54,202
 allBlackwall .............  81/4  73/4  85/8  6,409

100

100 

Caledonian...........

Edinb. and Glasgow 

 543/4

 63

 51

 607/8 

 551/2
           )
 60-4 


 67,813
 allEastern Counties .. 131/2   12  133/8102,956
Gt. Sn. & Wn.(Irel.)1001/2  99 99-101 29,271
Great Northern...... 913/4  83 931/2-41/2 91,590
100Great Western...... 84 801/2 823/4-31/4111,679
100Lancash. & Yorksh. 663/4 613/4 67-1/2 86,765
100 London & N. Westn.1051001/21041/2-5272,030
100London & S. Westn. 82 77 81-3 59,771
100Midland................ 64 601/2 631/2-4138,424
100South-East. & Dover 631/8 583/4 62-3 81,871

100

100

York, Newc., & Ber.

York & N. Midland

 701/2
 
 50 

 62
 
 443/4 
 691/2-701/2
               )
 49-50 

150,420

FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES.

                FUNDS.                                            RAILWAYS                  
Belgian 41/2 per cent, 951/2-3/4     Gd. Junct. of France, 21/2-3 pm.
Brazilian 5 per cent, 991/2East Belgian Junct., 1-11/2
Chilian 6 per cent., 101-3Luxembourg, 63/4-73/4
Danish 4 per cent., 983/4Northern of France, 283/4
Dutch 21/2 per cent., 59-60Norwegian Trunk Pref. 81/2
Dutch 4 p. cent. cert., 91-1/2 Paris and Orleans, 41-3
French 41/2 per cent., Ffr101 50c.Paris and Lyons, 12 pm.
Mexican 3 per cent., 25Paris and Rouen, 34-6
Peruvian 41/2 per cent., 6-7Paris and Strasbourg, 28
Portuguese 4 per cent., 431/2South of France, 4-6 pm.
Russian 5 per cent., 100-1West Flanders, 41/4
Spanish 3 per cent., dfd. 19West of France, 23/4 pm.
Sardinian 5 per cent., 811/2-31/2Rouen and Havre, 181/2 pm.

COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES

            MINES                                           BANKS                      
Australasian..............3/4 dis. 
Australian................21/4Australasian............78
Do.  Cordillera...........5/8 dis.Eng. Scott. and Aust. 11/4-1 dis.
Do.  Freehold............5/8  "Ind. Aust. and China.. 1/2 dis.
Brit. Australian...........5/8  "Lond. Chart. of Aus.....  par.
Colonial Gold.......par. 1/8 pm.South Australian .........39-41
Port Philip.........    5/8 - 3/8 dis.Union of Australia......... 68
South Australian..........1/8 dis.
           RAILWAYS          STEAM COMPANIES       
East Indian.................3 prem.Australian Pacific..........  11
    Do.,    Extension.......... par.Australian Royal Mail........31/2
Ind. Peninsula...............3/4 pm.Eastern Steam Navig.
Madras....................par.1/2 pm.General Screw St. Ship.....15
Quebec and Richmond......dis.Penins & Orient. St. Nav.  351/2

MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES

Australian Agricultural,   411/2  North Brit. Australian,    1/2 p.
Van Dieman's Land.....13-14Peel River Land...........1/8 dis.
South Australian Land.....39Scott. Austr. Invest.....15/8 pm.

AGRICULTURAL MARKETS. 
CORN—IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGE.

Week

ending


 Wheat. 

 Barley. 

  Oats.  

   Rye.   

 Beans.

  Peas.  

Jan. 21
 —   28
Feb.  3
 —   10 
  s.   d.
 82    4 
 83    3
 82    8 
 82    4

  s.   d.
 42  10 
 43    0 
 41    8 
 41    3 

  s.   d.
 27   2 
 27   1 
 27   0 
 27   4

  s.   d.
 50   5 
 51   4 
 49   1 
 48   2 

  s.   d.
 48   9 
 48   0 
 48   3 
 47  10 
  s.   d.
 51   5 
 52   5 
 52   6 
 50   3 

LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES.

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

Malt, Pale, per qr...  66 to 72

Malting Barley  "      40 — 42

Oats, best.....  "      39 — 32

Flour—

Town made, per sk. 68 — 72

Country Household  57 — 65

American per barl.   38 — 44

Indian Corn, per qr. 47 — 50

CATTLE—           s.  d.    s.  d.

Beasts,  per st.    3  4 to 4   4

Calves..     "        3 10 —4 10

Sheep       "        3  4 — 4   8

Pigs.....     "        4  0 — 4 10

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

Iron, Pigs, £3 17s. to £4 15s.

Rails, £8 5sLead, English

Pig, £24 10sSteel, Swedish

Keg. £17 to £   Tin

English Block, £130; Banca,

£130; Spelter, £32 10s;

Zinc, £31

      PROVISIONS

BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 56s.

to 60s.; German, 58s.

BEEF—Mid to prime, p. 8 lb.,

3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d.; Irish India,

per tr., 160s.; Hambro', 140s.

American, 130s. to 147s.

BUTTER—Best fresh, per lb.,

13d. to 16d; Dorset, per

cwt., 96s. to 108s.; Irish, 88s.

to 100s.; Dutch, 88s. to 110s.

CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt.,

58s. to 72s.; Dutch, 56s.;

Wiltshire, 52s. to 68s.

HAMS—York, 76s. to 86s.;

Irish, 66s. to 73s.;

Westphalia, 52s. to 66s.

MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per

8 lb., 3s. 0d. to 5s. 0d.

POTATOES, per ton, 130s. to

180s.

PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. 4s. 10d.

VEAL, 4s. 2d. to 5s. 4d.

Hay......... per load   4   5 to 5   5

Clover.....      "         3  15 — 6  0

Straw......      "         1  15 — 2   8

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, 96lb.,

4d.—41/4d.; do., do., 50lb.,

23/4d.; 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, £63; Sperm,

£91; Pale Seal, £43;

Rape, £43 to £46; Cocoa-nut,

£48 to £50; Palm, £46 10s.;

Linseed, £33 10s.

TALLOW—Australian, Beef,

£55 0to £59 0s.; Sheep, £57

to £63; Y. C., £63

          GROCERY

COCOA, per cwt., Trinidad, 35s.

to 40s.; Bahia, 26s to 28 s.

COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon

Native, 47s. 6d. to 48s.; Do.,

Plantation, 60s. to 80s.;

Mocha, 67s to 82s.; Jamaica,

55s. to 88s.; Java, 48s. to

56s. Costa Rica, 56s. to 80s.

RICE, per cwt.—Carolina, 23s.

to 26s. 0d.; Bengal, 14s. to

17s.; Patna, 17s. to 21s.

SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt.,

34s. to 39s. 6d.; Mauritius,

33s. 6d. to 39s.; Bengal, 37s. to

40s. 6d.; Madras, 31s. to

35s. 0d.; Havannah, 35s. to

40s. 6d.

DO. REFINED—Grocery lumps,

44s. to 48s. 6d.; Bastards,

28s. 0d. to 35s. 0d.; Crushed,

32s. to 32s. 6d.

TEA, per lb. (duty 1s. 10d.)—

Congou, 1s. 01/2d. to 1s. 7d.;

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.

 
1854.

Australian
 Colonies 

 British
America 
United
States 
Other
Places 

 Total  
January   3,090    — 3,759   173 7,022

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

   From      CabinIntermediateSteerage  Goods per
40 Cubic feet. 
London£45 to 65  Â£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