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DJO Household Narrative Volume V (1854) Page 72
 
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             COMMERCIAL RECORD.

                   BULLION MARKET.
Bullion in Bank of England on 18th inst., £14,822,839

LATEST LONDON PRICES.

Gold, stand., per oz. £3 17 9
Do., dust,       â€ž          3 16 0
Silver bars, stan. per oz.  5 17/8
Mexican dollars,     â€ž        5 0½

Latest Comparative Value of Gold in Foreign Markets
to London Price.

Paris   .................. 0.58 prem.
Hamburgh  ........... par 

New York 0.58  ........ disct.

 

STOCKS.HighestLowestLatest
Three per Cent. Consols9286¾ -7/886¾-7/8
Three per Cent. Reduced92½87¼87¼
Three and a Quarter per Cents93¾8888
Long Annuities, Jan.,186055/1453/1453/14
Bank Stock. 8 per cent221217½217½
Exchequer Bills, June21s.pm.7s.pm.7s.pm.
India Bonds12s.pm2s.dis.

2s.dis.

PaidRAILWAYSHighestLowestLatest

Receipts
since
Jan 1

100

Brighton&  S. Coast 99 9696106, 281
allBlackwall  8¾  7¾ 7¾11, 876
100Caledonian56¼52½52½)139, 839
100Edinb.andGlasgow6455½55½)139, 839
allEastern Counties 13¾113/811¾196, 287
Gt.Sn. & Wn. (Irl)100 8888 54, 331
Great Northern 97½ 86½ 86½ 184, 636
100Great Western 84 737/8737/8203,651
100Lancash.&Yorksh. 68¾ 60¾60¾177,497
100London& N.Westn.104¾ 95½95½516,384
100London&S/Westn.  83 75½ 75½ 120,613
100Midland  65 5757262,202
100SouthEast.&Dover 64½ 58¾58¾148, 183
100York,Newc., & Ber. 71½ 61½ 61½ )282, 734
100York & N.Midland 81½   43¼43¼ )282, 734

 

 

 


 

 
   
 
      


 


 

 

    FOREIGN LIST. - LATEST PRICES

          FUNDS         RAILWAYS
Belgian 4½ per cent.Gd.Cent of France, 6
Brazilian 5 per cent., 96East Belgian Junct. 1-1¼
Chilian 6 per cent., 101-2Luxembourg, 6
Danish 4 per cent., 92Northern of France, 285/8
Dutch 2½ per cent., 52Norwegian Trunk Pref. 8
Dutch 4 p. cent. cert., 83Paris and Orleans, 43
French 4½ per cent., 91f.25c.Paris and Lyons, 213/8
Mexican 3 per cent., 22½Paris and Rouen, 32
Peruvian 4½  per cent., 41½Paris and Strasbourg, 273/8
Portugese 4 per cent., 33South of France
Russian 5 per cent., 84½West Flanders, 3½
Spanish 3 per cent., 36½West of France, 13
Sardinian 5 per cent.,77½

COLONIAL SHARE LIST.- LATEST PRICES

         MINES              BANKS
Australasian 1-¾    dis.Australasian         73 to 75
Australian     1½-2Eng.Scott.and Aust. 4½-3½ dis
Do.Cordillera  1/8-3/8 "Ind.Aust. and China. 1½-1 dis.
Do.Freehold   1/8-¼   "Lond. Chart of Aus.   2-1½ dis.
Brit.Australian 1/8-3/8 "South Australia        30-38
Colonial Gold  7/8-1    "Union of Australia    61 to 63
Port Philip         Â¼-½   "
South Australia   Â½-¾  
      RAILWAYS      STEAM COMPANIES
East Indian        2½ premAustralian Pacific 13
    Do., Extension ½ premAustralian Royal Mail 2½
Ind. Peninsula    Â½ prem.Eastern Steam Navig.
Madras                Â½ dis.General Screw St. Ship 11½

Quebec and Rich–

     mond                   5"

Penins. & Orient. St Nav. 55½

             MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES

Australian Agricultural 32-4North Brit. Australian. 7/8-1p
Van Diemen's Land 15-16Peel River Land 1.dist
South Australian Land 33-5Scott.Austr.Invest. 1¾pm.

           AGRICULTURAL MARKETS

    CORN—IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGE

Week
ending—		Wheat.Barley.Oats.Rye.Beans.Peas.
s.   d s.   ds.   ds.   ds.   ds.  d
Feb. 1880   139  1127   549   546  1051  7
    — 2578   538    427   149  1045  1148  7
Mar.    478   337  1027   047   245  1048  5
      —1179   638    727   249   545    245  2
       —1879   238   927   750   245  1147  5

LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES.

                          s.     s.                     Â£.   s.   Â£.  s.
Malt, Pale, per qr 66 to 72Hay per load   3  15 to 5  5
Malting Barley  "    40—42Clover  "         4  10—6    0
Oats, best       "   30— 2Straw   "          1  12—2   2
Wheat, White   "   66—82Linseed cake, per ton £11
Flour—  Rape cake, ditto £6 10s
  Town made, per sk 66—70Bones, ditto        Â£4 10s
  Country household  54—62HOPS. - Kents 100s. to 210s.
  American, per barl.  36—42  Sussex, 100s. to 130s.
  Indian Corn, per qr. 45—48POULTRY—Capons, 3s.—4s.6d
CATTLE—          s. d.    s. d.  Fowls, 2s.—3s; Chicks,
  Beasts, per st.  3  4 to 3  6  2s. 0d.—3s. 0d; Ducks, 3s. 0d;
  Calves    "        3  8—4   0  Geese, 5s. 0d—6s; Turkeys, 
  Sheep     "        3  6—4   4  3s. 6d—8s; Pigeons, 8d.
  Pigs        "        4  0—4   2HIDES, &c—Market 96½lb.,
WOOL, per lb.—3½d.—3¾d.: do., do., 50lb.,
  South Downs     1  1—1   5  2¾d.,do., Calf-skins, 10 lb.,
  Kentish fleeces  1  4—1   6  5s. 6d.; do., Horse-hides, 6s.;
  German Elect.    3  6—5   6  Ox and Cow horns, per 123,
  Australian          1  3—2   3  28s—83s. Rough Tallow,
  Cape                 0  7—1 10  45s.
  Spanish             1  2—2   1
           METALS.            OILS.
Copper, Cakes, p.op. £126Gallipoli, per ton, £64; Sperm,
Iron, Pigs, £3 16s. to £4 15s.;  Â£105; Pale Seal, £43:
  Rails, £8 5s. Lead, English  Rape, £42 to £44; Cocoa-nut,
  Pig, £25 10s. Steel, Swedish  Â£51 to £52  5s; Palm, £48 
  Keg, £18 to £19 Tin,  10s.; Linseed, £37.
  English block, £130; Banca,TALLOW—Australian, Beef,
  Â£129; Spelter, £32. Zinc,  Â£57 5s. to £64.; Sheep, £60
  Â£31.  to £66 6s.; Y.C., £67 6d.

 

           PROVISIONS.           GROCERY.
BACON, per cwt.10s.; —Irish, 54s.COCOA,per cwt. Trinidad, 35s.
  to 60s.; German, 64s.  to 40s.; Bahia, 26s. to 28s.
BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8lb.,COFFEE,per cwt.—Ceylon
  3s.6d. to 4s.4d. Irish India,  Native, 46s. 0d. to 47s.; Do.,
  per tr., 160s.;Hambro' 160s.  Plantation, 64s. to 80s.;
  American, 135s to 150s.

  Mocha, 70s. to 80s.; Jamaica,

BUTTER—Best fresh, per lb.,  63s. to 80s.; Java, 52s. to
  13d to 15d.; Dorset, per  56s. Costa Rica, 57s to 80.
  cwt., 96s. to 108s.; Irish, 90s.RICE,per cwt.—Carolina, 23s.
  to 106s. ; Dutch, 106s. to 112s.to 26s.; Bengal, 12s. to
CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt.,  13s. 6d.; Patna, 16s. to 20s.
  58s. to 72s.; Dutch, 58s.;SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt.,
  Wiltshire, 52s. to 68s.

  33s. to 40s.; Mauritius, 33s.

HAMS—York, 70s. to 75s.;  6d. to 38s.; Bengal, 37s.  to
  Irish, 64s. to 70s.; Westphalia,  40s. 6d.; Madras, 30s. to
  60s. to 68s.  33s.; Havannah, 35s. to 40s.
MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per  6d.
  8lb., 4s.0d. to 5s.0d.DO.REFINED—Grocery lumps,
POTATOES, per ton, 130s to  44s. to 48s.;Bastards, 28s. 
  180s.  6d.to 35s.; Crushed, 32s. to
PORK, per 8lb., 3s.10d. to 4s.6d.  32s. 6d.
VEAL, 4s.6d to 5s.6d.TEA,per lb. (duty 1s. 10d.)—
  Congou, 11½d. to 2s. 4d.;
  Souchong, 1s. to 2s. 6d.;
  Hyson, 1s. 5d. to 3s. 6d.;
  Assam, 1s. 6d. to 4s. 4d.

                EMIGRATION RECORD.
DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM.

1854Australian
Colonies		British
America		United
States		Other
places.		Total.
To January 313,090—  3, 759173  7, 022
February3, 22319210, 99826714, 680
To February 286, 31319214, 75744021, 702

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

FromCabin.Intermediate.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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