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DJO Household Narrative Volume V (1854) Page 96
 
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                              COMMERCIAL RECORD.

                                   BULLION MARKET.
Bullion in Bank of England on 15th inst.,   Â£13,510,873.
                             LATEST LONDON PRICES.
Gold, stand., per oz. Â£3 17 9       Silver bars,stan. per oz.   5 17/8
Do.,dust,          "£3 16 0Mexican dollars,     "    
LATEST COMPARATIVE VALUE OF GOLD IN FOREIGN MARKETS
                              TO LONDON PRICE 
 Paris . . . . . . . . . . . . .  0.58 prem.      New York. . . . . . . 0.58 disct.
               STOCKS  Highest.    Lowest.   Latest. 
Three per Cent. Consols . . . . . . . . . .   891/4851/8871/8-1/4
Three per Cent. Reduced . . . . . . . . . . 881/8853/4861/4-3/8
Three and a Quarter per Cents. . . . .    89863/8875/8-1/2
Long Annuities, Jan., 1860 . . . . . . . .  413/16            411/1643/4
Bank Stock, 8 per cent. . . . . . . . . . . . 2161/2209209-111/2
Exchequer Bills, June . . . . . . . . . . . . .6s.pm.2s.dis.par 4pm
India Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2s.pm.7s.dis.

5s.dis.p.

Paid     RAILWAYS Highest.   Lowest.   Latest.  Receipts
   since
  Jan. 1
100Brighton & S. Coast          99 93971/2-8    154,799
  allBlackwall . . . . . . . .  81/2  71/4  8-1/417,730
100Caledonian . . . . . .533/4501/2523/4-3  }201,781
100Edinb. and Glasgow57521/255-6      }   
  allEastern Counties123/811121/8-3/8279,035
  Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.)911/48090-174,638
Great Northern . . . 8783851/2-61/2253,944
100Great Western . . . 733/4703/4721/2-3295,543
100Lancash. & Yorksh.611/2571/2601/2-3/4250,675
100London & N. Westn.963/493961/2726,047
100London & S. Westn.771/47377-1/2171,075
100Midland . . . . . . . . . 591/2541/4581/4-3/4363,561
100South-East. & Dover60565/8591/2209,771
100York, Newc., & Ber.651/2601/264-5     }392,952
100York & N. Midland461/44245-6     }
                      FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES.
               FUNDS.       RAILWAYS.
Belgian 41/2 per cent. 82-4                    Gd. Cent. of France, 6
Brazilian 5 per cent., 96East Belgian Junct. 1-11/4
Chilian 6 per cent., 100Luxembourg, 51/4
Danish 4 per cent.,Northern of France, 30
Dutch 21/2 per cent., 571/2Norwegian Trunk Pref. 8
Dutch 4 p. cent. cert., 84-6Paris and Orleans, 41-3
French 41/2 per cent., 91f.Paris and Lyons, 12 pm.
Mexican 3 per cent., 241/4Paris and Rouen, 32-4
Peruvian 3 per cent., 43-4Paris and Strasbourg, 29
Portuguese 4 per cent., 371/2South of France
Russian 5 per cent., 913/4West Flanders, 3-4
Spanish 3 per cent., 361/4West of France, 21/2 p.m.
Sardinian 5 per cent., 787/8
                 COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES.
         MINES.           BANKS.
Australasian . . . . . .  1-3/4 dis. 
Australian . . . . . . . . 1–2 Australasian. . . . . . .    72 to 4
Do. Cordillera . . . . .  1/8 -3/8  "    Eng.Scott. and Aust. 11/4-1 dis.
Do. Freehold . . . . .   1/8 –1/4  "Ind. Aust. and China    1/4 dis.
Brit. Australian . . . .  1/8 -3/8  "Lond. Chart. of Aus.  3 p.m.
Colonial Gold . . . . .   7/8–11/8  "South Australian . . . . 37
Port Philip . . . . . . . .  1/4–1/2  "Union of Australia . . .    63 to 64  
South Australian . .          3/8  p.m. 

        RAILWAYS.

        STEAM COMPANIES 
East Indian . . . . . . . . .21/4prem.Australasian Pacific . . . .151/8
Do.,  Extension . . . . . .3/4 dis.Australian Royal Mail . . .  13/4
Ind. Peninsula . . . . . . 3/4 pm.Eastern Steam Navig . . .       
Madras . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/4dis.General Screw St.Ship . .  12  
Quebec and Richmond     "Penins. & Orient. St. Nav. 55-7
          
            MISCELLANEOUSCOMPANIES
Australian Agricultural,371/2North Brit. Australian,      1.p.
Van Diemen's Land . . . . 101/8Peel River Land . . . . . .   1/2 pm. 
South Australian Land . .33-5 

Scott. Austr. Invest . . .

23/4 pm.

                               AGRICULTURAL MARKETS
                     CORN - IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGE
 Week   Wheat.    Barley.    Oats.     Rye.   Beans.    Peas.
ending  s.     d.  s.     d.  s.     d.  s.     d.  s.     d.  s.     d.
Mar. 25 78    438    627    5 53    245    047    9
April   175    037    826  1053    144    145    7
 —      873    536    226  1148    944    343    1
 —    1578    336  1027    644    045    742    8
                      LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES
 s. s.                                  Â£  s.     Â£  s. 
Malt, Pale, per qr.  .   66to72Hay  . . .  per load    3 15 to  5  5
Malting Barley  "40—41Clover . . .       "       3 10 —  6  0
Oats, best . . . "30—33Straw . . .        "        2  0 —  2  6
Wheat, White, " 74—88Linseed cake, per ton. £11;
Flour—  Rape cake, ditto, £7
  Town made, per sk.66—70Bones, ditto, £4 10s
  Country household55—64HOPS.—Kents, 100s to 140s;
  American, per barl. 37—43  Sussex, 90s. to 126s.
  Indian Corn, per qr.45—48POULTRY—Capons, 3s.—4s.;
CATTLE—s. d.s. d  Fowls, 2s—2s.9d.; Chicks,
  Beasts,     per st3  4to3  6  2s. 0d.—3s.0d.; Ducks, 2s.—
  Calves . .       "3  8—4  0  4s.; Geese, 5s. 6d.—7s.;
  Sheep . . .     "3  6—4  4  Turkeys, 4s. 6d.—8s.; Pigeons
  Pigs . . .         "4  0—4  2  8d.
WOOL, per lb.—HIDES, &c.—Market, 96lb.
  South Downs . . 1  1—1  5  3½d.—3¾d.; do., do., 50 lb.,
  Kentish fleeces1  4—1  6  2¾d.; do., Calf-skins, 10 lb.,
  German Elect . .3  6—5  6  5s. 6d,; Horse-hides, 6s.;
  Australian . . . . . 1  3—2  3  Ox and Cow horns, per 123,
  Cape . . . . . . . .  0  7—1 10  23s.—83s.  Rough Tallow,
  Spanish . . . . . .  1  2—2   1  45s. 6d.
                  METALS                 OILS
Copper, Cakes,   p.ton,   Â£126        Gallipoli, per ton £61; Sperm,
Iron, Pigs, £3 16s. to £4 15s;  Â£108; Pale Seal, £43;
  Rails, £8 5s. Lead, English  Rape, £45 to £46; Cocoa-nut,
  Pig, £25 10s. Steel, Swedish  Â£50 to £52; Palm, £48;
  Keg, £18 10s. to Â£19.  Tin  Linseed, £39 10s.
  English block, £124; Banca,TALLOW—Australian, Beef,
  Â£124; Spelter, Â£32  Zinc,  Â£62 to £66; Sheep, £60
  Â£32.  to £65; Y.C, £64.
             PROVISIONS             GROCERY
BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 53s.COCOA, per cwt. Trinidad, 31s.
  to 62s.; German, 64s.  to 40s.; Bahia, 26s. to 27s.
BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8lb.,COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon
  3s. 6d. to 4s. 4d.; Irish India,  Native, 44s. 6d. to 45s.; Do.,
  per tr., 160s.; Hambro', 140s.  Plantation, 62s. to 80s.;
  American, 135s. to 150s.  Mocha, 70s. to 78s; Jamaica,
BUTTER—Best fresh, per lb.,  61s. to 85s.; Java, 52s. to
  13d. to 15d.; Dorset, per  55s. Costa Rica, 57s. to 78s.
  cwt., 96s. to 108s.; Dutch,RICE, per cwt.—Carolina, 23s
  100s. to 112s.  to 25s 6d.; Bengal, 13s. to
CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt.,  14s.; Patna, 16s. to 20s.
  58s. to 72s.  Dutch, 58s.SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt.,
  Wiltshire, 52s. to 68s.  33s. to 39s 6d.; Mauritius,
HAMS—York, 70s. to 75s;  33s. to 38s.; Bengal, 37s. to
  Irish, 64s. to 70s.;   40s. 6d.; Madras, 30s. to 
  Westphalia, 60s. to 68s.  33s.; Havannah, 35s. to 40s.
MUTTON—Mid. to prime, perDO. REFINED—Grocery lumps,
  8 lb., 3s. 10d. to 5s.  44s. to 48s.; Bastards, 27s.
POTATOES, per ton, 130s. to   6d. to 34s. 6d.; Crushed, 32s.
  180s.  to 32s. 6d.
PORK, per 8lb., 3s. to 4s. 8d.TEA, per lb. (duty 1s. 6d.)—
VEAL, 4s 6d. to 5s. 8d.  Congou, 11d. to 2s. 0d.;
  Souchong, 1s. to 2s 6d.;
  Hyson, 1s 3d. to 3s. 6d.;
  Assam, 1s. 6d. to 4s. 4d.
                                 EMIGRATION RECORD
                DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM
       1854Australian BritishUnitedOther Total.
Colonies.America.States.places.
To February 28 . .   6,313    192 14,757   44021,702
March  . . . . . . . .   4,711    633 21,310   20926,863
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To March 31  . . .  11,024   82536,067   64948,565
          CURRENT RATES OF PASSAGE AND FREIGHT TO THE
                 AUSTRALIAN POSTS PER SAILING VESSEL
   From   Cabin.    Inter-Steerage.   Goods per
  mediate. 40 cubic feet.
London . .£45 to 65  Â£30 to 36  Â£20 to 24   Â£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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