COMMERCIAL RECORD.
BULLION MARKET.
Bullion in Bank of England on 19th inst., £16,047,710.
LATEST LONDON PRICES.
LATEST COMPARATIVE VALUE OF GOLD IN FOREIGN MARKETS Bank Rate of Discount, 4 per cent. STOCKS. New Three per Cents .......... Brighton & S. Coast Blackwall Caledonian Midland South–East. &, Dover FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES Belgian 41/2 per cent., 911/2 East Belgian Junct., 11/2 MINES. Linares ......................71/2 COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES Australian .......... 3/4–11/4 Australasian ............. 82 to 84 East Indian ......... 241/2–5 Australasian Pacific ... ......... 71/2 MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES. Australian Agricultural ......32–4 North Brit. Australian ...... 3/4–1 AGRICULTURAL MARKETS. Week LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES s. s. Copper, Cakes, per ton, £126. Gallipoli, per ton, £55; Sperm, BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 54s. COCOA, per cwt., Trinidad. 42s. EMIGRATION RECORD. Australian British United Other Total. To March 31 CURRENT RATES OF PASSAGE AND FREIGHT TO AUSTRALIAN London and Inter- Goods per Melbourne £35 to £60Gold, stand., per oz. £3 17 9
Do., dust, " 3 16 0 Silver bars, stan. per oz. 5 17/8
Mexican dollars, " 5 0
TO LONDON PRICEParis ...............0.12 disct.
Hamburgh ..... 0.64 disct. New York ......... 0.67 disct. Highest. Lowest. Latest Three per Cent. Consols ...... 913/4 883/8 913/8–3/4 Three per Cent. Reduced ..... 903/8 867/8 901/2–3/4 907/8 875/8 911/4 Long Annuities, Jan., 1860 .. 315/16 37/8 37/8 Bank Stock, 8 per cent. ....... 2111/2 208 2091/2–10 Exchequer Bills, March. ....... 15s. p. 4s. p. 12–15p. India Bonds ..................... 21s. p. 12s. p. 18–20p.
Paid.
RAILWAYS.
Highest.
Lowest.
Latest.Receipts
since
Jan. 1.100 101 981/4 100–1 164,626 11.6.3 8 73/4 73/4–7/8 19,289 100 631/4 593/4 631/4 176,846 100 Edinb. and Glasgow 57 54 55–7 74,097 20 Eastern Counties . . 113/4 112/8 111/4 330,945 100 Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.) 98 93 96–8 94,023 100 Great Northern .... 92 881/2 91–2 301,334 100 Great Western .... 671/2 63 661/2–7 367,627 100 Lancash. & Yorksh. 79 751/4 781/4–3/4 297,333 100 London N. Westn. 1001/2 97 993/4–1001/4 814,649 100 London & S. Westn. 841/2 791/2 82–3 191,048 100 711/2 68 71–1/4 391,976 100 613/8 591/8 601/4–3/4 271,610 FUNDS. RAILWAYS.
Brazilian 5 per cent., 997/8
Chilian per cent, 102–4
Danish 5 per cent., 101–3
Dutch 24 per cent., 663/4
Dutch 4 p. cent, cert., 93
Mexican 3 per cent., 221/8
Peruvian 3 per cent., 49–51
Portuguese 4 per cent., 411/2
Russian 5 per cent., 99
Spanish 3 per cent. , 371/2
Sardinian 5 per cent., 881/4
Great Luxembourg, 21/8–3/8
Great West Canada, 21–1/2
Northern of France. 357/8
Norwegian Trunk Pref, 81/2
Paris and Orleans, 47–9
Paris and Lyons, 42–1/2
Paris and Rouen, 41–43
West Flanders, 31/4–4
West of France, 221/2–3
Rouen and Havre, 22–3
Nouveau Monde ... 1/4–3/4Quartz Rock ........ 1/8–1/4
St. John Del Rey ... 31–3 MINES. BANKS.
Colonial Gold ........ 1/2–3/4
Great Nugget ....... 3/8–3/4
Port Philip ........... 1/4–3/8
South Australian .. 5/8–7/8
Eng. Scott, and Aust. .. 17–18
Lond. Chart, of Aust. ....213/4
South Australian ........ 42
Union of Australia ....... 71–3 RAILWAYS. STEAM COMPNIES.
Do., Extension .. 133/4
Indian Peninsula.... 53/4
Madras ............. 17–18
Australian Royal Mail ......... 33/4–7/8
Eastern Steam Navig. .....
General Screw St. Ship ..... 141/2
Pen. & Orient. St. Nav. ..... 61–3
Van Diemen's Land ........ 131/4–3/4
South Australian Land .... 381/2–91/2
Peel River Land ............ 23/4–3
Scottish Austr. Invest. .. 13/4–2
CORN—IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGE
ending–
Wheat.
Barley.
Oats.
Rye.
Beans.
Peas.s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Apr. 21 68 8 31 1 25 10 38 11 41 5 36 10 — 28 68 4 31 5 25 9 40 10 41 6 39 2 May 5 69 5 31 6 26 0 38 0 41 7 38 7 — 12 73 4 31 10 26 11 40 9 43 2 40 2 — 19 76 1 32 5 27 9 44 3 44 5 42 4
Malt, Pale, per qr. 64 to 72
Malting Barley " . . 30 — 31
Oats, best, " . . 27 — 30
Wheat, White, " . . 77 — 86
Flour–
Town made, per sk. 65 — 70
Country household 52 — 60
American, per barl. 38 — 44
Indian Corn, per qr. 48 — 52
CATTLE— s. d. s. d.
Beasts, per st. 3 8 to 4 2
Calves .. " 3 8 — 4 8
Sheep .. " 3 6 — 4 6
Pigs .... " 3 4 — 4 4
WOOL, per lb.—
South Downs.... 1 0 — 1 11/2
Kentish fleeces . 1 0 — 1 1
German Prima .. 2 6 — 3 6
Australian ........ 1 3 — 2 2
Cape .............. 0 7 — 1 5
Spanish ......... 1 1 — 1 11 £ s. £ s.
Hay ..... per load 3 15 to 5 5
Clover .. " 4 5 — 6 6
Straw..... " 1 4 — 1 8
Linseed cake, per ton, £10 10s.
to £12 0s.; Rape cake, ditto,
£7; Bones, ditto, £4 10s.
HOPS.— Kents, 240s. to 300s.
Sussex, 220s. to 240s. 1853,
140s. to 168s.
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.,
41/4d.—51/2d.; do., do., 50 lb.,
31/4d.—3/4d.; do., Calfskins,
10 lb., 6s. 6d.; do., Horse–
hides, 5s. 6d.—6s.; Rough
Tallow, 22s. METALS. OILS.
Iron, Pigs, £3 6s. to £5 0s.
Rails, £6 10s. Lead, English
Pig, £22 0s. . Steel, Swedish
Keg, £18 10s. Tin, English
block, £111; Banca, £110 to
£111; Spelter, £22 5s.; Quick–
silver, per lb. 1s. 10d. to
1s. 11d.
£134 to £136; Pale Seal,
£53; Rape, £54 to £56;
Cocoa–nut. £43 to £44; Palm,
£43 to £44; Linseed, £38 0s.
TALLOW—Australian, Beef,
£40 to £53 10s.; Sheep, £47
to £52 6s.; Y. C, £54. PROVISIONS. GROCERY.
to 68s.; American, 48s. to
40s.
BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8lb.,
4s. 0d. to 4s. 8d.; Irish India,
per tr., 160s.; Hambro', 170s.;
American, 140s. to 160s.
BUTTER—Dorset, per cwt., 90s.
to 106s.; Irish, 94s. 108s.;
Dutch, 86s. to 90s.
CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt.,
60s. to 70s.: Wiltshire, 52s. to
74s.; Dutch, 56s.
HAMS—York, 70s. to 75s.;
Irish, 70s. to 78s.; Westphalia,
66s. to 68s.
MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per
8 lb., 4s. 6d. to 4s. 10d.
POTATOES, per ton, Scotch reds,
85s. to 105s.; Bedf. Regts.
100s. to 130s.
PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. 10d. to
4s. 8d.
VEAL, 4s. 0d. to 5s. 0d.
LAMB, 6s. 0d. to 7s. 0d.
to 46s.; Bahia, 33s. to 34s.
COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon Native,
47s. 0d. to 48s. 0d.; Do.,
Plantation, 56s. to 82s.; Mocha,
78s. to 90s.; Jamaica,
70s. to 84s.; Java, 51s. to
55s.; Costa Rica, 57s. to 72s.
RICE, per cwt,—Cariolina, duty
paid, 26s. to 30s. 0d.; Bengal,
13s. 6d. to 15s. 6d.
SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt.,
35s. to 41s. 0d.; Mauritius,
35s. 6d. to 39s. 0d.; Bengal,
37s. 0d. to 42s. 0d.: Madras,
30s. to 33s. 0d.; Havannah.
35s. to 39s. 0d.
Do. REFINED—Grocery lumps,
47s. to 51s. 6d.; Bastards, 29s.
to 36s. 0d.; Crushed, 30s.
TEA, per lb. (duty 1s. 9d.)—
Congou, 81/4d., to 1s. 3d.;
Souchong, 91/2d. to 2s. 0d.;
Hyson, 1s. 3d. to 3s. 6d.;
Assam 1s. 0d. to 4s. 7d.
DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM. 1855.
Colonies
America.
States.
places.17,855 302 18,519 503 37,179 4,987 4,282 16,297 198 25,764 Total.......... 22,842 4,584 34,816 701 62,943
PORTS PER SAILING VESSEL.
Liverpool.
Cabin.
mediate.
Steerage.
40 Cubic feet.
Sydney.
Adelaide .
Hobart Tn.
40 — 65
30 — 62
30 — 65 £20 to £30
22 — 35
22 — 35
22 — 35 £15 to 22
18 — 25
18 — 24
18 — 25 £2 10 to 3 5
2 5 — 2 10
2 10 —
2 5 — 2 15
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