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                  COMMERCIAL RECORD.

                      BULLION MARKET.
Bullion in Bank of England on 19th inst., £16,047,710.

                  LATEST LONDON PRICES.

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

LATEST COMPARATIVE VALUE OF GOLD IN FOREIGN MARKETS
                                   TO LONDON PRICE

Paris ...............0.12 disct.
Hamburgh  ..... 0.64 disct.
 New York  ......... 0.67 disct.

                 Bank Rate of Discount, 4 per cent.

             STOCKS.

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

New Three per Cents  ..........

  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

Brighton & S. Coast

101981/4100–1 164,626
11.6.3 

Blackwall

  8 73/4  73/4–7/8  19,289
100

Caledonian

 631/4593/4 631/4 176,846
100Edinb. and Glasgow 5754 55–7  74,097
  20Eastern Counties . . 113/4112/8 111/4 330,945
100Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.) 9893 96–8   94,023
100Great Northern .... 92881/2 91–2 301,334
100Great Western .... 671/263 661/2–7 367,627
100Lancash. & Yorksh. 79751/4 781/4–3/4 297,333
100London N. Westn.1001/297 993/4–1001/4 814,649
100London & S. Westn.841/2791/2 82–3 191,048
100

Midland

711/268 71–1/4 391,976
100

South–East. &, Dover 

613/8591/8 601/4–3/4 271,610

           FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES

          FUNDS.         RAILWAYS.

Belgian 41/2 per cent., 911/2
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

East Belgian Junct., 11/2
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

                           MINES.

Linares  ......................71/2   
Nouveau Monde ...  1/4–3/4

Quartz Rock  ........  1/8–1/4
St. John Del Rey  ...  31–3

     COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES

               MINES.                BANKS.

Australian  ..........  3/4–11/4
Colonial Gold  ........  1/2–3/4
Great Nugget  .......  3/8–3/4
Port Philip   ...........  1/4–3/8
South Australian   ..  5/8–7/8

 Australasian   .............  82 to 84
 Eng. Scott, and Aust. ..  17–18
 Lond. Chart, of Aust.  ....213/4
 South Australian  ........  42
 Union of Australia  .......  71–3

          RAILWAYS.          STEAM COMPNIES.

East Indian  ......... 241/2–5
   Do., Extension  .. 133/4
Indian Peninsula.... 53/4
Madras  ............. 17–18

 Australasian Pacific ... ......... 71/2
 Australian Royal Mail  .........  33/4–7/8
 Eastern Steam Navig. .....
 General Screw St. Ship  ..... 141/2
 Pen. & Orient. St. Nav.  .....  61–3

            MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES.

Australian Agricultural  ......32–4
Van Diemen's Land  ........  131/4–3/4
South Australian Land  ....  381/2–91/2

 North Brit. Australian  ......  3/4–1
 Peel River Land  ............   23/4–3
 Scottish 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.
Apr. 2168   831   125  10 38  11 41   5 36  10
  —  2868   431   525   9 40  10 41   6 39   2
May   569   531   626   0 38   0 41   7 38   7
  —  1273   431  1026  11 40   9 43   2 40   2
  —  1976   132   527   9 44   3 44   5 42   4

        LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES

                                 s.      s.
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

                            Â£  s.    Â£  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,
   Â£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.

Copper, Cakes, per ton, £126.
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
   Â£111; Spelter, £22 5s.; Quick–
   silver, per lb. 1s. 10d. to
   1s. 11d.

Gallipoli, per ton, £55; Sperm,
   Â£134 to £136; Pale Seal,
   Â£53; Rape, £54 to £56;
   Cocoa–nut. £43 to £44; Palm,
   Â£43 to £44; Linseed, £38 0s.
TALLOW—Australian, Beef,
   Â£40 to £53 10s.; Sheep, £47
   to £52 6s.; Y. C, £54.


            PROVISIONS.             GROCERY.

BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 54s.
   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.

COCOA, per cwt., Trinidad. 42s.
   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.

                 EMIGRATION RECORD.
DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM.

     1855.

Australian
Colonies

 British
 America.

 United
 States.

 Other
 places.

 Total.

To March 31

17,855  30218,519  50337,179
 4,987 4,28216,297  19825,764
Total..........22,842 4,58434,816  70162,943

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

London and
Liverpool.

  
   Cabin.

  Inter-
 mediate.


 Steerage.

  Goods per
 40 Cubic feet.

Melbourne
Sydney.
Adelaide .
Hobart Tn.

 Â£35 to £60
   40 — 65
   30 — 62
   30 — 65

 Â£20 to £30
   22 — 35
   22 — 35
   22 — 35
 Â£15 to 22
   18 — 25
   18 — 24
   18 — 25
 Â£2 10 to 3  5
   2   5 — 2 10
   2  10 —
   2   5 — 2 15