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COMMERCIAL RECORD.

BULLION MARKET.
Bullion in Bank of England on 21st Inst., £16,644,152.

LATEST LONDON PRICES.

Gold, stand., per oz. £3 17 9
Do., dust,          ,,      Â£3 16 0
Silver bars, stan. per oz. 5    13/8
Mexican dollars,       ,,     4  117/8

LATEST COMPARATIVE VALUE OF GOLD IN FOREIGN MARKETS
TO LONDON PRICE.

Paris  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  0.38 prem.
Hamburgh  .  .  .  .   0 par.
New York  .  .  .  .  0.67 disct

Bank Rate of Discount, 4 per cent.

STOCKSHighest.Lowest.Latest.
Three per Cent. Consols   913/8 907/8    97/8 91 
Three per Cent. Reduced 921/4 913/4  915/8
New Three per Cents. 925/8 913/4  921/2
Long Annuities, Jan., 1860    4   4    41/15
Bank Stock, 8 per cent 2152101/2214
Exchequer Bills, March  27 14 19
India Bonds  37 30 31
PaidRAILWAYS.Highest.Lowest.Latest.Receipts
  since
 Jan. 1.
   100Brighton & S. Coast1021/2100102   271,730
11.6.3Blackwall   73/8   77/8   77/8     30,863
   100Caledonian 631/2 621/2 631/4   259,669
   100Edinb. and Glasgow 581/4 571/2 58   962,682
    20Eastern Counties 121/8 117/8 115/8   496,153
   100Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.)1041/2 99103   138,894
   100Great Northern 931/2 911/2 901/2   438,930
   100Great Western 671/2 653/4 661/2   558,236
   100Lancash. & Yorksh. 811/2 811/8 811/8   449,839
   100London & N. Westn.1013/4 991/2 981/21,220,785
   100London & S. Westn. 89 841/2 861/2   309,446
   100Midland 731/4 703/4 70   578,223
   100South-East. & Dover 613/4 603/4 603/4   345,242

FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES.

FUNDS.

Belgian 44 per cent., 931/2-4                      
Brazilian 5 per cent.. 1011/2
Chilian 6 per cent., 104
Danish 5 per cent. , 100-3
Dutch 24 per cent., 64-6
Dutch 4 p. cent, cert., 961/2
Mexican 3 per cent., 213/4
Peruvian 3 per cent., 56
Portuguese 4 per cent., 44-6
Russian 5 per cent., 101
Spanish 3 per cent,, 37
Sardinian 5 per cent., 863/4

RAILWAYS.

East Belgian Junct, 23/8 dis.                  
Great W. of Canada 225/8
Great Luxembourg, 35/8
Northern of France, 36
Norwegian Trunk Pref., 8-9
Paris and Orleans, 48
Paris and Lyons, 48
Paris and Rouen, 47-49
Rouen and Havre, 27
West Flanders, 4
West of France, 103/4 

MINES.

Linares  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  71/2
Nouveau Monde  .  .  .  . 1/4-3/8
Quartz Rock  .  .  .  .  .  .    1/8-1/4
St. John Del Rey  .  .  .  .  . 29

COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES

MINES.

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

BANKS.

Australasian  .   .  .  .  .  .  87
Eng. Scott. and Aust.  .  .  177/8
Lond. Chart. of Aust.  .  .   20
South Australian  .  .  .  .   381/2
Union of Australia  .  .  .  .  731/2

 RAILWAYS.

Bombay and Baroda  .  .  .  .  20
East Indian  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  253/8
      Do., Extension  .  .  .  .   235/8
Indian Peninsula  .  .  .  .  .  .  53/4
Madras  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  203/4

STEAM COMPANIES.

Australasian Pacific  .  .  .  .  71/8
Australian Royal Mail  .  .  . 74
Eastern Steam Navig  .  .  .
General Screw St. Ship  .  .   175/8
Pen. & Orient. St. Nav.  .  .  64

MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES

Australian Agricultural  .  .  .  .  29
Van Diemen's Land  .  .  .  .  .  131/2
South Australian Land  .  .  .  .  38-39

North Brit. Australian  .  .  .  . {3/4}-1
Peel River Land  .  .  .  .  .  .   27/8
Scottish Austr. Invest,  .  .  .   13/4-2

AGRICULTURAL MARKETS.
CORN—IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGE.

Week
ending—
Wheat.
s.     d.
Barley.
s.     d.
Oats.
s.      d.
Rye.
s.      d.

Beans.
s.      d.

Peas.
s.     d.
June 2376     734    329     345     947     143     1
——  3075    1134    328     845     646     643     8
July   776     134    528     644     646     440     9
——  1475    1134    728     844     845    1142     4

LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES.

                                       s.      s.                                     Â£.    s.            £      s.
Malt, Pale,       per qr,       65 to 72Hay  .  .  .  . per load       4     0    to      5     10
Malting Barley     ,,            32 — 33Clover  .  .  .    ,,              6     0   —       7      0
Oats, best,         ,,            26 — 29Straw  .  .  .     ,,              1     4   —       1     13
Wheat, White     ,,             76 — 84Linseed cake, per ton, £10 10s.
Flour—   to £12 0s.;  Rape cake, ditto,
  Town made, per sk            65 — 70   Â£7; Bones, ditto, £4 10s.
  Country household             53 — 70HOPS.—Kents, 210s. to 320s. 
  American, per barl.             38 — 45  Sussex, 189s. to 330s. For.
  Indian Corn, per qr.            47 — 49  120s. to 140s.
CATTLE—              s.  d.          s.  d.POULTRY—Capons, 3s.—4s.;
  Beasts, per st.       4  2  to      5  2  Fowls, 4s. 0d.—7s.; Chicks,
  Calves                  4  4 ——     5  4  4s. 0d.—6s 0d.; Ducks, 4s—  
  Sheep                  4  4 ——      5  4  6s.; Geese, 3s. 6d.—6s.
  Pigs                     3  4 ——      4  4  Turkeys 3s. 6d.—6s.; Pigeons,
WOOL, per lb.  4d.—9d.
  South Downs         1  01/2 — 1  2HIDES, &c.—Market, 96lb.,
  Kentish fleeces      1  01/2 — 1  11/2  41/2d.—51/2d.; do. ,do., 50lb.
  German Prima       2  6     —     3  6  31/2d.—3/4d.; do., Calf-skins,
  Australian             1  9     —      2  2  10lb., 6s. 6d.; do., Horse-
  Cape                    0  6     —      1  10  hides, 6s 0d.; Rough
  Spanish                1  1      —     2  9  Tallow, 23s.
METALSOILS
Copper, Cakes, per ton, £126
Iron, Pigs, Â£4 15s. to £5 0s.
   Rails, £7 5s. Lead, English
   Pig, £22 Steel, Swedish Keg,
   Â£18 to £18 5s.Tin, English
   block, £117; Banca, £119;
   Spelter, £23; Quicksilver, per
   lb. £1 10s.
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£48 0s. to £53 0s.; Sheep,
   Â£50 0s. to £54 0s.; Y. C,
   Â£52 6s.
PROVISIONS.
BACON, per cwt.—Irish 62s
  to 75s.; American, 48s. to
   54s.
BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8lb.,
   3s 6d. to 4s 10d.; Irish India,
  per tr. , 160s.; Hambro', 170s.;
  American, 140s. to 160s.
BUTTER—Dorset, per cwt. , 96s.
  to 106s.: Irish. 83s. 98s.;s
  Dutch, 84s. to 102s.
CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt.,
  60s. to 76s.; Wiltshire, 54s. to
  74s.; Dutch, 56s
HAMS—York, 70s. to 75s.;
  Irish, 70. to 78s.;
   Westphalia, 66s. to 68s.
MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per
  8lb., 4s. 6d. to 5s. 2d.
POTATOES, per ton, Scotch reds,
  85s. to 105s.; Bedf. Regts.
  100s. to 130s.
PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. 4d. to
  4s. 2d.
VEAL, 4s. 2d. to 5s. 2d.
LAMB, 4s 8d. to 6s 0d.
GROCERY.
COCOA, per cwt., Trinidad, 41s.
   to 45s.; Bahia, 33s. 0d. to 34s.
   6d.
COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon
   Native, 48s. 0d. to 49s. 0d.; Do.,
   Plantation. 75s. to 82s.;
   Mocha, 82s. to 90s.; Jamaica,
   65s. to 87s.; Java, 51s. to
   55s.; Costa Rica, 57s. to 72s.
RICE, per cwt.—Carolina, duty
   paid, 26s. to 36s. 0d.; Bengal,
   13s. 6d. to 15s. 6d.
SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt.,
   34s. to 39s. 6d.; Mauritius,
   37s. 6d. to 39s. 0d.; Bengal,
   37s. d. to 42s. 0d.: Madras,
   35s. to 42s. 0d.; Havannah,
   35s. to 39s. 6d.
DO. REFINED—Grocery lumps,
   47s. 0d. to 51s. 0d.; Bastards,
   30s. to 36s.; Crushed, 31s.
TEA, per lb. (duty 1s. 9d.)—
   Congou, 81/2d