COMMERCIAL RECORD
BULLION MARKET
Bullion in Bank of England on 18th inst., £16,116,978
LATEST LONDON PRICES
Silver bars, stan. per oz. 5 13/8 LATEST COMPARATIVE VALUE OF GOLD IN FOREIGN MARKETS Bank Rate of Discount, 4 per cent. Three per Cent. Consols . . . . . . 100 Brighton & S. Coast FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES Belgian 41/2 per cent., 96 East Belgian Junct., 2 MINES Linares . . . . . . . . . . . 81/4 COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES Australasian . . .. . . . . . 95 Bombay and Baroda 57/8 MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES Australian Agricultural . . 301/2 North Brit. Australian . . 3/4-1 AGRICULTURAL MARKETS Week LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES s. d. EMIGRATION RECORD CURRENT RATES OF PASSAGE AND FREIGHT TO AUSTRALIAN £35 to £60Gold, stnd., per oz. £3 17 101/2
Do., dust, ,, 3 16 0
Mexican dollars, ,, 4 117/8
TO LONDON PRICEParis . . . . . . . . . . 0·38 prem.
Hamburgh . . . . . . . 0·6 prem.New York . . . . . . . 0·42 disct. STOCKS Highest Lowest Latest
Three per Cent. Reduced . . . . . .
New Three per Cents. . . . . . . . .
Long Annuities, Jan.. 1860 . . . . .
Bank Stock, 8 per cent. . . . . . . .
Exchequer Bills, March . . . . . . . .
India Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .911/4
921/8
923/4
41/8
2151/2
24
34903/4
911/4
921/8
4
214
14
28911/8
92
923/4
41/8
2151/4
13-17
26-30Paid RAILWAYS Highest Lowest Latest Receipts
since
Jan.1
11·6·3
100
100
20
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
Blackwall . . . . . . .
Caledonian . . . . . .
Edinb. and Glasgow
Eastern Counties . .
Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.)
Great Northern . . .
Great Western . . . .
Lancash. & Yorksh. .
London & N. Westn.
Loudon & S. Westn.
Midland . . . . . . . . .
South-East. & Dover1011/2
73/4
633/4
571/2
113/4
107
991/4
66
841/4
981/2
861/2
721/8
621/2 981/2
71/8
627/8
55
111/2
1011/2
891/4
551/4
801/2
953/8
85
695/8
603/4981/2
71/4
631/4
55
113/4
106
991/4
565/8
831/4
953/8
85
711/4
621/2 348,397
37,662
313,222
984,838
593,511
167.588
527,919
675,924
540,817
1,476,680
380,700
704,329
441,630FUNDS RAILWAYS
Brazilian 5 per cent., 103
Chilian 6 per cent., 104
Danish 5 per cent., 100-3
Dutch 21/2 per cent., 64-3/4
Dutch 4 p. cent, cert., 961/4
Mexican 3 per cent., 213/4
Peruvian 3 per cent., 583/4
Portuguese 4 per cent., 44-6
Russian 5 per cent., 101
Spanish 3 per cent., 381/8
Sardinian 5 per cent., 86
Great W. of Canada, 24
Great Luxembourg, 35/8
Northern of France, 365/8
Norwegian Trunk Pref., 81/2
Paris and Orleans, 49
Paris and Lyons, 485/8
Paris and Rouen, 511/2
Rouen and Havre, 271/2
West Flanders, 4
West of France, 301/4
Nouveau Monde . . . . .1/4-3/8Quartz Rock . . . . . . . . 1/4-3/8
St. John Del Rey . . . . . 29MINES BANKS Australian . . . . . . . . . .11/4
Colonial Gold . . . . .3/8-1/2
Great Nugget . . . . . 3/8-1/2
Port Philip . . . . . . . .1/4-3/8
South Australian . . . 5/8-3/4
Eng. Scott, and Aust. . 171/2
Lond. Chart, of Aust. . . 201/4
South Australian . . . . . . 401/2
Union of Australia . . . . . .74RAILWAYS STEAM COMPANIES
East Indian . . . . . . .245/8
Do., Extension 31/4
Indian Peninsula. . 53/4
Madras . . . . . . . . . . 197/8Australasian Pacific . . 71/8
Australian Royal Mail 74
Eastern Steam Navig. .
General Screw St. Ship 183/8
Pen. & Orient. St. Nav. 69
Van Diemen's Land . . . .131/2
South Australian Land . . 371/2
Peel River Land . . . . . . 23/4
Scottish Austr. Invest. . . 17/8
CORN—IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGE
ending—Wheat Barley Oats Rye Beans Peas
July 21
— 28
Aug. 4
— 11
— 18s. d.
76 4
77 7
78 2
77 7
72 8s. d.
34 8
34 8
35 0
34 8
36 11s. d.
28 5
29 1
28 11
29 1
31 3s. d.
45 2
43 1
46 11
47 2
. .. .s. d.
46 0
46 4
46 11
47 3
47 2s. d.
42 10
42 4
42 5
43 1
. . . .
Malt, Pale, per qr. 66 to 72
Malting Barley ,, . . 31 — 35
Oats. best, ,, . . 27 — 30
Wheat, White, ,, . . 69 — 80
Flour—
Town made, per sk. 65 — 70
Country household 55 — 58
American, per barl. 38 — 45
Indian Corn, per qr. 47 — 49
CATTLE — s. d. s. d.
Beasts, per st. 3 10 to 5 4
Calves ,, ,, 4 0 — 5 0
Sheep ,, ,, 3 6 — 5 0
Pigs . . ,, ,, 3 6 — 4 6
WOOL, per lb.—
South Downs . . 1 0 —1 2
Kentish fleeces 1 2 —1 3
German Prima 3 0 — 3 4
Australian . . . . . 1 3 — 2 4
Cape . . . . . . . . . 1 3 — 1 11
Spanish . . . . . . . . 1 3 — 1 10
METALS
Copper, Cakes, per ton, £126
Iron, Pigs, £4 15s. to £5 0s.
Rails, £7 5s. Lead, English
Pig, £23 Steel, Swedish Keg,
£19 to £19 10s. Tin, English
block, £126; Banca, £127;
Spelter, £23; Quicksilver, per
lb. 1s. 10d.
PROVISIONS
BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 64s.
to 78s.; American, 58s. to
62s.
BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8 lbb.,
3s. 4d. to 5s. 8d.; Irish India,
per tr., 160s.; Hambro', 170s.;
American, 140s. to 150s.
BUTTER—Dorset, per cwt., 86s.
to 90s.: Irish. 78s. 94s.;
Dutch, 98s. to 100s.
CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt.,
72s. to 84s.; Wiltshire. 62s. to
78s.; Dutch, 58s. to 60s.
HAMS—York, 84s. to 100s.;
Irish, 70s. to 78s.;
Westphalia, 74s. to 78s.
MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per
8 lb., 3s. 4d. to 5s. 8d.
POTATOES, per ton, Scotch reds,
85s. to 105s.; Bedf. Regts.
100s. to 130s.
PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. 6d. to
4s. 6d.
VEAL, 3s. 8d. to 4s. l0d.
LAMB, 4s. 4d. to 5s. 6d. £ s. £ s.
Hay . . . . per load 5 0 to 5 15
Clover . . ,, 5 0 — 8 0
Straw ' ' ' ,, 1 6 — 1 10
Linseed cake, per ton. £12 to
£13 10s.; Rape cake, ditto, £7;
Bones, per qr., £1 1s. to
£1 2S.
HOPS—Kents, 240s. to 320s.
Sussex, 240s. to 260S.
POULTRY—Capons. 4s. 6d.— 6s.;
Fowls, 4s. 0d.— 7s.; Chicks,
4s. 0d.—6s. 0d.; Ducks. 4s.—
6s.; Geese, 5s. 6d.—8s.;
Turkeys, 6s.; Pigeons, 4d.—9D.
HIDES, &c.—Market, 96 lb.,
31/2d.—41/2d.; ditto, Horse-
hides, salted, 5s. 9d. to 6s.
OILS
Gallipoli, per ton, £57; Sperm,
£121; Pale Seal, £54 10s.;
Rape, £59 to £60; Cocoanut
£50 to £52; Palm, £47:
Linseed, £43 7s.
TALLOW—Australian, Beef,
£52 0s. to £54 0s.; Sheep,
£52 3s. to £56 0s.; Y. C,
£56 0s.
GROCERY
COCOA, per cwt., Trinidad, 43s.
to 47s.; Bahia, 35S.
COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon
Native, 48s. 6d. to 49s. 6d.; Do.,
Plantation, 58s. to 60s.;
Mocha, 80s. to 90s.; Jamaica,
65s. to 85s.; Java, 50s. to
56s.; Costa Rica, 52s. to 56s.
RICE, per cwt.—Carolina, duty
paid, 26s. to 36s. 0d.; Bengal,
14s. 0d. to 16s. 0D.
SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt.,
35s. to 39s. 0d.; Mauritius,
37s. 6d. to 40s. 0d.; Bengal,
43s. 0d. to 45s. 0d.; Madras
37s. to 43s. 0d.; Havannah,
30s. to 32s. 9d.
DO. REFINED—Grocery lumps,
48s. 0d. to 51s. 0d.; Bastards,
31s. 6d. to 37s.; Crushed, 32s.
TEA, per lb. (duty 1s. 9d.)—
Congou, 8d. to 2s. 4d.;
Souchong, 81/2d. to 2s. 6d.;
Hyson, 1s. 51/2d. to 4s. 0d.;
Assam, 1s. 6d. to 4s. 7d.
DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM 1855 Australian
ColoniesBritish
AmericaUnited
StatesOther
PlacesTotal To June 30 . .
July . . . . .38,300
4,69810,669
1,78147,330
6,8751,168
315102,407
13,669Total to July 31 42,998 12,480 54,205 1,483 116,076
PORTS PER SAILING VESSELLondon and
LiverpoolCabin Intermediate Steerage Goods per
40 Cubic feetMelbourne
Sydney . . .
Adelaide . .
Hobart Tn.
40 — 65
36 — 64
36 — 65 £20 to £30
22 — 35
22 — 35
22 — 32 £15 to £22
18 — 25
15 — 20
15 — 20£2 10 to £3 10
2 5 — 2 10
2 5 — 2 10
2 5 — 2 10
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