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COMMERCIAL RECORD

BULLION MARKET
Bullion in Bank of England on 18th inst., £16,116,978

LATEST LONDON PRICES

Gold, stnd., per oz.  Â£3 17 101/2
Do., dust,       ,,        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 . . . . . . .   0·6 prem.
New York  . . . . . . .  0·42 disct.

Bank Rate of Discount, 4 per cent.

STOCKSHighestLowestLatest

Three per Cent. Consols . . . . . .
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
  34
903/4
911/4
921/8
4
214
14
28
911/8
92
923/4
41/8
2151/4
13-17
26-30


PaidRAILWAYSHighestLowestLatestReceipts
since
Jan.1

    100
11·6·3
    100
    100
      20
    100
    100
    100
    100
    100
    100
    100
    100

Brighton & S. Coast
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. & Dover

1011/2
    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
  603/4
981/2
    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
  441,630

 FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES

FUNDSRAILWAYS

Belgian 41/2 per cent., 96
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

East Belgian Junct., 2
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

MINES

Linares  . . . . . . . . . . .  81/4
Nouveau Monde . . . .  .1/4-3/8

Quartz Rock . . . . . . . . 1/4-3/8
St. John Del Rey . . . . .  29

COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES

MINESBANKS
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

Australasian . . .. . . . .  . 95
Eng. Scott, and Aust.  .   171/2
Lond. Chart, of Aust.  .  . 201/4
South Australian . . . . . . 401/2
Union of Australia . . . . . .74

RAILWAYSSTEAM COMPANIES

Bombay and Baroda   57/8
East Indian  . . . . . . .245/8
     Do., Extension      31/4
Indian Peninsula. .      53/4
Madras . . . . . . . . . .  197/8

Australasian Pacific . .   71/8
Australian Royal Mail     74
Eastern Steam Navig.  .
General Screw St. Ship  183/8
Pen. & Orient. St. Nav.    69

MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES

Australian Agricultural . . 301/2
Van Diemen's Land  . . . .131/2
South Australian Land . .  371/2

North Brit. Australian . .  3/4-1
Peel River Land  . . . . . . 23/4
Scottish Austr. Invest. . . 17/8

AGRICULTURAL MARKETS
CORN—IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGE

Week
ending—

WheatBarleyOatsRyeBeansPeas

July  21
  —   28
Aug.   4
  —   11
  —   18
s.    d.
76    4
77    7
78    2
77    7
72    8
s.    d.
34    8
34    8
35    0
34    8
36   11
s.    d.
28     5
29     1
28   11
29     1
31     3
s.    d.
45    2
43    1
46   11
47    2
  . .. .
s.    d.
46    0
46    4
46   11
47    3
47    2
s.    d.
42   10
42    4
42    5
43    1
   . . . .

LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES

                                   s.      d.
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,
   Â£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.

                                Â£   s.      Â£   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
   Â£13 10s.; Rape cake, ditto, £7;
   Bones, per qr., £1 1s. to
   Â£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,
   Â£121; Pale Seal, £54 10s.;
   Rape, £59 to £60; Cocoanut
   Â£50 to £52; Palm, £47:
   Linseed, £43  7s.
TALLOW—Australian, Beef,
   Â£52  0s. to £54  0s.; Sheep,
   Â£52  3s. to £56  0s.; Y. C,
   Â£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.

EMIGRATION RECORD
DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM      

1855Australian
Colonies
British
America
United
States
Other
Places
Total
To June 30 . .
   July . . . . .
38,300
  4,698
10,669
  1,781
47,330
  6,875
1,168
   315
102,407
  13,669
Total to July 3142,99812,48054,2051,483116,076

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

London and
Liverpool
CabinIntermediateSteerageGoods per
40 Cubic feet
Melbourne
Sydney . . .
Adelaide . .
Hobart Tn.

  Â£35  to £60
    40 —   65     
    36 —   64
    36 —   65   

£20  to £30
  22 —   35
  22 —   35
  22 —   32
  Â£15  to £22
    18 —   25
    15 —   20
    15 —   20
£2  10  to  Â£3  10
  2    5 —   2   10
  2    5 —   2   10
  2    5 —   2   10