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                        COMMERCIAL RECORD.

                               BULLION MARKET.
       Bullion in Bank of England on 15th inst., £13,6984,455.

                          LATEST LONDON PRICES.

Gold, stand., per oz. £3 17 9   I Silver bars, stan. per oz. 5 1½
Do., dust,           ,,       3 16 0   I Mexican dollars,       ,,     4 113/8

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

Paris ............ 0.18 prem.       I    New York ........ 0.42 disct
Hamburgh .... 0.59 prem.       |

                  Bank Bate of Discount, 4½ per cent.

       STOCKSHighest.Lowest. Latest

Three per Cent. Consols           

91½         9018   
89½-89

Three per Cent. Reduced

921/89118  
8858
New Three per Cents.927891¾89

Long Annuities, Jan 1860

  4716  4  4

Bank Stock, 8 per cent.

218216216-218

Exchequer Bills, 2¼d.

 17 pm. 2 dis.{2 dis. par
{4 dis.
India Bonds Bills 30 pm.. 10 5s. to 10s.
Paid.   RAILWAYS.Highest.Lowest  Latest.      

Receipts
since
Jan. 1.

100

Brighton & S. Coast      

 98½         95       96¾    419,965
11.6.3

Blackwall

   7   6¾   6½     44,262
100Caledonian  63¼  60¼  59 ex. d.   357,778
100Edinb. and Glasgow  50  54  51 ex. d. 1,008,136
20Eastern Counties  11   9½   918    686,359
100Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.)102100100    195,290
100Great Northern  88  86¼  85¾    617,370
100Great Western  57¼  54½  5478    789,299
100Lancash. & Yorksh.  81¾  75½  75¾    633,234
100London & N. Westn.  94½  91¾  91¾  1,723,283
100London & S. Westn.  85  82  81¾    450,683
100Midland  69¼  64  64    828,233
100South-East & Dover  60  57  56¼    542,296

                    FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES.

          FUNDS.                                                   RAILWAYS.
Belgian 4½ per cent.   95½                   East Belgian Junct., 2 dis.
Brazilian 5 per cent., 102                      Great W. of Canada, 24¼
Chilian 6 per cent., 103¾                      Great Luxembourg, 3¾
Danish 5 per cent. 100-1                       Northern of France, 34½
Dutch 2½ per cent., 64-66                     Norwegian Trunk Pref., 9
Dutch 4 p. cent. cert., 90                        Paris and Orleans, 46
Mexican 3 per cent., 21¾                       Paris and Lyons, 437/8
Peruvian 3 per cent., 74-76                   Paris and Rouen, 51
Portuguese 4 per cent., 4-5                   Rouen and Havre, 27¼
Russian 5 per cent., 97-99                     West Flanders, 3¾-4
Spanish 3 percent., 19½                        West of France, 11
Sardinian 5 per cent., 85-86

                                           MINES.

Linares ............ ex. d. 7½.      I Quartz Rock ........  Â½ disct
Nouveau Monde ....... 3/8          | St. John Del Rey ...28

             COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES. 

           MINES.                 BANKS.
Australian .............   1   Australasian ........    ex. d. 80 to 82
Colonial Gold ........   Â¾      Eng. Scott. and Aust. ......... 17¼
Great Nugget .........   Â½   Lond. Chart. of Aust. .......  19½-20
Port Philip      .........  Â¼   South Australian    .......    40-41
South Australian ......  Â½      Union of Australia     ....... 70-69½
  
        RAILWAYS.         STEAM COMPANIES.
Bombay and Baroda .......  1 pm.   Australasian Pacific ....     7
East Indian ...................  23   Australian Royal Mail ...  74
   Do.,  Extension   ........    2   Eastern Steam Navig. ....—
Indian Peninsula .......... .  5¾.   General Screw St. Ship .. 18
Madras ........................  19½   Pen. & Orient. St. Nav.    67

               MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES.

Australian Agricultural, 30   North Brit. Australian 18
Van Diemen's Land .... 14   Peel River Land .. 2½
South Australian Land  36½   Scott. Austr. Invest. 1¾

                        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.
Aug. 25   78  734  527  643  646  440  0
Sept. 172  734  929  342  746  938  8
——   874  1035  028  242  1147  1039  4
——  1576  935  328  645  348  043  5

                   LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES.

                                  s.      s.                                      Â£.  s.     Â£. s.
Malt, Pale, per qr.  ..  68 to 70        Hay  ....  per load  3 15  to 6  8
Malting Barley ,,         35 — 37       Clover ..      ,,        4 15 — 6  10   
Oats, best, .... ,,         27 — 34       Straw ..        ,,        1  8 — 1   13
Wheat, White, ,,         63 — 80
                                                       Linseed cake, per ton. £12 0s.
Flour —                                              to £13 10s.; Rape cake,
  Town made, per sk.    70 — 72        ditto £7 10s.; Bones, per qr. £4 10s.
  Country household    60 — 63          Â£1 1s. to £1 4s.
  American, per barl.    40 — 46    
  Indian Corn, per qr.    40 — 42      HOPS.—Kents, 75s. to 120s
BREAD, per 4 lbs.—    d.       d.           Sussex, 75s. to 84s
   Best Wheaten         10½ to 11
   Household                 9½ —10
CATTLE—           s.  d.    s.  d.         POULTRY—Capons,  3s. 6d. to
  Beasts,  per st.  3   4 to  4   8             4s. 6d.; Fowls, 2s. 0d. to
  Calves ..   ,,       3  10 — 5   0            3s. 0d.; Chicks, 1s. 9d. to
  Sheep ..   ,,        3   4 —  5   0            2s. 3d.; Ducks, 2s. 6d. to
  Pigs  ....   ,,        3   6 —  4   6             2s. 9d.; Geese, 5s. 6d.. to
                                                             7s. 0d.; Turkeys, 0s. 0d.;
WOOL, per lb.—                                   Pigeons, 6d. to 8d.
  South Downs ..  0   11 — 1  1½
  Kentish fleeces  1   0½ — 1  1        HIDES, &c. — Market, 96 lb.,
  German Prima   2   2 —   2  10            4½d. to 5d.; ditto, Horsehides,
  Australian  ....    1   0 — 2   7               salted, 6s. 6d. ; to 
  Cape  ...........    0   6 — 1   10             0s. 0d.
  Spanish .......     1   7 — 2   0         

           METALS.                                       OILS.
Copper, Cakes, per ton, £126.       Gallipoli, per ton, £57; Sperm,
Iron, Pigs, £4 2s. to Â£6 0s.                 Â£119; Pale Seal, £54 10s.;
  Rails, £8 0s. Lead, English              Rape, £63 to £63 10s.;
  Pig, Â£25 0s. Steel, Swedish            Cocoa-nut, £43 to Â£43 10s;
  Leg £18 0s. to £19 0s.                    Palm, £46; Linseed, £48 10s.
  Tin, English block,£126;           
  Banca, £126 Spelter, £23             TALLOW — Australian, Beef,       
  17s. Quicksilver, per lb.                   Â£56 10s.; Sheep, £56.
  1s. 10d.

        PROVISIONS.                                  GROCERY.
BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 71s.            COCOA., per cwt., Trinidad, 40s.
  to 73s.; American, 58s. to 62s.          to 49s.; Bahia, 40s. to 42s.
BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8 lb             COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon
  3s. 6d. to 4s. 4d. Irish India,              Native, 50s. 0d. to 52s. 0d. Do.,
  per tr., 160s.; Hambro', 170s.;           Plantation, 54s. to 58s.;
   American, 140s. to 150s      .           Mocha, 82s. to 94s.; Jamaica,
  to 180s. American, 130s. to 175s.     64s. to 85s.
BUTTER—Dorset, p. cwt., 108s.       RICE, per cwt.—Carolina, duty
  to 112s.; Irish 90s. to 104s.;               paid, 24s. 0d. to 46s. 0d.;
  Dutch, 98s. to 100s.                           Bengal, 13s. 0d. to17s. 3d.
CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt.,          SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt.,
  72s. to 84s.; Wiltshire, 62s. to           28s. 0d. to 30s. 6d.;
  78s.; Dutch, 58s. to 60s.                   Mauritius, 22s. 6d. to 30s. 0d.;
  58s. to 74s.; Wiltshire, 50s. to           Bengal, 29s. 0d. to 32s. 0d.
  68s.; Dutch, 54s.                            DO. REFINED—Grocery lumps,
HAMS—York, 84s. to 100s.;                  52s. 6d. to 0s. 0d.; Bastards,
  Irish, 70s. to 78s.                                39s. 0d. to 44s. 0d.; Crushed,
  Westphalia, 74s. to 78s.                     48s. to 49s.
MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per           TEA, per lb., (duty 1s. 9d.)—
  8lb., 3s. 8d. to 4s. 10d.                       Congou, 8½d. to 2s. 4d.;
POTATOES, per ton, Scotch reds,        Souchong, 1s. 2d. to 2s. 6d.;
  75s. to 80s., Regts, 70s. to 75s.         Hyson, 1s. 6d. to 2s. 6d.;     
PORK, per 8 lb., 4s. 0d. to                   Assam, 1s. 6d. to 4s. 4d.
   5s.
VEAL, 4s. 4d. to 4s. 8d.
LAMB, 4s. 4d. to 4s. 8d.                        

                           EMIGRATION RECORD
             DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM.

      1855.       Australian  
Colonies.
British
America.  
United    
States.
Other    
Places.
Total.     
To July. 31 ....
   August   .........
42,998
  2,759
12,480
  2,331
  59,115
    9,699
1,483
   288
116,076
  15,077
Total to Aug. 31   45,75714,811  68,8141,771131,153

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

London and
Liverpool         
  Cabin.      Intermediate.    Steerage.     Goods per
 40 Cubic feet.
Melbourne£30 to 60 Â£20 to 30 Â£15 to 21  50s. to 55s.
Sydney  40 — 60   18 — 32   15 — 20   35 — 40
Adelaide  30 — 65   20 — 35   18 — 21   35 — 40
Hobart Tn.  40 — 65   258 — 35   20 — 22   35 — 40