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                  COMMERCIAL RECORD.

                       BULLION MARKET.
Bullion in Bank of England on 20th inst, £11,230,207.

             LATEST LONDON PRICES.

Gold, stan. per oz. £3 17 9  
Do., dust,       â€ž       3 17 0
Silver bars, stan. per oz.  5   11/2
Mexican dollars,      â€ž       4 113/4

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

Paris............0·22 prem  
Hamburgh....0·55 prem.
New York.............. par.

           Bank Rate of Discount, 6 per cent.

STOCKS.Highest.Lowest.Latest.
Three per Cent. Consols  901/8 861/4 881/8
Three per Cent. Reduced  875/8 853/4 871/2
New Three per Cents.  883/8 861/8 881/8
Long Annuities, Jan. 1860   33/8   37/163-7-16
Bank Stock, 8 per cent.209207208
Exchequer Bills, 21/2d.    7 pm.    1 dis.    2 dis.
India Bonds Bills    5 pm.    1 pm.    2 dis.

Paid

RAILWAYS.

Highest

Lowest

Latest
Receipts
since
Jan. 1.
100Brighton & S. Coast  96  94  951/2 490,756
11·6·3Blackwall    65/8   63/8    61/2   49,982
100Caledonian 611/4 573/4  59 405,310
100Edinb. and Glasgow 51 49  511,031,122
20Eastern Counties . .  9  91/4   93/8 784,697
100Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.)102101101 222,918
100Great Northern .... 861/2 821/2 83  717,976
100Great Western 561/2 501/4 51 902,695
100Lancash. &, Yorksh. 765/8 733/4 75 717,976
100London & N. Westn. 93 91 921,968,727
100London & S. Westn. 831/2 81 821/2 517,177
100Midland 66 63 633/4 953,257
100South-East. & Dover 573/4 561/4 571/2 643,299

      FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES.

FUNDS.
Belgian 41/2 per cent., 94
Brazilian 5 per cent.. 99
Chilian 6 per cent., 99
Danish 5 per cent., 1001/2
Dutch 21/2 per cent., 641/8
Dutch 4 p. cent. cert.. 93
Mexican 3 per cent., 193/4
Peruvian 41/2 per cent., 72
Portuguese 4 per cent., 44
Russian 41/2 per cent., 86
Spanish 3 per cent., 193/4
Sardinian 5 per cent., 833/4

RAILWAYS.
East Belgian Junct., 41/2
Great W. of Canada, 227/8
Great Luxembourg, 41/2
Northern of France, 341/2
Norwegian Trunk Pref.,71/2-81/2
Paris and Orleans, 45
Paris and Lyons, 443/4
Paris and Rouen, 51
Rouen aud Havre, 271/4
West Flanders, 4
West of France, 31

                   MINES

Linares..............71/2
Nouveau Monde 3/8

Quartz Rock......... 21-23
St. John Del Rey ..... 28

COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES.

              MINES.
Australian...............   3/4
Colonial Gold .........   1/4
Great Nugget .........  3/8
Port Philip .............    1/4
South Australian ....     1/2

RAILWAYS.
Bombay and Baroda...   3/4
East Indian ............... 221/4
Do., Extension ...........7/8
Indian Peninsula ..........53/4
Madras ......................193/4

              BANKS.
Australasian ............... 87
Eng. Scott, and Aust. ....161/4
Lond. Chart, of Aust. . . 181/2
South Australian ...........41
Union of Australia .........71
STEAM COMPANIES.
Australasian Pacific .....—
Australian Royal Mail ...41/2
Eastern Steam Navig. . —
General Screw St. Ship .18
Pen. & Orient. St. Nav. .641/2

     MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES.

Australian Agricultural ,. 27
Van Diemen's Land  ...  13
South Australian Land . .35
North Brit. Australian   7/8
Peel River Land    .....21/8
Scottish Austr. Invest. 13/8

            AGRICULTURAL MARKETS
   CORN—IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGE

Week
ending—

Wheat

Barley

Oats

Rye

Beans

Peas

Sept. 22
——   29
Oct.    6
——   13
——   20
s.    d.
77   8
77   3
76   6
76   7
76  10
s.    d.
35   9
35   4
37   0
38   4
38  10
s.    d.
28   8
28   4
28   7
28   6
27   9
s.    d.
47   8
48   8
50  10
49    8
50    5

s.    d.
49   1
49   5
48  10
49  11
49  10

s.    d.
42  11
45    4
46    2
48    7
48    7

       LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES.

                                 s.     s.
Malt, Pale, per qr.       72 to 80
Malting Barley            38 — 44
Oats, best,                29 — 32
Wheat, White,            82 — 98
Flour-
   Town made, per sk . 73 — 75
   Country household   66 — 6S
   American , per barl . 41 — 45
Indian Corn, per qr.     42 — 44
BREAD, per 4 lbs——     d.      d.
   Best Wheaten .      101/2  to 11
   Household ....          91/2 —  10
Cattle —             s.  d.    s.  d.
   Beasts, per st. 3   4 to 4  10
   Calves ., ,,      3   8 — 5    0
   Sheep .. ,,       3   4 — 5    0
   Pigs                3 10  — 5   0
WOOL, per lb. —
   South Downs. . 0 111/2— 1   3
   Kentish fleeces 1  01/2 — 1   11/2
   German Prima  2  6   —  3   6
   Australian ....   1   0  —  2   7
   Cape               0  7   —  2   0
   Spanish           1   1  —   2  0

METALS
Copper, Cakes, per ton, £126.
Iron, Pigs, £3 17s. to £5 5s.
  Rails, £8 10s. Lead, English
  Pig, £25 10s. Steel, Swedish
  Keg, £20 0s. to £21. 0s.
  Tin, English block, £123;
  Banca, £124; Spelter, £24;
  Quicksilver, per lb., 1s. 9d.

PROVISIONS.
BEEF — Irish India, per tr.,
  150s.; Hambro', 150s.;
  American, 120s. to 160s.
BACON, p. cwt.—Irish, 72s. to
  75s.; American, 54s. to 58s.
BUTTER—Dorset, p. cwt., 110s.
  to 116s.; Irish, 94s. to 106s.;
  Dutch, 84s. to 88s.
CHEESE — Cheshire, per cwt.,
  60s. to 80s.; Wiltshire. 56s. to
  74s.; Dutch, 56s. to 58s.
HAMS—York, 84s. to 100s.;
  Irish, 90s. to 98s.;
  Westphalia, 70s. to 72s.
BEEF — Mid. to prime, p. 8 lb.,
  3s. 8d. to 4s. 6d.
MUTTON — Mid. to prime, per
  8 lb., 3s. 8d. to 4s. 6d.
PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. 10d. to
  5s. 4d.
VEAL, 3s. 8d. to 4s. 8d
POTATOES, per ton, Scotch reds,
  80s. to 90s.; Regts, 85s. to 95s.

                    Â£ s.    Â£ s.
Hay per load  2 5 to 6 10
Clover..         4 0 —  7  7
Straw..           1 4 —  1 10

Linseed cake, per ton, £13 10s.
   to £0 0s.; Rape cake,
   do., £8 0s.; Bones, per ton,
   Â£5 9s. to £13 10s.

HOPS.—Kents, 80s. to 130s.
   Sussex, 80s. to 100s.

POULTRY — Capons, 3s. 6d. to
  4s. 6d.; Fowls, 2s. 0d. to
  3s. 0d.; Chicks, 1s. 9d. to
  2s. 3d.; Ducks, 2s. 3d. to
  2s. 9d.; Geese, 5s. 0d. to
  6s. 6d.; Turkeys, 12s. 0d.;
  Pigeons, 6d. to 8d.

HIDES, &c.—Market, 96 lb.,
  41/4d. to 5d.; ditto,
  Horse-hides, salted, 6s. 0d. to
  8s. 6d. each.

OILS.
Gallipoli, per ton, £56 10s.;
  Sperm, £120; Pale Seal, £55
  0s.; Rape, £57 to £60;
  Cocoa-nut, £44 15s. to £46 5s.;
  Palm, £48 5s.; Linseed,
  Â£43 0S.
TALLOW—Australian, Beef,
  Â£59 0s. to £60 15s.; Sheep,
  Â£62 0s. to £63 15£.

GROCERY.
COCOA, per cwt., Trinidad. 43s.
  to 49s.; Bahia, 40s. to 41s. 6d.
COFFEE, per cwt. — Ceylon
  Native, 50s. 0d. to 51s. 0d.; Do.,
  Plantation, 61s. to 82s.;
  Mocha, 58s. to 92s.; Jamaica,
  57s. to 84s.
RICE, per cwt. — Carolina, duty
  paid, 26s. 0d. to 38s. 0d.;
  Bengal, 13s. 6d. to 17s. 6d.
SUGAR — Barbadoes. per cwt.,
  43s. 6d. to 48s. 6d.;
  Mauritius, 37s. 6d. to 50s. 0d.;
  Bengal, 46s. 0d. to 53s. 0d.
DO. REFINED — Grocery lumps,
  54s. 6d. to 56s. 6d.; Bastards,
  40s. 0d. to 44s. 0d.; Crushed,
  36s. 6d.
TEA, per lb. (duty 1s. 9d.)—
  Congou, 81/2d. to 2s. 4d.;
  Souchong, 9s. to 2s. 6d.;
  Hyson, 1s. 3d. to 4s. 6d.;
  Assam, 1s. 6d. to 4s. 7d.

                 EMIGRATION RECORD.
    DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM.

     
      1855
Australian 
Colonies.

British
America.

United
States.

Other
places.

Total.
To Aug. 31
September . .
Total to Sep. 30
45,757    
  4,787
50,544
14,811   
     448
15,259

68,814  
10.258
79,072

1,771
   380
2,151

131,153
 15,873
147,026

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 . .
HobartTn.
£30 to £60 
  40 —  60   
  30 —  60   
  40 —  65   
£20 to £30 
  18 —  32
  20 —  35
  25 —  35

£15 to £21 
  15 —  20
  18 —  21
  20 —  22

£50 to £55
  35 —  40
  35 —  40
  35 —  40