COMMERCIAL RECORD.
BULLION MARKET.
Bullion in Bank of England on 17th inst., £14,201,243.
LATEST LONDON PRICES.
LATEST COMPARATIVE VALUE OF GOLD IN FOREIGN MARKETS Paris........... 0.08 prem. New York......0.33 disct. FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES. COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES. MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES. AGRICULTURAL MARKETS. CORN—IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGE. Feb. 24 LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES EMIGRATION RECORD. CURRENT RATES OF PASSAGE AND FREIGHT TO AUSTRALIANGold, stand., per oz. £3 17 9
Do., dust, " £3 16 0Silver bars, stan, per oz. 5 07/8
Mexican dollars, " 4 111/4
TO LONDON PRICE.
Hamburgh.... 0.53 prem.
Bank Rate of Discount, 5 per cent.STOCKS Highest Lowest Latest Three per Cent. Consols 933/4 907/8 927/8-3 Three per Cent. Reduced 94 911/8 93-1/4 New Three per Cents. 943/8 91 933/8-1/2 Long Annuities, Jan., 1860 47/16 43/1 45/16 Bank Stock, 8 per cent. 216 213 215 Exchequer Bills, June 9s. p. 3s. p. 6-9 p. India Bonds 14s. p. 10s. p. 11-12 p.
Paid
RAILWAYS
Highest
Lowest
Latest Receipts
since
Jan. 1. 100 Brighton & S. Coast 100 97 97-9 65,831 all Blackwall 81/8 77/8 77/8-81/8 8,712 100 Caledonian 641/2 611/4 633/4-41/4 90,533 100 Edinb. and Glasgow 58 56 57-9 35,863 all Eastern Counties 115/8 11 111/8-3/8 155,798 Gt. Sn. & Wn (Irel.) 92 89 91-3 44,240 Great Northern 911/2 88 871/2-81/2 141,975 100 Great Western 651/2 631/2 65-1/2 162,683 100 Lancash. & Yorksh. 773/8 741/4 76-1/2 145,123 100 London & N. Westn. 1001/2 971/4 991/2-100 378,820 100 London & S. Westn. 861/2 833/4 83-4 83,095 100 Midland 701/8 657/8 691/2-70 189,676 100 South-East & Dover 62 583/4 61-2 94,277 FUNDS RAILWAYS Belgian 41/2 per cent., 92-4 East Belgian Junct., 1-1/4 Brazilian 5 per cent., 101-3 Great Luxembourg, 25/8-7/8 Chilian 6 per cent., 102-4 Northern of France, 341/8-3/8 Danish 5 per cent., 101-3 Norwegian Trunk Pref., 81/2-91/2 Dutch 21/2 per cent., 62-4 Paris and Orleans, 49 Dutch 4 p. cent. cert., 941/4 Paris and Lyons, 415/8-7/8 Mexican 3 per cent., 201/2 Paris and Rouen, 39-41 Peruvian 3 per cent., 49-51 West Flanders, 31/2-4 Portuguese 4 per cent., 421/2 West of France, 251/2-61/2 Russian 5 per cent., 991/2-100 Rouen and Havre, 211/2-21/2 Spanish 3 per cent., 363/4 Sardinian 5 per cent., 86-8 MINES Linares 71/2-8 Quartz Rock 1/8-3/8 Nouveau Monde 1/8-1/4 St. John Del Rey 30-2 MINES BANKS. Australian 1-11/2 Australasian 82 to 84 Do. Freehold Eng. Scott, and Aust. 171/2 Colonial Gold 1/4-1/2 Ind. Aust. and China Port Philip 1/8-3/8 Lond. Chart, of Aust. 201/2-11/2 South Australian 7/8-1 South Australian 37-9 Union of Australia 65 to 67 RAILWAYS. STEAM COMPANIES. East Indian 221/4-3/4 Australasian Pacific 71/8 Do., Extension 201/4-1/2 Australian Royal Mail 33/4-7/8 Indian Peninsula 51/4-3/8 Eastern Steam Navig. Madras 20-1/2 General Screw St. Ship 151/4 Pen. & Orient. St. Nav. 581/2 Australian Agricultural 301/2-11/2 North Brit. Australian 7/8-1 Van Diemen's Land 13-1/2 Peel River Land 23/4-3 South Australian Land 36-7 Scottish Austr. Invest. 11/2-3/4 Week
ending
Wheat.
Barley.
Oats.
Rye.
Beans.
Peas. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 69 1 31 5 25 6 41 1 43 3 39 8 Mar. 3 68 6 30 11 25 3 41 10 42 2 39 9 — 10 68 0 30 6 25 8 38 7 40 8 39 4 — 17 68 10 30 5 24 10 39 4 40 4 38 6 s s £ s £ s Malt, Pale, per qr. 64 to 72 Hay... per load 2 10 to 4 15 Malting Barley 29 — 30 Clover.. " 4 0 — 5 15 Oats, best 27 — 28 Straw.. " 1 4 — 1 8 Wheat, White 72 — 80 Linseed cake, per ton £10 10s Flour- to £11 11s.; Rape cake, ditto, Town made, per sk. 60 — 65 £7.;Bones, ditto £4 10s. Country household 49 — 53 HOPS.—Kents, 260s. to 360s. American, per barl. 39 — 44 Sussex, 260s. to 280s. 1853, Indian Corn. per qr. 42 — 44 140s. to 200s. CATTLE— s d s d POULTRY—Capons, 3s.—4s. Beasts, per st. 3 0 to 4 0 Fowls, 4s. 0d.—7s.; Chicks, Calves " " 3 8 — 4 6 4s. 0d.—6s. 0d.; Ducks, 4s.— Sheep " " 3 4 — 4 6 6s.; Geese, 3s. 6d.—6s.; Pigs " " 3 0 — 4 4 Turkeys, 3s. 6d.—6s.; Pigeons, WOOL, per lb.— 4d.—9d. South Downs 1 0 — 1 1 HIDES, &c.—Market, 96 lb., Kentish Fleeces 1 0 — 1 1 41/2d.—51/2d.; do., do., 50 lb., German Elect. 2 6 — 3 6 31/4d.—3/4d.; do., Calf-skins, Australian 0 10 — 2 2 10 lb., 6s. 6d.; do., Horse- Cape 0 7 — 1 5 hides, 5s. 6d.—6s.; Rough Spanish 1 1 — 1 11 Tallow, 22s. METALS. OILS. Copper, Cakes, per ton, £126. Gallipoli, per ton, £57; Sperm, Iron, Pigs, £4 15s. to £5 0s. £118 to £123; Pale Seal, Rails, £6 10s. Lead, English £52; Rape, £52 to £53; Pig, £22 0s. Steel, Swedish Cocoa-nut,£ 41 to £43; Palm, Keg, £18 10s. Tin, English £37 to £39; Linseed, £33 15s. block, £114; Banca, £109 to TALLOW—Australian, Beef, £110; Spelter, £23 10s.; £43 to £44 10s.; Sheep, £45 Quicksilver, per lb. 1s. 11d. to £46 6s.; Y. C, £48. PROVISIONS. GROCERY Bacon, per cwt,—Irish, 56s COCOA, per cwt., Trinidad, 36s. to 63s.; American, 30s. to to 44s.; Bahia, 32s. to 33s. 40s. COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8lb., Native, 46s. 6d. to 47s. 6d.; Do., 3s. 8d. to 5s. 0d.; Irish India, Plantation, 58s. to 84s.; per tr., 175s.; Hambro', 170s.; Mocha, 68S. to 85s.; Jamaica, American, 140s. to 160s. 70s. to 84s.; Java, 51s. to BUTTER—Best fresh, per lb., 55s.; Costa Rica, 49s. to 72s. 14d. to 18d.; Dorset, per RICE, per cwt.—Carolina, duty cwt., 96s. to 106s.; Irish, 94s. paid, 25s. to 36s. 0d.; Bengal, 108s.; Dutch, 92s. to 96s. 13s. 6d. to 15s. 6d.; Java, CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt., 12s. to 17s. 60s. to 76s.; Wiltshire, 52s. to SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt., 72s.; Dutch, 58s. 32s. to 38s.; Mauritius, HAMS—York, 86s. to 96s.; 30s. 6d. to 38s. 0d.; Bengal, Irish, 78s. to 84s.; 35s. 6d. to 39s. 6d.; Madras, Westphalia, 70s. to 74s. 27s. to 29s. 6d.; Havannah, 31s. to 39s. 6d. MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per Do. REFINED—Grocery lumps, 8lb., 4s. 0d. to 5s. 2d. 43s. to 47s.; Bastards, 25s. 6d. POTATOES, per ton, Scotch reds, to 35s.; Crushed, 30s. 85s. to 105s.; Bedf. Regts. TEA, per lb. (duty 1s. 6d.)— 100s. to 130s. Congou, 91/4d. to 1s. 6d.; PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. 4d. to Souchong, 10d. to 2s. 6d.; 4s. 4d. Hyson, 1s. 3d. to 3s. 6d.; VEAL, 4s. 0d. to 5s. 0d. Assam, 1s. 3d. to 4s. 4d.
DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM.
1855 Australian
Colonies British
America United
States Other
Places
TotalJanuary 31 7,359 21 4,180 187 11,747 February 5,197 .. 3,802 55 9,054 Total 12,556 21 7,982 242 20,801
PORTS PER SAILING VESSEL.London and
Liverpool
Cabin
Intermediate
Steerage Goods per
40 Cubic FeetMelbourne £35 to £60 £20 to £30 £15 to £22 £2 10 to £3 5 Sydney 40 — 65 22 — 35 18 — 25 2 5 — 2 10 Adelaide 36 — 62 22 — 33 15 — 24 2 10 — 2 15 Hobart Tn. 36 — 65 22 — 35 15 — 25 2 5 — 2 15
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