COMMERCIAL RECORD.
BULLION MARKET.
Bullion in Bank of England on 20th inst., £15,022,652.
LATEST LONDON PRICES.
Gold, stand., per oz. £3 17 9 Silver bars, stan. per oz. 5 05/8
Do., dust, ,, 3 16 0 Mexican dollars, ,, 4 107/8
LATEST COMPARATIVE VALUE OF GOLD IN FOREIGN MARKETS
TO LONDON PRICE.
Paris 0·12 disct. New York 0·42 disct.
Hamburgh 0·87 disct.
Bank Rate of Discount, 41/2 percent
Receipts since Jan. 1 FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES. FUNDS. RAILWAYS. MINES. COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES. MINES. BANKS RAILWAYS. STEAM COMPANIES. MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES. AGRICULTURAL MARKETS. Week ending LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES. s. s. CATTLE— s. d. s. d. WOOL, per lb.— £ s. £ s. HOPS.—Kents, 260s. to 320s. POULTRY—Capons, 3s.—4s. HIDES, &c.—Market, 96 lb., METALS. Copper, Cakes, per ton, £126. OILS. Gallipoli, per ton, £55; Sperm, TALLOW—Australian. Beef, PROVISIONS. BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 54s. BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8lb., BUTTER—Best fresh, per lb., CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt., HAMS—York, 70s. to 75s.; MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per POTATOES, per ton, Scotch reds, PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. 4d. to VEAL, 4s.0d. to 5s. 0d. GROCERY. COCOA, per cwt., Trinidad, 39s. COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon RICE, per cwt.—Carolina, duty SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt., TEA, per lb. (duty 1s. 9d.)— EMIGRATION RECORD. Australian Colonies British America. United States. Other places. To February 28 March 12,556 5,299 21 281 7,982 10,537 242 261 20,801 16,378 CURRENT RATES OF PASSAGE AND FREIGHT TO AUSTRALIAN London and Liverpool Inter- mediate. Goods per 40 Cubic feet.STOCKS. Highest. Lowest. Latest. Three per Cent. Consols 931/2 885/8 891/4 Three per Cent. Reduced 911/4 873/8 877/8-8 New Three per Cents. 913/4 88 881/2-5/8 Long Annuities, Jan., 1860 4 37/8 37/8 Bank Stock, 8 per cent. 212 210 Exchequer Bills, June 10s. p. 5s. p. 10-5 p. India Bonds 14s. p. 11s. p. 15 p. Paid. RAILWAYS. Highest. Lowest. Latest. 100 Brighton & S. Coast 99 98 98-1/2 112,619 11·6·3 Blackwall 8 73/4 73/4-7/8 13,869 100 Caledonian 641/4 583/4 583/4 132,405 100 Edinb. and Glasgow 58 54 54-6 53,670 20 Eastern Counties 113/8 11 111/4 241,427 100 Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.) 92 911/2 92-4 66,612 100 Great Northern 881/2 88 891/2 220,123 100 Great Western 653/4 631/4 631/2-3/4 260,871 100 Lancash. & Yorksh. 763/8 751/4 751/4-3/4 220,225 100 London & N. Westn. 100 971/4 97-9 588,660 100 London & S. Westn. 84 81 81-2 133,106 100 Midland 70 681/4 681/4-3/4 289,675 100 South-East. & Dover 621/2 6 0 60-1/2 151,204
Belgian 41/2 per cent., 92-4 East Belgian Junct., 1-5/8
Brazilian 5 per cent., 981/2 Great Luxembourg, 25/8-7/8
Chilian 6 per cent., 102-4 Northern of France, 341/4
Danish 5 per cent., 101-3 Norwegian Trunk Pref., 81/2
Dutch 21/2 per cent., 62-4 Paris and Orleans, 46
Dutch 4 p. cent, cert., 941/4 Paris and Lyons, 383/4
Mexican 3 per cent., 205/8 Paris and Rouen, 38-40
Peruvian 3 per cent., 49-51 West Flanders, 31/2-4
Portuguese 4 per cent., 411/2 West of France, 21-2
Russian 5 per cent., 99 Rouen and Havre, 211/2-2
Spanish 3 per cent., 363/4
Sardinian 5 per cent., 861/2
Linares 71/2 Quartz Rock 1/8-3/8
Nouveau Monde 1/8-3/8 St. John Del Rey 31-0
Australian 1-11/2 Australasian 81 to 80
Do. Freehold Eng. Scott, and Aust. 171/4
Colonial Gold 3/8-5/8 Ind. Aust. and China
Port Philip 1/4-3/8 Lond. Chart, of Aust. 207/8
South Australian 3/4-1 South Australian 40
Union of Australia 671/2
East Indian 231/4-3/4 Australasian Pacific 71/8
Do., Extension 121/4 Australian Royal Mail 33/4-7/8
Indian Peninsula 53/4 Eastern Steam Navig.
Madras 161/2 General Screw St. Ship 141/2
Pen. & Orient. St. Nav. 61-3
Australian Agricultural 28-30 North Brit. Australian 3/4-1
Van Diemen's Land. 121/2-13 Peel River Land 25/8-7/8
South Australian Land 36-7 Scottish Austr. Invest . 11/2-1/4
CORN—IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGE.Wheat. Barley. Oats. Rye. Beans. Peas. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Mar. 24 66 6 29 9 25 0 39 1 40 0 38 9 — 31 68 7 30 5 25 6 38 10 40 5 38 7 Apr. 7 68 5 30 8 24 11 42 2 40 8 37 9 — 14 68 4 31 1 25 10 39 11 41 2 39 2
Malt, Pale, per qr. 62 to 65
Malting Barley ,, 33 — 34
Oats, best, ,, 29 — 30
Wheat. White, ,, 73 — 78
Flour—
Town made, per sk. 60 — 65
Country household 49 — 53
American, per barl. 36 — 40
Indian Corn, per qr. 42 — 44
Beasts, per st. 3 2 to 4 2
Calves .. ,, 3 8 — 4 8
Sheep .. ,, 3 2 — 4 6
Pigs .... ,, 3 0 — 4 4
South Downs.. 1 0 — 1 1
Kentish fleeces 1 0 — 1 1
German Elect. 2 6 — 3 6
Australian .... 0 10 — 2 2
Cape ......... 0 7 — 1 5
Spanish ..... 1 1 — 1 11
Hay..... per load 2 10 to 5 0
Clover.. ,, 3 10 — 5 18
Straw ,, 1 2 — 1 8
Linseed cake, per ton, £11 10s.
to £11 11s.; Rape cake, ditto,
£7; Bones, ditto, £4 10s.
Sussex, 200s. to 220s., 1853,
150s. to 160s.
Fowls, 4s. 0d.—7s.; Chicks,
4s. 0d.—6s. 0d.; Ducks, 4s.—
6s.; Geese, 3s. 6d.—6s.;
Turkeys, 3s. 6d.—6s.; Pigeons,
4d.—9d.
41/2d.—51/2d.; do.,do., 50 lb.,
31/4d.—3/4d.; do., Horse-
hides, 5s. 6d.—6s.; Rough
Tallow, 22s.
Iron, Pigs, £3 5s. to £5 0s.
Rails, £6 10s. Lead, English
Pig, £22 0s. Steel, Swedish
Keg, £18 10s. Tin, English
block, £111; Banca, £110 to
£111; Spelter, £23; Quick-silver,
per lb. 1s. 10d. to 1s. 11d.
£134 to £136; Pale Seal,
£52; Rape, £52 to £56;
Cocoa-nut. £41 to £43; Palm,
£39 to £41; Linseed, £35 10s.
£46 to £53 10s.; Sheep, £47
to £52 6s.; Y.C. £54
to 68s.; American, 48s. to
40s.
3s. 8d. to 5s. 0d.; Irish India,
per tr., 160s.; Hambro', 170s.;
American, 140s. to 160s.
14d. to 18d.; Dorset, per
cwt., 96s. to 106s.; Irish, 94s.
108s; Dutch, 92s. to 96s.
60s. to 76s.; Wiltshire, 52s. to
72s.; Dutch, 58s.
Irish, 66s. to 74s.;
Westphalia, 72s. to 76s.
8 lb., 4s. 0d, to 5s. 2d.
85s. to 105s.; Bedf. Regts.
100s. to 130s.
4s. 4d.
to 44s.; Bahia, 32s. to 33s.
Native, 46s. 6d. to 48s. 0d.; Do.,
Plantation, 58s. to 80s.;
Mocha, 68s. to 85s.; Jamaica,
70s. to 84s.; Java, 51s. to
55s.; Costa Rica, 49s. to 72s.
paid, 25s. to 36s. 0d.; Bengal,
13s. 6d. to 15s. 6d.; Java,
12s. to 17s.
33s. to 40s. 6d.; Mauritius,
33s. 6d. to 39s. 6d.; Bengal,
37s. 0d. to 42s. 0d.; Madras,
29s. to 31s. 0d.; Havannah.
34s. to 41s. 0d.
DO. REFINED—Grocery lumps,
46s. to 51s.; Bastards, 27s. 0d.
to 37s.; Crushed, 30s.
Congou, 83/4d. to 1s. 3d.;
Souchong, 10d. to 2s. 6d.;
Hyson. 1s. 3d. to 3s. 6d.;
Assam, 1s. 0d. to 4s. 7d.
DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM.1855
Total.Total 17,855 302 18,519 503 37,179
PORTS PER SAILING VESSEL.
Cabin.
SteerageMelbourne £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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