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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

STOCKS.Highest.Lowest.Latest.
Three per Cent. Consols931/2885/8891/4
Three per Cent. Reduced911/4873/8877/8-8
New Three per Cents.913/488881/2-5/8
Long Annuities, Jan., 1860 437/837/8
Bank Stock, 8 per cent.212210
Exchequer Bills, June10s. p.5s. p.10-5 p.
India Bonds14s. p.11s. p.15 p.
Paid.RAILWAYS.Highest.Lowest.Latest.

Receipts

since

Jan. 1

  100Brighton & S. Coast 999898-1/2112,619
11·6·3Blackwall  8 73/4 73/4-7/8 13,869
  100Caledonian 641/4583/4583/4132,405
  100Edinb. and Glasgow 585454-6 53,670
   20Eastern Counties 113/811111/4241,427
  100Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.) 92911/292-4 66,612
  100Great Northern 881/288891/2220,123
  100Great Western 653/4631/4631/2-3/4260,871
  100Lancash. & Yorksh. 763/8751/4751/4-3/4220,225
  100London & N. Westn.100971/497-9588,660
  100London & S. Westn. 848181-2133,106
  100Midland 70681/4681/4-3/4289,675
  100South-East. & Dover 621/26 060-1/2151,204

FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES.

FUNDS.                                         RAILWAYS.
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

                                      MINES.
Linares  71/2                         Quartz Rock 1/8-3/8
Nouveau Monde  1/8-3/8      St. John Del Rey 31-0

COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES.

MINES.                                                       BANKS
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

RAILWAYS.                                 STEAM COMPANIES.
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

MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES.
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     

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.
Mar.  2466   629   925   039   140   038   9
   —  3168   730   525   638  1040   538   7
Apr.   768   530   824  1142   240   837   9
  —   1468   431   125  1039  1141   239   2

LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES.

                                       s.      s.
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

CATTLE—             s.   d.    s.   d.
Beasts, per st.       3    2 to  4   2
Calves  ..   ,,          3    8 — 4    8
Sheep ..    ,,           3    2 — 4   6
Pigs  ....     ,,          3    0 — 4   4

WOOL, per lb.—
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

                                  Â£    s.     Â£    s.
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, Â£4 10s.

HOPS.—Kents, 260s. to 320s.
Sussex, 200s. to 220s., 1853,
150s. to 160s.

POULTRY—Capons, 3s.—4s.
Fowls, 4s. 0d.—7s.; Chicks,
4s. 0d.—6s. 0d.; Ducks, 4s.—
6s.; Geese, 3s. 6d.—6s.;
Turkeys, 3s. 6d.—6s.; Pigeons,
4d.—9d.

HIDES, &c.—Market, 96 lb.,
41/2d.—51/2d.; do.,do., 50 lb.,
31/4d.—3/4d.; do., Horse-
hides, 5s. 6d.—6s.; Rough
Tallow, 22s

METALS.

Copper, Cakes, per ton, £126.
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.

OILS.

Gallipoli, per ton, Â£55; Sperm,
£134 to Â£136; Pale Seal,
£52; Rape, Â£52 to Â£56;
Cocoa-nut. Â£41 to Â£43; Palm,
£39 to Â£41; Linseed, Â£35 10s.

TALLOW—Australian. Beef,
£46 to Â£53 10s.; Sheep, Â£47
to Â£52 6s.; Y.C. Â£54

PROVISIONS.

BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 54s.
to 68s.; American, 48s. to
40s.

BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8lb.,
3s. 8d. to 5s. 0d.; Irish India,
per tr., 160s.; Hambro', 170s.;
American, 140s. to 160s.

BUTTER—Best fresh, per lb.,
14d. to 18d.; Dorset, per
cwt., 96s. to 106s.; Irish, 94s.
108s; Dutch, 92s. to 96s.

CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt.,
60s. to 76s.; Wiltshire, 52s. to
72s.; Dutch, 58s.

HAMS—York, 70s. to 75s.;
Irish, 66s. to 74s.;
Westphalia, 72s. to 76s.

MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per
8 lb., 4s. 0d, to 5s. 2d.

POTATOES, per ton, Scotch reds,
85s. to 105s.; Bedf. Regts.
100s. to 130s.

PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. 4d. to
4s. 4d.

VEAL, 4s.0d. to 5s. 0d.

GROCERY.

COCOA, per cwt., Trinidad, 39s.
to 44s.; Bahia, 32s. to 33s.

COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon
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.

RICE, per cwt.—Carolina, duty
paid, 25s. to 36s. 0d.; Bengal,
13s. 6d. to 15s. 6d.; Java,
12s. to 17s.

SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt.,
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.

TEA, per lb. (duty 1s. 9d.)—
Congou, 83/4d. to 1s. 3d.;
Souchong, 10d. to 2s. 6d.;
Hyson. 1s. 3d. to 3s. 6d.;
Assam, 1s. 0d. to 4s. 7d.

EMIGRATION RECORD.
DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM.

1855

Australian

Colonies

British

America.

United

States.

Other

places.

 
Total.

To February 28

March

12,556

 5,299

21

281

 7,982

10,537

242

261

20,801

16,378

Total17,85530218,51950337,179

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£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