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COMMERCIAL RECORD.

BULLION MARKET.

Bullion in Bank of England on 15th inst. £19,148,507

LATEST LONDON PRICES.

Gold in bars, per oz., £3 17 9                Silver bars,     per oz.        5  13/8
Do., dust,       "             3 15 0               Mexican dollars, "              4 113/4

LATEST COMPARATIVE VALUE OF GOLD IN FOREIGN MARKETS
TO LONDON PRICE

Paris.  . . . . .  .0.38 prem.                     New York . . . . 0.40 disct.
Hamburgh . . . 0.53   ,,

                STOCKS                 Highest. Lowest. Latest. 
Three per Cent Consols993/4991/4995/8
Three per Cent Reduced1005/8997/81003/8
Three and a Quarter per Cents 1033/4105/81031/2
Long Annuities, Jan., 186061/267/1667/16
Bank Stock226222223
Exchequer Bills666672
India Bonds70 pm.6869
Paid.      RAILWAYS  Highest.  Lowest.  Latest. Receipts
since
1 Jan. 
100Brighton & S. Coast     1041031/21051/227,262
allBlackwall87/885/885/83,530
100Caledonian6665651/227,194
allEastern Counties123/4121/2123/445,733
100Edinb. and Glasgow76747611,602
Gt. Sn. & Wn, (Irel.)1051041041/412,847
Great Northern771/2761/27740,756
100Great Western901/4893/4891/249,775
100Lancash. & Yorksh.791/279791/851,914
100London & N. Westn.1221201205/8132,719
100London & South Westn.9496901/229,048
100Midland773/477771/268,519
100South-East & Dover791/2781/2795/843,591
100York, Newc. & Ber.691/2681/2691/240,606
100York & N. Midland5655553/422,349

FOREIGN LIST—LATEST PRICES

FUNDS.                                                             RAILWAYS

Brazilian 5 per cent., 101                                 Paris and Strasbourg, 291/4
Chilian 6 per cent., 1051/2                                   Orleans and Bordeaux,
Danish 3 per cent., 83                                      Tours and Nantes, 133/8           
Dutch 4 p. cent., certific, 971/4                            Boulogne and Amiens, 111/8
French 4 per cent., 99·50                                 West of France, 6—61/2
Mexican 3 per cent., 243/4                                   Northern of France, 323/4
Peruvian 6p. cent., defd. 104                            Paris and Rouen, 39
Portuguese 4 per cent., 39
Russian 5 per cent.,119
Spanish 3 per cent., 46
Sardinian 5 percent., 94  

COLONIAL SHARE LIST—LATEST PRICES

MINES.                                                                BANKS.

Australian. . . . . . . . . . . 55/8  prem                       Unions of Australia . . . 74 to 76
  Do. freehold . . . . . . . .1/8       "                           Australian . . . . . . . . . . 79 to 81
Australasian . . . . . . . . .43/4     "                           Ind, Aust. and China          3
Brit. Australia. . .  11/4 to 3/2    "                               Eng. Scott, and Aust.         51/4 
Colonial Gold . . 31/4 to  1/8     "                               Lndn. Chart. of Aust.          31/2
Golden Mount.
Lake Bathurst . . . . . . . . 3/4     "
Port Philip . . . . . . . . . . . . 2      "
South Austral. . . . . 3/4 to 1      "      

RAILWAYS                                                         STEAM COMPANIES.

East Indian . . .  . 51/4 to 3/4   prem.                       P. and O. St. N. . . . . . . . 87
Upper India . . . . . . .  . . . . 2/3    "                         G. Screw S. N. . . . . . . . . 53
Ind, Peninsula . .  . . . 13/4 to 2   "
Queb, and
   Richmond . . . . . .1/8 to 3/8     "    

MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES.

Australian Agricultural . . . 230
Van Diemen's Land. . . . . .  16
S. Australian Land . . . . . . . 47

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. 
Jan.  1, 46     7 29     8 18     9 29     7 35     0 32     7
   —  8, 46     0 29     8  18     6 29     1   34     8 32     5
   — 15, 45    10 29    10 18     7 30     8 34     8 30     7 

LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES.

                                       s         s                                                  s            s
Malt, Town,      per qr.  58  to  63                       Hay    per load, 78  to 80
Malting Barley      "       30 — 32                        Clover                93 — 95
Flour—                                                               Straw                 26 — 30 
   Town made,  per sk.  38 — 40                        Guano,
   Country household     30 — 42                       Linseed cake,  per ton,  Â£9 5s.
   French                        37 — 41                       Rape cake,  ditto,  Â£5 to Â£5 5s.
   American                    25 — 29                       Bones,  ditto, Â£4 15s.
Indian Corn,                                                       POULTRY — Capons, 3s.— 4s.;
CATTLE—             s.  d.     s.  d.                              Fowls,  2s. — 3s.; Chicks,
   Beasts   per st.  3   0  to 3   6                               1s. 9d.—2s.; Ducks, 2s. 6d.;
   Cows                 3   0 —  3  0                                4s. 6d.—10s.; Pigeons, 10d.
   Sheep               4  10 —  5  0                               —1s.; Rabbits, 1s.—1s. 6d.;
   Pigs                   3   8 —  4  0                                Hares, 3s. 6d.—4s.
WOOL, per lb.—   s.  d.     s.  d.                          HIDES, &c.—Market, 96 lbs.,
   South Downs     1   0 — 1   2                               4d.—41/2d.; do., do., 50 lbs.,
   Kentish fleeces  1   2 — 1   3                               21/4d.; do,. Calf-skins, 10 lbs.,
   Flannel wool      0  11— 1   3                               4s. 6d. ; do., Horse-hides, 5s. ;
   Australian          1    7— 2   4                               Ox and Cow horns, per 128,
   East Indian        0    9— 0  11                              24s.67s.  Rough Tallow,
   Cape                 1    1 — 1  9                               23s
   Spanish             1    1 — 1 10 

METALS.                                                              OILS.

Copper Cakes, p. ton, £107 10s.                         Galipoli, per ton, Â£70; Sperm,
   Iron, Pigs, £5 ; Rails, £9 10s.                               Â£88; Pale Seal, Â£34; Rape,
   to £9 15s. Lead, English                                      Â£37—£38; Cocoa-nut, Â£38—
   pig, £24 10s. Steel, Swedish                               40; Palm, Â£29 6s.; Linseed
   keg, £19 10s. to £20; Tin,                                    Â£51 3s
   English block, £109; Banca,                              TALLOW—Town, Â£47 3s;
   Â£105; Spelter, £20.; Zinc,                                    Russian, Â£47 6s.
   Â£25.

PROVISIONS.                                                      GROCERY.

BACON, per cwt. —Irish, 60s.                             COCOA,  per cwt., Trinidad, 35s.
   American, 70s.                                                    to 39s.; Bahia, 26s. 6d. to 32s
BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8lb.,                               COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon Native,
   3s. to 4s.; Irish India, per                                      46s. 6d.; Do., Plantation,
   cwt., 90s.; Hambro, 100s.;                                   50s. to 80s.; Mocha,
   American, 80s. to 100s.                                       80s. to 100s.; Jamaica, 90s.
BUTTER—Best fresh, per lb.,                                 to 96s.; Java, 43s. to 48s.;
   7d. to 10d.: Dorset, per cwt.                                Costa Rica, 85s. to 90s.
   92s. to 108s.; Irish, 92s. to                                RICE, per cwt.—Carolina,28s.;
   98s.; Dutch, 84s.                                                  Bengal, 10s. to 11s.; Patna,
                                                                               13s. to 15s
CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt.,                             SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt.,
   52s. to 80s.; Dutch, 84s.                                      36s. to 40s 36s.; Mauritius, 37s 
   Wiltshire, 50s. to 64s.                                           to 38s.; Bengal, 37s. to 41s.; 
HAMS—York, 76s. to 84s. ;                                     Madras, 38s. to 42s.; Havannah
   Irish, 76s. to 80s. ; West,                                      33s. to 41s.
   phalia, 52s. to 66s.                                           DO.,      Refined — Standard
                                                                                lumps, 45s. to 46s.; Bastards,
MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per                                  32s. to 32s. 6d.; Crushed,
   8 lbs., 3s. 8d. to 4s. 6d.                                        26s. to 28s
POTATOES, per ton, 75s. to 130s.                     TEA, per Ib.—Congou,  1s. 2d. 
PORK, per 8 lb. 3s. to 3s. 10d.                                to 1s. 6d.; Souchong, 1s. 6d.
VEAL, 3s. to 4s. 4d.                                                 to 1s. 10d.; Hyson, 2s. 4d.
                                                                                to 3s. 6d.

EMIGRATION RECORD.

DEPARTURES FROM LONDON SINCE JAN. 1ST.

 Ships.   Men.   Women. Children
To Victoria         5  168     58     17
— Sydney     4  110     21       9
— Adelaide     1    35     10        3
— America     2
— Canada
AUSTRALIA.

Freight of goods per ton, 40                                 Steerage passages, £25 to £35.
   feet, Adelaide. £6. Port                                      Cabin do., £40 to £75,
   Philip, £6 to £8.