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                 COMMERCIAL RECORD.

                     BULLION MARKET.
Bullion in Bank of England on 17th inst, £12,980,786

           LATEST LONDON PRICES.

Gold, stand., per oz. £3 17 9Silver bars, stan. per oz. 5 11/2
Do., dust,       "          3 16 0
Mexican dollars,      "      5 03/4

LATEST COMPARATIVE VALUE OF GOLD IN FOREIGN MARKETS
TO LONDON PRICES

Paris................. 0.38 prem.New York.......... 0.33 disct.
Hamburgh........  0.06 prem.

         Bank Rate of Discount, 5 per cent.

           STOCKS.Highest.LowestLatest.

Three per Cent. Consols ........

913/4901/2911/8
Three per Cent. Reduced .......
92903/4911/4–1/2
New Three per Cents..............
923/8911/4915/8–3/4
Long Annuities, Jan., 1860......
47/1645/16————
Bank Stock, 8 per cent  .........
215210215
Exchequer Bills, June.............
9s.4s. p.6–9p.
India Bonds..........................15s. p.11s. p.12–15p.

Paid.      RAILWAYS.Highest.Lowest.Latest.Receipts
since
Jan. 1.
100Brighton & S. Coast
107961/2 97–8  33,362
allBlackwall
  81/2 8  81/4    4,117
199Caledonian 621/4611/2 613/4  43,368
100Edinb. and Glasgow
 5755 56–7  17,023
Eastern Counties . .
 115/8107/8 113/8  72,780
Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.)
 9290 901/2  22,169
100Great Northern
 91883/4 891/2  68,440
100Great Western
 675/8643/4 651/4  79,802
100Lancash. & Yorksh. 751/4741/4 741/4–3/4  70,699
100London & N. Westn.107993/41001/4–1/2177, 785
100London & S. Westn.
 861/484 853/4–61/4  41,318
100Midland 70681/2 69–1/4  94,177
100South–East. & Dover 60583/8 581/2–9  48,601

        FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES

           FUNDS.           RAILWAYS

Belgian 41/4 per cent. 92–4
Brazilian 5 per cent., 100–1
Chilian 6 per cent., 102–4
Danish 5 per cent. 102–4
Dutch 21/4 per cent., 61–2
Dutch 4 p. cent, cert., 92–4
Mexican 3 per cent., 203/4–11/4
Peruvian 3 per cent., 49–51
Portuguese 4 per cent., 41–3
Russian 5 per cent., 98–100
Spanish 3 per cent., 36–3/4
Sardinian 5 per cent., 84–6

East Belgian Junct. 1–11/4
Great Luxembourg, 27/8
Northern of France, 335/8–7/8
Norwegian Trunk Pref. 81/2–91/2
Paris and Orleans, 45–7
Paris and Lyons,
Paris and Rouen, 41
West Flanders, 31/2–3/4
West of France, 6–7 pm.
Rouen and Havre, 22–1/2

                            MINES.

Linares ...................7–8
Nouveau Monde ..... 1/8–3/8

Quartz Rock  .......... 1/8–3/8
St. John Del Rey ........ 29–31

     COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES

               MINES.                BANKS.
Australian  .......... 3/4–11/4 dis.
Do. Freehold  ...... 1/8–3/8    "
Colonial Gold  ...... 3/8–5/8   "
Port Philip  .......... 1/8–3/8    "
South Australian  ...... 1–11/4    "

Australasian  ............... 81 to 82
Eng. Scott. and Aust.  ...155/8
Ind. Aust. and China
Lond. Chart, of Aust.  ... 20–1/8
South Australian   .........391/2–40
Union of Australia  ....... 633/4


             RAILWAYS.             STEAM COMPANIES.

East Indian  ....... 11/4–1/2 prm.
Do., Extension  .... 3/4–1         "
Indian Peninsula  ... par—1/4p,
Madras   ..............3/4 dis.

Australasian Pacific .......... 71/8
Australian Royal Mail  ..... 63–1/2
Eastern Steam Navig. .
General Screw St. Ship  . 151/4
Pen. &, Orient. St. Nav... 531/2–41/2

              MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES.

Australian Agricultural   30–1
Van Diemen's Land ......121/2–13
South Australian Land  . 35

North Brit. Australian  .. 7/8–1
Peel River Laud  ........ 21/2–5/8
Scottish Austr. Invest. 13/4

             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.

Jan. 27

69   032   226   843   244   641   8

Feb.  5

70  1132   226   742   944   243   0
—  1071   132   626   242   143   940   5
—  1070   331   925   745   343   141   0

      LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES

                      s.     d.
Malt. Pale,     per qr.  64 to 72
Malting Barley   " ..    31 — 32
Oats, best,        " ..    29 — 30
Wheat, White,    " ..   72 — 78
Flour–
   Town made, per sk. 65—70
   Country household   52—56
   American, per barl.  41—45
Indian Corn, per qr.    44—46
CATTLE—              s.  d.    s.  d.
  Beasts, per st.     3   0 to 4   0
   Calves  ...  "       3   8 — 4   8  
   Sheep ...    "      3   0 — 3  10
   Pigs ...       "      2   8 — 4  8
WOOL, per lb. —
   South Downs...  1   0 — 1   1
   Kentish fleeces.  1   0 — 1   1
   German Elect...  2   6 — 3   7
   Australian ......   1   3 — 2   2
   Cape..............   0   7 — 1   5
   Spanish..........   1   2 — 2   1

                        Â£   s.    Â£   s.
Hay...  per load  3   0 to 4  15
Clover.     "        4   0 to 5  15
Straw .     "        1   4 to 1  10
Linseed cake, per ton, £11 15s.
to £12 0s.; Rape cake, ditto,
£7 10s.; Bones, ditto, £4 10s.
HOPS.— Kents, 280s. to 400s.
Sussex, 280s. to 300s. For.
280s. to 320s.
POULTRY—Capons, 3s.—4s.;
Fowls, 4s. 0d.—7s.; Chicks,
4s. 0d.— 6s. 0d.; Ducks, 4s.—
6s.; Geese, 3s. 6d.—6s.; Tur–
keys, 3s. 6d.—6s.; Pigeons,
4d.— 9d.
HIDES, &c.—Market, 96 lb.,
41/4d.—5d.; do., do., 50 lb.,
31/4d.—1/2d.; do., Calf–skins,
10 lb., 6s.; do., Horse–hides,
6s. 6d.; Rough Tallow, 30s.


             METALS.           OILS.

Copper, Cakes, per ton, £126
Iron, Pigs, £4 15s. to £5 0s.
   Rails, Â£6 15s. Lead, English
   Pig, £22 10s. Steel, Swedish
   Keg, £17 Tin, English
   block, £114; Banca, £105 to
   Â£107; Spelter, £30; Quick–
   silver, per lb. 1s. to 1s. 11d.

Gallipoli, per ton, £58; Sperm,
   Â£120 to £121; Pale Seal,
   Â£53; Rape, £54 to £56;
   Cocoa–nut, £46 to £47; Palm,
   Â£43 to £45; Linseed, £36
TALLOW—Australian, Beef,
   Â£52 to £54; Sheep, £52 to
   Â£56; Y. C, £56 6s.


           PROVISIONS.              GROCERY.

BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 54s.
   to 60s.; Foreign, 46s. to
   56s.
BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8 lb.,
   4s. 0d. to 4s. 8d.; Irish India
   per tr., 175s.; Hambro', 130s.
   to 175s.; American, 130s. to
   175s.
BUTTER—Best fresh, per lb.,
   14d. to 18d.; Dorset, per
   cwt., 90s. to 106s.; Irish, 88s.
   110s.; Dutch, 116s. to 120s.
CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt.,
   60s. to 76s.: Wiltshire, 52s. to
   74s.; Dutch, 58s.
HAMS—York, 65s. to 80s.;
   Irish, 50s. to 70s.; West–
   phalia, 70s. to 76s.
Mutton—Mid. to prime, per
   8 lb., 4s. 0d. to 4s. Sd.
   Potatoes, per ton, 110s. to
   170s.
PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. 10d. to
   4s. 8d.
VEAL, 4s. 0d. to 5s. 0d.

COCOA, per cwt., Trinidad, 37s.
   to 45s.; Bahia, 31s. to 33s.
COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon Na–
   tive, 45s. 6d. to 46s. 0d.; Do.,
   Plantation, 58s. to 83s.; Mo–
   cha, 64s. to 85s.; Jamaica,
   64s. to 85s.; Java, 51s. to
   56s.; Costa Rica, 58s. to 72s.
RICE, per cwt.—Carolina, duty
   paid, 26s. to 28s. 0d.; Bengal,
   13s. 6d. to 16s.; Patna, 15s.
   to 18s.
SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt.,
   32s. to 38s.; Mauritius,
   30s. 6d. to 37s. 0d.; Bengal,
   36s. 6d. to 40s.; Madras,
   27s. to 30s. 0d.; Havannah,
   31s. to 38s.
DO. REFINED—Grocery lumps,
   43s. to 47s.; Bastards, 26s. to
   35s.; Crushed, 30s. 0d.
   Tea, per lb. (duty 1s. 0d.)—
   Congou, 9d. to 1s. 6d.;
   Souchong, 9{1//2}d. to 2s. 6d.;
   Hyson, 1s. 5d. to 3s. 6d.;
   Assam, 1s. 3d. to 4s. 4d.

             EMIGRATION RECORD.
   DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM

1855.Australian
Colonies.
British
America.
United
States.

Other
places.

Total.

January

7,359

21

4, I80

187

11,747

Total

7,359

21

4,180

187

11,747

CURRENT RATESOF PASSAGE AND FREIGHT TO THE
       AUSTRALIAN PORTS PER SAILING VESSEL.

From

Cabin.

Inter–
mediate.

Steerage.

Goods per
40 Cubic feet.

London . .
Liverpool
The Clyde
Belfast ..

£40 to £05
40—50
30—45
40—50

£26 to £30
20—20
20—25
20—26

£16 to £22
10—14
12—14
11—14

£2 10to£4
2 10—4
2 5–3 15
2 5—3 15