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DJO Household Narrative Volume IV (1853) Page 120
 
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                COMMERCIAL RECORD.

                        BULLION MARKET.
Bullion in Bank of England on 14th inst., £18,219,017

                     LATEST LONDON PRICES.

Gold, stand., per oz. £3 17   9       Silver bars,         per oz.    5   13/8
Do., dust,        ,,        Â£3 16            Mexican dollars,     ,,         4  115/8

LATEST COMPARATIVE VALUE OF GOLD IN FOREIGN MARKETS
                            TO LONDON PRICE

Paris  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 0.38 prem.      New York  .  .  .  .  . 0.17 disct.
Hamburgh  .  .  .  .  . 0.12    ,,

               STOCKSHighest.Lowest.Latest.
Three per Cent. Consols  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   1011003/81007/8
Three per Cent. Reduced  .  .  .  .  .  .  .1001/8 991/21001/8
Three and a Quarter per Cents.  .  .  .  .1031023/81023/4-7/8
Long Annuities, Jan., 1860  .  .  .  .  .  .  515/16  57/8  515/16
Bank Stock, 8 per cent.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .2302272271/2
Exchequer Bills, June  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 8s. pm. 4s.pm. 3dis-par
India Bonds  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .32s. pm.29s. pm.30s. pm.
Paid      RAILWAYSHighest.Lowest.Latest.Receipts
  since
Jan. 1.
100Brighton & S. Coast1051/2104104-51/2£175,031 
allBlackwall  93/8  91/8  91/4-1/2  19,940
100Caledonian 711/4 64 71 170,975
allEastern Counties 131/2 131/4 133/8 291,395
100Edinb. and Glasgow 75 73 74-5  70,805
100Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.)1141/2112113-114 273,682
100Great Northern 908889-90  79,212
100Great Western 911/4 901/4 91-1/4 334,304
100Lancash. & Yorksh. 801/2 803/4 801/2 334,929
100London & N. Westn.1191/21181/2118-1/2 774,977
100London & S. Westn. 91 90 90-1/4 184,050
100Midland 751/2 743/4 741/2-5 431,788
100South-East & Dover 753/4 75 751/8-3/8 264,118
100York, Newc. & Ber. 73 71 711/2-21/2 422,646
100& York & N. Midld. 65 64 64-5

                  FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES.

          FUNDS.                                                   RAILWAYS.
Brazilian 5 per cent., 1021/2                   East Belgian Junct. 1 to 11/2pm.
Chilian 6 per cent., 103-4                        Gd. Junct. of France, 2 to21/2pm.
Danish 21/2 per cent., 85                        Luxembourg, 7 to 71/2
Dutch 4 p. cent, certiflc, 96-7                  Northern of France, 363/4-7
French 3 per cent.,                                 Norwegian Trunk Pref. 81/2 to 91/4
French 4 per cent.,                                 Paris and Orleans, 44 to 451/2
French 41/2 per cent., 102f. 50c             Paris and Lyons, 181/4 to 181/2 pm.
Mexican 3 per cent., 275/8                     Paris and Rouen, 441/2 to 451/2
Peruvian 3 p. cent, defd., 68-9               Paris and Strasbourg, 37 to 38
Portuguese 4 per cent. , 40-1/4              Rouen and Havre, 21 to 211/2
Russian 5 per cent., 120                        South of France, 61/4-3/4pm. 
Spanish 3 per cent. , 491/2                    West Flanders, 41/2 to 5
Sardinian 5 per cent., 987/8                   West of France, 11-1/2 pm.

 

           COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES.

              MINES.                   BANKS
Australasian  .  .  .  .  .  . 1 prem.
Australian   .  .  .  .  . 4 to 41/2
Do. Cordillera  .  .  .  .1/4prem.
Do. Freehold  .  .  .1/4dis.—par.
Brit. Australian  .  .  .  .  3/8pm.
Colonial Gold  .  .  . 13/4to 2 , ,
Lake Bathurst  3/8 to 1/8 dis.
Port Philip  .  .  .  .  .  3/8prem.
South Australian  .  .  1/8   ,,		Australasian  .  .  .  .  .   .   .     87 to 88
Eng. Scott, and Aust.  .  .  .  13/8 pm.
Ind. Aust. and China  .  .  .  . 13/8pm.
Lndn. Aust. and India   par.
Lndn. Chart, of Aust.  .  .  .  . 31/8pm.
South Australian  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  51 to 53
Union of Australia  .  .  .  . 77 to 781/2
              RAILWAYS.              STEAM COMPANIES.
East Indian . . 51/4 to 53/4 prem.
Upper India  .  .  .  .  .  .    1/2   ,,
Ind. Peninsula.  .  .   2 to 21/2   ,,
Madras  .  .  .  .  .  .  2 to 21/2   ,,
Queb. and Richmond   3/8-5/8   ,,		Australia Direct  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
Australian Royal Mail  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   3
Eastern Steam
General Screw St. Ship  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 123/8
Penins. & Orient. St. Nav.  .  .  .  .  .    84

                   MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES.

Australian Agricultural 77-9           North Brtish Australian.  .  .   5/8 pm.
Van Diemen's Land 19-20             Peel River Land  .  .  .  .   4-41/4  ,,
South Australian Land 44-6           Scott. Austr. Invest.  .  .  .  . 17/8  ,,

                    AGRICULTURAL MARKETS.

             CORN—IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGE.

    Week
ending—		Wheat.Barley.Oats.Rye.Beans.Peas.
s.    d.s.    d.s.    d.s.    ds.    d.s.     d.
April 2344   731   519   027   334   931   11
  —   3044   431   618   830   035   333     3 
May   744   6 31   419   030   735   233     3
  —   1444   731   5  18   829   835   733     3

           LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES.

                                s. to s. 
Malt, Town,   per qr. 59 to 63
Malting Barley     ,,     30 —32
Oats, best,         ,,      20— 24
Flour—
Town made, per sk.    39 —44
Country household      35 —38
American, per barl.     23— 25
Indian Corn, per qr.    32— 35
CATTLE—             s.  d.   s. d.
Beasts, per st.       3  4 to 3  8
Calves     ,,           3  0 — 4   0
Sheep     ,,            3  0 — 4  0
Pigs        ,,            3  0 — 3  10
WOOL, per lb.—
South Downs        1   0 — 1  3
Kentish fleeces     1   2 — 1  3
Flannel wool. .      0  11— 1  3
Australian. . . .     1   2 — 2  8
Cape                    1   0 — 2  0
Spanish                1   0 — 1  10		                                 Â£ s.    £ s.
Hay  .  .  .   per load   4 4 to 4 8
Clover  .  .      ,,         4 10—5 0
Straw  .  .       ,,         1 8—1 14
Guano, Peruv., p. ton, £9 5s.
Linseed cake, per ton, £10 to £11.
Rape cake, ditto, £4 to £4 4s.
Bones, ditto, £4 10s.
HOPS—Kents, midd. 122s. to
163s.; Sussex, 100s. to 115s.
POULTRY—Capons, 3s.—4s.;
Fowls,   2s.—9s.;    Chicks,
2s. 9d.—3s.6d.; Ducks, 2s.6d.;
Geese, 4s. 0d,—7s.; Turkeys,
4s. 0d.—8s.; Pigeons, 9d.
HIDES, &c.—Market, 96 lbs.,
33/4d—4d.; do., do., 50 lbs.,
3d.; do., Calf-skins, 10 lbs.,
4s. 10d.;do.. Horse-hides, 6s.;
Ox and Cow horns, per 123,
22s.—58s. Rough Tal.,23 Tal.,23s.6d. 

        METALS                             OILS

Copper, Cakes, p. ton £135 10s.
Iron, Pigs, £5; Rails, £7 15s.
to £8 15s. Lead, English
Pig, £24 5s. Steel, Swedish
Keg, £19 5s. to £20. Tin,
English block, £111; Banca,
£112; Spelter, £20; Zinc,
£27.		Gallipoli, per ton, £70; Sperm,
£86; Pale Seal, £33; Rape,
£36 to £38; Cocoa-nut, £34
to £39; Palm, £36 5s.;
Linseed, £47 3s.
TALLOW—Australian, Sheep,
£46 10s. to £47 10s.; Russia,
£47 to £47 5s.
Provisions.Grocery.

BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 62s.
American, 72s.
BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8lb.,
3s. to 3s. 8d.; Irish India, per
cwt., 90s.; Hambro', 100s.;
American, 86s. to 100s.
BUTTER—Best fresh, per lb.,
11d. to 1s. 2d.; Dorset, per
cwt., 92s. to 108s.; Irish, 92s.
to 98s.; Dutch, 34s.
CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt.,
52s. to 80s.; Dutch, 84s.
Wiltshire, 50s. to 62s.
HAMS—York, 76s. to 85s
Irish, 76s. to 80s.;
Westphalia, 50s. to 68s.
MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per
8 lb., 3s. 9d. to 4s. 9d.
POTATOES, per ton, 130s. to 180s.
PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. to 4s. 3d.
VEAL, 2s. 4d. to 4s. 6d.

COCOA, per cwt., Trinidad, 38s.
to 44s.; Bahia, 25s. to 27s.
COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon
Native, 47s. 9d. to 48s.; Do.,
Plantation, 54s. to 76s.;
Mocha, 66s. to 85s.; Jamaica,
80s. to 90s.; Java, 41s. to
55s. Costa Rica, 50s. to 75s.
RICE, percwt.—Carolina, 22s.;
Bengal, 10s. to 11s.; Patna,
13s. to 16s.
SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt.,
37s. to 39s.; Mauritius, 34s.
to 38s.; Bengal, 30s. to 36s.;
Madras, 35s. to 42s.; Havannah,
34s. to 40s.
Do., REFINED—Standard
lumps, 40s. to 48s.; Bastards,
25s. to 34s. 6d.; Crushed.,
28s. to 29s.
TEA, per lb.—Congou, 1s. 01/2d.
to 1s. 21/2d.; Souchong, 1s. 7d.
to 1s. 11d.; Hyson, 1s. 10d.
to 3s. 1d.

                     EMIGRATION RECORD.

DEPARTURES FROM THE PRINCIPAL PORTS OF THE
                     UNITED KINGDOM.

      1853Australian
Colonies.		British
America		United
States.		Other
places.		Total.
To March 31..14,182  38542,689   473 57,729
April  .  .  .  .   6033 834932,766  126 47,274
From Minor}
 Ports, Jan.}   2585  261  292 ——   3138
 to March..}
To April 3022,800 899575,747  599108,141

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

FromCabin.IntermediateSteerage Goods per
40 Cubic feet
London  .  .£45 to 65£30 to 36£25 to 27 10£6  0 to £7
Liverpool  .  45—50  20—30   10—15  5  0—6
The Clyde  35—45  20—25   12—15  4 10—5
Belfast  .  .  45—50  20—30   14— 0  5  0—0

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