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DJO Household Narrative Volume IV (1853) Page 144
 
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                    COMMERCIAL RECORD.

                      BULLION MARKET.
Bullion in Bank of England on 18th inst., £18,635,826.

LATEST LONDON PRICES.

Gold., stand., per oz   Â£3   17   9Silver bars,       per oz.   5    13/8
Do., dust          "          3   16   0Mexican dollars,     "       4  115/8

LATEST COMPARATIVE VALUE OF GOLD IN FOREIGN MARKETS
TO LONDON PRICE.

Paris..............0-48 prem.New York..........0-05 disct.
Hamburgh......0-12   "
             STOCKS.  Highest.  Lowest.      Latest.
Three per Cent. Consols  ........   997/8   983/8  983/4-7/8
Three per Cent. Reduced........   993/4   983/8  993/8
Three and a Quarter per Cents.. 1021/8   101  102-21/2
Long Annuities, Jan., 1860  515/16 513/16   513/16
Bank Stock, 8 per cent............  230   228  2291/2
Exchequer Bills, June..............  8s.  pm.    par.2s. to 5s.p
India Bonds..........................33s.  pm. 25s.pm.         pm.

Paid.

      RAILWAYS

 Highest.

 Lowest.

   Latest.

Receipts
  since
 Jan. 1.

100Brighton & S. Coast   1051/2   103  104-5£245,377
 allBlackwell..............      91/2   83/4     87/8-9    27,788
100Caledonian.............    691/2 663/4   663/4  221,362
 allEastern Counties..    131/2 127/8   131/8  377,449
100Edinb. and Glasgow      72   69   72   93,294
100Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.)     112   110 110-12  107,800
100Great Northern      90    85   86-71/2  352,508
100Great Western   911/2 871/2   893/4  451,841
100Lancash. & Yorksh.   801/2 771/2   703/4  434,625
100London & N. Westn. 1185/8   1141151/2-161,035,557
100London & S. Westn.   901/4 881/2  90-1/2  256,114
100Midland   753/8 711/2  721/2  557,223
100South-East & Dover     76 703/4  713/4  348,372
100York, Newc. & Ber.   721/2 681/4  69-701/2

  552,325

100& York. & N. Midld.      65    59  60-1

 FOREIGN LIST.-LATEST PRICES

              FUNDS                       RAILWAYS        
Brazilian 5 per cent., 100       East Belgian Junet. 3/4 to 11/4 pm.
Chilian 6 per cent., 104Gd. Junct of France 1 to 11/2 pm.
Danish 21/2 per cent., 85Luxembourg, 63/4 to 71/2
Dutch 4 p. cent. certific., 963/4Northern of France 353/4
French 3 per cent.,Norwegian Trunk Pref. 81/2 to 9
French 4 per cent.Paris and Orleans, 41 to 43
French 41/2 per cent, 102f. 50c.Paris and Lyons, 16-161/4 pm.
Mexican 3 per cent., 281/8Paris and Rouen, 39 to 41
Peruvian 3 p. cent. defd., 59Paris and Strasbourg, 36 to 361/8
Portuguese 4 per cent, 395/8Rouen and Havre, 18 to 191/2
Russian 5 per cent., 1101/2South of France, 4 to 5 pm.
Spanish 3 per cent., 481/2-3/4West Flanders, 4 to 5
Sardinian 5 per cent., 943/4-51/4West of France, 81/4-3/4 pm.

        COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES.

                MINES.                     BANKS.
Australasian..........par.Australasian.......813/4 to 861/2
Australian.........3 to 31/2Eng. Scott. and Aust.    103/4 pm.
Do. Cordillera........par.Ind. Aust. and China       31/4 pm.
Do. Freehold........1/4 dis.Lndn. Aust. and India         par.
Brit Australian..... 1/8 pm.Lndn. Chart of Aust.      141/2 pm.
Colonial Gold....11/8 to 1{ } pm.South Australian...............   52
Lake Bathurst...3/8 to 1/2 dis.Union of Australia..........  77 to 78

Port Philip............1/2 prem.

South Australian..........par.

                  RAILWAYS.        STEAM COMPANIES.
East Indian......51/4 to 53/4 prem.Australia Direct................
Upper India.............       1/2      "Australian Royal Mail...... 3
Ind. Peninsula.          2 to 21/2    "Eastern Steam...........
Madras.................   2 to 21/2    "General Screw St. Ship  123/8

Quebec and

Richmond...      3/8 to 5/8      "

Penins. & Orient. St. Nav.   84

           MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES

Australian Agricultural  72-4North British Australian. 11/4 pm.
Van Diemen's Land   19Peel River Land....         75/8  "
South Australian Land  43-5Scott. Austr. Invest...    31/8

             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. 
May 2143   1130   1118    835    836   032   1
  — 2843    930    619    133    236   732   7
June 443    329    618    734    036   933   8
  —  1143   1123   1018    1034    938   134   9

         LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES.

                                  s.     s.                           Â£   s.    £   s.
Malt, Town,   per qr.   59  to 63Hay...... per load   3  5  to 4  8
Malting Barley    "       30 — 32Clover..      "         4   0 — 5  5
Oats, best,        "        20 — 24Straw        "          1   8 — 1 15
FlourGuano, Peruv., p. ton, £9 to £12
   Town made, per sk.  39 — 44Linseen cake, per ton  Â£8 to £9
   Country household   35 — 38Rape cake, ditto,£4 10s.to £5 7s.
   American, per barl.  23 — 25Bones, ditto, £4 1s.
Indian Corn, per qr.    32 — 35HOPS.—Kents, midd. 112s to
CATTLE—           s.   d.   s.    d.   168s.; SUSSEX, 112s. to 140s.
  Beasts, per st.  3   4 to 4    6 POULTRY—Capons, 3s. — 4s.;
  Calves...   "      4   0 — 5    0  Fowls,    2s. — 9s.;   Chicks,
  Sheep....  "      3   4 — 4    6  2s.9d.,—3s.6d.; Ducks, 2s.6d.;
  Pigs  .....  "      3  10  — 4   4  Geese. 4s.0d.—7s.; Turkeys,
WOOL, per lb. —  4s. 0d..— 8s.; Pigeons, 9d.
  South Downs    1  0   —  1  3 HIDES, &c.—Market, 96 lbs.,
  Kentish fleeces  1  2  —  1  3  31/2d.—63/4d.; do.,do., 50 lbs.
  Flannel wool..   0  11 —  1  3  23/4d. do., Calf-skins, 10 lbs.
  Australian...     1   2  —  2  8  5s. 6d.; do., Horse-hides, 6s.;
  Cape  ........     1   0  —  2  0   Ox and Cow horns, per 123,
  Spanish......    1   0 —   1  10  22s.—58s. Rough Tal., 23s.6d.
                  METALS                          OILS          
Copper, Cakes, p. ton. £135. 10s.Gallipol per ton, £70; Sperm,
   Iron, Pigs, £5. ; Rails, £7, 15s.  Â£86.; Pale Seal, £33; Rape,
   to £8. 15s.        Lead, English  Â£36. to £38.; Cocoa-nut, £35.
   Pig, £24. 5s.    Steel, Swedish  to £38.; Palm, £36. 5s.;
   Keg, £19. 5s. to £20.       Tin  Linseed, £47. 3s.
   English block, £111.;    BancaTALLOW — Australian, Sheep,
   Â£112.; Spelter,  Â£20.;    Zinc   Â£47. 10s. to £48. 10s.; Russia
   Â£27.   Â£49. to £49. 10s.
            PROVISIONS                        GROCERY         
BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 62s.COCOA, per cwt. Trinidad, 39s.
  American, 72s.  to 45s.; Bahia, 25s. to 28s.
BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8 lb.,COFFEE, per cwt—Ceylon
  3s. to 4s. 6d.; Irish India, per  Native, 46s. to 47s.; Do.,
  cwt., 90s.; Hambro', 100s.;  Plantation, 54s. to 75s.;
  American, 86s. to 100s.  Mocha, 66s. to 84s.; Jamaica,
BUTTER—Best fresh, per lb.  80s. to 86s.; Java, 41s. to
  11d. to 1s. 2d.; Dorset, per  54s. Costa Rica, 50s. to 74s.
  cwt., 92s. to 108s.; Irish, 92s.RICE, per cwt—Carolina, 22s.;
  to 98s.; Dutch, 34s.  Bengal, 10s. to 12s.; Patna,
CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt.,  13s. to 16s.
  52s. to 80s.; Dutch, 84s.;SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt.,
  Wiltshire, 50s. to 62s.  37s. to 38s.; Mauritius, 33s.
HAMS—York, 76s. to 85s.;  to 38s.; Bengal, 31s. to 36s.;
  Irish, 76s. to 80s.;  Madras, 36s. to 42s. 6d.;
  Westphalia, 50s. to 68s.  Havannah, 34s. to 42s. 6d.
MUTTON—Mid. to prime, perDO.,       REFINED—Standard
  8 lb., 3s. 9d. to 4s. 9d.  lumps, 46s. to 48s.; Bastards,
POTATOES, per ton, 130s. to 180s.  25s. to 34s. 6d.; Crushed,
PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. to 4s. 4d.  28s. to 29s.
VEAL, 2s. 4d. to 5s.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 UNITED KINGDOM

1853

 

Australian

 Colonies.

British

America.

United

States.

Other

Places.

Total.

 

To April 30..

May    ........

22,800

   6680

  8995

  6077

75, 747

25, 293

   599

   147

108,141

 38, 197

To May 31... 29,48015,072101,040   746146, 338

 CURRENT RATES OF PASSAGE AND FREIGHT TO THE

          AUSTRALIAN PORTS PER SAILING VESSEL.

From

 

  Cabin.

 

  Inter-

 mediate.

  Steerage.

   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 — 10 5     0 — 0

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