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                         COMMERCIAL RECORD.

                            BULLION MARKET.
Bullion in Bank of England on 16th inst., £18,023,348.

                     LATEST LONDON PRICES.

Gold, stand., per oz.£3 17 9Silver bars, per oz.5  11/8-1/2
Do., dust, ,,  3 16 0Mexican dollars, ,,4 113/4

LATEST COMPARATIVE VALUE OF GOLD IN FOREIGN MARKETS
                          TO LONDON PRICE

Paris0.58 prem.New York. . .0.12 disct.
Hamburgh. . .1.05  "

               STOCKS.Highest.Lowest.Latest.
Three per Cent. Consols 99 971/2 983/8
Three per Cent. Reduced 995/8 983/8 991/8
Three and a Quarter per Cents. . .1021/81007/81017/8
Long Annuities, Jan., 1860  515/16  515/16  511/16
Bank Stock, 8 per cent2291/2228228-9
Exchequer Bills, June 5s. pm. 2s. dt. 3s. pm.
India Bonds 32s. pm. 21s. pm. 28s. pm.


Paid.      RAILWAYS.Highest.LowestLatest.

Receipts
since
Jan. 1.

100Brighton & S. Co.ist
1051031/21041/2-51/2 229,410
allBlackwall
  9   83/4  87/8-91/2  34,283
100Caledonian 681/2 663/4 69 262,466
allEastern Counties . . 131/8 123/4 131/8 449,476
100Edinb. and Glasgow
 72 701/2 72-4 111,117
Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.)
1131/2108110-11  134,232
Great Northern
 871/2 841/2 871/2 416,188
100Great Western
 903/4 873/4 901/2-3/4 550,342
100Lancash. & Yorksh.
 781/2 761/4 781/2 513,528
100London & N. Westn.1161/21133/41161/21,256,109
100

London & S. Westn.

 901/2 883/4 901/2  324,891
100Midland
 721/4 697/8 721/4  659,405
100South–East. & Dover
 731/4 691/4 731/4  421,545
100York, Newc. , & Ber.
 70 671/2 69-70  665,449
100York & N. Midland 61 573/4  60-1

FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES

             FUNDS.               RAILWAYS.
Brazilian 5 per cent.,   1011/2
Chilian per cent.,      1041/4-51/4
Danish 5 per cent.,      1031/2
Dutch 4 p. cent, certific, 973/4
French 3 per cent.,
French 4 per cent.,
French 44 per cent.,  102f. 50c.
Mexican 3 per cent.,    27
Peruvian 3 p. c. defd.,  58 to 60.
Portuguese 4 per cent.. 433/4
Russian 5 per cent.,   117
Spanish 3 per cent.,    471/2
Sardinian 5 per cent., 953/4-61/4

Gd. Junct. of France, 11/2 to 2
East Belgian Junct. 1 to    11/2
Luxembourg,           71/2 to3/8
Northern of France,         351/2
Norwegian Trunk Pref. 8 to 91/2
Paris and Orleans,     44 to 46
Paris and Lyons,      17 to 171/2
Paris and Rouen,       43 to 45
Paris and Strasbourg, 371/2
South of France,   5 to 6
West Flanders,    41/4 to 43/4
West of France,    91/4 to 93/4
Rouen and Havre,    191/4 to 20

          COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES.

         MINES.           BANKS.

Australasian.........     par.
Australian............   3
Do. Cordillera.......     par.
Do. Freehold        3/8 dis.
Brit. Australian     1/8 dis.
Colonial Gold. 1 to 11/4 "
Lake Bathurst     3/8 dis.
Port Philip............... par.
South Australian...... par.

Australasian.....  813/4 to 84
Eng. Scott, and Aust. 5/8pm.
Ind. Aust. and China    1 pm.
London Aust. and India   par.
London Chart, of Aust. 3 pm.
South Australian..........    47
Union of Australia    79 to 80


           RAILWAYS.       STEAM COMPNIES.

East Indian ........ 5 to 51/2 prem.
Upper India ................ 1/2   ''
Ind. Peninsula.17/8 to 23/4    ''
Madras............... 2 to 21/4   "
Queb. and Richmond...  3/4   ''

Australia Direct
Australian Royal Mail.. 3 pm.
Eastern Steam............... 11
General Screw St. Ship . . 13
Penins. & Orient. St. Nav. 77

        MISCELLENAEOUS COMPANIES.

Australian Agricultural. 35-7
Van Dienien's Land,     16-7
Sotith Australian Land, 40-1

North Brtish Australian  3/4pm,
Peel Rivier Land......... 15/8  ''
Scott. Austr. Invest ... 21/4  ''

          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.
June 1845  029  118 1130 1138 1134  6
  —  2546 1129  320  132  839  534  9
July  247  329 1029 1032  640  135 10
  —   947  829  229  235 1140  835  0
  —  1649  828 1128 1134 1040  536  8

           LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES

                                 s.    s.
Malt, Pale, per qr.      54 to 60
Malting Barley   "         30—32
Oats, best,       "          22—24
Flour—
   Town made, per sk. 42 — 45
   Country household   34 — 37
   American, per barl.  23 — 28
Indian Corn, per         31 — 33
CATTLE —             s.  d.  s.  d.
   Beasts, per st.    4  0 to 4  8
   Calves....   "        4  0—5  0
   Sheep....   "        4  2—5  0
   Pigs......    "        3  4—4  0
WOOL, per lb. —
   South Downs       1  2—1  5
   Kentish fleeces    1  4—1  6
   German Elect.     3  5—5  6
   Australian........   1  5—2  6
   Cape...............   0  9—1  9
   Spanish...........   1  2—2–1

                         Â£.  s.   Â£.  s.
Hay.....per load   5   5 to 5  15
Clover..    "         5   0 — 6   0
Straw..     "         1  10— 1  13
Guano, Peruv.,p. ton, £9 to £12
Linseed cake, pr. tn., £8 to £8 5s.
Rape cake, ditto, £5 to £5 5s.
Bones, ditto, £4 4s.
HOPS. — Kents, 160s.Sussex,
   112s. to 120s.
POULTRY — Capons, 4s. — 5s.
   FOWLS, 4s. — 6s.; Chicks
   4s.6d.— 5s.6d.; Ducks, 3s.6d.;
   Geese, 4s. 6d. — 6s.; Turkeys,
   s. d. — s.; Pigeons, 9d.
HIDES, &c. — Market, 96 lb.,
   31/4d.—63/4d.; do., do., 50 lb.,
   23/4d.; do., Calf-skin.s, 10 lb.,
   5s. 6d.; do. , Horse-hides, 6s.;
   Ox and Cow homs, per 123,
   21s.— 63s. Rough Tal., 25s. 6d.


              METALS.              OILS.

Copper, Cakes, p. ton £107 10s.
   Iron, Pigs, £4; Rails, £8 10s.
   to £8 15s. Lead, English
   Pig, £23; Steel, Swedish
   Keg, £17 to £20 Tin,
   English block, £111; Banca,
   Â£109; Spelter, £28; Zinc,
   Â£29

Gallipoli per ton, £67; Sperm,
  Â£89; Pale Seal, £33; Rape,
   Â£38 to £39; Cocoa-nut, £39
   to £41; Palm, £38 10s.;
  Linseed, £29 6s.
TALLOW — Australian, Sheep,
   Â£50 to £51. 6s.; Russia, £51 3s.
   to £51 6s.


            PROVISIONS.             GROCERY.

BACON, per cwt. — Irish, 67s.
   American, 54s.
BEEF — Mid. to prime, p. 8 lb.,
   4s. to 4s. 8d.; Irish India, per
   tr., 145s.; Hambro', 145s.;
   American, 130s. to 145s.
BUTTER — Best fresh, per lb.,
   11d. to 1s. 1d.; Dorset, per
   cwt., 94s. to 106s.; Irish, 84s.
   to 92s.; Dutch, 94s. to 98s.
CHEESE — Cheshire, per cwt.,
   56s. to 75s.; Dutch, 56s.;
   Wiltshire, 52s. to 70s.
HAMS — York, 75s. to 84s.;
  Irish, 66s. to 74s.;
  Westphalia, 60s. to 70s.
MUTTON — Mid. to prime, per
   8 lb., 4s. 2d. to 5s.
Potatoes, per ton, 130s. to
   180s.
PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. 4d. to 4s.
VEAL, 4s. to 5s.

COCOA, per cwt., Trinidad, 35s.
   to 41s.; Bahia, 26s. to 27s.
COFFEE, per cwt. — Ceylon Na-
   tive, 45s. 6d. to 47s; Do.,
Plantation, 60s. to 82s.; Mo-
   cha, 74s. to 82s.; Jamaica,
   61s. to 86s.; Java, 50s. to
   54s. Costa Rica, 53s. to 78s.
RICE, per cwt. — Carolina (duty
   paid), 24s. 6d.; Bengal, 11s. to
   12s. 6d.; Patna,13s. to 18s.
SUGAR — Barbadoes, per cwt.,
   33s. to 38s.; Mauritius, 35s.
   to 42s; Bengal, 37s. to 40s.;
   Madras, 30s. to 34s.; Ha-
   vannah, 28s. to 31s.
Do., REFINED — Standard
   lumps, 46s. to 49s.; Bastards,
   27s. to 35s. 6d.; Crushed,
   31s.
TEA, per lb. (duty 1s 10d.)—
   Congou, 111/2d. to 113/4d.; Sou-
   chong, 1s. 2d. to 1s. 7d;Hy-
   son, 1s. 4d. to 3s. 6d.; Assam,
   1s. to 4s. 4d.

                EMIGRATION RECORD.
    DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM.

     1853.

Australian
Colonies.

British
America.

United
Slates.

Other
places.

Total.

To May 31....
June............

29,480
 4,665
15,072
 5,417
101,040
 19,745
746
223
146,338
  30,050
To              ..34,14520,489120,785969176,388

CURRENT RATES OF PASSAGE AND FREIGHT TO THE
        AUSTRALIAN PORTSPER SAILING VESSEL

FromCabin.

Inter–
mediate.

Steerage.

Goods per
40 Cubic feet.

London. .
Liverpool
The Clyde
Belfast . .

£45 to 65
  45 — 50
  35 — 45
  45 — 50

£30 to 36
  20 — 30
  20 — 25
  20 — 30

£25 to 27 10
  10 — 15
  12 — 15
  14 — 10
£6  0 to £7
 5   0 —  6
 4  10 — 5
 5   0  — 0