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COMMERCIAL RECORD.

BULLION MARKET.
Bullion in Bank of England on 20th inst., £17,171,793.

LATEST LONDON PRICES
Gold, stand., per oz.£3  17  9
Do., dust,           "     3  16  0
Silver bars, per oz.  5  11/8-½
Mexican dollars, "  4  11¾

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

Paris  ................0.68 prem.
Hamburgh  ........0.82   "
New York........... 0.06 disct.

STOCKS.

STOCKSHighest.Lowest.Latest.
Three per Cent. Consols .......98¼96¾981/8
Three per Cent. Reduced ......991/897¾98¾-7/8
Three and a Quarter per Cents...1015/81001013/8
Long Annuities, Jan 1860 .....657/8511/16
Bank Stock, 8 per cent.......229227½228-9
Exchequer Bills, June ......2s. pm.3s. dis.1s. pm.
India Bonds ................24s. pm.12s. pm.20s. pm.
Paid RAILWAYSHighest.Lowest.Latest.Receipts
since
Jan. 1.
100Brighton & S. Coast103½102101-2370,942
allBlackwall .........985/88¾41,420
100Caledonian........68½66½67¼
}436,754
100Edinb. and Glasgow7472½72-4
allEastern Counties ..13125/813¼-½525,351
Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.)114110112-14163,596
Great Northern...878383-4483,845
100Great Western ....911/88888½-89653,637
100Lancash. & Yorksh.78¾7575-½596,713
100London & N. Westn.116½112111-1121,490,948
100London & S. Westn90¼86½85½-86½395,936
100Midland72½7071¼-¾766,302
100South-East & Dover72¾7070¼-¾504,495
100York, Newc., & Ber.7068½70-½
}785,714
100York and N. Midland60¾5859-½

FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST prices.

FUNDS.
Brazilian 5 per cent, 103
Chilian per cent., 104½-5¼
Danish 5 per cent., 103½
Dutch 4 p. cent, certific., 97¾
French 3 per cent.,
French 4 per cent.,
French 44 per cent., 102f. 50c.
Mexican 3 per cent., 26¾
Peruvian 3 p. c. defd., 58 to 60.
Portuguese 4 per cent.. 45½
Russian 5 per cent., 117
Spanish 3 per cent., 47½
Sardinian 5 per cent., 96-7
RAILWAYS.

Gd. Junct. of France, 2½ to 3
East Belgian Junct. 1 to 1½
Luxembourg. 7½ to ¾
Northern of France, 36-½
Norwegian Trunk Pref. 8½ to 9
Paris and Orleans, 51 to 53
Paris and Lyons, 19¼ pm.
Paris and Rouen, 44½
Paris and Strasbourg, 39½
South of France, 5 to 6 pm.
West Fl.anders, 4 to 4½  "
West of France, 10 to 10¼
Rouen and Havre, 20 to 21

COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES.
MINES.
Australasian ............... Â½ dis.
Australian ..................2½ prem.
Do. Cordillera .............1/8 dis.
Do. Freehold ...............3/8 dis.
Brit. Australian .............¼ dis.
Colonial Gold ............5/8 to 7/8 p.m.
Lake Bathurst .............3/8 dis.
Port Philip ................... Â¼ dis.
South Australian ....... Â¼ dis. par.
RAILWAYS.
East Indian ....... 5 to 5¼ prem.
Upper India ...........  3/8  "
Ind. Peninsula. ..  2 to 2¼  "
Madras ..............  2 to 2¼  "
Queb. and Richmond ..1 dis.
BANKS.
Australasian ..............80 to 82
Eng. Scott, and Aust. .......½ pm.
Ind. Aust. and China ....½-¾ pm.
London Aust. and India   par.
London Chart. of Aus.  2½-3 pm.
South Australian ...........43-5
Union of Australia    70 to 72
STEAM COMPANIES.
Australasian Pacific. . . .
Australian Royal Mail. . 3½ pm.
Eastern Steam Navig ....11
General Screw St. Ship .. 13
Penins. & Orient. St. Nav. 77
MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES.
Australian Agricultural, 35-7
Van Diemen's Land, 16-7
South Australian Land, 37-9
North Brtish Australian,  Â¼ pm.
Peel River Land .............1  "
Scott. Austr. Invest ....     2  "

AGRICULTURAL MARKETS

CORN—IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGE

Week
ending —


Wheat.Barley.Oats.Rye.Beans.Peas.
s.d.s.d.s.d.s.d.s.ds.d.
July 2351102942163534043710
  —  30
527297222363405363
Aug.  65392992263734073610
  —  12
5332910223349415369
  —  20
51129722034104011349

LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES
                                       s.      s.
Malt, Pale,  .. per qr.      54 to 60  
Malting Barley   "           29 — 31
Oats, best,         "           21 — 22
Flour—
   Town made, per sk.    43 — 47
   Country household    35 — 37
    American, per barl.   24 — 27
Indian Corn, per qr.      30 — 33
CATTLE —            s.    d.        s.   d.
Beasts, per st.        3     8   to  4    6
Calves . . "              3     8  —  4    8
Sheep ...  "              4     0  —  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     0  —  1     9
Spanish ........             1     2  —  2     1
METALS.
Copper; Cakes, p. ton £107 10s.
Iron, Pigs, £4.; Rails, £8  10s.
to £8  15s.. Lead, English
Pig, £22 10s. Steel, Swedish
Keg, £16 to £17. Tin.
English block, £112.; Banca,
£120; Spelter, £30.; Zinc,
£31.
PROVISIONS.
BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 82s.
  American, 64s.
BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8lb.,
   4s. to 4s. 6d.; Irish India, per
   tr., 135s.; Hambro', 133s.;
   American, 130s. to 145s.
BUTTER—Best fresh, per lb.,
   11d. to 1s. 1d.; Dorset, per
   cwt., 94s. to 106s.; Irish, 88s.
   to 94s.; Dutch, 80s. to 94s.
CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt.,
   56s. to 75s.; Dutch, 56s.;
   Wiltshire, 54s. to 70s.
HAMS—York, 74s. to 83s.;
   Irish, 66s. to 74s.;
   Westphalia, 60s. to 70s.
MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per
   8 lb., 4s. 0d. to 5s.
POTATOES, per ton, 130s. to
   180s.
PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. 4d. to 4s.
VEAL 3s. 8d. to 4s. 8d.
                                     Â£   s.       Â£   s.
Hay ..........per load       4   10 to  5    5
Clover..             "           5     0 —  6    0
Straw..               "           1    8 —  1   16
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.,
   3½d.—6¾d.; do., do., 50 lb.,
   2¾d.; do., Calf-skins, 10 lb.,
   5s. 6d..; do., Horse-hides, 6s.;
   Ox and Cow horns, per 123,
   21s.—63s. Rough Tal., 25s. 6d.
OILS.
Gallipoli per ton, £68; Sperm,
   Â£89; Pale Seal, £34.; Rape,
   Â£39 to £40; Cocoa-nut. £40
   to £42; Palm, £38  5s.;
   Linseed, £29  9s.
TALLOW—Australian, Sheep,
   48s. to £51 6s.; Russia, £50 to
   Â£51.
GROCERY.
COCOA, per cwt., Trinidad, 35s.
    to 41s.; Bahia. 27s. to 28s.
COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon
   Native, 45s. 6d. to 46s.; Do.,
   Plantation, 60s. to 82s.;
   Mocha, 72s. to 82s.; Jamaica,
   61s. to 88s.; Java, 50s. to
   53s. Costa Rica, 54s. to 83s.
RICE, per cwt,—Carolina (duty
   paid), 24s. 6d.; Bengal. 13s. to
   14s. 0d.; Patna,14s. to 18s.
SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt.,
   33s. to 39s.; Mauritius, 33s.
   to 38s.; Bengal, 37s. to 40s.;
   Madras, 31s. to 34s.;
   Havannah, 24s. to 29s.
DO., REFINED—Standard
    lumps, 46s. to 49s.; Bastards,
    28s. to 35s. 0d.; Crushed,
    31s. to 31s. 3d.
TEA, per lb. (duty 1s. 10d.)—
    Congou, 11d. to 1s.;
    Souchong, 1s. 2d. to 2s. 0d.;
    Hyson, 1s.4d, to 3s. 6d.; Assam,
    1s. to 4s. 4d.

EMIGRATION RECORD

DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM
1853Australian
Colonies.
British
America.
United
States.
Other
Places.
Total.
To June 31 ...34,14520,489120,785969176,388
July ............5,3353,60518,13624327,319
To      ...39,48024,094138,9211,212203,707
CURRENT RATES OF PASSAGE AND FREIGHT TO THE
AUSTRALIAN PORTS PER SAILING VESSEL.
FromCabin.Intermediate.Steerage.Goods per
40 Cubic feet.
London ..£45 to 65£30 to 36£25 to 27  10£5   0 to £7
Liverpool45—7020—3010—154    10—6
The Clyde35—4520—2512—154     0—5
Belfast ..45—5020—3014—164     10—5