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DJO Household Narrative Volume IV (1853) Page 216
 
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                         COMMERCIAL RECORD.

                              BULLION MARKET.

     Bullion in Bank of England on 17th inst., £15,862,398.

                       LATEST LONDON PRICES.

Gold, stand., per oz. £3 17 9     Silver bars,    per oz. 5 1
Do., dust,        "         3 16 0Mexican dollars,  "     5 01/8

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

Paris............ 0·38 prem.     
New York..........0·08 disct.
Hamburgh.... 1·18  "
STOCKS.Highest.   Lowest.   Latest.
Three per Cent. Consols........  985/8 915/8 915/8-3/4
Three per Cent. Reduced  993/8 92 921/4
Three and a Quarter per Cents.  
 1015/8 923/4
Long Annuities, Jan., 1860    6   51/16224-5
Bank Stock, 8 per cent 229224  "
Exchequer Bills, June3s.pm.15s. dis.15-10 dis.
India Bonds20s. pm.5s. dis.5s. dis.
Paid.   RAILWAYS.Highest.Lowest.Latest.Receipts since Jan. 1.
100

Brighton & S. Coast    

1021/29293-5 430,193
allBlackwall   85/8  71/8  71/8-3/8 47,847
100Caledonian 673/447 471/2 502,588
100Edinb. and Glasgow 731/259 61
allEastern Counties 131/211 113/4 596,813
Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.)11498 99-100 192,888
Great Northern 843/469 69-70 556,889
100Great Western 891/278 78-9 749,399
100Lancash. & Yorksh. 775/861 62-3 682,144
100London & N. Westn.1121/2991001/21,719,789
100London & S. Westn.  8772 72-4 458,109
100Midland 721/255 56 876,753
100South-East. & Dover 711/457 58 589,390
100York, Newc. & Ber. 7056 58
100York & N. Midland 591/442 42-4 910,971

              FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES

     FUNDS.     RAILWAYS.
Brazilian 5 per cent., 95-1/2Gd. Junct. of France 2½ to 3
Chilian 6 per cent., 104½-5¾East Belgian Junct. 1 to 1½
Danish 5 per cent. 102Luxembourg, 7½ to ¾
Dutch 4 p. cent certific., 95½-6Northern of France, 36-½
French 3 per cent.,Norwegian Trunk Pref. 8½ to 9
French 4 per cent.,Paris and Orleans, 51 to 53
French 4½ per cent., 101f. 50c.   Paris and Lyons, 19¼ pm.
Mexican 3 per cent., 23½-4Paris and Rouen, 44½
Peruvian 3 p. c. defd., 70-1Paris and Strasbourg, 30½
Portuguese 4 per cent., 42-½South of France, 5 to 6 pm.
Russian 44½ per cent., 96½West Flanders, 4 to 4½ "
Spanish 3 per cent., 44¾West of France, 10 to 10¼
Sardinian 5 per cent., 90-1Rouen and Havre, 20 to 21

         COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES.

     MINES.     BANKS.
Australasian ..... ¾ dis.
Australian ........... 2½ prem.         Australasian ...... 70 to 72
Do. Cordillera ........¼ dis.Eng. Scott. and Aust. 1½ dis.
Do. Freehold ......... ½ dis.Ind. Aust. and China ½ dis-par.
Brit. Australian ..... 3/8 dis.London Aust. and India
Colonial Gold .... 3/8 to 5/8 p.m.Lond. Chart. of Aus. par-½ pm.
Lake Bathurst ......½ dis.South Australian ..... 37-9
Port Philip ......... ¼ dis.Union of Australia 60 to 62
South Australian ..... ¼
    RAILWAYS.    STEAM COMPANIES.
East Indian .. 3½ to 4 prem.Australasian Pacific .... 7½
Upper India ..... 1/8 "Australian Royal Mail .. 3½
Ind. Peninsula. ½ to 1½ "Eastern Steam Navig.... 11
Madras .... ½ to           "General Screw St. Ship .. 12
Queb. and Richmond .... par.    Penins. & Orient St. Nav. 75

                 MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES

Australian Agricultural, 28-30     North British Australian. par.
Van Diemen's Land, 4-6Peel River Land .... ½ dis.
South Australian Land, 30-2Scott. Austr. Invest..1¼ p.m.

                    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.
Aug.2748   629   6    21   633   841   136   6
Sept. 350   430   421   10   32   3   41   137   2
— 1054   931   321   1133   641   337   8
— 1756   734   920    635   741   9

39   8

LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES

                                   s.      d.                                 Â£  s.    Â£   s.
Malt, Pale,       per qr. 60 to 68Hay .... per load 4  0 to 5  5
Malting Barley     "       34 — 36Clover ..      "     4 15 — 5 15
Oats, best          "       23 — 25Straw ..        "     1  8 — 1 16
Wheat, English,   "       58 — 72Guano, Peruv.,p.ton,£9 to £12.
Flour—Linseed cake, pr. tn. £10 to
  Town made, per sk.  60 — 65£10 10s. ; Rape cake, ditto. £5
  Country household    45 — 50to £5 10s. ; Bones , ditto, £4 4s.
  American, per barl.    29 — 24HOPS.—Kents, 115 to 180s. ;
Indian Corn,  per qr.   32 — 36  Sussex, 105s. to 130s.
CATTLE—              s.  d.   s.  d.POULTRY —Capons,  3s.—4s. ;
  Beasts,  per st.    3  4 to 4  6  Fowls,  3s. — 5s.;  Chicks,
  Calves  ..  "         3  8 — 4  8  2s.6d.—5s.0d.; Ducks, 2s.6d.;
  Sheep ....  "         4  6 — 5  4  Geese, 3s. 6d.—5s.; Turkeys,
  Pigs  ....    "         3  4 — 4  0  3s. 6d.—5s. ; Pigeons, 8d.
WOOL, per lb.—HIDES, &c. — Market, 96 lb.,
  South Downs        1  2 — 1  5  4d.—4¼ ; do., do.,  50 lb.,
  Kentish fleeces     1  4 — 1  6  2¾d.; do., Calf-skins, 10 lb.,
  German Elect.       3  5 — 5  6  5s. 6d.; do., Horse-hides, 6s.;
  Australian ....        1  4 — 2  5½  Ox and Cow horns, per 123,
  Cape ........           0  9 — 1  9  21s. — 63s.  Rough Tallow,
  Spanish .....          1  2 — 2  1

  28s.6d.

                METALS.                                       OILS.
Copper, Cakes, p. ton £107 10s.  
Gallipoli per ton, £68. ; Sperm,
   Iron, Pigs.  Â£3 4s. to £4 10s. ;  Â£91 ;  Pale Seal,  Â£34 10s. ;
   Rails, £8 15s.  Lead, English  Rape, £41 to £42 ; Cocoa-nut,
   Pig, £22 10s.  Steel, Swedish  Â£42 to £44 10s. ; Palm, £39 6s.;
   Keg,  Â£17  to  Â£.     Tin,  Linseed, Â£29 6s.
   English block, £122 ; BancaTALLOW — Australian,  Beef,
   Â£122 ;  Spelter, £30 ; Zinc,  Â£54 to £55 ; Sheep, £57 to
   Â£31.  Â£58 ; Y.C., £57 to £58.
           PROVISIONS.                              GROCERY.

BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 40s.

  to 67s. ; American, 64s.

COCOA, per cwt., Trininidad, 35s.

  to 42s.; Bahia, 27s. to 28s.

BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8lb.,

  3s. 4d. to 4s. 6d.; Irish India,

  per tr., 135s.; Hambro', 133s.

  American, 130s. to 145s.

COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon Native,

  47s. 0d. to 48s. ; Do.,

  Plantation, 64s. to 82s.; Mocha,

  72s. to 82s. ; Jamaica,

  63s. to 90s. ; Java, 50s. to

  54s. Costa Rica, 54s. to 85s.

BUTTER—Best fresh, per lb.,

  11d. to 1s. 1d. ; Dorset, per

  cwt., 94s. to 106s.; Irish, 88s.

  to 98s. ; Dutch, 80s. to 100s.

RICE, per cwt.—Carolina, 22s.

  to 26s. 6d.; Bengal, 13s. to

  14s. 6d.; Patna, 14s. to 18s. 6d.

CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt.,

  56s. to 75s. ; Dutch, 56s. ;

  Wiltshire, 54s. to 70s.

SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt.,

  33s. to 39s. ; Mauritius, 33s.

  to 38s. 6d. ; Bengal, 37s. to

  40s. 6d.; Madras, 31s. to 34s.;

  Havannah, 35s. to 41s.

HAMS—York, 74s. to 83s. ;

  Irish, 66s. to 74s. ;

  Westphalia, 60s. to 70s.

DO., *  REFINED —Standard

  lumps, 45s. to 58s.; Bastards,

  29s. to 35s. 6d. ; Crushed,

  31s. to 32s.

MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per

  8lb., 4s. 0d. to 5s. 4d.

TEA, per lb. (duty 1s. 10d.)—

  Congou, 11d. to 1s. 3d.;

  Souchong, 1s. 2d. to 2s. 6d. ;

  Hyson, 1s. 4d. to 3s. 6d. ; Assam

  1s. to 1s. 4d.

POTATOES, per ton, 130s. to

  180s.

PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. 4d. to 4s.
VEAL, 3s. 8d. to 4s. 8d.

                                      EMIGRATION RECORD.
                     DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM.

1853.   

Australian Colonies.

British America.

United States.

Other places. 

 Total.

To July   

Aug.

       39,480

         5,007

     24,094

       3,356

     20,785

     20,799

   1,212

      359

203,707

  29,521

To ..       44,487     27,450    141,584    1,571 233,228

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

From           Cabin.      Intermediate. Steerage.   

Goods per 40 Cubic feet.

London..£45 to 65  Â£30 to 36£20 to 25       Â£4 10 to £7
Liverpool 45 — 50  20 — 30 10 — 15        4 10 — 6
The Clyde  35 — 45  20 — 25 12 — 15        4  0 — 5
Belfast.. 45 — 50  20 — 30 14 — 10        4 10 — 5

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