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                          COMMERCIAL RECORD.

                               BULLION MARKET.
       Bullion in Bank of England on 15th inst., £15,819,357.

                          LATEST LONDON PRICES.

Gold stand., per oz. £3 17 9    Silver bars, stan. per oz. 5 23/8
Do., dust,        ,,         3 16 0    Mexican dollars,      ,,      5 1

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

Paris.................... 0.48 prem.         New York............... 0.17 disct
Hamburgh ........... 0.65   ,,

            STOCKS.                             HIGHEST. LOWEST.   LATEST.  

Three per Cent Consols . . . . . . . . .

Three per Cent. Reduced . . . . . . . .

Three and a quarter per cents   . . .

Long Annuities, Jan. 1860  . . . . . .

Bank Stock, 8 per cent  . . . . . . . .

Exchequer Bills, June  . . . . . . . . . .

India Bonds   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    95½

    93¾

    965/8

      55/16

   218

  8s. pm.

  4s. pm. 

    92

    91

    955/8

      5¼

  212

      par.

 2s. dis.

  957/8

  913/8-½

  94¾

    5¼

 213-5

 5s. pm.

 4s. pm.

 

Paid.

      

 RAILWAYS.                 

 

Highest.   

 

Lowest. 

 

 Latest.          

Receipts

since

Jan. 1.  

100

 all

100

100

all

 

 

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Brighton & S.Coast

Blackwall   . . . . . . .

Caledonian . . . . . . .

Edinb. and Glasgow

Eastern Counties  . .

Gt. Sn & Wn. (Irel)

Great Northern . . . .

Great Western  . . . .

Lancash. & Yorksh

London & N.Westn.

London & S.Westn.

Midland  . . . . . . . .

South-East. & Dover

York, Newc., & Ber

York & N.Midland

     97

      8½

    37¼

    62¼

    13¼

  103

    86¾

    84

    67¾

  103¾

    77

    63¾

    62¼

    65½

    49¾ 

  94½

    8

  51

  58

  12¼

 101

   79

   80

   63

 103¾

  73

  59½

  59½

  62

  46

  94-5

   73/8-8

  51-½ }

  57-9  }

 117/8-121/8

   100-2

   76½-7½

   80-1

   62-3

  103-½

   72-4

   59½-60

   58½-59

   62½-3½ }

   45½-6½ }

 548,062

   58,805

           

  643,697

  763,495

  246,549

  725,497

  947,127

  844,417

2,179,746

  570,550

1,105,526

  745,722

 

1,168,152

                         FOREIGN LIST.— LATEST PRICES.

                 FUNDS.                                                RAILWAYS

Brazilian 5 per cent., 95-½                     Gd. Junct. of France, 11¼  
Chilian 6 per cent., 99½                         East Belgian Junct. 11/8 
Danish 5 per cent., 103½                       Luxembourg, 11½ 
Dutch 4 p. cent, certific. 93-½                Northern of France, 34¾ 
French 4½ per cent., 101f. 50c.             Norwegian Trunk Pref. 7½ to 8           
Mexican 3 per cent., 25¼                       Paris and Orleans, 46½ 
Peruvian 3 per cent., 49½                      Paris and Lyons, 263/8 pm. 
Portuguese 4 per cent., 40-3                  Paris and Rouen, 41 
Russian 4½ per cent., 111½                   Paris and Strasbourg, 33    
     Do.,    5 per cent., 112-½                   South of France, 97/8 pm. 
Spanish 3 per cent., 46¼                        West Flanders, 5 ,, 
Sardinian 5 per cent., 92¼                      West of France, 17½
                                                                Rouen and Havre, 20½

                         COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—Latest Prices.

                    MINES.                                                    BANKS

Australasian. . . . . . . . .  Â¾ dis.
Australian. . . . . . . . . 2½ prem.             Australasian . . . . . . . 82 to 85
Do. Cordillera . . . . . . 5/8  ,,                      Eng. Scott, and Aust.   Â¾ dis. 
Do. Freehold .  .  .  .  . 5/8 ,,                       Ind. Aust. and China   3/8 dis. 
Brit. Australian . . . . . . 3/8 dis.                  London Aust. and India 
Colonial Gold . . . . . .  3/8 p.m                   Lond. Chart. of Aus. par-½pm.
Lake Bathurst . . . . . . . 3/8 pm.                 South Australian . . . . . . 39-41
Port Philip . . . . . . . . . . . ¾ dis.              Union of Australia      73 to 75
Australian copper . . . 2½ prem.

               RAILWAYS.                                     STEAM COMPANIES.

East Indian . . . . . . . . . .  2¼ prem.          Australasian Pacific . . . .     3½
Upper India . . . . . . . . . . . .   par              Australian Royal Mail. .        3½
Ind. Peninsula. . .  6 to 61/8 prem.               Eastern Steam Navig . . . . . 11
Madras . . . . . . . .. . . . .  113/8 ,,                  General Screw St. Ship . .   12 
Queb .and Rich-                                       Pen'ns. & Orient. St. Nav.    75
mond . . . . . . . . .  . . .    101/8 dis.

                                  MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES

Australian Agricultural, 43-5                      North British Australian. 3/8 p.
Van Diemen's Iand, 15½-16½                   Peel River Land . . . . . . .¾ p.                
South Australian Land, 36-7                      Scott Austr. Invest. . 15/8 p.m.

                                AGRICULTURAL MARKETS.
                    CORN—IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGE.

    Week   

   ending

  Wheat. 

 

  Barley.  

 

   Oats.  

 

   Rye.   

 

   Beans. 

 

   Peas.  

 

 

 Oct. 22    

  —   29     

 Nov.  5      

  —   12       

  —   17        

   s.   d.

  68  11

  69   1

  71   9

  73   7

  72   9

    s.   d.

   40   7

   40   9

   41   3

   42   2

   42   3

   s.   d.

   24  2

   24  8

   25  5

   25  5

   26  0

   s.   d.

   38  4

   40 10

   43  0

   42  7

   43 11

    s.   d.

    45  7

    48  4

    48 10

    49  9

    52  6

   s.   d.

   50  7

   51 10

   53  3

   56  7

   56  7

                          LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES.

                                         s.      s.                                      Â£.  s.     Â£.    s.
Malt, Pale,          per qr. 68 to 72          Hay.... per load     5   8  to  5   10
Malting Barley         ,,     42—44           Clover..    ,,           6   4  —  6    6
Oats, best.               ,,     27—30           Straw..     ,,           1  12 — 1   14
Wheat, White,          ,,     62—80           Linseed cake per ton, £10. to
Flour—                                                  Â£10. 10s ; Rape cake, ditto, £6.
Town made, per sk.        65—70            Bones, ditto, £4. 4s
Country household          54—56          HOPS,—Kents, 210s to 360s ;
American, per barl.          34—41            Sussex, 200s to 231s.  Duty 
Indian Corn, per qr.          36—40           Nov 7, £152,677. 0s 4½d
CATTLE—              s.   d.     s.  d.         POULTRY—Capons, 3s—4s,6d.;
Beasts,         per st. 3   4  to  3   6            Fowls,  2s — 3s ;  Chicks
Calves . .         ,,      3   8 —  4   0            2s. 0d — 3s 0d,; Ducks, 2s. 9d.;
Sheep . . . .      ,,      4   2 —  4   4            Geese, 5s. 6d.— 5s. ; Turkeys,
Pigs . . . .         ,,      4   4  —  4   8            3s. 6d.—5s. ; Pigeons, 8d.
Wool, per lb.—                                     HIDES.   &c. — Market,  96lb.,
South Downs           1   2 —  1   5            4d.—4½d, ; do.,   do.,  50lb.,
Kentish fleeces        1   4 —  1   6            2¾d,;  do.,  Calf-skins. 10lb
German Elect.          3   6 —  5   6            5s. 6d.; do., Horse-hides, 6s.;
Australian . . . .         1   4 —  2   5            Ox and Cow horns, per 123,
Cape . . . . . . . .         0   7 — 1   7            21s. — 63s. Rough Tallow,
Spanish . . . . . .         1   2 — 2   1            30s.

                    METALS.                                          OILS.

Copper, Cakes, p. ton £126. 5s.           Gallipoli per ton, £66.; Sperm,
Iron, Pigs, £3. 19s. to £4. 15s. ;               Â£87. ; Pale Seal,  Â£38.  10s.;
   Rails, £8 10s. Lead, English                 Rape, £42. to £43.; Cocoa-nut,
   Pig, £23 10s. Steel, Swedish                Â£45. to £46.10s.; Palm, £41.10s.;
   Keg, £17.     to      Â£.        Tin,               Linseed, £29. 10s.
   English block, £120.; Banca,             TALLOW—Australian, Beef, 
   Â£120.; Spelter, £31.; Zinc,                    Â£52. 5s. to £55.5s.; Sheep, £50.
   Â£31.                                                      to £57. 5s.; Y.C., £56. 5s.

             PROVISIONS.                                           GROCERY

                                                             COCOA, per cwt., Trinidad, 34s.
BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 56s.                  to 40s.;  Bahia, 26s. to 28s
to 60s.; American, 64s.                         COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon
BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8 lb.,                  Native, 46s. 0d to 47s. ; Do.,                        
2s. 8d. to 4s. 6d., Irish lndia,                    Plantation. 64s. to 82s.; 
per tr., 140s.; Hambro', 137s.                   Mocha, 72s. to 82s. ; Jamaica,  
American, 130s. to 145s.                          63s. to 90s.; Java, 50s to
BUTTER—Best fresh, per lb                     56s. Costa Rica, 54s. to 80s.
13d. to 16d.; Dorset, per                        RICE, per cwt.—Carolina, 22s.
cwt., 96s. to 108s.; Irish, 90s.                    to 26s. 6d.; Bengal, 14s. to
to 102s.; Dutch, 104s. to 108s.                 16s.; Patna, 16s to 22s.
CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt.,               SUGAR—Barbados, per cwt.,
56s. to 66s.; Dutch, 56s.;                           33s. to 39s.; Mauritius, 32s.6d.
Wiltshire, 50s. to 68s.                                 to 37s. 6d.; Bengal, 37s to
HAMS—York, 75s. to 85s.;                        40s. 6d.; Madras, 30s to 
Irish, 76s. to 80s.;                                      33s. 6d,; Havannah, 34s. to
Westphalia, 60s. to 70s.                            40s. 6d.
MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per                DO.,REFINED—Bastard lumps,
8 lb., 3s. 6d. to 5s. 2d.                               44s. to 48s. 6d; Bastards
POTATOES, per ton, 130s. to                   25s. 6d. to 30s. 6d.; Crushed
180s.                                                          31s. to 31s. 6d.
PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. 4d. to 4s. 10d.      TEA, per lb. (duty 1s. 10d.)—
VEAL, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 8d.                               Congou, 1s. 2¼d. to 2s. 4d.;
                                                                    Souchong, 1s. 2d. to 2s. 6d,;
                                                                    Hyson, 1s. 4d. to 3s. 6d.;
                                                                    Assam, 1s. 6d. to 4s. 4d.

                                EMIGRATION RECORD.

                DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM.

       1853.  

 Australian 

  Colonies.

   British

  America. 

  United

  States.  

  Other

  places. 

  Total. 

To Sept. 30 . . .

   Oct. . . . . . . .

    47,417

      3,918

   29,788

        362

 166,595

   20,811

  1,919

     208

 263,855 

   25,299 

To Oct. 31. . . .     51,335   30,150 187,406  2,127 289,154

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

     From     

    Cabin.   

Intermediate.

  Steerage. 

  Goods  per

40 Cubic feet.

London. .

Liverpool

The Clyde

Belfast . .

 Â£45 to 65

   45 — 50

   35 — 45

   45 — 50 

  Â£30 to 36

    20 — 30

    20 — 25

    20 — 30

 Â£20 to 25  

  10 — 15 

  12 — 15

  14 — 10

 Â£4 10 to £7

   4 10 —  6

   4   0 —  5

   4 10 —  5