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DJO Household Narrative Volume IV (1853) Page 280
 
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                      COMMERCIAL RECORD.

                           BULLION MARKET.

Bullion in Bank of England on 17th inst., £15,443,256.

                    LATEST LONDON PRICES.

Gold, stand., per oz.  Â£3 17 9    Silver bars, stan. per oz. 5 01/4
Do., dust,         "  3 16 9 Mexican dollars,      "5 15/8

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

Paris .............0.38 prem.New York ........0.42 disct.
Hamburgh .....0.90     "
STOCKS.Highest.  Lowest.  Latest.
Three per Cent. Consols ........971/8931/4933/4-7/8
Three per Cent. Reduced .......96931/4933/4-941/8
Three and a Quarter per Cents.  98951/2951/2-3/4
Long Annuities, Jan., 1860 .....55/1651/451/4-5/16
Bank Stock, 8 per cent. ..........2211/2217219
Exchequer Bills, June .............9s. pm.3s. pm.3-6s.pm.
India Bonds ..........................5s. pm.   par.

par.-4s.

Paid.

       RAILWAYS.Highest. Lowest. 

Latest.

Receipts
since
Jan. 1.

100Brighton & S. Coast   102971/499-100  589,426
allBlackwall .............81/2881/4-3/8    62,962
100Caledonian .........573/4541/455-1/8       } 700,677
100Edinb. and Glasgow135/813133/8-5/8
}
allEastern Counties  ...666264-66   829,776
Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.)1051021/2104-6   266,775
Great Northern ......871/285841/2-51/2   795,584
100Great Western ......841/2821/4831/4-3/4 1,026,788
100Lancash. & Yorksh.683/4653/467-1/2   912,955
100London & N. Westn.1041011031/2-4 2,364,664
100London & S. Westn.79761/278-9   612,173
100Midland ...............647/8613/463-1/2 1,203,449
100South-East. & Dover643/860611/2-21/2   796,681
100York, Newc., & Ber.661/2631/2 }631/2-41/2
}1,270.494
100York & N. Midland501/4471/2 }471/2-81/2
}

FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES.

FUNDS.                                        RAILWAYS.
Belgian 41/2 per cent, 951/2-3/4 
Gd. Junct. of France, 21/2-3 pm.
Brazilian 5 per cent., 98-100East Belgian Junct. 1-11/2
Chilian 6 per cent., 101-3Luxembourg, 11-111/2
Danish 5 per cent., 1031/2Northern of France, 341/2-5
Dutch 21/2 per cent., 647/8Norwegian Trunk Pref. 71/2 to 81/2
Dutch 4 p. cent. cert., 953/4-61/4
Paris and Orleans, 46-8
French 41/2 per cent., 101f. 50c.Paris and Lyons, 161/2 pm.
Mexican 3 per cent., 241/2Paris and Rouen, 41-43
Peruvian 3 per cent., 68-70Paris and Strasbourg, 321/2-3
Portuguese 4 per cent., 431/2South of France, 4-6 pm.
Russian 5 per cent., 112-3/4West Flanders, 41/2-5
Spanish 3 per cent., 461/2West of France, 71/2-81/2
Sardinian 5 per cent., 90-1/2Rouen and Havre, 19-20pm.

COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES.

            MINES.            BANKS.
Australasian ........11/4-3/4 dis.Australasian ........78 to 80
Australian ...........3-31/2     "Eng. Scott. and Aust.11/4-1 dis.
Do. Cordillera ..... 5/8-3/8    "Ind. Aust. and China3/4-1/2 dis.
Do. Freehold ...... 3/4-1/2    "Lond. Chart. of Aus.3/4-1 pm.
Brit. Australian ....5/8-3/8     "South Australian ....39-41
Colonial Gold ......3/8-5/8     "Union of Australia73 to 75
Lake Bathurst .....1/2-5/8     "
Port Philip ..........5/8-3/8     "
South Australian ..1/8 dis. 1/8 pm.
           RAILWAYS.  STEAM COMPANIES.
East Indian .........33/4-41/4 prem.     Australasian Pacific ..25/8-7/8
Do., Extension ....1/4Australian Royal Mail31/2
Ind. Peninsula ....3/4-1Eastern Steam Navig....
Madras ...............3/4-11/4     "General Screw St. Ship12
Queb. and Richmond   3/4-1/4 dis.Pen'ns. & Orient. St. Nav. 681/2

MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES.

Australian Agricultural,45-6       North Brit. Australian     1/8-3/8 p
Van Diemen's Land,15-16 Peel River Land .....3/8-5/8 p
South Australian Land, 39-41Scott. Austr. Invest.11/4-3/4 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.  
Nov. 2670  241  926  043  750 1154  9
Dec. 372  740  926  343  552  053  5
—    1071 1139  925  443  350  651  5
—    1770  938  924 1144  748 1051 10

                       LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES.

                                          s       s                                           Â£   s        £   s
Malt.Pale.         per qr,     68  to 72         Hay ..... per load      4  10  to  5  10
Malting Barley       "          42 — 44         Clover        "             4  15  — 6    6
Oats, best.            "          27 — 30         Straw          "             1  14 —  2    2
Wheat, white,        "          62 — 80         Linseed cake, per ton.   Â£10  to
Flour—                                                    Â£10 10s. : Rape cake, ditto,  Â£6
  Town made,  per sk        65 — 70         Bones, ditto, £4  4s 
   County  household        54 — 56         Hops. — Kents,  200s.  to  320s.;
   American, per barl.        34 — 41            Sussex,  180s.  to  210s.
Indian Corn,  per qr.          36 — 40        Poultry—Capons, 3s.—4s.6d.;
CATTLE—               s  d        s  d               Fowls,  2s. — 3s. ;  Chicks,
   Beasts.  per st.     3  4  to   3  6               2s. 0d.—3s. 0d.;   Ducks,  2s. 9d.;
   Calves       "          3  8  —  4  0               Geese,  5s. 6d.—5s. ; Turkeys,
   Sheep       "          3  6  —  4  4                3s  6d—5s. ;  Pigeons,  8d.         
   Pigs.         "           4  0  —  4  2            HIDES,  &c.—  Market,  96lb.,
WOOL,  per lb.—                                        4d—41/4d. ; do.,  do.,  50lb.,
  South Downs         1  2  —  1  5                23/4d,; do., Calf-skins, 10lb. ;
  Kentish fleeces      1  4  —  1  6                5s. 6d. ; do.,  Horse-hides,  6s.;
  German Elect.        3  6 —   5  6                Ox and cow horns, per 123,
  Australian  .   .   .    1  4 —   2  5                21s. — 63s.  Rough Tallow,
  Cape         .   .   .  . 0  7 —   1  7                 30s.
  Spanish     .   .   .    1  2 —   2  1

      METALS.                 OILS.     
Copper. Cakes, p. ton £126 5s.  Gallipoli per ton, £66; Sperm,
Iron, Pigs, £3 19s. to £4 15s.;   Â£87; Pale Seal, £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 £.   Tin,   Linseed, £29 10s.
   English block, £120; Banca,TALLOW—Australian, Beef,
   Â£120; Spelter, £31; Zinc,   Â£55 5s. to £57 9s.; Sheep, £56
   Â£31.   to £58 9s.; Y. C., £58.
            PROVISIONS.                  GROCERY.
BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 56s.COCOA, per cwt., Trinidad, 34s.
   to 60s.; American, 64s.   to 40s.; Bahia, 26s. to 28s.
BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8 lb.,COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon
   3s. 2d. to 4s. 6d.; Irish India,   Native, 49s. 6d. to 50s.; Do.,
   per tr., 140s.; Hambro', 137s.   Plantation, 64s. to 82s.;
   American, 130s. to 145s.   Mocha, 72s. to 82s.; Jamaica,
BUTTER—Best fresh, per lb.,   63s. to 90s.; Java, 50s. to
   13d. to 16d.; Dorset, per   56s. Costa Rica, 54s. to 80s.
   cwt., 96s. to 108s.; Irish, 90s.RICE, per cwt.—Carolina, 22s.
   to 102s.; Dutch, 104s. to 108s.   to 26s. 6d.; Bengal, 14s. to
CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt.,   16s.; Patna, 16s. to 22s.
   56s. to 66s.; Dutch, 56s.;SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt.,
   Wiltshire, 50s. to 68s.   33s. to 39s.; Mauritius, 32s. 6d.
HAMS—York, 75s. to 85s.;   to 37s. 6d.; Bengal, 37s. to
   Irish, 76s. to 80s.; Westphalia,   40s. 6d.; Madras, 30s. to
   60s. to 70s.   33s. 6d.; Havannah, 34s. to
MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per   40s. 6d.
   8 lb., 3s. 10d. to 5s. 2d.DO. REFINED—Bastard lumps,
POTATOES, per ton, 130s. to   44s. 6d. to 48s. 6d.; Bastards,
   180s.   25s. 6d. to 30s. 6d.; Crushed,
PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. 8d. to 4s. 4d.     31s. to 31s. 6d.
VEAL, 4s. 0d. to 5s. 0d.TEA, per lb. (duty 1s. 10d.)—
   Congou, 1s. 21/2d. 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
Colonies.   		  United
  States.    

Other
places.   

  Total.
To Oct. 31 ...    51,335    30,150   205,542   2,127  289,154
   Nov. ........      4,821         184     14,489      269    19,763
To Nov. 30 ..    56,156    30,334   220,031   2,396  308,917

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

From            Cabin.   Intermediate.  Steerage.     Goods per
40 Cubic feet.
London ..£45 to 65   Â£30 to 36  Â£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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