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COMMERCIAL RECORD

LIST OF BANKRUPTS.—The Arrangement Clauses in the present
Bankrupt Law are so extensively resorted to, that the most
important bankruptcies are not notified in the
"LONDON GAZETTE."
It has been determimd, therefore, to substitute more useful
commercial information for the Lists of Bankrupts hitherto printed in

this place.

BULLION MARKET
Bullion in Bank of England on 19th inst., £19,163,146.

LATEST LONDON PRICES

Gold, stand., per oz.   Â£3  17  9
Do., dust,         ,,         3  15  0
     Silver bars. per oz.   5    13/8
     Mexican dollars,  ,,    4  113/4

LATEST COMPARATIVE VALUE OF GOLD IN FOREIGN MARKETS
TO LONDON PRICE

Paris . . . . . . . . . . .   0.48 prem.
Hamburgh  . . .  .  .  . 0.35    ,,

    New York  . .  . . . . .  0.42 disct.

STOCKSHighest    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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1001/2
1001/2
1007/8
    61/2
2291/2
20s pm.
  56 pm.

   991/2
 1001/4
 1033/8
     63/8
 2261/4
80 pm.
40 pm.

   91/8-3/4
1001/4-1/2
102
   
227
7-12spm.
40s. pm.
Paid     Railways Highest  Lowest    Latest    Receipts
since
Jan. 1
100Brighton & S. Coast     
 105  1031/2  1033/4£91,955
allBlackwall    91/8      87/8      910,782
100Caledonian  651/4    64    641/2  95,940
allEastern Counties . .
  133/8    127/8    131/4163,21
100Edinb. and Glasgow
  78    73    7539,844
100Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.) 1081/2  107  1071/248,506
100Great Northern
   821/2    80    82152,010
100Great Western
   921/4    901/2    911/2180,816
100Lancash. & Yorksh.
   781/2    751/4    76189,584
100London & N. Westn.
  1201/4   1181/2  119383,803
100London & S. Westn.
    911/2     90    90-194,156
100Midland
    77     741/2    75243,902
100South-East. & Dover
    79     771/2    78157,762
York, Newc, & Ber.    701/4     681/2    681/2-9148,259
York & N. Midland.    60     58    5981,550

FOREIGN LIST—latest prices.

           Funds                                       
Brazilian 5 per cent., 104
Chilian 6 per cent. , 1071/2
Danish 3 per cent., 84-6
Dutch 4 p. cent, certific, 983/4-9
French 3 per cent., 79-90
French 4 per cent., 99 f. 75 c.
French 41/2 per cent., 103 f. 70 c.
Mexican 3 per cent., 253/4
Peruvian 6 p. cent, defd., 103-4
Portuguese 4 per cent., 39-91/4
Russian 5 per cent., 121-2
Spanish 3 per cent., 481/2-93/8
Sardinian 5 per cent., 941/2-61/2

          Railways
Gd. Junct. of France, 1-11/2
East Belgian Junct. 1-11/2
Luxembourg, 71/2-8
Northern of France, 361/4-1/2
Norwegian Trunk Pref. 83/4-91/4
Paris and Orleans, 421/2-31/2
Paris and Lyons, 181/2-3/4
Paris and Rouen, 42-3
Paris and Strasbourg, 331/2-3/4
South of France, 41/2-5
West Flanders, 43/4-53/4
West of France, 91/2-10
Rouen and Havre, 20-1

COLONIAL SHARE LIST— Latest Prices.

MINES
Australian . . . . . . . . . . .5-6 prem.    
Do. freehold . . .      1/8-1/4   ,,
Australasian . . . . . .  1-11/2   ,,
   Do. Cordillera    .   1/8-3/8  ,,
Brit. Australian. .       1/4-1/2  ,,
Colonial Gold       21/2 to 23/4,,
Lake Bathurst .  . 1/4 dis.-par
Port Philip . . . .   1/8-3/4 prem.
South Australian .      .1/8-3/8 ,,
RAILWAYS
East Indian      53/4 to 61/4 prem.
Upper India  . . . . . . .  . 1/2  ,,
Ind. Peninsula.      . .13/4 to 2  ,,
Madras . . . . .  . . .2 to 21/2 ,,
Queb. and Rich-
    mond . . . . .       1/4-3/4  ,,

BANKS
Australasian . . . .  . . .  931/2 to 92
Eng. Scott. and Aust. 123/8-127/8
Ind. Aust. and China     37/8-4
Lndn. Aust. and India    21/8-3
Lndn. Chart. of Aust.    171/4-1/2
South Australian . . . 501/2 -511/2
Union of Australia  761/4 to 771/2

STEAM COMPANIES
Australia Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Australian Royal Mail . . . . . 5-51/2
Eastern Steam . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General Screw St. Ship . . . .  . . 12
Penins. & Orient. St. Nav.  . . . .  85

Miscellaneous Companies

Australian Agricultural             105          
Van Diemen's Land . .      231/2-41/2
South Australian Land        541/2

North British Australian.  27/8pm.
Peel River Land . . . . .  . .113/4
Scott. Austr. Invest. . . 2-21/8pm

AGRICULTURAL MARKETS
CORN—IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGE

Week
ending–    
Wheat    Barley     Oats       Rye        Beans     Peas


Feb. 19
 —   26
Mar.   5
 —    12
 —    19

s.    d.
45    6
45    5
45    5
45    5
45    5

s.    d.
30    11
31     2
31     4
31     5
31     9

s.    d.
18    5
18    4
18    4
18    4
18    10

s.    d.
31    3
31    2
31   11
30    8
30    10

s.    d.
34   8
34   8
34   7
34   6
34   2

s.    d.
31    5
31    7
31    8
31   10
32   11

LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES

                                 s.     s.          
Malt, Town, per qr.    58 to 63
Malting Barley  ,,      30 — 32
Oats, best,       ,,      21 — 24
Flour—
Town made, per sk.   38 — 40
Country household    34 — 35
American, per barl.   25 — 27
Indian Corn, per qr.   34 — 36

CATTLE—             s.   d.     s.   d.
Beasts,   per st.     3   6  to  3   10
Calves . .    ,,        4   4  —  4    8
Sheep  .  .    ,,        4   6 —   5    2
Pigs   .   .     ,,       3   8 —   3  10

WOOL, per lb.—   s.   d.      s.   d.
South Downs        1    0  to  1   3
Kentish fleeces     1    2  —  1   3
Flannel wool. .      0   11  —  1   3
Australian. . . .     1   2    —  2   4
Cape                   1    0   —  2   0
Spanish               1    0   —  1  10

METALS
Copper, Cakes, p. ton, £138 10s.
    Iron, Pigs, £5; Rails, £8 10s.
    to £9  5s. Lead, English
    Pig, £25 10s. Steel, Swedish
    Keg, £19 10s. to £20. Tin,
    English block, £122; Banca,
    Â£122; Spelter, £22; Zinc,
    Â£28.

PROVISIONS
BACON, per cwt.—Irish, 60s.
   American, 70s.
BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8 lb.
   3s. to 3s. 8d.; Irish India, per
   cwt., 90s.; Hambro', 100s.;
   American, 80s. to 100s.
BUTTER— Best fresh, per lb.,
   7d. to 10d.; Dorset, per cwt.
   92s. to 108s.; Irish, 92s. to
   98s.; Dutch, 84s.
CHEESE—Cheshire, per cwt.,
   52s. to 80s.; Dutch, 84s.;
   Wiltshire, 50s. to 62s.
HAMS—York, 76s. to 84s.;
   Irish, 76s. to 80s.;
   Westphalia, 50s. to 67s.
MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per
   8 lbs., 3s. 8d. to 4s. 8d.
POTATOES, per ton, 115s. to 160s.          
PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. to 4s. 2d.
VEAL, 3s. 4d. to 4s. 6d.

                               Â£   s.      Â£   s.
Hay . . . .  per load    4   7  to   4  12
Clover ..        ,,         4  15 —   5   5
Straw . .         ,,         1  10 —  1  14
Guano, Peruv., p. ton,     Â£9 10s.
Linseed cake, per ton,  Â£10 to £11
Rape cake,  ditto,  Â£4 to £4 10s.
Bones,  ditto,   Â£4 15s.
POULTRY—CAPONS, 3s. — 4s.;
    Fowls, 2s. — 3s.; Chicks,
    2s.2d.—3s.0d.; Ducks, 2s.9d.;
    Geese, 3s. 3d.—7s.; Turkeys,
    4s.l0d—11s.; Pigeons, 10d.

HIDES, &c.—Market, 96 lbs.,
   4d.—41/2d.; do., do., 50 lbs.,
   31/4d.; do., Calf-skins, 10 lbs.,
   5s. 0d.; do. , Horse-hides, 6s.;
   Ox and Cow homs, per 123,
   21s.— 60s. Rough Tallow,
   22s.


OILS
Gallipoli, per ton, £70; Sperm,
   Â£90; Pale Seal, £35; Rape,
   Â£37 to £38; Cocoa-nut, £38
   to £40; Palm, £29 6s.;
   Linseed, £30 6S.
TALLOW — Australian, Beef,
   Â£40  9s. to £42  6s.


GROCERY
COCOA, per cwt., Trinidad, 37s.
    to 43s.; Bahia, 24s. to 26S.
COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon
   Native, 48s. 6d. to 49s.; Do..
    Plantation, 61s. to 85s.;
   Mocha, 78s. to 98s.; Jamaica,
    89s. to 94s.; Java, 42s. to
    57s. Costa Rica, 53s. to 84S.
RICE, per cwt.—Carolina, 26s.;
    Bengal, 11s. to 12s.; Patna,
    14s. to 18S.
SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt.,
    38s. to 40s.; Mauritius, 35s.
    to 39s.; Bengal, 31s. to 37s.;
    Madras, 36s. to 42s.;
    Havannah, 35s. to 41s.
DO.,   REFINED.—Standard
    lumps, 45s. to 48s.; Bastards.
    26s. to 35s. 6d.; Crushed,
    29s. to 30S.
TEA, per lb.—Congou, 1s.
    to 1s. 2d.; Souchong, 1s. 6d.
    to 1s. 10d.; Hyson, 1s. 10d.
    to 3s.

EMIGRATION RECORD
DEPARTURES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM

  1853

Australian  
Colonies

British
America  

United   
States

Other
places  
Total
To Jan. 31 . . .
February . . . .

3,063
3,381

8
13

6,626
13,338

236
167

9,933
16,899

     To 28th Feb.    

6,4442119,96440326,832

N.B.—It is found impossible to obtain these statistics to a
later date than the month previous to our publication, nor is
any register of the sexes obtainable from reliable sources.

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

   FromCabin        Intermediate     Steerage         Goods per
40 Cubic feet

London . .
Liverpool
The Clyde    
Belfast . .

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

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

£25 to 27 10
  10 — 15  0
  12 — 15  0
  14 —

£6   0 to  Â£8
  5   0 —    6
  4  10 —   5
  5    0 —