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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
im
portant bankruptcies are not notified in the "LONDON GAZETTE."
It has been determined, therfore, to substitute more useful
commercial infomiation for the Lists of Bankrupts hitherto printed in

this place.

BULLION MARKET.
Bullion in Bank of England on 16th inst., £18,792,996.

LATEST LONDON PRICES.

Gold, stand., per oz. £3 17 9       
Do., dust,        ,,        3 16 0
Silver bars,        per oz. 5 13/8
Mexican dollars,      ,,    4 115/8

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

Paris  ................ 0·38 prem.     
Hamburgh ......... 0·12    ,,
New York......... 0·17 disct.
STOCKS.Highest.Lowest.Latest.
Three per Cent. Consols1011001/21007/8
Three per Cent. Reduced1001/2991/41001/4
Three and a Quarter per Cents.   
1031/21001/81031/2
Long Annuities, Jan., 1860 6 pm.512/166
Bank Stock, 8 per cent2271/22261/22271/2
Exchequer Bills, June ,8s. pm.4s. pm.3-7s. pm.
India Bonds42s. pm.   36s. pm    .40s. pm.
Paid.RAILWAYS.Highest.Lowest.Latest.Receipts
since
Jan. 1.
100

Brighton & S. Coast

1053/4104104-51/2£133,359
allBlackwall95/891/891/4-3/815,154
100Caledonian653/464651/2132,183
allEastern Counties 131/2131/8133/8226,989
100Edinb. and Glasgow75           7373-453,833
100Gt. Sn. & Wn. (Irel.)1101/2109        109-10            57,886
100Great Northern898487-9210,540
100Great Western923/4911/491-2256,701
100Lancash. & Yorksh.771/2763/4771/2-8261,392
100London & N. Westn.1201/21191/21183/4-191/4572,724
100London & S. Westn.911/2901/2901/2-11/2136.979
100Midland75741/4741/2-5336,734
100South-East. & Dover   
7675751/4-3/4211,285
100York, Newc., & Ber.691/268681/2-91/2206,712
100York & N. Midland.593/4581/2581/2-91/2111,186

FOREIGN LIST.—LATEST PRICES.

FUNDS.
Brazilian 5 per cent., 1001/2-1
Chilian 6 per cent., 103-4
Danish 21/2 per cent., 66-1/2
Dutch 4 p. cent. certific., 96-7
French 3 per cent.,
French 4 per cent.,
French 41/2 per cent., 102f. 50c.      
Mexican 3 per cent., 275/8
Peruvian 3 p. cent. defd., 68-9
Portuguese 4 per cent., 40-1
Russian 5 per cent., 120
Spanish 3 per cent., 481/2
Sardinian 5 per cent., 973/4
RAILWAYS.
East Belgian Junct. 1 to 11/2 pm.
Gd. Junct. of France, 2 to 21/4 pm.
Luxembourg, 71/2 to 3/4
Northern of France, 367/8
Norwegian Trunk Pref. 81/2 to 9
Paris and Orleans, 411/2to 421/2
Paris and Lyons, 177/8 to 181/8 pm
Paris and Rouen, 441/2 to 45
Paris and Strasbourg, 35 to 1/2
Rouen and Havre, 201/2 to 211/2
South of France, 61/4 pm.
West Flanders, 41/2 to 5
West of France, 111/8 pm.

COLONIAL SHARE LIST.—LATEST PRICES.

MINES.
Australasian............... 1 prem.
Australian ..................41/2 to 5
Do. Cordillera .............1/2 prem.
Do. Freehold ...............1/8 dis.
Brit. Australian ............3/8 pm.
Colonial Gold ........13/4 to 17/8 ,,
Lake Bathurst...... 1/2 to 1/4 dis.
Port Philip ................... 1/4 prem.    
South Australian            1/4  ,,

BANKS.
Australasian ...............85 to 87
Eng. Scott, and Aust. .. 11/4 pm.
Ind. Aust. and China  .. 1 pm.
Lndn. Aust. and India    par.
Lndn. Chart. of Aust.    27/8 pm.
South Australian .........48 to 50
Union of Australia ........75 to 76

RAILWAYS.
East Indian ...........5 to 6 prem.
Upper India .............3/4 ,,
lnd. Peninsula ...21/4 to 21/2 ,,
Madras ............21/4 to 21/2 ,,
Queb. and
Richmond ..................3/8-5/8 ..

STEAM companies.
Australia Direct
Australian Royal Mail      41/2
Eastern Steam
General Screw St. Ship     103/4
Penins. & Orient. St. Nav. 83

MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES.
Australian Agricultural 63
Van Diemen's Land 191/2-201/2
South Australian Land 47-9
North Brtish Australian 11/2 pm
Peel River Land          47/8 ,,
Scott. Austr. Invest     17/8 ,,

AGRICULTURAL MARKETS.
CORN—IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGE.

Week
ending—    
Wheat.   
Barley.   
Oats.     
Rye.      
Beans.   
Peas.

Mar. 26
April  2
  —   9
  —  16
s.    d.
44   9
44   4
44   9
44  10
s.   d.
31 10
31   6
31   4
31  11
s.   d.
18  9
18  0
18  9
18  0
s.    d.
33   0
30   5
31  10
29  10
s.   d.
34  3
34  8
34  5
34  5
s.    d.
32   6
32   5
32  10
33    7

LATEST LONDON MARKET PRICES.

                                     s.      s.
Malt, Town,   per qr.       58 to 62
Malting Barley   â€ž            30 — 31
Oats, best,        â€ž            20 — 22
Flour-
   Town made, per sk.     38 — 41
   Country household       34 — 36
   American, per barl.      25 — 27
Indian Corn, per qr.        34 — 36
CATTLE—                s.  d.     s.  d.
   Beasts,    per st.   3   6 to  4   4
   Calves ..     ,,       4   0 —  4   8
   Sheep....     ,,       4   6 —  5   2
   Pigs ...        ,,       3   8 —  4   8
Wool, per lb.—
   South Downs        1   0 —  1   3
   Kentish fleeces     1   2 —  1   3
   Flannel wool..       0  11—  1   3
   Australian            1    2 — 2   5
   Cape                   1    0 —  2  0
   Spanish               1    0 — 1  10

METALS.
Copper, Cakes, p. ton, £135. 10s.       
   Iron, Pigs, £5.; Rails, £7 15s.
   to £8 15s. Lead, English
   Pig, £24 5s. Steel, Swedish
   Keg, £19 5s. to £20 Tin,
   English block. £111; Banca,
   Â£112; Spelter, £20; Zinc,
   Â£27.

PROVISIONS.
BACON, per cwt. —Irish, 60s.
   American, 70s.

BEEF—Mid. to prime, p. 8 lb.,
   1s. to 3s. 8d.; Irish India, per
   cwt., 90s.; Hambro', 100s.;
   American, 86s. to 100s.

BUTTER—Best fresh, per lb.,
   7d. to 10d.; Dorset, per cwt.
   92s. to 108s.; Irish, 92s. to
   98s.; Dutch, 34s.

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 70s.
MUTTON—Mid. to prime, per
   8 lbs., 3s. 9d. to 4s. 9d.
POTATOES, per ton, 120s. to 170s.
PORK, per 8 lb., 3s. to 4s. 3d.
VEAL, 2s. 4d. to 4s. 6d.

                             Â£  s.    Â£   s.
Hay        per load    4  5 to 4 15
Clover..     ,,           4 15 — 5   8
Straw..      ,,            1 10 — 1 14
Guano, Peruv., p. ton, £9 5s.
Linseed cake, per ton,£10 to £11
Rape cake, ditto, £4 to £4 4s.
Bones, ditto, £4 10s.
HOPS.—Kents, midd. 120s. to
   160s.; Sussex, 100s. to 112s.
POULTRY—Capons, 3s.—4s.;
   FOWLS, 2s.—3s.; Chicks,
   2s.9d.—3s.0d.; Ducks, 2s.9d.;
   Geese, 3s. 3d.—7s.; Turkeys,
   4s. 10d.—11s.; Pigeons, 10d.
HIDES, &c.—Market, 96 lbs.,
   4d.—4¼d.; do., do., 50 lbs.,
   3d.; do., Calf-skins, l0lbs.,
   5s. 0d.; do., Horse-hides, 6s.;
   Ox and Cow horns, per 128,
   20s.—58s. Rough Tallow, 23s.

OILS.
Galipoli, per ton, £70; Sperm,
   Â£89; Pale Seal, £33; Rape,
   Â£36 to £37; Cocoa-nut, £35,
   to £40; Palm, £35 9s.;
   Linseed, £27 9s.
TALLOW—Australian, Sheep,
   Â£45 to £46 10s.; Russia, £46
   to £47 3s.

GROCERY.
COCOA, per cwt., Trinidad, 38s.
   to 44s.; Bahia, 25s. to 27s.
COFFEE, per cwt.—Ceylon
   Native, 47s. 6d. to 48s.; Do.,
   Plantation, 55s. to 80s.;
   Mocha, 76s. to 90s.; Jamaica,
   88s. to 92s.; Java, 42s. to
   56s. Costa Rica, 52s. to 82s.
RICE, per cwt.—Carolina, 25s.;
   Bengal, 11s. to 12s.; Patna,
   14s. to 17s.
SUGAR—Barbadoes, per cwt.,
   37s. to 39s.; Mauritius, 34s.
   to 38s.; Bengal, 30s. to 36s.;
   Madras, 35s. to 42s.; Havannah,
   34s. to 40s.
Do., REFINED—Standard
   lumps, 46s. to 48s.; Bastards,
   25s. to 34s. 6d.; Crushed,
   28s. to 29s.
TEA, per lb.—Congou, 1s. 0½d.
   to 1s. 2½d.; Souchong, 1s. 7d.
   to 1s. 11d/; Hyson, 1s. 10d.
   to 3s. 1d.

EMIGRATION RECORD.

DEPARTURES FROM THE PRINCIPAL PORTS OF THE
UNITED KINGDOM.

1853.Australian   
Colonies.
British
America.   
United
States.   
Other
places.   
Total.
To Feb. 28     
March
6444
7738
21
364
19,964     
22,725
403
70
26,832
30,897
To March 3114,18238542,68947357,729

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

FromCabin.Inter-
mediate.
Steerage.Goods per
40 Cubic feet.
London       
Liverpool
The Clyde
Belfast
£45 to 65   
  45 — 50
  35 — 45
  45 — 50
£30 to 36   
  20 — 30
  20 — 25
  20 — 30
£25 to 27 10   
  10 — 15
  12 — 15
  14 —  0
£6  0 to £7
  5  0 —  6
  4 10 — 5
  5  0  — 0