PRICES CURRENT.

BRITISH FUNDS. (Closing Prices.) 3 per CentOonsola Ditto for Account 3 per Cents Reduced New 3 per Cents Long Annuities Annuities 1885 Bank Stock, 9 per Cent India Stock, 101 per Cent

Exchequer Bills, 144. per diem

Exchequer Banda, 1859 India Bonds 4 per Cent Siderd. Monday. Tsa.dey.

Wanes.

Thur. .

Friday.

shut 951 951 951 shut shut shut 31

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954

951

951 328 32 0 pre. 951 951 951 171 6 951 934

961

29

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95f 95: 951 30 10 FOREIGN TUNAS.

Lutrian(Last UMW QnOtation

. Ct Belgian 5 21 - 4r Ditto

Brazilian 4 -

Buenos Ayres 6 -

Chills e Danish. 5 - Ditto a

Data 1E2.12 Guilciers) ' 21 - Ditto 4 French 3 - during the — —

—

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— 83 — 1004 — Week ending Friday Evening.) French 44 P.Ot.

Mexican a -

Peruvia n 4} -

Portuguese 1853 a - Rtuisian s -

Sardinian

Spanish s - a - -

Ditto New Deferred 3 - Ditto Passive Turkish 11 -

Venezuela ' 25 - 2231 9 461 110 841 451 33

10

291 SHARES.

(Last Official Quotation during the Week ending Friday Evening.)

RAILWAYS-Bums-

Hrlito1and Exeter 104 Australasian '02 Caledonian 941 British North American 51} Chesterand Holyhead — City

66

Eastern Counties 68 Colonial

Edinburgh and Glasgow 83 Commercial of London 201 Glasgow and South-Western ... 100 Engl. Scotsh.& AustrallanChtd. 174 Great Northern 107 London

Great South. and West. Ireland. 1121 London -and County - 322 Great Western 691 London ChM. Bnk:of Australia 721 Lancashire and Yorkshire 100 London Joint Stock 33 Lancaster and Carlisle 205 London and Westminster 65} London, Brighton,& South Coast

1141

National Bank

London and Blackwell 651 National Provincial

London and North-Western.... 99 New South Wales 16 London and South-Western.... 971 Oriental 391 Manchester, Shellield,& Lincoln. 382 Ottoman 172 Midland 1092 Provincial of Ireland

Midland Great Western (Ireland) — South Australia 311 North British 63/ Union of Australia 501 North-Eastern-Berwick 951 Union of London • 29 North-Eastern-York 79 Unity

Oxford, Wor. & Wolverhampton

3;11

DOCKS—

Scottish Central

East and West India

Scottish Midland — London 671 South •Eastern and Dover 841 St. Katherine 7'6 Eastern of Prance

Victoria

. East Indian 1034

KISCIELLANEOPS-

_ Geelong and Melbourne 191 Australian Agricultural

23

Grand Trunk of Canada 421 British American Land

Great Indian Peninsular 1014 Canada

Great Western of Canada .... 121 Crystal Palace

ji

Paris and Lyons

faders-

Electric Telegraph General Steam

Australian

London Discount

.41

Brazilian Imperial Ditto St. John del Rey 10

1

National Discount Peninsular and Oriental Steam

713i

Cobre copper 48 Royal Mail Steam

Rhymney Iron

South Australian

BANK OP ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the 7th and 8th Victoria, rap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday the 28th day of December 1859.. MOE DEPLETIVE:kr.

Sotesissued £30,609,455 Government Debt

111,09,1 CO

Other Securities . 3459,900

Gold Coin and Bullion 16,134,435

Silver Bullion . - . £30,609,455

E80,609,455 • . HARKING DEPARTMENT.

Prostrietora 'Capital

E14,553,000 3,156,673 Government Securities(inclu- ding Dead WeightAnnuity). £10,925,157 Public Deposits' 9,804,730 Other Securities 19,907.680 Other Deposits 13,071,410 Notes 9,780,980 Seven Daysandother Bills . 703,603 Gold and Silver Coin 675,699

£41,289,316

£41,289,316 • Including Exchequer, Saving.Bank ',Commissioners of National Debt, and Div, Acct.

• BULLION. Per oz.

Foreign Gold in Bars, Standard £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars 0 5 If

Silver In Bars. Standard 0 3 2

METALS. Per Copper, Brit.Cakes £112 0 Iron, Welsh Bars. ... 619 Lead,Britiah pig ...23 15 Steel, Swedish Keg.. ID 0 0 ..

0 ..

0 ..

0 .. ton. £0 7 24 0

0 0 '

5 0- 5. 0 0 9

•

GRAIN, Mark Lane, Dec. 30.

Wheat,E. O. 42 to47 Fine 47to 49 Fine 68 to 73 Indian Corn. 34 to SS Pine 47-49 Foreign,R. 38-90 Peas, Hog... 34-37

Oats, Feed.. 21,-,--23

Red, New. 38-44 White F. 63-55 Maple .... 36-19 Fine .... 24-23 Fine 44-46 Rye 28-32 White .... 16-88 Poland ..; 23-25 White Old 44-49 Barley 24-27 Blue 0- 0 line.... 26-27 Fine 49-52 Malting .. 33-42 Beans, Ticks 33,- 37 Potato.... 28-30 New 40-46 Malt, Ord.., 58-64 Harrow- 39-46 line.... 31 - 32

WEEKLY AVERAGE.

SIX-WEEKS AVERAGE.

For the Week ending Dec. 24.

Per Qr. (Imperial) of England and 'Wales.

Wheat 43.. M. Rye 28.. 104.

Wheat .... 43s. 10d. Rye 29s. 1-1?

Barley ..... 3t 9 Beans I 39 11

Barley. . 35

8 Beans I 41 11 Oats 21 1 Peas 37 6 Oats 21 9 Peas 38 '10 BUTCHERS! MEAT.

NENGATE AND LEADERS...U..

a. d. s. d a. 4.

CATTLE-EAREZT..

a. d. s. d. a d. HEAR Or CATTLE AT TEN CATTLE-MARKET.

Beef... 3 0 to

O to 4

0 .... 4 0 to 4 8 to 6 2 Monday. Thursday.

Mutton 3 2 - 3 10-4 2 .... 4 4 - 5 0 - 5 6 Beasts.. 1,630 900 Veal.., 3 0 - 3 8 - 4 4 .... 4 4 - 4 13 - 1 2 Sheep 4,550 2,980 Pork .. 2 6 - 4 4 - 4 8 .... 4 4 - 4 6 - 4 10 Calves.. 6 -46 Lamb. 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .... 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 Pigs.., 40 00 • To sink the offal, per 8 lb.

HOPS.

Weald of Kent Pockets ?did and East Kent ditto Sussex ditto Farnham ditto 631. to 86..

84 - 147 60 - 76

o 0

WOOL.

Down Tegs per lb. Half-bred Wethers Leicester Fleeces Combing Skins 1914. to 201d, 164 - 171 17 - 18 13 - 113 - HAY AND STRAW. (Per Load of 36 Trams./ SIIITEIFIELD. Wineacsisrm.. COMBISRLARL.

Hay, Good 75s to 78. 75., to 84s. Inferior 60 60 0 - 0

New o o o 0

Clover 90 - 100 BO - 102 Wheat Straw Pi - 30 ..... ..... 20 - 29 80.. to Kis 63 - 71 0 - 0 98 - 105 30 - 34

64.50 9s. 64.

GROCERIES.

Tea, Sonehong, nne,per lb. 2.. 34. to 3.. 3d. MISCELLANEOUS, Jamaica Rum..., per gal. 4s.

Congoo„ fine 2 1 -2 4 Brandy, Bed Brands 8 9 - 9 9 Pekoe, flowery 4 0 - 6 0

Cotton, N. Orleans.per lb. 0

5 - 0 81

In bond-Duty I. 54. per lb.

Saltpetre, Ref....per cwt. 40 6 -42

C offee,fine On bond) cwt. 80s. Od. to 96..0d. Guano, Pernvian.per ton .280 0 - 0 0 Good Ordinary 53.. Od. to 55s. 04. Tallow P. Y. C... per cwt. 59 0 - 0 0

Cocoa, Trinidad fin bond) 66..0d. to 86s. Od.

Town 59 6 - 0 0 Rice, Ame.dr.Carolina.. Os. Od. to 25s. 64. Rape Oil, English refined 37 0 - 37 6 S agar, Muscovado, average .. Os. 04. Brown 36 0 - 0 0

West IndiaMolasses 13s. Od. to 17s. Od.

Linseed Oil 27 6 - 27 9 POTATOES. Cocoa-nut Oil 40 6 -41 6 Kent and Essex Regents-ton. 95s. toll°, Chews 0 0 Palm Oil 45 Linseed Oil-cake, per ton 185 6 0 - 46 - 0 0 0 York Regents 120 -140 Cools Hetton 20 6 - 0 0 Scotch „ 100 130 Tees ......... 0 0 - 0 0 FLOUR. PROVISIONS.

Town -made per sack 43s. to 46.. Butter-Beat Fresh, 17s. Od. dos.

Seconds 33 - 37 Carlow, 61. M. to G. 24. per cwt.

Essex and Suffolk, on board ship 32 - 34 Bacon. Irish per cwt. 18.. - ilas • Norfolk and Stockton 31 - 33 Cheese, Cheshire, fine 76 - 84 American per barrel 27 - 28 Derby, pale 70 - 71 Canadian 27 - 28 Hams, York 86

-.16

Bread, 514. to 714. the 41b. loaf.

Eggs, French, per 120, BE. Od. to 13,

64.