PRICES CURRENT.

BRITISH FUND S. (Closing Prices-)

3 per Cent Consols Ditto for Account 3 per Cents Reduced New 3 per Cents.

Long Annuities Bank Stock,9 per Cent India Stock, 101 per Cent Exchequer Bills, 21d. per diem

India Bonds, 4 per Cent

Saturd. Monday. Tuesday. Wanes.

Thurs.

Friday.

911 91 911 91 4 — 221 12 pm. 91 91 91 91 43 — 220 — — 903 91 913 911 43 214 222 9 pm. 12

903 91 911 ill sil=l — — 8 12 91 911 91 s4 4 915 — 8 13 991 91 911 Sid 44 2131 220 9

FOREIGN FUNDS.

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

Austrian 6 p. Ct. Belgian 4i - Ditto 23 - Brazilian 5 Buenos Ayres 6 - Chilli= 6

Danish a —.

Ditto ' 3 Dutch (Ex. 12 Guilders) 21 - Ditto 4 French 3 - Ditto 41 - Massachusetts (Sterling) 5 — 921 1001 51 103

es

613

923 67f.

102 Mexican 3 p. Ct.

New York 6

Peruvian 43 - Portuguese a - Ditto 3 - Russian 5 Ditto 41 -

Sardinian a -

Spanish 3 - Ditto New Deferred 3 - Ditto (Passive) Turkish 6 Venezuela 31 — 21 701 991 86 36 173 751 SHARES.

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

Rattways- ROMs-

Bristol and Eieter 94 Australasian 811 Caledonian

613

British North American 62 Edinburgh and Glasgow

86

Colonial

Eastern Counties Great Northern Great South. and West. Ireland

113

891 9l1 Commercial of London London Chartd. Bak. of Australia London Joist Stock.

203

211

Great Western OS London and Westminster

as

Hull and Selby 1051 National of Ireland

Lancashire and Yorkshire Lancaster and Carlisle 741 National Provincial

Oriental

97 Loudon, Brighton, & South Coast. 97i Provincial of Ireland 49i London and Blackwall

Union of Australia

44i

London and North-Western 100 Union of London

26

London and South-Western

Bi

MINES-

Midland

Agna Fria

Midland Great Western (Ireland)

Brazilian Imperial

North British 281 Ditto (St. John del Rey) 281 North-Eastern—Rerwlek ........ 71 Cobre Copper 46 North-Eastern—York 51

MINCELLAN noes—

Oxford, Wen & Wolverhampton 29 Australian Agricultural 291 Scottish Central 1001 Canada 1191 South-Eastern and Dover 59 Crystal Palace 21 ex d.

Dotes—

General Steam

East and West India 1183 Peel River Land and Mineral ... 23 London St. Katherine 1003 Peninsular and Oriental Steam..

Royal Mail Steam 51 El Victoria

South Australian 35 BUTCHERS' MEAT.

NEWOATE AND LEADENIT

a. d. s. d. s. d.

SMITMPIELD.•

s. d. s d. s. d.

HEAD or CATTLE AT

Surrarizi.o.

Beef... 3 2 to 3 10 to 4 2 .... 3 I to 4 6 to 4 10 Friday. Monday.

Mutton 3 0 — 3 8 — 4 0 '.... 3 8 — 4 8 — 3 0 Beasts . 751 3,634 Veal .. 3 8 — 4 4 — 6 0 ....

4 4

— 4 10 — 5 2 Sheep . 2,490 19,1Iu Pork .. 3 4 — 4 0 — 4 6 .... 4 0 — 4 4-4 6 Calves.. 96 85 Lamb.. 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 .... 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 Pigs ... 180

259

• To sink the offal, per a lb.

HOPS. I WOOL.

Kent Pockets •60s. to 320s. Down & half-bred Hogs per lb. 10d. to ad. Choice ditto 290 — 420 Welber and Ewe 10 — 113 Sussex ditto 280 — 300 Leicester Hogget and Welber.. 0 — 11 Farnham ditto 0 — 0 Skin Combing 10 - 0 CANDLES. GROCERIES.

per cwt. £2 13 0 Tea, Souchong, flue, per lb. Is. 2d. to ts. ikt.

2 16 0 Congou, fine 1 9 — I 10 1 16 0 Pekoe, fiowery I 4 — 3 8 per MOO 15 0 0 In Bond—Duty Is. 6d. per lb. Os. Od. to M. Od. Coffee, fine (in bead) cwt. 82*. 6d. to 85s. 64/,

Os. Od. to Os ed. Good Ordinary 46s. 6d. — 481. 6e, 23s Od. Sugar, Muscovado, per cwt. Its. lid. Os. 04. Weft India Molasees.., 150.04. to 169, 641,.

FLOUR.

Town-made per sack C5s. to 73..

Seconds 60 — 65 Essex and Suffolk, on board ship 33 — 58 Norfolk and Stockton 50 — 5l American per barrel 39 — 46 Canadian 39 — 46 Bread, Md. to lid. the 41b. loaf. PROVISIONS.

Butter—Best Fresh, les. Od. per dos. Carlow, 61.5s. to M. les. per cwt.

Bacon, Irish per cwt. 54s. to CO..

Cheese, Cheshire 56 — 70 Derby, Plain 60 — 66 Hams, York 80 —100 Eggs, French, per 120, Os. ed. to es. Od. AVERAGE PRICES OF CORN. Per Qr. (Imperial) of England and Wales.

Wheat.... its. 4d. Rye 449.0d.

Barley ... 32 9 Beans 44 7 Oats 26 5 Peas 43 0 WEEKLY AVERAGE. For the Week ending Feb. 17.

Wheat ''01. 3d. Rye 453. 74.,

Barley 31 9 Beans 43 1

Oats 25 7 Peas 41 0

BANK OF ENGLAND.

An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and 8th Victoria, sap. 32, for the week ending on Saturday, the 17th day of February 1855.

1590. DEPARTMENT.

Notes issued £26,313,230 Government Debt £11,015,100

Other Securities 2,984,900

Gold Coin and Bullion

I

12,313,230

Silver Bullion

£26,313,230 l

£26,313,230

BAMBINO DEPARTMENT.

Proprietors' Capital Rest £14,553,000 3,333,840

Government Securities

ding Dead Weight Annuity). Z11,536,227 Public Deposits° 4,898,602 Other Securities .... ........ 14,584,310 Other Deposits 10,174,871 Notes 7,007,075' Seven Day and other Bills—. 694,885 Gold and Silver Coln ..... 637,556

£33,857,198

£33,857,198 • Including Exchequer, Savings-Banks, Commissioners of National Debt,& Dividend Accts.

BULLION. Per oz. METALS. Per ton.

Foreign Gold In Bars, Standard.. £3 17 9 Copper, Brit. Cakes. £126 0 0 .. 0 0 0 Foreigu Gold in Coin, Portugal Pcs 0 0 0 Iron, Welsh Ban.... 0 0 0.. 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 5 Oa Lead, British Pig.... 22 0 0 .. 23 0 0 Silver in Bars, Standard 0 5 11 Steel, Swedish Keg.. Id 0 0 .. 18

10 0

s. s.

Wheat, E. N 60 to 68 Fine 72— 0 Old 0— 0

White 0— 0

Fine 0— 9

Super. N 71-77 GRAIN, Mark Lane, Feb. 23.

s. s.

Rye 40 to 44 Barley 29 — 31 Malting 32 —34 Malt, Ord 61-65 Fine 68-70 Peas, Hog 34-40 Oats, Feed.. 25 to 26 Fine .. 24— 27 Poland ... 26— 28 Fine .. 28-29 Potato ... 29 — 31

Fine .. 31-98

Maple 40 to 44 White 43-46 Boilers 0— 0 Beans,Ticks 38 —42 Old 0 0 Indian Corn 41-45 HAY AND STRAW. (Per Load of 36 Trusses.)

CUMBERLAND. Su manna.

Hay, Good 95s. to 100s.... ...... 901. to 92,

Inferior 60 — 88 60 — 61 New 0 — 0 0 — 0 Clover 108 115 Ill — 115 Wheat Straw 31 36 24 — 28

WairrcirarrI. NI. to Dos. 50 — so 0 — 0

105 120

24 — 23

OILS, COALS, Rape Oil Refined Linseed Oil Linseed 011-Cake Candles, per dozen Moulds, per dozen Coals, /letton Tees