PRICES CURRENT.

BRITISH FUNDS.

Seined. Monday.

(Cloalnverices.) Tuesday. Wanes

Vows.

Friday.

it per Cent Consols

851 921 924 951 921 954 Ditto for Account

osi 931

951 3 per Cents Reduced 861 98 961 921 96 961 New 3 per Cents 96 96 961 951 961 864 Long Annuities

Annuities 1885

- 18 18 18 1-16 1-16 Bank Stock, 9 per Cent 223 224 929 2231 323 2241 India Stock, 104 per Cent

-

217 219 219 -

Exchequer Bills, ltd. per diem 26 26 22 23 90 33 Exchequer Bonds, 450

- - - -

India Bonds 4 per Cent If dia. 3 3 3 3 3 FOREIGN FUNDS. • (Last Metal Quotation during the Week ending Friday Evening.)

Austrian 5 .Ct. French 4 i P• Ct • Belgian 44 - - Mexican 5 -

20

Ditto . 24 - 65 Peruvian 44 -

93

Brazilian 6 -

104 Portuguese 1853 3 - 454 Buenos Ayres 6 - Milan 6 - 73 - Russian 5 - Sardinian 3 -

86

Danish 5 - - Spanish 3 -

Ditto 3 - -

Ditto New Deferred 3 -

331 Dutch (Ex. 12 Guilders) .21 - 891 Ditto Passive

Ditto 4 - - Tarkish. . 6 - 93 French 3 - -

Venezuela 24 -

SHARES.

during the Week ending Friday Evening.) Banes-

991 Australasian BSI British North American

19 City

971 Colonial 74; Commercial of London - Engl. Scotsh.& Australian Chtd 1031 London 104 London and County

604 London Chrtd. link. of Australia

961 London Joint Stock 94 London and Westminster 1091 National Bank 654 National Provincial 521 New South 'Wales 924 Oriental 351 Provincial of Ireland 1063 South Australia

- Union of Australia

601 Union of London 89 Unity 724 Western Bank of London 311 DOCKS- - East and West India 811. London 764 St. Katherine - Victoria 100 Miscemeetzors- - AustraLian Agricultural 324 British American Land 981 Canada 15 Crystal Palace 344 Electric Telegraph General Steam London Discount National Discount - Peninsular and Oriental Steam 421 Royal Mail Steam 22 South Australian

(Last Official Quotation RAILWAYS- Bristol and Exeter

Caledonia., Chester and Holyhead Eastern Counties Edinburgh and Glasgow Glasgow and South-Western Great Northern Great South. and 'West. Ireland Great Western Lancashire and Yorkshire Lancaster and Carlisle London,Brighton,& South Coast London and Blackwell London and North-Western London and South-Western Manchester, Sheffield,' Lincoln Midland Midland GreatWestern (Ireland) North British North-Eastern-Berwick North-Eastern-York Oxford, Wor.& Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland South Eastern and Dover Eastern of France East Indian Geelong and Melbourne Grand Trunk of Canada Great Indian Peninsular Great Western of Canada Paris and Lyons

MINTS-

Australian Brazilian Imperial Ditto St. John del Rey Cobra Copper Rbymney Iron BANK OF ENGLAND.

Au Account, pursuant to the 7th and 8th Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday the 24th day of August 1899.

Inca DIP AAAAA NT.

Notes Issued £30,889,800 Government Debt £11,016,101

Other Securities 3.459,909 Gold Coln and Bullion 18,214,806 Silver Bullion £30,699,800 • ANKIII0

Proprietors' Capital £14,553,000

Rest 3,443,42 Public Deposits' 6,152,5 59 Other Deposits: 14,183,833 Seven Days and other Bills 864,222 £20,689,000 IiIPAILTEENT.

Government Securities (leek-

ding Dead Weight Annuity) £11,214,666

Other Securities 18,394,418 Notes 9,015,885 Gold and Sliver Coin 663,465 £39,197,408 /39,197,406 • Including Exehequer,Saving-Banks,Commistienen of National Debt, and Div. Aeet.

BULLION. Per oz. METALS. Per ton.

Foreign Gold in Bars, Standard. £3 17 9 ,_ Copper, Brit. Cakes E107

Iron, Welsh Bars..., 5

10 0 15 0 - £0 .. 7 a 0 5 9 Mexican Dollars

0 3

01

Lead, British Pig .. 24 10 0 .. 25 0 0 Silver in Bars, Standard 0 5 14 Steel, Swedish Keg.. 20 0 0 .. 0 0 0 GRAIN, Mark Lane, Aug. 26.

Wheat,R. 0 40 to 4‘

Flee 44-46 Red, New 38 -42 Fine 42 -44 White Old 42-46 Fine 46 - 50 New 40-46 Pine 47 to 50 Poreign,R 38 - 50

White P 53-55

Rye 82-35 Barley 23 -26 Malting 30 - 38 Malt, Ord 90 -63 Fine 64 to 66 Peas, Hog 34- 37 Maple 36-39

White 35-87

Blue 0- 0 Beans, Ticks 37- 42 Harrow 43 -48

Indian Corn. 31 to 33 Oats, Feed.. 23-16 Fine .... 29-26 Poland ... 24 -27 Fine .... 27 -28 Potato.... 26 - 28 Fine .... 28-30

WEEKLY AVERAGE. For the Week ending Aug. 20.

Wheat ..... 44r. M. Rye 30s. MI

Barley 31 1 Beans 44 0 Oats 25 9 Peas 37 8 SIX-WEEKS AVERAGE.

Per Qr. (Imperial) of England and Wales.

Wheat .... 41s. ld. I Rye 35s. 9d,

Barley . 30 1 Beans 45 Oats 22 4 1 Peas 38 1 FLOUR.

Town made per sack 42s. to 46s. Seconds 33 - 37 Essex and Suffolk, on board ship 31 - 33 Norfolk and Stockton 29 - 31 American per barrel 26 - 27 Canadian 38 - 27 Bread. 54d. to Id. the 41b. loaf. PROVISIONS.

Batter-Best Fresh, 143. Od. dos. Carlow, 51. 10s. to 51. les. per cwt. Bacon. Irish per cwt. 56s. - 684. Cheese, Cheshire, One 74 - SO Derby, pale 70 - 76 Hams, York 0 - 0 Eggs, French, per 120, 4s. 6d. to 6s. 64.

BUTCHERS' MEAT.

BENGALIS AND LEADENKALL.• CATILI-NAILEET.• a. d. t. d a. d. a. d. s. d. s. d.

Beef... 3 2 to 3 8 to 4 0 .... 4 2 to 4 6 to 5 0 Mutton 3 6 - 4 0 - 4 6 .... 4 4 - 4 10 - 5 2 Veal... 3 0 - 3 8 - 4 4 .... 4 0 - 4 6 - 4 10 Pork.. 0 - 4 0 - 4 4 .... 3 5 - 4 0-4 6 Lamb. 4 4 - 4 6 - 5 0 .... 6 0 - 5 4 - 10 • To sink the offal, per 81b. Haan 0). CATTLE CArrie-usaxwr. Monday. Beasts.. 4,820 Sheep. 27,259 Calves.. 270

Pigs... ... 300

AT TIER Thursday.

1,232 9,100 688 150 HAY AND STRAW. (Per Load of 36 Trtuses.) Sistearnite. Warne AAAAA .

Hay, Good 80s. to 85. 888. to at

Inferior 60 - 70 5080

New 75 Si 60 - 84 Clover 95 - 110 109 115 Wheat Straw 38 - 0 30 - C AAAAA zags. eh. to MA 66 - 75 60 - 84

100 - 113

34 -

es 94

32

151 291 211 31 491

261

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