27 DECEMBER 1856, Page 20

PRICES CURRENT.

BRITISH FUNDS. (Closing Prices.) Saturd. Ifotulay. Tuesday. Wanes.

shut —

941ex d. 931 931 94 931 9 935 931 94

94 31 94 84

2 21 21 — 1

— 171 --- ---

— 2171 216 shut — — --7- 7,

3 pm. 3 par I dis. a 981 981 — 981 C.) — — 2 dis. — FOREIGN FUN-1643.

(Last Official Quetatiosi ilUring the Week ending kridiiiEvening.)

Austrian 5 p. Ct. — French 41 p. Ct.

Belgian 45 - 961 Mexican a -

21 - — Peruvian 41 - Port

b ..6 - .1841 Russianuguese 5 -

10111 ..- Sardinian 5 -

5 - —Spanish a — S - 845. Ditto New Deferred 5 -

651 Ditto Passive

97 Turkish . 6 -67f. „pc. Venezuela 41 -

SHARES.

(Last Official Quotation during the Week ending Friday Evening.) , BA.NEE-. 93 Australasian 981 631 British North American 691 372 City 68 91 Colonial 541 Commercial of London 271.

94 Engl. Scotsk. & Australian Chtd 175

90 London 62 112 London and County 321 595 • London -Chrtd. fink. ofAustralis 191 — London Joint Stock 341 97 London and Westminster 414 — National Bank - 112- National' Frovincial New Sbutly Wales — Oriental - 285 Provincial' OVIreland i — South Australia ,

Val:aid( Australia 611 . Unicui of London 28

Unity' 401

Western 'Bank of London 431 .Thiesth

East and West India -

London ' ' --

St. Katherine Victoria . , MISCELLAIlions- ' •

AllStIAILSE. Agricultural 255 British American Land 90

Canada 130

Crystal Palace 24 • Electric Telegraph 935 General Screw Steam ce

General Steam —

— Feel River Land and Mineral 25 lbf . 'Peninsular and Oriental Steam 67 ex d..

— Royal Mail Steam -

— South Australian s —

BULLION. Per oz. METALS. Per. ton. ..

Foreign. Gold in Bars, Standard. £3 17 9 Copper, Brit. Cakes £126 0 0 .. 0 V 0

Lead Welsh Bars.... 8 10 .0. 8 8 15 0

Mexican Dollars 0 0 0, British Pig ... 23 10 0 .. 51 0 0

SilVer in Bars, Standard,. 0 5 11 Sheol, Swedish Keg.. 20 0 0 ,. 01 0 0 •

pine 68 to 76

..Foreign,R 56-72 White F 84-90

Rye 38-42

Barley 35 -38 Malting 42 -46 Malt, Ord 68-75 SIX-WEEKS AVERAGE. .

Per Qr. (Imperial) of England and Wales. zsi, Wheat .. 514.1o8. I Bye 40s. 10d.

8 Barley .. 44 8 Beans 44 it

9 Pats 25 1 Peas 41 3

PROVISIONS.

Butter-Best Fresh, 16e. Od. per dor. • Carlow, 51. 16s. to M. 18e. per cwt.

Bacon, Irish per cat 64e. - 02:. Cheese, Cheshire, fine 72 - 80

Derby, pale 66- 74

Hams, York 100'-110

Eggs, French, per 120, 78. Od. to 105. Od.

BUTCHERS' MEAT. NIIITGATE AND LEADENHAT.L.. CATTLE- IIARILET.•

d. a. d. a. 4.

Beef... 3 2 to 3 10 to 4 .4 .... 8 to 4 8 to 5 4 Mutton 3 6 - 4 0 - 4 :6 .... 4 4 - 5 0 - 5 4 Veal... 4 0 - 4 4 - 4 10 ... . 4 - 5 0 - 5 4

Pork .. 4 0 - 5 0 - 5 4 4- 5 0 - 5 2

Lamb . 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0

• To sink the offal,-per 81b.-

HOPS.

Weald of Kent Pockets 56.. to 76s.

Mid and East Kent ditto 70 - 105 Sussex ditto 56 - 75 Farnham ditto 0 - 0

HAY AND STRAW. Per Load a lf6 Tresses.)

SMITHFIELD. WHITECILIAL. CUMBERLAND-

68A to 721 701. to 84s 86a. to 924-. 60 80 55 - 68 65 - 78

0 ...- 0 0 - 0 70 - 100 95- 108 105 -- 110

24 --•- 28 25 -- 28 38 - 34

MISCELLANEOUS.

Jamaica Rum. .. per gal. 48.10d. to 5a. 4d. Brandy, Best Rum.... 11 3 - 11 9

Cotton, N Orleams.per lb 0 41 - 0 9 tr Saltpee, Ref....per cwt. 54 6 - 55 0 Guano, Peruvian.per ton.240 0 -260 0 Tallow P. Y. C...per cwt. 69 3 - 0 0

Town 59 6 0 Rape Oil, English refined 61 0 0

• Brown 51 0 - 51 6 Linseed Oil 37 6 - 0 0

Cotoa-mit Oil 49 0 — 61 0

Palm Oil 46 0 0 Linseed Oil-cake, per ton 200 0 -210 (I Coals, Hetton 00 0

Tees 19 0 a

Ditto Brazilian Buenos Ayres Chllian Danish Ditto Dutch (Ex. 12 Guilders) .21 - Ditto 4 - French 3 -

S per Cent Consols

Ditto for Account 3 per Cents Reduced New 3 per Cents

Long Annuities

Annuities 1E185 Bank Stock, 9 per Cent India Stock, 101 per Cent ...... Exchequer Bills, 211.-per diem Exchequer Honda 1859

India Bonds, 4 per Cent.

Thurs..

Friday, — •

• 991

944 945

2 pm, 961

463

107 89 425 241 951 at

ExtrwArs--'

Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead • Eastern Counties

-Edinburgh and Glasgow - Glasgow and South-Western Great Northern

Great South. and West. Ireland Great Western • Hull and Selby Lancashire and Yorkshire Lancaster and Carlisle..

London, Brighton,& SoniffiCoast

London and Blackwell

London and North-Weitern

London and South-Western.. , , Manchester, Sheffield,& Lincoln Midland Midland Great Western (Ireland) North British North-Eastern-Berwick

-North-Eastern—York Oxford, Wor. & Wolverhampton

Scottish Central Scottish Midland South-Eastern and Dover

Eastern of France

East India Guaranteed

Geelong and Melbourne

Great Indian Peninsular Great Western of Canada Paris and LYons

Australian -

Brazilian Imperial -

Ditto St John del Rey

Cobre Copper

Ithynney Iron

13 1E7 331 821 40 821 GO 285 735 1135 215

61}241

Wheat,R. O. Oto 0 Fine 0- 0 Red, New. 56 -60 Fine . 60-64 White Old 0-, 0 Fine 0- 0 New 58-67

GRAIN, Mark.lone, Dec. 26.

a a

Fine 76 to 78

Peas, Hog 37-40

Maple 42-44 White 38-40 Blue 50-66 Beane, Ticks 36 - 40 Harrow- 40-42 Indian Corn, 36 to 38 Oats, Feed.: 22-25 Fine . 25-27 Poland 27-29 Fine .... 29-30 Potato .... 31-32 Fine .... 32-33

WEEKLY AVERAGE. For the Week ending Dec. 20.

Wheat 60s. 5d. Rye 40s. Barley 43 10 Beans 42 Oats 25 6 Peas . - 40 FLOUR. Town-made per sack 60s. to 636.

Seconds • 55 -- 58 Essex and Suffolk, on board ship 47 —"62

Norfolk and Stockton 92 - 43 American pet barrel 28 - 40

Comedian 35 - 40

-Bread, 714. to 91d. 'the 41b loaf. • READ OP CATTLE AT THE CATTLE-MARKET. Monday. Friday. Beasts.. 1,597 G36 Sheep .. 9,040 1A50 Calves.. 81 ' 42,

Pigs ... 230 80-

Down Tegs Ralf-bred Wethers Leicester Fleeces Combing Skins WOOL.

per lb. Ind. to 1811.

151 - 16 16 - 17 12 - 16 Hay, Goad Inferior New Clover

Wheat Straw

GROCERIES.

Tea, Souchong, flne,per Ili Is. 10d. to 2r. 5d. Congou, fine 1 7 - 2 4 Pekoe, flowery 2 6 - 4 0

In bome-Duty Is 9d. per lb.

Coffee, fine (in bond) cert. Od. to 86s. Od. Good Ordinary ' 52s. Od. to 94s. Od. Cocoa, Trinidad (int:mud) 70s, Od. to 78s. Od. Rice, Ame. dr. Carolina.: 17s. Od. to 28s. Od. Sugar, Muscovado, average... 375. 48. - West India DiolaaseS.... 23s. Od. to 26s. Od. POTATOES. Kent and Rases Degents ton Ms. to I205.

Shawl 90 -100 York Regents 110 -120 Scotch „ 100 -110