PRICES CURRENT.

BRITISH FUNDS. &turd. (Closing Konday. Prices Tuesday. ) Wednec

Friday,

3 per Cent Consols 921 921 931 931

071

93/ Ditto for Account 931 931 934 931 sat 94 3 per Cents Reduced 911 914 sit 921 92 92 New 3 per Cents Long Annuities 911 92 31 921 921 921 92; Annuities 1885

171 17 171

174 Bank Stock, 9 per Cent 2111 211 211 212 211 213 India Stock, 104 per Cent 229

Exchequer Bills, 21d. per diem 2 pm. 1 dia.

4 1 Exchequer Bonds 1839 981

981

981 India Bonds, 31 per Cent 6 die.

9

4

5

(Last Official Quotation

Austrian 5 p. Ct.

Belgian 41 - Ditto 21 - Brasilia& 6 -- Buenos Ayres e — Chilian 6 - Danish 5 - Ditto 3 - Dutch (Ex. 12 Guilders) -IQ - Ditto 4 -

French 3 -

FOREIGN during the 931 — 991 62 1011 102 -- 66 941 — FUNDS.

Week ending Friday Evening.) French 41 p. Ct.

Mexican 3 - Peruvian 41 - Portuguese 3 - Russian 6 -- Sardinian 6 -

Spanish a -

Ditto New Deferred a - Ditto Passive Torkish s - Venezuela 42 -

/371

1061 94 451 23 71 99; 281 SHARES.

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

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Bristol and Exeter 871

titans-

Australasian 94 Caledonian 61 British North American

88

Chester and Holyhead 16 City

Eastern Counties 10 Colonial 91 Edinburgh and Glasgow 69 Commercial of London 311 Glasgow and South-Western ... —

Engl. Scotsh. & Australian Chtd.

16 Great Northern 96 London

Great South. and West. Ireland. 1031 London and County 331 Great Western 611 Londoullharbi. Bolt. of Australia IS Hull and Selby 105 London Joint Stock 31/

Lancashire and Yorkshire

91 London and Westminster

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Lancaster and Carlisle — National Bank

London, Brighton,& South Coast 102 National Provincial

London and Blackwell London and North-Western London and South-Western 7 1014 951 New South Wales Oriental Provincial of Ireland

41/ 341

Manchester, Sherfield,2 Lincoln Midland 291

77

Royal British South Australia

40

Midland Great Western (Ireland) — Union of Australia

North British 351 Union of London

294

North-Eastem-Berwick North-Eastern-York 801 671 Does.- East and West India

123

Oxford, Wor. & Wolverhampton 38 London

Scottish Central

104

St. Katherine 84 Scottish Midland 75 Victoria 191 South-Eastern and Dover 721

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Eastern of France 411 Australian Agricultural 301 East India Guaranteed 231 British American Land 47 Great Indian Peninsular 224 Canada 1331 Great Western of Canada .... 261 Crystal Palace 23 Paris and Lyons 371 Electric Telegraph 961

MINES-

General Screw Steam 16 Australian Brazilian Imperial Ditto St. John del Rey — 31 26 General Steam Feel Ulcer Land and Mineral Peninsular and Oriental Steam 261 3 66 Cobre Copper 641 Royal Mail Steam 73 Rhynutey Iron — South Australian 371

BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and 8th 'Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Saturday, the 10th day of May 1856. Issue D AAAAAAA XT.

Notes issued 423,633,820 Government Debt £11,013,100 Other Securities 3,439,900 Gold Coin and Bullion 9,158,820

Silver Bullion 423,633,820 423,633,820

JUNKING DEPARTMENT.

Proprietors' Capital 414,553,000 Rest 3,333,367 Public Deposits' 3,033,588 Other Deposits 10,613,914 Seven Days and other Bills. 836,812 Government Securities (inclu- ding Dead Weight Annuity) 412,582,532

Other Securities 14.1127,277

Notes 3,890,990 Gold and Silver Coin 516.751

432270,681 g32,270,681 • including Exchequer, Saving-Ranks, Cbmmissioners of National Debt, & Dividend Accts.

BULLION. Per oz. METALS. Per t011.

Figeign Gold in Bars, Standard.- £3 17

9 Copper, Brit. Cakes 4126 0 iron, Welsh Ban.... 9 5

0 .. 0

0 .. 0

0 0

0 0 Mexican Dollars 0 5 01 Lead, British Pig ... 37 5 0 .. 0

0 0

Karecill. Bars, Standard 0 5 11

Steel, Swedish Keg.. 0 0

0 .. 0

0 0

S. I.

Wbeat,R.O Oto 0

Fine 0- 0 Red, New 59 -64 Fine 66- 0 White Old 0- 0

' Pine 0- 0 New 63-65 GRAM, Mark Lane, May la I. s.

Fine 72 to 0 Foreign,12 87-76 White P 87 -99 Rye 50 -52 Barley 33-37 Malting - 41 -42 Malt, Ord 72-74 radian Corn. 36 to 40 Oats, Feed.. 20 -21 Fine .... 22-23 Poland ... 24 -25 Fine .... 25- 16 Potato.... 29 - 30 Pine.... 30-32 Flue 75th 80 Peas, Hog 36-38 Maple 39- 40 White 42-45 Blue 46-48 Beans, Ticks 38 - 38 Harrow 42-44 AVERAGE PRICES OF CORN. Per Qr. (Imperial) of England and Wales. Wheat . 62.. 24. Rye 41..

Barley; ... 39 7 Beans 41 4

Oats 23 5 Peas 38 7 WEEKLY AVERAGE. For the Week ending May 10.

Wheat 679. 7d. Rye 430. Barley 40 8 Beans 41

Oat* 23 10 Peas 38

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FLOUR.

Town-made per sack 62s. to 68.. Seconds 58 - 61 Essex and Suffolk, on board ship 53 - 54 Norfolk and Stockton 48 - 49 American per barrel 33 - 39 Canadian 35 39 Bread, ffid. to 10d. the 41b. loaf. PROVISIONS.

Butter-Best Fresh, 14s. Od. per dos. Carlow, 01. a.. to 01. Os. per cwt. Bacon, Irish per cwt. 704. - 739.

Cheese, Cheshire, fine 80 - 86 Derby, pale ' 65 - 72 Hams, York 60 - 90 Eggs, French, per 130, 41. 6.1 to 6s. 3d1.

BUTCHERS' MEAT.

NEWOITZ AND LEADENR ALL.• CATTLE A

HEAD or CATTLE AT TUB

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

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Beef... 2 8 to 3 6 to 4 0 .... 2 10 to 4 4 to 4 8 Monday. Friday.

Mutton 4 0 - 4 6 - 5 0 .... 4 8 - 5 4 - 5 10 Beasts.. 4,001 1,000 Veal... 4 0 - 4 8 - 5 4 .... 4 10 - 0 - 5 8 Sheep -19,590 4,060 Pork .. 4 0 - 4 8 - 5 4 .... 4

0 - 4 6 - 4

10 Calves.. 73 143 Lamb. 6

4-610

-6 6 .... 3 8 - 9 0 - 6 8 Figs 260 190

• To sink the offal, per 81b.

HOPS. WOOL. 60s. to 105s Down Togs per lb. lid. to 171d. 63 126 Wethers 13 - HQ 56 95 Leicester Fleeces 14 - 16 0 - 0 Combing if - 101 HAY AND STRAW. (Per Load of 36 Trusses.)

WINTTECN ATER. COMISERLAND.

120.. to 126e. Ss. litl VI.D. 112s. to 115s. 100,. to 115s.

ilai''filtor

NOW 90 60 - 90

0 - 0 40 - 60

81 - 100 0 - 0

Clover 120 - 130 125 - 130 110 - 126 Wheat Straw 30 34 24 - 28 26 - 27 Kent Pockets Choice ditto !theses ditto Varnhim ditto

GROCERIES.

Tea, Souchong, fine, per lb. Is 9d. to 2s. 6d. Condon, fine 1 6 - 2 3 Pekoe, flowery 1 9 - 4 0

In bond-Duty Is. feL per lb. Coffeedthe tin bond) cwt. 64s. 0.1. to 86s. Cd. Good Ordinary 53.. Od. to 541. Od. Cocoa, Trinidad (in bond) 48.. Od. to 53, Od. Rice, Carolina Os. ed. to Os. Od.

Sugar Muscovado 28s. ffid. West India Molasses . 19.. 64. to 21.. 6d. POTATOES.

Kent and Essex Regents. ton 654. to Or.

Shims 0 0

PI

York Regents 80 85

Scotch ., 60 0

MISCELLANEOUS.

Jamaica Rum.... per gal. 4s. &I. to fis. Od.

Brandy - 9 - 1 Cotton, N. Orleans. per lb. 0 Saltpetre, Itef....per cwt. 29 Guano, Peruvian . per ton .220 Tallow, P. Y. C...per cwt 46 Town 48 Rape Oil, Pale 47 Brown 48

Linseed Oil 31

Cocoa-nut Oil 37 - 39 Palm Oil Ze - 39 Linseed Oil-cake, per ton 190 -SOO

Coals, Heston 18 - 0 Secs 0 - 0

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