The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-17 00:00:00

Addition this week, 2,026, and year, 33,460,
"The escorts have brought from—

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ozs.
Mount Alexander and Bendigo 14,002
Ballarat, inc.uchng Geelong 9, 501
The Avoca 9,825

OM.
Amount this week 33,328... year, 964,439
039.
Gold shipped in 1854 1,213,205
Per Guiding Star, to Liverpool 49,896
„ Noma, Poiut de Galle 15,000
„ Red Jacket, Ist clearance 58,408
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1,330,509 I
St.

Or 55 tons, 13 cwt., 3 qrs., 9 ozs.,
at LBes £5,346,336 20
"Exchange on London —Drafts against gold taken St.
at 3 per cent. prem. Freight of gold delivered at the St.
Bullion-office, London, sd. per ounce. Insurance, I()
free of, or 5 per cent. to cover war risk." 6
The state of the mercantile markets is thus re-
corded :-- r
" Notwithstanding the continuance of fine weathe
f;r nearly a fortnight, we regret that we have still to re
port a depressed market. indeed, we hear from persons
engaged in every department of trade that they have
never experienced a duller week than that now ended,
and there is no expectation of a decided improvement
for at least a couple of months.
" Russian staples, such as cordage, canvass, bags,
wool packs, are hrld for high prices, but there is little in-
quiry, and few or no transactions at present prices.
" Flour has fallen. The best Adelaide is offered at
321. ; Launceston at 28/. ; and Chili at 301. Sales of
Gall ego are reported at 655. in the Bay, which is equal
to 675. 6d. in town.
" Liquors of all kinds are dull at our quotations ex-
cept bottled port, for which there is some demand.
"Ironmongery is still dull. Cooking-stoves, ccm-
plete, are sold at 50 to 75 per cent. on the invoice. It
must be a very good assortment to realise the latter

price.
" Hoop iron, lead, and rolled zinc have declined.
"There is a slight improvement in linseed-oil, chiefly
in raw, in consequence of the scarcity of black and sperm
oils. It is used for manufacturing purposes.
"Potatoes have risen considerably during the week,
and a good article is scarce.
" Prime ham and bacon are in demand. 17,
"Scotch oatmeal is very firm at 28s. per cwt. 20
"Prime Dutch butter, in 14-Ib. kegs, has been sold
20
20
20
at 2s. per lb.
" American vinegar is quite unsaleable ; also codfish.
"The market is very heavily stocked with slates ; but
20
is believed that they have reached their lowest limit. itg
"There is no business doing in the sugar market, and
prices are not firm. 100
"Blacking is saleable at 50 per cent, on the invoice. 20
" Three-bushel bags are offered at lls. 6d. per doz. 25
Gunnies are wanted. Woolpacka are worth ss. to 6s. 25
The following circular has been issued amongst the . English navy canvass is held firmly at our quota- 25
Lcensed victuallers : I tions, and American is scarce.
" The Recorder of Birmingham will gratefully receive . Shop-paper has been sold at 25 per cent. on invoice.
100
information on the following points : 1 " Yellow pine, American timber, tongued and grooved,
-1-.,,,,
"1. Is the New Beer Act brought into general ope- i has been sold et 22/. per 1000 feet, in the Bay. Other
` n
ration in your neighbourhood ? 2. H p
as its enforce- timber, es hardwood, is very dull. 20
ment been attended with much irritation, and is such , *6 Strong boots andlshksoes,
for flannels and wool
hlen hosiery, 5
irritation, if any, allayed or aggravated by experience I have all declined, stoc the season having been 2(5)1
of its working ? 3. If irritation has been occasioned, fully supplied."
does it appear to you to essentially belong to any
The ship Guiding Star brings Melbourne advices 100
measure of restriction, or to arise from the enactment
respecting travellers, or from any other provisions cap- of Jul y 23 , and 49,896 ounces in gold.loo
able of amendment ? , ing. The settlement of the account is in progress, 4. Would the difficulty of The English Funds have been firmer this morn- 00
enforcing the act, or the irritation belonging to its en- 1.00
forcenient, be, in your opinion, augmented or diminished
and
.the arrangements appear to be as nearly as
by rha.kine• it apply to the whole of Sunday, as in Scot- , 20,
land 2 5. Has it diminished the number of charges for possible completed in anticipation, the small 100
drunkenness made before magistrates ? 6. Is the dimi- amount of business lately done rendering it corn- 205
notion on Mondays, if any, countervailed by an excess partitively easy to " carry over" %it here desired. The
in any other period of the week 1 7. Has there been a 20
dirainution in any other offences (specify them) which large arrivals of bullion will serve to replace what
may be fairly attributed to the operation of the act ?, is being paid as the instalments upon the Turkish 4
loan and Exchequer Bonds, and we may perhaps 20
S. Are there any indications that the restrictions of the 1
act will lead to important evasions of the law ? 9. Is ,
not unreasonably anticipate an easier state of the 20
20
the act popular with the upper and middle classes, and
the well-conducted portion of those below them ?" money market in a few days. Consols have been 20
marked 941 to 95 for transfer, and 911- to 95i for t 3):
the 14th of November. The New 3i per Cents. 10
have been 93a to 91, and the 3 per Cents. 931 to 93g. 20
Bank Stock has been firm at 210. Eh exchequer 20
Bills have been 4s. to 7s. premium, and t Bonds it;
of 1858 and 1859 have been at 99i. There has been 20
a bargain in the New 2 per Cents. at 84.
Foreign Securities are very inactive, but the
Turkish Scrip is slightly better, being 21 to 3i
premium. The Spanish Three per Cents. have 20
Total been 37-. Mexican Bonds have realised 241 .4 ;
i 1C
Receipts' i and Brazilian Old, 99.
2(
--- The followinc, are the nominal prices of foreign 4(
£929 14 0 stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 to 6i ; Mexi- 2(
211 • 7 4 can 241- to 25 • Peruvian, 71 to 73 ; ditto, 3 per 21
750 8 3 Cents., 51 to 5'3 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 40 to 3
961 0 9 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 96 to 98 ; ditto, 44 per 2
Cents., 84 to 86 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18i to
181 ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 37i to 38 ; ditto, Certi- 2
693 14 9. 1
.ficates, 5 to 5i ; ditto, Passive, 4i to 41.
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363698507 1261
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The market for Railway Shares is rather firm,
1,153 5 8 although quiet. In the Luxemburg there have
1,062 0 6 been transactions at fuller prices. Great Western
591 0 0 of Canada have been again dealt in.
The Mines have been dull, and the Australian
T 5,410 7 Banks are lower. Crystal Palace are steady.
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THE NEW BEER ACT.

PUBLIC BATHS AND WASH-HOUSES.

An account shAving the numbers of the bathers and
washers, and the receipts at eleven establishments now
open in London, and at a few out of the many similar
establishments in the country, in the quarter ended
Michaelmas, 1854 :

Name of the establish- Numbei Number
of
ment. gathers.
f Washers
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METROPOLIS.
The Model, Whitechapel, 56,986 9,008
George-st., Euston-square, 34,738 19,902
St. Martin-in-the-Fields 41,430 10,529
St. Marylebone.
Westminster, St. Margaret
and St. John.
Greenwich •
Westminster, St. James 44,972 9,740
Poplar
St. Giles and Bloomsbury, 72,041 10,349
Lambeth
Bermondsey
Totals for London in
three months 537,345 85,260*
COUNTRY.
Liverpool-
Cornwallis-street
Paul-street
George's Pierhead 28,262 ...
Frederick-street
Hull ........................ 23,651 1,032
Bristol ........................ 15,140 3,118
rieSt.ol3. ..................... 14,285 1,961
Birmingham .................. 43,681 811
Maidstone ............

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731 0 1 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
364 17 2 i ( Prom the ()Pal List. )
967 14 2 I Business demo.
51 8 4 B tnk Stock ........ ..
226 19 9
.., per Cent. Reduced Annuities
209 3 7 3 per Cent, Consols Annuities 944 t 5 4a.
149 12 9 New 3 per Cent. Annuities
728 14 11 New 21 per Cent. Annuities
1860 81
135 7 5 Long Annuities, Epira sth Jan., -16 a
India Bonds, £lOOO ................•
Ditto, under £lOOO lO 7 p
Consols for Account 14th Nov. 95 i 4,1
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
£lOOO ..................... . 7 4
7 4
2500
Small 4 7
Exchequer Bonds 185 S, 34
per Cent. 99i
Ditto 1859, ),
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent 99 4
Ditto New, 1552, 44 per Cent 961
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 por Cont. £ St
Ditto 4 per Cent.
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent B9l
Spanish goads, 3 per Cent 374
Turkish Scrip 6 per cent
Ditto for the Account 3 2 3i p
Dividends on the above payable in London.
. THREE O'CLOCK,
Consols
Ditto Norman Mconni mum.,"
940
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(Signed) GEORGE WOOLCOTT, Assist.-See.
Secretary's Office, No. 12, Buckingham-street,
Adelphi, London.
Or the linen of 431,000 persons.