The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-03 00:00:00

MARKETS.

COTTON.—Lnakroot, Juni 2.—The sales to-day are
estimated at 8,000 bale, of which exporters and speculators
have each taken 1,000 bales. They include 430 Perna=
and Maranham, at 6jd. to 81d. ; GOO Egytian, at Bid. to
841. ; and 1,000 Burat, at 3d. to 44d. The market closes
very firmly, prices of all kinds being 1-1841. per lb.
dearer than the rates of Friday. The imports since Thurs-
day are only 16,000 bales.

HIDE AND LEATHER TRADE.—The course of this
market during the last month is thus noticed by Messrs. J.
and H. T. Powell :—About an average amount of business
in leather has been transacted during the past month, and
generally at the prices recorded in our previous Price
Current. In that description of leather manufactured from
South American hides there is a striking proof of the trite
remark (which is, however, only in a limited sense true),
that " the value of leather has not anything to do with the
price of hides, " for there is not any advance on any leather
produced from bides of this description—on one or two qua-
lities a reduction has been made—while the advance on
River Plate hides is tantamouat to nearly Id. per lb. on'
leather.—Salted River Plate Hides : For several years put,
in our circulars, we have added to the imports of these
hides, these we have received from Rio Grande. During
the long period in which Monte Video was invested by the
army of Ori be, its hide trade was almost entirely destroyed,
being chiefly transferred to the port of Rio Grande—
the cattle front the Benda Oriental being driven over
a long and mountainous route. Since the destruction of the
power of Roma, however, none have arrived from Rio
anode, and it is more than probable that these hides will,
as heretofore, find their exit at Monte Video : we shall,
therefore, for the future, class them separately, as " River
Plate" and "Rio Grande." The imports from Buenos
Ayres during the month amount to 32,064 hides. The sales
are 78,384. The stock, therefore, is larger than at the cora-
mincemeat of the past month by 6,670, and is thus classed :
above 601 b., 9,623; under 60Th., 2,663; cows, 4,274 ; now
landing, 1,047; total, 18,407. The prices at which the
sales have been made have increased as the month pro-
ceeded: and Md., for the best heavy hides, and
for lighter weights, 3d., 3id., and 3id., which latter prices,
3td and Bjd., are now the quotations for the best qualities.
Salted Rio Grande Hides. There ha not been any im-
port of these hides this year, not any indeed since October
last; the stock is therefore greatly reduced. The sales
doting the put month are 1,700 at 31d., tare 71b.,
wihoh is id. to id. above last month's prices. The
stock is as follows: above 601 b., 10,1t2; under
601 b, 40; total, 10,172. The rise of the raw material at
this period, when leather has so much declined and the fm-
pomades of bides lammed, is rather an anomaly, and
ow* be attributed chiefly to speculations. The abundance
of of course greatly favours these operations. They
ams however much to be deprecated as very injurious to the
memaheturers, by reducing their immediate profits, and b
evembeally so enhancing the prices of leather as to diminish
ilsportation.

CORN.-BosToN, June 2.-We have had a good show of
Wheat from the farmers to day, and a fair amount of boat-
men done, at a little under last week's prices. Beau are
in limited request, and scarcely command last week's rates.
Scarcely any buiness doing in Oats. Prices nominally the
same. Wheat, red, 38a. to 395. ed. ; white, 425. to 441.
Oate, 20a. to 21s. Beans, 325. to 33a.
fleoczeox-os-Tana, June 2.-We had a fair supply of
Wheat to this day's market; having a thin attendance of
buyers, last week's prices were barely supported. Oats met
a good demand, at full prices. Beans, ed. to le. per qr. dearer.
British :-Wheat, per qr. of eelbs. to the bushel, Durham
and Yorkshire red, 41s. to 42e. ; white, 434. to 445. ; south
unary, red, 42a. to 43e. ,• white 445. to 431. Oats,
feed, 18a. to 90s. • potato, Vs. to 245. Beans, new, Us. to
30s ; old, 30.. to fes. Peas, boilen,33e. to 345. Flour, per
auk of 2801 be, fine, 29e. to 30s. ; superfine, 325. to 335.
Oatmeal, per seek of 2801b5., Scotch, 30s. to 31e.
Fine Pollard, per ton, 61. 10.. ; coarse Pollard, 41. 6.. Bran,
41.6 a. Foreign: Wheat, per qr. of 631 b.. to the bushel,
Dentaio, Konigsberg, and Elbing, 48e. to 475. ; Rostock,
Wismar, and Stralsund, 445. to 46e. ; Hamburg and Stettin,
43e. to 46e. ; Holstein and Danish, 425. to 43e. Oats, Rms.
au, Swedish, and Danish, 18a. to 20s. Peas, boiling, 34..
Guano, Peruvian, 9!. 101. per ton.

Drumm, Jut(' I.—Our corn market today was again
extremely dull for all articles of home grain, without any
alteration in prices of Friday last. Indian corn, though in
short supply, met a less excited demand than at last market,
and the extreme rates of that day could only be realised in
small retail transactions. White wheat, 235. to 26a. ; red
do., 225. to 235. Bd. Barley, Ma. to 14s. Bd. Oats 10..
to 115.13 d. Oatmeal, Ils. to 12e. Bakers' flour, I2L to
18.. per cwt. Indian corn, 30a. to 34.. EL per 4801 be.

CATTLE, de.—Rouroom, hoe 2.—We had a very
full market of all kinds of stock, sad some it of very fine
quality, wbich sold freely at an advance in price from last
week of fully 2d. per stone. Present quotations : Beef,
3s. Od. to 3a. 10d. Mutton, 31. 4d. to 4a. Lamb, 4..4d. to
de. Veal, 3s. to 45.. Pork, 3a. to 3a.104.

ROYSTON (CANDILIDOESAIRN) FAIN Aube 2.—Tbare was
at this fair a farther improvement in prier um thou
obtained at St. Ives fair on Monday, owing psalm
demand. Bales were easily effected; the best
of Beast realising 11. to 21. per bead over Sumer rates.
Many of the secondary and inferior sorts met with a good
demand at a corresponding improvement, and all sold;
dairy and in-ealf Cows and Heifers sold freely at a consider-
able advance over the prime obtained at late fain'; barren
Cows in good demand, at 71. to 101. per head. The Sheep
trade was good at former quotations. Of Horses there was
a very meagre show.