The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-08 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MINCING LANE.—THIS DAY.
SCOAR.—The market has been tolerably steady to-day;
500 hhds. low Porte Rico were offered in public sale, and
chiefly sold for exportation, at 28s. to 355., duty
paid ; 1,100 boxes of Havannah—the bola was bought
; the remainder sold at previous prices, 325. Gd to 395. 6d.
' 'the refined market is not full of goods, and prices are un-
altered. Grocery lumps fair to fine, 445. to 48s.
Corrax.—The public sale of 150 casks went off without
spirit, but chiefly sold at 462. to 495. 6d., which were about
previous rates.
SALTPEME.-300 bags Bombay, refraction 101 to 11E
sold in public sale at 21s. Gd., which was its relative value.
PIMENTO.-300 bags wcro offered, and chiefly sold 4id.
to 5d., which were yesterday's prices.
TEA.—The market has been less active, u large public
sales are declared for Tuesday next; but prices are fully
supported.
CorroN.—The market continues inactive.
Hrs.—No business of importance reported.
TALLOW MA ILK LT.—THIS DAY.
The market is quiet, with very little business doing.
Town Tallow is quoted 375. nett cull ; Petersbuny Y.C. on
the spot, 365. 9d. new ; 36n. 3d. old ; new year (l 842), 384. ;
on or before end of March, 365. 94.
SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—TIIIS DAY.
Mears. Cooper and Davis report a dull sale. Prime
Meadow Hay, r2s. to 78s. ; inferior, 555. to 675. tkl. Bowen,
555. to 635. Clover, 7.55. to 87s. fnl. ; second cut, 655. to 745.
Straw, 22a. to 255.

COALS.-LoNnoN, JaN. 7.-CLosE OP THE MARKET!
- Allerdcan Main, 12s. 9d. ; Bate's West Hartley,
13s. 9d. ; Huddle's Went Hartley, 1 is. ; Burnhopc, 13s. 64.;
Carr's Hartley, Ili. 31.; Chester Main, 14.. 6,1. ; Howard's
West Ifs:Hey Netherton, 14s. ; Longridge's West Hartley,
145.; North Percy Hartley, 13..9d.; RavensworthWest Hart,
ley, 14e. ; Havensworth Pelaw, 14s. 61. ; liedbeugh Main-
12s. 64. ; South Peareth, 12.. 61. ; Tantield Moor, 13s. 9d.;
Tantleld Moor Butes, 13.. 9d. ; Tync Main, 12.. 6d. ;
Walker Primrose, 12.5. 9d.; West Wyl.un, 14a. 9d.;
Wall. End Abbey, 15s. ; Walls End Acorn Close, 16s. 91.;
Will. End Harvey Wylam, 14.. 6d. ; Walls End Heaton,
151. ; Walls End 1.611W.011, 14s. 61. ; Walls End Northum-
land, 14s. 6d. ; Walls End Walker, 14s. 9.1. ; Eden Main,
16s. Gd.; Walls End Braddyll, 175.; Walls End fiction
17.. 6d.; Walls End Haswell, 17s. 6d.; Walls End
Napier Orange, 16.. 34.; Walls End Lamhton, 17..;
Walls End Russel's Helton, 17..; Walls End Stewart's,
17.. Gd. ; Walls End Shotton, tanscroened, I is.; Walls
End Whitwell, 13..; Walls End Bowden Close, 13.. 9d. ;
Walls End Caradoc, 161. 64. ; Walls End Clump, 16.. Gd.;
Walls End Hunwick, 145.; Will. End North Hartlepool,
141. 3d. ; Walls End South Hartlepool, 16s. lid. ; Walls
End Whitwovth, 13s. 9d. ; Walls End Maclean's Tees,
141. 9.1. ; Walls End Tees, 17.. 31; Walla End West
Cornforth, 16s. 641. ; Campen Hartley, 14s. Gl. ; Hartley,
13s. 6d. ; Nixon's Merthyr and Cardiff, 21.. ; Whit-
worth Coke, 195.-Ships at market 165 ; sold, 103.

LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.

LmuirooL, JAN. 7.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire (late Chester and Birkenhead), 161—Ditto (221.
shares), 6 13-16d—Caledonian, 161—Chester and Holyhead,
21—Easter Counties, 61 1546—Lanc.ishiro and Yorkshire,
fill 11 i I—London and North Western, 118e.—Ditto
(new }-shares), 31 p.—Manchester Sheffield, and Lincoln,
341 I—Midland, 681—Ditto (Birm. & Derby), 30—South-
Eastern and Dover, 21t—Northern of France, 41p.
Jaw. 4.—Then was not much business
done, but the market was very strong, and prices were a
shade higher. Sheffield stock, 311; Leeds stock, 611;
Eastern Counties, 7 ; Caledonian, 161
LEEDS, JAN. 7.—We had a flatter market this morning,
and very little doing. The closing sales were as follows ;
Caledonians, 161 • Leeds Northern, hit ; Ambergate,
Nottingham, and 'Boston, dl. lls. 3d. ; North Westerns,
111 dis.; York, Newcastle, and Berwick', 181.
BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 7.—The market WIN hat to-
day, very little business having been transacted. North
Stafford, closed at 71, si dis., and Birmingham and Stour
Valleys at 9I to 10 per share.