The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-17 00:00:00

MARK

LONDON WEEKLY DOCK
Inman&
30•63—W. 1. bido & trcs SAM
leanntluo
East ladn
buret 4,929
Manilla hop 1,730
Hama —
Cabe bons
=unmoved° 0.
t 0124
Do. Up
.. 006
Do.. & bap
Mee
amigo
2,730
7
Moils
Mar L India meows 1,078
Do. do.
Brun it Costa DM bop
I Cooo6 bop 1,711
tilt BBB
Do. had.
RICZ, LI tuna 1,000
UMW= NI2IAIII Or
MAN toes 687

BLPTURNO.-1141 14.
Zelnerd..Pr. Bleck! Lew.

12.917 20,0;0
ULM 1011,20;
90,302 110,40
400 i 1,060
542.072 456,215,
22.124 I 0044
20,712 11,071
07,33 j 4,11 A
I _ I

1.433 I 4745

9435 14:
11,036 I 14,6.37/
4706 11,11:
10,6% 10,5,41
4,4,0,1/ 110,00!
4776 =tell

341 M i 34M7
ASN , 521..

2,3141
114

47E4 j 7,362

TALLOW.—The tallow market has been steady to-day,
dm late decline liming brought leeward buyers, and oar
closing prime sre :—Spot, new, 40s. 3d. ; old, 39e. •
Jum, 40a. 3d. to 40c 6d. ; July, 411. ; October if;
December, 43e. 3d. to 43.. 6d. ; North American, Pe,
fine, to 38e. &L low and inferior. South American livid for
42e., lit pipes; Amtralian beef, 39e. to 39.. 6d. fog
to 375. 6d. low and inferior. (boos not oil.—There tee
been again a speculative demand for this article, feuded
tmon the amounte of the partial failure of the mope in
Cochin and Ceylon, and the consequent withdrami of
importers as sauna; prime are accordingly fully mei'.
twined. Cochin, 425. ; Goyim, 395. to 395. 6d. SAD,"
nominal, at as. to 39e. 6d., there being none on oiler.
Palm oil steady ; 35.. 6d. to 365. fine lAgce.—(From
the circular of limirs. Smith and Charles, dated Monday
mewing.)

OLP PEON.—lxvuroor.„ Mar 16.—We have to report
a fair demand today, with a quiet bat steady nunket.
Prices unchanged. The sales am 7,000 bales, of wrath
2,000 are for export and speculation.

WOOL AND WORSTED.—BILLDFORD, MAT 16.—Th.
Bu weather has given a cheerful tone to the market, but,
owing to its being Wbit-Nonday, not much button has
bean transacted in either wool, worsted yarns, or pieces,
and the attendance ol merchants and manufscturen bra
been only scanty. Prices may be quoted as exceeding!y
iirai in every branch. Weol, though mresediagly high in
pries, is lower than is the eountry, and holden are reluc-
tant to part with stocks which cannot be replaced at the
nom rates.

CATTLE.—Lrviarooc,llxt 36.—The sapplyof cattle wa
leer than enfant Monday : of sheep and lambs larger. The do.
mood slow for oattlitoit Ltet week's prior. Sheep sad lambs m
fair demand and pnoes aseltaaged, except for wooled she",
which owing to the boat of the weather were much Mau.
Bee, bid. to 70. per lb. ton, 70. to fled. per lb. ,
lambs. 26e. to 42a. each. Cattle at market, 1,660 ; Mop,
7,369.

COALS.—Lostaos, MAY 16.—Boddle's West Hartley,
16s. 3d. ; Byars Bebade West Hartley, 16s. 3d. , Hole.
well Hala, 17a. 6d. ; Lembest's West Hartley, lu. ,
Taanald Moat, 14. 6d. ; West Hartley, 16s. 3d. ; Will.
Ead Byres, 16.. 6d. ; Walla Led Harem, I.*. 9d. ; WiW
Ead .Haswen, 18s. ; Walls Bed nu:titan, 16s. 3d. • Walls
Ead °mop, 17s. ; Walls Bad Cassaba, 17a. ; Will. End
Hartlepool, 17a. 3d. ; Walls Had Kolbe, 16s. 6d.—Slips
at market, 80 ; .old,

Tun Color nuos —Although the past week
commenced cold and relay, end as exams of wet wee begin.
ning to be hared, more especially for the wheat, the latter
half of it brought a genial tecopmetare, and almost summer
itself. The extent at the bench to the pass lands is 1113.
ealeolable, the soil having hem previously warmed by
seaside% sad there is every promise of an aboodeat
hay crop. The spring awn has also completely
changed la approrastio, and all vegetation has made
rapid strides. Wheat will DOW went bat little rein
before coming into bloom, its most critittil period. While
yet the question of the samension hostilities was in
doubt prime were emfably Main upwards, including the
Loudon market ; but dam the mare pea& policy has pre-
vailed in Octiterasee, sad the Woks& of the German ports
has terminated. the wheat trade has relapsed into dolma,
and brume almost The lest averages seem to
indicate the extreme t of depression, being only Mc Jed..
but we apprehend farmers will not very readily accept lower
terms, whin all is sot settled in politics, and Europe Me so
many tinooldering Sr... Danzig, ttp to the 7th inst., had
very heavy falls of mow, which only melted in the son,
and the blockade then in form did not. preemie • rise in the
market; bat since this aims bus reached Belgium and
Holland Maimed; ham bees doll in those countries, and the
fine snips and more genial temperature in France has there
checked the upward movement. The opening of the mash
in America, and the fact that 500,000 Mabel, of wheat are
DOW afloat on the Lakes, has depromed the price of bread-
stuffs seriously in New York ; but as this only represents
a value of about 100,0004 sterling, there is nothing to be
alarmed at, either in New York or Great Britain, though
our trassatiantio a:maim soon come up to a sensation.—
elferklasse Express.
AGRICULTURAL PROSPECT73.—The week opened
the very reverse of the previous one —• cold dry day, with
• strop' easterly wind ; bat frau 7 p.m. rain set in, end
the evening was wet. On Monday the day proved tho-
roughly wet, with • cold northeasterly wind. Thermometer
down to 48 deg. ; barometer 29.15 inches. Tuesday wee
breezy and sonny at times, end altogether a dry favoorathe
day. From Northumberland oa that day oar 'dykes say :
—" TM weather aim' our last repeat has been showery and
cold. with B.E. and N.E. winds." From Linoothshire the
amounts waft as follows :—"The weather is Lin but add;
wind N.E." From Suffolk it wira stated :—" We have bad
fens ad heseacial rains ; but warmer weather would be very
acceptable." Prom the East Hiding of Yorkshire it was
observed :—" Weather fine, with mist rein in the early
part of the week, which will prove beatilcial to the growing
crops, especially spring aura and pastures." Wednesday
proved dull, with slight rain. From Nottinghamshire
our advice. run :—" The weather here bas been favourable
for the wheat plant, end it karma& fair progrima The raise
have aim bus of great advantage to other mete of grain."
Thursday proved a warm, genial day, sunny and cloudy
alternately, On that day, from the mast of Susie: it wee
remarked "The weather until this day bas been dull, and
very cold ; still the reports of oar crops are geovrelly pretiy
favourable. The wheat plant, as a whole, is certainly not
so 'promiling as it was." From the intoner of the county it
was remarked "We have had copious rains with cold
easterly winds, checking vegetation ; the crops, however,
look well." Friday was • fine, Messy, warm day ; wiad
N.N. E., thermometer 66 degrees. From Yorkshire on that
day it was observed " The weather cautious' fine, and in
every way favourable for the growing mops, which now pre.
seat a healthy and luxuriant appearanes." Our advice" from
Surrey on that day were very cheering, laying—" Nothing
la any year that I one recollect exceeds the progress the
crops have made within the past fortnight ; I of this
neighbourhood sad the comities of Surrey and Hants ; the
rye in this perish is in ear; the most beautiful quality is
grown just mined as, and always Leda • ready market for
seed ; the early sorts of wheat will be m ear with flea weather
ie a fortaight. Same bolds are still clinging to the ground.
but looking healthy; while a few have lost plant, which
took place during the very cold nigitisaboitt five or six weeks
ago. TM land is in a moat 'avowable state for receiving
the marigold roots which are sow bang sown, sod the swedes
will follow in another tea days or a fortaight." On Saturday
the weather was genial and warns ; wind went rowed from
the north to the southeast, sad settled down at south-west ;
thennameer 66 degrees. On the whole, this has bees a
Wearable week for the crops, for spring corn in particular'
and the peers have programed very much, the improved
temperature from the middle of the week being very accept•
able and a mailman°, of geld• wenn weather would posh
all the crop forward rasdly.—lferk-lanc Express.