The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-06 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
(BT ILECTILTC AND INTIIINATIONAL TILPLZONAPN.)
(nom OUR OWN colinaronwrr.)

Corrox.—The market it very firm, sales probably 10,000
or 15.000 bales.
Coax. —The market fairly attended. Wheat in better
demand at tally late rates. Flour unchanged. Indian corn
steady. Galata. 2Ga. 9d. to 27a. ; mixed, :Ns. to Mi. 6d.
Bowls steady. Oata and oatmeal dull.

MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
Sucan.—The market has again opened heavily at about
last week's prices, with but few sales by private coateset.
R•flosd : 42a. 6d. for brown lumps has been accepted ; the
demand continua dull.

Contr.—Farm prises continue to be paid for all gush-
ties of Eon India. Malabar sold at 725.; TeUlcberry, 795.;
Costa Rica, 795. to 82s.
Rice is steady, but quiet.
Ann.—The market is firm, bat sales are limited, owing
to short supplies of suitable qualities.
SALTPLTRX.—Thoro are buyers, but DO OPIUM at previous
prima.
Sitimutc.--60 chests sold at 51. I2s. 6d. for good red
mega
00TrOIC —The market continues active at rising prices.
JlM—Good and fine qualities are in good request at
firmer rates ; medium and common dull of sale.

TALLOW MA RICET. —(I'HIS DA T. )
Tim market is steady. Tows tallow is quoted 41s. 3d. ;
petenbe►m Y.O. Cu the spot, 40t. 9d. ; Jammu,. 41s. ;
March, 42, to 42. a. 3d. ; April to Juno, 43. ; October
to Decomber. e 3 s. 6d. " sellses."

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.--ITHIB DAY.)
Mean. Harvey and Eaatoo report trade at the fol-
lowing prices :—Prinia meadow hay, 96a. to 1050. ; clover,
old, 110 a. to 126 a; Maw, XL to 30a.

DAY.

Two o'CLoci.

The mining market is rather quiet to-day, but
there is a demand for East Lovell, Great Vor, East
Vor, and South Warren shares, at firm quotations
Ou the other band, East Grenville have declined.
Some of the present prices are as follows
East Lovell, 15 to 16 ; Birch Tor and Vitifer,
2to 1 ; Greet Vor, 35 to : East Russell, 54 to 4 ;
East Grenville, sto j ; East Vor, 2to I • North
Chiverton, 24 to j ; Great East Lovell, 2} to j ;
Wheal Grenville, 4j to 5 ; South Warren, lj to 2 ;
and Great Laxey, 184 to 194
Foreign and colonial mining shares are inactive.
Port Philip and St. John del Rey exhibit a droop-
ing tendency.

MONDAY EMCEE.
Console, which closed on Saturday at 89f,
"buyers," ex div., for next Thursday's settlement,
opened telt, morning at 89 to f, and clued at 881
to I, both for money and the present amount. For
the January settlement the last price was 891 to
the " continuation" being oto I per cent. The
- - - - I official business report is as follows :—Three pee
THE WagrEELN FISHERIES.—During the past • Cent. Consols, for money, 89, f, 881 ; ditto,
week, notwithstanding such unfavourable weather, several for acceunt, ; Three per Cs-eta.
thousand hogsheads of fish have been token on the coasts of ~uced, 88. • ,
f it New Three per Grote., 88f, f, ;
Devon and Cornwall. It is estimated that 21:4,000 mackerel •"'"
were landed at Si. Ives, nearly half of which were secured I Annuities, 1855, 'l4 5-16 ; Bank Stock, 239, 2n ;
in one night ; and at Mevegissey the fishermen also had India Four per Cent. Stock, 98 ; ditto Four pee
good luck. The local markets were consequently well Cent. Debentures, 1866, 9n, 98 ; ditto Bonds, 55.,
supplied, and several baskets were despatched to Loudon Di. 6s. prem. • Five per Cent. " enticed " rupee
and elsewhere. Prices varied from Rs. to 10s. per 120. and '
not the lent difficulty was experienced in getting rid of the paper, 102 , ditto Five.and.a-Half per Cent., 109.
mackerel in good condition. The herring fishery, both is The
foreign stock market was tone, MPS-
Devon and Cornwall, was remarkably productive; indeed daily in the afternoon, in sympathy with the bean.
more herrings have been caught oe the Cornish coast dune nem of other securities. The principal excitement
the past ten days than had been fropientle taken is a sea. was in Spanish Passive Bootle, which were firm in
son. Many thousands were secured off Falmouth on Thum-
__rn•ng
at 33 to I, but fell suddenly in the
day morning, and during the week the St. Ives drift boats ''"e
caught largely. The fish were wily disposed of at from I afternoon, on the intelligence referred to below, and
Is. 4d. to &. 9d. per 120. Sarcomas boats oe the Devoe I closed f per cent, lower than on Saturday. The
musk had splendid catches. bath all regards quality end I fall in the Certificates was likewise I to f per cent.
quantity. Pilchards are getting TNT scarce, the week'. I Turkish Cuueolidds recovered this morning to
Nearly al l the seines 44
catches comprising are carried to the a few thousand Ash of moderate quality.
to f, and, though afterwanla weaker, left off f
lofts.
Tee EASTERN FISHERIEFL—In consequence of better than on Saturday. Venezuela Bonds eon-
unsettled weather the boats have bees compelled to keep a tinue in demand, and the loans of 1862 and 1864,
good deal in harbour during the last few days oe the eastern I being at very low prices for 6 per cent. stocks, have
coast. The catches of hemnp have considerably fallen off, risen f per cent. Confederate Bonds have declined
and the voyages may be regarded as virtually closed so far as , 1
the smaller boats are concerned. On the whole, the Nunn .
per cent. upon to-day's atlvices. There was also
has been highly successful, the catches made beanie been a reduction of lin Italian stock, and in Greek and
large, while the prime realised have been remunerative. i Mexican.