The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-22 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKET&

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
(111 T ILIOTNIO AND INTZINATtOMAL TILDGIAT/I.)
(nom own owl 00INDSPONDINT.)
The market Mill improving. Balm probably 10,000 bele;
or more.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is quiet to-day at the annexed quotations :
Town tallow, 41a. 3d. ; Yetemburg Y.O. oa the .pot.
425. 3d. to 425. 6d. ; October to Deossobar, 445. ; Dessum
ber, 4k. 3d.; January to Merely 44e. 9d. to 44a. 64.
Dauer Amtasons.—Town tallow, 435. 9d. fat
ditto, 2s. 1. ; yellow Russian, 445. ; leaked
33. 6d.; rough ditto, 184. 94.; tallow plane, 164. ;
dregs, 74.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Messrs. Harvey add &Moo report trade brisk at lasi
day's prices. Prime meadow hay, 70e. to 80s. : sapeeiac
ditto, Ws. to 955.; inferior ditto, 50s. to 700.: new
70e. to 85s ; clover, old, 90s. to 120 s. ; ditto,
out, 80s. to 110 s. ; sinew, 265. to 321. ; clover, new, Rt. to
105 s.

COVENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.)
Vegetables and most kinds of fruit still continue plea-
Ufa Greengages fetch from flu. to Bs. a sieve • other plums
may also be had in great abundance at nearly the earns
ptice, and of grapes and pineapples the supply is sal-
ami for the demand. Of melons, both English aadl
foreign, there is a good stock. Kent filberts are coming in
plentifully at from 455. to 555. per 100th.. For
the market is heavy, and prime about from sa. to =arm
ton lower than thca of last week. Out flowers chiefly
consist of orchids, pelargoniums, asters, Mocks, calceatriag,
mignonette, and roses.
FRUIT.
. . _ . _

Pine Apples, per lb., in to es- -Gooseberries, in ed to Si
Grapes, per lb., into Ss I Lemons, per 100, PN to lea
Apples, p. 4 sieve. is 6d to Ned I Oranges, per boz, SOs to 45.
F WI, per doz., fie to as I per 100, la to les
Peaches, per doze es ta 101 I ?.ILits, szsall, p..botils.,lls to lb

2ieeurtoe& ao , 5s to W

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Melons, each, b To fs I Tv:11,7147 47: isttl
VEGETABLES.
Cabbages, p. doz., ed to Is ITomatoes, each, 4.1 told
Peas. shelled. per qt., Is to Is Cd Celery, per bundle, load to Ss
Cauliflower?, each, Sd to 61 I E?enclfilc.inswer !Sere. stoas

potatoe4 York itegents, per Sliallots, per 1.07, Ad
ton, 60s to 80. (barite, per lb., ad
„ Phase, do., We to Pk Lettuces, each, 14 to 24
Turnips, per bunch, t 4 to ad Kedive, perh, soon, Is to 2s
Carrots, do., 64 to 44 BuiseritUsh, p. beach, lend to ta
Spinach, per sieve, Is ad to b Mushrooms, p.pott., Is to hi 61
Cucumben, each. Is to Is 6d Paisley, per It baneful, to 40
Leek per doz.. Is 6d He per bench. ad

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RECEIPT'S. —The traffic returns
of railways in the United Kingdom, published for the week
ending the 15th of August, amouoted on 10,882 miles so
652,6551., sod for the corresponding weak of 1662, oa
10,428 mile. to 637,9501., showing an macrame of 454 miles,
and of the sum of 14,7001. in the receipts. The grow
receipts on 14 of the principal railways in the United
Kingdom amounted for the week on 7,663 miles to 52.2,9414,
end for the corresponding week of lest year, en 7,307
miles, to 517,9071. • showing an increase in the mileage
of :1113 miles, and the sum of 5,0384 in the receipts.
The ilX701111) on the Caledonian amounted to 7441. ;
on the Great Eastern to 5171. ; on the Gress
Southern and Western to 138/. • on the Lancashire sod
Yorkshire to 2,6251. ; oe the London and North Western to
3,896/. ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lim:oll34nel to
1.3261. ; on the Midland to 716/. ; on the North British
I. 1.2111. ; and on the North Eastern and Stockton and Dar-
lington to 5.1291 ; total, 16,307/. But from this must be
deducted 2,8671.. the decrease on the Great Northern ;
1 4,4404 cm the Great Western ; 2,3011. on the London,
Brighton. nod South Coast; 1,3011. on the London and
South Western ; and 3571. on the South Eastern ; toge-
ther 11,2691., leaving the increase as above, 6 0387. The
receipts on 64 other lines is the United Kiogdom amounted
on 3,219 miles to 129,7101. ; and of the aorrespooding week
of tat year. oa 3,031 miles, to 120.0431.. showing
an increase of 188 miles and of 9,667/. in the receipts. The
goods traffic on the 14 lines shove mentioned amoaoted for
the week to 224,2664 against 218,1001., showing an Memos
of 5,1113. The passengers. parcels, mails, be.. traffic on
these lion amounted to 299.6791. against 299,7571. for the
conespowiliog penud of 1862, showing a decrease of 781.
The receipts compare with those of the Intecuatiosal
Exhibition In the corresponding week of last year. The
total receipts for the past week show an increase of 16,9861.,
as compared with three of the preceding week ceding the
Bth inst.

USE OP STEEL 1N MAN Er FACTURTN4 1- !V a.
That branch of the government which is supposed to re-
present the Naval Oerlosnce Department has issued a cir-
cular to the great steel manufacturing firms, informing
them that, as large messes or steel can now be made, the
present is an opportune time for applying steel to the
manufacture of guns. Without, however, calling upon
them to produce a specimen tube or block, the department
wishes to he informed on certain points, and to have the
benefit of the experience of the firms "gratis." We cannot
but commend this unlooked•for economy of the public
money, and trust that the same careful owing will con-
tinue to be tarried out by turning to good &mat, as far
es possible, the rut stores of guns and ammunition already
possessed by the nation.—Army and Nary Ga:ettr.