The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-04 00:00:00

MINCING LANK.-(THIS DAY.).

SUGAR.—There %has not been a ',Alio isle held to-day.
but privately the demand continues active. Prices in most
cases show an advance of 6d. per cwt. over those of last
week. Idauritins mold at 37.. 6d. to 395. 6d. for grainy
and Madre' • 30a. 3d. for low yellow native ; and Surinam
ordioary 325.. to 335. Refitted is also firmer, with an
active demand.
Corns—For fine qualities of Ceylon very full prices are
paid • the common kinds have also sold more readily.
Tri—The public sales will be resumed on Fridiy ; pri-
vately the market is quiet.
Rica.—The market is quite inactive.
Sr/ctn.—Pepper has sold heavily, and former prices are
barely supported. Penang, fine, add. to any sort 30. ;
Penang, white, 50. to 50.; Singapore, bfd. to t d. ;
Pimento steady, ordinary to good, 20. to 3d. Cloves
Penang sold Is. 2fd. Nutmegs in moderate request ;
nogarblsd sold ltd. to 12. 4d.
Hon.—About 100 puncheon* sold, chiefly Surinam, at
s.
FROff.—For currents there is a fair but not an active
demand ; realise steady.
Corrox continues dull of sale.

Is. M.

Jcrm—At the auctiou yesterday there was a very
active competition causing prices to advance—low sorts.
10a, and the Netter qualities, 15a. per ton. 15.600 balm
offered were nearly all sold—common to fine, 181. 2e. 6d. to
291. 2a. 6d.

—Han P. —1,500 balsa Manilla sold by auction—inferior and
good roping, 241. to 281. 7s. 6d. St. Petersburg is in good
request at 381. to 391. I.os

TALLOW MARKET.--(THIS DAY.)
The market is quiet to-day, at the following prices :
Town tallow, 41s. 9d. net cult ; Petersburg T.O. on the
spot, 435. ; June, 435. ; October to December, 46e.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
_ . _ (THIS DAY.)

Although the supply of beasts is considerably smaller
than on Thareday lest, the demand has decreased so much
that we cannot quote the same prior, soda clearance
caooot be effected at the reduced quotations. The
number of sheep sod lambs is considerably larger,
consequently trade is very bad, and a large proportion re-
main unsold. The choicest description meet with par.
chaaers at our quotations ; but other kinds can scarcely be
sold. Calves and lambs are also lower. Oar ferrite
supply consists of 129 beasts, 1,690 sheep, and 356 calves.
Mitch cows, 120.
Per stone of 81As. atis. 8. I Per deo. of Slbs. s. d. 11.
Beet Scots, Hetedds. 4 8 4 10 Best Des& II (-kilt 86 4 8 4 10
Beet Short-horse 4 4 4 8 Beet Lonittrools.... 0 0 0 0
Second qual. besets 3 0 4 0 1 Do. do. Shorn .... 4 0 4 e
Calves

Ngs
Beet 1:011e3HU-bre4140 0
.0

Lmbb ..

960
738 ; Pip, 190.

sad Ls* 10,780: Calm.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Messrs. Harvey mid Easton report trade firm at the fol-
lowing priors Prime meadow hay. 75e. to 80a. ; superior
ditto, 84a. to 90a ; inferior ditto, 584. to 60a. ; rowan, 50e.
to 80a. ; clover, old, 93e. to 120 a. ; ditto, mooed out, 90e. to
105 e.; straw, 28.. to 34a.

FIRE IN WESTMINSTER,—THE WANT OF WATER.
(Tine Dar.)—Shortly after three o'clock in the morning a
fire broke out in the premises belonging to Mr. H. W.
Shoves, a grocer and teadealer. No. 34, Regent-street,
Honsferry-road, Westminster. Fortunately the conductor
of the escape managed to being Mr. Shoves, who was the only
inmate, from the first-floor, and also a child, aged only six
months, from the next house. Unfortunately the fire-
mains of the Chelsea Company, from some unknown one,
yielded Dot a drop of water for the space of half an hoar,
and the flames were thereby unrestrained. When water
was procured the fire was attacking the premises of Mr.
.7. E. Wood, trips-dresser, No. 36, and those of
Mr. George Portwine, butcher, No. 32. in the same street.
The whole of Mr. Shoves' stock in trade, wearing apparel,
furniture, and other effect., were destroyed. and the pre-
mises burned down. The premises of Mr. Wood are also
severely burned, and so are those of Mr. Portwine. Mr.
Shoves was insured in the North British and Mercantile
Fire-office. Mr. Wood was insured in the County, and Mr.
Portwine was insured in the Sun, and the three buildings
were insured in the same office. The origin of the fire is
unknown. Captain Shaw, in his official report, described
the premises an being burned frmi want of water for half an
hour.
ROYAL AORICEINVEAL SOCIETY'S Snow AT WON-
, carrea.—Monday was the last day for entry of stock to he
exhibited at the forthcoming exhibition of the Royal
Society; and, as usual, intending competitors postponed
till the last moment, the great bulk of entries being received
on Monday, many on the evening of that day. Under
these circumstances, we are unable as yet to state the
precise numbers entered in the various classes ; but we are
happy to inform our readers, on the best authority, that
there will be no falling off at Worcester, the total number
of entries being apparently about equal to those for Leeds
in 1861. The danificiatioe of cattle and hones entered to
compete for the special prizes, amounting altogether to
5601., is completed, end we find that in the short-horn
dosses there are 16 entries ; Hereford, 12 Pembroke,
1 ; and Scotch, 1. The prises for hunters will be keenly
contested—there being 27 entries is class 102, "mare or',
gelding, exceeding four years old, in the opinion of the
judges equal to 15 stone with hounds ;" in the other classes
of hunters there are 28 entries. In clue 106, " stallion
(Suffolk breed only excluded), exceeding three and not
exceeding seven ye -n old," the winners to serve mares
during the season of 1864 in the county of Worcester only,
at two guineas per mare, attending in the city of Worcester
every Saturday. there are three entries. The laying out of
the ground at Battenhall. and completion of the necessary
erections, are being rapidly proceeded with.—Woreatereilire
Chronicle.