The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-10 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL 4. MARKETS.

MONEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE.
lien 0' Clock.—The underwriters at Lloyd's, and
the insurance compani( s, will be much relieved by
the announcement, just made, of the safe arrival
of the American steam.r Washington at Cowes.
She was considered so far out of date, her
day of departure as first fixed being the 20th ult.
from New York, that apprehensions of some casualty
began to be entertained, and higher insurance rates
fur extra risk were being asked. It appears now
that she has made a fair average passage after all,
her departure from New York having been delayed
to the 2.:,th ult., which gives a run of fifteen days to
Cowes. The ‘Vashington brings specie to the valae
of 230,000 dollars, for the most part on French ac-
count it is understood,! andtherefore probably in silver.
This amount falls considerably short of what was
expected, if not advised. In round numbers, the ship-
ment is about 46,000/., instead of 70,0001. or 80,0001.,
as looked for. a .

Our funds are still on the rise, and Consols for
a short time were buyers at 841. They are still
quoted near that price, at 814 to for money, and
84 to 1 for account, from which it will be perceived
that stock is still scarce, and a fraction better for
money, and whenever parcels are offered they are
readily taken for investment. We have had some
considerable purchases for the June account. Re-
duced Threes are 821 to 5. Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents., 831 to I. Exchequer Bills, 395. to 425. pre-
mium. Bank Stock, 189 to 192.
In foreign stocks we have but little change to report.
Peruvian are higher, at 33 to 6. Mexican, aq before,
at 16 to 4. Brazilian, 87 to 70. Spanish Fives, 13
to 5; the Threes, 235 to 4. Passive, 31 to Por-
tuguese, 175 to 184. New Grenada, 14 to 13. Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 41 to 3 ; the Fours, 61 to
3. Russian lower, at 81 to 8. We have some active
dealings in Spanish stocks.
We have a Hamburg paper of last Saturday, which
states that the merchants and senate were subscribing
to raise a fond for the purchase and arming of ships
to cruise against the Danes.
FORCIaN FUNDS.
5 per Ct. Au elan Bead.. I per Cent. Crewels Bde., 14 13
41 per Ct. 1,0 5 GIOWVIS Deferred 104.. 2i 3
25 per Cent. ditto, 30 3 5 per Ct Mexican, 1846, 16 t
S Tn:L,...:etzgy.: Rd.,. 67 TO 6ger Ct. rerllVi
rtuguse r Hdd.:137310181
VtslCll:r°Bll.l_47l43lleB" 18
11Ditto
Ditto col.* Del. 3 per Ct. WA& 131 4
Coluint.an Equadur Ude, 2 Spent& Deltreed
3 KT Ct. Daulih Has., 65 60 Ditto. holm* MA. 31
22 Per el Dutch Ude, 413 2p• CIL VICOONGIS Mt, U
acrOt.4 Oaten Cute., 01 3 venni Ddoevel K,..

RAILWAYS.- Our share market has considerably
improved this morning, both in prices and business,
as will be perceived by the official quotations.
SALES EFFECTED UP TO TWO THIB DAY IN LONDON.
( Yegterday's prkee will I, found In last page.)
Buckinghamshire, 31 d I Ism. and S. Western Thirds, 7
Caledonian, 32 1 Man., Barbra, k Matlock, 31 i d
Chester and Holyhead, 241 Han., Shed'., k Lin. 101. Pref., 71
Eastern Counties, 15 1 Midland, 103 5
Do. Ez.s per Cent. No. 2, 11 d Do. 501. Con. Pref., 104
Ito. Northern and Eastern, 50 Do. Dir. and Derby, 60 1
Forst laneaahire, 191; Do. Crawl. Bristol and Dir. 6
East Lincolnshire. 20 1 _ per Cent, 120
Edinburgh & Glorgow, 45 Norfolk guar. 51 per Cent., 5
Do. Halm, 11l North British Halves, 101
Great Northern, 31 1 Do. Thirds II
Great Southern & Western (Ire. North fitaffordrhire, 101 1
land), Mt tihropphke Union, If
Great Western Halves, 53 8. E. and Dover, 254
1)0. Quarters, 161 1 Do Thirds, No. 4, 6
Hull & Selby Halves, 491 Smith Wale,, 9
110. Quarters, 201 Wear Valley, 6 per CI. Guar., 271
Lancashire & Yorkshire, 731 York, Newc., & Der., 33
Do. Um., 111 1 Do. Eaten. No. 1 (York wad
Ito. Fifths. 61 Newc.l, 174 f
Do. Thirds Reg., 51 Do. Eaten., No. 2 (News. and
Ito. W. It. Tinton, 31 1 d Bee.), 111
Do. Preoton & Wpm Halves Do. G. N. E. Pur. or PreL, 91 1
York and North Mid., 70
Londonl2 and Blackwell, 511 Da. Pref., 131
Lon., Erton, * 8. Coast, t 3 1 Boulogne and Amiens, 6/ 1
Loa. & Nortb-Viertern, 134 5 Luzembourg, 1
Do. New Qrs., 51 Namur and Liege, 34
Do. Fifth., 9 Orleans and Dordears, If i
Do. 101. Qr., Si. k B. A., 91 10 I

LIVERPOOL SALES, Mar 9.
The market veB., rather better to•day, and on London
stack there was a alight advance subsequently to the more
favourable news from the London share market.

Birken., Laneseh., and Cheshire
sh., 81d
Edinburgh & Glasgow, 11
Laric.ontl Yorkshire W. IL Union,
735. 9d. d
Leeds and 1 hirsk New SOH. eh.,
191 el
Lon. and N. Western, 133 2
Do. New Quarters, 2; p
Do. Qrs. A. & B.), 2V
Manes's., and Iln. Qrs.,
No. 1, 21 d
Do (Sr.., No. 2, 111
Midterm!, 105

Prices were rale?. her
amount of husinew.
Birk., Lan.,& Ch. Jn., 61 0.16 d
1.. Lancashire New, 7 d
Lane. end Yorkshire 321. eh. (late
Eaten.), 74 1
Do. W. It. Union, 2j d
Man., and Newc.Jn., 1
Lon. and N. Wegern M. and B.
Qm (A and 11), 24 p
Do. Hod. & Man. 16.& C., d
N. ntarfonlahire, 2 7-I6 9-16 d

Midland Halve., 4; a
Do. Emerge!, Varey, 7 p
N. British New Qrd., 41 d
North Stafrordthire, 21 d
Seottidh Central, 27t
Shrews. and Ches. (late N.W.M.).
n a
Shrews., Owes., & Chee., 7i d
1 &E. and Dover, 25
Do. N 0.4, 21 `d
York,
brig. (Nik. tikr131,13032
Do. O.N.E. Per., l
_II it
York & N. Midland reef., S 5 p
SALM, Mar 11.
, but there was not a large

BIRMINGHAM
This market showed ayorph
was no disposition to press salt
Midland New, 5 d
Ambelwate, Noßinghozn, and Doe.
N.Y

Mans., Shet., and U. Pref., e p
Do. Grimsby 591, 21i d
Do. 121. 10e., d
N. Union (A), 199
Shrews. and awe. Pref. Guar. 3
per CL, 2. p
S. E. and Doter, 2 15-16 d
York, Newcastle, & llerwlckPret
1 P

SALES, MAT 9.
oms of improvement. There
I, especially at prescot prices.
North Staffordattire, 480. D,l. d
tibrearebury and Birmingham A,

irmingbam ■nd Oxford Jun., 22

4 Ils. sn. 4
Do. B, 2i d
LEEDS SALES, 10,1 Ar 9.
The share-market wu considerably improved in the
amount of transactions effected, and prices were looking

healthier.
gust and West Yorkshire, 10 d
Word Northern, 9: d
Lane. and York. Falba, 178.6 d. d
Wit.: Riding Union, 3 d
Leeds and Think, d

Lon. and N. Western Stock, 1331
N. Staffordshire, 2i d
Midland. SOLaharca, 5 d
Newc & Beranek New,
Oxford, Worcester, &e., 171

YORK BA]
York, Newe., end tier. No. I, (late
New 'lntim), I

LEE, llea 9.
York. Newewale, and Berwick
G.N.B. fur., 9/. le. 3d.

PRODUCE.— MINCING-LANE, Hatrpast Two.—
The public sales of foreign Sugar, consisting of Havanna and
Brazil, have gone off well, and at full prices,
and the article generally continues to wear a firm
appearance. Ha fined in good demand; standard qua-
lity, 5.55. to 554. 6d.—Coffee steady, but not active.—
Cotton out of demand.—The Indigo sales are progre sing
heavily, at about yesterday's currency.—Tea continues firm,
and has more general confidence than for some time past.
—Saltpetre dull, at the late decline. —ln other articles no
alteration. The amount of business done, as frequently occurs
on a Wednesday, has been rather small.
Duty paid on Sugar to lout week, in London, Liverpool, cwt.
Bristol, Hull, and the Clyde
To the smile period last year ......

Increase
DUTOO PM ON TOL DI MKT Lire! WW. I.
I.ondon

Liverpool .......
.... .. 246,438

H ll ...

01:16)

Qyds 428,307

Total 12,3'4,987
flame Urns in 1947 19,321,937
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Decrease 7,990

COALS. Half--past Two.—Eden Main, 15s. ;
Hasting's Hartley, 14s. 6d. ; Tan6eld Moor, 13s. ; West
Hartley, 14s. 6d. ; Walls End Adelaide, 16s. ; Walls End
Haswell, 16s. 6d.; Walls Kid Hatton, 16s. 6d. ; Walls End
Lambton, 169.; Walls End Stewart's, 16s. 6d. ; Walls End
Tees, 16s. 34.—Ships at market, 162.

CORN.—MARK-LANE.—The supplies of all de-
scription,' of grain into this port since Monday hare been
very moderate. The demand for Wheat was f xtremely
limited, and Monday's rates were about maintained, for
both English and foreign. Barley and Oats were in
request, and sold on rather better terms. Beaus and Peas
were quite as dear.
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