The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-17 00:00:00

HERRING TRADE.

A private letter from Banff represents the situation
of the fishermen and fish-curers on the east coast of Scotland
umost deplorable, andthrough no fault of their own. Their
ease is indeed one of gross injustice and neglect, as will be
seen. " Our fishing stations," says the intelFgent writer." are
full of cured herrings, when they might be admitted into
countries where they are now in great demand, owing to our
government not doing its duty." The late treaties between
Holland and Belgium come in aggravation of the disadvantages
under which patient and laborious communities are placed.
Dutch herrings, in consequence of them, are admitted now
into Belgium, at a duty of five francs, whilst Scotch
cured are still subject to the duty of 16 francs. At such
a monstrous differential duty, competition is out of the ques-
tion. What still more exasperates the injustice of the case
is, that the Dutch herrings are all caught on the coast of Scot-
land, to which their fishermen have free access. Memorials
were preparing to request the interference of Lord Pal-
merston with the Belgian governmeat.

PRO:

lUCE.
usiness transacted to-day

MINCING-LASE:The
WAS at the following quototi

PRICES CURRENT.
SCOAIL per Oct OtTO PAIL, Pigs, No. I.
W. India,B.P.bwu.s.42 dO-44 6d Stooge l5 1 5... 11 10
Yellow &Grey ... 45 0...41 Cargo at Cardiff bar 9 0... 0 0
Pine 4B 0...32 Swedish ll 5... 0 0
Mauritius, brown._ 85 0. .43 LIAO, at per tee.
Ye110w..... .... . .... 43 0...47 Pig, beet lB 10 .0 0
Pine 4B 0...53 Milled, sheet l9 10... 0 0
Bengal &Madras, b. 34 0..42 Beni 2O 10 .0 0
Yellow 43 0...47 Patent shot 22 0... 0 0
4 White 4B 0...57 red or minium ... 19 0...20 0
Foreign, brown 34 0...43 Spelter
Yellow 44 0...46 252 imp. gal. .p.
Grey and white 47 0_56 Fish, Seal,d
ale 29 10.. 31 0
Refined, Hambro'.. 67 0..70 straw lO
Lumps 62 0. .65 brown & yellow- 25 10.. 26 0
Come., In 80nd.79 0 .80 0
West India, ordi. tier 79 0... 0 0
Spermi.
nary 130,400 Cod l6 10...27 0
Good.
Fine 7O 0...100 0 OUre,Gallipoli,p.ton 42 0... 0 0
Ceylon, good ordi- Cocoa Nut 36 10...38 0
rimy BB O. 39 0 Seed. Rape, pale,
Fine ordinary._ 39 0... 45 0 per ton 33 0...33 II
Fine 53 0... 89 0 Linseed
Mocha, good tofine3o 0... 66 0 Paorrstons, per cwt.
Costa Rica, ordi- Butter-Cork, Ist 96 0...99 0
nary to floe 34 0... 55 0 2nd 92 093 0
Sumatra and Pa- 3rd 86 O. .87 0
dung 22 0... 25 0 Thiblin, Ist 0 0... 0 0
COCOA. Limerick, do 94 0...97 0
West India 34 0... 46 0 Girton', let 96 0...103 0
Foreign 32 0. 33 0 Newry. Ist 0 0... 0 0
TPA, at per lb. Waterford 92 0.-98 0
Congou, common- 0 94...0 10j Beef, India, per
Ric e, at per ewt. tierce
Bengal white lB 0... 19 6 Prhas Mess 0 0... 0 0
Cargo l6 0... 17 0 Perk, prime man._ 72 6_25 0
Jars l3 0... 18 0 Bacion.Pork,Lmrk )72 6...75 0
Patna 24 0.. 26 0 Do., Belfast
Carolina. 3O 0... 36 0 Bacon, Waterford,
Seneca. per cwt. . 46 0...66 0
Rum at per coll. Belfast
Leeward I,land Lard,Belfiust,prfrk 446 0 00 0
Proof. .. . . . 2 4. . 0 0 ! Waterford, do._
Demerar4, f.O to li Ditto Bladder ._ 68 0...73 0
36 per cent. I rimes, Ox and Cow, at per lb.
O.P 2 9 ... 3 'B. A. and M. Video,
Jamaica, 30 to 36 dry s.O d 645.11 074
per cent. O.P. 3 2 ... 3 Salted 0 4. .0 5
Favourite marks 4 2 ... 4 Brazil, dry 0 0
4 3...0 5/
...0 64
Brandy, Ist brands 5 0 ... 6 Drysalted
FLAX, per ton. Rio, dry 0 ...0 6
Riga,P.T.R. .C 44 0.-33 Lima& Valp. dry 0 3...0 6
St. Petersburg, 9 West India, dry 0 1...0 6
bead 4O 0. 0 Salted 0 ...0 5
Dutch and Flemish 5 5... 8 East India 0 ...0104
Friesland
Blenr, at per ton. Russia, dry 0 84 .0 9
StPetersburg,clean.o3s 0... 0 S. Amer.Horee, per
oatebot . 32 0...32 1 hide BCIB 0
bat:clean
Rigs, Rhine .. ...... 33 0..43 INF. Weans, at per ton.
marnhot
pro
Magna B2 0...34 Campeseby 6 10... 7 10
East fads 81inn.... 13 0...16 Pestle, Jamas 5 10... 6 0
Bombay ..............• 14 0...18 Cuba 9 0... 9 10
Jute
Tin, Ups cwt. solid 14 0...15 0
Banes 100 0... 0 SznaU ... 9 0...10 0
Straits
Com. In blocks 95 0... 0 , aspen 14 0 .17 0
Taos, at per ton. I Red sanding. ...... - 5 10... 5 15
Bars £9 10 £9 1 1 Brasil ... 50 0...33 0
HUT.L, OCT 17.-Linseed: The arrivals since our
last amount to 3,525 qrs. ; my, 2,300 qrs. from Odesaa ;
853 qrs. from Riga ; 300 qrs. from Petersburg ; and about
22 qrs. from Hamburg. The market has been plentifully
supplied with all qualities, and the crushers have continued
bee buyers. The prices of last week have been fully main-
tained, except in a few forced sales of Black Sea, from the
ship's aide. The consumption both in this port and the
neighbourhood, is now very large ; nearly all the mills being
I in full operation again. We quote Black Sea, 465. to 460.6 d.;
Petersburg, good crushing, 430., down to 395. 6d. for infe-
rior; Archangel, 42a. to 43e.; Riga, 41s. to 435. • Ronigsburg
and Memel, 350. to 430. per qr., according to qiiality.
Rapeseed.-About 60 lasts of good Danish have been sold
at 231. 15s. per last, which nearly clears the market.
Rape Oil meets a steady sale ; say, at 320. to 32a. 6d. for
Brown; and 345. 6d. to 3.55. per cwt. for Refined.
Linseed Oil has been steady, both in price and demand ;
the price being 245. for present, and 255. for forward
delivery.
Oliva 011.-We have experienced an improved demand,
and sales have been made of Otlipoli at 411., of Malaga at
391. 10s., and of Seville at 38/. 104. to 391. per tun.
F;sk Oils are very scarce, both Northern Whale and Seal
being held at 281. 10s per tun naked.
Tallow.-First sort P.Y.C. is held firmly at 490. per cwt.,
at which price sales have been effected.
Brimstone, of the first quality, has realised 5/. Is. 6d., and
best thirds, 4/. 17s. 6d. per ton.
Linseed Cakes support their value, and sales of Hull-made
have been effected at 101. 16s. per ton, both for present deli-
very and for next two months.
Rape Cakes.-The small quantity lately offering has found
buyers at dl. 150. to 61. per ton.
Guano is not free of sae, except at rather reduced quo-
tations.
Bones continue in short supply, and fully support their
value.

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LIVERPOOL, Ocr. 16.—Sugar.—There has been n
better feeling this week, and the sales of B.P. are 1,000 hhds.
at rather higher prices for brown and fine qualities, to which
the demand is at present principally confined ; 4,000 bags of
Bengal have also been sold, at a simitar improvement for
good and fine white, and 600 hap of heavy brown Madras
at 383. to 395. per cwt. Foreign—No sales reported.
Molasses.—A better demand exists, and 400 casks have
been sold, viz.. Antigua and Montserrat, at 245. per cwt.
ficc,--With the exception of really fine Jamaica, all