The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-05 00:00:00

MINES.

TeILiMAY EVENING.
There has been an active business doing to-day in
English mince, and prices are very firm, with an
upward tendency. The prices ruling to-day are
Allied Consols, 131, ; North Damsel, 275. 6d.;
Clive, 5; Kilbricken, 6, ; Wheal Arthur, 27, 29;
Trehane, 171, 19 ; Tamar Consols, 5, ; Gonamena,
444—Tsanna*-anti Bosenee,
ar,3.6d., 30; Linares, 9 ; tubert,
255.; West Ding Bong, 11; Worthing, 4, ; Ken-
negy, 6; Mendip Hills, 7 ; West Wheal Russell,
255.; Tavey Consols, 31 ; Trebarvali, 9.
The gold mining shares to-day were generally
lower. Purchases by the public have continued, but
bath yesterday and to-day the sales of unissued shares
of various companies were revived, and this supply
in large amounts on any important rise, materially
cheeks the otherwise upward tendency of the market.
Colonial Gold shares were done at 4! prem. in the
morning, but fell back to 31 to -I prem. At the close
prices remained flat.
Cobre shares rallied 1/. to-day, United Mexican
were flat.

The non-official quotations are :—Peel River Land
and Mineral, 12) to 13 prem.; Nugget Vein Com-
pany, 4) to prem.; Burns Creek Gold, dto
prem. ; Australian Consols, to I prem. ; Austra-
lian Mutual, to i prem.; Garnett and Moseley,
par to prem.; L'Aiglc d'Or, par to I prem.; Mo-
narch Mine, to prem. ; Jamaica Copper, to
prem.; South Cork Copper, par to prem.; Portland
Iron Company, to I prem.; Carberry West, nto
prem.; Connemara, .1 to I prem.; Glenaulin, par to
I prem.; Great Wheal Vor, par to 1 prem.; Ken-
mare, to I rem. ; Pongeband. 2 to 3 prem.
The following are the quarterly returns of the pro-
duce of the lead mines of England and Wales for
1852 :

Tons. Amount.
March 31 6,5121 .... £106,138 12 9
June 30 8,364i .... 103,769 1.5 2
Sept. 30
Dec. 31

T0ta1.... 35,0751 £463,214 11 7
The returns for the years 1531 and 1850 are
annexed:

Tons. Amount.
18.51
1840
Tho amount realised in the last quarter of 1852
shows a considerable increase, owing to the advance
that has taken place in the price of the metal during
the period referred to.

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocic.
The gold mining shares opened at the slight de-
pression of yesterday, but are now rather firmer.
Colonial Gold mark only 31 to 1 prem. Business is
not so active.
Australian Agricultural shares have been dealt in
at 284 to 290 ; South Australian Land at 68 to 70
ex div.; and Van Dieman's Land at 22 to 24.

ClMind seams
War dose
No. 4A.It• MUM.. /Nkl yesterday. to-day.
11/O,W. • 111114 MIL W 14 ion .f ]
1411,41111 10e. toglo Californian
10.990 10 tut tralasbat 2 40 „
WON 10 testrallas 4 711 7f
IMMO 1 Australian Cordillera .. an A 4pat i 4
Loma 1 iustridout Vreenoki ... all
it fi iii,tirn lf
1110,490 1 tee Marla
MOOS 1 British Australian Goo all f 4 pri. 1!
KM SO &Welt leen
10" SS drazilln,p,(les.ats,.po 24] 4 3
0.050 30 Do. Cocoas and ettlabi all 2 3
11,000 xi Do. Bt. John Del ltd LS 19 30
110,900 1 Carson's Creek f 1 Ipm i 4
11,009 40 Cobra Copper ........, an 11 43
100,490 A Celan', Geld
...... .. Caplapo
350,400 El Copper Miner. of Eng all
11,000 2 V. Pref. 7, per cant- all 61 7 . pra
70,000 FainAustmlintOtypel all ll 4au
11,000 1 General an
all 116/
30,900 Jaldea Mountain all I die apt n I
12,090 Grant Dually of Baden 11 ym
11.000 Great Polgootb all I 1 pm
100,00 C Lake /Sununu
10,000 Liberty - 1
30,900 LoadonkCalltem. Gold
Quartz Cnublsg Co all f 4 dl.
100,100 Varlqulta
10,000 1 Meniamellifkk.Ameriou 9 4 4]
500,000 New Granada ...... -. ell 4 I 99, 14 I
1011,090 Nouveau Monde
134,000 Port Plilllp 1 t i 7] pie 11
UMW Quarts Rock all 4 4 poi
10,000 JO 11.byeaney Iron ......
Ditto New - ...
lOW ii Santiago de Cuba' lOl 4 9
30,000 1 South Australian al 4 fpm 11
7 10 12
all 0 94 91
en f I pm
10514:::70,0{ i 23.1116:111 linv,tl,irdiftelogl4l:dealsani....
all 4 4 pm
100.0001 1 Tuba

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.
MARX-LANE.--THIS DAY.
The attendance of buyers in Mark-lane this morning was
small, and the amount of business transacted equally limited;
in the sales made the rates of Monday last were supported
for both Wheat and Flour.
The arrivals of Barley have been small, and is value has
undergone no change.
In the absence of any supply of Oats, neely buyers have
been compelled to pay rather more money.
Beans and Peas brought late rates.
AIMEIVALS INTO LONDON FROM 3rd JAN. to 3th JAN.
Qrs. English. deJtuh. Irish. Former.
20i,i3 I 3130
Darter IMO
Oats 5O
Malt
, 2310 barrels, and 700 assts.

MINCING-LANE.—THIS DAY.
Suo/an.—The only public sale to-day consisted of 400
cases of brown Bahia, which were bought in at high prices,
30s. 6d. to 379.; the market is firm at yesterday's general
advance of 6d. The refined market also firm at 61 advance
upon the prices which ruled previous to the holidays ;
grocery lumps, fair to fine, 455. 6d. to 475. 6d.
COPPEE.—The private contract market continues active
1,500 bags native Ceylon sold at 48.
TEA.—Prices fully supported, with a limited business.
Rim-6,400 bags Madras were offered in public sale
and chiefly bought in, a part sold at 10s. to 10s. 6d. ; 700
bags Bengal bought in at 12s.
PIMENTO.-400 bags sold freely in public sale at 50. to
bid. per lb., which was a shade advance.
BstArrras.-2,000 bags sold with spirit in public sale at
very full prices ; retraction 2 to 51, 293. to 30s. ; refraction
71 to 15}, 265. to 275. 62.
In other articles no material alteration.