The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-05 00:00:00

PRODUCE.

MINCING-LANE, Half-past Tico.—The Sugar market
hu practically been suspended to-day, from the disastrous
accounts of the hurricane in the Havana, which became
known prior to the opening of the market by a second
edition of the Daily News. That damage hes been sustained
to the cane there can he no doubt; but no accounts were re-
ceived from ;he interior when the steamer left (12th ult.). and
its extent must, till further advices, be conjectural, but from
a private letter we have seen, we find that seven vessels
laden, or in the act of loading with sugar, have been sunk ;
and it also states that, from the direction of the sterna,
the greatest fears are entertained for the coffee crops.
The public sale advertised to take place of Havana, to-
day, was withdrawn, and the one of Brazil was bought in
by the importer, at prices much above the late currency.
Vest India hes been held for higher prices. Refined market
steady, without alteration in prices.
Coffee.—Good ordinary Ceylon was withdrawn at 385., for
want of buyers at that price.
Rice steady.
Cotton continues very dull, and sales could not be made
without giving way in prima.
Rum steady; proof Leeward'', 2s 7d. to 26. Bd.; But
India, 2s. Id. to 2s. 4d.
In other articles no alteration.

TALLOW.
The following are the latest quotations:—
Petenbunr Y. C. on th^e pot (n. k 1 Jade !tercel.) 49.. Oct
AU the veer delivering (Rehm)
January to Mirth delhering, no;!gag doing.

CORN.

BASINGtTOKE, Nov. 4.—A great stagnation in
Wheat this day. Some samples were offered at full is. pm.
qr. reduction, yet but few sales at that decline. Some few
prime samples for seed were taken at 2s. decline ; yet for
every sample for grinding 3s. and even 4s. per qr. less was;
given. Barley also received a check ; even fine malting par-
cels, though much inquired for, made less by 2s. per qr. than
last week. Grinding and light samples were 3s. lower. Oats
sold from is. to 2s. per qr. less. Prime new English grown
Beans cannot be quoted less. Tares kept up the price of
from as. to 6s. per bushel. Flour was 4a per sack lower, the
price being from 625. to 565. Barley Meal, 20s. per sack.

BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 4.—We have had an eaten-
sive demand for Wheat during the past month, and an ins-
proYement in prices of about 2s. per quarter ; notwithstand-
ing there has been an unusually large supply from our
farmers during the first three weeks ; within the last ten
days this supply has much decreased, but there has also been
much less anxiety to purchase, and we had a small re-action
in the price, but with little anxiety to press sales, and a ge-
neral confidence that a further advance will take place before
the end of the winter: there are some strong grounds, we
think, for this opinion. It is now ascertained beyond a
doubt that the exceptions arc rare where the potato crop is not
almost en entire failure, or has been destroyed by disease.
In the United States, from whence the supply of Wheat and
Flour to this country was expected to be large, the
stocks at present in the shipping ports are light, and it
is doubtful if the quantity they can spare before
another harvest, beyond their own consumption, ham
not been greatly overestimated. With the exception
of some of the ports on the Danube, and in the Black Sea, it
is evident ;hat no large supply can be drawn except at high
rates, while most of the extensive purchases made there and
in the Mediterranean up to the present time, are, we
believe, on French, and very little on British, accounts ; and
the great deficiency of the crop of Wheat in France renders
it probable that up to next harvest they will be competitors
with England for Wisest and Flour in the different shipping
' ports of the world, although their markets may be tempora-
rily overdone. Our stocks of free foreign Wheat are reduced
to about one-third of the quantity on which the low duty
was paid,—say, what has been imported since the new law
came into operation, from about 90,000 qrs. to less than 30,000
qrs. Our present prices are, Dantzic, Ss. 3d. to Ss. 6d. ;
Polish Odessa, 7s. 3d. to 75. 6d. ; hard Russian, Si. 9d.
to 7s. 3d., all per GO lbs., at Gloucester. Of other kinds of
Corn, there is none worth naming in store at Glou-
cester. Barley has advanced since our last monthly report
from is. to Se. per quarter, and we think the high point to
which it has now attained will induce the farmers to thrash
it freely in preference to Wheat, for although we have
already an inquiry from shops for it as human food, and
anticipate a high range of prices for this grain through the
season, we are of opinion that present rates can scarcely be
maintained ; but the depression the last few days has been
caused rather by declining to meet the treat advance, than
by an increased supply. Grinding qualities, in particular,
being scarcer than at any time since harvest, the little left
on the market was taken last week at 375. to 38s. per 3921b5.
at Birmingham. The produce of the Barley crop per acre is
reported to turn out, on thrashing, even worse than was ex-
pected, both in quantity and quality.—From Messrs. Slurge's
MontAly Circular.
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NEWCASTLE, Nov. 3.—The weather since this day
se'nnight has been dry and favourable for seeding operations,
which are being resumed. At our market this morning we
had a moderate show of Wheat from the country, and having
some demand for seed, such was taken off freely at the full
rates of this day se'nnight, but in the south country qualities
few transactions occurred, holders being unwilling to accept
the prices generally offered. The same remarks will apdly
to foreign. Several vessels having anived with Flour since
Saturday has had the effect of causing great depression to
exist for this article, and business could not be promoted.
although sellers showed a willingness to make some conces-
sion to the buyers. Rye much enquired for. Malting Bar-
ley extremely dull, at a decline of Is. per quarter. Malt
unaltered. Beans and Peas rather easier. Oats firm, and
in good demand.

DUBLIN, Nov. 3.—There was a fair supply of grain
at market to-day, but a very dull sale for all descriptions.
Wheat was fully lsperbturel lower than on Friday. and Oats,
Bere, and Barley scarcely maintained the prices of that day.
The demand for prime Flour is very limited ; and though it
is offered in many cases 6d. to Is. per cwt. under the prices
asked this day week, no progress can be made in sales.
Coarse Flour declined to-day 6d. to is. per cwt. ; and for
Oatmeal there waslittle inquiry; but a good sale for Wheaten
Meal, at 38s. to 425. per barrel.
BELFAST, Nov. 2. —We have small supplies of
Wheat and Barley, and moderate of Oats and Oatmeal.
Wheat and Oats sell slowly at Friday's prices, whilst Oat-
meal is difficult to quit at a reduction of 3d. to 4d. No change
in Indian Meal. We quote : Wheat, red, 12s, to 13s. 4d.
white, 12s. 3d. to 13s. 6d. Barley, Bs. to 9s. Oats, Bs. 9d.;
to 10s. 2d. Oatmeal, 12s. to 188. Indian Meal, white,
lbs. 3d. to 15e. 6d. ; yellow, 14s. 9d. to 15a. 3d. per cwt.