The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-28 00:00:00

COVENT GARDEE:-(THIS DAY.)

Vegetables are now well supplied;and trade is improving.
During this week and last there have boon large imports.
flops of foreign pine apples, as well as of beans, artichokes,
curds, tomatoes, cucumbers, and frame potatoes. Cherries
and strawberries are more pleotiful, as are also grapes.
Potato trade heavy. Cut flowers chiefly consist of orchids,
pelargoniums, violets, mignonette, and roses.
1012.
' Pine Apples, per lb., Ca to 106 Cherries, per lb., Is to el
Grapes, per lb., Is to 104 I Apples, per dor., Is to 3s
Strawberries, p lb., Id to Is I Gooseberries, green, per quart,
Green Pip, per don, Ils Id told
Peaches, per don, its to 44a omen, per 100, 64 to 124
Nectarine'. do.. lee *Sas I Lemons, per 130, Os to 154
Apricots (French, do., es to es Malnsta, per 100, In
Melons, each, Is to be
VEGIIT/
Broccoli, per bundle,* to Is ad
French Seem, per 100, 1s le* '
Green Peas, p.edeve,llsild to 4e
Cabbages, p. bun., Is W to Is Id
Potatoes, York Regents Per
ton, 140. to 1605
„ Flukes, do., 2004 to 2405
„ Rocks, do., 1404 to 1605
„ Caps, do., 804 to 90s
New, per* Id
Tintipe, per heach,lo4 tole lid
Carrots, do., le Sd b ls 6d
Spinach, per steel, Is to Is ad
Cucumbers, eat*, Le to Is ed

:ABLE .
Artichokes, each, 4d to 6d
Met, per dos, ls fld
Celery, per bundle, le dd to 2s
Asparagus, per bundle, 2s to le
Shallota, per lb, 10d to Is
Garlic, per lb, 6tl to lid
Let' twee, each, 24 to 34
I Endive, per score, Is 64
Horseradish. per b0e.,116d toes
I Vegetable Marrows, each, ed
Mushrooms. p.pott., la 6u to 1416.
Finley, per 12 buacboi, :s twee
Serbs, per bunch. 21 to ad

BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.-{THIS DAY.)

The Board of Trade returns for the month and
five months ending May 31 were issued this
morning. We subjoin a statement of the total de-
clared value of the exports of British and Irish
produce and manufactures during the month and
five months in the last three years :
For the Mouth. For five Youths.
1800 £10,949,188
1861 11,206,070
1802 11,290,587
The following is an abstract of the total value of
British exports in each month of 1862 :-January,
8,439,056/. ; February, 8,320,0691. ; March,
9,664,649/. ; April, 9,822,8881. ; May, 11,298,5871.

THE CHM Totwratalte.—The Grand Handicap
Tournaments continue to attract crowds of epectaton and te
excite the greatest interest. The Divan, as a public room.
has been very fully attended. The result in the Grua
Tournament thus far leaves Andaman at the heed
of the poll, the champion of 1851 having me.
tied all before him. Of the ten games played
by him he has won nine, while ore Ina
drawn. Mr. Pauline has also highly distinguished himselL,
having woo every game he played. The grata congress cow
mental on Keeley at St, .lames'a Han, where an the COOP°
Wits will be continued. No pines will be allowed to be
played elsewhere, except ender special circumstances.
The following ere the sir ningemen Is for the week. Monday
—Match game between A oderasen and Paulsen. Tumday—
Match game between Anderasen and Loewenthal, club
Match between the Loodoo and St. James's, six players ea
each aide. Wednesday.—Orsod blindfold exhibition be
Psoleen, and match game between Andelciee and Signer
11 Dubois. Thursday.—Grand match by electric telegraph.
between London and Paris. Friday. —Bliodfold perform-
' seas by Mr. Blackburn". esturday —General meeting et
&me players for the transaction of business. —Era.
Maim Ritearrs. —The traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the Unite] Kingdom amounted for the week
'lndio( the 21st of June, on 10,248 miles, to 571,8391..
sod for the corresponding week of last year, on 9,961
miles. to 553,662!. showing so increase of 297 miles, and
of 16,1171. is the receipts. The mom receipts on the fol.
lowing 14 railway' amonoted in the aggregate, on 6,634
miles, to 441,770/. ; and for the corresponaing week of 1361.
oa 6,497 miles, to 430,0154, showing an increase of 137 miles.
sad of 11,755/. in the receipts. The increase on the
Eastern Counties Railway amounted to 1,0761. ; on the
Great Northern to 2,8091. ; on the Great Southern and
Western, to 4561. ; Ire the Great Western, to 6,8461. ;
OD the London and North.Watern, to 9,3641.; on she
London, Brighton. and South Onest. to 308/. ; on the Los.
don and South Western to 8,5931. ; and on the South
Estero. ko 7391.—t0t5!, 27,1911. But from this must be
deducted 6261., the decrease on the Caledooian ; 6,2031. en
the Lancashire and Yorkshire ; 1.9481. on the Manchester.
Sheffield, 'oil Lincolnshire 2,4921. on the Midland ; 154.
on the North British ; and 4,152!. on the North Eastern,
together 15.4367.. leaving the increase, as above, 11,7551.
FRIDAY Drums. The goods and mineral traffic) on those lines amounted is
190.928!., and for the oonnapondieg week of 1661 te
Consols, which dosed yesterday at 914, ex div., 195,7851, showing decrease of 4.8601. The reaehote
for the 10th July, opened this morning at the for wan. rem parcels, he., amounted to 250,84
21.
same quotation, and dosed at 914, "sellers." For' against 230271., showing an increase of 16,6131. Thi
money the last price was 914. The (Acid business II traffic receipts on 68 other lines amounted on 3.614
report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for •• mites, to 130,0691.. and. for the corresponding week
et
last year on 3,454 miles, to 125.61/1., showing as
money, 911, 4,4, 4, ex div.; ditto, for account ; 'acreageof lBO soil 4,4221. in i„easipts.
(July 10), 92, 011, ex div. ; Three per Ceuta. The increase in the traffic of the past week is core.
Reduced, 914, f, 4; New Three per Cents., 914, ' pared with the iorresposidlng period of 1881 arises chiefly
1,4, t; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1084, 4, ; from the passenger treat° to the Isternational Exhibition.
ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1884, or 1866, .
994, 100 ; ditto Bonds, 183. prem. ; Five per Cent. it being the third week of shilling admit/none The deerem
in the goods trafficn is caused by the depression of trade.
The receipts of the past week show • decree's of
"enlaced" rolPee _tarot', 103 i; ditto nre-and-a- ; 4,5381., as compared with those of the preceding week,
Ralf per Omit., 109 f, f. I ending the 14th inst.