The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-28 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL 4 MARKETS.

MONEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE.
Two o'Ckwk.—Our stock market is extremely quiet
to-day, with prices rather tending downwards on the
whole. We have still some purchases of money
stock, but not in such amounts as have been witnessed
for some time previously. It is believed that the
speculators for the fall have for the most part bought
in their accounts, and less apprehension is theretoro
entertained about the results of the settlement. This
quiet aspect of affairs may, however, come to be dis-
turbed by the course of political and financial events
abroad at any moment. Above all, attention is fixed
upon the extraordinary extension of the inconvertible
paper money system in Frame, from which very
great derangements are expected to follow,
sooner or later- Consols were down momentarily to
82i, but recovered afterwards to 83 to 1, for money
and account. They are now, however, called only
824 to 311. Exchequer Bills, 30e. to 34e. prem.
The excessive fall in the French funds, which come
quoted from Paris at 40 for the Three per Ceuta,
and,6o for the Fives, bad a discouraging effect on the
stock market. but a purchase by a broker, usually
acting for a great capitalist house, of about 20,0001.
Consols for money, assisted in re-establishing prices,
which before seemed to threeten a serious decline.
Mexican and Portuguese, in consequence of some
speculative purchases yesterday and to-day, are
quoted rather higher; the former at 13 to .4; the
latter at 13 to 16. Spanish Fives, 12 to ; the
Theses, 22 to Dutch Twomnd-a-Half per Cents.
have fallen to 40 to 2 ; the Fours, 60 to 2. Belgian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 55 to 62. Peruvian, 22
to 4. Rusaiafi, 85 to 90. Venezuela, 2Q to 3.
From Bahia we bare advice' to (the 20th ult., and
from Rio Janeiro to the 10th. Both financially and
commercially the accounts are unfavourable. At Rio
exchange was down to 27d.
Elf OLISILFUNDS.

V,—. -..........-.
Fksittoek, shut 3r OL Cone. for Ae., 24ii 31
ret Red. Ann's, shut 8 per Cents.. abut
per (15.430ge. Agars, 82i a j Merger Dille, 30.. to 34*. prom.
Sprit Oa Austrian Hoods, I 1 per Cent. Orme& Bd.. 13 14
44 per Cl. Deli. Roods. 14 61 Grenada Deferred Ms., i 3
18 per Coat kinto„.Bo 5 5 per Ct lierksan, 1840, 15
per CL Prastlign Ms.. 67 72 5 per (X. Perurisn Has 22 4
4 11s1tto New, 73 8 Portuguese Coos. Ms- 16 16
0 par Ct Dames Arms Bda, 18 22 5 per Ct Rua Ed.. 85 9
Ditto Chillers Dna, 85 90 Ditto nyaniels Eds., 12 4
Ditto Coiremb. Def. BaA. 3 per Ct. Spanish ills., ni
Columbian Issprador Ildo.:2 j Spanish Deferred 8d...
2 per CL Darkish KW.. 70 3
4iDitu'veilre:cue'LPa"linvlleewurrettl, 31"Bliti ... 52%3
4 Per Ct. Data 8d....412
4 pa Ct. Dutch Cute.. 63 2

RAILWAYS.—The share market is this morning
very inactive, and with a tendency downwards, from
the political aspect of affairs, and the approach of the
acoount-day. Great Western New have been done
at If, die.; Great Northern, at $ dis.; North Staf-
fordshire, at 11 dia.; Dover, No. 4, at 31 die. York
and Newcastle shares are not so good. Eastern Coun-
ties sre firm, and buyers at 1131.

SALES EFVECTED UP TO TWO THIS DAY IN LONDON
(Yesterday's prices will be found in last page.)
Abodes; 23 I Mane., Buxton, and Matlock, I
Caledonian, 271 North Britiah, 21 1
Choler and Holyhead. 141 121 I Do. Halves, 91
Eastern Connie', 1311 Do. Qrs., 31
Do. Eaten., No. 2, par Oaf., Wore, and Way., 201
Do. New, 211 Royston & Hitchin, 1
East. Union, guar. 6 per CL, 17 Scottish Central, 27
Great Northern, 41 1 Shrewsbury and Biro'. (A.), 3
Gt. Western, 91 Pei Shropshire Union, 1
Do. Fifths, 204 South Staffordshire, 14
Do. New 171. eh., 9 S. E. k Dover, No. 2, 71
Hull and Selby, 961 Do. Mina, No. 4, 44 4
Ipswich, & Bury St. Ed., 41 South Wales, 51
Do. and Noisich, If S. Yorksh., Don., & Goole I
Lane. and York., 83 Wear Valley, 6 per cent. guar., 211
Do. Qrs., 11 Witte, Som., & Weymouth, 141 1
Do. Fifths, 71 1 York, Newe., &Ber., 30
Do. W. R. U., 31 d Do. Eaten. No. 1 (York and
Do. Preston and Wyre, 821 New.), 16 151
Lend. and Bradford, 86 Do. Eaten. No. 2, (Nene. and
Len. and Blackwell, 3 1 Bev.), 101
Lon., Brighten, tk 8. Coast, 301 Do. G. N. R. Par. or Pref., 81 1
on. & N. Western, 1281 91 York & N. Midland, 64 31
Do. Qrs., New, 41 i Boulogne and Amiens, 61 1
on. and S. Weeten, 46 51 Dutch Rhenish, 4
Ito. Nets. 40f. 'bare., 21 Namur and Liege, 3
100 1 j Paris and Lynx, 11 1
1.. Con. Pref., 91 1 I Sambre and Meuse, 4; 51
LIVERPOOL SALES, Mown 27.
The market was quiet to-da , and prices a shade lower.
ir., Lan., and Cheek. (111. sh., Leeds and Think, 201 d
Late C. and B.) 131 Men., Sher., and Lin. Prof., 1 1 d
„Last lasteashos New, If d Midland, P.O
Edinburgh and Glaagow, 371 North Stafford', If d
Great Northern, 81 d Scottish Central, 27
0. Western Qr.. If d Shrews., Os., and Cbesh., 61 d
Lan. and York. Fifths (W.1t.11.), 8. E. & Dover, 231
31 el Do. No. 4, 81 d
Lon. and N. Western, 1271 York, Newe., and Bee. (G. N. R.
Do. New Qrs., 21 p Fur.). 1 p
Dn. M. and B, Qrs. (N. and B.), Dublin end Drogheda, 40 d
11p
MANCHESTER SALES, Minos 27.
Business opened heavily, and prices were drooping till
noon, when, the telegraph bringing accounts from London
of a decline in the funds, there was a more decided fall in
stocks of every description, and the market left off with sel-
lers at the lowest quotations.
Birk., Lan., & Cheep. In., Of d Hod. & Man. B. le C., 6 d
Do. (late C. k B.), 14 Man., She., and Lin. Eiitths, 5 d
E. Lamoshire New, 61 d N. SteffordaWre, 1 3.16 d
Lane. and York. 32f. at.., 61 d S. E. k Dover, No. 1, 31 16 al
Do. (W. R. 1.'.), 34 d
BIRMINGHAM SALES, Muse. 27.
Very little business wu transacted ; prices were a tritle
firmer, but the improvement in the value of shares proceeds
by a very slow process; the general impression, however,
appears to be that they have touched their lowest point.
N. Staffordshire, 26e. 3/1. d Strops. Union. .565. 3d. d
Shrews. and Berm., A, 4 d South Staffordshire, 21 el
Do. B, 55". 4
LEEDS SAL 9, Miaow 27.
East Lane. New, 61 16s. 3d. d N. Britieb Qes., 33a. d
I
W. Riding Union, 63a. 4 Do. Thirds, 295. 84. 1 4
Leeds and Minsk, 20 4 York and Newt. Pref., 7s. 64. p
Great Northern, 84 d N. Staffordshire, 11 el
Note. and Ber. New, 12s. 6d. p
BRISTOL

Mi4and,
D:. SW.

The market was y
Brit. and is Thirds, 8 d
Caledonian, 28
Lon. sad s. Westerns, 4S

MAUR 27.

say.
Great Western Qrs., la d
i.o. M. eh., 1j d

PRODUCE.— MINCING-LANE, Half-past Two.—
The public sales of Suaar are large to-day, 8,000 bags Mau-
ritius and 5,000 bags Bengal. They are progressing without
spirit, but the importers are meeting the buyers. The gro-
cery qualities are mos: dull of sale, and show a slight
decline ; the refining qualities about support Let
Friday's currency. Refined tolerably steady ; standard
quality, 535. 6d. to 54e.—Coffce wears a dull appearance ;
600 bags good ordinary native were offered, and bought in
at 325. 6d. The Costa Rica was chiefly damaged, and sold
at about last week's prices.—Cotton dull, and out of de-
mand.—Rum neglected.—Rice eery dull.—Saltpetre steady,
at the late advance.—ln other articles no alteration, the
general aspect of the produce market being heavy.

CORN.—Arrirals at the granaries, by the Easter*
Counties Railway, fin' the wren ending March 25 :
Malt
Wheat
Barley 474 „ rear 3,036 seas.
1 Oats