The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-02 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY. EVENING, JANUARY 2, 1849.

ennead brie baring considsrably Ilinhed their emu. tont For
Coffee, the elhalst sposaletive feeling whisk existed 'in
November has bens anniderably increased alluring the put
month by the farther ansounta received thoea %ion_ The
holders of many Waal in that island are reprneatiel as an.
unable to praline labour to take the crop. from the ground
at such rates es, with the existing low rates for thin, pro.
dues, would leave them an remuneration, and, conse-
quence, a large proportion of the inferior plantation Tooth.,
and of the native Crain, will remain unpicked. This has
given rise to • eery &CU,' demand ; the transactions have
bolo on a large scale, and the pekoe of plantation Ceylon
have advanced 6s. to 10s., and saliva 4s. to 4s. 61. per
ewt with every indication of continuance. Kock& has
improved 45., Costa Rica 2s. to 35.. and all other di seriptions
thimble for home consumption in a similar proportion.
There has boon km mirky in the export, than in the
boas. market; the improved accounts of the position of
Coffee in all the principal Continental ports have, however,
given rim to some speculative demand, and the transacinns
would have been en • mach larger scale had the expectation
of holders been mom moderate ; as it is they show •grest in-
crease over those of several previous months. Some reaction
might, in ordinary cues, be expected to toli'iw the rapid
advance whit's has taken plus in the value of colonial
Coffee, but there Gan be no doubt that all sorts, sad perti-
calmly the better qualities, were unduly depressed, and
therefore, independently of any comparative wareity of sup-
ply from Ceylon, we anticipate that there will be no =inked
decline from present rates ; while, should the prospect of
short supply from that island be confirmed by more deified
accounts than have hitherto reached us, a further improve-
ment may be confidently looked for. As regards foreign
Coffee, the steels in the Continental ports on the 30th of
November showed a triffieg increase se compared with the
same period in the previous year ; but in the interior they
hams become very much reduced, from the purchases of
dealers having for a long time past been notoriously confined
to th,ir immediate requirement,. After the winter an seise
demand may, therefore, be anticipated, accompanied, pro-
bably, with a further moderato advance in price.— he
transactions in Indigo have continued to be of a compara-
tively retail character, but latterly there has existed a more
confident feeling as regards the maintenance of present
prices, found, d on the probability of an increased export
demand in the enqiing spring, that of the past year having
been much curtailed by tho political convulsions en the Con-
, tuna. The imports of Indigo into this poet during the past
year were 23,300 chute, against 27,900 in 1847. and 28.150
in 1846; the deliveries were 27,600 chests, egoism 31,000,
and 28,800; and the Meek is 29,100 cheats, against 32.000,
and 33,200 on the Ist January 1818 and 1847 respeetivaly.—
The recent large arrivals of Saltpetre have been neatly 6111
pleased on the market, 16,000 bags have been off• red at auc
tion during the past month. The imports of Saltpetre into
Great Britain during the past year were 15,900 tons, sesinst
12,500; and the deliveries 15,030 tons, against 11,350 in
1847. The present stock is 2,000 tons, which, though
largo es compared with that at the commencement of last
year, 860 tuns, is not large in proportion to the increased
demand ; and, as the quantity on the way is barely equal, at
the present rite of consumption, to the deliveries which
would take place between this and the period of arrival, rarest
firmness may be justly anticipated, and, prob tbly, sone al
vanoe in the course of the ~ext two • r three months. The
continued low prices of all descriptions of breodatufft has
prevented any operatiotis of moment in Rio.; the public
sales in December only amounted to 11,000 bags, and pri-
vately the transaction, have been almost nominal. The
imports of Rut India Rice into Great Britain during the
past year amounted to 45,400 tons, against 61,700 tom; tke
deliveries to 36,300 tons against 49,200 ; and the week is
33,800 against 22,400 on the Ist of January, 1848. There is
no prospect of any improvement in the matue of Rice until
the stock becomes much reduced, which it cannot be while
the shipments from India continue to be fully equal to the
present rate of consumption in this country.—F rum True-
man and Rouge's Circular.

TALLOW.—The Tallow market is very dull. Pe-
tersburg Y. C. on the spot, 425. to 41e. 9d.

CORN.—Arrivals at the granaries, by the Eastern
Counties Railway, for the week ending Dec. 30 :
Malt
Wheat
barley ........ 1969 near C.9I saas.
Oats
YOUNG WHEATS.—BRDTORDSRIRI Dec. 30.—The year
Is clueing with favour...We weather, and which for the most
part has cheraetai•ed the whole month ; the first fort-
night, being rather unusually mild, was exceedingly pro
r from
tor the bringing up the late sown r. bear, of wh.ch,
the extremely wet weather :of October, thee,
was an unusually large breadth. Fur a few days previnee
to Christmas we had rather a smart little frost, which did
much go.d towards checking untimely vegetation. Th,
wheat has now pretty well all shown Itself, exceptthose fields damaged by elope, of which there
are too many exempt. e, more t spec ally upon the good stroeg
Imo, both after cover and beaus. The iiosda of the earlier
part of the mason have, however, quite abated, asd, *Ater
dr tined, the laud is &warning its 'lroned firmnrqs.—Wit.r.
swim ; The young Wheat is looki'-g well, except in ytt
where eaten Ay the slug ; there is stall a large breadth to be
planted when the weather suits.
BRIDLINGTON, Dec. 30.—Our market was very thinly
attended, and very few s mples of grain were offered
Wheat sold eta decline of Is. per qr. Bailey met a dull sale,
at rather lower rates. Oats, Beans. and Peas sold slowly, at
last week's prices. Wheat, old, 445. to 46, ; new, 40.. to
425. per qr. Barley, 240. to 30.. per qr. Oats, 81. to 80.
per stone. DeAss, 331. to Wt. Peat, 320 to 340. per qr.

CIRZNCISTER, Jan. I.—We are well supplied .ith :tram,
but the trade, on the whole, was flat. Wheat railed irons
de. to Bs. 3.1. per bushel ; the quality, for the most part, very
indifferent. Barley sel.s steadily, at the meteor, of I,st
week. In other grain no transactions of moment. Wheat,
101. to 121. 101. per load. Barley, 265. to 311. pet qr. Oats,
18s. to 265. Beans, 38s. to 42.

DoscesTßU, Dec. 30.-We have had a lees supply t day
Mall kinds of grain ; the best new and line old Wheat. were
6d. per three bushels, and ordinary qualities 6d. to Is. lower
to male sales; towards the close of the market more dispo-
sition was shown to buy, and we may expect with the new
year not only more activity in trade, but an improveratat in
prices. Fine Barley unaltered in value ; secondary qua-
lities Is. lower. New Oats la. lower, prices varying from
15s. to 2M.; old in slow demand. Beans without alte-
ration. Wheat, new, 15s. to 175.; fine, 18s. to las. 64 ;
old, 16s. 61. to 18s.; tine, 19s. to 20.. Blendcoru, 13.. to
144.; fine, 16s. ; ltye, 9s. to 125.; fine, 13s. Baena, new,
lls. to 135.; fine, 14s. ; old, 12.. to 145.; fine, 15s. Peas,
grey, lla. to 125.; white, 13s. per three bushels imperial.
Oats, new, 15e. to 19s. ; fine, 20s. to 211. ; old, 18s. to 295. ;
fine, 20s. to 255. Barley, 2.3 e. to 275. ; fine malting, 28s.
to 325. per quarter.

HADLZIOK, Jan. I.—Our attendance at market to day
was large' and we had a fair quantity of Wheat and Barley
offering. The I,est samples of each met a dull sale, at 11.
per qr. abatement, while the damp Wheat and the middling
and inferior B rley were nearly unsaleable. Beans and
Peas were dull, and rather lower.
ISTETNING. Jan. I.—Wheat met a dull, limited gale, at
the undernienuored quotations. Barley neglected. For
Oats, Beene, and Peas scarcely any demand. The prie(s
Wheat, white, old, 141. to 161. ; new, 91. to 121 ; r d,
old, 131. to 141.; new, 81. to 121. Barley. malting, 235.
to 32e. ; grinding, 26s to 261. Oats, 18e. to 18s. Beans, 325.
to 365. Peas, 38e. to 395.

MILIMOUTH, Dec. 30.—We hays a good supply of corn,
mon particula Barley. Our market is very dull for
every article. Wheat comes to hand light and cold ; the
bag parcels sold on last week's terms ; other sorts again
rather lower. The best Barley +ether cheaper; and
secondary sorts are very difficult to gait, at lower prices.
Beans and Peas in retail without each alteration in value.
Wheat, white. 484. to 48s. ; red, 42a. to 43a. amity, 265.
to Cs. Beans, 33e. to 35e. Peas, 36e. to 375. Oats, 20s. to
2.55, per qr.

ULDISCRO, Dao. 28.—What. Polish, 102 124; Anh.
and Maid., red, 105 114; white, 106 121; Mark. k Brunswick,
lus 121; Mark. & Pon., 93 120; lialetein, 90 116 ; Lower Elbe,
RI 116.—R re : Ash. and Wed, 56 62; Marks., Meek., and row.,
54 112.—Barley : Holstein 26 Meek., 431363 Marks. and Oderborg, 30
54 ; And It Medd, 52 E.—Oats. thdarl, 25 36; Meek. and Mkt.,
24 fa ; tower Ll* 22 24—8rea,52 60 ; 62 70; Vetches, 40
66 ; Rep seed, 115 134

WOOL. LlnitPooL, I.—The year 1848
opened under the most unfavourable auspices and the tint
math continued inactive; in February, a large business
was transacted, which was considered in indication of •
healthy trade, and was hailed with general satisfaction ; ma-
iden.e rapidly strengthened at the appearance of returning
prosperity, but was even doomed to a d
une.d unlooked-
for asap, caused by disturbanoes in Fr This event
caused a so-pension of business for a time, and prices of
several descriptions of Wood Gradually gave way; shortly
altar, intelligence was received of insunections in
several parts of the continent, followed by at attempted
rebellion is Ireland
,; the public feeling became so excited
with the general convulsion of Europe, that manufacturers
ooasnmed less, fearful of there cot being for Some time a
market far their goods. Circumstances like these were de-
trimental to trade generally ; exporters bought sparingly
(mowed with previous purchase., and with moderate
imports prices receded in some descriptions considerably ;
latterly they have become more restricted, and fine Wools
are 2d. per lb., and the majority of coarse kinds td. per lb.
higher at the present time than in the month of Oc-
toter, when prices were at the lowest. Comparing
the quotations on the first day of the last year and
this, there is not that discrepancy in value that
ml ht have been anticipated in coarse Wools, which is
ea~elsnt to show that trade generally is assuming a better
tone, and manufacturers have more firmness in operating,
arising in a great measure from the picnic feeling evinced
towards this country by France. The prospects for the
present year are more favourable than for some time past ,•
manufacturers have already extensive Orders in hand, and
are fully employed; the continental bayonet* also operating
to a great extent ; therefore • further advance on 411 deserip-
dons is anticipated, and scarcely a doubt can be entertained
that this year's results will prove more satisfactory to import-
ers and consumers. The imports for thereat are 101,891 hales.
The stocks of Wool are never correctly ascertained. They
are exceedingly light of good literal kinds, with the exci p.
tion of Peruvian and Buenos Ayres. There is also • fair
quantity of Bee India on hand but mostly withdrawn for
higher prices. Australian and Ceps of Good Hope Wools
keep in good request, sal more weld be sold to advantage
in this market than imported. The imports last year cm-
tained few good parcels. A great falling-off is apparent in
the cleansivg. Observations were made generally that the
last clip was worse got up than known before; therefore
it should be arg(d on the growers to pay more attention to
the washing. Tee supply to this market is small of
Cape Wools, bat some fair parcels have been imported
into London. Oa the whole, the condition is better.
The imports of Australian into London have been eaten.
sive. The large quantity brought forward there at each

public sale hes caused great irregularity in the value
during the lot twelve months. In Blemish and Portuguese,
the low pliers obtainable limit the supply of the better kinds;
what bas been received sold of full rate,. Oporto Woods are
tolerably saleable. A lair dem cad has existed for Alpaca.
Good pares!, are still wasted, but the erine-brd is digeult
to clear. In Peruvian few sales hare been made for bona.
cionsumptios, bat extensors transactions have been emoted
for exportation. The low prices of Anis:alien interfere very
materially with the ooncumpi n of this class. Ot Russian
the arrivals have been few No inquiry ea ens for Metis and
Rennes. Good combing Dun.,' is Dune and wanted; so
also are commas Lambe. Bosnia and Senn are in demand,
ands they are a elan of • useful nature, they are becoming
snore isteneively used The market is new cleared.
Of Egyptima the imports are small. A quantity could be
disposed of, as they are in fair repute. East India still takes
the precedence of all coane descriptions ; there has been a
larger supply last year than ai.y yea. previous ; but the qua-
lities have been mostly of an interior kind from that qua ter ;
the demand is good, and not many lots offering. Tco demand
for laid Highland, white Richland, and r.heviot, has
been good. Holders met the market frsely, and are new
more firm. There bar been a good business done in Irish
Combing Flamm ; they are better liked by the manufacturers
than they were, the breed having improved in the last law
years; in akin, the pull hes been taken re2:ularly since the
season before last ; there is no stock.—From lioldiuon and
Co.'s Circular.

HAY.— SMITHFIELD, Two o' Clock.—Meson. Cooper
and Div:* report the trade rrtht r better, at the following
quotetldne:
Primo meadow, 66. to M. I Ammo.. 364. to 665. I Straw.— 235. tont
1nf0rt0r........ Ws. to 63. i lover Gds. to ma

CATTLE, dte.—Ti tal of Cattle received in London
by the Eastern Contain, Railway, for tbe weak ending Dee.
30 :—Beaste, 1,110 ; Calves, 9i ; She( p, 8,353; Piga, 182.

Tux CATTLI TRADIL—Lumwx, Jan. I.—The state of
the cattle trade during the year just concluded furubhes
abundant matter of more thee. ordinary interest to the pro-
ducer as well as consumer. The great question so often
&eked, but hitherto not satiafactorily answered, is—" Are we
in this country producing ad• quote supplies of animal food
to meet the wants of the consuming chines, without the
aid of the foreigner ? " Same of toe most infiucr.tial
graziers have abandoned their previously-formed inten-
tions of erecting cattle-sheds, and determined to increase
the number of their stuck utht revise than by what may be
called artificial means. The immense numben of both
Beasts aid Sheep which have arrived in this country from
%broad daring the last three years have prevented any ex.
naive drain from our large die:riots, in which, as might be
expected, increased numb- re, as on a coamsrisons of seasons,
am to be met with. The plentiful supplies of natural food,
tsgether withthe few losses oust:soled by the long-complained
of epidemic, have tended to place us in a position far above
want. That a large increase has taken place in the number
of beasts in Lincolnshire, I-tie atenhire, Norfolk, Suffolk,
and several other parts of Eng:end, is pr tty generally ad-
mitted; tence it is only a now -itab:e inf. rence to suppose
that, in the absence of arty serious drawback in the shape of
discus, there will be, ere long, w hat is so moth to be de-
sired—age :and a better supply of food. The season has
been particularly favourable to this great end; yet there is
still a considerable limit to the available supplies of Sheep,
notwithstanding the satisfactoty statements which reached
us in the rally pert of the yeti, respecting the progress of
yeanine. Unlike the year 1847, during which et least two
thirds of the supplies in &nitwit al and the other large mar-
ket." were exhibited in a hall-fat state, the past has been an
excellent one as regards quality. Indeed, in no one 'liven
ye_r since 1844 have the Beasts and Sheep come to hand in
better condition. This fact I.as had a depressing infi afore
upon the value of all breed. se B. its ; and it is evident,
from the low prices at which they have been disposed of,
that the breeders have not ga.ued much by their purchases,
more crucially as linseed and rape cake h..ve cold at high
rates. Another point, coofirmatory of the fact of an increased
number of Beasts in the couivry, is the great !Urge in the
arrival of provinciol.slaughter. d meat into London by the
various railways. It is true there have been some induce-
ments held out to kill rather Lanny in the othntry, from
the unusually low prices at which the offals have been
cusps/ dof in the metropolis-10 vet, indeed, than during the
last 20 years; but this circumstance does not, we cont. nd,
alter in any mom degree the position we have taken up.
Comparing prices in the past wit', those paid during the two
' former years, there is a falling off in the eras era' returns of
fully 20 par cent., and that, too, upon superior animal.. From
the month of April, during which trriod beef ran.ed from
3s. 2.1. to 41. Bd. per 810). up to 0 e end of Dmeather, the
suppliers gradually increased ; the trade dueler the " nrest "
week was dull beyond 'tee Item- ti precedent. It has been
stated, that at the great show the does upon every bullock
disposed of there was not le-s than Si. per head. Ile nee it
follows that a sacrifice of nearly 30,0001. was suffered by the
owners of the stock! Tne steady importations from abroad
have, of course, tenet d to produce c separative he .vi
nee in the demand. Ti' tall its the price of
Mutton, which has fluctuated but tel tom, has not been ex-
tensive; end the price* of that description of stock are likely
to be ouaintainta till the monk of May. On the whole, the
Sheep have come to hand in gt od saleable condition, slteough
large numbers of them have beam only two years old. Lambs
must be cusidere 1 a dull silo, at moderate currencies.
Bather heavy supplies of Caves and Pigs have been by:night
forward; yet they have hot had a serious fleet upon prices.
The highest quotation realised for the best Scoot has been its,
the lowest 4e. per Bib. Th. difference in that of Sheet) has
been only 6d.; but Calves b.ve fluctuated from 6s. 82. to ,
2d. per 81b. Taking the avenue's, Pigs hive found buyers
at fair prices—the result, chi fir, of the falling off in the
&Mule from Ireland. The stuck on sale during the year at
Smithfield has been in the foil swing quareiti. s 212,014
Beasts, 6,292 Cows, 1,3.53,810 Sheep, '25,585 Calves,
and 29,596 Pigs. Deducti ms must however be
made from these numbers on account of stock
turned out unsold, and which has again made their
appearance in the market. Abut 25.000 Beasts, and 100 000
Sheep, with a con espondibg number of Calves and Pigs,
have cern thus withdrawn from the market in the coarse of
the year. The returns of numbers of cattle derived from
each district show that during 1848 the number of Beasts
from the northern districts was 39,650; from the Eastern
districts, 48,3000; from the Western and Midland districts,
32,830; from other parts of England, with Ireland, 29,270;
and from Scotland, 12.752. This c mperieon allows a falling
off in the supplies of short-horns ; hut &considerable increase
' in those of Deems, Herefords, and Scots. The Norfolk Beasts
have, it appears, come to hand in about their usual strength.
The establishment of a direct railway mnmnoiceti..n with
the centre of Scotland, of which numerous grazier, have
taken advantage during the last two months, and which is
likely to interfere to borne extent with the traffic by sea (so
frequently attended by severe 1 ,111.? P, from the stock becom-
ing smothered on the p issue t, hu tended to increase the
Scotch supplies for this market. A falling off of nearly
5,000 Beasts and 6,000 Sheep has taken plume in the imports
of foreign stock into London, eons' area with those of 1847.
The decrease in the former trust be wholly attributed to
the low prices ruling in Smithfield,and not to any want of
i supply n Holland and Germany. Not the slightest im-
provement in the quality of the beasts upon the earlier arri-
vals has been noticed. In the Sheep, however, there
his been a much greater weight of meat as well es
tat; and nearly the whole of the Calves have been fit
for slaughtering in good lie -lilies. At the northern ottports,
about one-third of the above numbers have been re
aired. Several cargoes of Spanish and Portuguese Beasts
have reached Southampton, mid been partly disposed of in
Smithfifld : their extreme beauty has excited much atten-
tion, but they have peeved very unprofitable to the butchers.
The priests paid in Spain have been • bout 51.5.. per h. ad.
The total imports of foreign stock into London during 1848
were 27,259 Beasts, 103,046 Sheep, 1,763 Lambs, 11,133
Calves, and 199 Pigs. Toe quality and condition of the
stock disposed of in Smithfield market have, frrm their pro-
ducing a greater or lesser simply of fat for the melters, con-
siderable 'Liftman upon the foreign tallow market, as well as
upon the raw material. It will be perceived that • consider-
able decline, the result of heavy supplies, has taken place
in the price of tallow during the past month. 'Teat
the decibee in question has been chiefly caused by the
large quantities of home made tallow on offer, not a
doubt can be entertained. It is computed that about
1,275,000 cattle sre slaughtered in the United Kingdom
every year. For England, the number is set down at
800,000. Making due allowance for the receipts of &laugh-
tared meat into the metropolis by railway, and other modes
of menveyence, and the purchases effected in Smithfield and
Nurgete,and Leadenhall markets by the butchers and others
living within a few miles of London, the supply of Beef
consumed in the metropolis, in an average year, may be set
at 200,000 carcases. Applying the same observations to
Sheep, the number of carcases is, as nearly as can possibly be
estimated, 1,200,000. It follows, therefore, that the in-
hicritents of the great metropolis consume annually about
one-fourth of the supply of the whole country. All con-
nected with the cattle trade must admit the correctness of
the remark, that both Beasts and Sheep have carried •
much lamer quantity of fat in the past than in many preced-
ing seasons. The increase must be estimated at quite 10
stone for the Beasts and 1 stone for the Steep. It is now
placed beyond a doubt that the number of Beasts at this
time in the country is seasonably large. Should we be fa-
voured with a mild spring, depastured animals may be kept
bock from our markets for a time ; yet it is evident that the
Woes of Beef will rule comparatively law for some to some.
Sheep, on the ether hand, are likely to be selling at fair cur-
rencies, as it is scarcely possible our markets will be inun-
dated with that description of stock. Caution should, how-
ever, be exercised in purchasing store animals during the
next three months, even though they may come sparingly to
hand in the large stock fairs.
Conconwria, Dec. 30.—The show of stock continues ye 7
limited and the few sales effected were at declining prices,
both with regard to Busts and Sheep, the trade altogether
being extremely languid. Then was also • general dulness
in the pig trade, owing is the fhtne.B in Smithfield market
yesterday, and prices declined full five per cent. for ell de-
scriptions, sad bat very few purchases could be found at that
reduction.

lavestrooL, Jan. I.—The supply of both /leaf and Mut-
ton was larger than last week. Tne demand dull for each,
at rather lower priou. Beef, 41d. to SW. ; Mutton, at 60.
to 6W. 1,957 Beasts, 6,960 Sheep.

Noamon, Dec. 30.—Drawing to the close of this year,
we can only remark that the supply of store cattle through-
out has been very great ; and, although an immense deal of
business has been transacted, the prices generally for
the last sir months have not been remunerating to the
breeders or dealers; such great magnifica, having been made
since lest April, in fat stock, that it was quite impo.sible
to dispose of store cattle without great losse., the low prim
of corn acting, with grazing, against the farmers. The
alarm created by smallpox ruined the credo, causing a com-
plete stagnation in Sheep and Lambs, and a falling eff of
tkousandi a week. Sheep purchasing at any price, others
were not disposed to lend them to mirket.

For Yesterday's markets see last page.