The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-04 00:00:00

WOOL MARKET.-THIS DAY.

Excepting sundry rather large parcels of Australian and
brook-washed Odessa Wools sold this week to speculators
the market has been very quiet. All sorts of reports are
currant respecting the quantity to he brought forward at
the next sales on the 23rd inst. Some importers fancy that
in 1532 Wool will be considerably higher in price, and in-
tend carrying over till February the Wools intend:4l for the
October sales ; and some have been buyiave Wools that were
sold in August at an advance of hi. to lid. per lb., to hold,
perhaps, even till 18.33, speculating upon the Australian
shepherds converting their crooks into pickaxes and their
shears into gold-scrapers. Let such bear M mind that as
soon as Wool [juts the consumption decreases, anal Woul
from all parts of the world cusses flowing into England
whenever prices get high here. Manufacturers generally
are acting very prudently, buying only from hand to mouth,
knowing that a good trade depends upon the raw material
lacing at a reasonable price, which enables them to sell their
goods at a low price, to clothe the millions.

SMITHFIELD HAY .MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Messrs. Cooper and Davis report the supply large, at
the followin quotations : Prime NI( allow Hay, 68t. to its. ;
inferior, 55.. to 655.; Rowel), 60s. to 035.; Clover, G. to
Ha; Straw, 225. to 2;s.

METALS.—Mr. 'Monte's circular states that—
Welch bar iron is dull of sale. Rails arc less in demand.
—Stuilladshire iron is in better demand for exportation.—
Scotch pig iron : after having showed great activity in the
beginning of the week, has now receded. No. I, American
brands may be quoted at 40s. fiel. free on board, in (;lasgow,
storekeepers' warrants. No. 1, ordinary brands, store-
keepers' warrants, free oa board, at 395. 3d. ; and mixed
numbers, free on board, makeni obligations. at 395.
Swedish iron: the holders are very firm, and favourite as-
sortments are very scarce.—Swedish steel is without altera-
tion.—Copper continues in Rood demand.—British tin is in
fair request.—Foreign tin: Banes is firm ; buyers at
781. 19s. ; sellers at 79/.—Spelter : Not any transactions
have helm reported this week; the stock in 13,569 tons.—
Lead is less inquired for.—Tin plates : a large business is
doing.

TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR TILE PAST WEEK.

!Idea openea. Name of Railway.

1&51.

1850.; 18.51

BRITISH.
.Aberdeen

,11c1fast and Ballymena
tßellast and County Lnwn
.Birkeultead, Lune.,alCheshire
'Blackburn
:Bristol and Exeter
Caledonian_

85
189
94
6

;Cl:L.4er and Holyhead
Cork Blaekrock, and Paseage
'Dublin and Belfast J unction
'Dublin and Drogheda
!Dublin and Kingntuwn
Dundee and Arbroath

llundee,Perth,Atx•rdeen June.
; l lundidk and EnniAdllen

Eiist Anglian
.East Lancashire

131
236
261

2111
171
188
204

i2l
626

Eus.ern Counties and Norf.()lk
.Eastern Union
;Edinburgh and Glasgow
Edinburgh, Perth, dc Dundee
E z etc: and Creditun
Furness

'Glasgow and South Westyrn 1
Oreat Northern& E. Lint:Wm.:Ll
Orett Southent & Webtern (I r)
Great Western
Irish South Eastern
,Lancaster .out Carlisle

Lant-asiltire and Yorkshire
lA'd Northern
ILiverpool,Crohby, & Southport
London and North Western
ILondon and Blackmail
_ _

:London, Ilrighton, andS: (low !!
Loudon and South W, stern
'Londonderry and Enniskillen '1
i Man.. Buxton, & Matlock, &c
;Manchester, Shell, & Lincoln
Manchester and tiouthJ unction
!M.lryport and Carlisle
'Midland
Midland Great Western (Ire )
:Monklanda

,Newea.tle and Carlisle

Is;i•th---ii-ri-ti.-W

North Stafthrdshire
North Webtt rn

iScatttsh Central

I.9cuttish Mitßand..

IShrewsbury 011 d Birmingham
I.hrewsbury and Chester
(hropshire Union
South Deyon

linuth Eastern
South Wales
I douthYork.,Doncaster& Goole
Toff Vale

Waterford and Limerick • •.•I

1
West Cornwall
IWhitchaven Junction

4121
71
1881
82

442
1341
249

York,_ Ncwcw tlc,_and

]l6@.

p ire :ad Nom u;aana

Central of Pam".
!.2.4°. •

0-.-wh-fie-. -6-1;

,Muria Antonia
iMontereau and Troyes
'Northern of France •
'Orleans and Bordeaux
Paris and Lyons
Paris and Orleans
Paris and Rouen
Paris and Strasburgh
Rouen and Havre
'Tours and Nantes
Lrus include the receipts tee