The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-27 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MINCING LANE.—TIIIB DAY.
S,*(l.tli.- —The public salts are going off v,ry hca,ily ;
decline of Cl. has hc•it sulonitkd to with, ut stimulating
buyers, and importers arc buy:ng in free.). The rained
market is also dull ; the quotations for grocery lumps re-
main at 184. to 505., but is very difficult to mute sacks, par-
ticularly the lower qualities.
currra...---6ou bags gond ordinary native Ceylon were
bought in at 395. Gd. ; the plantation kind 'old at a slia,k;
lower prices. Costa Rim bought in at 43,.. ,o 50s.
TR.\ remains dull, without alteration in prices; common
Congou, 114 d. to I I !d. per lb.
S.-•1.11•K rim.-8441 begs were offered, a part only sold,
refraction 5, 275.
Pi 51 EN rii.-150 hoes sold in public side, 4 to 4 per lb.
Ito* continues dull.

market is inantive, but ratht.r more firm.
In other articles no alteration. Markets generally luttro
opened with great De‘tvineis.

TALLOW MARKET.—THIS LAY.
The market is firm to-day at 375. Gil. for Ist Y. C. Tailow
on the spot, and 3as. dd. fur delivery in October to Deem-
bor. A fcw contraets still remain unfulff.led, which is the
only cause of the advance. The present mice of the mkt-
het is us follows WA. W.; Petersburg
Y.C. on the spot, 375. (Al. buyers; last thy, o months, 38s. dd.

SMITIIFIEJ.D HAY NIAIIKET.--TlllB DAY.
Messrs. Coop( r and Davis report trade 1,, avy for Meadow
Hay. Clover in good demand. l'rine• Hay, 72%
to 80a. ; inferior ditto, 5.14. to 64, ; s:m, to litaa ;
Clover, 725. to 87s. lid. ; second cud, 755. to ; Straw. 9d..
to 20s.

RAILWAY Sll /1F: /LANCETS.

LIVERPOOL, MAT re btu, been more fintun wi in
the market to-day, well a neillecee dthe at :he gout:alone,
Aberdeen, 12(-Caledonian, 14- L-wt Lthowbire, 152 1-I..nenriette
and Yorkshire, 57-lento Ibith Abate.). 7 3.16 a-Liverpool,
ero-bv, and Southport, 1 d.-Lantho and North Weiler,, 124 33 3
-Onto (new shared), 7 p.-alanclaenter, tibettleld, nod Lineulo,
26 -Midland, 54, - thtio O Ahern). It d.- Railway and
Canal (pot guar. 5 per cent.), Ili-numb Liviern and Myer. 24
-.York and Noon Midiand. ^JI-Ditto lorefelenrel, 11 11.-1). !O-
lin end liel'ut Ind•lirro and Wortern,
MANCH MIMI, MAY ZO. --At the opening of the market
price, were r anode higher than un Saturday, but they suthiquently
canned, And lover prig„ went ,tobtoittotl to tat the et.ie. f,de.
56, 1, 57; Foal LnlV,lkiro, I. 9-16; ebeffletni, .'O, 29;;
Leiden% 241, I ; York and North Midland, 231. There ar.ts a Stir
amount of thane..

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BitliTOL, MAY 26.—The shoe market to-dt y Was in.
.etlyr, prinenel.i (Armor u, the Minato. a holden: who are
inclined to rest et pti,eet crtiotation9. In I cal stock, WPM; deek
shop.* were d' nc at 9,1 en .Inc and thf.on aan James at 2.3.
LEens, MAY 26.—We have had on improvement !it
the shore market this =online, though the h1.1.1112C114 41060 has botu
chiefly in local et likr. the clos,og prices or u Web wen s folhwe
Rut Larnoehiros, Ler& and Thi rake, IthetHerl, Rother-
ham. end (Mole. rOg (IN I at. mid): Snf. Mond. tSi din.
HIRMINOIIIO4, MAY 26.—Thin market woo firmer to illy,
all therm experiencing en actrenne in price. Leedom end Nerila
Wagtails were duns at 114.

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SHIPB1311.DIN(1 AT B t:KENTIK.A.D. —COnrarrrtr Nits
the general progress of liirkcnbavl, and as an indieetion
its maturing prosperity, we may notice the shipbuilding
operations at present going forward on the other aide the
Mersey. The yard of Mr. John Laird, at the north end, is
full of activity, there le ing no fewer thou nine iron 'ram's,
of large and small dimensions, in course of construction.
A paddle steamer for the Russian government, of ahwt
400 tons, will be ready for launching in about three weeks.
Her length is about VA feet, by 23 feet beam, and depth
11 ft-et. She is to be fitted by Messrs. Forrester and CO.
with two engines, of 80-horse power each, on the oscillat-
ing principle. She is made so as to steer both way., n.Act
will carry eight guns. We believe she will be wasl as a tug,
only to be turned to more active service as occasion may
require. Another versed, 150 feet by 23 feet, end 11 feet
3 inches deep, i. intended for a cargo and pas enger steamer
in South Australa. Two other steamers, 120 feet by 2A
feet, are designed for river service in Turkey. A small
screw-steamer, 65 feet by 12 feet, is also in course of con-
struction for one of the large canals in this country. The
other vessels in progress in Mr. Laird's yard are a yacht of
15 tons, a schooner of 75 ton., and a barge and landing boat
for South America. In Mr. Wilson's yard, in the opposite
direction, a large steam-frigate, of 1,200 tons, is bear built
for the Brazilian government. It is expected to be launched
in July.—Liverpool Albion.
AO:7001Sn FROM TUG FRENCH AGRICCI,T7RAL
DIPTRICTO mention a rile in the price of wheat in almost
all the markets, but especially in the northern departments,
where the cold weather has been most severely felt. In
Paris there has been no great rise, in consequence of the
immense quantity of flour stored in the capital, and in the
depots of La Villetteand Batignolles. The best sorts, how
ever, era readily disposed of at from 43fr. to 4Gfr. The
Minister of War proposed to receive tenders this week for
the delivery of 30,000 quintals of wheat. 1,000 quintals only
were adjudicated at from lBfr. 80c. to 19fr.25c. the quintal;
the other tenders, being above the maximum fixed by the
minister, were rejected. The cattle fairs in the dorairtmente
are described aa exiellent for the graziers. At Montrevault in
the Maine-et-Loire, there were 800 fat oxen disposed of at
the rate of 4id. the lb. weight. Raw silk oontinues to
decline in price at Lyons and St. Etienne, although it is
feared that the silk crop will he deficient, in consequence of
the mulberry leaves having been injured by the late cold
weather, and that there will not be sufficient food for the
silkworms. There has been more business transacted at the
wine market of Bercy this week than for some weeks pre-
viously, but without any rise in price. Letters from Nor-
mandy state that the apple-trees present a most blooming
appearance and that there is every prospect elan abundant_
asp of oid;r.—lliorninispoper.
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