The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-08 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL N MA RK IeTS.

MONEY MARK ET & CITY INTELLIGENCE.
7 tee o' Clock. —We continue to have a good, but
a quiet market in the funds, with prices in advance
of those of Saturday. Consols have actual! been
buyers at 84, which was equal to 1, per
Tut. rise, but upon this improvement sellers
came forward, and the quotations are now reduced tol
834 tol fur money and to morrow. Reduced Threes,
821 to I. Three-andia-Quarter per Cents., 83,1 to
t.
Exchequer Bills 393. to 435. premium. Bank Stock,
189 to 191.
Foreign stocks do not much vary in their quotations,!
but it is a more favourable feature of the market that,
in eeneml, such wide differences are not made in
business betwixt the rates at which dealers are pre-
pared to sell or buy. Thus, in Dutch stocks, 1 per
cent. only marks the buying and selling limits,
instead •d'3 and 4 per cent. as recently. The Two-
and-a-Half per Cents. are called 421 buyers, and
431 sellers; the Fours, 621 buyers, and 631
sellers. So late as Saturday the difference
W. 1.4 2 per cent.; as for Two-and-a-Half per cents, 42
buyers, 44 sellers. Spanish Fives are 121 to 13;
the Threes, 2:1 to 4. Passive, 3,1 to Z. For uguese,
171 to 184. Mexican, WI tot. Peruvian, 29 to 31.
Brazilian, 66 to 70.
It is stated in a private letter from Rio Janeiro of
the 21st March, received by the Penguin packet, that
the French have the greater part of the town trade in
all fancy articles. Even in fine woilen cloths they are
outdoing the English. In fancy drills and nankeens
they have almost destroyed our trade, and sell better
goods and more tasty patterns at less price ; so also
in all kinds of tuuslins. As commentary, the mer-
chant to whom the letter is addressed, is advised that
there is little chance for the advantageous disposal of
cotton and woollen fabrics, other than perhaps the very
lowest and coat scat sorts, for country and negro con-
sumption. Exchange at Rio was 261 to fi on
England.

ENO LISTI FUND:.
Bank Stook. 118 91 3 per CL corm for he 1131
Kr et. lie& Ann,. 82! t 3l per erota.. 13?
..I iota CI. Coo.. Atm.., 83. 1,.....h0teher Ml* 39r. to 43r. prom.
NI %IN. V 1 N US.

5 per CL Andy.'laii Hood., ...:—...-- 1 Iraa Cunt. Orenn.ls W... 164 151
41 per CL Itolg. Bomb,. 60 6 iacts.tcht livferrod P 4,.., 25 3
35 pow Nat. ditto, 30 5 6 per Ct Meitcau, 1640, pl i
s per CL Bruitwa Wk,„ (4 70 Spur Ct. ParaLan H. 1,,.. 20 31
Ultto New, 73 6 Portant, Cony. 1114.. 174 184
4 per (1 Flamm Am. 11 to.. 18 23 L 'or t't 111., lids_ 1,5 91)
111Wa NollLtn 11. m, KO 5 NW, Spanl,.lt Mr., 121 13
10 tto Cohonk NI. 114.... 3 ar Ct. :+putol,,h Ills., 23 i
C.ltonNatt Lottt.L.r NI,. 2 I r.i..tut.h 14•forrul Lt. 1....—
I lor CL Nini,th /1.1,4, 55 60 Ditto, P3-4ro ild.., 7/ 1
25 per Ct. Dutch 946., 42131 2 per CL Vonesuein 11,. . VI /I
• tPtrCL Nan Corta., 62',! 31 % enrrucla Deferred U... 6

RAILWAYS.—The market is good, and prices
are all firm, but without a large am mat of business
doing. Dovers are firm. North S'.affords a 'lade
better. The fine weather and the improved political
abpect of affair,' have not suited many buyers.
BALES EFFECTED UP TO TWO TlllB DAY IN LONDON.
Disturdey's prices ails le found in last page.)
Itir. and 0164 a Junction, 22 I Lon. Ss Nona-Western, 131 1
Bir., Wolter.' and Dudley,l.3l 14 Ito. Or.. New, 41 1
liuekinghantshire, 31 d Do Fifths, s 4
Caledonian, 311 1 Ile. Itif. ah., M. & 9., A, 9)
E. Anglian, 251., L. &E. and L. I.*. 101. sh., M. & 8., li, 91
k D., 6) D i. IV. sit., M. & 8., C, 31 1
Eastern c writ ie., 11l 151 Midland, 101 21
Do. E 1.3 per Cent. No. I, par Do. 501. Con. Pref.. 10
Do. North. & Lint., 50 Do. Con. Brig. and Birm. 6 per
E. Union, ;roar. 9 per CL, 11/ Cent., 120
Do. do., 17/ Nor6ilk, 67 6
F. Laucashire, IS; Do. Guar. 51 per C 4,5
' E. Lincolnshire, 1911 North British, 23
Great Northern, 31 3 Do. II dyes, 101
Gt. N. of Engtind New 401., 54 North Stafford-hire, 10 1
Cl. Western, 92 3 Okfiwd, Wore. and 'tote., 23 21
Do. Hideo., 32 Shrewsbury & Minn. (Clam A), 31
Do. Qrs., 19 4 shrewsbury and Chester New, 1
Do. ritihs, 20 I York, Newc., & Ben, 321 3
Do. New 171., 01 I Do. Ong. Nom & Bee. 291 1
Lanesahire ni: Yorkshire, ;2 Do. Eaten. No. I (York and
150. vinh., 61 1 Newel, 171
Ito. Thirds (Ileg.), 51 Do. Ellen., No. 2 (Newt. and
Do. W. It. Union, 311 d Bee.), II 1
Ito. Preston & Wyre, 31 U.. G. N.E. Poe. or Pref., 9
Leeds and Bradford, 91 York and North Mid., 69
London & Blackwell, 51 Namur and Liege, 31
ton., Brighton, aS. Coast, 221 1 Paris and Lyons, 2
Lon. and S. Western, 46 _ Sambre and Meuse 4}
-- SALES, Mar 6.

LIVERPOOI.
The matket was rather doll
Birken., Llnc., & Cheshire 317.,
61 1
Ho. 221., 91 d
Great Northern, 107. la. 34. d
Lane. and Yorkshire Fifths, 1 d
nth. (late W.ILV.), 31 d
Lon. and N. Western. lit 30/
Do. New Quarters, 21 p
3100 e., *het., and Lin.Qrs.,lso.l,
21 d
North Staffordshire, 21 d
MANCHESTER
The share market was firm,
Birk., Lan., & Chrsh. in., 61 d
Lan. & York. firths 14.16 d
Ho. 327. d
Do. (W. R. U.), 3 13.16 1 d
MAO. and Bir. Qrs. (C), 2i p
N. Staffordshire, 2 11.IG I d
LEEDS 13.1_
The transactions to-day wt
had rather a lowering tendene!
E. Lancashire Nese,7l 71.66.3 d. d
GL Northern, 10 1 d
Lane. & Yorkshire W. It. U., 4 d
N. British Quarters, 20s. d
YORK RAI
York, Newr., and lies. G. N. E.
Par., 91 111.13 e. 9d.

Midland, 103 1
Do. llalreP, 5k d
New. & Carbide, 106
Do. New 10l ph 4 p
South Eastern and Doer, 24
Do. No. 4, 3 d
York. New., & Der. (Orig. N. &
D.). 30
Go. N. & B. Fs. No. 2, t p
Do. G.N.E. l'ur., 1 p

StLEs, Mar G.
and not much @trick offerinit.
Man.. Sheffield, & Lincolnshire
rr 3-14; EP
S. E. and Meer, No. 4, 3 1.16
2 13-16 d
Newcastle Junction, 4e.

LES, NAT 6.
rare very limited, and prices
r ; late rates were not realised.
Leeds and Think, 231
Do. New, 2O a
N. Staffm &Aire, d
Ont., Wm., and Role., In
ZS, Nov 6.
Great Northern, 21

COALS.—Hqf past Two.—Buddle's West Hart-
ley, 155. ; Dim Ma;n, 16e. ; Tanfield Moor, 13s. Gd ;
West Hartley, 15s ; Wells End Adelaide, 16s. Gd. ; Walls
End Haswell, 17s 3d.; Walls End !Leann, 17s. 3d. ; Wells
End Lambton, IG.e. 6d.• Walls End Stewart's, 175. ad. ;
Walls End Tees, 175.—Ships at saarket, 62.

POTATOES.—SOUTHWARK, WATERSIDE, May 8.
—The arrivals the past week were few, both coastwise
and from the Continent, still there has been quite enough
for the demand, which hes been very limited. The following
are the present quotations: Yorkshire Regents, 140 s. to
1803. ; Shaws, 80.. to 100 s. ; Wisbech Regents, 90s. to 1205.;
Blues, 801. to 120..; Eeiwz Regents, 1203. to 130. ; Blues,
120 s. to 1305.; Belgian While a, 90s. to 1000.; Guernsey
e • , Blues 120 s • Scotch White. Si.. to 100 s.

WOOL.—ANDOVER. May decided improve-
ment in the sales made, at the prices, quoted at Winchester
for best Teg.
BRADFORD.—There is no change to report for the better,
as the spinners are buying as livle u they possibly can do;
the supply is very limited, yet fully equal to the wants of the

COnsumen.
LEEDS.—There has been only a limited business done in
foreign Wools this week, most people being desirous oeforef as-
certaining the result of the pending London sales b
operating to any extent. In the English Wool market there
hes not been any change of moment. Combing Wools are
dull sale, and prices continue to recede. There has been
rather more inquiry for clothing Wools, at last week's rates.
WiNcnvirnm, May 6 —The following are the current
prices. Best Tex, 114 d. to 12d. per lb. ; Lambs' Woel, Ild.
to 114 d. ; long Wool, 10d. t0.104d. ; half Down Teg, 04. to
9 ; Doreet horn, 6cl, to 91d.; coarse, 6d.

HOPS. -- BOROUGH MARKEY, Tao e Clock. --
Mears. Pattenden and Smith report that there is a steady
demand for all coloury Hops. Weald of Kent and Suellen
have become very scarce, and command full as high prices
as of late.
New kE. Kent. N. 3 toll. 11 I Yearling Weotnlxowt.2l- 3to al. 0
Mil
NewWeald of Kane 3 IS to 4 0 Yearling Blume ~ I Bto2 11
New Nome ........I 18 to 310 Old How ....... e 1 oto 3 0
ANDOVER, May 6.—The holders are offering samples at
the following reduced prices ; Farnhains,sl. les. to 51. 15s. ;