The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-19 00:00:00

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No. 382.] LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOV. 19, 1847. [3d•

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when written upon or when containing enclosures.
THE USE OP SALT BY AORICIILTPRISTS.-011
Saturday a special meeting of the Newcastle Farmers' Club
I was held for the purpose of receiving Professor Dumas and
M. Milne Edwards, commissioned by the French govern-
ment to inquire into the value of' salt and the uses to which
it is put by the English agriculturists. Sir M. W. Ridley,
president of the society, having taken the chair, Mons.
Duran, together with M. Milne Edwards, Membre de l'ln-
stitnt, and Mons. Bare, French consul at this port, wets in-
troduced to the company. The chairman, addressing Mons.
Edwards, said, that according to the deities of Professor
Dumas, the question submitted to the consideration of the
members of the club, had been answered by several accord-
ing to their knowledge and experience, and as they had been
drawn up in proper form by the secretary, he (the chairman)
would, after reading them, place them in his hands.
Mons. Edwards said that the object of their present in..
quiry was simply to know what results had followed the
practice of the use of salt as manure, and in the feeding of
cattle since the duty had been taken off, and all they
sought to obtain was a knowledge of the effects of the
experience of those members who had mode experiments
with it, either on the soil or in the feeding of cattle. After
some conversation, the chairman read the answers to the
several questions sent to them by the secretary, respecting
the subject of inquiry, The questions were seven
in number, and referred to the quantities of salt used,
separate, or in conjunction with other compounds, u manure
for the soil, together with the application of it, medici-
nally or otherwise, to sheep, cows, pigs, and horses. The
communications received were from Mr. John Grey, Mr.
John Cookson, ion., Mr. G. R. Ramsey, Mr. Peter Laws,
Mr. Thomas Colbeck, Mr. George Cairns, Mr. Weeks, Mr.
Nicholas Burnett, Mr. Rutherford, and others, and the
information which they communicated was generally to
the effect, that after the duty had been taken off salt in
the year 182.1, the use of salt had been pretty generally
tried by the farmers of the district, but not to any great
extent; and although sometimes productive of good, both
as a manure for the soil and as food for the cattle,
yet its use has been generally superseded in its application
to the soil, by other manures cheaper and more beneficial.
Salt, however, is still used to make minty hay palatable, and
also, in a medicinal point of view, for cheep and cattle, some
of which are very partial to it. Mons. Edwards, on behalf
of the French government, thanked the meeting for the kind
reception they had given Professor Dumas and himself, and
the facility they had afforded in the prosecuting of their re-
searches. Professor Dumas also addressed the meeting in
French, and expressed his thanks to the chairman and the
members generally for the kindness they had shown to him
on the present visit.—Neweastle Advertises.
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ot. we4.0...111/111:TOL d
Do. Fifths, 4 p New. and Der., 3 4 p
Do. New 171. rh.,l p 11151., Blr., & Gloucester, 118
HULL SALM, Nommen 18.
Amber., Nott., & Boston, 13e. IN. British Qr.., 12s. Bd. d
Lon. & Turk (W.8.C.), Bb. d Do. Third. hcrlp, 3s. d
YORK SALES, Nomnazz 18.
Gt. Northern, 2 Lan. & York. (W.R.U), If. 7..
N. British Thirds, 11. 18e. York, Nora, &Ber. *ll., No. 2
Do. Qrs., 41 41. Be. Id. (late N. Ber.), 111. 135.111
Do. Eaten., 410.. 6d. Do. 0. N. E. Pur., el 81.1tis3d.
GLASGOW SALM Nossayss 17.
Caledonian New. 23e. Bd. I Glasgow, Limo,., & Ayr, New
Pastern tbuntiess 181. 15. Id. Stock, 401.381. 1711.8 d.
OW. & Greenock Pref., 71. 17a. N. Britiah Thirds, 35.. Ba.
Do. do. 31. Is. Scottish Central, 211. b.
Manche*. & Sootharop., 85. S. E. & Doter, No. 4, 31. 17. Bd.
COALS.-Half-past Two.-The following are the
quotatioes : Adair's Main, 16r. 6d. ; Buddle's West Hartley,
194.; Eden Main, 20s. 6d. ; Heating'. Hartley, 19s. ; Tan-
field Moor, 174. 6d. ; Walls End Adelaide, 20.. 6d. ; Walls
End Bewicke and Co., 20s. ; Walls End Braddyll's Hatton,
204. 6d.; Walls End Haswell, 214.; Walls End Herten,
21s. ; Walls End Lambton, 201. 9d.; Walls End Stewart's,
Ile.; Walls End Tees, 210.-Ships at market, as.

PRODUCE.—MINCING-LANE, Halfipast Teo.—
We have again to report doll markets, the week closing
under a greater depression of credit and wont of confidence
than during the two preceding weeks, which, in fact, showed
a gradual reroration of confidence ; but we are still of opi-
nion that the suspension of the large broker's home on Mon-
day ought not to influence the Sugar market to this extent.
—Sugar has been dull; the public sale of 1,400 boxes
Havannah was chiefly withdrawn. Refined dull, and a
shade lower; lumps. 525. to 555. 65. ,• standard quality, 545.
—The public sales of Coffee were withdrawn, at prices above
the present market value—Rice: 2,600 bags pinky Maim
were offered, and a small part sold at Ils. to 12s. 0., which
were previous rates.—Cotton dull.—Tra remains without
alteration in prices—Rum tolerably steady.—ln other ar-
tides no alteration.

PRICES CURRENT.

O S
Pigs, No.
Hoops I.
11 113 0
Coto at Cardiff bar 9 0_ 0
Swedish. ll 5...0
Lon, at per ton.
1.. 0
Nllled, thee[ l9 6... 0
Bars 22 0...0
Patent Mot 2l 0... 0
red or MildOM 19 10...20
Speller 2O 0. It 1
One, per 232 imp. gal. d.p.
211 b, goal, pale 23 0... 0
straw 26 0...27
brown & yellow 23 •.. 24
He 1 latter BOl
Cad 26 0... 0
Routh Flea 23 0...27
Olive,Oallipoll,p.ton 46 0... 0
Cocoa Nut GO 0...63
Seed, Rape, pale,
per ton 37 10.. 7.8
Linseed 23 15...24
Paonsiors, per met
Butter—Cork, Ist 89 0...90
2nd 0 0 0
3rd 0 0... 0
0 0... 0
Limerick, do B4 0,.68
Carlow, let 66 0...96
Newry, 15t......... 0 0... 0
Waterford 96 0-92
Beef, India, per
tierce
Prime Mess 0 0... 0
Pork, prime mom B2 6-85
BaconsPork,Lnark 180 0...82
Do., Belfast
Buxom, Waterford,
per cwt. 63 0...66
Belfast
Lard,Bellaat,prfrk
Waterford, do ""
Ditto Bladder
Auserican,dutyp. SO 0...68
HIDZS, Ox and Cow, at per lb.
B. A. and M. Video,
Zed Os.sd es. 71d
0 3 . 0 31
Braail, dry 0 41...0 641
Drysalted 0 M... 0 6
Rio, dry 0 54
Lima St Valp. dry 0 6 ...0 6
West India, dry 0 4 ...0
Salted 0 11 0 41
Post India 0 4 ...0 10
th
B.Aza, dry
0 54 ..0 9
B. Anioste, pm •
bide .l
Roads, ditto 6 a 8
Dew WWl* at per ton.
Lotorood,Jamalm..S3 0... 6 10
Honduras ..... „... 3 6... 15
Compeaelai 7 10... 6 14
Fuide,
Jamslos lb 10... G II
Nicaragua, large and
sad II 0...16 0
0 0... 0 •
Lima 10 10 Ai 13
Salon 10 10 .18 •
Red Sanders. ll 0... 5 10

Bead, per ewt. DOTT PAID.
W. India,ll.P.bwn.34e. 0d.1134 0
Yellow &Grey 96 6...43
Pine ... 41 0-.43
Mauritius, brown.— 29 0.. 33
Yellow 37 0...41
Pine. 39 0...47
Bengal alladnis,b. 29 0...34
Yellow 35 0...86
White 99 0...47
Foreign, brown. 29 0. 34
Yellow B3 0...36
Orey and lends 99 0.-47
Relined, liambro' 59 0_65
Lumps
Cored, in Bond.
Wed India, ordi-
nary 25 0... 33
Good. 36 0... 60
Pine 65 0...130
Ceylon, good ordi-
nary._ . _ .. 33 0...33
Pine ordinary.,. 34 O._ 36
Mir 4O 0...60
Mocha, good to Dee 34 0... 82
Code Rimy ordi-
nary to fine -.. 25
Sumatra mad *Pa-
0... 52
dang 24 0... 28
Tea, at per lb.
Condom, common 0 8...0 94
DKr, at per owt.
Bengal white ll 0... 16
Cargo 8 0— 10
Java lO 0— 13
Petal lB 0.. 19
Carolina. 52 0...28
Bum atper
Leeward Island
Proof.
Demerara, 26 to
36 per OEM.
.. . 8 0 ... 3
Jamaica, 30 to 36
per cent. O.P. 3 2 ... 3
Favourite made 4 4 ... 5
Brandy, Int bninda 4 6 ... 6
British d.p. 10 6 ... 0
Boot&
Irish lO 6 ... 0
FLAX, per too.
Bags, P.T.R. Z 43 0,..62
St. Peteraburg, 9
head 0 0... 0
Dutch and Flemish 55 0...85
Friesland
}hoer, at per ton.
Sl.Petersbarg,eleaul37 0-38
outshot ....... 34 0...36
half dean
Biga, Rhine 37 0...93
outdid 36 0...37
rem
Manilla
East India Stuto l6 o_ls
liambay lll 0...24
lute
Tar, it per cwt.
Baud 54 0...0
Strait,
Coin. in blocks B9 0... 0
Iron, at per toil.
£9 10 £0

THE IRON TRADE.—BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 18.—
We state advisedly, from information of the highest source
and integrity, that the respectable makers of pig iron hare
not hitherto shown any great anxiety to effect sales at a
reduced price. Up to the present moment no reduction has
taken place in the price of labour; and though ironstone is
a shade lower, it is not sufficiently low to justify a percepti-
ble reduction. Other materials maintain their value, with-
out increase or diminution.—Birmingham Adrertiser.

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TALLOW.—The market is steady at the following
quotations: Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 455.; aU the
year delivery, 445. ; January to March delivery, 44e. 6d.

CORN.— MARE-LANE. OUT market has been
tolerably well supplied during the week with all the leading
articles of our trade. The attendance of buyers, both on
Wednesday and to-day, was extremely limited, and the
amount of business transacted so trifling, that, with the
exception of new Oats, the turn in price of which as in
favour of the purchaser, quotations must be considered nomi:
flatly the same as en Monday last.

The following are Monday's quotations:
BRITISH. 5111.11,0 pm Qom./
WMIA; Lon and Kent, red 49 to 53 to 55...w1dte 47 to 55 to 57
Norfolk and Suffolk. 47 to 51 to n.. do Si to IS to 55
Wilma (Edon or EittlAdk) 55 to 59
Camb. k no., rid... to to to to
Northumb. and Sootehdo. —to . do— —to— to
Irish do
ars.
Bara.zr pence rSS to 17 to 29

- --distilling 25 to 27 to
to 32 Chevaller3l to 33 line—
Irian
Brett W11:14T
54 to hi _fine, . 26 to 62
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raw u..... 3,s t;IT. at , lO to 42
to —...llll.;wrial — to
White 40 to 44 ..toGers. 4B to 40
Biwa., Mangan. 90 to 38 tat 3B to 40...01d 44 to 4G
Harrow 38 to 40 mall 40 to 43.. cad 48 to 50
Yeas, New Spring to —...new winter —rn --old to
Berwar,
Lwow=au CassiNewa per thousand LIS 10s. to £l3to 04.
Fe. seek of 1101 M.
anus, Town-made, deUrered 43 to NS flat household 40 to 12
Norfolk and Suffolk 38 to 40 white 4O to 12
North.unberland, Lincoln, and Yorkshire
Bums and Kent
YOKEION.

llnsar, Dantsie Konigstieri7iFtt; 54 ilne 56 to 58
Pomeranian,and
B.cetock, and Stettin
French and Brabant — to
Danish and Hamburg% 47 to 52
Russian. 43 to 49 .Egypdan to
Danube and Odessa
Spanish bard —to oat. to
Canadian.-- ............. —to _Australian 53 to 59
Rea
lisni.rt. Feeding 22 to PO distilling —to
INDIAN CORN 23 to 33. Larrit.is — to
Oats, 1141/1611 l
Posaeransan and Stralsund
thredith and Donlah
Itirainad and Dutch fend

Ditto Drew 25 to 24 feed — to
BUM, tiek. to —...aid. — to
Small

Ea7Ptialt
Pus, 'Tau.
36 to 33 boilers —to -
TAW, old —to new —to --large .... . —to
Lugano, Baltic and Russian aiitOtsso
Mediterranean and Odom— to 45 to 52
Ittewrano 5$ to 40..berarseal 34 to 34
HAMMED emits, free of duty, pwsebrin.ton.. t 5 lie. to 2 5 15s.
LAMM CARLIN Dutch and
Ditto French cud Awalsan ............. ............ gEI9O (*06.• ro 111 0.0 a..
nova, American, perms Minh& 23 to 2.5
Dantile and g.
Canathan
French, per sack of 2301ba. tree
ARRIVALS INTO LONDON FROM 13th NOV. TO 19th NOV.
Ora. English. Switch. Irish. Foreign,
Wheat 171.50
Barley
75033
I
Oat. 3090 I , 4540 3310
Flour, 2,150 oaks ; barrels. Malt, 3,110 barrels.
Lenox AMAORIL—Wheat, 071.2 d.; Barley, SM.; thsta, 24a 7d.;
Bye 342. Id; 8e..., 43a. 9d.; Per, 595._