The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-31 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
The weather Itir the last few days has been most remark-
able. After a hard frost of some duration, during which
the thermometer hasbeen down toes low asl3 degrees below
zero, there was on Saturday night, or rather early on
Sunday morning, a sudden change, a thaw 'Thiel; in,
which has continued up to the present moment. A very
largo quantity of snow has fallen, both in the metropolis
and the provumee.
Last week's supplies of English wheat and flour were very
moderate, barley and oats Ibrited, malt, beans, and peas rather
short. A few parcels of barley from Scotland, but hardly
any oats during the week. Irish oats very limited.
The foreign supplies of wheat were rather heavy ; Ame-
rican, Black Sea, Prussian, French, and several parcels
from Hamburg. Flour, • good supply of American
barrels, but only a few sacks of French. Bar-
ley liberal from Denmark, Sweden, Russia, and a
rather large quantity from Hamburg. Oats a fair
quantity, mostly Danish, Swedish, and Dutch. Beans and
*aids very few, but a good supply of peas from Montreal and
Dudek.

The wheat trod* to-day not so brisk as on Friday. The
condition of the Emily& fresh up, in consequence of the
ei taof weather, is not so good as last week ; value
djto Monday last. Foreign wheat fully as dear as on
that a
Barley tr
adetrod* dull, at about the same prices. Oats, not
very much doiag, but prices shout 6d. higher than this day
week for all good corn.
Bases and Peel same value as this day week.
Floor, no change tram Monday last on any denceiptio‘
foreign or English.
Fwarmo Caaaota.-Nothing doing at present, trade
waiting for arrivals.
WHEAT.-Eos"sh : Bon sad Kent, white, new, 465. to
60s. ; ditto, fine old, 655. to 70e.; ditto red, new, 445. to 565.;
'ditto, fine, old, 575. to 650. ; Norfolk, icc. fine, old, Gila to
67a; red, new, 48e. to 565. Foreign : bantsie, 65e. to
68s. ; fine, 68s. to 765. • Konigsberg, 545. to 655. ; ditto.
extra, 695. to 75a.; Rostoek, 655. to 68e. ; fine, old, 69e. to
725.; American white, 63e. to 68s. ; ditto red, 61s. to 65e.
Suter.-English malting, 425. to 465. ; fine, 475. ;
gr&vilag. 30. to 35e.; distilling, 325. to 35a. per qr. ;
foreign grinding 29a. to 325.; ditto dstilling, 30s. to 365.
Yam i-Englsh, Essex and Norfolk. 60s. to 625. ; fine.
65a. to6Ba; Kingston and town made, 535. to 685.; fine, 665.
to 785.; brown, fine, 58s.
Oxic.-Rsiesh feed, 23a. Od. to 26a. Od. ; potato.
26a. to 30a. ; foreign, 21s. Ocl. to 275.
Bnana.-English tick, 33a. to 37a. ' • barrow, 375. to 41s. ;
pi=37a. to 41s. ; foreign, 375. to 395.
-English boilers, 40s. to 445.; maple, 475. to 48e.;
grey, 36e. to 40n; foreign, 425. to 44e.
notnt-English town, 52e. to 54L ; ditto fine, 54e. to
57e.; country, 41s. to 445. ; households, 425. to 51e. ;
Norfolk and Suffolk, 41s. to 435. ; French, 41s. to 48a. pea
mock ; American, 314. to 34e.; Spanish, 411 e. to 49e.

AItEIVAIN MO LONDON MOM DEC 24 so DEC. El

Ceestwise. Wheat. Barley. I Mak. 0a44.
..
g 360 374 m Wis gsl
1308 1941 ....
Ruda ..1 110791 .... 111011
I. C. Ban I Ins leis 4066 1164
Ot.N. mar U 1004
R. Z. saa.l 71 377 is
Ixported.-400 gra wheat.

MINCING
.LANE.--(THIS DAY.)

The public colonial markets 'will re-open tomorrow
(Tuesday) ; privately the market is inactive for most
articles. The only sales of iinice reported consist of
rice, of which about 1,300 begs have been disposed
of at 12s. 9d. for old, and at 1 to 15e. 6d. for good
new; and three Matte( cargoes, one Neeransie, at 114.744.5
and two Rangoon at 10s. 3d. to Ile. 9d.

TALLOW MARKET.—{THIS DAY.)
The market Is steady. Tows tallow is quoted, 58s. 94
set cash ; Peisnberg T.C. on the spot, 6(h. ; Jam to
Marsh, Ns. 94.. to ; April to June, 595. ; Oat. to
Dec, Us. ed.

Steak en land Wm day —.cooks
Delivery lmit weak
DIM tram let Jana
Arrival lot week
Ditto from let June
?rtes Y.C. per cwt. Mir day
Ditto Town taut Friday

OW TALLOW.

Antral for the week earthy lea. 9 bat year, 1,589 Deets, and
delivery 11E4 make. The arrival led week comprised 181
mks.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
We have a short supply of beads. Trade is not vary. brisk,
bat late rates are well maintained. The number at 'beep
very 'man ; they are readily disposed of at advanced
prim. Good calves are scarce. From Germany and
lead there are 179 bouts, 660 sheep, and 22 calves ; Spars,
228 beasts ; Scotland, 200 ; 200 ; Norfolk and
Suffolk. 1,000 ; and 900 from the northern and midland

—is; slow stabs a. 4. a. d. Pie ekes of Mho a. d.
DM Dab, imam. 5 1 6 4 DeolDosltHf.bdallh
DM Shor4horm 6O 6 6 Hot 1400w0014.... 6 4 5 8
Doom& ovAL bark 40 4 0 Do. do. Moro
Cam
nip 4 4 4 Ares it wood qua/ 48 5 0
4 4 6 4 Do. do. Sham ....
Bee4Dos Mf.breds 6 8 610 lambs
Vault* at market, 3,40* Skop and lambs. 10,000: Calm,
56; 140 s. SOO.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mann. Potts:masa mad Bniith report a better demand for
yearlings and good 1855's and 1856's at fully last week's
prima There as also more doing to the beet "grown samples
of this year.

COAL MARKET.-(111.18 DAY.

Walla End Hatton, Ns.; Walls Ead Dnrham, .224. 6d.
Walla End Belmont, 23a. ; Hol 16e. 6d. ; Buddies
Hartley, 17a. 6d. ; Bebe& Harms, Bs. 6d. ; Davidson'n
Bartley, 17a. 6d. ; Bartow 17.. 6d.-91 Mips as
=AM.

PROV7PCIAL SHARE MARKETS.
- - -
ROXIMUM, DOC. 29.—The Mensacitions in this market to-dap
wire limited. and prices lower. IMrsismitam Banking Com-
pears shares were sold at 261. Birmingham and Staffordshire
flee, New DX shares, at Si prem. London and North Westerns
were quoted at 102; South Btafrorde, at 11 to 11i . Itirmlnich.un
Town and District Bank shares, at In • Birmingham Gas shares,
at 144. and Staffordshire Gas. at 102.
Manicures& Deo 29.—Market beery and doll, hut Sheillelds
rallied a little towards the ekes. taledoelan, 97$--Grand 1 rook,
by— Illinois Central, 214 d.—Lancashire and orkahlre. HA--
Sheffield. st—Midland, 136—South Eastern, 261—Thames and
Mersey Insurance. 1 0-16 prem.
ULM. Die. 20—Midlands, LW 6-Leeds, 11111—Sheinelds„,
62* f I 4f—Mltlocks, Sf.

ADDITIONAL Mena los Cum.— In addition to
the reinter mail which is forwarded to Cuba by the Wert
India Packet of the 2nd of each month, mail' for Havens
and St. Jago de Cuba will in future be made up at this
office for despatch by the packet leaving Southampton as
the 17th of each mouth, to be conveyed by British packet
as fez as St. Thomas, and thence by a Spanish
steamer, which it is underrtoo,i sails from St. Thomas about
the let or 2nd of every month, titer the arrival at that port
of the packet from England, and the owners of which have
ollsred to wit? these marls to their destination. All
, letters, ke., for üb,t will he forwarlig the West. Indio'
mail packet of the 2nd or 17th of the moit6, ah.'nedu*,
they may he posted is time for conveyance bi either
—By commando! the Poetniaster.G metal. —IIOIII.AND
bearatary.—Otweral Post-delesi, Dec. 18.
Anemia Boma EXPLMION ne LXIDB.—On Sw
ttalsy worming the lioikw_connected with the warming
apparatus at the Beaton BM (independent) Schck4, burst,
and did considerable damage, but fortunately no one was in-
jured. A woman had just gone out. A part of the building
was blown down.

Besse Pas /bar.
(17., ii *blacks.
104 SOS nees!
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