The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-04 00:00:00

MINCING-LANE.-(THIS DAY.)

&V R.—The sales continue on a limited scale, at prices
in buyers' favour, low to fine brown West India, 275. to
30e. fid. ; crystallized, 3fie. 6d. to ;n4. ; and cloyed Manilla,
26..60. Refined has been sold at rather lower prices, com-
mon brown lumps, 43a. to 43.5. fed.
Corsi's.— For common qualities of plantation Ceylon
rather easier prices ;have been accepted, other sort;
have brought full prices. Plantation triage, 40a. to 69..;
tine ordinary to low middling, 65e. to 6ss.; middling to
good middling, 69.. fid. to 755. yid.; bold, 76e. to 7se.; pea-
berry, 7ms. to 811.; native good ordinary, 570.; bold, 59a.
to Mk. Gd.; other Emit India, 612. 64. to KU. hd..
. .

C(lcon.—The market is firm, except for Grenada, which
has been sold at easier prices; common, 6Ce. 6d. to tills.;
good and fine, 72a. 6d. to 750.
TEA.—The public sales are progressing steadily. New
Canton Cougous at a slight advance. Other aorta at steady
prices.
nett. —The market continues very quiet.
1104—A small parcel of Demerara sold at Is. 7,1. proof.
SPICER. —The market generally is inactive, scarcely any
business having been transacted eioept in ginger of which
300 barrels of Jamaica hold at 61s. to 150 a. for low to tine,
and 200 cams of Cochin of the now crop at 622. for small
to 100 s. tine bold, being full prices.
RICE and SALTPETRE.—No sales reported.
COCHINEAL has been sold at previous prices to 2d. advance
for Teneritfe black ; Hondurassilveronlinary to fine, Id.
to 3s. 10,1. ; black, low to fair, 3s. Id. to 3s. 10d. ; Tenerife
silver, 3a. 2d. to 31. 4d. ; black, 35.2.1. to 3a. 5d.; Mexican
silver. 3a. Id. to 3s. 3d.
C,rrrox.—There is rather more business doing, but with-
out improvement in prices.
Jere.—The market has become dull and inactive.

TALLOW MAItKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is steady. Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, is
quoted 445. 9d. ; October to Deoember, 465. 9d.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIR DAY.)
The supply of beasts is short and the demand for them is
good, consequently prices are high. We cannot quote
more than on Monday last, but on the average trade is
better. Sheep are more plentiful ; there is, however,
demand for them, and in some instances higher price, are
obtained. Trade is rather more active for calves ; Our
foreign supply consists of 720 beasts, 5,010 sheep, 303
calve*, and 110 pigs.
Per stone of sibs ad.a d. Per stone of She. ad.a S.
Beet Scots, Herefde 6 8 0 0 Best Dona 111-14481 t 0 0 0•
Best Short horna 6 4 6 8 Beet limg-50u15.... 6 6 6 •
&rood qua'. haute 464 10 Do. do. Shorn.... 0 0 0 •
calves
PIPi 04 10 Dn. do. Shorn.... 0 0 0 •
Beet Dne& Illf -bred' 8 0 0 2 lambs
Beasts at market, 1,003 ; sheep and lambs, 13,360; eaves, 460;
pin, IW.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET. —(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade at the fol-
lowing prices: Prime old hay, frow 105 e. to 115 e. ;
inferior ditto, from 90e. to 1001. ; new hay, from 601. to
901. ; prune old clover, from 110 a. to 1401. ; intake
ditto, from 1101. to 120 a. ; prime old mond cat clover,
from 105 s. to 12tis.; new clover, from 80a. to 1001. ; straw,
from As. to 44a.

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPI4.—III the district
round Newmarket the wheat and barley crops are looking
healthy and strong, and will without doubt produce an
Abundant harvest. There is a splendid crop of bay and
clover, most of which has been well got up. Turnips and
mangolds are growing fast and strong, and potatoes are at
present free from disease. 4.n Ipswich letter says: " The
growing crops look luxuriant, and are much beneetted by
the favourable weather of the past month. The wheat
ears, however, are small, and the present boisterous
weather is not favourable for the blooming of the plant.
SCIIRN STEAMING ON THE ATLANTIC.—no
screw steamer City of Paris has performed one of tie
moat rapid pump,' on record between New York and
L 4 rapid
She left New York on the afternoon of the
23ed ult., and arrived off the Irish coast (Ramat Real in
eight days. The following distances ran are remarkable
for their regularity and extent :—June 24th, 290 miles
29th, 302 miles ; 26th, 334 miles ; 77th, 322 miles ; 28th,
328 miles ; 29th, 327 miles ; 30th, 324 miles ; July 1,544
mike.