The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-28 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
(BY PH.)
(nom oru owe CORZISPONDINT.)
The market quiet. Sales probably about 6,000 or 8,000
bales.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The uteri:et is quiet at the following prices:—Tows
tallow, 41s. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 435. ;
December. 435. to 425. Bd. ; Spring, 43e. 3il. to 43a;
Mara, 4.4. 9d. to 435. W.

MARKEt AVERA,M.A.—Town tallow, 44a. 3d. ; fat
ditto, N. 1 ; yellow Rua', .puff, 44. 6d. ; melted ,
33. ; rough ditto, IT.. 3d. ; mays., 18a. ; good dregs, 6a.

COVENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.)
Trade is dill uuluinally dull, and prices continue to re-
cede. liiip.giutieus of foreign goods are still heavy. Good
samples of nut:lona' grapes are now fetching fair prices.
Large quantities of St. Michael oranges are arriving in
unusually fine condition. Pears and apples comprise the
usual varieties now in season. Chestnuts continue to
be iruptilied in largo. quantities. Potatoes have not altered
in price sines our last report. Some good asparagus
has been sold this week. Flowers still chiefly consist of
orchids, Chinese primulas, pelargoniums, mignonette,
early tulips, poinsettia puleherrintma, and roses.
MGM
Apples, per bushel. ls to Is
Cob nets, per it.. le
Gropes, per Ib., is to ea
Lemons. per 100. 2. lid to 7.
Melons, sea. Os to Ss
Greages, sew, per DA 44 to Is

111;;za, per dor , tO Is
floe Apples. per lb., as to 6s
Cheotauts, per bushel, Ka to
1611
Walnuts, per bushel, 20. to 20s

[RLES

Artichoke', per doe., Its tOie
Beans,Kidnay, p. 100. t s tots
Peet. per dor Is to Si
t'abieges. per doz., is Sd to Si
Carrots, per bunch, 0.1 to ad
Cauliflowers. p. tor . is to da
Celery, per beadle, Is to U td
Cucumbers. e Is to Si I
Endive, per cure, iced to Si
Guile and Saalloe, per lb , 8d
Hertel, per lotorh. Id to sat
Hone Udish,p. band.. 34 to be
Leeks, per !0nch...!,1 to id
Lattices, per souse, I. to la Cd

ilia. per bunch, hi
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Mu hro ms, p p1all,116(1 to II
Onion., per tooth. 4. to E.
Parsnips, per dos., set to Is
Parsley, per bunch, AI to Id
Potsiosayork !Leficuts, p. pa

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Rocks, do., 100. to 12k
flakes, 130 s to 1600

Other Sorts, TM to OM
Salami*, P. mm., xs de to Ss id
Spinach, per hush., th
Tomatoes, per lioL 2e to Ss
Turnips, per Mulch, :el to 4d

PIOTINCIAL BEAM HAREEM.

LM111.006, RIR ff.--Baies to-day : Caisdonlan, 73 ; sem
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account, 721 1-la6caddreand Yorkshire, 1214 24 ; Emir meount,
1214--London and North Western. 1134: new account, 11344—
Manchester. and Lincolnshire, 1014 4 2 ;
new tic omit. Psi 11 4 4 2/ 2 4 4 I—ilouth Eastern, 110—Lancs.-
shire and pref.. 1256,102—Great Indian Penman*
1001 11--tireat Western of Canada, new amount. 14 13-14 4--
United States .1.20 ,1891). May 1 to Nov. 1, 721—Dutch Rhenish,
new, 4 p.—Great Lutembomg Shares, Si—Rank of Liverpool,
22—Queen Insurance, 1 and Irish Magnetic Tele-
graph :Limited . IM—Livarpool United Gas, 206—North Shorn
Mills, 214.
ItAncsutsrzn, Dec. 27.—Market quiet, and a shade lower.
Atlantic Tekgraph Preference S p-r cent., new mount, as 4—
(Sledonlau, 72 ; uaw account, 72 2 211 .2—Elilov Vale, lge
d.—Great Et new account, $1 Luxembourg, sow
account. 84 13-10 teat Northern (Al, 1064 4: sew account,
1091—Great Western of Canada, new account. 14 LAS—Lance-
shire sod Yorkshire, 1214 2; new 1314 —London god
North Western, 1134 13: new account, 1131 Manchester. add-
field. and Lincolnshire, 461 6 ; new account, 44 4—Metro-pol 115!, ; ; new account, 1164 l/ lu 161 1 4,
15 141 15—Andland, 102 : new account, 101 14 1 2 4—Railway
Meet asd Plant Limited'. new account. 16 tL—douth Eastern,
new amount, 67 62 4 4—Thames and Kelsey Marine insurance
Limited), 2Z p.: new account, 3 2 16-16 p.—Uniteil States 5-51
Years Bonds. 72.
BIRMINGHAM, Dec. 27.—The transactions to-day were In
L'oyd's Rankine Company shares at 6 prem. Closing prices :
Stratford.ori-Acnn Railway shares, buyer., at 15 ; London and
NorthAVest,rn Railway. Coventry and Nuneaton live per Cent.
stock, buyers, at 1101: Birmingham Banking Cutups:ly sh,:es, at
11 to 14 pram.: Nottingham Joint Stock haul shares, at 11 to
31 dies. ; Staffordshire Financial shares. 24 dis., buyers . Birming-
ham Gas Clam A' shares, sellers, at 1831: Birmingham Old
NMllik at 5' t.. Midland Wagon new shares, at 22 preni ,
sellers and Birmingham Waterworks, Mayers, at 314 per share.

MELANCHOLY COLLIERY ACCIDENT. —A 11101111-
choir accident occurred yesterday morning at the Bulls
Colliery, near Aberdare, the property of Mears. Licket,
Mayehurch. and Co. Twelve men were at work in the pit,
when the Mr-conducting pipe at the bottom caught fire,
• and was destroyed. The ventil 'Don into thus destroyed,
and five of the men were suffocated. Tice others escaped,
bee, however, being brought up in • state of insensibility.— •
Mancheiter (guardian.
TRAFFIC RETURNS. —The traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom amounted, for the week
ending December 21, on 13,141, miles, to 747,534/.„ and
for the corresponding week of lest year, on 12,8.11 miles,
to 776,871/.. showing an increase of 315 mile end •
decrease of 29,337/. The gross receipts on the following
14 railways amounted, in the aggregate, on 9,497 miles.
to 632,676/., and for the corresponding week of 1866,
on 9,242 miles, to 639,7142/., showing en increase of 255
miles and a decrease of 27,106/. The decrease on the Cale-
donian, amounted to 1,358/. ; on the Great Eastern in
on the Great Northern to 1,568/. ; on the Great
Western to 4,350/. ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire to
611/. ; on the London and North Western to 10,043/. ; on
the London and South Western to 3,610/. ; on the Man-
chester, Sheffield, end Lincolnshire to 1.9:5101. ; ou the
North Eastern to 2,1211. ; and on the South Eastern to
3741.—t0ta1, 29,089/. ; but from this must he deducted
306/. the itcresse on the Great Southern and Weet
1,052/. on the London and Brighton, 82/. on the Midland, end
utr. on the North British, leaving the decrease as above,
27,1061. The goods and mineral traffic on those lines
amounted to 369,5071., and for the corresponding week ee
1866 to 354,4827., showing an increase of 15,025/. The
receipts for passengers, parcels, ke., amounted to 263,1691.,
against 305,3001., showing a decrease of 42.1.31/. The
traffic receipts on 52 other lines amounted, on 3,649 -
miles, to 114,8581., and for the corresponding week of
WS year, on 3,589 miles, to 117,0091., showing • decrease
of 60 miles end of 2,:n1/. The total receipt% of the
pest week show an increase of 49,832/. as compared with
theeeet the preceding week, ending the 14th inst.