The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-30 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.-(THIS DAY. )
Only a moderate quantity of English wheat via received
fresh rap to our market to-day, ocastwiee and by land car-
riage ; but the general quality of the produce waatolerably
good. For fine samples, there was a fair demand, at last
week's currency. Low and damp parcels moved off hea-
vily, on rather lower terms.
There was a full average supply of foreign wheat on
offer. The sale for all kinds was very inactive. In prices,
however, no quotable change took place.
The show of English barley was limited ; of foreign, ex-
tensive. AU descriptions moved off slowly at about last
Monday's currency.
Malt, the supply of which was moderate, was in fair re-
quest at full prices.
We were heavily supplied with foreign oats ; neverthe-
less the oat trade was steady, on former terms.
Beans were in short supply and fair request, at full
quotations.
The few peas on offer were mostly disposed of at late
rates.

The flour trade wee quiet, on former terms. The supply
of English flour was extensive.
The arrivals of grain and seed-laden vessels off coast
have been very small. In wheat, the transactions have
been to a fair extent, and the value of some descriptions
has had en upward tendency. Mirka, arrived, 435. to
445. 641. ; Banat, 421. 6d. per 492 lbs. Maize has ruled
firm in price, but the demand for it has been
by no means active. Wallachien, arrived, 275. • Thal-
prian, 28.. 6d. per 4801hs. The trade for barley bas been
m a sluggish state, and distant cargoes have changed
hands for less money. Danubian, on passage
~
28s. 3d. ; Nicolaieff, shipping, 255. 7id. per 480
lbs. Epos rye is offered at •los. to 31s. per 4801bs. ;
but no sales have been effected. A cargoof Banat oats is held
at Ms. per 304 lbs. No business has been reported in beans.
Barber'', 40e. to 41s. per 480 lbs. The demand for Millet-
seed has been very dull at 21s. to 225. per 480 lbs. for
Danubian. We have nothing of interest to notice as
regards linseed. No sales have been reported, and prices
in consequence are nominally unaltered. Botubay, in ware-
house 70s. 6d. to 71x; Calcutta, 695. to 705.; Black Sea
and Azoff, 67e. to 68s. St. Petersburg. 655. to 665, per
qr. The inquiry for linseed cakes has been limited.
The supply on sale, however, being small, no change
has taken plate in the quotations. London made. 111.
to 111. 15s. ; New York, in barrels, 111. ss. to 11/. 10e. ;
ditto, in begs, ill. to 11/. ss. ; Western, 10/. 10s. to 101. 15s.
per ton. Cottonseed cakes, British made, are worth about
4/. 15s. to 5/. perton. Rapeseed has been very quiet, onrather
easier terms. Guzerat, 70s. ; Ferozepore, 625. to 63a. ;
Calcutta, 58s. ; Danubian, cultivated, 62a. to 645. •, wild
Black Sea and Azoff, 30s. to 325. per qr. Cottonseed has
met slow sales. New seed on passage is worth about 71.
17s. 6d. to 8/. per ton.
ARRIVAL OF SREDS.-English-Tares, 20 ; linseed, 75 ;
rapeseed 30 ; maize, ZTO ; and sundry, Z3O qrs. Foreign
-Tares, 'lO9 ; rapeseed, 4,240 ; maize, 10,069 ; and sundry,
410 quarters.
ExPowns.-Wheat, 500 ,• malt, 900 ; oats, 70 ; beans, 8 ;
peas, 4 ; tares, 15 ; and oil seed, 3,386 qrs.

RRENT PRICLS.
ENGLISH.
Per Qr.

WRZAT.
!MK, Kent, red, old

I. i
44 to 51

Per Qr.

OATS. I. s.
Scotch potato
Irish, white
„ black

Enna.
11 =wan ,1865 B2 to 38
Tick B7 to 41
Harrow
Pigeon 43 to 48
Pau.
33 to 35
35 to 38
37 to 40
33 to 40

Grey
Maple
White
Boilers
FLOUR

Town made, per 280

Ina.
Household
Country ..
said Suffolk,
ez ship 32 to 34

43 to 44
37 to 39
31 to 37

3

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

thrs oTtocri.
The news from abroad eimtinnes to have a very

depressing effect upon the quotations of public se-
curities, which have again given way. The funds
have declined per cent., and moat of the chief
British railways I to Amongst the foreign
stocks, Italian show extreme heaviness, and have
further receded 21 per cent. Spanish Passive and
. _ . .

Certificates, however, 'meet with inquiry, conse-
quent upon the prospect of a settlement. Financial

shares remain flat, and are lower in some awes.

The applications for discount to-day are limited,
and the supply of money is large. The rate for
the beat paper, however, is still 51 to 6 per cent.
Console are now quoted 86# to 4- for money, and
86} to 3 for the account (May 9).
In the foreign stock market the principal feature
is a decline of 24 per cent. in Italian Bonds of
1861. Turkish of 1865 have also receded 1, and
Brazilian scrip 4. On the other hand, there
is a alight demand for Spanish Passive Bonds
and Certificates, which have risen per cent.
Greek and Mexican are steady Some of the present
prices are as follows: Tarkiah, 1862, 65 to 66;
ditto, 1865, 314 to 32 ; Greek, 114 to 124 ; Spanish
Passive, 25# to ; ditto Certificates, 15! to 16 ;
Italian,lB6l, 464 to f ; Brazilian scrip, 4 to 3} din. ;
and Mexican, 19i to 204.
United States 5-20 Bonds have declined per
cent., Erie and Illinois Central Railway shares 4.
The present prices are subjoined :-5-20 Bonds,
69 to 4 ; Erie Railway shares, 514 to ; and
Illinois Central, 794 to 4.
International Financial shares are now quoted
to # die. ; London Financial, 64 to 4}
din. ; General Credit, it to 4 die. ; Imperial
Mercantile, 44 to 44 dis. ; Credit Fonder and
Mobilier, to dis ; Overend, Gurney, and
Company, to dia. ; and National Discount,
74 to 84 prem. •
The sum of 110,0001. in gold was withdrawn
from the Bank on Saturday for exportation.
The steamer Shannon has arrived from the West
Indies with 150,4381. in specie.
Subjoined is a statement (from Mr. Slaughter's
Weekly List) of the railway calls falling due in the
month of May. The total is below the average :
animist per Share.

Due Already Number
Due in May, 1800. Date. Pahl. Cali of Shares. Amount.
London, Chatham. and
Dover Os dinary stock,
issued at 10s. . 8 nlO 0 0 Not known.
Lemberg anclCsernowlis 10 13 30 0 62140 £187,400
Manchester. Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire Re-
deemed 810 1,5 8 20 0 100,000 200,000
Metropolitan and St.
John's Wood

Total In May.

2 0 0 30,000 00,010

Total In five months of 1866.

447,400

E 5,162,1214

The San Paulo (Brazilian) Railway Company
(Limited) have resolved to issue further 7 percent.
debentures to the extent of 400,0001. at 95 per
cent., and repayable at 100 on the Ist January,
1870. Ten her cent. of the amount of each deben-
ture will be payable on allotment, and 40 per cent.
on the Ist June next ; the balance will be par
able on the 17th December. The existing deben-
tures of the company amount to 200,0001., and the
present issue is to rank equally with them as a first
charge upon the company's revenue. Applications
will be received by Messrs. Rothschild and Sons.
Thu report of the directors of the Great Indian
Peninsula Railway Company, to be presented at
the half-yearly meeting on the 4th of May, is of a
very encouraging character. The gross receipts of
the half-year on revenue account amounted to
617,969/. lie. 4d., or 1,0261. 16s. Bd. per mile,
against 313,1751. 6s. 10d., or 5541. 3s. 10d. per
mile in the half-year ending December 31, 1864.
The expenditure of the half-year amounted to
368,387/. 4s. 9d., or 69.61 per cent. of the receipts,
leaving 249,5821. Is. 7d. as net profit to be carried
to the credit of the company's interest account
with the government.
Travers' circular gives the following comparison
of the present position of the Bank of England and
the price of Consols with the same date of last
year :

At present. game date last yes:.
Rank coin and bullion . 1:13,855,776 ... 1:14,754,795
Bank reserve of notes 5,944,295 ... 7,551,410
Rate of discount
Price of Consols 9le

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We are requested by Messrs. Clench, Smith,
and Co. to state that Mr. Dimsdale has no longer
any interest in their firm.
The following, on the tea trade, is from the cir-
cular of Messrs. Richard Gibbs and Co., dated
April 26:
The arrivals and departures aince our last are to follows:
—Arrivals—At London : !Idea Finlayson, Earl Dalhousie,
Lammermuir, E. Shun, Patrician, Bacchante, and Cam-
balu. Departures—From London :—Wild Deer and Juan-
pore, for Shanghai ; and Invincible, for Hung Kong.
Since the departure of the last mail the market has re-
mained inactive ; the demand from the country is still
languid, the provincial dealers waiting the result of the
budget before filling up their stocks ; meanwhile the so-
counts from China are of a character to induce firmness on
the part of importers; there is every prospect of a more
satisfactory business shortly. The present condition of
Germany exercises a prejudicial influence on the export
demand for the north of Europe, but a fairly extensive
business has existed for Japan teas and greens fur North
America.

SATURDAY EY natio.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 86i to 87 for
the 9th of May, opened this morning at the same
quotation, and closed at 861 to For money the
last price was 86# to I, and for the June settle-
ment, 87A. The official business report is as
follows :—Throe per Cent. Consols, 87, fib ; ditto,
for amount, 87, ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
85A 6 ; New Three per Cents., 85, t, A;.
India Five per Cent. Stock, 1061, 6.
The India Five per Cent. stock was steady.
Exchequer Bills were unaltered, the March being
quoted Bs. to 35. dis., and the June 64. dis. to par.
Much depression prevailed in the foreign stock
market, and prices again declined, owing to the
anxious tenor of the news from abroad. Italian
Bonds of 1861 and 1866 were prominently heavy,
and fell 13 and 1 per cent. respectively. Turkish
of 1865 and Greek also declined ; Turkish of
1862, Brazilian scrip, and Egyptian of 1864, ;
and Mexican, Spanish Passive, and the Conunittee's
Certificates, }.