The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-26 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
(BY ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH.)

FIVIM I,l'R OWN CUNKIOSPONDENT.)
The market is dnll ; tales about 8,000 bales.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is quiet at the following prices :—Town
tallow, 40s. ed. r.et cash • Petersburg Y.C.. on the spot,
40s. 64. ; June, 40s. ; October, 445. to 445. 3d.
MARKET AV tiRAGe..4.—TOWII ; fat by ditto,
2e. Id. ; yellow Russian, 423. 6d. ; melted stuff, 31s. ;
rough ditto. 17s. ; groaves, 20s. ; good dregs, 6e.
SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Charles James Easton reports tr.ule at last
day's prices, viz. : —Prime meadow bay, from 100 s. to
110 e. ; inferior ditto, Ws. to 115 x. ; rowan, GliA. to 80s. ;
clover, old, 12-Is. to 1355. ; second cut, tOe. to 1201. ;
straw, 38s. to 445.

COVENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.)
Cherries from the Continent still continue to arrive in
tolerable abundance. A few foreign apricots also make
their appe:irancc. Grapes are plentiful, awl prices un-
altered ; the supply of strawberries has greatly improved.
Dessert pears nre now confined to Baster Iteurre.
Apples consist of court pendu plat. Of pineapples there is
a fair supply. Salads continue to arrive in good condi-
tion, and green peas are more plentiful, as are also
cucumbers. Flowers chiefly consist of deutziu, orchids,
heaths, Chinese primithis, einerarins, camellias, peltago-
niums, azaleas, stocks, mignonette, and roses.
(oranges. per Ma, 95 to Its
P.Aehes, per &1.. 301; to ae•
Pine Appiel, per lb SA V) 1
Strawberries, per ui , Is to hied
Walnuts, per bush , Ite 'Jhs

Apples. per sieve, 4s t Ss
6... wherries. green, p. qt., %I

to ls.
Grape*, per lb., as to 124
Lemon., per Ivo, to lie
Chestnuts, per bush., b; bi I
vr.oET
Artichokes, per doz., 43; to 6s
AsParnalls, p. bundle, 33 to IA
Beans, Kidney, p.100,2* tid
, Beet, per d. 2., to 34
liroecoli, p. bundle, I, to 1s 6d
cabbage*. leer ;loz , Is t.; 2*
per bun; 441 to ad
do. French. , let •la 61
Cauliflower*, p. doz., 2a to
ra
Celery, per bundle, 24 to 2a 641
Cucumbers, each, (SI to la
Endive, per score, is to 2. 64
Garlic and Shall.its, per lb., is
Ilerbs, per bunch, &I
Iloraeltadish,p bund,2a6dto as
Leeks, per bunch, 3d
Lettuces, per doz. , is to is 6d
Mint, per baudi, titi

ARLES.
Mushrooms, p. poll. b ad to 2s
Mustard ,C eress, P. Pvva, 2sl
Onions, p. hush., di to es
pickling, p. tL, l Ito Is
Pan& y, per sieve, 2s lo
Paninips, per doz , le to 2s
Yeas. per qt , Ss to Os
Potatots, York Regents, P. too.
M/. to orm
Rocks. do., 60s to 70s
Flukes, 10:,s. to 12Z.
do. Kidneys, as to 12s
per cwt.
Radishes, p 12 bun , 0 to Is
Rhubarb, per hutiAle.4,l to is
Spinach, per hush . 4* to as
Turnips, per bunch, 4.1 to Cal

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

LivlaPool,, MAT 25.—Sales today:—float Western. 524—
Lancashire and Yorkshire.ls—Lundon and North \Vattern.
114 11 14 131 1 4,—Sonth &astern, 04—Buffalo and Lake
Sunni, 1 3 15.11; 4 3 17.•10--Erle, 40 394—Illiiiiiiv Central, 74 5
--Great Lorena. airg :bares, 111 11-IG—Sambre and Meuse. %T—
-AM:axe Bank .4 Lon. 'Ain and Liverpool I,lmites.P, 10 d.—Nortls
Western Bank Limitea p. par 3-16 d.—British aid Foreign
Marine. 1 p—llaritiaLim,
ited insuranllce Limitested., 1
ia 0
and 15 IFacitte.l &
National Steam i , W Ind
Steam, 5 d.
MasCuEs'rEr, MAT 25.—Prices are lower, but a fair amount
of business was dune. Buffalo and Lake Heron. 4—ol de&
Bank Limited 3 p.-I.ries, 41-4:rent Etstern. 344--Great
Western, .".2/--111111.1,, 754--Lancashire a d
n Y.-rkshirr. III!_
London and Nl.rtli Western. 1141 14—Slanclietter. shettirld,
and I.inenlnvlare, 501 4 ad—Metropolitan, Pa—South Eastern.
891—Staveley Coal and Iron Company ,Idmited, la p.—United
States 5.20 Yearn' Bowls, 644—Trunks. Ith pref 204.
BIusLISGIS/u. MAY 25.- The transactions la thlemarket today
were in Metropulitr.n Wagon Company shares at 94, and
Muntz's Metal shares at 14 dia closing prices ,---li*.rtningbani,
Wolverhampton. and Stour Valley Railway, 10'.. sellcrs : Lndon
and Nurth Western Hallway, 1144, buyers; Midland Raoilway.
1204, buyers ; Great W astern redeemable 5 per etait..loo. sellers :
Nottingham Joint Stock Lank, 1 ilia, sellers: Starorashire Joint
Stock Bank, A prim.. sellers: Midland Financial Limited , 4 to
dia. : Birmingham Alliance Fire Limited -, 3.111 di... sellers:
and Midland Wagon, 117 to 98 per share. Special Settlement--
Midland Financial Company Limited', 20th and 30th insL

TRAFFIC REcTier.s.—The traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the rnited Kingdom, amounted fur the week
ending the 19th of May, on 12,343 miles, to
756,882 h, and for the corresponding week of last year,
on 12,075 miles, to 662,016!., ehowmd an increase of
268 miles, and of 94,88617. The gross receipts
on the following 14 railways amounted in the aggregate
on 8,873 miles, to 636,714!., and for ttnr corresponding
week of 1863, on 8,646 miles, to 553,3'2W., showing as
increase of 227 miles, and an increase of 83,38:4. The in-
crease on the Caledonian amounted to 1,814/. ; oa the Great
Eastern, to 5,793/. ; on the Great Northern, to 6,22 Td. ;
on the Great Western, to 11,9301.; on the lameashire
and Yorkshire, to 7,781/. ; on the London and North
Western, to 7,9171. ; on the London and Brighton, to
12,4967. ; on the London and South Western, to 10,4991.;
on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, to
3,285/. ; on the Midland, to 7,317!.; on the Korth British,
to 1,886/4 on the North Eastern, to 4.3.J41. ; and on
the South Eastern to 3,094(.—t0ta1, 83,4311., but from
this must be deducted 46/., the decrease on the
Great Southern and Western, leaving the inercase
as above, 83,3851. The goods and mineral traffics
on those lines amounted to 326,991/., and for the
corresponding week of 186.'l to 304.715/., showing an
increase of 22,276 L The receipts for passengers. parcels,
&c., amounted to 309,723/., agaimat 248,614/., show-
ing an increase of 61,1091., arising chiefly from the
Epsom races. The traffic receipts on 52 other lines
amounted, on 3,470 miles, to 120,168/., and for the cor-
responding week of last year. on 3.429 miles, to 108,6871.,
showing an increase of 41 miles and of 11,481/.0 the re-
ceipts. The total receipts of the past week show an in-
crease of 63,494/. as compared with those of the preceding
week, ending the 12th inst.