The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-26 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKET&

MARK-LANE.-(THIS DAY.)

We had only limited arrivals.of English wheat fresh up
to our market to-day, the quality of which, on the whole,
is moderately good. The demand for all descriptions rules
most inactive ; umertheless, idonday's currencies are well
maintained.

There was a fair show of foreign wheat, which met
slow inquiry, millers being indisposed to operate at the
prices current on Monday, and only purchasing to meet
their immediate requirement.
Floating cargoes of grain were steady at late rates.
There was a fair demand for grinding and distilling bar.
leys, and, owing to the small supply on hand, pekes were
firmly upheld.
The malt trade continues inactive on previous terms.
Oats met a fair inquiry at Monday's currency. The sup.
ply somewhat extensive.
, nothwithstanding their comparative scarcity,
were dull and without alteration in value.

Pam were a slow gale, on rather easier terms.
For seeds there was little inquiry, but prises are without
material change.
Cakes were in little request, but late rates were main-
tained.

ARRIVALS.

Wheat. Barley. Ma* Os
qrs. an. an. am sack. F kris.
Znallsh and 340 .. zoo .. 1340 ..
Iranian 74441 431.. .. 179(0
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Total nso I 430 I ;.:40 17910 110 '

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LONDON A V &RAG Ls.
101 Tlll VIM 111.13141 TOR TEI 00 RRERPONDIN 0 W
JOll tg, 1187. EY INW
Qrs. Average. Qrs. A 'erase..
Whist 36.3111 ad. Wheat 51,251 Ses. ad.
NSW Sta. Od. 8ar1ey...... .. a 1 4. 41.
Oats 1,713 .. 2714. 74. Oats 1A.77 .. 'dot. 7.1.

MINCING-LAMS.—(THIS DAY.)
BUGAR.—The market continues quiet; the sales are con.
fined to moderate parcels of British West India, and :3,000
bags of common jaggery Madras, at 23a. fid.illefined—com.
mon hoops are to be had at a little under 435. ; good
titlers 435. 6d. ; other goods at the previous vabe.
COF FIE has sold at rather irregular prices; good quali.
ties at the valuations ; common at easier rates. Planta.
Yon Ceylon sold, triage, at 375. to 61s. 6d. ; fine and fins
fine ordinary, 04s. to 755. ; low to good middling, 76a.
to Ms. ; peaberry, Ills. to 955. ; native Ceylon (int/.
nary to pod ordinary, 535. to 625.: bold, 64e. to 655. ;
Costa Rica, ordinary to tine fine ordinary, 645. to 74e.;
low middding and middling, 75a. 6d. to 775.
Tu.—The market remains without improvement.
RICE AND fitairrErite continue quiet.
Bor.—The sales are confined to small parcels. including
Demerara, at Is. fid. • and Leeward, at Is. 5/.d.
Corrow.—Only small parcels have been disposed of, at
irregular and lower prices.
Ji•ru.—The market continues quiet.
Beer. —2OO bales of Manilla sold at 5'21. ; St. Pctenei
burg clean firm, at 35/. to 351. 10a.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is steady. Prices erecriuoted as follows
Town tallow, 425. 6d. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot.
445. Jd. to 4 o. ; June, 445. itl. to 4:a. ; October to De-
cember, 45e. 6d. ; December, 465.

BOROUGH HOP HARKEY —(THIS DAY.)
Mews. Pattenden and Smith report the trade continues
without alteration since Monday. The plantation accounts
are still ♦erg unsatisfactory-4 and lice, of the two,
being on the increase.

PETROLEUM FOR STEAM NAVIGATION. —BOSTON,
JUNE 14.—A very important Invention for substituting
crude petroleum in the place of coal in steam navigation
was tested on the government steamship Palos to-dali
Chief-Engineer Henderson, of the Charleston Navy-yard,
and Chief-Engineer Kellogg, being present as governmen
commiasioners to investigate and report on the expel.
meats ; also Chief-Engineer Stinter. Col. H. R. Foote, of
Tennessee, the inventor, and his partners in the enters
prise, Mesas. J. B. Winsar, of Pennsylvania, and S. R.
Allen, of Boston. Several well-known merchants and
scientific gentlemen were also on board. Steam was got
up in 25 minutes, and the Pala proceeded down
the harbour, around the Great Brewsters and back
to the Navy-yard, a distance of 25 nautical miles, in one
hour and 55 minutes. In making the trip she consumed
but four barrels of oiL The Patios was built for the
government as an eight-knot boat, and with coal would
never be made to exceed that speed. The fires are kindled,
and extinguished with nearly the same ease as lighting and
extinguishing gas burners. A pipe from petroleum tanks
on dock supplied the furnace burners. The burners by
their own beat turn the petroleum in the pipes into gam,
there being an arrangement for infusing air and steam,
and this gas aupplise the burners. The flames produced in
the tuntacee are intwowly hot. The government engineers
expressed themselves surprised at the results obtained.
which can hardly fail, when the new apparatus is fully
perfected, creating a great revolution in river and ocean
steam navigation. Much greater speed and economy of
labour, fuel and spas, with equal safety, are among the
benefits anticipated from Colonel Foote's invention. The
trial to-day wu initiatory, to be followed by seven other
trial trips to be made under the sanction of the government.
—New Yont Tribmse, June 15.

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