The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-24 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
(NT MOTU° AND INTISINATIONAL vuLsonnr.)
(non Ova OWN 0013111PONDINT.)
The market quiet, and prices favour purchasers. Sties
about 6,000 bales.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is steady at the following prices : —Town
tallow, 49..; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 53.. 6d. ;
Mft ush 50s. ; April to June, 50s. ; Ootobse to Dsoember,
a
XLICENT AMAGZ6.—Town tallow, 525. 3d. ; &total
ditto, 24. 7d. ; yellow Russia, 51a. 6d. ; melted 2
395. Od. ; rough ditto, 22.. ; pesos% 20.. Od.; good
dreg% 61.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARIEET.—(THIS DAY.)
Kr. Chula James Easton »ports trade slow, at last
day's priors. Prime clover from 1265. to 1325.
infszior. 110 s. to 120 s. ; prime second cut. 90s. to 115..
prime hey,loos. to 110 s.; inferior, 901. to 955. ; strew. Xs.
to 425.

COVENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.)
Although supplies of most things have this week been
about equal to the demand, former quotattoos hue bees
maintained. Hothouse grapes are beoorniog more plentiful,
as are also forced strawberries. Deasert pears still com-
prise Beurre Banos, Ns Plus Hearts, and Easter Benne,
the latter being chiefly French. Apples are confined to
to nonpareil, court psndu pia, and Blenheim orange. Of
pineapples of home growth there is • fair supply, sad some
esmplos have also again been importid from St.
Michael's. Primo of forced vegetables have not altered
sines oar last report. Green peas from Fraud continue to
make their appearance. Flowers chiefly consist of deutaiss,
orchids, heaths, Chinese primulas, atmellies, forted bulbs,
and roses.
FROT.

Apples, per I sieve, Ss to fe Onngea, per 100, le to Its
Grapes, per lb., lis to fas Pears, kitchen, p. dot ,tab 8s
Lemons, per 100, es to 104 dessert, do., ea. to Is,
Melons, sack. Is. to 6s Pine apples, par lb., In to its
Nuts, oob, per 100 lb, 1.605 Walnuts, per bush., Its to 101
filberts, per lb., 9d to Li Classmate, per bush., 85 to 165

VISINTABLIS.
Articbolosa, p. dos, 4a to es Bustard and (hem p. puns., td
perbundie. tolls Unions, p. bush ,ftto 69
rerirsnuey, p. lOC Is to is pickling, p. qt.. 1 coils
BOA per dos. 2s to S 4 Parsley, per 6 sieve, 24
Broccoli, p. bulk, is to is 84 Parsnips, per dos., is to 2s
Bros Sprouts, p. 'lest!. to Ss Potatoes, York Regatta, per
Gabber's, pardoc, to tots ton, 76a to 90s
Crrots, per bunch. 44 to 8d „ Rocks, do., 66. to 66.
Cauliflowers, p. dos, la tots ~ Flukes 1001 to Me
Celery, per bundle, ts to Is ed „ do. Kidneys, is to 125 per
Cuclarnbers each, Is to Es cwt.
Endive, per score, is to fa 84 Radishes, p. lt Mut., ild to is
Garlic and Shallots, per lb., ts libubstb, per bandle, 9d to Is
Herbs, per bunch. 414 Savoys, per dos. Is 64 to Ss
Borseradisb.p. baud. 2s 6d to ta See Kale, per menet, fa 84
Leeks, per bunch, Sd to 34
Letitia', per dos, is to le gd Spinach, per bush. is
Mint. per bancla, hd to Is Turnips, per bunch, 44 to 64
lluskroolas,p. potL, b to 10

MONEY ,r,

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In the Stock Exchange attention is still chiefly
directed to the shares of the financial companies,
which were again largely pressed for sale this morn-
ing, at, in two or three cases, a fresh fall. A partial
recovery, however, has since occurred, and the tone
of the market for these securities at the moment is
somewhat better. Credit Fonder and Mobiliar
were forced down at one period to prem., but are
now quoted to / prem. Nevertheless, this
price is 12s. 6d. below that last current yeler-
day. Imperial Mercantile have also declined 2s. 6d.
to 55., while the other financial shares, and those
of the discount companies, present no variation.
Console, English railways, and foreign stooks are
quiet, with very few transactions. American secu-
rities have given way.
The discount market is very quiet to-day, and
the supply of money large. The charge for the
best paper, however, is to 6 per cent. The rate
in the Stock Exchange for short loans is to •
per oent.
Consols are now quoted 861 to 1 for money, and
861 to 87, for the sth April.
Italian bonds are in demand, and have improved
1 per cent. Turkish of 1865 have also risen 1,
but Brazilian sorip and Mexican bonds have
declined to respectively. The prices are as
follows :—Greek, 14 to ; Mexican, 211 to 22;
Spanish Passive, 271 to ; ditto Certificates, 16
to t ; Turkish, 1862, 68 to ; ditto, 1865, 37} to
1; Brazilian scrip, tto dia., ex div. ; and Its-
Han, 1861, 60} to I.
The Viceroy of Egypt's loan is steady, at to
1 prem.
American securities have experienced a reductims
of tto )1 per cent. 5-20 bonds are now quoted 71
to *; Erie Railway shares, 55} to ; and Illinois
Central, 79} to I.
International Financial shares are now quoted
to 1 dia. ; General Credit, db. to 1 prem. ;
London Financial, 7} to 61 die. ; Imperial Noreen-
tile, tot dia. ; Credit Fonder and Mobilisr,
Ito t prem.; Overend, Gurney, and Company,
11 to t prem. ; and National Discount, 71 to $
prem.

Two o'Cioci.
Consols are per cent. better, at 86; to 87 fee
money, and 87 to jt for the account.
At Paris to-day, the Three per Cent. Relates
opened at 68(r. 47c., showing a rise of So.
It is notified that the list of applications for the
loan of the Viceroy of Egypt will be closed' as
Wednesday, the 28th inst., for London, and Thurs-
day, the 29th, for the oountsy.
An instalment of 10 per cent., making 45 pee
cent. paid, fall due yesterday on the last Brasiltaa
Loan.
In the exchanges yesterday afternoon the altera-
tions were confined to a decline in the rate on St.
Petersburg and a rise in that on Austria, owing te
political distrust. Subjoined is the usual list :I
Mustards" 3 maths, 12.2 ls 3 Mt* S days, 1136 to
19 ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 12.2 to 1; Misfire. 3 maathe.
25.521 to 571; !Leesburg, auk basso, 3 assatbs. 13.10 to ;
Peru, 3 days, 25.25 to 32i ; ditto, 3 months, 26.601 e 55;
Frassfort-oc-th.rnaise, 3 mouths, 121 to
off 1; taiham
per rouble, 3 mouths, 29 to 1 ; Vienne, . maths.
10.95 to 11; Trim* ditto, 3 months, 10.95 toll; Iladrid.
3 mont
hs lei. to ; Oaths, 3 asostha, 471
S months, 25.60 to 65 ; Gem, 3 roostas, 25.60(Ae697;
Milan, 3 month& 25.60 to 65 ; Naples, S months.
25.60 to 65 ; Palermo , months. 23.60 to 65 ; Messime,,
3 mouths, 25.60 to 65 ; Lisbon, 20 dais, 511 to l ; Opole,
90 days, Ali to t.
The Tanjore, with the heavy portion of the Cal-
cutta, China, and Australian mail, has brought
30,4341. in specie.
At Paris the rate of discount in the open market
is 31 per cent. ; Hamburg, Frankfort, and Brussels,
31; Berlin, Turin, Vienna, and Amsterdam, 6;
and St. Petersburg, 6 per osnt.
The half-yearly meeting of the Recife and Sao
Francisoo Railway Company (Limited) is called foe
the 24th April, when a dividend is to be declared.

FAIN IT EVICII3II6.

Consols, which dosed yesterday at 87 to * for the
sth of April, opened this morning at the sane
quotation, and closed at 881 to 87. For money
the last price was 86110 1. The official business
report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols,
fur money, 861, 7, 6 ; ditto, for account, 87 ;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 85, 4f, 1 ; New Three
per Cents., 844, 5,4 f, 1; Bank Stook, shut;
ditto for account, 248, el div., for opening; India
Five per Cent. stock, 102 f, 4.
Indian Government secunties remain steady.
The March Exchequer Bills were quoted Se. to Ss.
dis., and the June Gs. to 2s. dia.
The foreign stock market continues dull. The
alterations in prices to-day were not nanier
though all unfavourable. Moorish Bonds declined
1 per oeut. ; Turkish of 1858 and Greek, 1 ; and
Italian of 1861, Spanish Passive, the Committee's
Certificates, and Turkish of 1885, 4.
Chilian Loan scrip, in which this was settling
day, was quoted 14 to 24 prem., being steady.
Canadian Government Debentures were dull,
but no further redaction took plaoe in prima.
New Brunswick, however, experienced a fresh fail
of 11 per oent.
lßeuter's Telegram shares (second issue) closed at
ito 1 prem. The old shares have been dealt in at
prom.