The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-14 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
(Br ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TII2ORAPEL)
(riot ous owl oosawaroxosww.)
The market rather quiet at somewhat eaaier rates.
Sales about 6,000 or 7,000 bales.

MINCING-LANE.-(THIS DAY.)
suosp..-The market continues quiet, at the previous
currency. Jamaica sold at .11.. to 336 &L ; St. Kitts,
:tie ; unclayed Manilla, 265. 61 Refined dried goods are
in moderate request, amnion pieces sellstaidlly, good
and fine dull of sale.
COFFEE. -The public sales of coloury Ceylon have gone
off with more spirit and at firmer 'whim Plantation,
grey, 72a. to 75e. ; fine ordinary to low middling ooloury,
71.. to 791. ; middling and good middling, 79a. Gd. to
85a. ; peahery, 87s. bd. to &la. 61 ; native, good ordi-
nary, lids. Gd. to 64a. ; fine ordinary, 681.
Cocas has sold steadily at the previous value. Trinidad
grey. and mixed red, 72e. to 75a. &L ; good red. 775. to
&i.' Campeau), 796 to 82a. ; Surinam, grey, 826 61;
red, 886 61
Ts.a.-The public sales of Indian tens are progressing
steadily at the previous value ; privately the demand for
China ten is inactive.
Run.--110 puncheons of Jamaica sold at steady prices;
also • small parcel of Demerara at ls. &1., and Cuba, at
Is. 4d.
Ries.-4,000 bags of Rangoon sold at lls. 6.1. ' • also
17,000 bay, ex ship, at 104. 9d., without guarantee of
quality.
BAI3O has sold at firm prices ; good and fine
small and medium, 17s. Gd. to 19s.
Svitr....--Pimento, owing to Large quantities being
offered for sale, has sold at a further decline of id.
per lb. Ginger.-Jainaica is dull of sale, and
pries, are lower • and middling to fine nutmegs
have declined 1.1 to 41. per lb. The value
of other descriptions is unaltered. Pepper sold, Sings.
pore, at 341 to 3.1.1.; Penang, tang,; common, lid.
to 31; Singapore, white, fair, 53d. to Sid. ; Penang, 50.
to 51d. Nutmegs, small to good middling, le to 2a. 4d.;
fine, 3s. 11 to 31. 7d. Mace, middling, 2s. to Is. 51;
good middling to good, 21. 8.1. to 3s. Pimento, ordinary to
good middling, led. to 2id. Ginger, Jamaica, common
to good, 56a. to 80s.
Imam.-The sales continuo to progress steadily at the
opening rates.
COCHINIAL.-The public sales went off with fair spirit.
570 bags sold at full prices to ld. per lb. advance ; Hon-
duras silver, 36 4d. to Is. 101 ; Teneriffe silver, Is. 4d. to
3s. &l. ; black, 3a. Gd. to ss.
Irony. -The quarterly public sales of 110 tons are going
off at full prices for Bombay teeth, and at a slight decline
for cut hollows.
SALTPLTIM -VA bags sold at 19s. 3d., short prompt, for
refraction 5.
Orr-Rm.-The sales are limited to small parcels, at
steady prices.
Jura has sold at about the previous value ; low common
to good, 131. ss. to lit. 15s.
}live.-A small parcel of Lorsagon Manilla sold at 111.,
and fair quality at 481. 106

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is quiet to-day. Spot is quoted 43a. ;
March, 425. 64. to 425. 9d.; April to June, 42.. 6a. to
42. 9d. ; October to December, Cie. 6d.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
The number of beasts is about the same as on Thursday
last. Although the supply isshort it is fully equal to the de.
nnuad, and Monday's quotations are with difficulty renlis,ed.
The supply of sheep is rather smaller, but more than
sufficient. Trade is very dull, and prices have a downward
tendency. Calves are also lower. Our foreign supply
consists of 236 beasts, 2,130 sheep, 162 cows, and 15 pigs.
Per sumo et tabs ad. ad. Per stomp of Ma ad.a d.
Best Scots, Henna. 5 6 4 Best Dos& Ht-bdsdk 00 0 •
Best Short-horns 6 5 2 Boot Loos-w00i5.... 64 5
Sneood gag/ bouts 3 4 0 Do. do. Shorn—. •0 • •
Calves
Pigs
Best Dos&1111-beds 6 0 4 lambs
Beasts at market, 470 ; sheep and lambs, 4,360; calves, 104
Pkrs,

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Charles J• 17101 &AM reports trade firm et the fol-
lowing prices, viz.:—Prime clover, from 100.. to 110 a.;
inferior ditto, 80s. to 91,,5. 6d. ; prime second cut clover,
SOL to Ma. ; inferior ditto, 50s. to 70s. ; prime meadow
hay, 75a. to 85s. ; inferior ditto, 555. to 655.; draw, 441.

It is stated that the advocate.' of a license law
in Massachusetts have procured the services of Ex-
Governor Andrew to present their view of the liquor
question to the state legislature. The Boston Jovrnal
says :—" We bear almost daily of gentlemen in all parts
of the state, who, after sustaining the prohibitory law
for many years, fail to see that it accomplishes to much
good as might easily be obtained by a striegent license
law. They are, therefore, willing, in order to lave litiga-
tion, which is expensive to the state, to change their
tactics and support a license law, which will prove re-
munerative to the commonwealth, and, in the end, will
do more to check intemperance than a law which is
violated and evaded, as all sumptuary laws have been
since the creation of man."
THE REPRESENTATION OF BELFAST.—The infor
matron we have had from correspondents in London has
been proved correct. It is no longer a secret that stir J.
E. Tenneut, Bart., is disposed to resume the office of par-
liamentary representative for this borough, if existing in-
terests can be satisfactorily adjust.. I, and a contest
avoided ; but these are just the difficulties that stand in
the way of the contemplated arrangement being carried
out.-21-ortherst Whig.
SAD AND FATAL OserItRENCE.--On Tuesday
afternoon a melancholy occurrence resulting in the death
of a young man, took place in the river Alt, near Formby.
It appea that early on Tuesday, dames Jamieson,
20
rs
years of age, employed by Messrs. Maclver as chief bol-
-1 room steward on board the steamer Corsica, plying from
I New York to Havana, and who was on a visit to
his uncle, Mr. Toulinin, of :,74, Great Howard-street,
went with a young friend, son of a publican in Regent.
road, to Formby. Each of the young men carri d N gun
for the purpose of shooting birds. and after p.artaking of
refreshment at the canteen en the ride ground, to which
one of the parties had the right of entrance as a member
of one of the volunteer corps of this town, they went
through the rabbit warren belonging to Earl Sefton, and
adjoining fields intbe ooeupation of Mr. Thomas Rushton,
of Grange Farm, Hightown. Being regarded as tres-
passers. they were pursued by Mr. ituahton's labourers,
wh, chased them down to the river Alt. Every
means of escape being closed, the young men
moat rashly determined to take to the water and swim
across the river, which at that state of the tide was nearly
GO yards in width. They soon found it necessary to abandon
their gun.. and then their reeds, and when about mid-
stream Jamieson sank exhausted, Rnd wan no more seen.
His companion managed to reach the opposite shore. when
he received the kindest attention from Mr. Thomas
Abernethy, keeper of the Crosby Lighthouse, and
his wife, and was able to return to Liverpool
in the evening. A search was made for the body
of tl.e unfortunate young man, and Ku since been
renewed, hut up to the present moment without
effect. When drowned the deceased was wearing
a gold watch and chain and a valuable diamond pin. aud
had in his pockets a considerable sum of money. It is to
be deplored that these young men should have calendar,'
an act so foolish, and eesulted in such disastrous conse-
quences, since the utmost punishment to which as tree-
passers they were liable was a mall line.—Liecrpoul
Mercury.
Mr. Rimmel has several novelties this year
amongst his sal eating. Many of them show considerable
' fertility of design and an elegant taste.