The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-24 00:00:00

TEE INDIGO 24ILJES.

We beg to inform you that the quarterly sales
of indigo, which commenced on the 10th instant,
terminated this day, and consisted of 15,2177 chests
(theluiting 3,059 cheats of old goods, nod 900 cheats in second
hand.). Although a fair proportion his been sold, the sae
has not ru• off ratisfactorily. In the first place the quan-
tity put up was far too great to meet the wants of buyer.,
but a. there are so many different interests to serve, it is
nest to impowsible to regulate supply and demand ; conse-
quently in • July rale, when most of the new goods arrive,
every importer datums bin goo& for the clause of selling,
without regard to probable I equirements, and the sale thus
become+ too bulky aecondit , there is the uncertainty se to
future Traumata. •It heisted that the new crop is likely
to be huger than several of the previous owe, which km
iaduce,l uoporters to he liberal sellers, and in order to
realise they have given but little support to the sale ;
sapiently the hoe and undesirable defective qualities of
Bengal (of which there was an almodant supply) suffered a
heavy decline. For medium qualites the fall was not so
great, and the good and fine nearly maintained previous
value ; thia also applies to Kurpah, the good and fine selling
well, and the ortbnary qualities only iadifferently. Itry leaf
Madras, of which the proportion was small, sold at last sae's
rates to a little above for the good and fine, and the ordinary
aorta a little under. The ordinary qualities of indigo are
Dow more in praportionate vale to the finer sort• ; formerly
they were ton high. We have again to notice the hurried
manner in which 000111 of the late arrivals were put on
show, and, in conaaluenve, were very imperfectly seen ; the
g,..vin are thus nisteriallv Injured, anal no good purpose is
ohtauleil, as geuerally after all they have to be wi we.
(if the quantity brought forward it is estimated that 3,000
cheats have been bought in, 6,309 withdrawn, and 5,892
soil, to which may be added +daunt 1,200 of the boeght-in,
making the total quantity sold about 7,000 chesta of which
5,1100 are estimated for report d ail 2,000 fur home 000 and
re-sale. The following are the quotations as compared with
the last May role : -flood and fine Bengal, par to 2d. lower
middling and ordinary, 3d. to 44. lower ; low and node
Nimble, GI. to 9d. lower; gaol and fine Madras, par to 2d.
higher ; middling and ordinary, par to 2d. lower : good and
fine Hurrah, par to' 4. higher ; middling and ordinary, 3d.
to 44. rower; ()ode. 4d. to Bd. lower. —(Prorn the cir-
cular of Messrs. H. W. Jewesbuty and Ca, dated Muladny
evening.)

THE LICENOLD VICTUALLERS THE SPIRIT
TA X. —A crowded meeting of hemmed victuallers was held
yesterday at the Crown, Clerkenwell-green, in order to
adopt measures to protect themselves against the recent
imposition of an additional duty on spirits ; Mr. Forster oc-
cupied the chair, and dwelt upon the injustice and unfair-
ne'ss of theimponition referred to. Mr. Turner moved "That
on and after this day the price of all spirits and cordials be
advanced Id. per quartern." Mr. Clark seconded the mo-
tion. After some diacussion Mr. Marston said be thought
the resolution faulty in one respect, that in accord-
ance with it they were bound to increase the price of
cordials by Id. per quintern, whereas he couriilered that the
valor of the cordials should be estimated by the amount of
ei into they contained. Some discussion followed, after
•hich Mr. Marston moved the following amendment—
" That on and after this day gin he sold at not leas than ed.
and rum at not lees than &1. per quartern." Mr. Wells
*wooded the amendment, when upon being put to the meet-
ing, ti holds were held up in its favour, and 31 against it.
Ti,. mosiolment was then put as a substantive resolutions
and eat 'I .-land tamed by a large majority. A numerously
attended meeting licensed victuallers was also held beat
evenin .; at the Vine Tavern, Biabopepitestreet, presided
over Mr. Howell, of Liesoon's Coffee-home, where, after
.11.014151/ • 41. it was resolved on the motion of Mr.
gawk. se.oaled by Mr. Wild«, that front that day all
spirits and conluds 'lambi he *old at the advanced retail
price nt one penny per qua:tern. The resolutions will be
found in our advertising a domne In addition to the above,
meetings were hell at the Edinburgh Cutle, IthodesweU-
mad, Stepney ; rod st the Itusemary Breach, Peckham, at
beat of • similar increase of price was resolved opus.
PR.N.Pee-Te. AlthOnghj the
wesshastlaceeet the lon week lies been broken, the o were,
till Friday evenina, were light, and the temperature warm.
The has tended rather to beeent the corn crops and amide-
rate their isatunty. het the heavy rains "hie. ham bu.n
injarioaa Haydnaking has hem roach blustered, and the
quality dederieeeted es well as colour ; sad there is a ip-
send weeping of the dedlciency of fragrance this year in
the sew bey. The Mem of th. nano prevent. any at-
curery tie callosities of the yield of wheat, bet it ie.edd
peen the Twee that remiss well are exceptional. A great
deal of land, with the least weather from the time t tbe
eel of harvest. will give bet poor return. Mocks in the
country, as •e have held all along, have been emanated,
mil we Dow evidently working up close. --Manllsar
roe
Imes HOIKEOPATRIC Coate. lin delitiOUO
Win, Minn smoothen'. ant lenecesting poser bass ps
send In odepUsa si brsettadtbe
es/ ler packets. atilt et eerie, bi:Le radon grown
"mall Eggs, UN N enepetbis Lsedes.--44.
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