The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-16 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKET&

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
(se nr.nernic A.vu 'SUMMATIONAL TZLIGILIPH.)
(TIION oUR OWN CORRISPOMDITIT.)
The market eoutiuues rather quiet, at about yestenlay's
quotations. The Liles foot up between 5,000 anti 6,000
bales.

TALLOW 31A_RKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is steady. Spot is quoted 435. ; June, 4. e, ;
July to Sept,mber, 435. 61. ; October to December,
465. 9d.
M.UtKET Avirt.m;r.,,.—Town tallow, 445. 3d. ; fctuy
ditto, 2s. 2.1. ; ye:l •ss• Rusaian, 445. td.; melted s
31s. ; rough ditto, 17s. ; greases, 20s. ; good dregs, 6s.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Charles Jam,. E.oiton reports trade at the follow-
ing prices, vi:.:—Prime meadow hay, from 100 s. to
110 s. ; inferior airro, Ms. to 05e. ; rowan, 110 e. to 80s. ;
clover, old, 1:els. to 1355. ; second cat, 90e. to Uhl. ;
straw, 38s. to 445.

COVENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.)
Although suppiie, are on the inciesse, last week's prices
have been fully niu'ititined for all descriptions of tast-
eless goods. Foreign imports comprise cherries, aprioots,
strawberries. French beans, artichokes, cauliflowers, and
tomatos. Grapes are plentiful, as are also pine-apples.
Cucumbers are abundant. English peas are now arriving
iu excellent condition. Flowers chief y consist of /entries.
orchids, heal,., camellias, pelargoniums, azaleas, mig-
nonette, and roses,

FltrlT.
oranges. per 100, 6+ to 121
Peaches, per dos., lbs W 301
Pine Apples, per lb., tie to 161
htr►wbrrrks, peroz., (Al to 911
Walnuts, per bush., 141 in 206

Apples. p.l. i si.,ve. 43 t•% SS
(I,333eberrici: cret.:l, p Ali., t3l

tt,Sk-I.

Crape& pal. liv loi
l&n14.11.. I.tr ie.
.......
Chestnuts, pvr si to 16s

Artichoke. To ‘r doc , to Os
Asparagus. p ;is to e
Beans, Klituey, p to 2e
Beet, per d 0... 2. t.,
brueeolt, p. ol.n.ilc, la to le Gd
Cabhages, per dor . l e to 2.
Cerruti', per 'elerlt, 4 i to ad
do. French., , t Is Gd
Cauliflowers, p doz., `di to es
Celery, per buudle, 2.1 to Ys Gl
Cucumbers, each. id to Is
Endive, per score, is to 24 ed
Garlic and Shallot per DI 1011
Herbs, per bun, 0.1
ll,orse kiddish, p 236,1 to 4a
Leeks, per hunch. 3.1
Lettuces, per etc me. Is to Is Csl
Mint, per to 4,1

'ARLES.
Mushrooms, p pott .2, to bet
Mustard it Cress, p punn., 21
Onions, p. bosh., 7.4 t., 1.4
pickling, p. 41.. Is
Parsley, per sieve, 2, to :is
Parsnips, per doz.,
Peas, per qt.. 23 to :In
per sieve, 7s to 8,1
Potatoes, York Regents, p. tee,
805 to lea
Rocks, do., 60s to 70s
Flukes, 10.5 s to 12.5 s
do. Kidneys, bs to
per ewt.
Radishes, p. 12 bun., Od to Is
Rhubarb, per bundle, 4.1 to lid
Spinach, per bush., 2s t,, sa
Turnips, per bunch, 9:1 to Is

The hay harvest has commenced in the neigh-
bourhood of Poole, in Dorset, and of Taunton, in Somer.
setshire.
The mackerel season commenced a few days
since at Wyke, on the coast of Dorsetaldre, by a catch of
1,100 fish.
METROPOLITAN BOARD OP WORKS.—At the
weekly meeting of the board, yesterday, Sir John Thwaites
in the chair, the clerk read letters from vestry clerks, an-
nouncing the re-election of Mr. Collinson, Mr. lammin.
Mr. lieven. Mr. Long. Mr. Thompson, Mr. Adams, and
other members, whose terms of office had expired, andithe
election of Mr. Turner, of Rotherbithe, in the place of
Mr. Judkins. A letter was received from Mr. Price. in-
spector under the Cattle Plagne Act for the Tower Ham-
lets, stating that the committee found that a large number
of cows bad lately been brought in to their district from places
in the country. For instance, during the past month not
less than sixty fresh cows had been added to the stocks of
dairymen in Hackney alone. The cows that bad been
affected with the plague during the Last week or ten days
were all believed to he fresh animals from the country.
The committee. looking to the freedom from cattle plague
with which their district was favoured for some weeks,
were disposed, to believe that the renewed outbreak was to
be attributed to the facilities offered for the removal of
cattle from the rural districts to the metropolis. It was
ordered that a copy of this communication should be trans-
mitted to Cap..ain Harness, H. E., for consideration.
THE ATLANTI4; TELEGRAPH CARLE. —The new
Atlantic cable NriS completed yesterday, and it has been
arranged that the Great Eastern, with this and the re-
mains of the old line on board, shall sail from Sheerness
on Saturday. the 30th instant. Stopping for a time to
coal at Beerhaven, she will reach Valenti& about the
second week of .3 ly , and the shore end of the cable
having been connected with the main line, the operation
of laying will be commenced. The big ship will
lay the new cable from the Irish coast to Trinity
Bay, Newfoundland ; and, assuming this to be
successfully d me, and telegraphic communication
established, she will then steam back to the middle
of the Atlantic. and attempt to pick up the
cable lost o-erboard in July last. The 1,200 miles of
cable now lying cn the bed of the Atlantic are to be con-
nected with the 1,100 miles left on board ; and, if all goes
well, the ship is to retrace her course to Trinity Bay, and
so complete a double line of union between the two con-
tinents. The r.,./ cable differs from the ohl in only two
particulars. The conductor, it will be remembered, is
composed of sec-1 copper wires—six round one--each
wire separately embedded in Chatterton's compound, and
the whole surrounded by layers of guttis percha, so as to
form •" core" half au inch thick ; this, again, is further
protected by ten solid iron wires, each covered with five
strands of Manilla yarn, the wires being laid spirally
round the coro. In the old cable the yarn was tarred ; in
the new it is left white. to decrease weight and facilitate
the discovery of foreign substances, and the iron wires
have been galvaui ed. This year 2,730 miles of cal.', will
be shipped, to complete both lines, the length put on
board last year being 2,300 miles.
TRAFFIC.'BECEIPTS.—The traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom, amounted for the week
ending the 9th of June, on 12,343 miles to 710,626075
11.,
and for the corresponding week of last year, on 1,
miles, to 732.3=."., showing an increase of 268 miles,
and a decrease of 21,6611. The gross receipts on the
following fourteen railways amounted, in the aggregate,
on 8,858 miles, to 590,0441., and for the corresponding
show c
an
1/465, on 8,710 miles, to 615,9311.,
showing an increase of 148 miles. and a decrease of
25,0071. The decrease on the Great Eastern amounted to
4,5181. ;'on the Great Southern and Western, to 192/. ; on
the Great Western, to 2,2281; on the Lanouhire and York-
shire to 11,956/. ; on the London and North Western, to
3.3841. ; on the London and Brighton, to 3,3161. ; on the
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lislaire, to 3,3161. ; on the
Midland, to 588/. ; and on the t3onth-Eastern to 5,509/.-
-total, 34,11171., but from this must be deducted 1,3671.,
the increase on the Caledoni-n ; 2,7661. on the Great
Northern ; 2,*11/., on the North British ; and 1,0271. oa
the North Eastern, leering the decrease as above 25,0071.
The goods and mineral traffic of those lines amounted to
316,7611., and for the corresponding week of 186.5 to
234,0161., showing an increase of 32,7451. The receipts
for passengers, parcels, kc., amounted to 213,2824., against
331,0351.. showing a de.crese of 57,752/., in consequence
of Wh-Monday being inoluded in the corresponding
week last year. The traffic receipts on 52 other lines
amounted on 3,485 miles to 120.1,171., and for the cor-
responding week of last year, on 3.365 miles, to 117.2711.,
showing an increase of 120 miles and of in the
receipts. The total receipts for the past week show an
incresee of 12,196/. as compared with those of ths pre-
eating week, ending the 2nd inst.