The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-03 00:00:00

MARKETS.

TALLOW —THURSDAY Evimuto.—The market w quiet W.
d.) 414. to 41e. ; JULI, 44. to 44e. 3d.; OttObet
to DectUilper, 44R. to 440. ed.

corroII.—LITIRPOOL. MAT 2.—Large business at alesilier
prirea. Eatintakd sales today 16,000 balm, including 5.000 *pe-
culation and export. 7,000 Amerkan. 10.1. to 134.1. . 1.009 Per.
nom, de., lotd to 144. ; 100 Maranhiun. 12d. to Ind. : 400
Mimi° and Bahia, 101 d. to 1214. ; 090 1491114404, 14d. to 18d. ; 60
Smyrna 10141. W lid.: 5.290 Surat, Ot.l to lid. Bengal Scinde,
de.. 61d. to 9d. , au Peru, ]ltd. to Io4d. Yale Dito4
fair (Ammonites, 9id fair Broach, 914. : fair 7 :
fair 1 Eggption, 14d. ; fair Pertain. 1214. ; middling BO 11 ;
middling Orleans, 3d.

Worn. AND WORSTED.—itsanrottly, MAY s.—There Is less
animation In the wool market than on Monday, and quotations
are weaker. There is some inquiry for wool, and some alight
transactions effected fur Immediate consumption. Spinners who
have held olf front operating during the but few days are those
who make inquiry, and buy to cover orders. These m no eagerness
to buy except at prices which staplers are not willing to concede,
In fact, the greatest caution prevails. Henn stocks 01 wool are
to the country. and clips are heavy, and every one retrains
from business to the utmost. The worsted yarn department
Is not quite so torpid as it was last week The &d-
-eka from Leipsic fair are not encouraging at present,
and continental merchants are not as yet prepared to
operate. The bane trade continues very dull. Spinners gene.
rally readily accept last week's quotations. There are a few
who an order heavy contracts that are not so pliable. In pieces
there is an improved tune and rather more business doing.
Some continental merchants who held over orders last week
have placed them to-day, but they are very mnalL The home
houses are buying from hand to mouth. Floe weather alone
will improve the business In the home warehouses. The trade
doing is far below an average. The accounts from America are any-
thing but favourable, and American merchants buy very spar.
they. There is an entire absence of specrlatiokotnd what is
bought Is for actual consumption. Prices were a sshaadde timer.

LACK AND IfOtilliZY.—florrnmaget, MAT 2.—T be lace
trade is still in a quiet state, though there are symptoms of an
improvement, particularly in the demand for plain and fancy
laces for India and the colonise. Tbereis rather more conadeitiai
In the Continental bonsai, some orders which had been cancelled
on account of the threatened war having been recently renewed.
There is no doubt the present One spring weather will shortly
canoe a revival in the house trade. There le rather a quieter
tone In most branches of the hosiery trade, baldness b
checked chiefly by the uncertainty of prices. Yarns areeZ
giving way, and many large houses are in consequence only buy-
ing and seffiug trout baud to mouth.—"Nottingbam Journal."

CORN.—IitaNMONAII, MAT 2 —At this day's market there
was a short supply of wheat, which was firmly held tor fully last
wears rates. Pereira slow. Barley manned. Oats, beam,
sod peas dd. to la. per quarter dearer.

BIEITOL. MAT 2.—On our market to-day there was a small
supply of goes* wheat, and which sold freely at 2is per qr.
advance. Less animation In foreign than last week, but values
were generally Is. to Ti. per or. higher. For barley a good de-
mand, at rather better prices. tats lirro, but without activity.
Make without alteration.

Dar Irkg, MAT 2.—We had a small wspply ot wiliest today,
and a pretty good demand at la per qr. more money, at which
dream most of the lotion offer were taken off. Barley may he
quoted nominally as last week And the same sa regards other
articles, with the exception doats, which breephe froze tete.
per qr. more money. Hest white wheat, 32a. Gd. toned& : beet
pod do., to 25a ditto new white. Pls. to 3te ed.: ether
sorts, 245. to 211 s. ; barley. 30a. to 47a ; beans, 21e. to 2411.: peas,
184. to Us. • vetches. 21$. to lie.: rye, 10a. to 18a. 64.
Lou,, 51a. to. 545. ; lest seconda, Me. to SC..
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Larrceorru, MAT 2.—At out °ore market this monde(
there was not snacks dkipusition to buy wheat, but prices must
nevertheless be quoted Is. per qr. higher for both Englith sod
foreign. Moor likewise was held for au advance of Gd. to La per
sack, but buyen being stocked fur the present, there was no de-
mand. Oats were Id. per CAD. and oatmeal ls per load, dearer.
Beans, both English and foreign, again Drought ls. per qr. more
money. Indian core vu also In ("Your of oslims...

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1\ ZWIICRT. MAT 2.—We had a short supply of wheat this day ;
fine parcels sold road* at la. to Es. more money, other kinds
malutained last week's prima Barley scarce, all kinds dull, at
rather lower ratan Oats and beans very Arm at termer quo-
tationa.

E 1.121301011, MAT I.—As compared with last week. wheat was
Is. 9d. up on top, and 3d. down on average Barley was same
on top, and 3d. down on average. Oats were rune on top, and
ID 3d. down on average. Beans were Is. up on and
Is. I Id. down on average. Wheat, 645. gd. to eau top, 3d. ; barn),
31s. to 435. ; oats, Va. to 94. ; beans, 33a. to 335.

CATTLE.—lintlimroll6M, MAT 2.—We received a shorter sup•
ply of beasts than on Thursday last, for which there was • good
demand, at fully late prices. Sheep was an Increase in the
number shown, the mutton trade ruling fair, at late raft
Lambe a moderate supply. Calves a large simply good calves
realised full prices ; inferior a shade lower. Pat pigs a good
sapply. Beef, 614. to 71d. per lb.; mutton, in wool, 71d. te
90- per lb.: ditto shorn, 61d. to 71d. per lb. ; lambs, Ma
to Ns. each ; veal, fid. to 6d. per lb. ; bacon porkers, Oa ed.
to fla per score ; porkers, as. Sd. to tre par mare.
BhtvToL, MAT t —We had • very large supply of beef after
the short markets of the pelt two weeks, and It included
• capital show of animals from Ireland. Trade rouse•
qUently wu not so lively and there wasa slight re-
duction on the recent high rites ; best descriptions, however,
still realised from 70s. to 73a, and semadary samples front 665.
to 665. per cwt. Middling things were very difficult to sell, and
they remained on hand till late in the day. We had • very large
supply of sheep, including a fair number of Irish, and they met
with • steady trade, nearly all on offer changing hands, at a
slight reduction on lost week's prices ; best waiters realising 9d.
per lb., and ewes and middling descriptions Is the wool:, 81d.;
Id. per lb. was given for sheep out of wool. The supply of lamb
is now increasing, bat the ndittioe in pries was only nominal,
sad rates remain very high. Thae wee a good supply of More
cattle. the consignments from Ireland being rather large, while
the efforts being made to get the market open for their sale
seem to have favoundAy influenced the trade, which am more
brisk than it has been of late. The supply of pigs was also
rather large, with a somewhat dull trade, at • redaction on Met
week's prices, both bacon pigs and porkers selling at from M al.
W is. score. The show of borne was very small, and
any trade was dame.

NMI, OWL MAT I.—We had rather a short supply of barb
to-day, the best quality selling from 3s. fld. to 9s. per Now, and
fur second quality trout Ba. 3d. to Bs. Od. was given. There was
• good show of sheep, for which there was a little better sale at
from Sd. to Sid. for those to the wool, and clipped sheep sold at
from did. to fid. per lb. The show of calves was • good one,
and they radioed from Tid. to Sid. pee lb. Portst pigs were
sold at from es. to Si. 3d., and [moon pigs fetched from sa Id.
toes.

IMISCIPAII, MAT I.—The number of cattle this wining
was bet being 93 head more than on this day winnight.
The depend was good. Top price, es 6d. ; current. 71. 9.1. to
Vs. 7d.: mlddllug and interior, 6a. 6d. to 7a 3d. per stone The
supply of sheep was 4,196, being 1,069 len than on this day
week. The demand was good. and het week's prices were
maintained. Aged and blacktaced Cheviot wethers,
current, bd. to 84d. clippedh4gs, 60. to 7d. : rough hoses. ad.
to Std. per lb. Fed pap fa. ed. to Cs. Id. par stone:
date eight weeks old do., 4s. .to 9s. a bead.