The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-10 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL COTrON MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
RLRCTRIC AND INTIRNATIONAL TZLZGRAPIL)
(FROM OUR OWII antaterwmiarr.)
The market dull and depressed. Sales foot up that
6,000 bales.

MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) •
BUGAR. —The market continues very quiet, the odes ere
confined to small parcels of strong refining cusalition at
British West India at 294. to 31.. 6d. Refined is quid"
but steady.
Coresg. —Jamaica has been sold on rather easier fewest
Food ordinary, 644. 6d. to 684. 6d.;fine fine ordinary, 7lts. to
I 6s. 61.; middling and good middling, 84N. to lige.
Cocoa.—The public sales, consisting of 2,200 begs, want
off irregul.irly, and generally at lower prices. Trinidad,
middling to good red, 754. to 904.; tine and superior,
9U. 61. to leis.; other West India, 61a. to 694. eczema,
90s. . . .

TEA.-77,& market remains quiet.
Rug. —l2O pm.cheons of Demerara sold at la. 6d. to
Is. 60., and a small parcel of Berbice at Is. 41.
RICE.—,:,INIO bags of fine Necranzie sold for cash at
10s. 3d.
SAGO hae sold at steady prices ; large, 17s. 6d. tqlBs. ad.;
medium, 1.-Is. to 18s. tid. ; small, 19s. ; and tour, fine
Borneo, at Dm.
Anitowtio...r has sold at moderate prices ; St. Vincent's,
21d. to MI
SPICE..., --Pepper Black has sold to a moderate extent
at about the late advance ; Penang, 30. ; Tellietterry,
4d. to 410. ; white sold at very Finn prnson,
741. to ; other spices without material change,
except &moil ginger, which is Is. to is. 5.1. lower;
Pimento, ordinary to middling, 411. to 4d. ; cloves,
Zanzibar, 3.1. t. did. ; nutmeg, small, Is. 31. to Is. 4d. •
mace, good remuig, 2s. 111 to 3s. ; ginger, Bengal, 300.
to 31s.
FRUIT.--l'urrautt have been sold on rather easier terms.
Other kinds or fruit without change, but no sales of isn-

portance have been made.
1246w...—The public sales have gone off with increased
heaviness ; holders in consequence have withdrawn largely.
The sale will conclude to-day.
(Aicut NEM. has sold at • reduction to ld. to 241. per lb.
Tenerife silver, 3s. Id. to 3s. 4d.; black. WI. 3d. to 311.111;
Honduras black, to 4s. 6d. ; Mexican silver, 3s. 3d.;
black, 3s. 4d. to :Ss. Gil.
SALTPEZEI:. —450 bags mold, at 245. short prompt for
refraction 4f .;
eorroN continues dull of sale. Prices for parcels to
arrive show further decline of id. per lb.
JUTE L dui: of sale.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The ro.alta is steady. Town tallow is quoted 455. 3d.;
Petersburg Y. C., on the spot, 4ss. 91. ; June, 475. ;
October to a ceinber, 4Se. tM.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.) - .

There arc a few more beasts than on Thursday !sat,
and the demand is smaller ; prices, conacquently. are
lower. W, aro well supplied with i e .p and lambs ; trade
is very dull for them, and a clearance tannot he effected
notwithstanding a disposition to take rather below our
quotations. goal calves are still scarce and dear. Our
foreign supply con.lists of 270 beasts, 1,790 sheep, 7 calves,
and 13.5 pigr.
Per etone ~f 'Do s rt. a. d. I Per stone of 51re s. d. td.
Best Scots. lie-efds. 4 lo 5 2 best DneitHflaistils 6 6 6 8
best Shorthorns 4 a 6 0 best Leng•woola.... 00 0 0
Second quJI Leads 3 0 4 0 Do. do Shorn..... 5 0 6
Calves 5 0 0{ Ewes& second qua 0 0 0 0
3 4 6 0 Do. 110. Shorn.... 4 2 6 0
best Ms& 11!f 0 0 0 0 [null's
$
Boasts at uot7ket, 074 ; sheep and lambs, 7.560 ; calves, 10 ;
pigs, 150.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. James Easton reports trade firm at last day's
prices. Prime meadow hay, from 10IM. to 110 a. ; inferior
ditto, SO.. to Wm. ; rowen, 60+. to SOM. ; clover, old, 1201.
to 1255. ; second cut, 20s. to 120 s. ; straw. Ms. to 445.