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

COMMERCIAL AND MARKET&

LIVERPOOL corroN MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
Om =aortic Lan nrrzassnosAL rainaarn.)
(raoM ova OWN COMIZSPONDIT.)
The market dull, and id. lower than yesterday. Wes
about 5,000 bales.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is quiet. Town tallow is quoted 45e. sd.
net cash ; Petersburg Y. C. on the spot, 475. ; Nay le
June, 46e. 6d. to 465. 9d. ; June, 4Ce. 9d. to 475. ; 00-
tober to December. Os. 3d. to 48a. 6d.
Meruirr AVILIWZIIB.—Town tallow, 475. 9d. ; fat by
ditto, 2s. 4}ti. ; yellow Russia, 48s. 61. ; melted stclr.
36e. ; rough ditto, 19s. 641. ; grieves, 53a. ; good amp, Is.

COVENT GARDEN.-(THIS DAY.)
This market is now furnished with both French and
broad beans, and a good supply of asparagus. Grapes an
plentiful, and reduced in price, but the Milner of As
weather has affected the supply of strawberries, which are,
in consequence, worth rather better prices than they
fetched last week. Dessert pears are still confined to bake
Benrre. Apples consist of nonpareil and court ponds plat.
Of pineapples there is a fair supply. Salads continuos to
arrive in good condition. Green peas are more ploatdsl.
as are also encumbers. Flowers elicit), consist of SlM-
ziaa, orchids, heaths, Chinese primulsa, cinerariaa, camel-
lias, pelargoniums, azaleas, stocks, mignonette, and rows.

. ..
About 13,0001. in bar gold was sent into the
Bank yesterday. Owing to the rise in the rate of
discount, there is at the moment no inquiry fur
bullion for exportation to the Continent.
The steamer Fairy Vision, from Lisbon, has
brought 14,0001. in specie.
There being no demand for China, the Mexican
dollars by the last packet were sold yesterday for
transmission to Holland at 54. per ounce, showing
a decline of id.
In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon the
chief feature was a further enormous rise in the
rates on Austria and Italy, which, indeed, were
almost nominal, owing to the fear of war, and to the
financialembarrassmente of those governments. The
exchange has likewise moved against Russia. As
regards other places there was no particular change,
the rise in the value of money here having as yet
failed to give any impulse to the rates. The usual
list is subjoined :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.19 to /; ditto, 3 days, 11.15/ to
16 ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.19 to 1 ; Antwerp, 3 months,
25.45 to 471 ; Hamburg, ma. bane*, 3 months, 13.9 to 1 ;
Paris 3 days, 2:).121 to 20; ditto, 3 months, 25.371 to 421;
Frankfort-on-the-Maine, 3 months, 119 i to / ; Peters-
burg per rouble, 3 months, 271 to 1 ; Vienna, eff. fib., 3
months, 12.30 to 40; Trieste, ditto, 3 mouths, 12.30 to 40;
Madrid, 3 months, 461 to 7 ; Cadiz, 3 months, 471 to 1 ;
Leghorn, 3 mouths, 28.50 to 29 ; Genus, 3 months,
28.50 to 29 ; Milan, 3 months, 28.50 to T.) ; Naples,
months, 28.30 to 29 ; Palermo, 3 months, 28.50 to
29 ; Messina, 3 months, 28.50 to 29 ; Lisbon, 90 days,
51i to a; Oporto, 90 days, 51i to if .
he Bank of France return shows this week an
increase of 368,0001. in the coin and bullion, and of
1,264,0001. in the bills discounted.
The monthly statement of Messrs. Guion and
Co., of Liverpool of the shipment from that
port to the United States shows a very consider-
able reduction during April from the preceding
months. This is not surprising, considering the
excessive activity of our exports for some time
past. Of our own manufactures, including cottons,
woollens, worsteds, linens, hosiery, carpeting, &c.,
there were shipped to New York in January, 25,257
packages; February, 17,980; March, 14,614; April,
9,055 packages ; and of foreign manufactures, which
are forwarded to Liverpool for transhipment, con-
sisting of silks, cottons, laces, &c., there were shipped
to New York, in January, 10,259 packages ;
February, 6,560 ; March, 10,907 ; April, 3,914
packages. To the other United States ports,
which are of less importance, there is a similar
decline. We may thus expect that henceforth our
exports will fall back to the more natural supply
which existed before 1861. Thus far the doubt
which was attempted to be raised some months ago,
as to our receiving the equivalent in settlement
from the United States, has had no foundation in
fact. On the contrary, a considerable amount of
American securities has been returned lately as a
remittance to settle the balance of trade, else we
should very probably have been obliged to make
shipments of gold.
At a meeting yesterday of the Northern Railway
Company of Buenos Ayres, it was resolved to ad-
journ till the 17th init., after a long and fruitless
discussion with reference to the proposal that the Ma. J. S. Max.—The numerous friends of the
directors should resign in favour of other gentle- member for Westminster will be glad to hear that his 41-
men to be appointed at the above-mentioned meet- ness hal been nothing more than an attack of influenza,
' which has confined him in bed for two days and to his
ilt is notified that the directors of the Imperial
house stilL lie may be expected to resume his parliament-
Land Company of Marseilles (Limited) have made duties on Monday.
„,
a call of 51. per share, payable in two instalments ary
IHa SHORT Maw's COICTRIVANCE.—A foram
&mend named Grimed de la Reyniere, was
of 21. 10s. per share on the 24th inst. and 24th July
us
respectively. in his character, if only by dint of bis hair, which wee
A call of I/. is to be paid on the shares (now 31. curled and puffed to • breadth and height that rendered
paid) of the Nerbudda Coal and Iron Company the putting on of his hat an impossibility. A short onua
(Limited) by the 18th of June. who occupied the seat behind him at the opera, finding the
The Caledonian Railway traffic return show this view completely obstructed, contrived little by. little to
perforate a seeing place through the mass with his fingers.
week an increase of 2,1081. over last year. Grimm' de la Royal:ere never stirred during the operation
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer or the performance, but when the piece terminated, be
Simla, with the London mails of March 10, left drew a comb from his pocket, and calmly presented it to
Point de Galle April 5, en route to Calcutta. The the gentleman, with these words:—" Monsieur, I bare
Rangoon steamer, with the English mails for permitted you to see the ballet at your Cale, not to inter-
fere with your amusement : it is now your turn not to ITS-
China, also left Point de Galle on April 5. ter:ere with mine : lam going to a supper party ; yen
FRIDAY Rviurnia. must see that I cannot appear there with my hair in its
Console, which closed yesterday at 86ft to /
ilitre;oertstia7te,oaer d
tyLunwoiell have the goodneesswontob,rrec
fuiraiternative was laughingly accepted, and they
for next Wednesday's settlement, opened this
morning at 86, and closed at 86i to I, Which parted friends.—prnire, magazine for May.
was also the price for money. or the June TRAFFIC RECEIPTEL—The traffic receipts of rail-
settlement the final quotation was 87 to 4. The ~,,, . ~, the united Kingdom, amounted for the weak
official business report is as follows :—Three per anl/4 the 28th1 of April, on 12,343 miles, to
Cent. Consols, for money, 861, 4, 4 • ditto, for t 698, ~ and for the corresponding week of 1866 en
account, 86i, 4, a • Three per Cents. Reduced, 85, 12,075 miles, to 664,5651., showing an increase et
A, 44 ; New Three per Cents.,
Stock, 2424, 4,• India Stock, 212 ; ditto Five on 8,873 miles, to 579,9711., and for the 851' 41 ; Bank rnBthemilfeeillOvringandl4 read wa34;s°6°LamonnteTdhsinggr —as"
per Cent., 1051, 4 ; ditto Five per Cent. " enfaoed" week of 1685, on 8,648 miles, to 554,8131., showing en
rupee paper, 1014 • ditto Four per Cent. Deben- increase of 227 miles, and an increase of 25,1581. The in-
tures, 1001 ; ditto Ronde, 20e., 16e. prem. mese on the Caledonian amounted to 2,1081. ;ea the Geese
The India Five per Cent. stock Northern, to 1,0241.; on the Great Southern and Western,
was firm. Excise . to 1931. ; on the Great Western, to 4931.; en the Lea-
guer Bills were quoted the same as yesterday—the inshire sad Yorkshire to 6,134 i. ,on te London
saa
March fls. to 4s. die., and the June Se. dis. to par. North Western,
to 'L7864. on ti. mancherser,
The foreign stock market opened with a firmer field, and Lincolnshire, to '2,8681.; on the • te
appearance this morning, and improved in some 4,4891 on the North British, to 1,6801. ; sad ea
cases the
form most noticeable notißcooanbdlse
of 1861,
whichbeig were 061-
t.a...__,,1 North
this Eastern,
be t° Lagoa kitgi, 32urs37616"mBect
on the Great Eastern, 2,5751. en. the Emden
dally marked as high as 444, being about 14 Per and Brighton, 3,7791. at the Loudon and Beath
cent better than yesterday. Upon the receipt, Western, end 125/. as the Bon* Eastern, together 7,11 X.,
however, of lower prices from Paris and the leaving the Menses as above 25,111131. The goods and mine-
seal
imtiopnrovoef
meant vafeeety
leeoft,adenvedrse
arumseoriursous,
iathe_c_:=otrafac on those
.lie:_ aniounted.orto , 330,nefg,
~ sad f,7
andwit thealin almost general
qgeunoetaraltionsfallof occurred- Compared
Brazilian "Iniet,,,,7' Inwun'",,f 67dnading71:69weeThe'421k ofTs
ssaiest gul'lB6sl7"Wreoef 37p4.4'32881510::::bakatia
(including the scrip) and Egyptian bonds show a amounted, on 3,470 mile', to 118,6541., and for the ear-
reduction ranging fro Ito 3 per cent. ; Russian, Irlannhair !ma of 14.0q5a!,, on 3:402.9 mile., ki'nl*k.7s2ll-re•-
to li ; and 1N ew Grenadian, 4 to 1. Spanish showing Thea
total oreLlLidiortirini,:ret-
atowShaen
in-
}New Deferred" and Venezuelan of 186 c a4a.° creased 11,9911. OA 001111;11iOd with those of the preceding
declined 2 per cent. ; Spanish Passive and Gerun- weak, Mang the 21st of Asa. .

PBUIT.
Peaches, per dor-, 00a
Pears, kitchen, p. dcw.., 4it t4llll
dessert, do ,4*to 15
Phis-apples. per lb., r~ to Ib
Strawberries, p. on., Is to Isid
Walnuts, per bash., 141 to Illa

Apples. per sere, is to 5.1
Grapes, per 104 to 20s
Lemons, per 10
0, Be to 10s
Nuts, Cob, per 100th , 160 s
Filberts, per lb ,9dto is
Chestnuts, per hush., b. to lte
Oranges, per 100, Os to lb

VEGI

Artichokes, per doz., 4a to es
Asparagus, p. bundle, Hs to 10s
Beaus, Kidney, p. 100, Is
Beet, per doz., is to 3s
Broccoli, p. bundle, is to teed
Cabbages, per dor , ls to 2s
Carrots, per hunch, ad to ed
du. French, du., is to 3s Gd
Cauliflowers, p ,luz., 3 to Gs
Celery, per bundle, 2s to toed
Cucurnhers, each, BM to Is 6d
Endive. per score, le to is Sd
Garlic and Shallots, per lb., Is
Herbs, per bunch,
Horse Riklial.p. Isind,2sOdto
Leeks, per bunch, 34
Lettuces, per doz., Is to Is 6d
Mint, per bunch, 6d to bd

'ABLER.
Mushrooms. p pott. is 6d So lo
linstani & Cress, p. Penn, ad
Onions, p bush., 36 to Is
pickling, p. qt., 6d to 2s
Panley, per skit, is to So
Parent's, per dos., Is to 27
Peas, per qt, be to 105
Potatoes, York Regents., p. Ms.
'Vol to 905
Rod's do , 65s to 66s
Flakes, tool, to Ms
do Kidneys, es to lb
per uwt
Radishes, p. 12 bon., id to Is
Rhubarb, per bundle, 4d t 0,611
Sea Kale, p 24 to its
Spinach, per h ts to Ss
Turnips, per bunch, 4d W 64

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade firm at last days
prices. Prime meadow hay, from 100 s. to 110 s. ; inferior
ditto, 80s. to 9•ie. ; rowen, 60s. to HOL ; clover, old, 1295.
to 1335. ; seoond cut, 00s. to 120 s. ; straw. 38s. to 44..

PROVINCIAL SITARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, MAX 4.—Great Eastern. 3911—Great Western, MI
—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 61 11, —South Eastern,
73 3i 3—Butfalo and Lake Huron, 44 9-16—Great Western ot
Canada. I. 7.l6—Erie, isi—Eive-Twentim. tie} —Great Lulea-
bourk. 131— Alliance Bauk, 3 d.—lieraiintile and Etclaunge Bank,
a 7 L.-1613 d.—North Western, 24 p—Allaon Marine, 11 d.—Lan-
cashire Insurance, 13-16 p —Union Marine, I d.- - African Mar-
chants Company, p —Leeds and Liverpool Canal, 442—Nallosit
Steam Company, 64 i 8 d.—Waal India and Pacific Steam Geta-
way. 4 34 d.
ALatteitit,rint, MAT —Market quiet, and prices ueneraMy
lower. Alliance Bank ,3i al.—Buffalo and Lake Huron,
4 0-16 ern federate Loan, 81—Conaulidatod l'a'ck (Limited!, 4 p
-Erie.. 49) 9 ef ivBl 4 81 B—Great Eastern, 291 1 1 4—Greag
Luxembourg. 131—Great Northern A, 1364 6—G Trunk
of Canada, 2144 4 I—Great Western, 561 6 611 4541-1111nda.
771 6—Lan Insurance 13-16 p.—lancaahire and Yorkkire.
12u1 } 4—London and Caledonian Manse Insurance :Limitatll.,
14 d.—London and North Western, 12u 191 ll—Manchester,
Sheffield, and Llnuoln, 811 I—Metropnlltan, 131/ I—Midland,
12.24 —Ditto Ll 3 Mares, p —North British, 56—North
Pastern "Berwicks," 100—Overend, Ourvolo, and Co (limited),
1 14 d —South Eastern, 73 24 4 4—Thames and MOW
Marine Insurance (limited , 6 7.16 4p. United Mates LID
Years Bonds, one—Turkish ilre per Ceuta.. 3oi—liouth Austslan,
13 7-1 G 3-16 cunt. dlr. • Manchester Carriage Company, - •
Credit Foncier, 11-16 d.- -Furness t per cent., IV,
BIRMINGHAM, MAY 4.—The sales to-day were—ln
haul Banking Company's sham, at 1114; Birmingham Jolt=
Banks, at 351 ; Lloyd's Bank diaim, at 104 pm. ; Birmingham
Financial, at pm ; Birmingham and ntatinntstilre Gal, g6th
share., at 04: Metropolitan Warm, second issue, at 4 dia.;
ditto. a-hint liaise, at 4 dia. ; British and Foreign Railway ?Mai,
third issue, at 6 dia.; and Owen's talent Wheel Company,ll
par. Closing prices: London and North Western stock, IVA to
1204 ; and Midland Wagon, 971 to 88 per share
Ut MAN, MAT 3.—Three per Cent. remota, 831—New Thrall tier
Cent. Stock, 644 to for account. Igh May, tS4i - Bank ot
Ireland glue paid , 225—National Bank ,g3Opalal , 741-11001
Bank aisle paid. at-, 33 Dublin and Belfast. Junction :gACIA
paid , 71—Dublin and Kingstown ...12100 paid'. 191/--Dublin.
Wicklow, and Wexford glue in—Great Southern ant
Western ,100 pald„ 92—Midland Great Western (glOO paid), gli.