The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-15 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
(BY ZLICTRIO AND INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH.)
(PROW OUR OWN CO/DTAPONDENT4
The market rather firmer in consequence of news per
Atlantic cable. Salem about 15,000 bales.

TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)
The market is steady at the following prices:—Town
tallow, 455. 3d. net ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 455.,
old ; ditto new, 45*. ; September. 4.15. 3d. ; October to
December, 434. Gd. ; December, 46e. 3d.
Mmuirr AVIKAGES.—Town tallow, 48s. 9d. ; fat by
ditto, 2a. ; yellow Russia, melted stuff,
345. kid. ; rough ditto, 19s. Gil.; groaves, ; go,l
dregs, Gs.

COVENT GARDEN —(TH IS DAY. )
Notwithstanding the very hot weather which we have
experienced, supplies of moat things have been well kept
up. Kent cob nuts, of which there is a large supply tifls
season, are coming in very plentifully. Apples and other
hardy fruit, with the exception of plums, are sufficient for
the demand. Pine-apples and hothouse grapes are also
plentiful. Vegetables continue abundant. Flowers chiefly
consist of orchids, asters, calceolarias, pelargoniums,
fuchsias, balsams, cockscombs. mignonette, and ruses.
lOWIT.
Currants. per sieve, as to CA huts, Kent Cobs, per 100 Ih=.,
Fidos., 16 to 2s 3:st to4os
Grapes, per lb, 2s. to as Ormgel, per 100, 1225 to 20s
Lenwus, per 100, Ss to 115 Peaclo per dose,V. as
Melons, each, Ss to fla :•ine Aeplcs, per lb., 96 to 5s
Nectarines, p. doz.. is to Ss

V FA I

Artichokes, per doz., Its to as
Beans, Kidney, P. sve.,2sto3sed
Beet, per doz., Ez to 3s
t•ahlstges, per doe., Is to Ys
Carrots, French, Per
bunch. is
46
Caullflowerz, p. doz., 2* to 61
Celery, pr bundle, ocl to Is 6d
Cucumbers, each, ad to od
Endive, per doz., Is ad to 3s
Garlic and Shallots, per lb., Iod
Herbs, per bunch, tod
Horse Radish, P. bund,2s6d to as
Leeks, per touch. 3d
Lettuces, per score. Is to Is (Id
hint. per Mtucb, 3d to 4d

AURA.
Mnqhronmx, p. p0tt.,156,1 to CS
Mn'tsint k reek.", P. porn., 3,1
On:on", p. ttoz Inn., 31 to 64
Prentey. per t 11 t,4 to 2s
Yeas, pet qt. ikt ls
In•t 161 611 to 74
Potatoes, York Regent", p. too,

70s to Wm
Rocks, do., iifis tw les
lOra to lira
do. Kidneys, Its to las
pct. cut.
Radinhcs, p. 14 &l to Is
spinach, per hush., is to
Turnips, per hunch, 7d W &I

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade firm at the fol-
lowing prices:—Prime new clover, from 90s. to 100 e. ;
inferior, 60e. to 80s. ; prime new hay, from 755. to B.ls. ;
inferior ditto, from 406. to Os.

A Prussian writer calculatca the future effective
military forces of the Northern Confederation at 1,116,000
men, of whom 650,000 would be troops of the line.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC Rite6irrs.—The traffic re-
ceipts of railways in the United Kingdom mounted for
the week ending the Bth of September, on a 1,624 miles
to 760,426/., and for the corresponding week of last year,
on 12,408 miles, to 754,7487., showing an increase of
216 miles, and of 5,6811. The gross rezeipts on the fol-
lowing fourteen railways amounted, in the aggregate,
on 9,110 miles to 637,5161., and for the correspond-
ing week of 1865 on 8,959 miles, to 634,:ew, ;
showing an increase of 159 miles, and of 3,16:i/. The
increase on the Caledonian amounted to WV. ; on
the Great Western to 2,0177.: oe the Lancashire and
Yorkshire to 2,659/. ; on the London and North
Western to 2,1031.; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
oolnahire to 3616 ;on •the Midland to 2081.; on the
North British to 1.51f31. ; on the North-Pastern to 64W.
—total, 10,E34/. But from this murt be deducted 1,7451.
I the decrease on Great Eastern, 1,556/. on the Great
Northern, 146/. on the Great Southern and Western, 346/.
on the London and Brighton, 1,9381. on the London
and South Western, and. 1,536/. on the South Eastern,
leaving the increases' above, 3,163/. The geodsand mineral
traffic on those lines amounted to 315,8171., and for the
corresponding week of 1865 to 305,8441., allowing an in-
crease of 9,973/. 'the reeelptefor passengers, parcels, kc.,
amounted to 321,6991. against 328,5071., sheering a de-
mam of 6,8061. The traffic receipts on 52 other lines
amounted, on 3,514 miles, to 122,910/., and for the cor-
responding week of last year. on 3,449 miles, to 120,3941.,
showing an increase of 65 miles and of 2,51 G/. The total
reeetpts of the'past week show a decrease of 15,e651. as
compared with those of the preceding week ending the
pat inst.