The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-10 00:00:00

MARKELS.

LEATHER.—A limited amount of business has been
transacted in the leather trade during the past week, but
on Tuesday at Leadenhall there was a moderate demand
for most descriptions of leather at late prices. The supply
of fresh goods was not large ; the articles most is rsest
were prime light English butts, English bellies, and liht
shaved hides.

coTroit-LlizaPooL, Ocr. 9.-Fair inquiry, but
prices still favouring buyers. Estimated Wes to-day,
12,000 bales, including 4,000 speculation and export. 4,000
American tici. to 91a.: 300 Pernam, 81d. to 98. ;
50 Ifaranimm, 81d. ; 200 Maceio and Bahia, 7d. to NA;
300 Rio, Bd. to 81d. ; 400 Egyptian, 51d. to 14},L ;
6,550 Surat, 41d. to 71d. ; Bengal, Scinde, Sid.
to 51d.; 200 Peru, 71d. to 81d. Fair Dhollrab sid. •
fair Oommwuttee, sad. ; fair Broach, 6d. ; fair Bengal;
41d. •, fair Egyptian, 10d. ; fair Perham, tied. ; middling
Boweds, 81d. ; middling Orisons. 818.
CORN.-Borrow, Ocr. 9.-We had a small supply of
wheat at our market to-day, the demand for all aorta via
active, at 3a. to 4s. advance. Spring corn was la. higher,
and few on offer. Wheat, red, 695. to 725.; white, 775. ;
beans, 475. to 50a. ; oats, 254. to 32a. ; peas, 38s. to 481.
per qr.

Gwoow, Ocr. 9.—Today the market was excited, and
we have to quote wheat Is. to 2s. per boll, and flour 2a. to
3s. per sack dearer on the week. All other articles also
higher, my barley and oats 6d. to L. per respective boll ;
oatmeal, 2s. per load ; beans, 6d. ; and peas and Indian
corn la. per 24401ba. as compared with last week's quota-
tions.

CATTLE.-13outtistx, Oct'. 9.—Our trade continues
very fiat for all eaeondary and inferior qualities. Mutton
made from 41. to Ls. 2d. • pork, Ja. 4d. to 4s. nd. per stone
of 81ba., sinking the offal.

COALS—LoIrooN, Ocr. 9.—Walls End Helton, 22.. ;
Walls End Hatton Lyons, 19s. 9d. ; Walls End Haw.
thorn, 19s. 3d. ; Walls End Rtured's Hatton, 20s. ;
Walls End Tnnstall, 19a. 9d. ; Walls End Hartlepool,
21s. ; Walls End East Hartlepool, 21s. 3d. ; Walls End
Original Hartlepool, 22a. ; Walls End Tees, 21s. 9.1.
Ships at market, 73 ; sold, 22.

IRONMASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETING. The
usual quarterly meetings of the ironmaaters of South
Staffordshire commenced yesterday at Wolverbamp.
ton. The attendance was meagre almost beyond
a parallel, and the character of the assembly was
much upon a par with it, affording • marked contrast
in many respects to the Wolverhampton meeting not
many years ago. At half-pest three o'clock there were
not half a dozen of the principal firms represented; and
there was the same paucity of attendance on the part of
the London, Liverpool, and other shipping houses. If
the amount of business done yesterday is to be
taken as • type of the condition of the trade
it could scarcely be worse, but although there is
• prospect of this being one of the dullest qua.
ter days ever experienced in South Staffordshire, it
is tolerably certain that matters will assume some-
what of • more cheerful aspect at the meeting in Sir-
mingham to day. No one expects anything else than that
home consumers will buy sparingly, and that it is getting
too late in the season for there to be any considerable re-
vival in the shipping trade. There is • large specification
out through the government, believed to be on account of
a foreign government ;it is chiefly for bar end angle ire*,
but it is scarcely probable that this will be executed is
South Staffordshire. It was reported yesterday that
there is a better demand for pig iron, but that is not
borne out by the statements of the principal men in this
branch of the trade, who have stocks which they will not
sell at present prices, and are meditating blowing oat
furnaces, With regard to finished iron generally the
demand is on the most moderate scale, and the more ur-
gently makers push sales the lees disposition is manifested
to buy.
Soon( smyrorr, Ocr. 9. —The Royal Mail Com-
pany's steamer Shannon, Captain Woolward, mailed this
afternoon with mails for Lisbon, St. Vincent, Femme-
buoo, Bahia, RiodeJaneiro, Monte Video, and Buenos Ayres.
She took out 165 passengers, and a full cargo, including
50,0001. in sovereigns, and 8,0001. in bar silver, for Rio
Janeiro on account of the Minister of Finance ; and for
various ports—sovereigns, 11,0001.: French gold coin,
151/. ; ditto jewellery, 5,33:11. ; English tewellery, 700/.
Socrr{AMPTON, OCT. 9.--The Aew York and
Bremen Steamship Company's steamer Atlantic, Captain
Boyer. sails to-night for New York direct, with a general
cargo and 1,000 peasouper,.
Yesterday the steamship Circassian, bound to
New York from Bremen, put in at Falmouth, her
machinery being damaged.