The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-28 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

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Artichokes, per dos , as to ea
Asparaints, p. bundle, 6s to 10a
Beans, Kidney, p.lOO, la
Beet, per doz., bs to 3s
Broccoli, p. bundle, la to la 6d
Cabbages, per doz., is to Is
Carrots, per bunch, 44 to dd
do. French, do., 2s to da 6d
Cauliflowers, p. doz., 2s to 6$
Celery, per bundle, to ts 6d
Cucumbers, each, 64 to 2s
Endive, per sco,e, Is to Is 6d
Garlic and Shallots, per lb., la
Herbs, per bur ch, Gel
Horse Radish, p. bond, Sta6d to 4a
Leeks, per bunch, 3d
Lettuces. per doz., la to Is 6.1
Mint, per bunch, Is to

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RAILWAY RECEIPTS.

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LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
(BY ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH.)
(PROM OUR OWN CORREBPONDENT.)
The market continues dull and depressed. Sales about
6,000 bales.

SMITHFIELD HAY.-(THIS DAY.)
Meurs. Pattenden and Smith report trade at the following
prices:—Prime meadow hay, from 100 s. to 110 s. ; inferior
ditto, 80s. to 951. ; rowen, 00.. to 80s. ; clover, old, 120 s.
to hide. ; second cut, 90s. to 120 s. ; straw, 88s. to 442.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is steady, at the following prices :—Town
tallow 455. 3d., net cash ; Petersburg Y. C., on the spot,
475. 341. ; April to June, 475. to 475. 341. ; June, 475. 3d.
to 475. 6d. ' • October to December, 48s. 6d.
MARKET AVILBAGES.—Town tallow, 475. 9d. • fat by
ditto, 2s. 40. ; yellow Russia, 465. ; melted stuff,
365. ; rough ditto, 20s. ; greases, 2ths. ; good dregs, 6e.

COVENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.)
Foreignimports continue heavy, and include both French
and broad beans. Grapes and strawberries are plentiful and
reduced in price. Dessert pears are confined tog Easter
Beurre. Apples consist of nonpr re and court penilu plat.
Of pineapples there is a fair supply. Salads continue to
arrive in good condition. Green peas are more plentiful,
as are also cucumbers. Flowers chiefly consist of dent-
zias, orchids, heaths, Chinese primulas, cinerarias, camel-
lias, pelargoniums, azaleas, forced bulbs, and roses.
FRUIT.
Apples, per 7, sieve, Is to 5s
Grapes, per lb., 10s to 208
Lemons, per 100, Ms to 108
Nuts, col., per 1004 h., 16011
Filberts, per lb., 9d to is
Chestnuts, per bush., tie to its
Oranges, per 100, Os to 12a

Peaches, per doz., ens.
Pears, kitchen, p. doz , is to is
dessert, do ,48 to 12s
Pine-app`es, per lb., to 11s
Strawberries, p. oz., Is to Is lid
Walnt..s, per bush., Its to 1D is

Mushrooms, p. pott. Is Gd to 24
Mustard & Cress, p. punu., 2d
p. bush., as to Ss
pickling, p. qt.. Od to Is
Parsley, per sieve, 2a to as
Parsnips, per doz., Is to 21
Peas, per qt.. Os to 10s a

Potatoes, York Regents, p. tcn,
754 to 90s
Rocks, do., 65a to 66s
Flukes, 100 s to 120 s
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do. Kidneys, kW to 12s
per cwt.
Radishes, p. 12 bun., &I to Is
Rhubarb, per bundle,4d to la
Sea Kale, p. punn , 2s to 3a
Spinach, per bush., 4$ to 5a
Turnips, per bunch, 4d to Od

The following are the receipts of railways for the
past week :

. -
Miles open. Receipts.
NARS.. _..... —A.
e— --,. ..- --,.
• 1866 1 1865 1666 1865
Bahia and San Francisco ' 791 76f 297' 726
Belfast and Northern Counties 961 1986; 2316
Belfast and County Down
Belgian Eastern Junction
Llyth and Tyne
Bombay. Baroda, and Central India 306 1651 . 9009 5641
Bristol and Exeter l2ll . 1211 1 7067. 6911
Caledonian
Cambrian l3O 1 121 1 2140. 2061
Charing Crtu
Cork and Bandon -
20
1 467
413
Cork, libukrock, and Passage
Coniwall
Deeskle
Detroit and lillwaukie lB9 lB9 6065. 6101
Dublin and Belfast Junction
Dublin and Drogheda
Dublin and Meath 35 : 35 • 26: 242
Dublin and Wicklow, and Wexford lO6 - 911 2741- 2798
Dutch Rhenish
East Indian 1129 11 43727 30094
Eastern Bengal
Funiess
Glasgow and South Western
Grand Trunk of Canada
Great
Central of Belgium
,1
Great Eastern including Blackwall. 7271 ' 668 - 36833 34313
Great Indian Peninsula
Great Luxembourg
Great Northern
Grert Northern and West. of Ireland 831 - 713 754, 723
Great North of Scotland 5B , 58 .1 16481 1694
Great South. and West...lreland,
Great Southern of India
Great Western
Great Western of Canada
Irish North Western 145 145 0 1992
Irish South Eastern
Kent shalt
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Limerick and Ennis 241 24f : 224 198
Limerick and Solves26l 20/ 121 117
Lkuielly 46 752
London and North Western
London and South Western
London, Brighton, and S. Coast
!. 1 20151 25074
London, Chatham, and Dover
Do. Nletropolitan Extension l2 ' 111 I 24' 2410
London, Tilbury, and Southend . - 421 421
Manchester, Shelf., and Lincolnshire 246 : 246 1 17083
Manchester. S.June. k Altrincham. -9/ , 9: • I 1493 1574
31aryport and Carlisle 2B i 28 1 1466 1206
Metropolitan
Midland
Midland Great Western of Ireland
N. British A. Edinburgh et Dundee
Northern of Canada 94 94 ' 22411 2443
Northern of France • 728 728 625171 57827
North Eastern 12071 .11601 67649 63122
North London ! 11 , 9 4601 3610
North Staffordshire
Norwegian Trunk 1 444811
44 894 935
Ottoman
Recife et. St. Francisco -,Pernambuco; 771 741 18451 inato
Rhymney — 1276! 1:409
Scinde ' 106 105 14641 2084
Scottish Central ll3 113
Scottish North Eastern
Somerset and Dorset 66 66 1155 1031
S. Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian 1798 1 1529 54237 MIM{
South Devon
• South Eastern 306 1306 227 23708
• Taft Vale
Ulster 164 105} 2744 3108
. Vale of Clwyd lO r 10 , 149 171
Vale of Neath 431 433
Victoria Government Railways 251 251 i 1474 11591
Waterford and Kilkenny SI 31 345 • 436
Waterford and Limerick 77 I77!I 1 1204
r Welland 25 25 I. 115•2 151

1284)1 1.
I 102.

DOWNING-STREET, APRIL 26.—The Queen has
been pleased to appoint C►ptain Amelius Beauclerk Fyers,
R.E., to be Surveyor-General for the Island of Ceylon—
Gazette.
An American paper says that the queen bee will
lay 200 eggs daily for 50 or 60 days. A single queen bee
has been known to produce 100,000 bees in a season.