The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-04 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS

MARK-LANE.-(11118 DAY.)
Only moderate supplies of English wheat were on sale
this morning, but the quality of the produce was excel-
lent. The trade on the whole ruled firm, at the recent
improvement in value.
There was a good chow of foreign wheat on the stands.
in which the transactions were on a moderate scale, at
late rates.

Floating cargoes of wheat were rather deerer. Most
other descriptions of produce afloat were steady in. value.
With foreign barley the market was well supplied, but
scantily with home-grown produce. Most kinds were in
fair request, at full prices.
Malt moved off slowly on former terms.
There was an improved demand for oats, at steadier
rates.

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Beane were firm, on former terms.
Peas changed hands quietly, but at full prices.
Flour commanded more attention, at previous quota-
tions.

Liureed and rape.eed sold slowly. Agricultural seeds
met a lair bale. Cakes were dull.
ARRIVALS OP GRAIN, are., INTO LONDON DT WATER
CARRIAGE FRAY At OUST 31 TO SEPT. 3, DOTE IN-
CLUSIVE

Wheat.. Barki.,
mum,* Seotehi BO I ...
Forvign

Malt.
gni.
WO

Total

alto i asno !
Maize, ie,gl

Os Mous.
qrs. I bake. Issas.

sii-o-so I 2iiio I loyo

MO I 540j0 l4Nuo 2000
ro

LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY IILLEORA111.)
Comm.—The market Finn. Soden about 10,000 bales.

COB.N.—The market fairly attended. Wheat in mode-
rate consumptive business at last Tuesday's rates, and in
some few cases rather less has been taken. Flour quiet
at former prices. Beans, peas, oats, and oatmeal favour
buyers. Indian corn in fair request ut the recent advance;
mixed, 375.

WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.--(THIS DAY.)
(wr Txusoaarit.)
(Thou ooh OWN CONAWNONDENT.)
Fine white wheat in request, at late rater; other sorts
le. cheaper. Barley the turn lower. Other articles
unaltered.

CORK BUTTER MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Om Vela:mum.)
(Flog ova owx cosszaromnrr.)
Ordinary, 124 s , 1218., 1145., 1118., 998., 798. ; 1,380
firkins. 13311 cn cd, 1238., 1235., 117 s. ; 130 firkins.

MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
Srosrt.—The market is less active but prices are
steadily maintained. Nevis sold at 335. ; St. Lucia and
St. Kitt's, 295. to 33a. ; grainy St. Vincent, 31s. 63. to
335. Relined is also in km demand at the previous value.
COFTEE.—The public Wes of salonial descriptions con-
tinue to go off with spirit at the full valuations. Plants-
ton Ceylon good to fine ordinary, 61s. 6d. to 675. ; low
middling and good middling colory, 68s. to 78s. ; bold,
809. 6d. to 83s. dd. :Native Ceylon real good ordinary, 465.
Bd. to 479..; other F.ast India oolory, 619. 6d. to 73e.
New maim. are in the market and a fair amount
of business him been transacted at In. 9d. to 2a. sd. for
Kaisow, and at ls. Ild. ti 2a. M. for Paklia.

Ilust.:-100 puncheons Jamaica sold at 2s. 10d. to 34.;
MO puncheons Demerara, at Is. Bld., and 2.0 puncheons
Cuba, Is. 70.

Rw:w.—l'lle market remain• quiet.
In:um—There is only a moderate business doing in
new Valencias at the recent decline.

Setrritrar.—A parcel of Bengal t‘old at 18e. for refrac-
tion 3.

Cocantaus—Business is doing at full prioes.
COTTON.—There is only a moderate inquiry at prices in
buyers favour.
Jcvs..—The sales are confined to 600 hales on the spot
at 18/., and 1,000 bales, for arrival, at 17/. to 181.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is firm. Town tallow, Om 3d. ; Peters-
burg Y.C., on the spot, old, 445. 9d. ; new, 46e. 3d. ;
October to December, 45e. 3d. to 61. , December, 43e. 9,1.

HIDE MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
I,rxrwrstAu..- Ilides.-561bs. to 641 S. 31d. to 31d.;
&ill*. to 7211:0., 31d. to 3141.; 721bs. to 60Ibs. 3. to 4d.;
fiOlbs. to 881bs., 4d. to 41d. ; 88Ibs. to 861ba., 4}d. to 41g.
Hot.° hides, 91.• to 104. j cult skins, light, to 4s. ;
lull, 7s. 6d.

binemoNoere.—Slgeop skins.—Lambs 21. 9d. to Se. 81.;
shearhoge, 2s. 2d. to 51. 81.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)
Pattenden and Smith report trade dull. The
supply of choice samples is extremely limited, and such
will probably be the case throughout the season.

COAL MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Walls End Holton, 19s. ; Walls End Haswell, 19s. ;
Walls End Toes, las. 3d. ; Walls End Eden Main, 17s. ;
Walls End Hosforth, 160. 6d. ; Walls End Hutton
Lyons, 16m. 3d.; Walla End Framwellgate, 165.; Now
Belmont, 16s. 6d. ; Pittington, Itia. Bd. ;
Hartley,
15s. 6d.;Tantield Moor Butes, las. 64.; Wait lsa. 9d. ;
Hubtings' ditto, 15s. 9d.- -Skips at market, 43; at sea, 20.

A Wivrezitint ComeriTtrimey.—ln one Wilt-
ghee borough this twelve electors! who eoextitutod the cor-
poration used to dine together us often as they had to
eboo.e a winker; and before dinner each Mtn bound
hirmelf, by the most 'solemn oath, to overate° a free and
oons•cientioun choice. It is very likely that none of them
wile really guilty sit pus jury, though they all knew
befoichnud that under every one of the twelve choose-
plates which WPIV placed upon the table would ho found a
fifty-pound note. thr,.litt ilugtnior Du September.
VARN.IiI.\II warn.— The traftio ribturne for tho
week sliding AiTisst 10, 110 tulle.,, 1,160/. eurrespontl-
ing week 1140 year, .151/.