The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-18 00:00:00

WEEKLY SUMMARY OF THE PRODUCE

MARIEHTS:

MINCING.LANE. BATIIRDAT MORNING.
The colocial minket§ this wee k have ountinued steady, and
priers have °cap iunally shown some slight improvement.
TIM Sugar sales have gone off with spirit, and the chief por-
tion of the quack ity offered has mat with purchasers ; the whits
Recasts having to some instances realised an advance. The
speculative tlem,nd for Rice, which we noticed in our last
has continued, and large elle, have been made at a further
rise of 6d. per cwt. The quarterly sales of Indigo commenced
on the 14th inst.; up to this date about 4,8.50 chests have passed
sale, of which •Nalt 2,500 have met with purchasers, at from
2d. to 4d. rer lb. advance up sn the January sales' rates.
CJffes continues extremely dull, and although importers
hays withheld thi ir goods from the market, the dealers do
not seem at all anxious to operate, and only small quantities
have changed hands, chi. fly for immediate consumption. In
Tea there is no alteration in prices to notice ; a sale of a
large parcel of common Congou has been made at 811. per
lb. A smal public sale is declared for Tuesday next.
The markets have closed until Wednesday next.

TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY.
The political news of the day gave an impetus to the Tal-
low m►rket yesterday, which has, however, subsided tc-day,
end the market ie quiet in all positions. The quotati-ins at
present ruling are as follows:—Town Tallow, 38s ; Peter,-
berg Y. C. en the spot, 375. to 35s 9.1.; October to Dr-
eanoer, 38s Gf. ; October to December, separate months,
38s. 9d. to 391.

Since this day week the market for el kinds of Russian
has had a quiet tone ; both the chandlers and soap trade
have purchased with eautian, although holders have sub•
mined to a slight reduction on previous terms. P. Y. C. on
the spit hes been taken only in small parcel for actual
wants, at 374. to 30e. W. for hoe Ukraine, and now the Let-
ter price is the nearest quota'bn. For all this m• nth 361.6 i.
to 36.. 9d. are the demanded, but little doing. In new,
for October to December, there are some sellers t 38s. 6d.,
but very few contracts have been entered Wis. Sydney and
South Am' iron have met with few buyers, but in prices no
change. The deliveries are falling off ; for the hslf.week
ending Wednesday they were 689 casks. The stick is yet
2 009 casks more than last year, and snivels this week are
289 casks. Home made continues in good supply, and sells
steadily at 365. 3 I. to 365. 6d. per cwt., nett cosh, for prime
fresh melted.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Maws. Coop+, and Davis report short supply, and quick
sale, at • littl• advance. Quotations as follows :—Print•
Meadow. C6a. to 7JI. ; Interior, 50t. to 6Oa. ; /Liman, 545.;
Clover, 63.. to &ss. ; Straw. 245. to 28s.

COVENT GARDEN.—THIS DAY.
Vegetables ere well supplied, but cost kinds of winter
Fruit ere over. Strawberries and hothouse Gripes are both
more plenti.ul, and the same may be said of Pine-spples, of
which some good Fruit may be obta:nrd. Walnuts mina
Chesinms are abuldant; and Orages and Lemons sufficient
for the demand. A few bunches of young Carrots and Tur-
nips may be had at from 6d. to 2s. 6d. per bunch ; and some
green Peas of good quality have been supplied from Core-
wall and France. prams Potatoes fetch from ls. to 2s. per
pound. Present prices:

Piae-spples, per lb., G 9 to lOs
Grapes, hothou-e, p. lb., Ss told'
Portugal, per Its, 9d to Is
Strawberries, per oz., 4d to Is
Gooseberries, green, per h'. seine,
Ss to 7s
Apricots, green, per pottle, &t tole
Apples, kitchen, p. bush., 4s to 6s
per 100, Sa to 12a
Lersoos, per dos., Is to 2s

change., per doz., W. to is 6d
per 100, Se. to 12s.
Almonds, pee peek, 6s
sweet, per lb., 2s to is
Walnuts, per 100, 1.6 d to 2s
per barb., 164 to 242
Nut., bar., p. bush., 20s to 22.
p. bush , 12a to 16.
Kent Cobs, 90s to lOUs per 100Iba.

• VAJI/i.
French Beans, n. 100, :s 6d to 3s6d
Apparatus, per bundle, 2a NI to ece
Rhubarb, p. bundle, ad toed
Cabbages per doz., 6d to Is
Cauligowers, per dos-, la to Ss
Broccoli, p. dos. Wadi , tato 12a
Brows, per dos., is to 2s
Sorrel, per halt sieve, 6d to 9d
Potatoes, per toe, 60s to 1204
per cart:, astriya

Onions, per bushel, 7. to 9e
Spanish. p. doz., Is tid to is
Shallots, per lb., ed to le
Garlic, per lb., 4d. to
Lettuce, Cab., p. mere, 2d to le
Radishes, per 12 hands, 3d to 6d
Mushrooms, per pot., 9d to le
Small Wade, p. pun., 24 to 3d
Fennel, per bunch, 2d to 3d
&Tory, per bench, 2d to 3d
Thyme, per bunch, 2d to 3d
Parsley, p. doz. bun., let 0.2.
Roots, per belle., 9d. to le
M1L1i017132, per bunch, 6d 13 94
Mint, green, per burch, 2d
Wstercrees per doz. bundle;
6d u 9d

per bush., b6d to re 6d
frame, per lb., le to 2a
Turolpaper doe.ben.,9o Od to 4aod
Red beet, per doz., la to 2s
Cucumbers, etch, 6d to 2.
Leeks, per bunch. 10 to 2d
Celery, per bundle, 6d to le 6d
Carrots, per bun., ad to 7d
Spinach, per aim, 9d

llone BLlish, per bdL, Is to 4s

YORK, May 17.

&root BNClnnWon.—Orast Northers, 81 Bs. 9L; Mid.
had, 321; North Brttlals, 71; York, Newcastle, and Berwick. 13;
York and North Midland, It.

BRISTOL. May 17.

BToco-Szcoogos.—The market, gintorally spooking, toss
arm, although there was a truing decline at the due of the day up=
Great Western Quarter sharen which left off at 14. The new 171.
'hares of the acme company closed at gi dlm ; and Tork and North
Midland stook at NO.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
The poll, on the motion cf the chairman and the
amendment of Mr. Williams, having closed yesterday afur-
noon, at 3 o'clock, the proprietors re-assembled at 4, Mr.
Russell, M.P. in the choir.
The mratineen announced the following result :
1,011. Tali IDkIIT.
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