The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-23 00:00:00

Feb. 11, 1801.

Fawn Emma.
ConsoLs, which closed yesterday at 912 to for
the 7th of March, opened this morning at 912 to /,
relapsed to 912 to 4, and closed at 914 to 1. For
money the Lust price was 914 to 'The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Console, for money, 914, 4,4, 4; ditto for account
(March 7), 914, R, 4 ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
914,
$, ; New Three per Cents., 914, 1 ; Thirty
Years Annuities, expiring in April, IMS, 16 1-16 ;
Bank Stuck, 237, 2354, 235 ; India Stock, 226,
2231 ; ditto Five per Cent. stock, 99i, 4, 4 ; ditto
for account, 99/ ; ditto scrip, 1004, 991, 1004 ;
ditto Bonds, 184. dia.
The scrip of the New Indian Loan au last
quoted 100 to 4 ; the 5 per cent. rupee paper, 94 to
95, being rather flat ; and the 54 per cent., 100 to
101. Exchequer Bills were steady, at 7s. to 2s.Ais.
The foreign stock market was dull There was
a further slight reduction in Mexican Bonds, which,
after being marked 23, closed at 231 to 4. The
Spanish Coupon Certificates have fallen to 54 to
6, owing to a continuance of the sales lately re-
ferred to. Peruvian Bonds are very firm. A re-
covery of 1 per cent. occurred in Turkish ; the
issue of 1864 left off at 694 to 4, and that of 1868
at 544 to 4.
In the market for Bank shares there was an im-
provement in Bank of Egypt, and a reduction in
London and County, Westminster, and Ottoman.
Australian A:gricultural, Oriental Inland Steam,
and Crystal Palace were heavy.
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings to-clay were as follow :—Ocean Marine In-
surance, 24 to 3 prem., ex int.; Thames and Mersey
Marine, 4 to 1 prem. ; Universal Marine Insur-
ance 1 9-16 to 11-16 prem. ; London and Provincial
Marine, par to 4
prem. ; Eaat India Irrigation,
to 4 dis. ; India Cotton, par to I prem. ; East India
and London Shipping, par to 4 prem.
The Liverpool cotton market to-day was firmer,
and the sales rose to 7,000 bales.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLooz.

The mining market to-day presents no alteration
of striking importance. The transactions have been
to a fair extent. East Caradon shares have been
dealt in in the Stock Exchange at 141 to 144 ; East
Wheal Russell, at 5k to 6 ; West Bas-
set, at 174 ; and Lady Bertha, at
There has also been business in shares in Cefn
Bruno, Spearne Moor, Wheal Damsel, Camborne
Vaal, Great Wheal Martha, Wheal Union, Wheal
Basset, Great South Tolgus, North Basset, and
Stray Park mines.
Foreign and colonial mining shares remain
quiet. Kapuuda have been dealt in at 1i prem.;
Worthing at I dis., and North Rhino Copper (South
Australia) at Se.
The Austral has arrived from Augusta, South Aus-
tralia, with about 45 tons of copper ore, on account
of the Great Northern Copper Mining Company.
The Bielefield and Johanna are likewise due, each
with a like quantity. The estimated aggregate
value of the consignment by the three vessels is
about 6,0001.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS•

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is steady to-day at the following prices:
Town tallow, Wis. ; Petersburg Y. C. on the spot,
5911. 9d.; February to Mardi, 595. 64.; Idarcli, Wu. ;
April to June, Ms.; October to December, 565.

STARKS!' AVERAGPX—Town tallow, 60s. 3d.; fat by
ditto, 3a. 161 ; yellow Russian, 61s. 6d.; melted staff,
40s. 6d.: rough ditto, 24a. Gd. ; tallow graves, 18a. ;
good dregs. 7s.

SMITHFIELD HAI MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Messrs. Davis and Ca report trade very dull at the 6)1:
lowinc prices :—Priane meadow bay, 755. to 85s. ; supe-
rior ditto, 90s. to 100 e. ; inferior do., Ms. to 50s. ; clover,
old, 90s. to 1104. ; ditto, new, second cut, 70a. to 100 a. ;
straw, 30.. to 365.

COVENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.)
anWien of winter greens, though improving, are still
insaient for the demand. Continental contriiations,
also, 'continue to) be imported. Pine apples and grapes
base altered but little since our last. Oranges may be
obtained at about last week's prices. Good cobs may be
bad at from Is. to Is. &L per lb. Cornish broccoli is still
arriving in cratefuls, and in excellent condition ; good single
beads of it realise from 2d. to 4d. each. Asparagus, French
beans, and new potatoes may also be had. Cucumbers are
scarce. Cut dowers chiefly consist of orchids, lily of the
valley. Chinese primulas, violets, mignonette, camellias,
heaths, and roses.
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Pine Apples. per lb.. Os to lOs
Grapes. per in .oe b lea

Pears, per dna, 3. to G.
Apples, per doz., 60 to 1.. 61
Orange., per 100, 04 to 10*

new, per IL., tlos b 246
Strawberries, per oz., 24
touieltizaztes, rack 44 tO 44

L: moot, 100;tts W 10..
Nut, Cub, per lb., It to Is tkl
CARLO, _ _

vsocf,

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&riscoll, each. 6d to ad
?reach tosses, p. 100, 41
Green Posta per I sieve, 10.
Oresus,pdoz. Inualteatistai toes
Cablositesp. d.s., sOd to :13
Potatoct, p Ws, 1006 to 10os
lis., Is to Bs Od

per rat , to 10e
Carrot., par banrn, itil to 104
Turni pa. per butuft. 64 to lid
Spluatt. put elev... Is Od to Is
Curiou'iere, e ft 04 to as
Artlch,lo6, pm. 401., es tolls

Bert, per doe., le 6d to te
Celery, per bundle, U id to laid
011kfil-4, pur dere, 1•. 6d to7Y Gd
AKperaylu■, per bun., 1A to Ilits
Rhubarb, per bun., ud to le 34
Seakale, per pun., as NI to at lid
Mutilate, per lb. Gd to 8d
Garlic per lb, ed to 8d

Ladles. pr store, Is to is 41.1
H•neradlsh, per boa , bad to 4a
Mushrooms, p. pott. a to 3s 04
Parsley. per 12 Washes, as toes
Savory, per bona, Sti to ad

BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.
(THIB DAY.)

This morning were issued the Board of Trade
returns for the mouth and year ended Dec. 31,
1800. We subjoin a statement of the total de-
clared value of the exports of British and Irish
produce and manufactures during the month and
year, including only the " enumerated" articles •
For the moeth. For the year.
1880 29,477,041 C108,895,571
1859 10,108,374 . . 121,770,821
1800 11,474.802 ... 128,788,702
Including the " unenumeratcd articles," the ag-
gregate exports stand thus :
For the moeth.
£10,053,194
10,827,242
12,128,541

18.1 K
18&
1860

For the veer.
2116,808,756
130,411,2:6
135,842,617

TRI,FriC RETURNS.—The traffic returns of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom for the week main; the
16th of February amounted to 467,4741., and for the cor-
reeponding week of last ymr to 443,4011., showing an in-
creve of 24.013/. The ;From receipts of the eight ri:lways
having their termini in the metropolis amount 1 to
199,5501. ; and for the corremondinf week of Istid to
191.915!., showing an increase of 7,614. The 'time!e on
the Eastern Counties Railway amounted to ;
on the tees it Northern to 7*01.; on the Great Western
to 1.378/.; on the London and North-Western to 1,040'.; on
the London and Blackwell to ded. ; on the London, Brighton,
and South Coast to 1.213/.; on the London 444 South_
Western to 1.5211. ; and OD the South Eastern to 465/.
--total. 7,4;174 The receipts on the other lines in the
Crated Kingdom amounted to 267,924 f., and for the nor-
reponding week of last year to 251,5261., showing an
increase of fa,:mtV., which, ailed to the increase nn the
metropolitan lines, makes the total increase 24,01 a., as
compare 1 with the corresponding week of 1860.
The North Atlantic line of steamers, consisting
of the Adriatic. Atlantic. and Baltic, will commence running
between New York and Southampton next mouth, and the
Vanderbilt line will commence running on the seine Gee in
April. The Hamburg line will run every fortnight, ou and
from next mouth, instead of once every four weeks, as at
present. Daring next summer fourteen large • foreign
steamers will be running between Southampton and New
York; sad a communication will be made between the
two porta eight times a month ; two of the steatnere will
extend their voyages from Southampton to Bremen, four
will extend their voyages to Hamburg, and eight to liana.