The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-29 00:00:00

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MINCING LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
SUOMI. —Foreign Iluacorado has sold readily, at fall
prices ; middling to tine brown Porto Rico, 335. 6d. to 35e. ;
low palish to good yellow grocery, 3.54. 6d. to 41s. 6d. ;
good and doe brown Cuba, 341. to 33e. ; low to fine yellow,
36a. 6d. to 40a. Other descriptions are quiet, at un-
altered ptioes. Refined : On former terms, ► fair buguem
is doing.
Corrsic has sold readily at firm rates ; good ordinary to
middling Jamaica, 645. 6d. to 745. ; middling Ceylon, 72e.
to 745. . . . . . .

-6:700a.--Cireisada has sold steadily at improved prices,
51s. tos2s. _
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TPA is to improved request ; medium flowery Pekoe,
le. 3id. to b. 6d. ; fair common reddish leaf, at 11d. ; me.
dium blackish leaf Congou, is. 31d. to la. Id.
Ruw.—Basiaeas has been done at rather lower prices.
Demerara, Is. Bd. to la. ; Leewarda, b. 7d. to le. 73d.;
Penang, Is. 6d.
Rice.—The demand continues active, at full rates ; white
Bengal sold at Ils 6d. to 13e. 9.1. ; Pattern, 9s. lei.
Nurse.—Pimento sold at firmer price., 20. to 21.4.
Pepper steady. Fine Penang, 3id.
1 Faurr.—There is more firmness in the demand for cur-
wits. Valencia raisins are unaltered.
SALTPETRE la inactive.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
The number of beast. is large, but a considerable proper.
tine were left over from Monday. Trader very dull, and
prices are on the average lower. The supply of sheep and
mbs is about the same as of late ; but there is very
little demand for them. Prices are lower, and a consider.
able number remain unsold. Calves are selling about the
same uon Monday. Our foreign supply consists of 375
beasts, 3,010 sheep, 480 calves, and 13 pigs. From Ireland,
52 calves. Mitch cows, 115.

Par atom of Sibs. a d. s. d. I Per slope of abs. O. d. Ld.
Best Scots, Nereids. 4 6 4 10 Rest Dm dc Ilf.bdsllll 4 10 82
Best Short-horns . 4 4 4 8 ELL Long-w 0015.... 0 0 0 0
Stoned oval bouts 3 4 3 8 Do. de. 4hoso . 4 6 4
Calves 3 10 4 6 loos & second goal. 0 0 0 0
Pip
Usti:Ms& Ulf-heeds 0 0 0 0 Lambs
Bards at mark*. 1,255; Sheep and Lambs. 10.600; C01v0r,670 :
PUe 120.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is steady. Peterabarg Y.C., w the spot, is
quoted 411 a. ; October to Member, 475. ; separate
months, 48e. ; January to Mach, 40e.

.D HAY MARKET:--(THIS DAY.)

Messrs. Davis and Co. report prices williout alters.
tics :—Primo meadow hay, 755. to 84s. ; superior ditto,
Ms. to 100 t. ; inferior ditto, Ma. to MU. ; new ditto, Ws. to
110 a ; dewy, old, !Oa to 120 t. ; sissy, Ms. to 34..

BOARD OF TRADE =FURS& -(TRIS DAY.)

This morning the Board of Trade returns for
the month awl seven months ending July 31, 1861,
were issued. We subjoin a statement of the total
declared value of the exports of British and Irish
produce and manufactures during the month and
seven months in the last three years :
For the month. For seven months.
1858
1180
1861

Nadi
Eng)

markets
settlement in sham and foreign stocks con-
tinues to engage attention. bfoxican Bonds
have fallen. A !am. arrival of specie in an-
nounced to-day.

At Paris thbi morning, according to M
Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Items§
were quoted tißfr. s2c., bring about the same
as yesterday.

The India Loan scrip is quoted 103 k to UM ; and
the stock, 103 to

Console are elicit:ly marked 92} and # far
money, and 92a for the account. The present quota-
tions are 92} for money, and 92} to # for Sept. 10.
The official business report is as follows :—Bank
Stock, 233 ; Three per Cent. Reduced. 92}, ; New
Throe per Cents., 92}, # ; India Five per Cent
stock, 103#, }, #, „A ; ditto, for account, 1034, ', 4 ;
ditto scrip, 1031, ; ditto Four per Cent. Deben-
tures, Oct., 1863, 981 ; ditto, 1859, 98} ; ditto
Bonds, se. prem., par, ss. prem. ; Five per Cent
enlaced rupee paper, 96}, 97 ; ditto Five-and-a-
Half per Cent., 104 Exchequer Bills, March, 4s.
; ditto, June, 54., 4s. prem.
The Turkish Loan of 1864 has declined / par
cent., being quoted 784 to 791. Thu Loan of 18:18
is steady, at 69 to }. There is a considerable fall is
Mexican Bonds, which are last marked 21 for money_
Sales are recorded as follows :—Brasilian' Four-
and-a-Half perj Ceuta., 1860, 89} ; Buenas
Ayres Deferred, 26} ; Danish Three per
Cents., 82}, 831 ; Dutch Four per Cent.
Certificates, 100,; ; Mexican Three per Cents., 211,
21 ; Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Dollar
Bonds, 84 (exchange 4c); Russian Four-aml-
a-Half per Cents., 901, 90, a ; ditto Four-and-a-
Half per Cents., 1860, 90 ; Sardinian Five par
Cents., 79} ; the Spanish Committee's Certificates,
fk} ; Turkish Six per Cents., 1858, 69.
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The Shannon has arrived from the West Indies
with 372,500/. in specie. The Magdalena. from
Brazil, has reached Lisbon with 157,1661. in gold
and 7,2251. in silver.

In Lombard-street yesterday good bills wows
readily placed at 4 per cent. In a few instances
transactions took place slightly lower, the supply
of money being still in excess of the demand. Very
few applications were made to the Bank.
About 44,0001. in gold was purchased by do
Bank yesterday.

In consequence of the less favourable appearance
of the New York exchange, the steam ship City of
Manchester took yesterday the increased amount d
88,0001. in specie.
The Liverpool cotton market yesterday was fuze,
with sales to the extent of 12,000 bales.
The London and North Western Railway traffis
return shows this week a decrease of 3671. ; the
Great Western an increase of 2,3181. ; the Great
I Northern a decrease of 1,613/. ; and the London,
and South Western an increase of 3,0331. It is
said that the forthcoming return of the Lancashire,
and Yorkshire Company will show an increase
of 10b/'

The half-yearly meeting of the Ottoman (Smyrna
to Alain) Railway Company is called fur the 27i
September.
Canaria Government Five per Cents. continue is
demand.

T iehalf-yearly dividend is advertised es
Georgia State Five per Cent. sterling Bonds.

It appears from the preparations_yeeterday for the
settlement in the market for English Railway
stocks, that the supply of stock is still very
limited. The scarcest descriptions were London
and North Western. Great Western, and Great
Northern. The supply of the latter, however, is
lees scanty than at the previous settlement. The
following shows the rates of " continuation" gene-
rally current at the commencement of business yea,
terday morning :
London and North Western 1 " even " to y per cent
stock
Great Western

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Leacashire and Yorkshire 'to percent. " contango..
Midland
Booth Eastern
Great .2:ortbern "even" tail "back."
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MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAL)
REDUCTION IN THE BANK RATE OF
DISCOUNT.
Two o'CLocit.
The Directors of the Bank of Englaud, at their
weekly Court to-day, have reduced the minimum
rate of discount from 41 to 4 per cant.
This measure has been attended, somewhat cos-
tradictorily, with a fall of k per cent. in the foods. •
English railway stocks have experienced a
fresh rise, but, with this execptiou, the stock
markets generally are dull. The fortnightly
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