The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-18 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL 001 TON MARKET.
(THIS DAT.)
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(ram( ova owx ooaalavoroarr.)
The market steady. Sales shoat 10,000 balm.

TALLOW MARILIT.-(THIS DAY.)

Ths market is quiet. Town tallow, 435. 3d..; Ps.
tarsburg Y.O. as the 5p0t,641.; Apeil to June,
445. 6d. ; (*tabor.* Diasinbar, 445. 9d. to 465. ; Dinasnbar.
414. 6d.

Mazur Acts.toms.—Town tallow, 455. 9d. ; fat by
ditto, 21. 3d. ; yellow Road= sew, 46e. Od. ; melted
eta f, 33e. 6d. ; mesh ditto, 180. ; proves, 18e. ; sood
drop, 6e. Imports for the week mount to 680 auks.

COVENT OARDEN.-(THIS DAY.).

Prime far ell kieda of Mader fruits have this weak had
downward leading owing to supplies of that description
of goods having been greater than the demand. Forced
vegetables are aim simper. Fresh new pew from
here just made their appeaream, and are rembeingAtist
its, to He, per doses peekete, each weighing shoat
lib, New pMatese hem Lisboa Minh ban 4a. to de. per
dozen passe. Omni& broesedi eolith:nes plentiful and
Cit Flowers alai amid of orchids, cyclamens,
el the valley, shines, prhaelas, pelargesiums, eine-
rules, dentrias, mlgaeaeifi, swig tulip, hyacinths, and
1 reeve.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIB DAY.)
I Sr. Chaska Jame Initos reports trade as follows:
--Good gross bays mod 6r oat sloven in demand. In-
ferior fodder slow trade. Prime meadow lay, 80.. to
87e. 6d. ; inferior ditto, 83a to 754. ; clover, old, 90a.
to 106 e. ; second wt, Mo. to No. ; straw, 30a. to 3da.

Mr. J. Bailey Denton me that those who have
easerva the ebansirt sad &111041111 of the rainfall of the
wiabur, sad we watching its effort upon our rim
sad 'primp, will feel themselves Justified is predicting a
redneed mum supply of water for demestis use. As this
oesorreeee aing he adduced as proof of tie tionSeissarr el
the names and its blinded's r asorees of mak le lie
mektigolie, sad may, while dimmed. bootee the Mee el
the report of the Water Negev Owerateeia, he &Am
• entisigate beak eirsonobresse by agala urging tie
okras' of earplug water.
MA. W. N. SUMMON, M.P.—We have rowan
le believe Gat Mr. W. N. 11.161.. P., for this eMp,
has lately intimated to hie rapperters that be
teal est pronat him as a for their saffungto
at the sort gene
another r tati ral and that therefces they stest
M looking oat for epronesre of their pat
It is nadereteed AM the stele of the hasearable
mazes health has aseewkleted this muse. —Clef e
Teeerrrwo FIXTUILIII POI MAY.
Opadag Trip, North Weeiwiel, 2:4er .I.l,air
Land Sete Pler. 16.30 sus._ , lg. Memos Mach,
let sad led tame carter'— Wilk to era, sad bast to
Graresead. 18. Royal Xsrusl—OrmdM Cr slim 01. Prim*
alhed—tarlethlaa Kaiak New Moans Yacht Cub
—Opeebg Gybe, Nil* 2 p.n., M. Royal Lioadoa—
lel iliesilLMali earieerlieg 30 toes, say rig, 30. Prime

MONEY MARSET.-(THIS IM.Y.)

ONE OTLOOIL

The English funds have been dealt in to a
moderate extent at yesterday's quotations. Home
railway stocks are unaltered, but some of the
foreign bonds, including Chili= of 1887, and
Egyptian of 1864, are better. A large amount of
business has taken place in the Nicolai (St. Peters-
burg to Moscow) Railway Four per Cent. Bonds,
which have risen nearly 1 per cent., viz., to 68k to
I. The transactions generally are upon a very
limited scale, as usual on a Saturday.

The rato in the discount market for the best
paper is maintained at 2 per cent.
Consols are quoted 93/ to for money and
the account (May 6), and the Three per Cents.
Reduced and New Three per Cents., 92 to 4.
Railway stocks exhibit no movement, in the
absence of business. Caledonian, 724 to }, ex
div.; London and North Western, 1154 to ; Great
Western, 50} to ; Midland, Ufa to ;
London and South Western, 87 to 88; Great
Eastern, 34} to I ; Brighton, 624 to ; South
Eastern, 74} to 4 ; Metropolitan, 112} to 4 ;
Great Northern A, 98} to 99; and London, Chatham,
and Dover, 19} to 4.
In the foreign stock market Chilian of 1867 and
Egyptian of 1864 have risen } per cent., viz., to
90} to 91} and 81 to 82, respectively. Italian of
1861 are } better, at 474 to 4 ; Mexican, 15} to 3 ; •
Peruvian of 1865, 81} to 82 ; Russian of 1866,
861 to 86/ ; Spanish of 1867, 35} to t ; Turkish
of 1858, 594 to 60 ; ditto of 1862, 63 to et ; and
ditto of 1865, 344 to 4.
There is no variation in Indian stocks. The
Five per Cents. are at 114/ too ; the Four, 1004
to 101; the Bonds, 275. to 325. prem. ; and the
Fire per Cent. Debentures, 105 to }. Bank Stock,
243 to 246 ; and Exchequer Bills, 15s. to 20s.
prem.

Bank shares are quiet. London and Westminster,
67 to 68 ; Australasia, 54 to 55 ; Oriental Corpo-
r►tion, 42i to 431 ; Anglo-Austrian, 41 to f prem. ;
London and Brazilian, 90 to 25 dis. ; Imperial
Ottoman, 1 to g prem. ; and Consolidated, f to
Prem.
As regards financial shares, London Financial
are firm, at the recent improvement, the present
price being 24t0 22 dis. General Credit, 21, to f
dia. ; Credit Foncier, 7k to 61 dis.; and Inter-
' naaional Financial, 11 to lf dia.
Miscellaneous shares are neglected. National
Discount, 53 to prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 14 to f ;
Egyptian Trading, 5 to dis. ; Atlantic Tele-
graph Eight per Cent. Preference, 51 to it; and
Anglo-American, 231 to f.
The Spanish Colonial Eight per Cent. Loan,
fully paid up, is at 90k to 911, and the Scrip,
to 1 dia.

TWO O'CLOCK.

The stock markets are quiet. Consols present
no movement. A 3 regards foreign stock, Italian
of 1861 and Turkish of 1865 have improved i per
cent., while Peruvian of 1865 have declined
Railway stocks are inactive, but Lancashire and
Yorkshire has risen 1 per cent., viz., to 1271 to
128.

There was a good demand for the bonds of the
Nioolai (St. Petersburg to Moscow) Railway, which
are guaranteed 4 per cent. by the Russian govern-
ment. The price was quoted 65/ to }, which
includes the dividend due the lit of May.

The sum of 4,0001. in American eagles was
taken from the Bank yesterday for the continent.
The steamer Delta will take to-day 112,1381.
in specie, of which 91,5501. is silver, for Bombay ;
10,0001. silver, for Calcutta ; 9,6281. silver, fer
Shanghae; 5601. gold, for Madras; and 4001. silver,
for Gibraltar.

In theforeign exchangesyesterdayafternoonthere
was an advance in the rates for bills on Vienna,
but a trifling reduction as regards Holland. The
list is subjoined :

Arasterdasa, 3 moo 11.194 to 12.0 ; ditto, short,
ILIB to lu9; , 3 months, 11.191 to 12.0;
Latworp, 3 months, 25.375 to 25.424 ; Brussels, 3 month.,
25.37.4 to 25.424; Hamburg sad Alton, 3 mei:LA', 13.94 to
13.10 ; Bonin, Oolopoi, ko., 3 months, 6.264 to 6.274 ;
Bt. Petoslourtmonths, 324 to 324 ; Paria, short, 25.124
to 25.224 ;di S months, 25.321 to 15.374 ; lforseillas,
3 months, 25.35 to 25.40 ; Fraoldort-on-the-Mains„
3 months, 1204 to 1204 ; Vnno, 3 months, 11.90 to
11.96 • Trieste, 3 months, 11.90 to 11.96 ; Madrid, 3
month's, 481847 485 ; Hustoodsr, 3 months, 485 to 485.0,41.,
3 months, to 484 months, 484 to 481 ; Malaga,
3 months, to 48 ; Valencia, 3 months, 48f le 484 ;
Barolono, 3 months, 484 to 484 ; Bilbao, 3 months, 431
to 484 ; Bararom, 3 months, 481 to 484 ; Leghorn,
3 mouths, 28.0 to 28.80 ; Genoa, 3 months 28.70 to
28.80 ; Naples, 3 months, 28.70 to 28.80 ; Palermo, 3
smooths, 28.70 to 28.80 ; Hoodoo, 3 months, 28.70 to
38.80 ; Lisboa, 90 days' date, 514 to 615 ; Oporto, 90
dove' dot*. 514 to blf.

At Paris the rate of discount in the general mar-
ket is 1} per neat. ; at Hamburg, Frankfort, and
Brussels, 2 ; at Amsterdam, 2+ ; at Berlin, 3 ; at
Vienna, 4 ; at Turin, 5 ; and at Bt. Petersburg, 8
per cent.

A deputation from the East India Association
will have an interview with Sir Stafford Northcote
on Wednesday next, on the subject of the rate of
postage to and from India. At the same interview
the mode of keeping the public accounts of India
will be referred to.

With reference to the Delhi Railway, the sum of
45,0001. was on Thursday paid to the credit of the
Secretary of State for India, on account of capital,
making, with previous payments, 1,006,1981. paid
on account of the second umue.

Annexed are the quotations of insurance, gas,
dock, and waterworks shares, as given in the Stock
Exchange list of last evening
lozorortoo.—Allitoos British and Foreign, 12 ex div. ;
Cenimereisl Union, sto a ; Imperial Firs, 3101 to 339 ;
Ouse Marine, 19a to 1 ; Thames and Itereey Marino
(Limited), 41 ; Union Marino Liverpool (Limited),
Gs. Light sad Coks.—City el Moscow Gas, 71, ,to
7 ; Oontanental Union (Limited), 141 ; Great Central,
131 is 1 Imperial Ocatinental, 971 to 81 ; Phoenix
(New), ; Madera. 0, 81.
Dooln.—Aurt and West India, 129 ; London and St.
Satiserino, 47 to 48 ; Ditto Delman»
Waterweeks.—Berlin. 141 to 14 ; last London, 117
6'llB.

Subjoined is a report of yesterday's sale at the
Open Stook /Exchange (limited):
Agricultural Haig Oosesay, 'Sal4; oad Mortgage Bank
of India, 21a. ; International a 800isty, 31.
mi
Atlantic and Grist Weston Railway, mood
brads, Now York 57 and 58 ; Bahia Rtaaraa.
Mice 0c_419•21, 4/. ; t Passim, 3 148 ; Royal
tirrodisb Railway, la. 9d. ; Canselidated Land Company
of Frame, 18a ; Atlantis sad Gnat waters Dr.
bastarea, 8 par seat., 30 PO' OWL Stereme Palest
Bread Ilrehisory Ocmaparay, L. 6d. ; Heronlos Ininaraarea
Onspsny, 101. paid, 31. 101. ; ROM Graeae Gold Yining
Ocenpany, 14s. id.; Oadedeeses Beata Loma, " Selwrodees,"
74 ; Joint Meek Ooal y, ,• Look Mat-
ban, and Dover Railway, lea Batman, 42 per
mat. and 45 par °eat. ; Goyim Omen Istalsa Company, 11a. ;
Ocasnersial err
sat.
4a. ;d
Nozatbrada co.a.
I6L ; • o.'-imaa Bank, 101 15a. ,• °safer=
Mateo Loa:• , 1884, 95. id. per 1,1184 dal. bead.

=roe of the ritualistic pry:Sloss at 13t.
Mart's imbibe aroma by the ia-
earabeat el bie ealltrOlertaia ileariam af the Ilipmea
Mho& rellmottrammarramittee of the Llaas& Victuallers'
B&W bare the chlldsm—marly 300 ia
gambit-6m that March.—Soula /ameba Pres.