The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-07 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL airroN ALLRKET.
(THIS DAY.)
(BY TEIIOBAPH.)
(not[ ooa ows CONJUISPOIMINT.)
The market is very quiet, and prices favour purchasers.
Sales about 5,000 or 6,000 balm.

MINCING-LANE.-(THIS DAY.)
SCGAIL -There is leas disposition to purchase, but the
business done is at the full previous currency. Jamaica
sold at 345. 6d. to 36a. ; Nevis, 34a. to 38s. 6d. ; St. Vin-
cent, 345. (id. ; clayed Manilla, 35. to 32a. 9d. ; anclayed,
28s. 9d. to 295. Refined is also less active, but priess of
dried goods remain very firm.
COFFEE. -The demand for superior qualities of planta-
tion Ceylon continues very active at extreme prices.
Common qualities are in less request, and prices rule rather
in buyers' favour. Ordinary small and grey,62s. to 695. 6d.
low middling to middling notary, 70s. 6d. to 795. 6d.; good
and fine middling, 80s. td. to 86a. 6d.; superior, 925. 6d.
to 975.; native Ceylon, fine ordinary, 525. to tits. 6d.;
bold, 511.,• amall, 445. lid.
TEA.-The market continues quiet.
Rom.-A small parcel St. Kitts sold at Is. Ild.
Fuca.-The recent active demand for currants has sub-
dded, and all kinds are now very quiet.
Brea-There is an active inquiry for soft grain and
cleaned, and prices have an upward tendency.
SPICES are generally quiet, but without change in prices,
except common qualities of Jamaica ginger which are
pin lower. Tallieherry pepper sold at to 31d.
Natal Cayenne, 3d. to 60. Pimento, 24d. Cloves: Zan-
, zibar low middling sad middling, 31d. to 3sd.; dark, 34d.;
middling Penang, 9id. Mace, red, la. 6d. to la 9J.• low,
la 3d. Nutmeg, small, Is. 3d. to la 4d. Ginger, Ja-
maica, common, 35a. to 445. ; common Cochin, 46a. to 52e.
Carron.-The market continues dell and to effect sales
a decline of jd. pea lb. has to be submitted to.
JCTIS.-There is only a limited demand, but previous
prices were maintained oa the limited business dons.
Common sold at 17/. to 171.105. ; medium to fine, 17/. 15s.
to 211. 15e.

TALLOW MARKET.—(TRIB DAY.)
The market is quiet. Town talky, 41i. 9d. ; Petra-
burg Y.O. ea the spot, 43e. 9d.; Aprii to June, 435. 6d.;
October to December, 445. ; Dees, 44e. 6d.

METROPOIXI'AN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)

We have a large supply of lamas, and trade is
very dull. Consequently although we retain Moody'.
quotations for beet qualities they are barely
maintained throughout. Ma* is a fair supply of sheep,
and a moderate demand. Monday's prices are pre*
readily obtained. Lamb trade is not brisk, but prices
are not altered. Choice calves are still dear. Oar foreign
supply consists of 198 beasts, 2,290 sheep, and 220 calves.
ter moos at ITha. a 4. d- Dar Waseca has. ad.a d.
leetoeote. Nand& 4 8 6 0 Bast Daaltnt-bdalli 4 0 610
Dud biros— a a a I DIM Daag-tr0015.... 0 0 0 0
lead yea bomb •0 9 6 Do. do. Mora.. 4 4 4 6
Calm • 4 6 6 Zees& sewed pale 0 • 0
PIP - 4 6 Ds. S 6
IMO DaailDl-brods 00 0 lambi
Dods at market, 770 ; atop sad bobs, 10,780; calm,
. et

RHUHPIXIAD HAY NA.RIEET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Charles James Bastes reports trade es follows:
First ant clovers end good meadow hay in demand. Irda
riot fodder slow trade. Aims meadow by t PDe. to ;
inferior ditto, 83e, to 750. ; dom. oldt__9°.• to 100 a ;
Woad oat, TOL 90a. ; gleam 30e. to 31/4

Mrs. S. A. Allan's World's Hair Restorar or
fer ans to quickly radon or gray Wad lisdr le ha
ly= Dev
odour awl hes aer. It will cause hair to grew ea bad
rty ligerelote !.:sleet growth. Ysgs brat hawm-
Tila hair derbies& Haldane presmieL It
sager the bat rich, soil sal gleam. It tallerl• an esligngl. It
contains wither sardrit eat eat sea edge emakto.
Is large bogies—prim dr Sell 1p meg dogleg lad
=era Earoseew &Pat— RIO /*PAM idirblift—

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

ONX O'CLOCR.

The 'English funds are in request; and have im-
proved per cent., owing chiefly to the
announcement that no alteration has been made
is the Bank of England rate of discount.
Railway stock', however, show dulness, some spe-
culative sales for a fall having been made upon the
important decrease in the traffic of the Londoa
and North Western. Caledonian is exceptionally
higher. The changes in the foreign market are
confined to a few securities ; United States 5-20
Bonds are in request. Banking, financial, and
miscellaneous shares have been little dealt in.

The charge for bills in the discount market is
2 to 2 per cent.
Consols are quoted 94 to i, with div., for money,
and 94 to I, ex div., for the account (June 4),
and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three
per Cents., 944 to
Home railway stocks are rather flat, and a re-
duction of i to i per cent. is apparent in London
and North Western, Great Western, Midland, and

Metropolitan. Caledonian, however, is 4 better, at
761 to „ ; London and North Western, 115 ; Great
Western, 53a to ; Midland, lA/ tot ; Lon-
don and South Western, 90 to 92 ; Great
Eastern, 341 to 4 ; Brighton, 534 to 4 ; South
Eastern 741 to r ; Metropolitan, 1124 to 1 ;
Great Northern, 1024 to 1034 ; ditto A, 97 to ;
London, Chatham, and Dover, 184 to 4 ; Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, 1274 to 1281 ; York and
North Midland, 941 to 95 ; Berwick, 103 to 4 ; and
North British, 33% to 34.
Foreign stocks exhibit few changes. Italian of
1861, Spanish of 1867, and Turkish of 1865
have improved 4 per cer.t., while Turkish
of 1858 have docactl 4, and Nicolai Rail-
way Bonds The prices are as follows :
Brazilian of 1865, 751 to 1 ; Chilli= of 1867,
961 to 4 ; Egyptian of 1867, 761 to 4 ; Italian of
1861, 484 to 1 ; Mexican, 151 to 16 ; Peruvian of
1865, 834 to 84 ; Russian of 1866, 86% to 87 ;
ditto Orel Vitebsk, 794 to ; ditto Nicolsi, 641
to 4 ; Spanish of 1867, 354 to 1 ; Turkish of
1868, 59 to 50 ; ditto of 1862, 62 to 63, ex di v. ;
and ditto of 1865, 341 to 35.

A few transactions have occurred in Indian
stocks, at yesterday's prices. The Five per Cents are
at 1151 to 1161; the Four, 1011 to 102 ; the bonds,
22a. to 245. prem.; and the debentures, 105 to It.
Exchequer bills are Is. lower, at lls. to 16.5. prem.
Bank Stock, 244 to 240.
There is leas inquired for bank shares. London
and Westminster, 69/ to 1 ; Union of London,
33/ to 341 ; Oriental, 411 to 42/ ; Anglo-Austrian,
41 to 5 prem. ; London and Brazilian, 30 to 25
dis ; Imperial Ottoman, ?t to 1 prem. ; and Con-
solidated, to 1 prem.

- - -
Miscellaneous shares are without variation.
National Discount, 54 to / prem. ; General Credit,
2 to / dis. ; CreditFoncier, 7/ to 7 dis. ; International
Financial, 2to 11 dia. ; London, 23 to 21 dia. ;
Hudson's Bay, 141 to 154; Egyptian Trading, 5
to 44 dis. ; Telegraph Construction, 14 to # ; At-
lantic Telegraph 8 per cent. Preference, 51 to ;
and Anglo-American, 23/ to 4.
The only alteration in American securities is
a rise of a per cent. in the 5-20 Bonds, viz., to
70„ to /. Erie Railway shares are at 46
to * ; Illinois Central, 95 to ¢ ; Atlantic
and Great Western Debentures, 29 to ; and th•
Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 324 to 33.
The Spanish Colonial Eight per Cent. Loan,
fully paid up, is at 91 to 914, and the scrip 2 to I}
dis.

With reference to the West Flanders Railways,
it is notified that the Dividend Conpon, No. 38, at
the rate of ss. 3d., or 61r. 56ic. per share for
the half year ending the 31st December last. and
the coupon; No. 31, on the preference shares, at
the rate of ss. 6d., or 6fr. 87ic., will be payable on
and after the 15th inst.

The yearly meeting of the proprietors of the
Bank of British North America will be held on the
2nd of June.

HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.

Consols show no further alteration. With re-
spect to railway stocks, Caledonian, Great Eastern,
and Brighton have receded I to i per cent., white
Great Western and Metropolitan have improved k.
The only variation in foreign bonds is a decline of
} in Italian of 1861 and Turkish of 1865.

FOUR O'CLOCK.
Consols are unchanged, at 94 to 1, with div., for
money, and 92i to I, ex div., for the account.

The railway market is inactive, and prices geno-
rally are without variation. Caledonian, 751 to
764 ; Metropolitan, 112 to 4 ; South Eastern,
74i to 5 ; Brighton, 531 to 1 ; Midland, 107 to 1;
London and North Western, 1151 to ; (heat
Western, 53/ to 54 ; and L►ncashire and Y,
rk-
shire, 127/ to 1281.
Very few dealings are going forward in foreign
bonds. Italian of 1861, 481 to 1 ; Turkish of 1865,
34,t to ; Spanish of 1867, 351 to ;%, ; Orel Vitebsk,
791 to 1 ; and Nioolai, 641 to 1.
About 21,000/. in gold has been sent into the
Bank, and 75,000/. withdrawn. The latter is in
sovereigns, for South America.
At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. R.iutea
opened at 69ir. 30e. for the account, being un-
altered.

The application for the grant of an official (I uGla-
tion to the Spanish New Three per Cent. Bonds ut
1867 came yesterday before the Stock Exchange Cow-
mittee, who decided on adjourning the matter for
a fortnight, pending the receipt of furthei informa-
tion with regard to the statement in regent Madrid
telegrams that the Finance Minister has brought
in a bill to " order that all the debts of the state
that should not be converted within a given time
should be declared lapsed." Explanations upon
this matter will probably be invited from the head
of the Spanish Financial Commission in London.
The City of London has arrived from New 'fork
with 35,0001. in specie.

The amount of gold known to be on the way
from Australia to England is 1,600,000/. In addi-
tion, upwards of 400,0001. is in course of transmis-
sion from New York to Europe, nearly the whole
of which is probably destined for this country.
Further large remittances from the United State,
are exped.
The biddings for bills on India took place yester-
day at the Bank of England. The amounts allotted
were—to Calcutta, 31.74.000 re., and to Madras,
3.26.000 rs. The minimum price was Szed at
Is. Ild. on both presidencies, and tenders at that
price will receive about 48 per cent. ; those above
will be allotted in full. No tenders on Bombay
were invited. These results indicate some dimi-
nution in the demand for the means of remittance
to the East, the government terms having bean fazed
about I per cent, lower than on the last occasion.
The London and North Western Railway traffic
return shows this week a decrease of 8,6451., com-
pared with the corresponding period of lad year;
the Midland an increase of 2,4681. ; and the Great
Northern a decrease of 8611.

An extraordinary general meeting of the Austra-
lian Mortgage, Land, and Finance Company
(Limited) is convened for the 13th inst., to confirm
the resolutions passed on the 22nd ult.

The annual meeting of the Moyer Coffee Com-
pany (Limited) is called for the ma inst., to re-
ceive the directors' report and the statement of
accounts.