The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-25 00:00:00

THE !AMGHT MARKET.

With reference to the freight market, lesbre.
Offer and German furniA US with the following report

"The hostilities in China have occasioned an active in-
quiry for tonnage in that direction, and as homeward freight.
are &premed, and not likely to improve in the km of a large
addition to the vessels going out seeking, outward rates have
materially advanced. The demand for China has been far
conveyance of coals, and for the transport service. For the '
firmer very high rates have lave paid, say, Wales to
Shanghai 60e., and Hong Kong 5.54.; -and although a good
deal of tonnage has been fixed the rate is still quoted 52e. 6d. '
for Hong Kong. Six or eight largo celeste were taken up
as transports last week at 70a. to 005. per register ton for the •
voyage out, giving the option to the government of retaining
the vessels on monthly hire at DS. 6d. to 19e. per ton pee
month. The government Mao engaged two vessels bat wee&
for conveyanee of troops to and from Janine* at about 80s.
per register ton for the service, and one for troops to the Cape
of Good Hope at 91. to 101. per bead. The troops advertised
for Halifax and Quebec are suppose:l to be going in govern•
meat ships, the notice for tenders having been withdrawn.
" AU these requirements have considerably diminished the
amount of tonnage available for the government emigration
service, and a marked advance on the last rates paid is the
consequence, with a still upward tendency. The vessels en-
gaged bat week were the Malden. for Sydney, at 161.19 e. 3d.;
the Medina, for Melbourne, at 171. Se. 3d.; the Sumner. for
Adelaide, at 171. 84. ; the British Empire, for Portland Bay.
at 181.6 e.
" No tonnage has been taken for coals to Australia for
Deena weeks, and the rates for freight of geode by vowels on
the berth exhibit continued depreasien.
" In the East India trade the only feature of importance
has been the demand for the coal service, which continues
settee at the following rates :
Tyne or
Birkenhead. Wear. Wales.
Hong Kong 47s. Gd. .. 62a. Gd.
Aden
Bombay 34 .. 32 .. 34 0
•
Halle
613,3I.lxmo
Calcutta 3O .. 28 0
Cape of Good Hope 26 .. 90 30 0
Ascension
The rates from Liverpool to Calcutta with wit arc quoted at
32a. 6d., with emeagnment, and for iron 27e. Gd. and 5 per
cant., and for Iron to Bombay 25a. 6d. and 5 per cent.
"Homeward freights in this direction are almost nominal,
there being very little chartering and no active inquiry. The
rates named fur small vends arc-Calcutta, 80e. to United
Kingdom, er 90a. Continent-with option of Mediterranean.
at 1000. • Bombay to United Kingdom, 60..-Continent,
80s. ; Antwerp to Bombay and hack, 110 a. • Liverpool tat
Calcutta and back, 180 e. ; Moulmein to Untied Kingdom.
110 s. teak, &c.
" In the guano trade from the Chinches freights have de.
dined to 80a.-an Impatient reduction in the face of a .
plete dearth of outward employment for the large amount of .
tonnage required for this service The rate for copper ore
from the West Coast continues at 1150., taking male out
freight free from Swansea.
" In the Brazils trade there hes been some finances, but
the demand for tonnage is metope/int. The zeros current
aro-Bahia, out la home, 72e. &I. ; Pernambuco, 67e. Gd. •
Rio Janeiro, 72.. 6d. ; Rio Girond, malt out from Cap;
Verdi., at 270. 6d., with 625. 6d. home for hides, &e.
The nominal mks for the West India porta are-Havan.
mh, 70s. AS the round ; Porto Rico, 47a. Bd., bone only
• Walesto Grantaaamo and back from south aide of Cuba, at
90e. for the round ; Belize, for timber, 625. 6d. ; Mosquito
Territory, 6&., &c.ace. : Quebec to London, 355. t
i;
106 e. deals ; Miramichi or Shediac to London, 854. ; St.
Je
In the Mediterranesn trade homeward chartering is very
difficult, and quotations are quite nominal-say Smyrna.
3'2s. Gd. ; Civita Vecchia. oa. per ton Purslane earths
Danube, 95., wheat ; Black Sea, 45.., with optionof Azad:
at 55e. ler tallow.
Baltic and White Sea freights era very dull ; the current
quotations are-Riga, 21s. for timber, end 63e. for deals; •
4s. wheat ; 37e. 6d. flax ; sterol, 16s. timber; Danzig,
3e. 3d. whist ; Stettin, 2s. 9d. wheat ; Gothenburg to the
Channel. 37.. 6d. deal. ' • Archangel, 4e. eats to eI
coast ; 00.. deals ; is. 9d. tar ; 505. hemp, &r. &c.

TRAFFIC RETURNS.

Yuman. Nilo Pa. Nor- Tota, Tole.
Wm- mnegra &NAN UM. 1141.
Teethteat mese Tot, 14. t 4 6 A A
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W•ek Guam I* U.
Out Tr44s rr SO 2,941 7.410 9.1•.7 &US
17.44 4.40 M Ibrelk 1.
Detre& sod 1111ma44es 7s 772 212
west X 11.4 Nora &
Or worms et area ...
_ 47..44 wd.r M. 14.