The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-15 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
From Ea.ex and Kent the receipts of wheat were trifling.
The attendance of millers was small, and the demand for
all descriptions ruled quiet, at Monday's quotations.
There was a fair average show of foreign wheat on the
stands, in which a retail business was concluded, at pre-
vious currencies. _

Floating cargoes of wheat were difficult to sell, and
in some instances less money was accepted. In other de-
scriptions of produce afloat no change took place.
The market was scantily supplied with barley. For fine
malting parcels the trade ruled firm, but there was not
much inquiry for either grinding or distilling sorts.
Malt moved off slowly, at late rates.
Owing to limited arrivals, the oat trade ruled firm, at
full currencies.

Beans were quiet, at late rates.
Peas changed binds slowly, on former terms.
For flour the demand was inactive at the rates current
on Monday.
Linseed and rapeseed were quiet, and the inquiry for
most agricultural seeds was limited. Cakes were unaltered.
ARRIVALS or GRAIN, Ac., INTO LONDON BY WATER
CARRIAGE, FROM MAY 11 TO MAY 14, BOTH INCLU-
SIVE.

Wheal Barley. Malt. Oata. I Floor.
qrs. gra. jqrs. Ora. hrta. In
&nail& and botch 70
l 390 GO 1220 4 1060
Lit& ......
Foreign ...... 16070 2;00 .. 11010 , 3534
Total ...... 16400 11.20 11634 1-7. 4610

2640
NS, 6,21

LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS.
(THIS DAY.)
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CorfoN. Tlie market steady. Sales aboutls,ooo bales.
Corm—The market moderately attended. Wheat very
limited, demand at fully 2d. per cental decline since
Tuesday's. Flour dull and tel. lower. Beans steady, at
late rates. Oats, oatmeal, and barley bring late rates.
Indian corn quiet.

WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-(THIS DAY.

(BY TILIGRAPR )
(FROM OUR OWN CORRIAPONDYST.)
Weather splendid. Millers timid. Wheat nominally
Is. to 2s. lower.

MINCING-LANE.-(THIS DAY.)
sucAe.- The market continues firm, but quiet. Jamaica,
345. lid. to 365. ; Demerara, 35a. ; Trinidad, 355. 6d. ; St.
Kitt's, 36e. ; St. Vincent, 345. 6c1., and grainy Mauritius,
38s. Refined piecoos are only saleable at a slight reduction,
dried goods 6rm.
C01P712.-WM the exception of common qualities of
Plantation Ceylon, which are rather cheaper, all kinds of
colonial sell readily at the valuations. Plantation, good
to fine ordinary, 611. 6d. to 675. 6d. ; fine ordinary to low
middling, 695. 6d. to 725. 6d. ; good middling, 80s. to 85s. ;
fine middling to bold, 80s, to 895.; peaberry, 81s. 6d. to
89e, lid ; natty. Ceylon, fine ordinary, 53a. 6d. ; Jamaica
ordinary, 595. ; fine ordinary, 65.. 6d. ; middling, 74e. 6d.
Tac.-There is a fair general inquiry at full prices.
Common oongou, ls.
RIC. AIM SALTPETRE.-No sales reported.
Iwproo.-At the quarterly sale of 6,425 chests offered,
2,514 chests were withdrawn, 909 bought in, leaving 3,012
chests sold, to which must be added about 400 of the
bought in or withdrawn. Bengal sold at par to 3d. ad-
vance for defective shipping to good consuming and Dudes,
and at per for good and fine and low qualities. Kurpah,
2d. to 3d. advance for good fine, par to 2d. advance for
low and ordinary. Madras, good and fine, 3d. decline,
other kinds at par.
Rtu.-60 puncheons of Demerara sold at ls. 10d.
CorroN.-The improved demand continues, and prices
now show an advance of jd. per lb.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIB DAY.)
The market is steady. Town tallow, 411. 9d.; Peters-
burg Y.C. on the spot, 435. 9d. May to Tune, 435. 9d. ;
October to December, 445. 6d. ; December,

HIDE MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
LIADKNHALL.—Hides :-561bs. to 641b5., 3d. to 34d.;
641ba. to 2lbs., 34d. to 34d. ; 721ba. to ?Albs. 30. to
4d.; 801b5.7 to 891ba., 4d. to 44d.; 881 be. to 961 be.., 4id. to
4R. Horse hides, 9s. 6d. toff.. 6d. Calf skins, light, 2s.
to 4s. ; full, 7s.
BEIMONDSZY. —Sheepskins :—Down., 7s. to 84.; lambs,
2s. 9d. to 3a. 6d. ; sheorlinp, li. Id. to ls. 2d.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Messy,. Pattenden and Smith report the demand for
all descriptions of an entirely retail nature. Stocks are
small, and late prima firm.

COAL MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Walls End Hatton, 17s. ; Wall. End Haswell, 17s. ;
Walls End Tees, 16s. 6d. ; Walls End Haugh Hall,
16a. 6d. ; Walls End Matta, 14s. 3d. ; Walls End Hat-
ton Lyons, 144. 3d. ; Hawthorne, 14s. ; North Byron,
13s. 6d. ; Wylam, 15s. 3d. ; Holywell, 15a. 3d.—Ships
at market, 25; at sea, 65.

Mews. Day and Co., iron ship builders at Nor.
them, near Southampton, hays received an order from the
Peninsular and Oriental Company to build a ship and re-
pair another. This order will give employment to 600 men
for two years. The new ship will be the largest in the
Peninsular and Oriental Company's fleet.

A festival of parish choirs will be held at St.
Cross, near Winchester, on the 26th inst. The choirs of
23 parishes are expected to attend the festival.

THE BOMBAYMAIL.-80HTHAMPTON, MAY 15.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company'. steamer Ripon,
with the above mail, paned the Needles at 11.20 a.m. to-
day.