The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-18 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.--(THIS DAY.)
There was a moderate supply of kiglish wheat on the
stands to-day. The trade wu quiet, but firm, at Mon-
day's improvement in value.
With foreign wheat the market was fairly supplied. In
most descriptions a moderate business was paanng, on
former terms.

-414;itingeargoes of wheat were quiet. Most other
articles 'Boat were inactive.
Fair average supplies of barley were on sale. The trade
was fairly active, at Mondays advance.
Malt was dull, on former terms.
• Oats were firm, but the demand for them was limited.
Beans were quiet, at late rates.
Peas were disposed of at previous quotations.
For dour the inquiry was restricted, but prices ruled
firm.

—Ennead and rapeseed were inactive. Most agricultural
seeds were in fair request. Cakes quiet.

ARRIVALS 011 GRAIN, tc., INTO -LONDON BY wens
CARRIAGB FROM DEC. 14 TO DEC. 17, BOTH MOLD-
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2170 I 4110 990 101 1900

LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS.
(THIS DAY.).

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Come.—The market quiet, Wee probably about 10,000
bales.

cosy.—The attendance mall, moderate oonsamilitre
demands for wheat at full rates of Tuesday last.
in fair rinsed at late rates. Beans steady. Saidi, 42a.
Oats and oatmeal quiet, and prices rather in buyers
favour. Indian corn steady, retail demands at bits rates :
Danubian, 375. ; mixed American, 395. to 395. 3d.

WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.--(THIS DAY.)
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(72011 Gus owl noanwernirwimer.)
Wheat, la to 2a. dearer, with a moderate demand.
Barley, la dearer, and ready sale. Beans and oats,
steady.

CORK BIIITER MAILICET.—(THIS DAY.)
OBT TICLZGRAPIL
(mos ova ows oossmoinsorr.)
prdis~, 1295., 131 s. 1213., 1155., 985., , 850
firkins. Mild cured, 160;., 1485., 128 s. Alb firkins.
MINCING-LANE.—(TBIB DAY.)

Svc...R.—The market continue; steady, with moderate
sales of British West India at previous prices. St. Vin-
cent and Demerara, 325. ; Jamaica, 32a. to 325. 6d. •
St. Kitts, 325. &L ; brown Mauritius, 281. 9d. to 295. 3d.
Refined : There is a decided improved demand for dried
goods, at firmer prices. Pieces steady at the previous
value.

Corrar..—A moderate buainees is doing, chiefly in
Plantation Ceylon, at the previous value; grey ordinary
to bold Ws. to 66e. Bd.: ditto color', 625. to 765. tid.
Native Ceylon mold at la. per cwt. decline; small, 40s. to
415.; good ordinary, 48s. 6d. ; fine ordinary 495. to
495. 6d.
TEL—There is only a moderate inquiry, at the decline
established at the public sales.
ID:N.—Only a small parcel of Jamaica sold, at full
prima.
Sarrrnrnit.-300 bags sold at 243. Od. for refraction 4,
short prompt.
parcel of heated Dacca grain sold at 9s. cash.
COIRON.—A moderate business is doing, at previous
- 1 prices.

TALLOW ItARKST.--(THI8 DAY.)
The market is quiet. Town tallow, 48s. 9d. ; Petersburg
Y.C. on the spot, 495. ed. ; December, 495. 3d. to 495. &L ;
January. 495. 9d. ; March, 606. 3d.

HIDE MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
LienziraeLL.—llides.-661be. to 641b5., Hd. to
64Th.. to nibs., 3id. ; 72Iba. to 9011 e., sit to 31d.; Whs.
to 681 b.., Md. to 4d.; nabs. to 961b5., 4d. to 4}l. ;
961 be. to 10415., 4d. to 44d. ; 1041 b.. to 1121 b.., 444. to
4fd. Horse hides, 9s. 6d. to 10s. 6d.; oaf skins, light,
2s. to 4s. ; full, 7s. bd.
Bustornmsr.--fteep skins.—Polled, 7s. to Os. ; half-
brads, 6s. to 6.. 9d. ; downs, 4s. ed. to bs. 2d.
BOROUGH HOP XAREIT.—(THIB DAY.)
Means. Pattenden and Smith regent rather an exten-
sive demand for bops of all deseriphonn both English and
foreign, at graduably advancing prime. The stooks of
good useable hops are very muoh reduced both at home
and abroad.

MUTH PROM LIGHTNING.—The whole of South
Weiss was visited on Wednesday aftseasset by a thunder-
storm of great severity, and moss ths dietrieta,
especially Merthyr, was ha force mod Wavily felt. Ths
lightning was extremely vivid, sad one dash followed
another hum about 3 until 4 with bed bets! idervals. At
(Orn-soad-psysinsr, a vino.. mar Moldir, a woman
and two donkeys ware Mel by lie del& The
diseased woman, whose maw Is rber Harr* went
as to tie mountain to pisk up siodotisse, taking with
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MOM MARERTe—MiId DAY.
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Tbs seams area of the quarrel between Tur-
key and (Preamble eased marooned heaviness in
the stock maths* and the changes in prices We
al is an edam, direstion. The reduction would
probably be dill awe important, but for the im-
provement is the amounts of the Bank of %g-
-land, end a.easesquiest belief that there is no im-
mediate prompted of any advance hi the minimums
of that establishment. The government funds
are dull, at the reduction of yesterday.
Foreign securities are freely offered, at lower
prices. Peruvian of 1811.5 have fallen nearly 1 per
cent., in consequence of the closing of the amount
of a recent large operator for the rise. Amongst
others, Oreek and Italian are lower, bough the
movement at present is not important. No special
change has occurred in railway stooks.

The rate for the beet paper in the discount
market is 21 to 3 per cent., and for loans in the
Stook Exchange 2.
The English funds are quoted 921 to 1, ex div.,
for money, and 921 to 11, ex div., for the account
(Jan. 6), and the Throe per Cents. Reduced and
New Three per Cents., 921 to 1.
The variations in railway stooks comprise a rise
of 1 per cent. in Midland, and a reduction to the
like extent in Great Western. Subjoined are the
quotations :—London and North Western, 1111
to 112 ; Great Western, 481 to ; Midland, 112
to ; London and South Western, 87 to 88 ;
Great Eastern, 41 to ; Brighton, 481 to 1; South
Eastern, 781 to 791; Metropolitan, 1011 to 1021;
Great Northern, 1054 to 1064 ; ditto A, 1084 to
; Caledonian, 731 to I; and London, Chatham,
and Dover, 164 to 17.
The foreign stock market is heavy. Peruvian
beds of 1866 have declined j per oent. ; Italian
oFIB6I and 186.5, 1 to ; and Greek, the
Orel Vitebsk and Moscow Jaroslaw Rail-
way loans, Spanish of 1887, and Turkish
of 1883, 1 to 1. Prime are quoted as
follows :—Brazilian of 1866, 78 to ;
Milian of 1887, 96 to 97 ; Egyptian
of 1864, 83 to 1 ; ditto of 1868,
731 to 741; Italian of 1861, 6131 to ; ditto
Tobacco Loan, 3 to 1 prem. ; Greek, 111 to
12 ; Mexican, 15 to 1 ; Peruvian of 1885, 791 to 1;
Enigma of 1888, 89 to 90 ; ditto Nioolai, 661
to # ; ditto Orel, 794 to ; ditto Moscow-
Jaroslaw, 78 to 1, ex div.; ditto Charkof-
Azof, 14 to 14 dia. ; ditto Chareow-Hrementachug,
1 to 0/ dis. ; Spanish of 1867, 321 to I;
Turkish of 1858, 61 to 62 ; ditto of 1882, 621
to 63 ; and ditto of 1883, 381 to 1.
The Indian Five per Cents. are inquired for, and
have risen 4, the present price being 112 to 1, ex
div. The Four, are at 1021 to 1 ; the Bonds,
3s. to 10s. prem.; and the Debentures, 1041 to
105. Bank Stock, 240 to 242.

Exchequer Bills are steady. The March are
quoted par to ss. prem. ; and the June, 3s. to Bs.
prem.

Only a few transactions have been recorded in
bank shares. Some of the present quotations
are as follows :—London and Westminster, 661
to 671 ; London and County, 501 to 1; Union of
London, 38/ to ; London Joint Stock, 351 to
; City, 111 to 12} ; Imperial, 171 to 181 ;
Anglo-Austrian, 71 to 81 pram. ; and Imperial
Ottoman, 1 to 1} prem.
Miscellaneous securities are steady. National
Discount, 11/ to 121 ; General Credit, 2 to 1;
die. ; International, 11 to 1} dia. ; Hudson's
Bay, 131 to 14 ; Telegraph Construction, 161 to
; Atlantic Telegraph, Eight per Cent. Preference,
zti to ; and Anglo-American, 211 to 1.

American securities are without alteration. The
6-20 Bonds are quoted 74k to 1; Erie Railway
shares, 27k to 1; Illinois Central, 98 to ; Atlan-
tic and Great Western Debentures, 40 to k; and
the Consolidated Mortgage Bondi, 411 to 421.
The joint traffic return of the Caledonian and
North British Railways shows this week an in-
crease of 4,0221. over last year.
The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of
the Colonial Bank will be held on the Bth of
January.
The half-yearly meeting of the East Indian Rail-
way Company is convened for the 31st inst.
A petition for the winding up of the London
Maritime Assurance Association is to be heard be-
fore Vioe-Chancellor Malins on the first petition