The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-08 00:00:00

MARKETS.

COTTON.—LrvarooL. Auccer 6.—Thoro has been
more inquiry to-day, without Mange in prime. The sales
to-day are 6,000 halm, ioeluding 1,500 for speculation and
export. 500 American, 280. to 32d. ; 100 Parmen.
2s4d. to 32d. ; 40 Maranhani, 32d. ; 100 Mimi° and
Bahia, 2Wd. ; 1,000 Egyptian, 2Std. to 33 jd. ; 260 Smyrna,
210. to 28id. ; 4,010 Surat, 15d. to 25d.; Beegal,
Sande,ice., 17d. ; China, ltd. to 200. ; Japan, 210. ;
Peru, U., 294. to 40d.

corm ROODS-11aNcummts, Acovst —The
market received a severe check this weak from two very
opposite causes. The first was the news of peace riegotia-
lions being os foot in America, and the second was the ad-
vance in the rates of discount. The advices as to peace
negotiations were shown to deserve bat little attention by
subeequeot accounts, bat still the impressioa created is sot
somaily dispelled. Ilerchanta imagine then is enough
in the explanation given of the affair to show that
an approach to a settlement is not distant, and may be
brought about at any moment, and such of them as an
shippers to distaat market& are reluctant to incur great risks
under such circumstances. The rise in the mosey market
is pot so serious in its immediate pressure as in the proba-
bilities of still further advances en the dearness of money.
The effect on the cotton market, limiting the total sales to
33,000 this week, while the iuiporta have beau 63,000 bales,
baa been reflected in this market. While we have some good
purchases for Raisin and other foreign marketa
keg stapled yarn and spinning; of good quality at fell
the market generally hair been dull and inactive, with home
trade yarns at id. par lb. against sellers. Buyers for nearly
all markets are offering lower rates, and th Aigh some of the
better classes of yarns are scarcer, and consequently held
with more firmness than the commoner qualities, the
tendency of the market is clearly to lower prices. The
aggregate amount of business over the week has been compa-
ratively small. In cloths the better class of &billings sod
printers are steady, but sellers are able to effect very little
business, and were they are at all disposed to press sales,
lower prices are a consequence. An led an telegram yes-
terday stating that prices at Calcutta for shirtings had radii
6d. to 9d. per piece Ina had little effect in strengthening the
hands of sellers. In descriptions of cloth of which the stocks
are light manufacturers hold pretty firmly ; but, en the
other hand, buyers are anxious to see a little further before
them, and are not disposed to increase their respolisilalitime
in the present position of the money market. In the com-
moner qualities of cloth prices are lower, with few sales.

HARDWARE—Muumuu-kid, AUGUST 6.—The trade
of this town coutinues good ; manufacturers are most of
them well engaged upon orders, which, though moderate,
are still coming in steadily on account of the home as well
as the foreign trade. With regard to the latter there is •
fair supply of orders in on account of the eastern markets;
the Ausualian Mader steady, and upon the whole active;
the Italian trade is quiet ; to Frame there is little doing,
but with respect to Spain Whimss is quite up to the aver-
age. In contusion with the West India trade there has been
more doing of late. There are also a few American orders
in band. is reference to particular branches there is not
much to be mid at this moment; the metal rollers are
doing an average amount of business, and the wire-drawers
continue buoy ; the electro-platers and edge-tool makers,
the tin-plate workers and hollow ware manufacturers, are
all of them more or less busy, and for beam-foundry goods
there is a steady demand, so there also is for every &scrip-
lion of builder, ironmongery. In the gun trade there is a
prospect of some improvement, a Turkish order Whig about
to be put in head. Tim reports an to the coudition of the
various manufacturing trades in the district are favourable ;
io those branches which are carried on principally in the
neighbourhood of Wolverhampton and L'ilston, • good
business is being done ; for malleable iron foundry wares
there U an active demand, as there also is for railway &mugs
paerally. The iron trade of this district continues ex-
tremely dull; consumers avoid buying as much as poesible,
but the advance which has just taken place in the rate of
discount may have the effect of forcing some makers to
press sales ; and if such Le the ease lower prices will have
to he accepted. For pig-iron the market imutanusa dull ;
stocks are increasing nutwithstandiug the reduction which
has taken place ice the make.

CORN.—Cairneition, Ancusr G.—Samples of new
wheat, oats, and rye were offered and sold but unwillingly
by the farmers. Wheat, old, 40e. to 41s. ; sew red, 445.
to 465. ; Talavera 48s. Oats, new. Ia per state ; old, 21s.
to 235. ; Rye, Mc to 331. ; beans, 40s.
Cwsttnsß Aricrav 6.—Heavy and Impoontioned rain
fell ou Friday, and the pastures are much revived. There
was a good supply of wheat at oar market this morning, but
it met with a slow sale, at a reduction of about 3d. per
Carlisle bushel upon last week's rates. Barley in good de-
mend. Oats dull, at barely last week's quotations. Prices :
Wheat, white, les. 6d. to li3s. 3d. ; red, 14a 6d. to les. 3d.;
barley, I la. ed. to 12s. ; oats, potato, Ba. to Be. AL ;
ditto, commas, 7a. lid. to de. ; rye, 12e. to 12s. Gd.
Cotcnnernit, Atmore 6.—A very small sopply of saw
wheat, of other grain nominal. Wheat diult to quit,
except at a decline of Is. ; mural parcels of new on sale,
quality and condition various, and the report of the yield
the same. Some sew barley on offer, the kernel rather
smalL

GUILDWORD, ACCUST B.—A very large quentity of
wheat on sale, with oily two simples of new, the letter
not first rate. Trade extremely dull, millers refusing to
parches*, except at • considerable redaction. which wee
not in mazy cease complied with. Wheat, 38s. to 80s. ;
barley, 28e. to 31.. ; sate, 225. to 275. ; beans, 40s. to
445. ; peas, 38. i. to 41s.

Ilerrrroeu. AUGUST 6.—A very small marker, st,d
wooly supply of wheat. Trade retry dull, and prize-' L.
to la. 6d. per lead lower. The little spring corn offering
sold at former rates. The harvest is progressing : town of
the new wheats are thin, sod far inferior to last yew's
quality. Wheat, red, rues, 235. to Ms. ; has, 2os ;
white, runs, 24a. to 265. • 6w, 275. per load. Barley,
grinding, 345. per qr. dats, wane, 18e. to ; feed,
old, 21is. per qr. BOYS, 21a. to 235. ; old, small,
load.

Lamm, Ammer 6.—The» was a tolerable quantity
of wheat ►t this day's aOTII market, and samples were al
good condition. Buyers purchased slowly, and prices re-
ceded fully le. per quarter. New white sorts made 455. to
494.; new red, 40s. to 445. per 36 stone. Of barley only few
samples came to hand, and the demand ins firm, previous
rates being well maintained ; malting, 32a. to 345. per (11.;
feed sorts, 21', s. to 30aper 30 atone; oats were in demand, and
the 'apply being limited, full prices were made, new, 21%,
to 26e.; old, 28s. to Xs. per 24 stone.

IiZWCABTLE-C7OII•TTIR, AUGUST 6.—Our arrivals of
English and foreign wheat' this week have been moderate.
The trade has assumed a downward tendency, in some in-
stances Norfolk red wheat has been sold at 2a. per qr. de-
cline during the week. Flour also inclines lower. Grindiig
barley and oats more inquired after, and rather dearer. We
had a good supply of wheat from the country to•day,which
sold slowly, at a reduction of L. to 2a. per qr. Scarcely a
transaction bag transpired from the stands, factors and mil-
lers being unable to agree. Flour dull. Beans, barley, and
peas firm. Oats not quite so free of sale as the beginning
of the week. The arrivals this week are :—Wheat, west.
win, 2,111 qrs. ; foreign, 2,206. Barley, foreip, 4d.
Malt, oosistwise, 290. Oats, mastwiae, 2,398. Flour, 0041,111-
wise, 1,308 sacks. Indian own flour, 48 sacks.

Noavnak, Aucner 6.-There was but • thha attendance
at this market today; the supply of wheat was fair, and
prices must be cousidered U. per quarter below the rates of
this day se'onight. White wheat (weighing 631bs. to
66114.), 455. to 465. red ditto (weighing 631ba. to 65113 e.),
41e. to 43. ; eats, 245. to 265. ; bases, 361. to 374. Pau
(maple), 355. to 365. per quarter. Flour, 265. 6d. per sack,
hm the miller.
NOTTINGHAM, AUGUST 8.-Thenwas a very malt
show of wheat from the growers, and the demand was dull
at la, per qr. less money. Old white sorb sold at 41s. to
45a. ; old tvd, 40s. to 445. ; new white, 475. to 53e. ; new
red, 445. to 475. per 36 stove. There was a meagre supply
of barley, for which the demand was steady at the rates of
the week previous; old grinding made :Ns. to 30e. : new,
2135. to 29.. per 30 doge. For oats the demand was fair,
and late rates were fully supported ; new, 20a. to 265. ; old,
245. to 30.. ; old foreign, 219. to 245. per 24 stone.

OXIORD, Arousr 6.—Owing to farmers in this immediate
neighbourhood being so busy in the harvest fields the at-
tendance was not very numerous ; buyers were also limited
in number ; the price for the few samples of wheat that
changed hands was barely equal to that of last week. A
few samples of new were offering, but no one seemed to care
about purchasing. Barley made from Ma. to 20s. per v, ;
oats, from 19e. to 275. ; beam, mares. 425. to 445. ; peas
(new for boiling), 40s. ; flour, seconds, 30s. per sack. Since
this day se'nnight many hundred acres of wheat have been
housed in this locality in prime condition, end our remarks
of last week have been confirmed by the observations of
those farmers present in the Corn Eschews to-day, Mae
have stated that the yield of wheat is not ally not maim,
but that the quality. is first-rate and the quantity little
below the average. Barley, in many places, is particularly
good, and yields moth better than was expected, while on
the very light gravel soils it turns out quite the reverse.
Oats will, no doubt, be dearer ; they are far beneath the
average. The grub is very much injuring the potato crap,
io the fruit of which they completely bury themselves,
much to the injury of that most useful esculent.
READING. AUGUST 6.—There was a very thin attendance
at our market this morning, with a short supply of all sorts
of grain. The wheat trade was quiet. growers asking high
prices, which buyers were unwilling to made to. In new
wheat there was some very fine samples, although it changed
heeds very slowly.

Rocauren, Aucour 6.—Our corn exchange wee well
supplied, and there was a fair attendance of the sown and
cosatry trade. Business, however, was exceedingly dull,
acd most kinds of grain were a trifle easier. Wheat was
about ls. to 2s. per quarter cheaper ; best para.), of white
wheat were 43i. to 465., and red, 40s. to 43a. per quarter ;
secondary and inferior white, 40e. to 435., and red, 3;s. to
40s. per quarter. Flour was difficult to sell, and must be
quoted at about 6d. per sack cheaper. There was a fair
show of barley, and several new samples were exhibited.
For beet lota the quotations were 36.. to 39a. for malting,
and 26e. to 295. for grinding kinds. Oats were firm, and the
turn dearer.

WISIDCII. AUGUST B.—We have had a short limply of
grain at market to-day, the farmers being engaged with
harvest. Wheat may be called la. per qr. cheaper, but not
easy to buy at the decline. Spring corn of all kinds in
favour of the seller as to price. Weather very hot and dry.
Rain much wanted.

Wommema, Atmterr B.—At this day's market there wu
a short supply of wheat, and the few imam mad* were at
about the currency of this day week. Some sew red sold
at 5.. to ss. 4d., and white Is. Bd. per Irlb. Barley quite
as dear. Oats tingling upwards. Beans la, per qr. dearer.
Peas unaltered.

YORK, AtIGUITT6.—The show of wheat was under an
average, and the attendance was seasonable. With a flat
trade a decline of ls. to 2a. per quarter had to be submitted
to. For new white aorta prices ragged from 45e. to 413 e. ;
for new red, 39e. to 44e. per 36 atone. The inquiry for bar-
ley itsil moderate, and there was no difficulty in establishing
late currencies ; grinding, 25e. to 25,. per :ffi dose. In oats
a fair trade wu done, and late rates may be quoted, new,
20s. ld. to 'r. per 24 stone.
Knutcat.nr, Avner 6.—The weather during the week
may be characterised as genial, although meetly doll and
cloudy, and occasionally showery—still very favourable fee
the growing crops. To-day it is colder. After next week, if
the weather continues favourable, we expect to have partial
harvest in some of the early parts of the county. At our
country markets this week we bad leas grain offering than
of late, and farmers were reluctant sellers of wheat at Is.
to 29. per qr. decline. Oats sold for local consumption at
about Iset week's rates. Neither barley nor beaus offering.
Here, to-day, we had fair supplies of wheat and oats. Wheat
sold slowly, at from &I. to la. per qr. decline. Oats, although
also a slow sale, brought last week's rates. Wheat, 345. so
425. per qr. ; barley, 27a. to 325. ; oats, 18e. to 225.

WATERFORD, AUGUST 6.—We here had another week of
fine weather, and reaping has begun in several localities
throughout this and the adjoining counties; next week
harvest will be general if no unfavourable &sage take place
in the weitther. With the exception of a few complaints of
oats on the light dry soils, the grain mops are well spoken
of, and potatoes, so far, are quite free from blight. There
ere fair arrivals of foreign grain to report since Saturday
List, but of our own growth only a small quantity of oats
has appeared at market. The mule has been quiet fur most
articles at about previous rates. Wheat easoot be quoted
cheaper, but buyers act with caution, and take barely eats.
Meat for present wants. Barley very little inquired for
value unaltered. Oats moderately active at the currency of
this day m'onight. ladies oorn meets a fair demand at •
trifle below former prime. Flour quite as dear. Imports
this week :—Wheat, 2,116 qrs. ; Indian core, 6.414 pa. ;
dour, '2l barrels, 87 s►cks. &ports this weak:—Oats. 6,105
tondo ; dour, 54 mob ; oatmeal. 101 molts.