The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-24 00:00:00

MARKETS.

COTTON.—Lr•saroot., JAx. 23.—The market closed
firmly, without change io prices. The sales were all to
the trade, and amounted to 8.000 bales, comprising in addi-
tion to American, 160 Bahia, bid. ; 300 Egyptian, Aid. to
914. ; and 800 Surat, 31;d. to nd. per lb.

COTTON GOODS. llixcammraa, JAN. 23. For
cloths the market has been exceedingly quiet. The demand
continues for long cloths and T cloths to a moderate extent,
and also for some descriptions of domestics. Since the last
India mail a small demand has also sprung up for low
jacconets. On the whole, however, the market is reported
as very flat. There is no change of quotations, the stocks
being moderate in the hands of manufacturer,, and cotton
being on the advance. In yarns the market, though ex-
ceedingly flat, is regarded as less gloomy than last week,
' and as possessing rather more life than that for cloths.
Spinners have in few instances, however, obtained fresh
con,racts, and their orders have mostly been such as could
be supplied out of stock. Prices steady.

WOOLLEN CLOTH —Line, JAN. 2.3.—There his
been R very slender attendence of buyers in the cloth halls
this morning, and an exceedingly light Moaners has been
done.

MANUFACTURES. HUDDERSFIELD, Jew. 23.
Although we had i.orns little improvement in the beginning
of the year we are not able to report that this has been sus-
tained, business appearing to have relapsed into that dull
state which prevailed for two or three =oaths of the last
year. Prices continue to be well maintained under the cir
cumstaneee.

WOOLS.—HUDDIMMVIRLD, JAN. 23.—The wool trade
continues much es tormerlv with the exception of low wools,
in which there has been a better demand, caused chiefly by
a few buyers from the neighbouring towns, who have been
favoured with government orders.

THE IRON TRADE.—The following is from the annual
cdreular of Messrs. Naylor, Vickers, and Co , Liverpool,
dated the 20th inst.—" During the put year there have
been considerable fluctuations in the prices of manufactured
iron, and the poeiti.-n and prospects of the iron trade have
undergone • decided change. The year began with an ad-
vance of 20s. per ton, warranted by a previous advance on
all the raw materials employed in the manfacture, and an
immense influx of orders from all quarters, which consider-
ably exceeded the capabilities of production. The advance
was well responded to in America, and the trade continued
in so prosperous a condition, and the demand so largely in
excess of the make until about July, that in that month a
further advance of 20e. per ton was declared. The makers
were, so to say, compelled to take this step to keep pace
with the ever rising price of the raw material; but those
adverse influences which then threatened the prosperity of
the trade, and made the advance • decision of questionable
I policy, soon developed the gravity and the magnitude at
their character. In America the financial pressure, which,
instead of passing away as was hoped from month to month,
soon took the nature of a commercial crisis, and caused
• growing staguttion of trade ; in this country the war,
with its prospective great demands upon the resources of the
community, and its effect of diverting capital from the usual
necessities of trade into other channels, co-operated to cause
a retrograde movement in the iron trade. In the United
States the advance of last July was never responded to, and
already in August and September, some of the inferior
brands of iron, and particularly sheets and plates, receded in
consequence ; and although no alteration was declared at
the October quarter, prices were net sustained, and the
want of orders was seriously felt. The year his closed
gloomily. A vut amount of capital has been expended
throughout the iron districts in putting up new furnaces and
new works, with a view to adapt the powers of production to
the great demand in the early part of lest year; and now
that most of these works have begun their operations, or are
ready to do so, the demand has entirely passed away, and is
not even sufficient to keep the old works well employed.
This refers particularly to those manufacturers who have
principally depended for their sales upon the American
market—those engaged in the home and continental trades
being still moderately employed. At the quarterly meet-
ings of the iron makers, held last week, a reduction of 21.
per ton was agreed upon, in the hope that this decline
would all forth orders.'

CORN.—Hutt, JAN. 23.—There has been a gradually
improving feeling in this market during the week, and sales
are made at 31. to 4s. mere than was manageable during
tke panic week. To-day our farmers brought a fair supply
of wheat, for which there was a very good sale, at fully 44.
over the rates current last Tuesday. Spring corn rather
better sale. Linseed without change; cakes firmer, owing
to the severe weather. Bones inquired for, and no supply.
Imports from Jan 13 to Jan. 19:—Wheat, 2,361 qn ;
oats, 312; helms, 160; peas, 676; tares, 64; linseed, 3,720;
oil cakes, 62 tons; bones, 13.

LENDS JAN. 23.—The weather still continues win-
terly. The arrivals for to-dare market are moderate ;
there is only a limited business done in wheat at an advance
of le. to 2a. per quarter over Friday's rates. Barley, beans,
and oats rather d . Arrivals this week: Wheat, 3,257
qrs ; oats, 16 ; barley, 177 ; beans, 01 peas, 10.
LYNN, JAN. 23.—We have had a much lees supply of
wheat and barley at market to day than of late, and both
articles were free sale, and fully recovered the depression of
last week. Prices to the growers: Wheat, best red, 70e. to
74e.; white, 80s. Barley, best runs, 31e. to 32e. ; flue, 34e.
Ito 355. Oats, le. 2d. per stone.
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N2WCASTLI, JAN. 23.—The weather still continues
wintry. To-day we had a heavy fall of snow, with every
prospect of its oentinuanee. At our market this morning
we had a fair show of wheat from the growers, and from
abroad several vomits have dropped ie ; but the improved
report from Mark-lane made our millers more anxious to
operate, there being now every probability of flour being
raised 31. per seek. Upon fresh-thrashed samphs, as well
as south country and foreign, we raise our quotations Is.
to 2s. per qr., the best new Norfolk yellow making 795. ;
best runs, 78s. ; and common. 761. per qr., 63Ibs. ; whereas for
choice Scotch white, 801. to 82s. wee paid ; medium Hamburg
and Danish, 761. tn 78e.; Heiligenhafen and other descriptions
of like quality, 771., weighing ; old being held at
several shillings beyond those rates. Flour must be written
Is. dearer, with a free enquiry, Norfolk households sram-
mending readily 53.., and whites 661. to 665. par sack.
Rye in rather better request, extra worth 485., weighing
naturally 68 lbs. to 69 lbs. per bushel. Malting barley was
held with more firmness, and the same may be said of
grinding. In malt little stirring. Beans much se before.
Boiling pees in better request, 475. having been realised for
a cargo of Danish of prime quality. In oats little change.

THE COAL TRADE ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES
£AILWAT.—A correspondent having an interest in this
railway addresses the shareholders through the Norwich
Mercury, complaining that all the inland coal trade carried
on their line from Peterborough is amonopoly in the kends
of two firms, one trading as the Norfolk and Eastern
Counties Coal Company, who have allotted to them shout
three-fourths of the line ; the remainder being in the hands
of Messrs. Coot., St. Ives. The public cannot be benefited
by any comvetition, for each firm has its own respective
districts, out of which it is not allowed to trade. The rate
of carriage charged by the railway company to them firma
is about fifty per cent. less than would be charged to any
other persons. The shareholders should endeavour to learn
for themselves bow they are benefited by such • monopoly
being granted, and whether such rate of earrings is remu-
nerative; and if it be (which there is every reason to
doubt), what advantages accrue from not throwing the
whole trade open to merchants generally, as in every other
description of traffic. Why'shuuld this coal traffic be an
inception ? Are any of the directors personally interested,
or are there any of the heads of the departments of the
railway partners in either or both of these 'firma, to whom
the monopoly is granted ? The writer states his belief that
if a committee were formed to look into this matter, they
would find that a vast amount of returns have been made
not only unremunerative, bat else a positive km. It may
be all very well to publish weekly accounts of increase in
revenue, but until • similar account of expenses is also rib.
lashed nothing satisfactory can be gained.

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