The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-16 00:00:00

MARKETS.

isrruoi., JAN. 13.
The following salea took plum chiefly yesterday after 4
o'clock :—Sugar : hhds. Demerara, 295. 3d. to 295. 9d. ;
420 hhds. Antigua, 275. Gd. to 31s. Gd. ; 1,300 mats Mauri-
tius, 331. to 345. ; 2.100 bags dates, 225. 6d. to 295. Gd. to
30s. Coffee : 200 bags Costa Rica, without charge. Rice :
150 bags fine table, 121. Sago flour: 200 bags, 13s. Gd.
Jute: 60 bales, 71. 10s. Ivory: 12 tons African large teeth,
higher. M. 0. Pearl shells: 1.10 tons, Panama chiefly,
171. 14s.

COTTON.—Liveitroot, JAN. 15.—The market closes
firmly, and well supplied with American, at 41d. to :al. ;
remains and Msranhams, at 51d. to 6d.; Egyptian, at 51d.
to 6d. ; Surats, 3.1. to 31d. Being about the same terms u
Friday last for all kinds, except pi rhaps 41d. to4ld. cotton,
which is a shade worse to buy. The sales to-day arc about
5,000 bales, of which expostcrs and speculators have each
taken about 500 bales.

MANCIIEiTEII, JAN. 15.—The market for cotton cloth
and yarns has been quieter to-day, and indeed during the
whole week, than it was seven or right days ago, and price.
are barely maintained, except in low numbers of water
twist, and some few of the medium counts of mule. The
price of cotton, which was one cause of weakness on Tues-
day, has come a shade lower from the Visited States by this
steamer, and hence sellers both of yarn and cloth are more
disposed to close with the terms of buyers than they have
hitherto been. The India news has nut eructed the market
much so far, but thu advice' from Bombay are expected to
lead to business, though scarcely so favourable as those by
the previous overland mail.

THE IRON TRADE.—BsaMlsonaw, JAN. lb.—The
quarterly meetings of the ironmasters, now terminated,
have, upon the whole, been characterised by even more
cheering prospects than we were able to report as the result
of thu meetings of the trade here last Thursday. At Dudley
orders are said to have been givenmoro freely, and great
hopes are entertained of an unprovement in prices early in
the spring. There is, perhaps, not another article of large
consumption where the price hes so widely alternated as it
has dune with regard to iron; there are persons living who
have seen pig iron as low as 435., and again ascend to 131.
per ton, whilst Staffordshire bars have helm as high as 23f.,
dropping therefrom at a swoop to 171., when everybody pre-
dicated ruin to the ironcrusters, although the same descrip-
tion of iron has since fallen to something like one-third of
the latter price. A subject much discussed at thew
meetings of the trade has been the discovery of ironstone in
Northamptonshire, especially in the immediate neighbour-
hoodof the county town. The Staffordshire ironmutershave
already purchased largely for the purpose of consuming it
iu their works. Vtry fine specimens of the iron ore have
been found on the estate of Major-General Arbuthnot;
after may it was found to yield 48 per cent. of pig iron,
whilst the pure character of the mineral renders it of great
value for amalgamating with the iron-stone of other dis-
tricts. It is needless to point out that this discovery will
be of great value to the Staffordshire ironworks in affording
them a large supply of good mineral, and thus enable them
more successfully to compete with the Scotch and Welch
makers.

HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—Norrtnottax,
Jan. M.—The cotton stocking trade fur wrought-shaped
hose is in a fair condition, but the slop branches are half
annihilated by the round frames, females working at them
and producing 90 dozen, or 1,080 pairs in one week. The
bobbin-net trade in general is in a depressed condition, but,
as a matter of course, this varies in the different branches.
Tho pushers are, however, considered in the beat state as
regards demand, the other principles in general making
fancy nets of inferior quality.

WOOL.—DUAUFORD, Jan. 15.—There is a quietness in
the purchase of Wools, especially of the middle and lower
classes. The prices sought lately totally preclude any
business being done except on the narrowest scale possible.

MANUFACTURES.— BRADFORD, Jan. 15.—Yarns •
There is no change either in demand or prices, except for
No. ,50's. There is a very active demand both for Lan-
cashire and home consumption. Pieces : There is no altera-
tion in our markets during the week ; things may bo quoted
as firm and stationary.

CORN. -BANBURY, Jan. 15.-We hare had a moderate
trade in grain here today. Good Wheat withaut alteration in prior,
but In gout' demand. B .rley In request, at Is. pear qr. advance. Mats
and Beane dull. Prises a. follow (('heal, es. ird. w S.. per brobel.
Barbi, Ile. to 28s. per qr. Oats. It,. to Va. Beare, 3s. ed. to IR Od,
per buehel.
Da and tsio It An, Jan. 15.-At this dav's market there wu a
Ina supply 1.1 Wheat, but the trade ruled drill at the currency of this
day ae'enight. Barley of all kinds fully VI dear. Very little doing
in (Kits; their value Is Maintained. We in Me no aLeratidas In
our quotationa for Beans ne Peas. Ibe following are the pries*: -
Whist, Engluth white, per bushel of ii 214., 30. 2.1. to 3a. bkL ; new
Od. to Ur. 6d.; red, es. 9.1. to 3s. Id.; new, 4s. 8.1 to 3s. Od.; Baltic
white, is. ed. In 6a. 0.1. ; kle.ba, 44. bd. to 4e. 1.t.; thumbs,
40. ed. to es. fut.; Barley, per Imp. qr., 275. to 20e,; grinding, per
3921 b,., 2iv. W. to 235. ; Oats, English, whits, pre Imp. qr., as. to
26•' Weigh. Wadi sad white, per .111.tlha., 111.6 d. ln 15r. ; Irlah (Whs.
to 121 he.), 198.0 d. Od.; (372 w. to Plite.), Ins, Id. to lON. OA.;
black, les. Ad. to lea dd. Beane, per 1961h0, 134. to I RA;
new, l le. ed. to 10611 d.; Irbil, new, 10.. 9.1. to 11r. 3d.; &upturn,
10.. 3d. to Pd. ; Vrenei, I Is. Id. to 12e hd. ea, holltne, per
imperial qr., Ina. to Abr.; grinding, per litritto., 12.5. lid. to 12s. rid.
lentils, per Pdalho. 10,.. 3d. to 10.. nit. Indian Corn, ter 1961b5.,
Inc 6d. to I Is. 1141. Hour, One, per sack of 460M5., 29a. to
31s. seconds. 27.. to 20..
BRIGHTON, Jan. 15.-Our market to-day was well sup- '
plied with Wheat, her owing to the greater part of the Naples bring
le 1 allieted by the late motet weather there we lase Mop:onion to par.