The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-04 00:00:00

KiBICET&

TALLOW.—TIIOI2Mar &WINO. —The market wu flat
today :-Spot, 41a. 3d. to 41a. ; Juoary to March, 42a. 6d.
to 42a. 3d. ; March, 435. 6d. to 43a. ; April to Jane, 43a.
Delivers to last evening, 945 casks ; arrival', 2,589 auks.

COTTON. —LIVERPOOL, Dec. 3.—The advisee in the
Bank rate again today has still further depressed oar
market, which is very irregular, at about 2d. per lb. decline
from last Friday's quotatioon The aides are 2,000 bales,
of which 700 are on speculation and for export. 100
American, 27d. to 27ad. ; 980 Surat, 16id. to 25d. ; 200
Egyptian, 27d. to 280. ; 80 Pernambuco, 27d. to 270.
The week's import is 23,008 bales.

WOOL AND WORSTED.—BRAPPORD, Dzc.
sudden rise of 2 per oust. 4n the rate of discount has had a
marked effect ou the market this morning. All engaged in
the trade have been exceedingly quiet, sad have refrained
from doing husinees. Very little wool has changed hands.
There is no doubt viol might be obtained on easier terms,
though staplers generally are not anxious to part with their
stocks. These remarks with regard to wool have also
almost au equal application to worsted yarns. The utmost
quietness prevails. The quotations of spinners are
somewhat lower, but as most of them are well em-
ployed they are little inclined to make any concession.
Business in the piece trade has been quiet the whole of the
week, and very little has transpired to-day needing remark.
Our home merchant■ are preparing to take stock, and are
consequently chary in their operations, whilst the export
houses are equally inactive. There has been very little
improvement of late in the plain trade ; nothing, indeed,
to an extent to make any decided increase in the demand
is any quarter, aud though some manufacturers are still
tolerably buoy, the majority are beginning to be anxious for
fresh orders. Prices are not as firm as they were, and orisons,
coburge, serges, or lasting, may be bought to-day a trifle
below the recent highest quotations.

LACE AND HOSIERY.—NOTTINCRAM, Dec. 3.--In-
creased stringency in the money market timidly canna a fall
in the prices of cotton. The heavy contracts, however,
which spinners are under to their customers prevent any
lower quotations being made for yarn, and its price is
still a matter of the greatest possible uncertainty. Reports
are diverse as to the lace trade during the last week, many
houses are taking stock, and they report a more quiet state
of affairs, stating also that there is not so much doing (or
the oontieent nor the United States. Os the other hand,
houses more exclusively convected with the home markets
speak more favourably, sod say that foe nearly all classes
of goods, there is still a fair inquiry. Is the hosiery trade
likewise, the improvement noticed in our two previous
reports has been well maintaiued both for the home trade
and for shipping. The demand from houses is the states is
active, and promises to he still more brisk.—lllatiwilmws
/anneal.

CORN.—BIRMINGFIAM, DEC. 3.—At this day's market,
there was a less supply of wheat, and a rise of Is. per cituar-
ter was obtained loth for English and forego, but without
auy life iu the trade. Barley lid. to Is. per quarter lower.
tins, Leans, and peas firm, but only taken in limited quaa•
Cities.

Balaton, DEC. 3.—The supply of Eaglisb wheat at oar
market today was lees than ustnil, and sold freely at an
advance of la. per qr. A good demand for foreign, at •
similar improvement. Barley quiet trade for all descrip.
tons at last week's prices. Rather more done in the oat
trade, and values are le. per qr. dearer, For beans scarcely
any inquiry. Indian corn la. per qr. dearer.
Drains, Dir. 3.—We had a large supply of wheat
to-day, with • brisk trade, at advanced prices. Beet,
samples made Is., and escoi;dAry sorts W. a back more
money. Barley wen a heavy trade, at last week's prima
and the same remark will apply to al lent.. corn, of which
there was an unusually email supply. Bast whit* wheat,
Bits. to 235. ; best red ditto, 21s. to ZIG.; inferior sorts.
15e. to 20a. ; barley. 355. to 395. . • inferior barley, Xis. to
; oats, 21s. to 295. ; beaus, 21s. to 22a. ; pew. 18e.
to 21.. ; fine flour, 36.. to 38e. ; other four, Us. to 345.

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MANCHERTI3., Dna. 3.—At our market this limiting dr?,
English wheat was I. fair demand at fully last week s
prices, hut where soy advance was insisted on riles were
checked, while damp sort• were neglected. Foreign vies
held for W. to 3d. pee 100 lbs. over the currency of t►is day

ee'onight, but there was very little done in it. Ao adv.ses
of 6L per sack was generally asked on flour, but very LtW
disposition to buy being manifested, we cannot alter oar
quotations. Oats mot a slow sale at late rate*, sad oat•
meal was the turn cheaper. Betas brought fall prick
Indian corn was 6d. per quarter dearer.
NIWARC, Doc. 2.—Wheat %fair supply, and
.I.s qt
dearer. Fiee bark's, though a small show, barely
ported/Mentes ; asocredary qualities again dif6cnlt to plus,
Oats some. BOMB 'towheaded.
NEwßuzy, Doo. 3.—We have this day to report a mode
rate supply of wheat. Sellers demanded high priors, which
checked bodiless, but they eventually realised from is. to
2a. advance from late prices. A large supply of may.
sale slow, at receding rates. Otte, beans, and peas coati.
nue du 1.

BrocyrotaolaTrxe, Drc. 2.—There was a fair apply of
grain at the market this morning from the femora Whim
met good prices, exceeding lad week's curreecy ; Km,
ississesi L. per qr. advance was obtained. Barley is sloe
request Osts. beans and peas unaltered. Wheat (per
qr-
of 631 b. to the bushel). Durham and Yorkshire red. 40s. to
42a ; ditto, whits, 4435. to 50s. ; mouth coun red, 444. to
450. ; ditto, white, 49a. to Ms. ; ditto, old red,y 435. to 495.
Barley, grinding, per imperial qr., 2f 41. to 295. Oita. feed,
new. Ifle. to 29e. ; ditto, potato, 421 b. per Waal, 22a. to
245. Beaus, new, 3fie. to 40e. ; ditto, old, 425, op cos.
Peas, feeding, 335, to 345.

Uxßzwoz, Die. 3.—A smell supply of wheat, which
sold readily at= arum of L. per or. The beet sampler
of barley met with buyers more lively than of late; for
osts there is bat little trade, sad prices sallower.

EDINBUROZ, Dre. 2.—As °aspired with kat week,
wheat was same oa the top, and 2s. Td. up on the average.
Barley wan 6d. up as the top, sad 3d. down ee tae
average. Oats were 2a. 3d. up on the top, and le, up ri
the avenge. Nana were 6d. down on the top, and Ha
down on the average. Wheat, 32e. to 48a. ; barley, 221
3131. ; oata,l4l. to 265. ; beans, 31e. to 43e. 6d.

CAlTLH—Btnrnsaaar, Dec. 3.—We roosind bat 1
moderate suppl of both besets and sheep out oda, this day.
Silas slow, at fully We quotations. IV
a supply. Toads fair. Prior rasliaad :—Beet,
to aid. per lb. ; wither mato., 71d. to St. Per 16,
ewe ditto, 60. to 7ed. per lb. ; veal, ed. to 7 pi, ib.
bacon pigs, 7a. 3cL to Ba. 4d. per uOWO ; porkers, Bs. ild:
to 9a. pr non.

Blurrier., Dec. 3.—We had • fair supply of bed et arse
market to-day, the quality of which was somewhat laterite
to that of last week. awl middling samples were szossdiagli
difficult to sell ; best desetiptious, however, met with • very
fair trails, at prices ranimg from 60a. to 6.15. per cwt. ;
and is some ores there was • eight improvement m
the latter (.(uobation An averse supply of shrug WI fas
2101011 rather war.m and SO seine demand son cued off
those cm oder. We must still quote mutton at rather
high prima, beet withers selling at 7;d. sod superior lowa-
downs as Bd. per lb. A good supply of pip, and best de•
soriptinns reslised from Si. to Be. 4d. per soon. Tolendly
fair supply of store cattle, but the cold weather beet as
unfavourable Mame cm the trade. As szosedisgly shirt
supply of mdch cows, owing to the reduction which at the
past three markets has followed the high prime of some few
weeks ago ; there was. however, • alight reaction, sad sad
market will, doubtless, show an improvement in quotations.
A fair show of home, with a limited inquiry.

Newmann', Uric. 2.—Tbere was a moderate supply of
beef at the market to-day, the demand for which oiled
slow. Beet beef made Bs. 2d. to Bs. 6d. per stogie ; inferior,
Ts. to 7a. ild. Hutto. was largely supplied, and the demand
was also slow. Bast realised 80. ; large and inferior, 71d.
to Bd. per lb. There was likewise a large supply of it.,
sheep, which sold at prices varying from 35e. to 50s. each.
(bins were a better supply, the best selling at 7,1 d. ; muss
and infector, 7d. per lb. Best small parks* 6s. 6d. per
stops ; beam; be. 6d. to 6s. 6d.

ED! IBURGH, Dec. 2.—The supply of cattle this moreisi
was UM than on this day sienaight, there being 5,55, Of
54 fewer. The geserally was greatly improved, sag
the demand was with little venation in prices. TT
price of the best , 86. 6d. • current, 7s. 9d. to Is.;
middling &ad inferior, 6s. 6d.' to 7a. 3d. gm dam The
supOy of sheep was 4,219, or 218 Man ass at hit
mist. The dend was goad, but prises Wife flea tie
same as thee obteined this day week. Ben mottos, 6d. is
81d.; ewes, 50. to 70. per lb. Fed pigs brought from 5a
to
bead. per stone; ids to eight weeks old ditto, from 10t.
to 13a. a

THE IRON TRIM —Biantgonau, Dsc. 3.—The inn
trade of this district has suddenly passed into a state of
excitement each as has not been experienced for many yam.
At the time the two advances, making 30e. per ton Imes bus,
were imposed, much doubt was uprooted as to whither
thin could be maintained until the sod of this quarter ; bet
contrary to expectation there is every prospect of a feeler
rime in the price immediately ;• this, too, in the fees of Os
rapid advance in the rate a discount, and the Maas*
stringency in the money market. At Wolverharoptes
Wednesday, and in this town to-day, there wan an wised
amount of excitement arnooget those engaged in the ends
The second-class firms have resolved to accept no more mint
'at the prices which they have hitherto takes ;
and the makers of marked iron will not receive orders
at the present trade scale. Staffordshire pig iron has sd.
mooed 5.. per ton this week ; and the demand for finialsof
iron is such that a rise upon it is regarded as certain. Con-
sumers say that the ironmasters are "running gild," and
no doubt it would be in the highest degree imprudent to
push up the price of iron unduly ; but whatever of &OWL-
tion and excitement pow prevaiL is caused by the pressing
demand ; how long this will °outruns is depandeot upon cit..
cumstances to occur hereafter. The colliers are for
another advance in their wages, but they bare beer
strongly counselled to waive this for a short time, as it it
meet likely that a meeting of the members of the iron sad
coal trade will be held in the ooarse of the mouth. and is
the event of the price of those commodities being ad-
vanced, the men will be dealt with in the same liberal spirit
which they have been on former occasions.