The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-19 00:00:00

MARKET&

SUGAR.—BRISTOL, Dec. 111.—There a lees demand this
week, and buyers refuse giving the prime uked for the few
lots in the market. Refiners' produce sells slowly at rather
gamer prices. Rum-31ost deacriptioes have improved ld.
per gallon.

TALLOW.-Faroar EVISIDG.-The market was steady
to-day. Spot, new, 40. 9d. 41a. ; old, 405. to4oa. ;
the month, 40a. 9d.; January, 41s. 3d. to 41a. 6d. ; Muck,
42a. 61. to 425. 9d. ; April to June, 425. 6d. Delivery
to last evening, 1,759 soaks ; arrivals, 2,612 casks. Town
tallow without change, at 40s. Gd. nett cash. At the
auction., of 1,100 casks offered 450 were sold ; the re-
mainder bought in over current nitea. South American,
40s. 9d. tine ; low brown, 39a. to 39a. 6d.; North ditto,
400. to 39a., good to inferior ; Australian beet, 395. td.,
good quality. Cocoa-nut oil steady : Cochin, at 465. 6:1;
Ceylon, 435. Gd. ; Sydney, no line here, good 425. ; intenor
and weak, 41s. to 41s. 6d. Palm oil quiet, at 36e. to
ale. 6d. tine Lagos. Palm nut oil, 345. to 355.

COTTON.—LniatrooL, DEC. 18.—There has bees a
conaderable reaction this week, sad the demand has ben
chiefly of a retail character, ea frequetly happens when the
close of the year approaches. Americao descriptions have
given way SAL per lb., with only a limited amount of bull-
ass. In Egyptian sales have been made at vary irregular
prioss, setablishiog an average decline of about id. per lb.
There has been very little inquiry for any brad of Brazil,
and quotations, which are reduced about Id on the current
qualities, must be considered nominal The better qualities
of Bursts have given way about gd. per lb., while the End.
dling and lower descriptions, of which kinds an natisially
large portion of the recent import consists. are fully It down,
and difficult to sell is any quantity. Tinnivelly Madras is 4c1.,
and Westerns cheaper. In Bengal and Scinde there is
also about 4d. and in Chinu Id. per 10. reduction. At the
decline gated the market closes very quietly. Specula-
ton have taken 470 ASINItiOIII3, 40 Forum, 210 Egyptiin,
40 Smyrna, 3,620 Burst, 410 Bengal, 26U Madras, and Ltd
Chios, total 5,180 bales ; and there are reported for export,
10,310 bales, viz., 1,000 Ameriosa, U2O Pernam,
Yugo, 210 Egyptian, 180 Smyrna, 6,370 Surat, 200 Andras
1,030 Bengal, and 100 China. The market to-dayopens
with only a very moderate inquiry ; potable saes about
3,000 bales, including 1,000 on speonlatue sad foe export.
00/TON GOODS.—Mmicnitarn, Dec. 18.—The un-
natural calm which has so long prevailed in this market still
exists, and there is a sort of feeling as to something that
will takeiplace affecting the market, thought not as to what
that something will be. Amongst a great number of people
there is an impression that prices will go lower, but that
feeling is by no means general. There has been a shade
better feeling in the yarn market to-dsy, but it has not re-
sulted in RD actual increase of business. Yarns are abut
Id. per lb. lower, but for the present the downward
tendency seems to be checked a little as Bierman of the
quire during the day. In cloth we have had a little more in-
quiry, especially for shirting. and long cloths, but such goods
are generally required for immediatedelivery, and that does
not suit manufacturers, and the prices offered in nearly all
cases have been below what sellers are disposed to accept.
The husioess done has been very small, sad a 'mural appre.
hension prevails, in the clothrisors than the yarn market,
that lower prices will rule. Manufacturers are talking more
and more of a determination to stop their mills unless the
price of cotton declines so as to give them a better chance
of working to advantage. Buyers will not give a price for
goods to corer the present cost of cotton, and an Se-
preasion exists that many manufacturers will close at
Christmas for a month at least. There are some spin-
ners and manufacturers who have engsgements which
will run into February and March, and who must of
0011 M keep open their mills ; and others making a c 1.41 of
goods which are not so much affected by price, who mai
also be expected to continue worksog.

CONN.—CHELMSFORD. Dec. 18. —The supply of wheat
was good at todey'e market, and the demand very dull, at
• decline of Is. per qr. Barley, except for the duvet, is
very dialed' to sell ; in fact there seems no demand for
secondary qualities. Beans rather lower.
LINCOLN, DEC. 18.—We have had a fair attendance at
oar market to day, but the trade of wheat and barley has
been very dull, sod prices of both gave way la per quartet.
No change in other mutinies. Wheat, red, 37a. to 405.;
white, 40e. to 43a. ; barley, 265. to 345. ; oats, 19s. to 245. ;
beam, 345. to 38e.
LrviarooL, D.C. 18.—We have had only a poor attend-
ance st to-day'smsrket, sad quite a moderate extent of Vali.
nese. Wheat remains steady at the reduction of 2d. per
cental, but holders of flour would be glad to maks
a further slight mementos to promote business. lodise
corn is totally neglected, and 3d. per quarter cheaper. All
other articles are dull of axle at the decline previously
quoted. It is rather early to begin the holidays yet, but
our market to-day certainly partakes very much of that
character.
WAKEFIELD, DEc. 18.—The wheat trade was slow, and
the business dote was at rates rather below last Frida)',
Fine barley eru unaltered, sod other sorts in limited
demand. Average for week ending Dec. 14 i—Wheat...4.ll
quarters, as 445. ; barley, 632 quarters, at ;
peas, 7 quarters, at 30e.