The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-28 00:00:00

MARKETS.

COTTON 000DS.—Ms9cdearnt, MARCH 26.—We bad
a dat and declining market up to Thursday night, and now
the holidays hays commenced, and put an end to business
altogether. The improvement noticed last week disap-
peared entirely on Mooday, and the market was evidently
very seriously affected by the large amvals of cotton at
Liverpool on that and the two following days. Scarcely any
sales have taken place in cloth, and but oomparatively little
business has been done in yarn. Priem, under such cir-
cumstances, have been weak and irregular, with declining
tendency. The latest advice' from India speak of falling
markets there, and these have tended, perhaps as much as
the influx of cotton, to depress the market. Messrs. John
Pander and Co., in their monthly circular, say that. China
shirtings have been taken to a moderate extent during the
past fortnight at 17s. to lie. 9d. per piece for 39 inch, 71b.,
sad 20a. 3d. to 21s. 6d. for B}lb., and there is still some
inquiry for these weights. T cloths have been taken, but
not freely, for the same market, at 2s. 3d. bat 4d. per lb.
Calcutta goods have scarcely been touched coos Tuesday.
Some limited sales of wide shirting. for Bombay have been
made, but the !market is generally flat. Domestics, printing
cloths, end other fabrics, are but little in demand for any
quarter. In yarns the finer counts are steadier in price than
the coarser descriptions.

WOOLLEN.—Luna, Masco 26.—Tbe eoloated hall this
monies has been moderately well attended both by mann-
lecturers and merchants, but the amount of business done
has not been very extensive, the selections bong chiefly of
a few spring goods, beyond which the transmitters' have been
of a very limited character. In the whits hall nothing of
importance has taken plan beyond the transfer of a few
parcels of !militate, the demand for which has not been
great. Bates remain without shanties. .

HARDWARE.—Bnuuscaum, MANcg 26.—The trade
of this town is quiet ; the fresh orders in of late have been
moderate, and maeufmoturers have not m a rule many ea
their books ; beyond that point the slackness has not
reached, inasmuch as manufacturers severally have not
been wantiag of sufficient orders to keep their establish-
ments in full operation, tad comparatively few are makiag
up goods for stock. At this period of the year a lull in
usually experienced in the country trade ; it is the end of
the quarter, and ie, moreover, between seasons, whoa there
Is little being done on account of the spring trail* ; in a fon-
night from this time a revival in business gem-
rafly will in all probability be experienced. In
the foreign trade there is more animation in
consequence of orders recently given out on account of
the spring shipment ; in this respect a fair amount of
business is doing to Canada ; the West India trade is look.
ins up ; and there are Mexican orders in hand which have
just been given out. In the adjoining district business la
rather more active than it is in this town ; the foundries are
most of them well isepsed ; the chain-makers are tole-
rably busy, and in the neighbourhood of Wolverhampton,
Willenhall, and Bileton all the works are In full operation ;
throughout the district labour is well employed. The iron.
roasters of South Staffordshire and East Worcestershire will
hold their preliminary meeting in this town next Thursday :
the trade is extremely dull, but it is expected that the old
scale of prices will be macsallrmed.

0011.3/.—Cattrai7non. MMICII 26. Our market was
without any change in priors. and very heavy. Wheat,
36e. to 40e. ; barley. 26e. to 36a. ; beans, 32a. to 34a. ; osta,
lea. to ;G:e. par qr.

CARLISLit, MARCH 26.—We had a moderate supply of
wheat at our market this wools', mod there was a fair
demand for it at about late quotations. Oats, of which the
supply was good, sold slowly ; and barley was is fair re.
quest, seed samples realising more mosey. Prices :—Wheat,
whits, ii.. tid. to 18e.; ditto, red, 13s. 6d. to 16a ; barley,
10s. to 12s. 64.; potato rata, new, 7s. 6d. to 10s. ; ditto,
common. 6s. 6d. to Ss. 6d.; rye, lb. to 13a; bates, 13s. 6d.
to 133. tid. ; pass, 14a. to 13e. 6d. per Quilale bushel. Floor,
ls. 6d. to is. iod. per stone; mama. Is. 7d. to ls. Nd. ;
ryerseal sod barleyrseal, la. 44.
COLCHESTER, MARCH small supply of wheat and
barley, also of other grain, the former sold 'lowly at the
rates of last week, the finest qualities of the latter realised
ls. per qr. more ; and other grata may be quoted the same
as last week.

GUILDFORD, MARCH 26.—The supply of wheat today
was again only moderate. There was a fair demand for
fine samples in good condition, which sold at the full rates
of last week ; other sorts were not so readily disposed of,
but there was no change is sales. Wheat, Sgs. to 50s. ;
barley, 26e. to X% ; eats, li. to 245. ; pose, 335. to 355.;
beans, 345. to 34. per qr.

Herrrouri, MARCH 26. -Supplies of grain still limited.
Wheat is better demand and 6d. par load deem. Belting
barley very fine trade. Grinding dull and difficult to quit.
Oats 6d. to Is. per qr. lower. sod beano barely eell so well
as last week. Wheat, red, rune, 23a. to 25e. ; flee, 26e. ;
white, runs, 24.. to 265. ; Sae, 275. per load- Barley,
malting. 325. to 38s. ; anodise, 245. to 30s. per qr. Oate,
coarse, 16s. to 225. ; old, 294. per qr. Beans, new, 21e. to
245. per load. Peas, old, 26e. per load.
LEICESTER, MARCH 26.-We had a fair quantity of wheat
on offer at to-day's corn market, there being a sprinkling of
red and white descriptions. The weather has been favour.
able for outdoor work this week. With a fair demand sales
were made at full prices. New white sorts realised 42a.
to 41a. ; new red, Mi. to 41s. per 36 clone. Barley WEI lam
abundantly represented, and the tone of the tied* ruled
moderate at pricee quite equal to thaw of the week pre-
vious ; malting. 35. to Xs. per qr. ; grinding, 275. to 28s.
per 30 atone. There was a tolerable show of cats, for which
the demand was limited, late rates being mostly made ;
old, 2:te. to 30s. ; new, 21s. to 214. per 24 Moue. For beans
the demand was of a quiet character, at the prices of last
week : old. 40a. to 4:3. ; new. Me. to 331. per 38 SWIM
Fine flour, 30a to 31a. ; seconds, 28s. per 20 stone.
NIECABTLII-EPON-TTNE, MARCH 26.-At our market this
morning we had an extremely meaty show of wheat from
the growers, and having little left unsold at the quay, fresh-
thrashed samples in consequence were taken off quickly, at
rather over the rates of thin day sienoiglit, the best farmers'
red commanding 41s. per Web. lo south country sod
foreign scarcely a transaction occurred, holden being un-
willing to accept the rates offered. Upon the whole, how-
ever, the trade finished with more tone than of late. Flour
without change. Malting barley, though in moderate re-
quest, calm* be written lower ; grind* without inquiry.
Boiling peas in steady demand. Beteg neglected. Oats
were difficult to quit, buyers !Nene the turn in their favour.
The arrivals this week are :-Wheat. coastwise, 1,115 qrs. ;
foreign, 676; rye, coastwise, 27; barley, coastwise, 272;
fpreigo, ;Ka; mait., °outw
wise, 391 sacks. 27 ; cats, coastwise, 1,597 ;
floor, coast

NoiwicH, 3fAlca 26.—Today'. market being somewhat
of a holiday character, the supply°, wheat was only limitod,
and primartiled the same ..sleet week for all desoriptions.
The supply of barley beoisenes smaller every week, parties.
lady°, the beet malting qualities ; prime for all descriptions
are about maintained. Whit. wheat (weighing 631bs. to
6611 m.). 44.. to 47..; red ditto (weighing 63165. to 65Th..),
40s. to 435.; beet chevalier melting barley (weighing 5616 e.
to 561 b..), 355. to 36..; extra, 375.; runs chevalier ditto
(weighing 54165. to sm.). mt. to mt.; distilling ditto
f=gibing 52Ibs. to 531b5.), ”' a. to 30a.; nab, 24a. to Ns.;
56.. to 37..; peas (maple), 35e. to 365. par qr.; doer
275. Bd. per sack. _ _ _

NOITIIiGRAM, *MICH 26.—At oar 00111 ElChing• today
there was s tolerable show of wheat tot thethne of yssr, sad
the °audition of the samples on the whole wee pretty good.
There was s healthy doused, sad late rates were well sup-
ported. New white made 42.. to 47e.; Dew red, 39e. to
425. old white, 40a. to 44e. ; old red. Min to `M. per 36
Mace. There was a fair show of barley, sad the best mein
VIM is dimmed as fully !atomises ; sidittary to.. quite se

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