The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-17 00:00:00

MARKETS.

COTTON.—Livnueoob, Lac. 16.—The sales toils, am
estimated at 5,000 bales (including 500 taken for export),
and comprise 130 Piquant and Maronhatn, at 60.; MP
Egyptian, at 61. to Bd. ; 600 Surat, at aid. to old. 'I he
market closes very firmly, and compered with Frnliy's
rates, American, 61d. ta qd., are jd. per lb. dearer. No
change has taken place in any other description.
MANCHEriII. 'Dec. 16.—The market has slightly rw.
covered from the estreme 4141,re...c0n of last week, .o.d
soma fair purchases of yarn have been made (or India at
id. above the lowest of our late quotations. The demsnd
of 61b. te 71b. shirting cloths, se.d low suadapollatn*,l44
also improved, with rather better prices for She •nme
msrket. This is not the general position of the market,
however, as to prices, buyers beilla simulated to give
rather better rates for lodic goods fur early delivery, to en.
sure transit before the shipping sermon wholly clan. For
the home trade it can only be said that there is no further
decline, buyers being indispened to resume any very large
operations until after stock-taking. Tie oermans are slot
doing much, and though there is more inquiry for twi to
suitable to the Mediterranean and Levatit, it bas not led to
much business.

CORM.-13taxIstonme, Disc. 16.-At Gloucester mar-
ket, on the 11th, wheat was 2.. to 3s. per quarter dearer.
At Worcester, the same day, an advance of 2a. per quarter
was realised, bat with less life in the trade. Barley, 6d. to
Is. per quarter lower. Oats the turn higher. Not much
doing in beans or peas. During the ',resent we k lew
transections are reported in wheat, and prices dad kinds
are nominally unaltered. Barley declining, and only taken
in limited quantities. Oats scarce, and rather dearer.
Beans and peas scarcely maintain their value. At this
day's market there was a large supply of wheat, and the
trade ruled dull at about 15. per quarter ever the rates
of this day sebinight. Barley declined 6d. to 1.. per
quarter. Oats rather higher. Beaus unaltered. Feu
were the turn cheaper. The following ere present price.
Wheat, English, white, per bushel of 621 he., 6s. 4d. to
7s. Od.; new,68.10,1. to Gs. 6d. ; red, to. 10d. to 6s. 4d. ; new,
6e. 4d. to 6e. ; Barletta, white, Os. GJ. to Or. 104• red,
6e. 4d. to 6a. Gd. ; Baltic, red, 6a. Od. to 61. 4d. ;
white, 6s. 10d. to 7s. Od. ; l'olish Odessa, 6a. 10d. to
6e. 2d. ; Danube, 6s. Old. te ss. 10d. Barley, per im-
perial qr.. 29a. to 412 a. 6d.; grinding, per 392 the., 24.. Od.
to 27e. Od. Oats, English, white, per imperial qr., 216.6 d. to
265.; Welsh, black and white, per 3121b0., 195.0e1. to 190.64. •,
Irish (41 to 421b5.), per 3121b5., 19s. Od. to 206.641.; ditto (37
I to 391bs.),per 3121b5., 19a0d.to 205.0 d. ; black, 196.6 d. to 20,.
Beans,English,old,per 1961be.,140.6d. to 15e.6d. ; new,l3s.Od.
Ito 14s. Od. ; Irish, new,l3co4. to 14e. Od.; Egyptian,l3e. 6d.
to 131.9 d.; French, 13e. 6d. to 14..0d. Peas, boiling, per im-
perial qr., 365. to 41s. ; grinding, per 1961b5., lis. Cal to
16s. Od. Lentils, per 19611 12s. Od. to 13e. 6d. Indies'
Corn, per 1961b5., 12a. 6d. to 1 as.,
4s. 6d. Flour, English, line,
per sack of 2801b5., 375. Od. to 395. 6d. ; second,, 343.
to &Ss. 6d.
BalsvoL, Dec. 16.-The supply of English wheat to-day
has been somewhat better, but many of the samples are
still very damp and out of condition. Prices are again
higher by from Is. to 2s. per imperial quarter. Foreign is
is request, and partaking of the improvement upon
English : it has advanced about le. per imperial quarter.
Flour is dearer by, 2s. per sack upon English, and propor-
tionately upon foreign. Fur prime malting barley the
demand is about the same, and values are not at all
changed. Middling qualities are somewhat easier to buy.
Grinding parcels do not meet with so ready a sale. Oats
are the turn dearer, as is also the case with beam.
The prices were: :-English new wheat, 42'. to 48s. per
Imperial quarter ; ditto, old ditto, 48e. to 66e. per ditto;
foreign, white, 60s. to 645. per 480Ibe. ; ditto, red, extra
dee qualities, 48s. to 50.. per ditto ; ditto, tine qualiti
455. to 48s. per ditto; ditto, ordinary qualities, 445. to 465.
per ditto ; foreign, hard, 425. to 45- pet ditto; Englah
seconds flour, 375. to 395. per sack; United States, &c.,
sweet, 28a. to 295. per barrel. English malting barley,
335. to 36a. per imperial quarter; English and foreign
grinding ditto, 275. to 28s. per 4601b5. Devon and Welds,
teed oats, 17s. 6d. to 18s. 6d. per imperial quarter; Irish
white, ditto, 19s. to 21s. per 3201b5. ; Irish black ditto,
18e. to 18s. 61. per imperial quarter. English beans, 365.
to 40.. per imperial quarter; foreign ditto, 33.. to 36e. per
4801bs. The arrivals on shipboard for the week have
been :-Oats, 800 barrels ; barley, 1.50 burets, 400 qrs.;
flour, 950 sacks, 8 barrels. The official retsina of the corn
inspector gives the following averages :-Wheat, 42.. 7d.;
oats, las. 7d. ; barley, 325. 7d. ; beans, 395. 4d.
Nawnuay, Dec. IG.-We have this day a moderate sup-
ply of Wheat, for which high prices were demanded, which
rather checked business, and an advance et only 2s. per qr.
could be established. The supply of Barley was not elms.
sive, and met a free sale at the prices of last week. Oats,
Suisse, and Peas without alteration.
UXBILIDOI, Dee. 16.-We have a better supply of Wheat
and the trade rules dull, and only last week's prices are
obtained on the best parcels Barley is a slow sate, with.
out alteration in vales.

WATIkIORD, Dec. 15.—A. decrease in our deliveries of
borne grown grain since Saturday, together with a limited
arrival from abroad, rendered our market very Win this
morning for every article in the trade, with a slight improve-
ment in the value of Wheat, Flour, and Oats. Indian Corn
underwent no change from the currency of but week.

CHEESE. Buttiorarons, Dee. 16.—The supply of
Cheese was very good for the season of the year, being about
180 tons, more than two-thirds of which met a ready sale,
at late prices.