The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-18 00:00:00

MARKETS.

COTTON.—Lrrraroot, Die. 17.—Our market continues
very dull, with prices in favour of the buyer. The salsa are
3,000 balm, of which 1.500 are oo speculation and for
export. 3FO American, 261 d. to 270. ; 2.300 Surat, 24d. ;
200 Egyptian, 28d. ; 10 Persambaco, 271 d.; 40 Smyrna,
t 2 d. The week's import is 6,422 bales.

WOOL AND WORSTED.—Brianionn, Dsc.
17.
There a very little change to-day in the stated the market,
The transactions in wool have, if anything, been rather
more numerous than they were last week. Some of the
larger consumers are looking round, hut the improvement is
not marked. The buyers are generally those who have
held off for the last few weeks, and who are now supplying
their immediate wants. Prices are exceedingly firm, the
genaral quist•ese sod tiglitseas in money tending to check
basiwa The known Impossibility of repl►cing stooks
makes the stapler lees disposed than he otherwise might
be to part with his stock by submitting to a concessicm in
price. The worsted yarn market is extremely quiet,
both for the home and export damaad. The
new business doing is almost confined to email
orders, which are entirely unspeculative. The
German houses are still doing nothing. The Holstein ques-
tion prevents operations, its influence being most marked in
its results upon this market. Spinners are well employed
upon unexpired contracts, and, as they find no change in
the quotations for wool, they are exceedingly firm in the
maintenance of prices. The piety branch remains without
change. The close of the year is usually • quiet time,
owing principally to stock-taking, and this year there are
no special circumstarices to make it otherwise. Our home
merrh►nts operate sparingly both in plain and fancy geode.
The foreign houses appear to be doing rather more is
fancy goods, in mixtures, and mottles. The Americans an
giving out • few orders, but only small ones, for they pur-
chased freely six weeks ago, and the goods are not yet all
delivered. Manuf.cturers urn pretty well engaged. Then
le no shone in priors. Cotton warm may be bought just a
shade easier, but is not sufficient to effect quotittioos for
gp•

LACE AND HOSIERY.—NoTTINGRAw, Dec. 17.—
The lace trade is again rather quiet, but cot &premed. as
them is usually a slight lull in 'meioses immediately before
theawistmas week. Bilk lace and edgings do sot go off quite..
freely as of late, and the quotations of yarns are such as to
preclude anything like ictivity in the plainer classes of
goods. Stooks are still low ; trade, though limited in
amount, is in • Pound 000ditioe, and there are ressonable
grounds for expecting • far more brisk demand for all
Mamas of goods la the spring. 'Aare is mom *AM:2ot
the hosiery trade, especially in the shirt twanclies.
from America and other pieces havisg kegs *seed wall.
cleat to tied employment for the operatives during tie sleet
two or three moths. Though there is sot se mask doing
in bees, Meeks are tow, and an active inquiry is expected.
Yarns suited for the Nottingham market am sot quoted
any lower.-11setiamliess Journal.

CORN.— BIRMINGHAK, Dec. 17.—At this day's market
there was s large supply of wheat from the farmers, whist,
Pohl slowly ht 1.. to 1.. 6.1. pvr quarter under the currewy
of this day se'unight. Bulky 6d. to Is. per quartet cheaper.
Oats, beaus, sod peas, taken in limited quantitate, at pre•
vim aim
itiustut, Dec. 17.—1 n OP/ market to-day the., was 0,
good supply of English wheat ; the demand was very
tire, and priors gave way fully Is. per qr. Is fatten very
fewtransectione were reported, sad (metathesis were merely
nominal. Yellin barley quiet, without attention in value.
A good inquiry for nineties and distillieg punts, at a de.
clip, of 6d. per qr. Beans and Indian corn met with warmly
any attention. Oats in good supply, and demand slue it
Gd. per qr. decline.

DEVIIFII, Dec. 17.—We had a good supply of both wheat
and barley to.day. For the forwer there was a very dull
trade at Is. a quarter redact ion ; but for barley there was
ram inquiry, and a good trade was consequently done kg
the full priors of lest week. The trade for beans and me
was very dull at rather lower rates. Beet white wheat. 21s,
to 22a ; best red ditto, 20e. to 21a.; inferior sorts, 15e. is
20a. ; barley, Me. to Xis. ; inferior barley, 22a. to 30s.
oats, 21s. to 29e.: beans 18s. to 21s. ; peso, 17a. to 20s.
flue flour, 365. to 38s. ; other flour, TA. to 34a.

MANCHESTER, Due. 17.—Our market this morning was
slenderly attended. English wheat sold slowly, at ads
cline of Is. per quarter ; foreign, at the same time, being
241. to 3.1. per IGOlbs. lower for all but the choicest aorta
with a limited inquiry. There was no disposition to bey
four, though offered at a reduction of Gd. to Is. pee lack ce
both English and French. Oils and oatmeal met a drill
sale, the former at Id. per Otte., and the latter GC to la
per load under the currency of last week. English beans
receded la. and Egyptian 6d. per quarter. Indian corn vat
6sl. per quarter in favour of buyen.
NEW/JUL, llac. 16.—Hera to-day there was about s"
average supply of fanners' wheat sad a slow sale. at Is. pig
qr. below the pilots of last week. The better claw of
bares ley me buyers at full rates. Oats and beans without

NiVIDORY, DEC. 17.—Today there was a good show el
wheat in the Exchange, bat there were not many buyen,
so that trade ruled heavy, ending in holders selling sta
decline of Ia on the terms of our Let market, best sorb d
white wheat being quoted at 40,. to 44a. and inferior, 325.
to 355. ; hest red wheat. 375. to 40a, and inferior 30s.
33a. Foe fine malting barley there appeared to be a tole.
ably fair inquiry, and late terms were generally obtained,
but other descriptions were not so easily disposed of, sad
there was a change in favour of the buyer of Is. on teem
quotations. fdaltieg qualities sold at 36a. to 40s. ; grind*
sorts, 225. to 26e. The market for oats was rather loam.
mate, and prices were leas firm than previously. As to beam
and peas the transactions were limited.

Broo[rolt•oc.Tunt, Dec. 16.-The supply of grain from
the growers this morning was large. Wheat sold slowly
e decline of ls. to 2s. per qr. on last week'. prices. Beller
6d. per qr. lower. Oats the taro °hewer. Beam aad pen is
favour of buyers. Wheat (per qr. of &lib. to the bushel),
Durham sad Yorkshire red. 395. to 415.; ditto, white, 455. Is
495. ; south country red, 43e. to 44` ; ditto, white. 4N. to
495. ; ditto, old red. 44a. to 45a. Barley, gnodiog, per in.
perisl qr., 284. to 28e. Oats. ford, sew. lat. to 20s. ditto,
potato, 421 b. per bushel, 225. to 24a. Beaus, new, ;;tit
to 40s. ; ditto, old, 42a. to 44..
iiinantoon, DEC. 17.-A dull trade in all descriptions of
grain, sod wheat Is. per qr. lower, the best price obtaited
befog ISOL Barley, 28*. to 365. ; oat', 18a. to 265. ; bee"
365. to 4te. ; peas, 355. to 400. per qr. of 8 imperial honk
Flour, 36e. to 40s. per nick of 280Ibs.

Eoursoaos, Dcc. IG.—As compered with Wt seri,
wheat was 4s. &L down on the top, and 24. sd. down on tie
avenge. Burley wu 6d. down on the top, and 3d. doss at
the avenge. Oats were the same on the top, and Id. dose n
the average. Beans were 3s. 64. down on the top, and:~
down on the average. Wheat, 26e. to 45e. 6d. ; bukj, 2.9 a.
to 36a.; oats, 14e. to 25e. ; beans, El.. to 39e.

CATTLE.—Norrnessen, lltc. 16.—This being th
Christmas cattle show, there yea the usual splendid exhibe
tioa of animals to meet the requiremeats of the approach*
seams. In point of number the show wee hardly equal to
former years, but the quality was excellaut. Among Mos
who exhibited fine specimens were Mr. Hoeslcy, of Budby;
Mr. George Hamill, of Shelford ; Mr. Charles Clarke. of
Holme-lane ; Mr. Marriott, of Bleasby ; Mr. Minis, fiat
Unshorn. Some of these animals made as =ernes from
to !SOL each. Mr. Plowright showed some very mod
beasts, as did also Mr. T. Wood. There was a good at.
tendons of buyers, but the deemed ruled slow at higk
prima The beet made from 9s. to 10s. pr stow ;
forint, 7a. to Ba. The show of sheep woe unusually large,
Lod of excellent quality. Mr. Miller, of Bestwood-park
Mr. Moseley, Mansfield ; Mr. Dichosa, Mansfield ; nil
Mr. Machin, Papplewick, showed woe Sue lamp, whisk
sold at from 31. 10e. to 51. each. Mr. Hickman. of Smithy
row, also showed twenty good sheep bred by Mr. Grotto,
of Surto. co-Trent. Ordinary sorts, for which the tads
ruled slow, sold at from 80. to 9d. per lb. Veal mu
smell supply, with a slow demand. The beet made 4d.;
coarse, 7d. The beet small porket pip realised to. 31
to 64. Gd. ; bacons, 5.. 111. to 6s. Gd. _ .

EDINBURGH., Inc. 16. —The supply of cittle this mortis;
was large, leere being 705, or 132 more than on this do
en'onight. This being the Christmas show of fat stock
great many excellent atomals were exposed to sale. N
price. ; current, 7e. 9d. to Es. ; middling sod is•
ferior, lis. 7d. to 7s. 3d. per state. The supply Mabee,
was larger the. at last market, the cumber being OA,
or an increase of 712. The demand war good, but prior
in a greet many instances were fully la. • bead ler Slim
those lately Motioned. One lot of two-yeariold Cberiot
withers brought**. a head ; and year old blackfacad ditto,
67a. 6d. a head. Beet mutton, Bd. to 80., std does to
7gd. • ewes, 64d. to 7d. per lb. Fed pigs brought hoe
se. 61 to Bs. per nose; six to sight weeks old ditto, tom
7s. to 14s. a head.