The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-21 00:00:00

MARKETS.

COTTON.—Liviltrool., Maics 19.—Ws have had a
roars moderate demand to-day,; with a quieter tone ; prices
unchanged. The sales ere 7,000 bales, al which 2,A00 are
far export and 'peculation.
oorrow GOODS.—Maerserrge, ILtscs 19. Re-
viewing the market for the entire week, we fled a decided
improvement as regards yarn, and rather more business has
been done in cloths, though very little improvement has
shown itself in the latter as regards price. The movement
in the cottos market which took plece on Monday, and has
been kept up nearly all the weak, whether the result of
speculation or booed fide demand, was responded to imme-
diately by the yarn market he, and a fair amount of busi-
ness has followed. both for the home and foreign trade,
at an advance of id. to Id. per lb. on the rates of last
week. Buyers for India, however, have abstained front
purchasing mneb, although eerie demand has been ex-
perienced for India 40's, chiefly, it is understood, by shippers
for the continent of Swope. at id. advance. In home trade
yams up to 24's water twist very little has been dose,and prices
are only slightly firmer. The finer classes of yarns, made from
Egyptian cotton, have advanced about Id. per lb. Some good
contract, have been placed during the week is various
classes of yarn ; and, although advicss from ladle speak of
yarns having declined I id. at Bombe, and id. per lb. at
Calcutta, spinners appear to he sanguine that they will be
able to sustain the edemas is this market. Thelsdisi mews
has, however, checked business. The advice, of a fall
in shirtier' of is, per piece at Bombay has given a stronger
check to operations in cloth than has been experienced in
the yarn market. In fact throughout the . week buyers of
cloth, though rather more disposed to place such orders as
they hold, have only been willing to give the prices which
last week they persistently withheld ; and operations have
only been effected where sellers have been willing to meet
them on such terms. All that can be said of improvement
in cloth is that prices are firmer, and that there is leas irre-
gularity amorist sellers.

WOOLLEN.—Isitas, Mews 19.—Then has bean •
good atttodaves both of manufacturers mid merchants in
the Coloured Hall this morning, and the amount of busies.'
done has been fully up to the average • several parcels of
plain goods have changed hands, and the demand for spring
fabrics has been more huoyant. The Whit* Hall has
acarcelv shows such animation ; • few iota of hairnets sad
mediums have met with purchasers, but these not to a large
eutsot. Hates remain without any perceptible chimp,

HARDWARF.—BMUrntnian, Mama 19. —The trade of
the town is rather quiet, but not withstaodiag the lull ex-
perienced in some branches there is endowment, and, with
the exception of the fancy and plating trades, a fair amount
of business is being does. Manufacturers have most of
them sufficient orders to keep them going up to the *ad of
the quarter ; and by that time it is expected there will be
increased animation in the home trade generally.
In the foreign department there is more activity.
Within the last day or two there has been
increased inquiry for goods for India, and the tenor of ad-
vice@ just received is such as to lead to the iafereoce that
we an about to have a good trade with that quarter. The
Australian trade is also pretty good, arid there have been
more orders in hand of late on acemnt of the West Indies
and South America' In reference to the coetnentsl tirade,
that with Spain if rather above the average. In the ad-
joining district of South Staffordshire the foundries are most
of them eogsged at full time. At Walsall the saddlers'
iroamoagers are tolerably busy, and the large works in the
neighbourhood of Wednesbury are in full operation, the
orders in for railway Wisp having rather increased of tat..
The nail trod* is motive ; fur chain aad cables there is a fair
supply of orders, and in other branches there is as much or
perhaps mere baroness doing than usual at this period of
the year. It would be aterosly possible to name soy one
branch is which anything like depression prey Ole, and
throughout the district labour of every dams is well em•
ployed. The iron trade coalman quiet ; the fresh orders
in of late have been moderato on account of the shippindss
well as the home trade; as to the latter consumers avoid
entering into sew contracts, the opinion gaining ground that
is a few weeks they will be able to buy on easier terms than
at the went time, though it is oonfideotly stated that even
now some makers are reedy to take orders at 10e. per too
below quarter-day prices. la pig-iron there is not much
doing, liot-blast, all mine, is quoted at 41. 7s. 6d. per toe.

CORN.—Causarpaa, MAWS 19.—We bad soda a very
dall markat for all oars without any change in prima.
wheat, 36.. to 40.. ; barley, 26a. to XL; oats. 16.. to Zia;
beans, 33. per qr.

CAILLISIA YAsci 19.—We lad • mottotalo supply of
Moot at oar maskot the matoiagoi Imp supply it es*

?stated gad numb."' by Wamost nob KALED. Of No. 8,
Lombard-4ln* to tios Ply of Loadeo, !dolor. si tbo
Mob to Lookbardotrott. lb Ye Nob* at whmarkas.—
llama. IlAsost U. ILO&