The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-06 00:00:00

MARKETS.

SUGAR. —DitisToL, D►c. s.—There has been LII
demand tbia week for parcels au.tuble to groetry
and prices meat be yawed lA. per cwt. higher. !tanned
goods am abo is more demand at about Gd. per cwt. w.
vanes. Rum—No oaks to report.

COTTON.—Lit-Enrooto Dr.c. s.—The market hat rrid,
closed with a dull and drooping tendency at a1,0,t
per lb. below the quotations; on Saturday, b0,.,'„,
on the receipt of the Scotia's advice. bringing order, lot u.
purchase of cotton, • firmer tone sprung up, iwir
partially regained the above decline. On Monday there
an active demand and • dearear market, and thi. 5.,,
further strengthened by some improvement on the fu11..%:44
day in Manchester, which induced • larger attendance o
the trade than usual on Wednesday, and a comideriVe
business was then done, the sales reaching I:'trio
bales, including 7,000 for speculation and export, establislusi
an advance in American descriptioes of Id. per lb., ;d. to
ld. per lb. in Brasil, Id. to 14d. in the common qualities a
Egyptian, which are become soiree, 41 to ld. in fair. ad
about 4d.,..dper lb. in the finer kinds, 4 per lb. iu Surat of the
lower es, and 4d. to Id. in the better kinds ;
ranee since been firmly maintained. with a aca4
nem doing. There are reported on speculatioe 100601,4,„
rho 1,600 American, 150 Pernam, 300 Mamie, 670 Eget,
the, 14,320 Surat, and 20 African ; and for export
tales, consisting of 380 American, 40 Yoram, 0 Moss.
ham, 210 Smyrna, 3,210 Surat, 160 Madras, and 210 Hew's:
The market opened this morning with a moderate is.
quiry ; the probable sales 6,000 hales, of which 3.001.1 ate
for speculation arid export.

COTTON GOODS. —Mums:time, Dec. s.—ln vane
we have bad a better market since Tuesday, for all kick
both home trade ad shipping, but the Nieman asked u-da,l
which is Id. per lb. in some cases and 241. per lb. in °then,
over the rates of Tuesday, has caused the market to be sneer
quieter than had been anticipated. The business has teen
smaller than it would have been but for the advance, Le
owns at the prices asked on Friday it is known that parti,,
were prepared to have bought rather considerable quani•
ties. An advanoe has been sought for also upon cloth. bet
it has, in a great measure, stopped business. There have
been some small lota of T-cloths, and some businee.
been done on • small scale in other fabeks where wpm
have been moderate in price, but any attempt to folks(
the advance in yarns and cotton checks business, and he.
en are unwilling about to teat the strength of the learnt.
In shirtings the tendency has been downwards until to-do,
Printers are in less demand than they were a week tie
fortnight ago, probably in consequence of some fairi4sorden
having then been placed. Several seller; report retie
more inclination among buyers to take T-cloths, sane
prices WO moderate. The production of domestics is a
• small scale, and stocks are getting low, but Hike
have a difficulty in getting any advance in nit
Frequent complaints have been made of late that come
cloths exported from this market have suffered from ell(
dew, and so notorious have cues of this kind become, that
advsetisememte have appeared from parties offering to pia
reds so as to protect them from' tajury from this nue.
torus out, on investigation, that the evil arises from a
new practice of employing salt in sizing the wasps used is
Leleannfacturiog such cloths. Some of the masufacturen
have been accused of impregnating their cloth with leap
quantities of saline matter for the purpose of loaning de
weight, and thus defrauding their customers wilfully. Bet
this ingredient is too injurious to the ;manufacturer hang
to be encouraged by him, inasmuch as it rots the warps haute
they can be woven, and also spoils the colour. The probable
explanation of the practice is, as (stated above, that the
, evil has arisen with the miters, who have used some nod el
salt with their sizing matter in ignorance of the damn
likely to accrue to the goods subsequently, from made..
The practice is no doubt a had one, and one which mat
be put a stop to. Such goods are more or lees affected by
the weather, or the state of the atmosphere in which they
may be placed, and an agent in Manchester, who had si•
wittingly allowed some goods to be placed in his warehoo*,
in which salt had been suited with the size, found them
not only losing colour from mildew, but that they Leuze
heated to such an extent uto lead to • fear of combusoe.
They had, consequently to be removed without loss of time
am a matter of 'Whateversafety. may have beau the a.
dueemest to the use of such • sutetanee, whether economy
or fraud (with or without complicity on the part or in
manufacturer), it is to be hoped that the exposure nor
going [messed will put a stop to a practice which not ooly
rinks the spoiling of the goods, but • still more
sense
danger from combustion.

CORN.—Cuumirroati, Dxc. s.—There was a mine
supply of wheat at market to-day, and thewtet
being damp caused the condition to be very hidden.%
Such could not find boyars, except at • decline of la. to 2t.
Bert runs realised about last weeks a
Barley, tat
at
malting, 37e to 40s. ; secondary,
31s. to 365. Beane
peas fully as dear.
LINCOLN, Dice. s.—We have had a moderate supply d
wheat offering tirday, and prices without change, the can
dition of moat maniples being somewhat affected hy ne
damp weather. Barley slow trade, and is. to Is. lem.
Very little demand for beans and peas. Oats also very dill
Wheat, red, 44e. to 465. ; white, 465. to 411. ; bailey,
grinding, 29.. to 301; malting, 345. to 375. ; beans, ore,
38s. to 465. ; old, 445. to 46a. ; oats, 20a. to 27a.
LIVIRPOOL, DF,C. s.—The dulness of oar market sees
to be now thoroughly continued, sad, if we are to jade hr
piecedeate, the year 1862 will not see any impeoventat
now, =lam something at present quite unforeseen turns
Last year about this time the fear of a rupture with Ace
rica out of the Trent affair kept markets alive, but the id.
vane than obtained has been ever since, with few intent..
Dons, steadily disappearing, English wheat having
lallo
about 13e. per quarter from the highest point then teuebel
and foreign nearly in the same proportion. We have had
only a bare attendance of millers and dealers at our mitt
this morning, and wheat again dull of sale at a further slight
concession, making about 2d. per ceutal on the week. flow
6d. per barrel and sack lower, with little inquiry. ledie
corn has declined 61. per quarter, cud market well supplied.
Oats and oatmeal nominally unchanged. Deans and Utley
are each down 6d. per quarter. Peas bring previous reta
in retail. The market closes without the least salinities.
Wimerrom, Dee. 3.—Wheat was dull, and price, I, re
quarter lower. Barley was also la. cheater, with
sale, and inferior kinds almost unsaleable. Bows. oat:, aid
shelling also weaker is prim. Average for the week sealdi
Dec. 1 :—Wbeat, 1,097 gm, at 48a.; barley, 2.1.01, is
365. ; oats, 5, at 30a. Id. ; been; 122, at 34. 41d.
peas, 60, at 3116.2 d.

COALB.—LowDow, DwO. IL—Buddies West Hart*,
16a. 6d. ; Haseisga Hartley, 16s. 6d. ; Walker PROVO,.
15e. 3d. ; Walls End Omforth, 16e. 3d. • Walls Ead Harks
16.. 3d. ; Walls Bad Hiddell,l6e. 3d. ; Walls End Braddylk
Hatton, 17a. 6d.; Wall. End Haswell, 18a. 6d. ; Walls Lid
Hatton, 18a. 6d. ; Walla End South Hatton, 18s. 6d.; Walk
End Hartle=4ll.lo.l
4s. ; Walls End Kelloe, 17s. ; W.lls
End South 17a; Walls End rrundou Hartley:4
; Walls Trimdou Thoraley, lea.
market, 29 ; sold, 20.