The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-03 00:00:00

MARKET&

SUCIAR.-13nnerin, Die. 2.—The market cootie lier is *
very depressed state, arid ash 150 bbda. have found liu)ers
daring the week, at about 6d. per cwt. decline. Rebind
Nape la difficult to sell st is. decline, and only ► very limited
business is being done. Rum —More demand, and pncas
ld. to 2d. per gallon higher.

COTros.—Lmarool, DEc. 2. —After the'great excite.
meat of last week the trade as well as speculators Lave
poised in their opsratioes, partly influenced by the vague
rumours from New York of peace negotiations, and their
effect apes the Manchester market. Cotton has come-
quietly been in limited demand, and freely offered. The
inquiry fell off on Saturday •on Tuesday there was some
revival, but on Wednesday the market became exceedingly
dull, and although yesterday more firmness again op.
• (peat part of the advance quoted last Fnday had
neared,
lad in most descriptions. American has been in fur
demand from the trade and exporters, but is freely supplied,
and has declined about Id. per lb. Sea Island has been le
good request, and is ld. to 2d. per lb. dearer. 111
Pernam has been io demand, partly for export, but is freely
offered at &decline of about Id. per lb. Bahia and Mace°
have been in fair request, and have fallen lid. to 1 Id. la
Matanham, the bare ripply opal the market has alma% en.
tinily put • stop to business. Is Egyptian, the newly landed
cotton is placed immediately upon the market, and with
• limited demand prices have receded Id. to 3d. per
the better qualities being most affected by the decline.
Smyrna has fallen Id. per lb., with only • moderate quantity
offering. The demand for Surat has been limited, and can.
sidemble irregularity io prices prevailed, showing a decline
of ld. to lid. per lb. Yesterday there was a better inquiry,
and • some recovery in price. China and Japan have de.
dined about Id. par lb., but are more in demand at the re-
dactioo. In cotton "to arrive" and for future delivery
many purchases have been made in Egyptian at about IA.
to 2d. decline. The last quotations being for open, fair,
December shipment, 251—Good fair, ship named, due.
The sales of the week amount to 31,800 bales, iocluding
8,650 ou speculation, and 6,170 declared for export, leaving
16,980 bales to the trade. The sales to-day, will probably
amount to about 10,000 bales. It has today been decide)
by the association, that as the last week's return of sales,
&a., will be given out on the 30th instant, the stock shall
be declared at the name time.

COTTON GOODS.—MAircgiorrrn, Dec. 2.—The market
continues to oscillate in • manner quite m remarkable as at
any time during the last few months. On Tuesday we had
a Lill in the value of yarn as compared with the previous
Tuesday of Id. to 2d. par lb. To-day the balance is in
the opposite direction, and in skipping yarns there has been
• considerable improvement, and some rather large orders
hare been given out at id. to led. per lb. advance on what
buyers were dimmed to give 0111 Tuesday. For home trade
yarns we have rather lees activity than in shipping
Tern ; but there has been • rather better feeling mani-
fested ; • slight advance has been asked on Tumday's prices,
but only • moderate business has been done. In the cloth
market also there has been also a more cheerful foaling,
which is no doubt due, to some extent, like that
inyarn,to:the improvement which hastakeo place yesterday
and to-day in cotton at Liverpool. A telegram in maim-
patios of the Indian mail has also probably had some elect
on the market today. It is dated the 12th November,
and reporta that the European houses had to • great extent
withdrawn their stocks from the market, and that • better
feeling was manifesting itself. At Manchester to-day, we
bare mare inquiry for cloth and • little increase of business.
There is no actual advance in prices to report, nor has there
been by any means an extensive business. Masufecturers
are esseadingly Arm, resale lots being either disposed of or
withdrawn ; and a twitter demand seems to be anticipated.
Is the present state of the market not many orders have
been Peet out for cloth to make.

CORN.--CHTLYSIORD, DEC. 2.—Wsather has some.
what affected the °Daddies of the wheat ; all the best
samples nalised last wok's prima, particularly red, which
warn other dearer. Barley dull sale, except for finest
realties, which i■ sores sad fully as dear, 30a. to 34a ;
best griudiog. 24a. to 265. Beaus firm, at last week's
Pdces.

Lamour, Dec. 2.—We bar bad a fair amply of wheat
eerier aced prior the tare in favour of the buyer. Fine
barleys maintained last week's rare whilst other descrip-
tions are a doll ode. Wheat, red, 36.. to 38e.; white, 41s. ;
Barley, 26e. to 325.
Urourooi, Dec. 2.—We have bad a fair attendance
of millets sad dealer at to-day's market, and upon a
moderate consumptive deemed, wheat is again the tarn
dearer, =lime the advance sow fully ld. per rend op
the week. Flour is la. 6d. per barrel and sack in sellers'
favour. Danubian oses, with more imp*, sad to. offer.
ion, most be quoted Dearly la. per quarter up &Moe last
Friday ; so cheap to notice in mixed American. Osta
and oatmeal steady. Beene me a better sale. No alteration
is peas and barley. Market closes healthy at the improve•
meat.

WAKEnsup, Dm. 2.—The wheat trade is slow. at hat
soak's prima, and al* demand quits of a retail characaa.
Fine barifty tardy. Other aorta dill difficult to quit.
Amara for weak ceding Nov. 28:—What, 1,826 quartets
at 42.. 51d. ; bosky, 1.294, at MIL 20. ; bows, 31, at
34‘ Bed• i Pia. 9. 64 33‘