The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-04 00:00:00

MARKETS.

COTTON GOODS.-11ANcmurran. JAN. 2.—There is
not much to say of the market this week, because the
holidays have interfered very much with business. On
Tuesday there was a rather better feeling, and more busi-
ness in both yarns and :loth, owing to the easier state of the
money market; but things remained flat till Thursday,
when the Liverpool cotton market showed a reaction owing
to the excess over previous estimate* turning out much lees
than was expected. There were only 18,000 bales in excess,
and the amount having been generally discounted at
10000), many people were taken by surprise. The prices
of yarns were generally quoted Id. per lb. higher, sail in
some instances 2d. Cloth was dearer in proportion, and
some moderate sales were effected ; since.then places of ban-
nes have been closed.

WOOLLEN.- Leans, JAN. 2.—We have again to !s-
-port so unimportant market, but the absence of active re-
mand in any department cannot excite soy surprise or dis-
appointment at a time when the mercbante an of course
closely engaged in balancing their accounts. We have
cheerful reports from the outlying clothing districts, the
mills at Pudsey, Idle, Eceleshill. Guiseley, Yeadon Cal-
verley, and Fernley being fully engaged. the manufaciurers
having considerable orders still in advance.

CORN. —CAMBRIDGE, JIY. 2.—We had a fair supply
of corn, which sold at last week's prices. Wheat, 322. to
42a. ; barley, :Ns. to 365. ; beans, Ma. to 40s. ; oata, 17a.
to 225. per qr.
COLCHI.,,TT.R, JAY. 2.—A small supply of wheat and
barley, alao of other grain. Wheat and barley in fair de-
mand at full prices, in many instances at an advance of Is.
Beans and peas unaltered.
Gumnruito, JAR. 2.—There was a large quantity of
wheat at our market to-day. Trade was firm, and a good
clearance effected at the full prices of last week. Malting
barley was in good request at fully late quotations. Wheat,
:Nis. to 525. ; Talavera, 565. ; barley, tn. to 40a. ; oata,
18s. to 245.; peas, 355. to Stia. ; bean., :KW. to 38s. per qr.
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HERTFORD, JAN. 2.-A Letter market. Supply of wheat
fair sod in better condition. Prices rather higher--say yid.
per load. Barley trade rather improved, bat prices not
quoted higher. Oats-reedy sale at fully late rates ; and
beans steady. Wheat, red. 245. to 25e. per load ; fioe,
265. 6d. ; white, 255. to 5.5. ; fine, 270. 6d. ; barley, malt.
ing, 345. to Ms. per qr. ; grinding, 265. to 33.. ; oats, maim,
16e. to 22.5. ; feed, 23e. to 265. ; beans, 21s. to 275. per load ;
peas. 235. to 26e. tat.
LEICLISTER, JAN. 2.-There wee • better supply of wheat
at to-dsy's corn market than on the week previous, and the
atteodaoce of the trade was tolerable. Buyers could only
supply their wants at is. par qr. advance. New red sant.
pies changed hands at 375. to 40". ; new white, 40s. to 45e.
per 36 stone. The demand for barley was more active. The
supply was moderate, and sales took place at prices in favour
of the seller : malting, 33.. to 38s. per qr. ; grinding, 275.
to 29.. per 30 stone. The show of oats was sue abundant,
sod the demand being firm, the extreme rates of last week
were obtained, old making Zia. to 235. ; new, 21s. to Zia.
per 24 stone. A moderate demand was experienced for
beans, NA prices remained much the same as heretofore :
old, 41s. to 425. ; new, 344. to 36e. per 38 senor ; flour, 28e.
to na. per lack.
NEWCASTLE-I:PON-TINE, JAN. 2.-At our market this
morning we Lad • moderate show of wheat from growers,
but from the coast the arrivals are to • fair extent, and
moderate from abroad. Fresh-thrashed samples being much
wanted for mixing, a clearance was early effected at rather
over last week's prime, whereas new south country and
foreign met more attention .t very extreme rates. Flour
steadily supported its value, with a fair inquiry. Choice
melting barley quite as dear ; secondary somewhat cheaper,
and difficult to quit. Malt unaltered. Beans and peas
unchanged. Oats in improved request, at previous currency.
The arrivals this week are:-Wheat coastwise, 4.300 got ;
foreign, 666. Barley, coastwise, 2,020. Oats, coastwise,lso;
foreign, 67U. Flour, 2.400 sacks. Indian corn flour, 350.
NORWICH, JAN. 2.-There was the venal attendee°, of
farmers at this market to-day, and • fair supply of
wheat was offering. There was • better feeling in the
trade, and prices may be cousidered la. per quarter dearer
than on this day se'noicht. There was • fair supply of
barley, and last week's prices were fully supported. In
oat& beans, and peas cot much doing. Floor without
alteration iu prior. White wheat (weighing 631ba. to 661 be.),
445. to 46.. ; red ditto (weighing 631 be. b 6.51b5.). 40s. to
4.2.. ; beet chevalier malting barley (weighing 551b4. to
561 be. I, 355. to 36a. ; runs chevalier ditto (reigning 54Ibe.
to 55161.). 335. to 345. ; distilling ditto (weighing 521 M. to
Mlles ), 29e. to 30s. ; oats, 245. to 265.; beans. 31s. to 375.;
pees, maple, 35e. to 36..1per quarter. Flour, 275. 6d. per sack.
Normalise, JAN. 2.-We bed • meditate quantity
of ',beet on offer at our corn mwritel. to.dey. . Tbe
demand was firm at 14. per qr. over late currencies.
Old white, 414. to 45e. ; old red, 395. to 42a. ; new
white, 464. to 455.; sew red, 375. to 41.. per 36
stone. There was • fair supply of barley, for which the
demand was improved, and prices for superior parcels were
Is. per qr. higher ; malting, 3135. to 38e. per qr. ; grinding
(old), 275. to 30e. ; new, 265. to 28e. per 30 stone. For oats
the inquiry ruled steady, and liminess to • fair extent was
traosacied at fully late rates ; old, 24a to 31. • new, 19e.
to 25.. ; old (amigo, 21s. to 21s. per 24 stone. ihe shower
beans was limited, and late rates were well supported ; old,
38s. to 42a. ; new, to 36.. per 38 atone. Fuse flour, 27a.
to 30s. ; super, 335. to 375. per 20 atom.
OXFORD. JAN. 2.-The trade for wheat at this Oen
Exchange to-day was better than it has been for several
weeks past, and for all fine samples the tone of the market
was emeediegly firm, and in a few =steams more mossy
was obtained; for other kinds of grain the deemed wee any-
thing but brisk. White wheat ruled from 40a. to 45e. per
qr. ; red, 38s. to 43e. • barley, 255. to 40s. . • oats, 17e. to
26e. ; hems, 30e. to 40s. ; bog pees, 30a. to 355. ; flour, 304.
per sack.
PErnuomouoit, JAN. 2.-We bad a fair supply of wheat
here to day and prices were Is. per qr. higher, flee yellow
making 40s per qr.; weighed off 6310 e. per beUtiel. Barley
was likewise la per qr. dearer. In oats and beans there
was no alteration in price.
READING, JAN. 2.-Trade was very firm at the opening of
our market this morning, the attendance was but moderate.
Wheat firm in price, and in some few instances la. per qr.
more money wearer:limed on last week's rates. Barley dull
and slow of sale.
Rocaiterro, Jay. 2.-The stands were better Imbibed
than for some time peat. Of tonics wheat, there was a
good show, and all kinds of superior samples ware very firm,
beet lots making els. to 545., and *them 444. to 48.. per
quarter. The boom market was wall supplied, and good
samples maimed late prime. The quotation far bast white
so.. 44a to 48s. • sod others, 42.. to 445.; best red, 40e.
to 424. ; sad secondary aod inferior, 38e. to 425. per quarter.
In the barley trade there was rather more activity observ-
able, especially foe malting kinds, which reamed late
figures • best malting, 36.. to 395. ; and others, 34e. to 36e. ;
best mind* lota, 265. to 29e. The malt trade was without
alteration, sad prime the same as before. Oats were is
fair request, beet feeds caking 20a. to 244.. sad others Iffs.
to 20s. per quarter. I. beans and peas there was • quiet
trade, and the quotations about the same. The flour mar-
ket was steady, and prior have uodargone 'melioration.
WHIRRCH, Jae. 2.-The supply of wheat today vas
email. while asibled the growers to tibia= Is, par qr. ma

money for their beet samples of both whit* and red. ~t
oats, peas, sad beans the supply wu fully *goal to tie
demand, and on the whole it was a doll sale. Prices u,
the grower :—Wbest. white, new, 425. to CM GAO.Icr
bushel ; red, ditto, 40.. to 42.., 631bs. per boobs!. Wt.,
new, 9ed. to 10d. per stuns.. . .

Woacieren, Jan. 2.—At this day's market there ,
large supply of wheat from the farmers. for which hy, .
prices were asked, but the trade ruled dull at rather ov. r
the prices of last week, and most of the samples were
brick nosold. Barley nominally unaltered. Bather e.
inquiry for oats, beaus, and peas without leading to 111.1 .
transactions in either.

Yoga, JAN. 2—At our eon) market to-day there Ca. ,
fair supply of wheat on offer from the growers and
quality of the samples generally was good. The yot.,K
wheat plant looks healthy in this district. The best T..
lilies moved off freely, and an advance of Is. per qa :rt.:
was obtained. Prices for new white varied from 40e.
455. ; for new red, 36e. to 40s. per 36 stone. The suppl
barley wu hardly so large as usual. The torte of the tr.. !..
was more active, and an advance of 6d. to la. per quarts
was made in some cases ; maitiug, :.05.i. to Me. per quilt, ,
grinding 26e. to 265. per 30 stone. There was a hw. i
show of 'oats, and late rates were obtained without
new. Me to 20s. per 24 stone. In therein', of beans th• re
wee little or no alteration. Samples made Ms. to 411 t.. 1,1
3$ stone. Malt, F,s.. to GOs. ?rye, 50s. per quarter.
30s. to 32a. per N) stone.
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KIRKCALDY, Jan. 2.—At our country markets this we.,
we had fair supplies of all kinds of grain. Wheat
barley met a ready sale at fully last week's prices.
quiet god the turn lower. Here to-day we bad fair su;
plies of bailey and oats, but small of wheat. Wheat a.. 1
barley sold readily at rather more money than last week.
Oats were a slow sale although not any cheaper. IA br..i.
new sod old, his. to 42a. per qr. ; barley, new, 24. 1,,
30s. 6d.; oats, new, 13e. to 225.
WaTIZPORD, JAN. 2.—We can only report aerie.: • f
one small cargo Galati maize this week, and coastwise
supplies are nearly oil. Deliveries from the interior ha,.
also fallen off. The business pawing in most articles l.„.
beat quite of a retail character, as slightly under prey., ,
rates, except fur wheat, which has more than recovered the
decline noted in cur last. Wheat, foreign fully Is. to
and Irish lid, to 9.1. per barrel dearer. Barley
quiet and uncbauged. Oats the turn lower for all varietie:.
Indian corn in more limited inquiry, at rather lower prices.
Flour unaltered. Imports this week :—Wheat, 2.1 sr..;
Indian corn, 1,000 yn. ; oatmeal, :,u sacks. Exports tit
week :—Barley, 160 barrels; oats, 2,973 barrels ; flour. "..)
sacks ; oatmeal, 101 sacks.