The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-02 00:00:00

LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.

LTVIINPOOL, JAN. 31.—Our market has somewhat
improved to day ; although the transactions bare not been
numerous, prices arc better, and a stronger tone pervades
operations. The following are the sales:—Caledonian, 141
la—Eastern Counties, 7/ 3-16—East Lancashire, I 6 c.—
Great Northern, 18 9-16—liadon and North Western,
1161 I—Ditto (New Quarters), 2i 3 prem.—Manches-
ter, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 31 301—Midland, 541 -Shrews-
bury and Chester (pref. guar. S per cent.), Fl' c.—Shrews-
bury and Hereford, 3t d.—South Eastern and Dover, 201
11713016 W and Ballymena, 301.
MANCHINTER, JAN. 31.—W0 have had rather firmer
prices, and the sales arc:—Eastern Counties, 7 1-16,
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 611 n.—Preston and Wyn., 451
c.—London and North-Western, 1161—Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire, 311—North Staffordshire, 9
South-Eastern and Dover. 201.
BIRSIINONAN, JAN. 31.—This market was dull to-day
until towards the close, when salsa took place at prices iu
advance of those of Friday.
Lazne, JAN. 31.—There has been less business done to
day on 'Change than for some time past. Sellers hold firmly
for present quotation*, but buyers arc reluctant to operate
in the present uncertain state of the market. Leeds
Northern prefs., No. 1, were dune at 1 dis., and No. 2 at
dis.
BRISTOL, JAN. 31.--Thero *was not much doing in our
stock market to-day, but prices were somewhat better.
Midlands were done as :IA ; and amongst the closing
prices were Bristol and Easter, 84, Si; Great Westerns,
851 86.

BRITISH ELECTRIC TEI.EIIR %PH COMPARV. —4lllOllO-
- complaining of non-compliance with the standing
orders of the house, in .:owed. of this company's amend-
ment act, and for power to construct telegraphs on streets,
roads, towns, paths, and railways, hare bean pre,:ented by
th.. South-Eastern, and Wine!. Icr, Shutlield :11511 Lincol-
shim—Railways, and other railways, and by t ay Electric
Telegraph Company.

MARK-LANE.—TIIIS I)AY.
The supply of Engli,di Wheat at mech.,. this morning
was small, and the condition of the bulk of the samples was
very indilkrent. Realty good dry qualti, s were wanted,
and brought rather more money than on Monday Lint; tho
secondary and inferior !tercels (condition considered) suld;on
fully as good terms as before.
The advance noted in Flour last week was maintained ;
the sale, however, was less brisk than on Monday List.
Molting Barley was saleable at a further improvement of
Is. per qr., and other descriptions supported late ratan.
The arrivals of Oats continue moderate, the dealers how-
ever managed to resist any further advance, and sales pro-
ceeded slowly at the quotations a this day sennight.
Beans and Peas were in limited supply, but quite suffi-
cient for the demand, and prices underwent nu change.
In floating cargoes but few transactions took place, the
demand, of the holders being above the ideas of buyers.
Marlin. Shillings per Qr.
Wu's; Dart & Kent red 41 to 12 to 46 _melte, 45 to 48 so 22
Norfolk and Sufßilk „ 411 to 42 to 41 .. do. 43 to 47 to 132
Talavera tei.wit or Sultoik) .
Rye, lx Cambriilpe St Lin,oin red —to .40to 1G white, 42 to 44 to 48
w
Ilatil.liT, feeding
Malting
MALT
Uara, Eissli.h, teed l9 to 11 .blaok 20 .21
Ditto Polio& la to 21. .potato l2 to 23
&mirk lk ScotaiClatd 22 to 23 potato „, 13 to 27
'rig', feed— ...... .. IS 10 191.0 20 ..biiek 2) to 21
Ditto, potato 21 to 24
reaa, Frey 27 to 19...map1e .
Blue 30 to 40 Imperial
White Gli to 32. .builers 32 to 34
Bases, Maaagan 29 to 27... tick 28 lo la.. old 4to 24
• harrow 28 to 311.. tosicll3o to 33.. old 24 to 118
Toss,, etwspring, per buil.— to winter la to 4e ild old to
ttarssezo, new 42 to 44
1.11.)<Clo CAREN per tboiseuid • CI to 42:0 10
CIATIVICILD, per ewt.,rel...— to —to .—...white... 7. to 7. to

. _
Per wet Of 29.0164.
!iota, town made, delivered..... 40 to 43. .floe bou, bold ... 93 to 34
Nortolk and Suffolk 42 to 34. shims 34 to FS
FORKI6N. skiihngs per Qr.
Wags; Dantric ant Konigsberg 41 to 46 fine
Forneriaoin 49 to 44 -Rostock 44 to 44... Stettin 40 to 15
French —to— to . Brabant to
liAnleli 11 to 97 ilenburg -.31 to 40 to 42
Runlet 30 to 92. .Egypthin ........ 17 to 31
Danube ... LI to 31. .Orlesea
Rim. ... to
Braker, Reding 2l to 16. distilling 26 so 14
LKITIA -•• to -. -Laden Can 2/ to SO
Ogrs,ititssian 'll to 21
Pomeranian and Stralsaati l2 to 21
811(41011 and DIM& 20 to II
Friesland and Desk, Red
Ditto, brew. ;6l to El Poland. lt to 23
Buss, tick
Small
447P40u1..,..tre:-r0..... 21 4921-211111164. " •
-Pasilk grse ...... ............... 0..... ..... Mr:
- wen.- —.:a to 5t...1.;1;:."-----. oast
Tsawi, old.. 23 to 25 mew in to 17 large . II to IS
LINIULD, Relic and Ruselni 41 to 46
Maditerrar.eanand Odessa
Itsrvirsi 42 to 46 _ffempeard - ~ .- . 35 to 37
Ihr. CAKIS Irene duty. per ton, Ell 10 to 44 14
Per Barrel of Itollko.
Roes, American 16 21 21 to 24 .Canadian 2l to 13 •
Donnie to —...hamburg 2l to 23
Fleabags sack of 230110 2s 32 to 34 to 27
ARRIVALS 114 TO LONDON FROM 2Gtb JAN to 31st JAN.
Qrs. English. Soak. ben. Foreign.
Wbeat I 1977
Darkly 4540 I 25 I 284 I
Orts 11,7 1195 I 37'511 1372
Flour. 3,5111 barrels, 4,G71 /arks; Malt, t,9io qrs.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report that the demand:for
Hops continues unabated, and that the supply on offer is
very limited.

SMITHFIELD MARKET .—THIS DAY.
The supply of Beasts is very large, and the dead markets
are over-supplied ; consequently trade is exceedingly
heavy. Prices on the average are about 2d. per 81b. lower
than on Monday last. They cannot all be disposed of
even at this reduction. The number of Shenep is
small, but fully adequate to the demand ; it is only
in few instances that prices have advanced. Good Calves
arc still scarce ; trade is brisk, at Friday's quotations.
From Germany and Holland there are 677 Beasts, 820
Sheep, and 138 Calves. Spain, 60 Sheep. France, 110
Sheep, and 13 Calves. Scotland, 4-i0 Beasts ; 1,800 from
Norfolk and Suffolk, and dOO from northern and midland
counties.

I Per 9tono of 9119. 9. d... d Per none of It s. .. 1. e. d.
heat item.. Herefords 3 6 3 /4 11.4 1).9.. it Ilf..lids. ,1:• U 0 0•
hart Abort L0ru....... 3 1 3 0 ila.lg. 1at.1nk,...11/1. .... . 3 8 4 0
Seouudquelay Mute 0 6 3 0, be. U... Stumm .. . . 0 u 0 I
IL,lree .

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Boa itn; .
lialf•hrol. 4 4
tkooo. turt.t. 4,1i0 ; blxvp
PIP. 291

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WI Lamle. 18.09 V ; 161

COMPARATIVE INCRE %SE OF Tilt BRITISR, CONTI-
NENTAL, A AMERICAN COTTON TUADE.—Me,TS. Dta
Fay ano. . :enchester, have published in their Satur-
day' . • --4 e report an exceedingly interesting table,
giving alive estimate of the quantities of raw
cotton consul,.: in the chief manufacturilig countries, front
1836 to 1831 (in millions of pounds v.% ight). The following
is an extract:—

1536. 1840. 1845. 1849. 18M.
Great Britain (millions of
pounds)
Russia, Germany, Holland,
and Belgium 57 72 96 165 118
France (including adjacent
countries)
Spain
Mediterranean
Countries bordering on the
Adriatic
United States of North

America
Sundries

S 6 111

158 205 158

Total 639 $ll 1,017 1,225 1,175
At the foot of the table they soy : " This table is satisfac-
tory, for it shows that Great Britain, notwithstanding tho
restriction in the hours of labour impomid by the Factory
Bill, has fully maintained its ground against the industrial
establishments of other coastries. We have shown on
various occasions that this country, from the greater facility
which exists hero of turning the productive power from
one article to another, consumes a proportionately larger
"hare of cotton when prices rule high. Notwithstanding
the hi,ih price of cotton during the first half of the past
G .
year, (Great Britain worked up per cent. of all cotton
consumed in the chief manufacturing countries of the
world ; whilst the United States of America communed con-
siderably less in 1551 than in any one of the preceding four
years; the quantity consumed amounting to only 131 per
cent. on the total consumption, 1,175,000,000 lbs. hia
decrease is, however, accidental, and cannot be construed
into an inability to compete with this country under
general circumstances; with the protective duty of '2.1 per
cent. which American manufacturers enjoy, the moderate
' price of the raw material will induce a larger conmimption
in 18.12, for the production of America consists principally
of heavy fabric', which are unremunerating to the manu•
lecturer when cotton is high in price." They go on to say
' that the number of spindles in Great Britain has lucre
by several hundred thousand mince Isso, and is estimated
at 21,400,000; but that a dimpoiportion exists between tho
spinning and weaving power, witch would be rectified if
the former continued to offer a s • much more profitable in-
vestment; but the Teverge lout been the ease, taking a
number of years, and hence the disinclination to build new
spinning mills, notwithstanding the pressnt abundance of
capital.
GREAT WESTERN Rumor-AlN—The estimate of Mr.
Brunel fsw the additional works at Didcot is 10,000 i.
The yo•lorhire Gazette states that Mr. Leeman has
resig ae.l the Chairmanship of the York, Newcastle, and
Berwick Railway.