The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-28 00:00:00

MARKETS.

TALLOW.—THMUIDAT EVI3IIIIO. —The market arm
quiet to-day. At the clues prior were quoted as follow■: -
itip, 45e. 9d.: March, 455. 9d. to 45a. 6d.: April to Jona,
445. 9d.; July to September, 46e. bd.; October to be.
amber, 47e. ad. Delivery to last sawing, 772 calks;
arrivals, TAS cube.

OOTTON.—Livaaroot., Fll3. 27.—We have had a goal
demand for cotton to-day, with a hardening teadency iu
prices. The sales are 10,000 bales, ire:lading 4,330 Ame-
rica., at 10d. to 140. ; 6,000 Bent, 7i. to 11d. ; 600
Fwptien, &I. to 16d ; sad 70 Pernam, 12icl. to 13d. ; of
which 3,000 are for speculation sad export. The weelet
import is 8,913 balm.

WOOL AND WORSTED.—Baumann, Fee. 27.—The
market is exceedingly almish. Very little wool is
changing hands. and the tendency of prices is downwards.
Very little is doing in yarns; the twine-spinners have for
the most part nothing to stock. We have to report aho
• cheerless market in pieose. The caution evinced by buyers
is decidedly on the Menage. Shippers continue extremely
busy in sending off old order, but new orders are scarce as
usual at this tame of the yew. Although prices cannot Le
quoted quite so firm as a short time ago, there is a giving
way to a marked extent ; indeed, so long as manufacturers
adhere to their determination to keep stocks low, no gout
change can take piece. The produstion has so far not ex.
eeeded the demand, and some classes of goods, particularly
aloes lustree, mohair,, Stc., ars even scares, the leading
firms holding out for full rates. The borne merchants an.
ticipate an average business for spring fabrics on the I,p-
-prowls of fine weather. The American houses, who have
recently been doing a little, are not buying at present.
The houses engaged in the French trade look forward to a
steady business an plain goods.

LACE AND HOSlERY.—Norrrnotue, P.
The state of the local trades is not materially different from
what we reported on this day se'onight. One or two !ar's
mercantile houses, however, have experienced a slightly
increased demand for foundation and other nets for the
home markets, but the improvement is only a partial one;
there is scarcely so much doing with the Continent, and
we fear that there are very few more heads employed
than in the early part of last week. The favour with which
Lee trimmings are regarded in the fashionable world, sad
the prospect of a good harvest, inspire considerable hope
in the minds of those who are meet intimately versed m
the variations of commerce. Di the hosiery trade basilica'
is generally very quiet, but not more so than is to be en.
period in the present uncertain and upward tendency of
cotton yarns. Many houses in Manchester end London
have taken care to stock themselves as fully an possible at
something like the old prices, and are consequently very
slow to buy anything more than they want to complete
their assortment of the most neoessary articles. As the
manufacturers are pretty well worked out, and there are no
symptoms yet of a healthy demand for hose and gloves, at
the higher prima, employment is very scarce in most
bramble of the trade—Nottingham Journal.

0011N.-Bsownweam, FIB. 27. • .At this day's market
there was a short supply of English Wheat, which sold
slowly at last week's rates. Foreign main, Is. per quarter
lower. Barley, mite, beans, and peas only saleable in retail,
and the value of each nominally unaltered.
Davin, FRB. 27.-We had a very small supply of wheat,
the best dry samples m'mmandiog last week's prime, but
all out.of.coaditiou lots met with bat little inquiry and a
very slow sale. Barley was in fair supply, and the price
was unaltered. Wheat, beet, Us. to 61a. per qr. ; seconds
do., 40s. to 53e. • barley, 30a to 41s. ; oats, 2.. k. to 33a. ;
beans, 46.. to 50..; peas, 425. to 46e.; flour. fine (per wick),
455. to 4135. ; ditto seconds, 4.35. to 45..
MAN TM4 Fen. 27.--Our market this morning was
net we attended, mod the same inactivity prevailed which
we have had to notice for some time past. guglish wheat
could ally be sold by submittiag to a decline of Is. par
quarter, which holders were unwilling to do. American
was 24. to 3d. per 10011 a. lower, with a slow demand.
Flour was in very limited request a reduction of 6d. per
sack and barrel. Oats and oatmeal, with the merest rota
sale, were rather cheaper. In beans there was but little
change. Indian corn receded 6d. per quarter.
N kw•as, Fan. 26.-Wheat in small supply today, and
barely supported last week's prices. There were very few
samples of tine barley offering, and such were not lower ;
the secoodary qualities unsaleable. Beans unaltered. Oats
dull sale.
Norway, FIR. 27.-We bad a moderate supply of
wheat, which met a steady sale, at telly late rates. The
above remarks apply to barley. Oats, beans, and peas
very dull, and the turn cheaper.
lIIBRIDCII, Fos. 27. -The weather is improved, and
samples of corn at today's market come better to hand.
The trade is slow but firm. The best price given for wheat
la 725. per qr. Beans are plentiful, with little demand.
Barley and cats sell readily at former prices. Spring tares
obtain from 7s. to 8.. 64. per bushel.
EDINBURGH, Fn. 26.-We had in market today I,loi
quartets wheat, 1,268 barley, 2,392 oats. and 320 beans.
There were sold-Wheat, 895 qrs. ; barley, 1.090; oats,
1,560 ; and beans, 309 gra As compared with last week-
Wheat was the same on top, and the same on average;
barley was 64. down on top, and 84. up on average ; oats
were 3s. lid. up on top, and 9d. up on average ; beans were
le. up on toii.nd 2s. &l. up on average.. Precis pay_ im-
perial.
a t r 2r: o42Lto'i4fr).. zd- to
4£
Weight 'of top-Wheat, 63g1ta.; barley, 55111 iii.; oats,
411165. ; beans, 65P*.

CAlTLE.—EDurntraos, Tra. 26.—The number of cattle
this rooming was 770, being 105 more than on this day
week. Sales dull. Top price, 7s. 3d.;
_current, 75.; mid-
dling and inferior, from ss. to 6s. M. per stone. There
were also 87 milk cows in market. The supply of sheep
was small, the number, 3,046, being 490 less. Last week's
prices fully supported. Top Face, 80.; current for the
best sorts, Bd.; ewes and inferior, from bid. to 744. per lb.
The number of pigs shown was 301, fed descriptions of
which brought from Ss. Ocl. to 6e. Od. per stone; six to
eight weeks old do. from 9s. 6d. to 13s. per head.

TRAFFIC RETURNS.

1111 es Pas- lifer- Total, Total
open angers ebandlse 1981 1611
Ws* aiding Feb. 16. e a a i
East Anglioa 6Bl 248 694 917 LOX
London, Tilbury, I Boatl-
oad Mtansion
Week ending Yeb. 18.
9. Aust. & LombarVen.
(South Aunt. Una) 1004 0.708 9,168 38,990 86,910
(Lombardo Line)
Oeuttal Italy Brandt
Plalsonce to Beluga"— 91 1,724 300 2,9811 2,674
8 auk ending Feb. 21.
Belfast 11. Commies... . 186 848 916 1,794 1,745

RAILWAYS

Week euding Feb. 1!S.
North Kasten 7198 10,044 22,817 Still 36.449
Stooktou end Dtritngton lit 7,848 870 7,918 7,374

.
Week ending leb-.-26. •
Bristol end Exeter
Besiern Counties
Great Wasters
Lon.,Chatham. sad Dover 710 1,211 644 1.666 762
blkiland
North British 224 2.0 0 2.199 5,971 6.9611
ecottish Central — 1.011 1.444 $
.od7 1046
Shropshire Vales lt* 176 446 710 800