The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-10 00:00:00

MARKETS.

SUOMI—The seerage price of sugar, the wanes of
the British possessions in America, computed from the re-
turns made in the week ending the Gqi December. 1853,
iv 245. 40. Sugar, the produce of the lilauritiur, 2ds.
Sugar, the produce of the East ladies, 231. Sal. The
average price of the three foregoing descriptions of sugar
jointly, is 24a 41d.

COTTON.—Ltvitaroot, Due. 9.—This is the fourth
week in succession without any quotable chance in the
price of cotton, excepting only Sea Islands. 01 that de-
scription there was a public sale advertised of 1,020 beg',
which came off on Wednesday ; about 800 were disposed
of, at a decline from the private business immediately pre-
ceding of nearly 11. per lb. on the average, the better sorts
being less depressed than the ordinary middling. The de-1
cline in this description from the very highest point of the
year is now 5.1. to 6d. on the better sorts, and on the lower
qualities of 74. to 9d. Great as this decline may appear,
they are still, in our opinion, at their lull relative scale of
value. All other descriptions are just es before, not only in
the actual quotations of prices, but apparently in the confi-
dence with which the stock continues to be held. The
long pending question between the workpeople and their
employers remains unsettled ; the consequence being •
much reduced production of the manufactured article, and
giving to the Manchester market a degree of steadiness
which otherwise it might not have maintained. The Com-
mittee of Brokers place Fair Uplands at 61c1.; Mooile,
61d. ; and Orleans, 6/d. 840 American, 1,760 Surat, and
220 Egyptian are reported to have been taken on specula-
tion; and 810 American, 1,070 Surat, 260 Madras, 10
Egyptian, and 40 remain for export. hales for the week,
39,080 bales.

WOOL.—LEEDS, DEC. 9.—The manufacturers, finding
• ready sale fur their goods, have been induced to make
fresh purchases of woofs, and consequently large quantities
suitable for clothing purposes have been taken out of the
market since the close of the last public sales. Prices are
without alteration.

LEATHER.—LEEns, Dac. B.—There was only a mode-
rate supply 01 leather at this fair, and a fair demand fur
most descriptions, nearly the whole being cleared off, but at
a slight reduction on former prices.

CORN.CIittnISPORD, DEC. 9 -The supply of wheat
to-day was by no means large, and the greater proportion
much out of condition ; this description declined 2s. to 3s.
per qr., while the hest could be purchased at Is. reduction.
The market closed heavily. Barley, the best qualities of
which there ere tour offering, realised within about Is. of
last week, while secondary parcels receded 2s. per qr.
Beans: more offering, and exceedingly doll sale ; 4s. to ss.
per qr. decline had to be submitted to before sales could be
effected ; even at this decline the market was heavy ; mars-
gan, 368. to 395. ; ticks, 40s. to 435.
LINCOLN, DEC. 9.-Our market commenced by farrers
asking more money ; ultimately a slow trade was done at
barely Is. advance. Barley : a heavy sale. Oats and
beans maintained late rates. Wheat, red, 70s. to 72e. ;
white, 730. to 765. Barley, 31a. to 395. Oats, 265. to 20s.
Livitaroot, DEC. 9.-At this day's market there was a
good attendance of thy town and country trade together
with some buyers from the interior, and a large business
was done in wheat and flour for sonsumption and on specu-
lation, at an advance of Id. to 2d. per it:fibs. and 61. to Is.
per barrel,lol. 3d. to 10s. 6d. per 701bs. being obtainable
for fine white American wheats, and 10s. to 10s. 31. for
Canadian; 365. to 365. 6d. per barrel for Western Canal
flour, and 361. 6d. to 375. per barrel for Baltimore and
Philadelphia. Oats and oatmeal were in very limited re-
quest and Tuesday's prices were with diffiLulty supported.
Barley, beans, and Indian corn met with a moderate retail
sale, at late rates.
WAKEFIELD, DEC. 9.-Our supplies of wheat are mode-
rate ; the smell quantity of new offering, enables sellers to
obtain close on last week's rates for all qualities ; and old,
if fresh, is more saleable at previous prices, but inferior is
still quite neglected. Fresh heavy barley is held firmly,
and fully as dear, but interior in limited demand, without
alteration in value. Oats and shelling as before. Beans
go off very slowly. Other articles without variation. Im-
ports during the week :-Wheat, 4,972 qrs. Barley, 2,2/4.
Oats, 521. Beans, 709. Peas. 119.

FRUIT FOR CHRISTMAS PCDDIX3S.

Messrs. Witherby and Hanson, fruit and colonial
brokers, in speaking of the dried fruit market, furnish us
with the following particulars: _

—• .
CIMILANTS.—TweIve cargoes of currants, chiefly 18,53
fruit, nave arrived here since our report of the 23rd ult.,
and also some further parcels of 18-51 fruit from Trieste.
Six cargoes are now kuown to be afloat, after which there
will be a long pause._ _ •

"The clearances for home consumption still present a
meagre appearance, having been 290 tons in all November
against 1,190 tons in November, 1642. Those in bond have
been 180 tons, of which 48 tons to our colonies, 110 to the
continent, and 22 coastwise. The clearances at Liverpool
are on the increase, competed principally of 1852 fruit.
The Board of Trade returns for the first ten months of this
year, ending sth November, show the importations into
the United Kingdom to have been 4,400 tons less than in
1852, during the corresponding ten months, and the de-
liveries for home consumption also have been 7,540 tons
less, 8,030 tons in 1853 against 16,570 tons in 1862. The
total consumption of raisins during the same period exhibits
likewise a decrease of 50 tens; 8,410 tons in 1853 against
8,460 tons in 1862. •
• • • •

" Large public sales have taken place since our last, but
without promoting purchases; such is usual!? their effect
at this season. A few parcels of old fruit of various
qualities offered at these sales on ootport account,: to be
cleared in fourteen days, have found purchasers, and occa-
sionally at full prices. Though they have tended to weaken
the market, they have brought the article more into con-
sumption, and have perhaps benefited it. Fine old 1831
fruit has found buyers at 105 s. in cases, but the holders of
such fruit are very firm, and are not sellers generally. The
18.53 Cephalonia fruit shows generally an improvement
upon lest year's; it is selling at Liverpool at 90s. per cwt.
There has been as yet an unusual want of demand, but
currants can now be purchased at all prices according to
quality ; and the non-increase in the consumption of raisins
leaves a reasonable expectation that the public will continue
to consume currants, though necessarily in a smaller quan-
tity. The stock has lately been considerably augmented
by arrivals, but it cannot be correctly ascertained before
the close of the year, when it will perhaps be found to
be between 9,000 and 10,000 tons, against 8,200 tens on
31st of December, 1852, and 8,700 tons on 31st December,
1851.

“Raistwa.—The arrival of seven cargoes of Valeatias
since the 23d ult., brings up the total importation this
season by 42 ships to 104,364 boxes. 63,765 half boxes, or
3,400 tons, against 144,333 boxes and 78,660 half boxes, or
4,600 tons, by 57 ships to the same period of 1852 ; show-
ing a short importation so far this year of 1,200 tons. It is
probable that four more cargoes may arrive before Chris-
mu. Five cargoes have arrived at the outports. The
other arrivals here consist of muscatels, several cargoes
of black Smyrnas, but no Turkey red fruit of any weight,
and for the present very little seems likely to come
forward.

" The deficiency above noted of 50 tons of raisins in the
comparative consumption in the United Kingdom during
the first tea months of this year, whilst that of the first
nine months 'homed en increase of 865 tons, is an evideace
of the backwardness of the trade in laying in their Christ-
mas stocks. The London deliveries during the last three
months et the last eight years have, as we lately stated,
been lees than 3,300 tone, and have averaged 3,600,
tons. The clearances of November last having been 1,220
tons, and of October 780 tons, we ought to clear in Decem-
ber 1,600 tons to make up the usual ge. The stock of
Valentiu at the quays on the Ist inst. was 65,000 boxes, or
1,625 tons, which is unusually abort in face of so little still
to arrive, since 2,200 tons were lett over on 31st December,
1852, and 1,750 tons on 31st December, 1851. The clear-
ances are now proceeding on a large scale.
" Several cargoes of Valentias have latterly been sold at
475. to 48s. Though the arrivals of blacks, and the offering
of large quantities at auction have caused a nominal re,luc.
tion in price of 3s. to le. per ewt., the only sale which has
met the public eye has been that of 30 barrels of good fruit,
forced off at auction on the Ist inst. at 30s. to 328., at
which there are no other sellers, good to fine fruit being
held at 345. to 40s. Shipments have commenced to Aus-
tralia. Muscatels are also somewhat lower. Old Chesmes
continue neglected. Denies, in baskets, are likely to be
scarce when wanted in January; present prices nominally
335. to 355.

" Amongst the few marketable articles which from a
state of comparative uselessness and impracticability of vent
in this country, have merged into one of sudden con-
sumption and enhanced value, may be placed black
Smyrna raisins. Although Turkey produces a vast quan-
tity of this fruit, only a few tone have each season found
their way to England, part of which used occasionally to
be taken by the Admiralty, until superseded by cheap cur-
rants, and part by wine makers. The crop is usually taken
off by Odessa and other ports in the Black Sea, by Trieste,
and a good portion by Holland. The cost at Smyrna has
seldom ranged above 3s. to 76. per cwt , at which it was to
be purchased there last summer. In April last the price
here was 30s. per cwt., and on the article being exhibited
by our retailers and taken by the public, a demand sud-
denly sprung up, and led to extensive shipments to this
country, which, being sent over by steamers, arrived during
the summer, and a great portion, to the extent of several
hundred tons, went rapidly into consumption. It rose
hen to 425. in August, and to 431. to 465. in September,
which was beyond the relative value of the article.
It advanced also at Smyrna to 16s. to 20s. per
cwt , being driven up by considerable and simultaneous
purchases on French account, a fact rather discredited here
at the time, from its being so novel and inexplicable. But
the French distillers, it appears, in consequence of the
great destruction of grapes by the' oidium' or grape disease,
and the advance of 100 per cent. in the price of spirits of
wine, were compelled to look out for a substitute for dis-
tillation, and preferred black raisin to Spanish or other
growths. The article, now that it is finding its proper level
in value, will eventually be largely consumed in this country,
and probably without interfering with the consumption of
earronto. . . . .

--7"liot;.—The stock is much reduced by large clearances
in face of very short arrivals. Fine figs obtain high rates ;
low an almost unsaleable. Present quotation is 60e. to
ilk according to quality. Greek Sp held at 40e."

BY ITER lIIAIRATI'd ROYAL LEI TElts• PATENT,
BAHL()W'S PATEN!' CASK STAND, war
ranted to last Fifty Yeats, and to repay i P cost a hundred gy,t,
The action of this machine Is powerful and shoot.:; turning the
wheel from let to right the
cgs"; is raised %ltt
trou'ile be!ond its :ere.
so that any sediment et
hops recede iron the tap;
by moving the whorl trice
right to left It is lowerid
PO impalpably that the
sediment of the naat
limpid fluid by no piaa.
Wily can get disturbed.
and the list gilt et 61r;
wine, Sec., may be drawn
oft perfectly bi fight. The
advantages of the Fated
Cask Stand are obvious:
when a cask on the old cash
stand requires tilting, 'a
block of wNod, kr., is pun
under it ; the coney/etc*
is that the sediment lode.
turbed, a second fermentation ensues, the fluid is tierce bright again.
and eventually two or three 11,411/, at the least, in every cask. are
wasted and thrown away. Engravings gratin. —JAMEti BARLOW.
Inventor and Patentee, If. King Williamostreet, Ilaneicar-bouse.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVED.

Aucc—at Deal, December 9, from Oderm
ANCONA—LI OraTee4o, December 9, from Petersburg
Ammo.—at Gr. eeeeml. December LP, from Mettle
ASPASI4—at GraemnJ, December 9, from . Petersburg
AnNkrra Soreu—at Gruveretol, December 9, from. Kordeo
Amoi.--ot Umeesend, I) cember 9, from Crows:it
Bume—at Otareand, December 9, from l'etterburg
111:0'A Poome—at Deal, December 8, Irmo Amin
BousuiLs.—eff Liverpool, December 9, from rernonabueo
Qum:Live Gutwou.—at I iverpool Dee 9, Irma New York

Carmertra.—at Deal, Decembei 9, - Irom
01..141,10N —at Gravesend, December 9 from ..... Petersburg
Comma—at Gravesend, December 9, irsm Petereburg
CZARINA—at Gravesend, December 9, troth Nova
CIIKIIITINA—It Gravesend, December 9, 111)112 .Riga
Cast.oe—att Gravesend, December 9, t rom Malin
OtaaLorrs DIIIiGT —at °laymen:l, Dec. 9, from Peterre.urg
Catiousa—at Gravesend, December 9, from Meant
CoLomar —at Gravesemd, December 9, from Nors ay
CUIIeTIAN MARCIAIATIIA—AI Graveeend, December 9, from Norway
Camsaia (a.)—at Liverpool, December 9, from Dyers
Dom—at Liverpool, December 9, from Coa.r.dria
De ALL,. Prraa —at Gravest:W. December 9, from ... Memel
Disco —at Gravesend, December 9, from Norway
Duran—at Gravesend, December 9, from Norway
Diamthan—at Gravesend, December 9, from ' Petersburg
Dos—at Gravesend, December 9, from
Dscom—at Queenstown, December 7, from Deraerera
EDWARD Eves-- at Deal, December 9, tram Baltimore
December " from .

Enraans-at Uravmend, . 9,
Petersbufg
LADVISION-at Gravesend, December 9, from Gothenburg
Enraus-at Gravesend, December 9, from Natant
ENieucum -it Orteresevd, December 9, from Norway
Enure-at Liverpool, December 9, from Antwerp
Etariasrunt-at Liverpool, December 9, from R. Ayres
Famarue-at Gravesend, December 9, from Petemburg
luarroa-at Liverpool, December 9, from Porto Rice
&SWINK-At Gravesend, December 9, from Leghorn
FOR TUNA.-la Gravesend, December 9, from Norway
Fo,WMILL-at Gravesend, December 9, from Petersburg
romasoss-at Gravi send, December 9, from"... r weden
(ANIMA-At Deal, December 9, from St. Domingo
Cian-at Omvesend, December 9, from Charente
Guam DA:I-at Gravesend, December 9, from.......... Petersburg
Gl:war-at Gravesend, December 9, from Gotheubtug
LIALAN-at Gravesend, December 9, from Petersburg
lleaccesn-at Gravesend, December 9, from Petersburg
!secs-at Gravesend, December 9, from Antwerp
Isas- at Gravesend, December 9, from Petersburg
ITAINNOR-at Gravesend, December 9, from. Peteiaburg
Ime-at Liverpool. December a, from . tattebee
INDUSTRIA-at Liverpool, December 9, from Skein
JUAN-Rt Liverpool, December 9, from Gibraltar
JOHN-ax Liverpool, December 9, from Sackvitle, N.B.
J ciao-at Gravesend, D cember 9, from . Gothenburg
Joeseetwa-at Gravesend. December 9, from Memel
Joss AND INAIINLia-at Gravesend, December D. from... Petersburg
JANR AND &TUNA -at °careered, Dec. 9, from Leghorn
Leos-at Gravesend, Dec. 9, from. Gravehnes
Looses-at Gravesend, December 9, from Gravelines
LAUAA-at Gravesend, December 9, from Demerara
Lim e-at Oravmead, December 9, from Norway
Lavaliere-at Gravesend, December 9, from Isolate
LITUANIA-14 Gravesend, December 9, from.. Memel
Ilsay-at Deal, December 9, from Callao
Manta-at Gravesend, December 9, from lLivi
Atinzava-at Gravesend, December 9, from
Maim-at Or aesend, December 9, from Memel
gIAtiAN ZAUURY -at Gravesend, December 9, from St. Michael's
MAGNIFIC-at Gravesend, Dect caber 9, from ..... Dardzio

-.......-. - .
llaasaimute-at Gravesend, December, 9, from
Moiuntro gran-at Gravesend, Dec. 9, from Ceylon
MAIOARLT -at Gravesend, December 9, from Petersburg
Moa.ea-at Liverpool, December 9, from L, ache
Maays--at Liverpool, December 9, from Cronstadt
Nicardas Sanaa-at Gravesend, December 9, from . Mahn
NOkWAI Lars-at Gravesend, December 9, from. Norway
Noonan-at Gravesend, Dec. 9, from Norway
No-at Gravesend, December 9, from Riga
NA•10A101131 Gravesend, December 9, from-. ..... .. _Smyrna
Nos*-at Gravesend, Dec. 9, from ..... - Norway
Deux Quasi-at Gravesend, December 9, from Cronstadt
Oariair -at Gravesend, Dec. 9, from Norway
PanavAL-at Gravesend, December 9, from.... Petersburg
PUCINICIAN-at Gravesend, December 9, from Bordeaux
PLIMA-at Gravesend, December 9, from Sundswall
Psai-at Liverpool, December 9, mom Terceira
Mesh-at Deal, December 9, from Cephalonia
NIFODOVI-at Onivesend, December 9, from Gothenburg
Itacaa-at Gravesend, December 9, from China
Ravin-at Gnseesend, December 9, from Petersburg
Ikons -at Gravesend, December 9, from Ditnuta
dorms -at Gravesend. December 9, from Norway
Sotivair-at Gravesend, December 9, from Memel
norms-at Gravesend, December 9, from Norway
lioran-at Gravesend, December 9, from Norway
WOMANA CORIPTINA -111 1.11111)X4, Di cember 9, from Amsterdam
Tiloashar -at Gravesend, December 9, from ., ClOllllB4
T0141816R0 -at Queenstown, December 7, from '" Cuba
Twits-at Gravesend, December 9, from Gravelinee
Tarcona -at Gravesend, December 9, from Norway
VOLUMA -at Gravesend, December 9, from Cromitadt
Wlll.llk/.11121R-at Gravesend, December 9, from gip
W 11.1411.111 Nit -at Gravesend, Dm ceniber 9, from Petersburg
WILLIAM-at Gravesend. December 9, from Petersburg

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