The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-29 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

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PRODUCE.—MINCINO-LANB, hi/awl( 28.—The sugar
market has opened heavily, and a further decline ban, in many in-
stances, been established. 140 bhda. only of West lorlia sold, grocery
sorts, a shade in favour of the buyers. Mauritius The public sale.
have amounted to 13,000 bags and 150 casks ; they commenced with
tolerable firmness, the qualities being good refiners deacription ; sub-
sequently, a decline of fully 6d. took place, but nearly all found
buyers. Rental : 4,300 bags sold in public sale At a decline of nearly
Is., establishing very low prices for this description, low to very good
white, 375., 4.16 Refined dull, standard quality, 535. 6d., 516—
Coffee is • shade lower, veer good ordinary Ceylon bought Mat
32.. 6d.--I'epper 1,600 bans dusty Penang were forced off in a public
sale at 2d. per lb. (a Mir lots 20. per Ito.) a very low price. but general
quotation• will not be goverued by tins sale.—Cochineal: The large
public sales were withdrawn to-day fur want of buym s, prices of tit •
article must be considered partly nominal —Rum ,reactive.—No sales
reported in cotton.—Tallow firm at SU—Tea dull.—Rice out of de-
mand.—Shellac sold 400. to 505, GL—Camphor Id 5Us., 50e. 6d..
Ebony bought in al. 1113.--Gambier sold at 96—Turmeric sold 126.6 d.
—Safflower sold 41. 10s, 51.—1 n other articles no alteration, the
general aspect of the produce market being heavy.

COTTON.—LITIMPOOL, MARCH 28.—The market was
steady to-day; there was not, however, much business done, as the
sales amounted only to 3,500 balm. races: New Orleans, 3;Si;
Bowed °sprees. 4 4t;_fturate,
M ANCHFATER, M•itCH 28.—Our market still continues
as depressed as ever. To-day many house. hate not effected a single
silt, and where any inquire has been experienced the prices offered
have generally bees ye ruinously low that they base not been
weeded to. This refers more especially to cloth. In yarns there
has been a total staeuatiou ; even price will not tempt I
ahipla ri to operate. In every description of yarns, whether for
India or the continent, this Is the awe. It is underatorai several
fair orders are held by Greek homes, but they
.will sot give them
oat at preitelit. They are making more Inquirie. for cloth
than they have done during the last fortnight, but conclude very lew
actual purchmes. Indeed the prices offered are so low that they can-
ot be accepted. Under present circumstances, and with very little
hope of any inunediste amelioraram, either so regards demand or
prier, spinners and manufacturers will be compelled to work chorter
time; a piintul alternative, but Just now unavoidable. The home
trade housee here been kept tolerably etigaged during the last week,
anal a good many country buyers are duly making their appearance.
Their transarhons, however, arc very 'fleeter-ie. No large quantities
are purehacral, the pollee of buyers being to operate epanngly, and
nterely to loran. The home trade firma eepeneuce a very marked
diffbrence is this respect, as compared with former mann.. Not-
witherandilig the improvement in business felt by the home
trade, the general tone of the market is but little "Toted by it.
The postponement of the Fetch elections from the 9th to the 23rd
Apri., the news of which has Just reached us, will tend to protract
the present disorganisation in the monetary and commercial affairs of
France. The tonal weekly report of the date of employment foe he
tinsmith of Manclieeter and not been made up to this time; we are
therefore compelled to go to prom without it. Bur Oldham cone.
epondent went*: "There is scarcely any perceptible change in the
state of trade in Oldham ant the neightournond during this week. A
gloom pervades the public mind, and complaints of want of confi-
dence and want of money are general. The minds .4 commercial
men are much depressed; every day we have diminished production
and Request ineolvenev. Short time continues to a“ great, if not a
greater, extent thin ever, and the number of coccons which bum
wholly ren,,l working Lae a more decided tendency to Income than
otherwise. 'fitere is no change for the better to report ia the hutting
troile."—Mantletwier Examiner.
WOOLLEN CLOTHS, etc.—LEEDS, MARCY 28.
Though there wan an average attendance of both merchants and ma-
nufacturere in the Cloth Halls this morning, the business transacted
eras extremely. limited in point of extent ; indeed it was remark( d by
come of the oldest manufacturers that they hail not seen a worse
market for a long time past.
BLANKETS.—HECIIIONDWIRE, MARCH 27.—The at-
tendance of buyer. is the Blanket Ilan this afternoon wart mode.
ra!e:y good, vet there was but little business done for the home trade,
though come lew orders were givin out for expottation. Prioes re-
roaincd ur of late.