The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-08 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

PRODUCE.—Muscixo-LAns, Dac. 7.—Tbs sugar bas
been heavy, yet a fair amount of Miriam bag been done, GM bhda.
West India sold by ;erase costive, at Friday's currency; 5,000 bags
Mauritius found buyers In the public sales, the good descriptions at
lard week'. corren y, the middling and iuferi.r aorta at n abode under;
1,500 bags white Bengal sold at a decline of fully Gd., middling to
good, 405., 41.; and 1,000 bags Madras brown sold at previous Wm.
29a., 295. 6d. • lined dull, without any alteration [n prices;
52a., Ma. ; aA Rendard quality, SM.—Cake : 1,50.5 bags Costa R:neaaa
M public sales at last weck'a currency 315., 35e. Rum remain. dull.
Cotton: no sales reported to-day. Pimento sold steadily at last FM-
' day's prices, 51, Si lb. Saltpetre : 1,308 bags sold at high prices, Ms.,
335.; average, 325. ; 5 refraction, 41. Rice has declined 6d. to Is.•
good middling white Bengal sold at 135. ; cargo Bengal, low to la,
Sti., 10e. Tallow steady, 45e,, 454.3 d. an the slaat. Terra lea
bought in, 10s. Tea: the public sales commenced to-day, and "slab.
belied a farther decline • 3,040 packages wild out of 8,500 nand,
whkla la a lame proportion than usual; the males will oonciode to.
morrow (Wednesday).

COTTON.—LirtzitrooL, Due. 7.—The market was very
flat, and the sales did not exceed 2,000 bales. Prices: New Orleans,
4f to 51; Bowed Georgia, 4i to 5; Swats, 2f to 4.
MANCHESTER, DEC. 7.—There is scarcely any change to
report In the state of our market today. Busire se is quiet, and the
general tone of feeling is that of inactivity and en indiepeettion to
operate. The only taception to this is among the Greek buyer.,
wbo continue to make coneiderable ',mullion for low printing
cloths, long cloths, and T tioths. Long cloths are decidedly scarce,
owing to the few bodes who have of late been making them.
In low printers and T cloths there is more choice, and
prices are pretty well sustained. Low namben of yarns •
have also been a good deal inquired for, principally suitable
for the Meiliterraneen trade. Some counts adapted ear the India
market are slight!, lower. This la not to be wondered at, considering
the apprehension :rbleb exists as to the effects likely to be produced
In India on receipt of the Intelligente of the homy failures in London
of houses connected with the East. Until the moult of this Intelli-
gence. be ascertained, our trade to that quarter roust necessarily
remain paralysed. The next mail will, in all probability, be an im-
portant one. Upon the whole, oar yarn market may be said to be
zztigiet to-day. At this season of the year we do not look fur any
improvement in bushman Great difficulty will, undoubtedly,
be felt in restoring prices to anything like a remunerating standard!
The severe mists through which we tare been paseing,likaa had the
effect of forcing them down to a ruinous point, end purchasers
who have operated during the recent state of our market, will of
course he di-inclined, for some time to come, to submit to any mate-
rial &denim. floe sate souse at present, undoubtedly is not to in-
thepron with too great haate, but to keep steadily within
limit", of actual demand, and not allow stocks to accumulate. We
have heard rumours to-day of the failure of a Manchester potence,
which will probably. transpire thin evening or to-morrow. Mesa-
will he
while we retrain
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that the cotton market In Liverpool Israther dull to-day =stlrat
price. me easier. The official report of the Mate of employment in
the mill, of the borough of sLimehenter bed not been made up
at the time at which lie are writing. We are therefore preeinded
from giving our usual summary. We learn from Oldham that there
has been very little alteration In the elide of trade since our But
report. A number of the mills which had been entirely semi:ends:li
have rammed operations, but are not going full time.
InGenerell
speaking, they are working three mid four days per week, and
many instances the hands have acceded to reductims in their
in some came to the amount of five per cent., end In others towitga
greaser extent. Tee machine-milking btudneas to rather more active
than it was a short time ago, but the netting trade continues in a very
depressed Mate.—At kiloton the mills are again all at work. During
the last week several have cecomeneed running longer hours.—. Mon.
theAller Esaminer.

WOOLLEN CLOTHS.—Lemas, Dec. 7.—The attend-
ance et the Woollen-hall ibis morning was thin, but the merchants
present bought mere freely than of late ; although an improved
amount of bagmen was transacted it can sweat be said that the
aggregate of the transactions was of an extensive , yet it la
gratifying to be able to report any improvement at ail. The clothe in
demand were principally pilots, beavers and ainnlar goods of a middle
quality.
BLANKETS.—HECKMONDW tee, Dec. 6.—There wan
but a thin attendance of merchants at our Blanket ball this afternoon
and the transactions were comparatively few, the merchants only par.
chasing to supply their immediate wants. There was no change in
prices, as an improved demand is exp eotcd very noon.