The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-03 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

SUGAlt.—The average price of Sugar, the produce of the
BriUsh poseesalcms in America, computed from the returns made iu
the week ending the 30th day of January, 1843, le 245. lid. per cwt.
Sugar the produce of the Mauritius to 235. bid. par cwt. Sugar the
produce of the But Indies la Its. 91d. per em. The amage price of
the three foregoing dismons, jointly, is 24a. 2d. per cwt.
BRISTOL, FRB 2.—The business of the week has been
curtailed owing to the demneso of Importer., whose views ea to priers
being rather in minim of the market, have refined to sell at the pee-
n= currency ; the transeetlots since our lest report are consequently
limited, and do not =owl 440 IM O& and tierces West India, at prices
about 6cL per cwt above the rtes ruing the last week; no sales re-
ported in Fast India, Mauritius, or tort ire, but this Is chiefly owing
to the alarm of a supply of the two torrner descriptions, end the
indlepooltiat to sell on the part of the holders of foreign. The refined
market Is lot brisk, and the manufmturers find it ditticAt to obtain a
proportionate advance for their goode equal to what they are compelled
to pay kw the raw material. Store tined pods are hot in limited
demand, at from 50e. to 525. ; but crashed and Dims meet a haw
sale—the former at from 434. to 445., and the latter at :3a to 425.
—Rum has been more Winfred fur, but the business done in Ude
article has not been important.

COTTON.—LIVERPOOL, FEB. 2.—Tke Wes teday were
7,000 balm The total transactions or the week amount to 67,830
bake, including 10,800 Americana 1,300 Pertiame, 2,100 Mannheim,
and 6,300 bursts on speculation. and 1,190 Americana, 730 Pentane,
60 Maranhan a, and 420 Soma for export. Prices : New Orleans,
31 to Gj ; Uplands, Si to H ; Surat., 24 to 4.

WORSTED STUFFS, &c.—BiteDrOatio, Fsn. I.—The
attendance of merchants in the Piece-hell was again conalderable to-
day, and • large extent or business was transacted, which might have
been carried still further if the manufaqurers could have accepted the
mien offered ; bet they complained that, th 'ugh they were much
higher than the prices which ruled about two months ago, they were
not equivalent to the advances which have taken place during the
=DO perbd in the cost of the raw material and in the rate of wages.
The yarn market wad active, and several new contracts were entered
into for delivery during the month at augmented prices. The wool
market was not particularly active, as the holders were Arm and
several of the spinners have asolveil to ran oaf their winter :docks
before coming into the market at the present rata.
BLANKETS.—Hzesxonnwtss, Fen. I.—The attend.
.ance of merchants in the blanket-lull to-day was very meagre, and
there was comparatively little business demo, either in the purchase of
goods or the giving outof new orders.
HOSIERY AND LACE TRADE. —NornsonAm.
FKB.l.—The cotton cut-up flocking branch is in a very singular and
disturbed isituation, and this has extended to other branches that
sympathies with it. About a mouth since 'committee was appointed
to solicit a leading firm In the trade for a regulation to induce them
to give the general price which other hoe es w. ic paying; this, after
some negotiation, they refired to do, upon which a determination was
taken to strike their hands, not only for a regulation, but an advance
of 3d. per dozen. This aroused several hours engaged In the same
line, and, basing met, they resolved to stop their frames, and give out
no inure martial until the hands filmed.' consent to go to work at the
old prices, thus attempting to cut off the reeources of thole at work,
thereby rendering them unable to maintain thaw out of work. The
consequence was that the turtmuta were euddetily increased from 1M
to upwards of Grel men, to which may be added the women and chil-
dren tn.wged in the manufacture. The other trenches, alarmed at
this cr.mbination of the hosiers, and their attempt to keep wages at
the yreseet low rate, have come forward in bodies to assist them in
the struggle—the cotton glove hands voting the whole of the rinsed
wages iately obtained for their eupport ; other branches, as
well as numbers of the inhabitants who are alarmed
at this attempt at keeping wages at each a rate that
the population was sure to fall upon the poor-rates, have
also eime forward to aeaiat. The drawer pantaloon, tied shirt branch
only wait a favourable opportunity to strike. The cotton glove trade,
io confidently asserted, was Lever brisker, and their late success in
obtaining an advance of wages boa uatch Inspirited the hands. The
silk glove trade is gradually improving, and the hands here are aloe
waiting for a favourable opportunity to hare a struggle for their lost
wages. The UM bronchia in general arc in a lamentable condition ;
the eystem of making plated good* is extending; many of these, front
the want of a due mendity of silk, are wretched inhere. The bobbin
net trade la in the some state it bits been for several weeks past ;
though some of the warehouses are working very long and late hours.
they are extremely cautious in making purchases; this and the ad-
vance of °mum yarn and silk hes put the machine owners in every em-
Levees ...el position, as they hare no means from the st ate of the ma ract of
indemnifying themselves ter the extra outlay. The pueher.machince,
winch some time hack were coneldered nearly valueless, bane won
the ascendancy, milking figured and black Lees traversed. The Levers'
machines ore the moat numerous in this country, but unfortunately
upon their present conatrection they an only wake straight down
nets, the warp and bobbin threads being merely interspersed mother
in tray ht lines. There is a slight reaction In the traverse warp
principle machines, but, as they have not yet applied the Jacquard,
they are limited in their patterns.—Neils Review.
Ik:11. I.—Several buyeas have been in the
market, but, being unwilling to give any advance, they bought but to
eupply their immediate weer, and the full advance of yenui on
worsted goods cannot be obtained at present. Smuners are fully
employed, and yarns we firm. There Is no new feature in the wool
market.—Leirerter Journal.

From the LONDONOAFETTE.—Friday, Feb. 2.

BANKRUPTS.

WILEIAX AMDFIAON, NoicZOL, City-rd., engineer, to surrender
Feb. 14 It March 15 at 12, at Basingball-st. SoL, Lint:later, Char-
lotte-row. Mankon-bowse; off. Colemsn.at-build.
Cues lieu, Darlington, !Saffron, whit...midi, Feb. 15 at 11, it
March 1$ at 1, at Newaislle-upon-Tyne CL Sots., !brie, Chancery.
lane It Neweastle-upon.Tyne, & Mewburn, Darliagton; off.
Walley, Newt astle-anos-Tyne.
BIM/CARL CAVA:MA, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, clothier, Feb. 15 &
March 15 at 11, at Briste. CL Nola., White & Lo.„ liedfurd.row,
Stanley it Wasbrough, Bristol; off. aeaie,, nemlnan, Bristol.
Tuoaas DATUM., Leeds, carriage builder, Feb. 18 & March 30 at H,
at Leeds Cl. Bola., Trinder as raLßediord-row, It Hula t
Clarke, Leeds; off. mtg., young,
Josses Viratimo. ftalters'-hall-ct., City, printer, Feb. 8 at I &
March IS at 11, at Basingbal-st. eerie., Winter k Co., Bedford-
row ; off. assts., Johnson, Basiarrhsil-st.
lons (lemon FoLuis, St. Jiunes's-st., wine merchant, Feb. 14 &
March 11 at 12, at Basinehall-st 811 s., Taylor & CoLlason, Gt.
lames-at.; of btausfeld, Itseinghdl-st.
Wittisu Fruza. Coarlos-st., llutton-gaiden. Temp manufacturer,
Feb.l4 It March 10 at I, at Basingliall-at. Col., Russell, Mania's-
lane, Cannon-M. ; off. mtg., Pennell. Guildball-cbnmb.
llama Pamir Gitut.wr, P ar, Pit mouth, cpenter, Feb. 13 & March 7 at
at Exeter Ct. Bola., Pantiles It Morning St. Andrew's-et., Hol-
born; Lacers, jun., Plymouth; & Stogdon, Exeter; off. assig.,
HirtreL Exeter.
Tuouws Gantaty, Stratford-upon-Avon, cornmereial clerk, Feb.ll &
March 18 at 11, at Bristol Ct. Frio., Circus, Stratford-upon...tam.,
It Sabine, Bristol; off. wig.,Ilunari, BristoL
EDWAID Howirr, Lincoln, miller, Feb. 21 & Starch 14 at 101, at
Kingston-upon-Hull CL Bois., Rogation, Lincolife.lLn-ft-I,'s ;
Brown, Lincoln; Is Shackles & Son, Hull; off, twig., Carrick,
lIuY
Trams licentroarn, Leeds, victualler, Ft b. 13 & March sat 11, at
Lce.is CL Sole., Wigitawath is Co., Gray's. inn, & Myers, Leeds ;
off. aisig., Hope, Lana.
TIIOIIAI t•TLIFLEV, Dudley, Woroutershire, printer, Feb. 10 & March
7st i 2, at itinioneham Cl. Not,, Boddington, Duley ; off. resig.,
Itureb:l;turrnßirmingham eta, stafforda builder, Feb. 11 & March 7, at 12, at
linningbam LI. Flint, Stafford; off. assig., Whitmore, Bir-
mingham.
INSOLVENT.
WlLta.t.o THOMAS, Haverfordwrt t, timber merchant.
INSOLVENT PBTITIONERB.
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ham rd, hair cutter. brielmankrr.
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bridgc rd., oath mate,
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leadenhan•market, tire.
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