The Express.
London, England, 1848-02-16 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

PRODUCE.—IItsc-ixa-taxes, Fzi. 15. The sugar
market opened again
_to-day under the depressing iolleienc. of a large
gonnuty bring offered, and a great want of conlidenee in the buyers,
the result showing a further decline of fully ltd., although importers
bought in largely to sustain the market 436 hhdg only sold I. the
West India private contract market. 10,000 bags Mauritius were
offered in the public Baler ; about half were bought in by the import-
er., the remainder sold at the above decline. 3,000 bags of Bengal,
about two-tklrds sold at fully 63. under last week's currency. 1,500
Lege Madras were also offered, for which there did not appear to be
buyers. and they were withdrawn. Refined ,bas declined 6d. to le.,
standard quality quoted .544.—Coffee : 1,000 bags plantation Ceylon
.old at about laid Friday's currency. 1,500 bags Costa Ries sold with
spirit, at a slight advance, Me., 445. Dutch Dampany's Java bought
in, 56.., SM.—Pimento sold at very Nll priors, '44., 4e. per lb.—
Indigo : The sale has progressed with more spirit, and the extreme
prices of yesterday were fully supported. 4,400 chests bare sow
passed auction, of which 5,000 bare been sold, an unusually large
ebuin4ig.—Cotton continues very brisk. 1.200 bales reported sold on
, .—Tallow duU, at 530.64.—Tea The public tales for Thurs-
day have suspended the private contract market—Brasil wood sold,
:01., 86/. l

COTTON.—LiwanrooL, Faa. 15. The matket
somewhat less firm tociav, but there was no decline in prime. The
sales were 5,500 balm k 0 of which were on epeculation. Prices :
;Sew Orleans, S to 6; Bowed Georgia, 41 to i j ; hunts, 51 to
MANCHESTER, FEB. 15.—The additional fuming to the
eon= market since last Friday eaten epinners and manufacturers
•to hold cut for higher prices. It is with extreme difficulty, bower,
that any advance can be obtained, and even then it is so slight as to
best no proportion to the inereased rates of the raw materiaL A
good deal of additional inquiry has been experienced today, but
in very few eases has it ended in °entracte at higher prices. Pro-
ducers are decidedly every day placed in a wore position, and
there seems no alternatrce in the present elate of matters but an
immediate and extensive resort to curtailed hours of working. A
slight advance hes been teethed within the last few days upon 40-
inch @kitting& but this daeription of cloth had been more than
&sunny depressed. India numbers of yarns have been rather more
freely purchased at inerewed rates, but yarns suitable for the German
market and the home trade have len readily frealised An advance in
price. Upon the whole, it may be said, that this lay', market will
more and more decide producer. to diminish their production for
some time to come, there being no demand for geode or yarns so
general and active an to send prices up; sad to cell at the rates now
obtainable, with the cotton market in Eta present state, must prove
ruinous to those engaged in the trade.
WOOLLENS.—Imoft, Fan. 15.—There was only a mid-
dling attendance of merchants at the woollen halls this morning, and
the weather being gloomy and dark there was little business dose in
the wrobsee of goods of any description, thew sold being chiefly of
the qualities that have been in revise at twit markets. It is matt&
factory, however, te be able to ma that the manufactory of the lead-
ing woollen house in the town (Ideere. Benjamin fon and Boss),
which bee for some time past been running at the rate of only four
days a week, has this week weamenced to run foil time.
BLANK ETS.—HteiMONDWIXII, Fan. Id.—Than was
• pretty good atusedasse of merchants at the Blanket Ball this after-
noon, and considerably more bustles wee done than en several of the
went market& Prices remained withost alawation.