The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-26 00:00:00

MARKETS.

SUGAR.—The average price of Sugar, the produce of
the British tesssessions in America, computed from the re-
turn. maile in the week ending the T2nd March, 1863, is
2r.M. I4d. Sugar the produce of the Mauritius, 28s.
Sugar, the produce of the East Indies, 27.. 10Id. The
overage price of the three foregoing descriptions of Sugar,
jointly, is 28e. Bd.

WOOL.-1311.ADPOnn, March 24.—A great quantity of all
kinds of combing Wools has changed hands within the last
ten days, and a, high rates compared with this period last
year. This move is no doubt from the fact of the absorp-
tion of the purchases made at the end of last year, and a
desire to secure a supply of good class Wool, which this mar-
ket is exceedingly lA/ of, particularly in wethers and wetber
sorts, which have been in continued request. Down legs and ,
diamond matchings are not abundant ; half-bred hogs have
been less called for, and may be found in greater plenty than
other sorts. Oa the whole there is an unsatisfactory state of
things, the consumption being too closet on the supply, aad
the accounts from the woolgrowing districts add nothing of
a more cheering character, the Bold and wet season having
been against the flock owners. ?Nils and brakes are now
getting scarce; thu high price that wool is commanding
tends to limit the quantity making. The supply of yarns is
evidently not greater th,n the demand, and nearly all for
home consumption, which is made in daily deliveries on
spools, consequently there is no speculation or holding
of stocks. This also applies to reeled yarns, which may
now be said to be very scarce. This is in a great degree the
shippers' business, whose limits ranging from Os. to 10s. fur
30's to 40's cannot be met with middle wethers at D. 4d.,
the coat of the top being now beyond what they are offering
for yarns, and as it is now morally certain no relief can be
had in wool, there is no disposition to sell yarns
for stock, or accept orders, except at prices more commensu-
rate with the high cost of production. There is a good
dial of business doing, and a great desire to plaice
orders for distant delivery, as was done in May last, to the
profit of the merchant, and loss of the manufacturer.
A repetition of this makes the manufacturer now pause,
seeing such difficulty to place orders for warp and weft, es-
pecially at the prices at which orders are offered. The
great advance en the raw material makes the trade
thoroughly disjointed and unsatisfactory. A largo business
to bo done without remuneration makes all dissatisfied with
their avocation. Ia all heavy Wool goods the increased
cost of manufacture is frightful ; and as old orders ran out,
it is impossible to place fresh ones at old prices.

CORN.—DUBLIN, Msaca 24.—T0-morrow being Good
Friday, our market was held to-day, which, being out
of the usual course, was very thinly attended, and we have
no alteration to report in the currencies of Tuesday for
any article. White wheat, 265. to 305.; red ditto,
25e. to 235. barley, 12s. 6.1. to 161. 3d. ; oats, 9e. 6d.
to Ile.; rapeseed, 21e. to 23.. per bit ; oatmeal, 11.. to
12s. ; bakers' flour, 14e. 6d. to 18a. per cwt.; Indian
Corn, 31s. to 335. 64. per 480Ihe.
Gahave, MARCIL 7.—The trans:K.6one in wheat at
Galati during the put month have been of a very limited
character—the stock, which consist/ of about 60,000 qrs.,
being chiefly composed of inferior qualities, light in weight,
and pale in colour. At Ibrail, on the contrary, several pur-
chases have been effected at the prices quoted, and the
market is nearly bare of good shipping qualities. The
stock consists at present only of about 20,000 qrs., but fresh
supplies will be coming forward early neat month. lo In-
dian corn very little hu been done, and purchases could
readily be effected. Freights: A few arrivals, chiefly of
foreign vessels, have taken place daring the pest month,
and the rates paid have been from 14s. 34. to 14s. 10d. per
qr., with a gratuity. For arrival tonnage can be secured at
le. to Is. 6d. per qr. under these rates. Ecchange, which
at one time reached 96, hu again receded to 94i to 941.

1,410
681

NEW YORK MARKETS.
Naw Youx, MARCH 11.
The stock market to-day exhibited Mme slight signs of
improvement, as compared with yesterday. We quote an
advance in Canton Co. 2 per cent. ; Parker Vein Coal Co.,
4; Erie Railroad, II; Norwich and Worcester Railroad,
1} ; Phceoix liming Co. 1 ; Delaware and Hudson Canal,
1; Hudson River Railroad, 1; Nicaragua Transit Co., 4 ;
Morris Canal Co., ; Reading Railroad, i ; New Jersey
Railroad, I; Harlem Railroad, I; Florence and Hey-
port. I.
The operations in government stocks have been light for
some months. They are generally held for permanent in-
vestment. The Six per Cent. Loan of 18037 is firm at 120,
and very little offering.
It is believed that some change will be made in the basis
of redemption for bank Willa in this state. The committee
in their report on the subject exclude Pennsylvania State
Stock, although it is thought that the finances of that state
are in a better condition than our own. Although their
debt is larger than that of New York, their last financial
exhibit presents a more favourable aspect than that from
Albany.
In the mousy market there is a slight alleviation. Loans
are more readily negotiated, but without any redaction in
the rates. Prime business paper is offered to private hands
at Bto 10 per cent. For abort loans the rates vary from 9
to 12 per cent., according to the character of the security
and the whim of the lender.

172
1,668
762
4,057
8,863
3,195
166

i 544
1,000
62-5
460

The demand for Foreign Exehange has been limited.
Bills on London sold at 109 c. to 10910. ; some drawers ask-
ing 109 c. Paris 6.11ic. to 5.15 c. Amsterdam 41p. to
411 c. Frankfort, 41c. to 411 c. Bremen 791 c. to 80c.
Hamburg, 361 to WI.
The Washington Union publishes an official notice from
Mr. Outherie, Secretary of the Treasury, stating that the
fire per cent. stock created by the act of March 3, 1843,
will be redeemed at the Treasurer's office on the Ist of July
next, on and after which date the interest will cease.
According to the ',neat official report of Secretary Cor-
win the amount of the five per cent, stack, due on the Ist
ofJuly next, and now outstanding, is 6,922,931 dots. 35c.
Of the same stack there was redeemed, during the year
1852, the sum of 1,711,400 doh., and of other portions of
the public debt, 717,303 dole. 13c.
This movement will release nearly one-half of the avail-
able sub-treasury funds now on hand.
Anne. —Pot ashes remain mares, and in demand at 41,
with small sales, owing to the limited stock in market.
Pearls dull at 6 dole. esie. to 6 doh. The.
Coy-rms.—The market continues dull, without much
change in prism The sales of the week amount to 7,800
bales.

167
11366
:478
1 I
265 1,370
46,641
962
8,729
110,073
289

6,672
621

,22.636
I 2,6y7

All Ports. Florida. Osit Ports.
Inkeke . „. nem. nom. nom.
Ord. low to good
Mid. low to good 9l es leg 11, 10 104
Yid. tair totals— let 11 10 11 11
FLOwn.—During the peel week swift causes have ope-
rated to depress the trade ; the scereity of money has a
great effect to buten sales from the hands of speculators
and give us an unsettled mai bet. The redaction since our
last weekly report is 121 to 25 cent.. per bbl., closing on
Friday with rather more firmness. The sales on Thursday
were principally 4.75d015. for oommon Stale ; yesterday there
was but little done, but no sellers under 4.811 dole. We
buote ordinary to favourite state at 4.811 dole. to 4.871
dols. ; mixed to fine Michigan end Indians, 4.871 dole. to
6.121 dols.; common to (ft-0d Ohio, 4.94 dole. to 6.121 doll.;
southern is more plenty and heavy; mixed brands of Freda-
ricksburglt, Alexandria, and Baltimore, at i dole. to 5.26
dots. ; favourite and fancy brands of ditto, including
Georgetown, 6.25 dole. to 5.76 doll. nye flour is firm at
4.44 doll. to 4.60 doh. Corn meal is heavy. Jersey selling
at 3.14 dots. to 3.26 dole., and Brandy_wine 3.821 dolt. The
export tram this port from Ist to Bth Masa :
1863. 1862.
Wheat flour, bbls. 42,088 .... 13,887

-.1-34i
2,389
3,804
763
1,003
1,806

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Gams. —The late English advice* were not favourable
for wheat, and buyers offer lower rates but holders remain
firm, and there are but few transactions. Since our report
of this day wee,' the sales have been 1,600 bushels Cana-
dian in bond, 115 c. ; 6,000 bushels Michigan white, MSc. to
120 c.; 450 ditto Genesee white at 123ic. • in addition to
which some 20,000 to 30,00) bushels Ohio has been shipped
from first hands. Barley is lower with sales of 4,000 bushels
at 68c. to 69c. Bye remains scarce but is not in demand at
the present quotations—the last sales were at 90c. Oats are
without material change in price, but somewhat easier—
State and Western, 47c. to 49c. ; Jersey, 44c. to 46c. Corn
arrives freely from the south, and is wanted to a moderate
extent for export, with fair home trade, but closed heavily
at 60e. to 6lc. for inferior and New Orleans mixed, and 63c.
for good white; yellow is held at 650. to 660. The export
from this port from the lst to Bth March:
1863. 1862.
Wheat, bushels 49,833
Corn, bushels .. 86,214
_ _ _

I,tii

1,663
10,921
2446
1,,846
2,189
2,826
949
648

i 54
15,044
8,415

1,082
4.939
181
908

1,604

Ocamo.—There is an active demand, and 2,800 tens
Peruvian have been sold in lots at 46 dole.
NLVAL Seciaze.—Sale of 2,000 bbh. rough turpentine
have been made at about 5 dole. Spirits turpentine is un-
settled and may be quoted at 60c. to 63c. Common rosin
1 dol. 55c. to 1 dol. 63c.; strained Wilmington 1 dol. 70c.
Tar 2 doh. 1210. to 2 dole. 24c. ; North country ditto,
2 dole. 371 c.
Paovistoms.—Pork closes dull and lower. The sales of
the week have been Bto 1,200 bbls. at 1161 dole. to 16 dole.,
closing at the latter price for mesa and 15 dole. to 151 dole.
(or prime. Beef is inactive, and we notice but few trans-
actions. Mesa is held at 12 dole. to 13 doh. for good to
cites ; City mesa 131 dole. to 14 dole. for Chicago, and 5 doh.
to 71 dole. for country and city prime. Tierce beef is about
out of market, and nominally 19 dole. to 21 dole. for Cleve-
land and Chicago. Beef hams 141 dole. to 15 dole. Lard
is in good supply and sells at 9c. to 91e. for fair to prime.
Pickled ham., 91c. to 18c.; shoulders, 610.; bulked sides,
81c. ; smoked hams, 1110. to 13c. fur plain to fancy bagged ;
butter and cheese are quiet, without change in quotations.
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TOBACCO.—The market is quiet this weak at prices ;
the sales are 160 Mids. Kentucky leaf, at 61 to 81, and IS
eases Florida, part at 25 ; 60 bales Havana at 20. Small
sales of seed leaf at former rates.

Woot.—We have no important sales to report. The
only transactions we have to note are 150 bales washed
African at 33c. to 38e. on time. Domestic is in very light
supply. Sales of some 60,0001b5. pulled and fleece have
been made at our quotations. There is an important
sale of 600 bales South American to take place oa Wednes-
day night.
LIEtUHTS.—To Liverpool: Cotton, 7.32 d. to id. ; grain,
7id. to 7id. ; flour, 2s. 3d.; naval stores, 3e.; heavy goods,
per ton, 28s. to 275. Bd.; grain, in bulk, per bushel, lid.
in 74d.; beef, per tierce, 4s. to 41. 3d. To London :Tobacco,
per hhd., 3s. ; flour, per bbl., 2a. 9d. ; turpentine, per 280
lbs., 3s. Bd.; measurement goods, per ton, 305.; heavy
goods, 04, akc., 255. to 30s. ; cheese, Ws. ; beef, per tierce,
Ss. to 51. 6d. To Havre : Cotton, square bales, per Ib, ic. ;
ashes, per ton, Bs. to Ipe. ; rice, 10e.; measurement goods,
10s.; whalebone, tto., tc. To Australia or California : /10e.,
850., to 90c. pa foot.