The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-19 00:00:00

MARKET&

TALLOW.—Ttimistur Evimuto. —The market was quiet
to-day. The closing prices are subjoined :—Spot, 45e. 6d. t,
45e. 9d. ' • March, 46a. Delivery to bat eveoimg, 977 casks ;
arrivals ditto, 372 ouka.
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COTTON.—Lrviirocm, Den. 18.—Our market lii quiet
to-day. The sales are 4,000 balm, ',abiding 100 American,
at 210. to 26d. ; 3,460 Surat, at llfd. to 19d. ; 350
Egyptian, at 18d. to 341. • 30 Perham, at 230.; 50 ahia,
at 21fd. ; and 10 Maranciam, at 25d., of which 1,000 are
for speculation and export. The wealea import la 10,730
balm.

WOOL ANNWORSTED.—Bithroronff, Dec. l&—Then
is a fair businees;doing in wool today. The finer qualities
ere still most in demand. The advanced rates of cotton tend
to give Fester &inures to prices. There is also a good bust-
nem doing in worsted yarns. The demand for yarns suit•
able for Lancashire especially is very good, and if spinners
were at all disposed to accept lower prices a very good lamb
nese might be dose. The export merchants also seem de-
posed to do businem,and have given out some fair orders
for twofold yarns. Mottled yarns continue in good demand,
and single yarns are more inquired for. have a
hardening tendency. The improvement we have previoualy
noticed in prices continues to-day, and many manufacturers
have again entered into contracts which will afford them
employ meat for a few months. A few French and Italian
buyers have attended and operated to some extent The
American and home houses are doing a good business. The
latter though they have
recently done math buainess in
plain goods, have done more in fancy goods during the
week. Some business of a speculatived character has been
done by the foreign houses in anticipation of a better busi-
ness being done. The German tnale is exceedingly sluggish.
Prices have a hardening tendency.

LACE AND HOSIERY.—NOTTINORAM, Dac. 18.—
We are glad to repat another slight improvement in the
principal branches of the ham trade, both for export and
fur the home market. Not only have cotton quiltmgs and
foundation nets been mold rather more freely than of late,
but the black silk lase and edging branches have bed
more active, and inquiries for samples of all other classes
of goods indicate • still more improved state of things
looming in the future. Nor is this an exceptional re-
port from a few favoured houses, but as far as we am
judge nearly all have participated is the improvemeat,
and speak more hopefully of their prospects. Of douse
the omitinued firmness and upward teadmiey of pares
and the extremely low slate of stocks have mare to do
with this, business being fur the pressot stimulated by the
fear that still higher prams will have to be pill. This ha-
' premien bas also produced • better tone is the balmy taw*
and orders fur goods are hew* plead with less relastarea
at the prices which the manufacturers are compelled 14, ask.
There is • more animated dammed in every branch. sot
only for the home markets, but also for Australia and Ober
foreign ports, whale • few small parcels are being shipped
for the States. • more cheerful feeling pervades the mar-
ket as to the prospects of the spring trade, but at the pre.
sent eiceptlosal price of cotton it is liable to such sown-