The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-26 00:00:00

MARKETS.

SUGAR.—The arcmge price of Sager, the produce of
the British pnmessions in America, computed from the re-
turns made in the week eodiog the 22nd Feb., 1853, is
264. 2d. Sugar the produce of the Mauritius, 261. 31d.
Sugar, the produce of the East ludics, 2Ss. Cid. The
average price of the three foregoing descriptions of Sugar,
jointly, is 265. 1114.

ButteroL, Fan. 25.
Suo•a.—The market is still so badly suppli_d with West
India. that the transactions continue of a most retail charac-
ter ; indeed they are scarcely sufficient to fix quotations.
Mauritius sugars have been in excellent request, and a
tar{e business has again been done, built on the spot and
for ,titival, the trans.ctions ►ince tar last reaching 20,000
mate, at a further advance of fully tid. per cwt. lu foreign
the sales reported amount to about 1,800 boxes brown
and yellow Havana*, par ly damaged, and which realised
steady rates. In refiners' produce we are able to report
sonic improvement in the demand, but not by any means
equal to that existmg Ur the raw material; and although
prices have been well supported, still the manufacturers
find it impossiLle to obtain any advance. For rum there
is scarcely any inquiry, and pries' are quite nominal..

COTTON.—LtvattmsoL, Fin. 25,—The large receipts of
cmtan at the ports of Americ► being 493,000 bales in excess
over the corresponding period of last year, continues to
exercise a controlling influence on our market; nor can
this be regarded as other than a fair and legitiniato result
of existing eii cumstauces, and from such a favourable pro-
mise of large abundance. It is true that the present price
of cotton is at a very luw figure as coma :red with the value
of every other raw material used fur textile fabrication.
Nor can there be any doubt, as it appears to us, that the
consumption will be enormously great throughout the year,
as well as continue to be, as it now is, en the increase.
Under such aview, we come to the inevitable conclusion
that a good deal more cot:on will he required than last
year; end further, that it the caress of supply cheek us on
the sine band, a ground of confidence may be found on the
other, that will irrlace considerable investment of money
at any great decline or extreme depression. We have,
therefore, still to keep our miuds fixed upon the extent of
the crop in ♦merica, upon which the future course of the
market depends. The decline in all the common qualities
of American is jd. per lb., other kinds barely so much,
although every description has a downward tendency. The
committee of brokers place " fair" Upland. 6,1., Mobile,
64d., and Orleans, 4.1. 3,470 American, 910 Surat, 4001
Leyptian. and 100 Bahia reported to have been taken on
sin eu,stion ; and 1,400 of American, 419 Surat, 1,050 llahis,
and 100 Putnam, for export. Sales for the week 31,130 bales

WOOL.-13xtnrorw, Feb. 24.—The sales now progress-
ing in London maintain the firmness with which they
evened, ar.d this being spread through the country gives a
tone of firmness. The dealers hold for prices which
cannot be given to conic to this market. The business
doing here is very languid; the spinners bare shown moro
disposition to look, but the prices sought deter them from
buying. In nulls and broken there is but lade change.—
The husinesa doing continues limited, as regards hank
Y‘lll9. The demand for spools is not so active as at the
turn of the year, and the posiqou of the spinner decidedly
worse to enter into engagements, at anything like the price at
which old contracts were made. The serious change can-
not at once be met, and some of the Lane whim
houses are placing their looms on cotton, till either
mised goods command a better price, or Yarns can be sup-
plied at a lower price, when they will resume its active nse.
There is a better feeling prevailing, and snore enquiry for
goods, both for the Leipsic and other German fairs, which
open at Easter, and also for goods suit-.ble for our spring
trade here ; yet there is a great dearth of novelty, and what
is a fleeing is very similar to the last Reason. The demand
for plain goods is also better, but the prices are most ruinous
compared with the coot to make them.
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Lee's, FEE. 25.—Sales this week hare been to a mode-
rate extent, and prices are very firm. On some of the scarcer
kinds of combing wools rather higher prices have been
obtained.

CORN.—CitzmisPou.w, Feb. 25.—The supply was again
moderate of Wheat, e-pecially red, and wh ire the condition
was good last week's prices were obtained, but much of the
out of condition samples were offered at lower rates without
leaAing to busineu ; n.l, 445. to 465. ; white, 469. to 525. ;
extra, 569. Barley, tine malting, quite as well sold, 345. to
38x. Beans realised rather more money. Other corn with-
out alteration.

LINCOLN, Feb. 25.—We had a good show of Wheat at
our market to-day, with a limited demand, at Is. lass
money. Very little doing in other articles, and the trade
slow. Wheat, red, 445. to 484. ; white, 50e. to 535. Idar-
ley, grinding, 255. to 285.; malting, 345.
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Livs:upuiit, Fen. 2.i.—Thu imports of grain and flour
since Tuesday are moderately fair. Prices have ruled much
the same as on that day, with general firmness on the part
of holders. To-day the Corn Exchange had about the
usual attendance of buyers, including a few millers from
the interior. The transactions in wheat and flour were toe
moderate extent, holders meeting the demand, and the
leaning of price wa% couoidereil to bo in favour of the pur-
chasers, without a decided reduction. No change was ob•
servable in the value of any other article of the grain trade.
WAKEFIELD, Feb. 21—The navigation for several days
has been stopped by the frost, consequently. our arrivals of
grain are small this week, the general inactivity of the
Wheat trade camel tke quantity offering from granory to be
equal to the wants of the buyers ; we quote prices without
alteration. Barley has not varied in value. Oats, Shelling,
and other articles as before.

COALS.—LONDON, Fan. 26.—Shios at market, 89 ;
sold, :W.—Chester Main. 181. 31.; Holywell, 18s. 6d.;
Howard's West Hartley Netherton, 195.; Longridge's West
Hartley, 19c. 9d.; Felton Main, 175.; Tyne Main, 165.;
Walls End Harvey Wylam, 165.; Walls End liebburn,
18..9d.; Walla End Whamelitie, I9s. ; Eden Main,
205.; Walls End Bell, 203.; Walls End Belmont, 205.;
Walls End Braddyll, 20s. ; Walls End lietton, Ms.; Walls
End Stewart's, 21s. ; Walls End Whitwell, 18s. r Walls
End Cusw.p, 20s. ; Walls End Hartlepool, 20s. ; Walls End
Hough Hail, 2014 Walls End Keller., 20a.; Walls End
Smith kellne, 205.; Walls End Whitworth, 17s. ; Walls
End Adelaide Tece, 20a, ; Walls Fail Pease' West, 17$. ;
Walls End Woodhouse Close, 18a. 3d. ; Cowpco, 20a. ;
IDerwentwatcr Hartley, 19r.

1853.

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Aberdeen
Belfast and Ballymena
Belfast and County Down
Birkenhead, Lane., & Cheshire

Blackburn
Brixtol and Exeter

Caledonian
Cheater and Holyhead
Cork, Blackrock, and riumage
icor]. and Bandon
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Dublin and 13e1t.4 J unction
Dublin and Drogheda

Dublin and Kingstown
Dundee and Arbroath
Dundee,Perth,AberdeenJ ann
Dundalk and Enniskillen
East Anglian
East Lancashire
Eastern Counties and Norfolk
Eastern Union
Edinburgh and Glasgow I
Edinburgh, Perth, & Dundee
I Exeter and Crediton

Furness
Glaspow and South Western
Great Northern& E. Lincolush I
Great Southern & Western(lr)l
Great Western
Irish South Eastern
Kendal and Windermere

Lancaster and Carlisle
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Leeds Northern
Liverpool,Crosby, & Southport
London and North Western
London and Blackwall
I London, Brighton, and S. Coast
London and South Western
Londonderry and Enniskillen
311 n., Buxton, & Matlock, &c.
Manchester, Sheff., & Lincoln.
Manchcsterand South Junction
Maryport and Carlisle
Midland
Midland (heat Western (Ire )
Monklands
Newcastle and Carlisle
North British
North Western
Oat., Wore.,& Wolverhampton
....

scotiish Central
Scotti.h Midland
Shrewsbury and Birmingham
, •-hrewsbury and Chester
;Shropshire Union
South Devon

(South Eastern
South Wales
SouthYork.,Doncaster& Goole
Stockton and Ilartlepool
Taff Vale

Ulster
Waterford and Limerick
West Cornwall
\Vhitehavcn Junction
York, Newcastle, and Berwick
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York and North Midland