The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-20 00:00:00

MARKETS.

INDIGO SALES.—The conclusion of these sales is thus
noticed by Messrs. H. W. Jewesbury and Co. :—We big
to inform you that the quarterly sales of Indigo which tom-
meneed on the 10th instant, terminated this day, and con-
sisted of 15,166 chests (including 7,349 chests of old
goods, bought in at, or withdrawn from, former sales, and
2,944 chests in second hands). After the close of the last
February sale the advance then established was firmly
maintained, and considerable transactions took place, in
anticipation that still higher rates would rule at the sale
just concluded, the demand continned good until the com-
mencement of the present mouth when from the large
quantity declared, tirzether with the short interval which
will elapse between this and the next sale in July, the con-
fidence of buyers was shaken, and the result of the sale
which has goae off with great flatness, has been a decline of
3d. to 4d. per lb. upon all descriptions, with the exception
of fine Bengal and the better qualities of Kurpah. Im-
porters gave strong support by withdrawing large parcels as
the sale progressed, but from the limited extent of orders
it was impossible to raise the tone of the sale except in
some few instances, when a favourable mark ;was under
offer. Of the quantity brought forward, it is estimated
that 4,347 are bought in, 6,435 withdrawn, and 4,324 sold,
of which 2,500 are said to be for export, and 1,600 for home
nee and resale. The following are the quotations as com-
pared with the last February sale :—Good and fine shipping
par to 2d. per lb. higher; ordinary and defective ditto, 23.
to 3d. per lb. lower; broken and consuming, par to 23. lower ;
Madras, good and fine, 3.1. to 4d. lower; Madras, middling
ordinary, 4d. to fol. lower; Kurpah, good and fine, par ;
Kurpah, middling and ordinary, 2d. to 3d. lower.

THE IRON TRADE.—EtantNonam, MAY 19.—The
reports in circulation to-day on the subject of the iron trade
were extremely gloomy, and impending embarrassments
were somewhat freely spoken of : the prospects of the trade
are anything hut cheering, the general opinion being that a
fall of prices is inevitable on no distant day. Four months
since we made free to mention in these columns the name
of an hon. gentleman who had speculated largely in iron ;
as it turns out that our information was correct, his name is
no. more freely mentioned. His losses are said to be large,
and some doubts have been expressed as to whether he will
come well out of the fire. The mischievous effects of the
late speculations are now becoming every day more appa-
rent. A meeting of the creditors of a gentleman who has
speculated largely and is unable to meet his engagements,
is convened at Wolverhampton tomorrow; the liabilities
are said to be large. A meeting of Mr. Attwood's creditors
was to have been held at Wolverhampton yesterday, but it
was postponed fee the present.

COTTON.—LinzarooL, MAT 19.—The market closed
eery armly, and, compared with the rates of Friday prices
of all kinds were extreme, but solid good stapled Bowed
and Orleans were nearly id. per lb. dearer. The sales
amounted to 8,000 bales, 1,000 taken by exporters and 1,000
by speculators, and comprised 6,000 Americans, 600 Per-
Dams sod Maranhams, 6ed to lid. • 400 Egyptian, 7d. to
9d. ; 1,000 Surat, aid. to 41d. ; 20 Sea Islands, 21. to 31. 2d.
Import since this day week, 25,000 bales.

MANCHESTER, MAT 19.—A1l the cotton mills have
stopped fur the races and the Wbitauntide holidays, and
business people are gone out of town, so that the !meting
on the Exchange did not amount to anything worth calling
a market. There was scarcely any business transacted.

WOOL.—Baseman, M. 19.—W00l is held for price
tbat cannot be afforded by the consumers, and the salts
continuo limited.—Bradford Observer.
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MANUFACTURES.—BRADFORD, May l9.—Yarna :
There is nothing new in this department, either u regards
demand or prices. Pieces: The general observance of
holiday on Monday and Tuesday, bus caused a very limited
supply of goods to be made. The high prices of all kinds
of miverial to make cloth is perplezing to the manufac-
turers, who find it difficult to oover cost.—Bradford 06-

L. Ord. Orl. G. Ord. L. Mid. Mid. G. Mid.
Veer °ems, Mobile,
t and Texas . 9l 91 10 HI a 1 101 ill
lorlda and Uplands. el 9 el 10 lot 10)
nuarcen-Mlielllng -New Orleans llle.
CORN.-BIII3IINOUAn, MAY 19.-At Gloucester and Do. Mobile
Worcester markets, on the 14th, wheat sold freely at the Do, Uplands Die.
currency of the previous week. Barle unaltered, with Freight to Liverpool, Id. paid, 9.324. asked. To Havre
little doing in any description. Oats rather ' '
er dearer. Beans dull, si dc to tc.
advanced 6d. to Is. per quarter. The fall in Mark-lane and
GRAIN -The stack of wheat in store is reduced quite
splendid weather has again put a stop to a good demand far
wheat, but our farmers' supplies being very short for the low and the sales are now making mostly to arrive soon.
Among eke sales of the week put we hear of 3,600 beetle's
season of the year, on reduction has been submitted to in
Genesee at 128 e. for prime white and 12Ge. to 121 c. for in
any description. Barley firmly held for former prices. Oats ferior : 600 bushels Ohio mixed 115 e. ; 16,000 barbels
tending upwards, our stocks being much reduced. Beans Canadian in bond to arrive at 1141 c. to llec. White
rather dearer. Nethiag doing in peas. At this day's mar- richigan is scarce but to arrive shortly is offered at 123 c.,
ket there was mo e English wheat offering, and no progress and 120 e. bid. Rye is heavy and has declined, with sales
could be made except at a reduction of Is. per quarter. at 88c. Barley is nearly out of season and is dull at 63c. to
Very little doing in barley ; the price ie nominally the 68c. Oats are in moderate demand only at 40c. to 42c. for
tame. Oats firmly held for quite se much money. Beans Jersey and 42e. to 46c. for State and Western. There is a
again rather dearer. The millers reduced the retail price
fair Inquiry for export with, however, but little in market
of flour 3s. 4d. per sack. of shipping quality. The home trade is good and prices
BRISTOL, Max 19 -The accounts of the weather brought firm; inferior and damaged at GOc. to 61c., white and
in by the farmers as to the state and prospects of the grain
eTt/INI appear to be very cheering, a series of genial days weed Southern 63e. to fine., yellow Southern 660. to 6i c.,
tad 64c. to 6Gc. for Northern yellow.
having greatly added to its previously promising appearance.
A gentleman, who has the management of more than one Fionn.-The transactions for the week past have been
liege property in the county of Somerset, states that be In quite a moderate scale, and in the absence of material
remembers the wheat plant looking so well. Our supplies prices remain without rnueh change-the market has
market today was moderately supplied with English wheat. seen rather firm but closes rather in buyers' favour-the
The demand was not brisk, but the currencies of this day num roue breaks in the Erie Canal has kept back the
about maintained. The finer descriptions of usual receipts, and our stock is now much reduced. We
se'nnlght were
foreign were in moderate request, and brought shout the quote ordinary to faveurite brands of State at 4 dale 621 c.
to 4 dole. 75 c.-mostly held at 4 dole. 6g c.; mixed and
late values, but inferior samples were of heavy tale, and
Mediterranean and Black Sea qualities hung on hand. For fancy Michigan and Indiana, and common to good Ohio,
flour there was a somewhat better demand, and English 4 dole. 75 c. to 5 dole. Canadian in bond, 4 dole. 75 c. to
brought from 31s. to 34e. per sack. Barley continues to 4 dole. 81.1 c.. with mill sales. Southern brands are firmly
expetiencs a moderate sale at the recent quotations. In held and sales are making at .5 dole. 121 c. to 5 dots. ni c.
oats there was a fair retail business doing, and the prices for mixed to good broads, and 5 dole. 40 c. to 6 dale 2o c.
of last week's market were on the whole supported. Beans for fancy. Richmond City Millie Haxall and Oallego are
were in tolerable request, but values remareed unaltered. at 8 dots. Ityc flair, 3 dole. 871 c. to 3 role. 'Ji c. fur fine.
The prices were, as follows: English wheat, 38e. to Corn meal, 3 dole. fur Jersey, and 3 dole. 371 c. for brandy-
-465. per imperial quarter; English red, 41s. to 465. per wine.
ditto; foreign white, 49,. to 62e. per 4801 W.; foreign red, Pitovisioxs.-There has been rather a moderate demand
extra fine qualities, 455. to 481.0 d. per ditto; fine qualities, fir pork this we. k, and the early expected arrivals by canal
40s. to 425. per ditto ordinary qualitie, flos. to 375. per have had some effect on the market. We quote sales of
ditto ; foreign hard, 355. to 38e. per ditto; English seconds mess pork lore part of the week at from 151 dole. to 16
dour, 31s. to 341. per sack ; United States, &c., sweet, 225. dole , but at the due it could be had at 151 dole. Prime,
6d. to 21s. per barrel ; English malting barley, 32a. to 3.55. 13' dole. to 131 dole. Clear, 171 doll. Sour mess, 131
per imperial quarter; English and foreign grinding ditto, d ifs. Rump, 13 dole. to 13.1 dole. Cut meats are in fair
21e. Oil to 255. per 400Ibs. ; Devon and Welsh feed oats, demand. Hams in pickle at 91e. to 91c ,• in dry salt, 81e.
17e. 6d. to 18s. per imp. quarter ; Irish white ditto, 184. Gd. to Oe. Shoulders, 51c. to Gjc. Sides, 71e. to Bc. Clear,
to 20s. per 3201b5.; Irish black ditto, 17s. 6d. to 18e. Od. B',c. Smoked ribed ado., 81c. to 81c. Clear, 9ec. to 101 e.
per imperial quarter ; English beans, 38s. to 425. per ditto; Shoulders, 61c. to Bc. Beef is rather quiet at 12 dole. to 13
foreign ditto, 3Zo. to 38s. per 4801ba. The arrivals on ship- dills. for City mess. Country mesa, 81 dole. to 10 dubs. Re-
board for the week have been-Wheat, 2,600 quarters, pocked Chicago, 11l dole. to 13 doll. Extra, 14 deli.
914 barrels ; oats, 2,550 bale., 440 qrs.; barley,7BB qrs., 200 1 Peirce City inspected, 60 dole. to 61 dole. Country, 6 dols.
brie.; bears, none ; flour, none. fhe official return of the Io 51 dole. Bef hams, 131 dole. to 14 dole. Prime miss
corn inspector gives the following averages-Wheat, Ile. ',eel held from 19 dole. to 22 dole., with piles of prime
rleveland at 20 d sds. Smoked beef, 9c. to 91c. Old butter
Gd. ; oats, 18s. 6d. ; barley, 335. lid. ; beans, 40n.
Deviate, May 19.-We had • very moderate supply of ,' f all sorts is dull from 9... to 14e., and the stock is large; in
Wheat to-day, the greater proportion of which was very 1 many eases selling fur Isar than one-half of what it would
inferior. At the opening the market was very dull, but on I n see brought last I ill. New butter aelie from 16e. to 24e.
a reduction ef Is. per qr. being 'Omitted to, a good clear- I Cheese, 9c. to 10c per lb.
&nee was made. There was no welting 13a.ley offered ; but 1 Wooe.-The market is gait t. 'We hare no sales to re-
what few grinding parcels were shown maintained late port. Operators are looking isi the country for supplies,
prices. Outs, Beans, and Pea. were in short supply, and . but farmers ask such rates as at present preclude them from
but little doing. Wheat, white, 555. per qr. ; beet red. Ws. i doing anything. Quotation, are nand: al.
to 535. ; middiing, 3ss. to 50s. ;interior, 31e. to 38s. Barley, 1
FREIGIVIS -To Glassrow-Flour is taken at 24. 33. ;
I 265. to 31s. Oute, 181. to 265. Beane. 31s. to 425. I's us, • 1,,,,,,,, •
2.. 61. To Antwerp-Tobacco, 35; coffee, }c.
34e. to 43e. pour, fine, per sack, 355. to 385.; seconds, ITo ltotterilam-Cotton, 3s. 44. ; resin, 3s. 6d. ; coffee,
I 30e. to 345. I 3,. 8.1. To Culifornia-40e. to 6.5 e. To Liverpool-Tob seen,
NEWARK, May 18.-Our market to-lay was very email; : per hogellead, efts.; cotton, square 'sale+ per lb., Id. to
in consequence of the intervention i f May and Whiudin , 9-321.; 11 sue and meal, per b irrel. 2s. 31. • rosin, 2s. to
fairs oa Saturday and Tuceday !tier, the attendance of pro- • 2s. 3.1. ; heavy g sods, per ton, 22e. Gil. to 2.23 r. ; grain, in
ducers was tr.tling 111 nowt,, r, sod hut few samples were j bulk, ;is r bused. 511 to 61. To Landon-Tobacco, per
loff:ring. For Wheat the fresh-thrashed samplese mmanded s hegshe d, 35e ; flour. tier hsrri'l, 2*. 71s1. to 2e. 10d. ; tur-
last week's price., indeed we may et part the quotations of I pentine. per 280 lbs., 31. 6.1.; measurement goods, per ton,
our last as the prices of to They bur all kinds of grain showing. I 18.. to fids ; he ivy posh., oil, &'., 30e. to 34, ; heel' Pet
• There was hut a nominal busiest se done in Burley, a very , tierce, Os. CI to Gs. ; s•il c ike, per barrel, 3s. To Mere-
limited enquiry having been made. Oats and other pining : Cotton, square hales, per lb., le.; ashes, per tan, 8 dots. to
corn at former prices. Averages : Wheat, white, from 535. 110 dots. ; rice, 10 dole. • quercitron Auk, 10 dots. ; mea-
t* bbs.; red, 465. to 495. ; grinding Barley, 275. to 30s. ; 1 summit goods, 10 dole,; whalebone, &c., per lb., le.
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