The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-12 00:00:00

( 02113TERCIAL AND MARKETS.

PRODUCE. —Musetgo-Lasts, Atm. 11.—The sugar
market bag cloned to-day with a dull appearance, and prices are fully
id. lower titan last week, the pressure on the market of foreign, en
a hitt duty was paid at the commencement of last month, to save the
augmentation .51 the duty under the new bill, continues to he felt,
.sal will be so for some time to come, as all must b • sold for con.
sumption, which affects all deveripUona of British plantation; the
decrease on the consumption in sugar, for the six menthe endit.it the
51k July, dampens! wall the same period, 1817, WWI 8,200 tons, 230
litlds. only of West India sold by pnrate contract, makipg iebda
for the week; 5.000 bags Mauritius. 4,000 tug. Bengal, and 1,500
bags Madras, found buyers in public sale. Refined market claws
dud, standard quality Sins 535. ad.; coffee remains steady,
but it is not active, and a public sale of Cubs, foreign,
went off at compare, ire low prices tor exportation; the de-
crease in the dehrevies for consumption Tor the six months encloor the
5t1.. of July was 578,000 lbs.—!tree has old at very lull Kars in public
rale, and the article WINOS an upward appearance: 1,050 hiss 'Madras
sold at lie 6d., and a.mall parcel aline Java tss. to 156.64.—Raltpare
steady; refraction, GI to 64, sold 254. to 240. dl.—Rum: steady prtot
Lawarib, Is. &I. ; the decrease in the delivery for hare consumption
for the six months ending the Rh of July was 227,000 galloos.—Tea
remains steady; this article atiows an Macaw in the consumption ow
the six months of 1,263,000 lbw—Tallow steady; 44..6d. for new; in
public auction today St. Peter-burg, first sort, sold 436.6 d. to 435. 94.;
Australian, 404. to 455.; inferior, 3;s. 9d. to 394. ; Italian, 41s. 3d. to
445. (a—African ginger bought in at 30w Gd.; Gambier sold 9s. to
be. Got —Bapan wood sold at 111. to 111.; Red Sanders wood end at
lus. to 70w 6d.—Buffalo horns sold at be. to ss. 613.—1 n other articles
no material alteration ; the produce markets generally hare been
heart this week.
SOGAti..—The averne, price of Sugar, the produce of the
British puss. ',sinus in America, coiniviteel from ;he returns made In
the week ending the Silt day of August, 1348, is 245. 91d. per ewL
sugar the produce of the Mauritius is 245. 21d. per cwt huger the
produce of the Eget Indies is 235. Bit'. mewl. The average pi ice
oi the three foregoing doteriptions, neatly, .225. per cwt.
linigrot., Ave. 11.—There has again been rah!? a qui t
week in our market, although towards the close a little in .re drmaod
luau existed. In West India the !reactions since our last are limit. d
about 400 hints. and trs., tor which rather easier prim have
again been accepted; these have been taken by the retirees, who hare
nllO.ll more disposition to do busineol, but th.• grocers are doing next
to nothing, excepting in croaked, and tor which there is a nor) good
demand. lio sales reported in Mauritius or Bengal; in foreign the
cars are limited to about 2,000 mate Manilla (of old Lop !a) and
1,500 boxes brawn and yellow listvannoh, at steady prima The re-
lined market is very firm, with a good business doing. roe rum
there is still very little demand.

COTlON.—Livearoot., Aucs. 11.—The market today
was dull again, and the sales were :afoul 3,500 bales. The total trans-
actions of the week amount to ABM balm inciuding 1,:00 American,
and lOU Bahia, on speculation; and, 5,710 American, 300 Pernama.,
and 2140 Bursts, for export. Prices —New °emus, 4cl. to bid. ;
Bowed Groupies aid. to sd. ; Surat., 20. to 3fd.
%VOHS lED STUFFS, &c.—Bmant•ostp, ABOCI3T 10.—
There was again • large attendance uf buyers in the Piece-hall to-day,
and, so far as the supply of gouda in the manufacturers' hands per-
mitted, the market may be said to have been brisk, and ifriCee rather
MI the advance. The stocks in the hull, both plain and holey, were
nearly all cleared off, and the minulacturers appeared reluctant to
take orders at late rates. Toe moo...tome in the yarn market were
not, comparatively, extensive, the d. inand being almost entinly tor
home con-umptioo, and chatty cot tined to tancy sorts. The wool
market was steady at late rates, the staplers vainly endeavouring to
realise better prices.
BLANKR 18.—Hacastospwl AVOUST 11.—There
was a full attendance of merchant. at our Blanket-hall this afternoon,
and although there wu not much doing there was certainly a better
feeling pervading in the market. Prices continue firm at late rates.
HOSIERY ANO LACE TRADES.— Normotta
Avo. 11.—The cut-upootton stocking breaches, from the best inform-
ation we can obtain, are still in rather a brisk condition; but wrought
hose base again fallen off. .11e cotton glove trade is considered hat,
Radtke silk glove bunch Lebo in aatagnant stat.- mast of Unlearn
having nearly suspendedtheir employment. The drawer, pantaloon,
and shirt branch, which is the mut extensive maantacture carried on
I in the town of Nottingham' is a shade amended; both masters and
workmen, who, a less months since were all gloom and despondency,
have now smiling faces. The cotton bobbin-net trade has somewhat
amended, but principally for slop articles of the worst and cheapest
description. The bobbin and cerrlagemakene shops have little or no-
thing to do. The smiths, though bad, are in a rather better state.
The silk trade keeps extending a shade, and in all probability will oon-
Lime to do so. The muslin lace. are still kept moving, though
The making of four-thread plot laces is increasing. The French bob.
linnet trade seems to be again upon the move, as we hear of a few
hands that are once mere proceeding or about to proceed to Calais.
The cotton warp lace trade is still in abeyance, but improvements are
=.y made. The silk blonde is much better than the other
el warp lace. The Belgians are at length paying considerable
attention to lace manufactures, and from their general knowledge of
cushion lace, may prove formidable tivala—Nottaigisens Jowled:.

THE IRON TRADE.—DUDLEY, AUGUST 11.—The
differences between the ironmasters and the men on ihe subject of
wages, are, I am happy to announce, in course of eausfactory adjtat-
inent. At the preliminary meeting of the ironmantere, at the Stew-
poney, whereat the reduction of price was resolved upon, it was
deemed essential that the wages of the men should be reduced 20 per
oent. Tkis was acceded to by a number of the men in one district,
whilst in another a large proportion of theca stood out against it.
Matters are now, however, in such a state that existing differences
will most likely be soon at an end. In the important district south of
this town, it boa been arranged that the men's wages shall be reduced