The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-21 00:00:00

MARKETS.

COTTON.—Livr•Poot., Frs. 20.—We have had a good
business in cotton to-day, prices being flinier upon reck.ipt
of saws from America per City of Washingtee. The sales
are 12,000 bales, Jadedly' 7,160 Americao, at 10d. to
Had. ; 4,000 Surat, 64d. to 11d. ; 400 Egyptian, 101,1 to
134 d. 4O Pernam, 13d. ; 120 Bahia, 120. ; 280 Bam-
bara, 1244. to 1444. ,• of which 5,000 are fur speculation
and export. The week's import is 9,184 bales.

WOOL AND WORSTED.—BRADFORD, Fro. 20.-110
market is exceedingly quiet to-day in every department.
Lustre wools have a downward tendency. Spinners are
operating chiefly for the home trade. There is little doing
for export. Very few orders have been given out, and
both home markets and shippers seem indisposed to operate.
The suspension of Moos. Pierre Monet, who commenced
business only about • year ago, has been the tot of
much conversation on 'Mane. The successful specu • tions
on the Paris Bonne are said to have led to this stoppage.
The liabilities are under 5001., but the assets are smAll.
The loss will be sustained by • very few houses.

TALLOW. THURSDAY guano. The market is.t,
quiet to-day, and prices closed the same as yesterday.
Delivery to lest evauiog, 930easks ; snivels, IV7 casks.

LACE AND HOSIERY.—NornximAK, Fan. 20.
There has been a alight Woman of suiniatiou in some
branches of the lace trade during the last few days. The
demand for home consumption is quiet, as is usually the
ease at this time of the year, and at this season the total
absence of trade with America tells upon the houses who
have heretofore dealt largely with the Slake. On the other
hand, however, there is a more active demand from the con-
tinent generally, and particularly from Germany. Of course
in the confirmed upward tendency of prices buyers operate
with great caution, and them is too much reason to fear
that they are chiefly buying on ■peculation, and that there
is really no legitimate demand for consumption. We are
glad to bear that lace trimmings are becoming still more
fashionable, end that consequently a considerable demand
is expected for this clan of goods in the spring. In most
et the hosiery branches there has been no improvement
during the week, and manufacturers have been obliged,
we leer, still further to curtail production. Stocks, how-
ever, are being worked down, therefore it is hoped that
we shall soon reach the level when consumers must be
supplied at the price which will afford a small margin or
profit for the manufacturer. —Nottingha rn Journal.

CORN.-11ririonorate, Fan. 20.-At Wolverhampton
yesterday wheat was barely la per quarter lower. At this
day's market there was a full supply of wheat, and to
effect sales some reduction had to be submitted to, but we
make no alteration in our quotations. Barley, beans, and
peas, la per quarter lower. Oats nominally unaltered.
DEVIZES, FEB. 20. -W e bad a fair supply of wheat,
the condition of which was not at all improved. At the
commencement of the market the trade was dull, but
towards the close last week's prices were fully realised.
Barley was in fair supply, and the trade was slow at last
week'. prices. Wheat, beat, 53a. to 625. por qr. ; seconds
do., 40s. to 53a. ; barley, Ms. to 41e. ; oats, Woe. to :Mc ;
beans, 46a. to 50a.; peas, 425. to 46a.; flour, fine (per sack),
455. to 48a. ; ditto seconds, 43e. to 45e.
MANCHESTIB, Far 20.-Our market this morning
was very slenderly attended. Dry samples of English
wheat were held for previous prices, which millers being
indisposed to five, but few transactions occurred ; damp
sorts were quite neglected. American was taken slowly,
and must be called ld. to 2d. per 1001bs. lower. For
flour the demand was exceedingly languid, and the value
tended in favour of buyers. Oats and oatmeal were difficult
of disposal, at basely
ely late rate a. In beans or Indian Corn
bet little c e was observable.
Kuwaiti, 19.-There was only a limited demand
today for wheat and barley, at Is. per qr. below last week's
prime. Oats and beans without change.
Nrwroer, Fes. 20.-We had a small supply of wheat,
In bad condition pnendly ;it meta slow male at a decline
of ls. per qr. Barley, a slow trade, and rather cheaper.
Oat., beans, and peas, very dull.
trinsuocoa, Fut 20. -With a small supply of wheat the
trade is slow, without any reduction in value. The show
of samples of spring ooro is large, and those required for
seed are disposed of readily. Other qualities mast a slack
demand.
EDINBIMOH,FIB. 19.-We bad in the market to-day 1,133
quarter. wheat, 1,093 barley, 2,580 oats, and 440 baste.
There were sold-Wheat, 738 gm ; barley, 1,043; oats,
1,437 ; and beans, 336 qrs. As compared with last week-
Wheat was Is. up on top, and 7d. down on average;
barley was 6d. up on top, and Bd. down on average ; oats
were same on top, amid 4d. up on avetage ; beans were
the same on top, and 6d. down on average. Prices per im-
perial qr. :-Wheat, 40a. Od. to 674.; barley, 22e. Od. to
311 e. 6d.; oats, 18e. Od. to 31s. Od. ; beans, 375. to 48e.
Weight of top-Wheat, 63ilbs.; barley, 513i1b5.; oats,
45Ibs. ; beans, 6811bs.

OATTLE.—EDINSUBON, Fl 3. 19.—The somber of cattle
this morning was 665, being 3 more then on this day week.
Demand good, sod the prioss of last week fully maintained.
The best sorb of beasts brought from 7s. 3d. to 7s. 6d.; mid-
dling and inferior, from 51. 4d. to 6e. &l. per stone. There
were also 39 lean besets and 44 milk cows in market. The
supply of sheep was leas, the number, 3,536, being 385
fewer. Good sheep maintained bite ratea,and the inferior sorts
of blackf aced WOMollldifficult to sell, end in some instances
cheaper. Top price of the beet black and Cheviot, wedders
Bd.; current for the best sorts, Ted.; ewes and the secondary
sort of midden, 6ed. to 7d. par lb. The number of pigs
shown was 317, fed descriptions of which brought from
ss. Ocl. to 6s. Od. par stow; six to eight weeks old do.
from 9s. 6d. to lls. per bard.