The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-17 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

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PRODUCE. MINCING-L•NI, J AN. 16.—The sugar
market has opened for the week with a decided kpward tendency, and
the large quantities offered in public sale have found buyers at the
full prices of last week to 6d. advance. 910 Wide. West India, 6,500
bags Mauritius, 10,000 begs Bengal, and 3,000 bags s,adras sold, al-o
several parcels of foreign by private oar:tract. The refined market
has also been active at full prices. Grocery lumps, 4G.. to 51e.—
Coffee : This article has not been quite so brisk, but the firmness of
the importers her prevented any decline. Good ordinary native
2,1: sold is public sale at 34.. ed. ; the larger portion that was
was bunts In at &la—Saltpetre sold at full prices. Re'raction,
27a. 6d. Ma. Soli—Pepper wears an improved appearance.
Clean Sumatra sold 24 Si lb.—Ootton Ina been In improved
demand bales .old.—Bum has been dulL —Tallow heavy at
41a old.—Tea without alteration.—Bengal Linseed sold at 39e. ; da-
leased
two
flour sold at 10s. 6d. to les. 6d. ; Gambier bought In at
10s. Id. to I le. Malabar ginger sold at 24a.
COTTON.—Lrvgn.oOL, Jax. 16.—Then was an excel-
best market to.dsy, and dm sales were about 9,500 balm, including
Upland, 000 en
41; Santa SI and fo
S r export. Prices : New Orleans, 3* Si ;
id t.
Manottnerse, Jas. 16.—We have little or no change to
report in the cloth market to-day. Prices are maintained with great
shadings. arid stocks are exceedingly light. In yarns, however,
there is a marked diminution of the tirmnem recently prevailing.
Sprouse; engagements are running out, show a dispositkm to
abate seniewhet from the prices asked law week and with such par-
ties free allitrieb MS be entered upon at a decline of about per lb.
os last Tomb" rates. The market generally exhibits signs
of a west ef animation. Shippers at present are dAsg
very Intl twin" and there is no desire 'p
pm: anywhere
to give out mews that can be deferred. Some speculative offers
of considerable exert havehmarnade to-day our yarns for export, but
'at prime be lee taw mlnmrs to ascent them. Trade con-
tinues le improve Is Meselesed& The demand See some particular
'Midas fa web. that two or three of the weaviohops are working
mill nine oldesk at night, the ordinary time half-pest seven.
This it me a postal rule; the number of yed is rapidly
minleh The riersare a throwing tab wide( full time Is also
gtmeer then when we led regerted. there being caly three Of four
rtaralag hos then the legel then- I
nes props* of further Improve-
moth des *big eassereglog. in trade at Middleton, Pana-
ma*, lelg,end violate, imgemes every day, and within the last
tow gm sammlestneora bone Ism looking after La fancy weavers.
inner every aereannas pima of tbere bang a very brisk trade
ata==_lneses IMMO the Inset silk roods In the kingdom are
Match seer Balmier,. and new.
WOOLLEN CLOTHS.—Laana
_Jaw. 16. —Then was
a large attendance of merchants at the sloth halls this morning, and
aminsidinble amount of buboes was biesseted, chiefly in broad.
deft% wig& are taking the glees of the Lacy fabrics that have been
Remus ties current. 110 mute* was very buoyant, and some of
the dabbers began to ask fierlogrowni rates. In few instance, how.
ever, we. they mbar!. *pal wring trade with the United
Statesof ewerim. and nee lift lone el tibe continental markets,
Nem le ha pirrally =divided, Uprises ma Do kept within mode-
BM2lll"B.—HscautoirDwizz, J,tx. 15.—There was
a larger attegaleme et inweleate is the Blanket-ball this afternoon
than we have ellesned kr some rite past, and there was rather
mare beelme dens fir mgortadte than we have had to renort
bid die pardieme kr the hem trade were limited. Prime as
ef Yaw