The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-06 00:00:00

;RCIAL AND MARKETS.

PRODUCE: iii7c7+l.7.;;E,Jwx:T—Soisr7ll;;reWw. a full at
tesdancc of buyers, at the opening market of the year (after holidays
of rather longer duration than map. A large amount of business was
dome, at improved prices, both grocer. and refiners buying freely.
700 lihds. West India sold at le. advance ; brown to fine graoery, 450.
to 55.. Ed. 6,50 e bags Mauritius sold in public sale at frilly Bd. ad-
mace. 43. to 525. 6d. ; and 550 begs white Bengal, 51s, M. 5,500
ban Medea sold at 1. advance, 37. Ed. to 42.., brown and low
yellow. Refined Is afro Is. dearer than at the class of the
market previous to the holiday.; standard quality, 645. 6d., 655.
Coffee: The public ales of 1,500 bags native Ceylon attracted a full
room. The qualitiee were good ordinary, and all the importers held
firmly at 41. Buyers appeared at 40s. to 40e. 6d., but they were
withdrawn at 415., and a part subsequently sold at that price. This
fully establlaned the late advance by private contract. Bum : This
article Me advanced 2d. to 3d. per gallon to-day, In coosequence of
British spirits having been advanced to It. 9d. by the distillers yes-
terday afternoon, and a large amount of business has been done.
Proof Leeward Island rum sold at 2s. 911. ; East India proof, 2. 6d. •
strongJarnaicaand Demerara infix sameproportion. Cochineal: Hon-
duras silver sold In public sale at Id. to 2d. advance—Ss. 3d. to 5. Id.
Cotton Beady, but the transactions have been limited to 500 hales.
Tallow without alteration; 51e. 6d. on the spot. Tea remains dull.
COTTON.—Limmoot, JAN. I.—The market today is lees ani-
mated. The sales were 4,000 bales, 1,000 taken on speculation.
Prices remain unaltered. New Oriesn. 6fel. to 6d. ; Bowed Georgia,
Bid. to if d.; eurats, 41d. to sd.
Marrathersa, Jan. S.—There was a good attendance on 'Change to-
day, and some orders of an urgent nature were executed at the
advanced mtgs. There is mach difficulty, however, In doing bovi-
ne.s, and there was by no mans a general improvement in the tone
of the msrket
lisvar--Tins market hr experienced, within the last few
days, a more than ordinary demand, and the prices have pr=;
Mutely advanced. On leatuiday the sales were 4,563 hales, b
several considerable trammetions for defiler?, all at an advance of
3or 4 centime. On Monday 4,000 bales were mid at 3 centimes ad-
vance ; and before the day was over the burrs were doing Wetness
without the preliminary of asking prices, Maine with whatever was
demanded.
WOOLLPS CLOTHS, M.—Lem, JAN. S.—There was rather •
small muster of merchants and buyers in the Cloth-halls today, but
those present bought freely, and there was rather an incremed
amount of businem done at late rates. P.m purchim of plaid
closkings and fabrics of a similar dew:Option were made, but the
principal dealings were in woolalyed Maim and wooded Maas of ordi-
nary quality.
BLANKLTS.—Hroneeirerrom, JAN. 4.—The weather briti.es;
ceedingly damp and disagreeable, there was but a limited atte
of Myers In the Blanket Hall this afternoon ; neverthelcve there was
rather more business transacted than we had occasion to report foe
several market dam mid.