The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-28 00:00:00

MARKETS.

HARDWARE.

Bit:moronAm, Nov. 26.—Notwithstanding a second ad-
vance in the price of copper end with a'l metals, not merely
advancing but so scarce that it is with difficulty they can
be obtained, we are informed that trade here ia brisker
t►an ever—that orders are coming in with increased free-
dom, in the face of advancing prices by the manufacturers
to the extent of 10, 15, and even lin per cent. The orders
have set in and are accumulating to such an extent, that
at some of the manafacto7irs they have sufficient to occupy
for months, and whatever difficulty merchants and factors
have hitherto had in getting their goods, they now admit
that this has very much increased within the last week or
two. Almost every branch of the foreign trade is remark-
ably active, and the immense demand for all descriptions of
our manufactures for home purposes, affords abundant evi-
dence of the unprecedented', prosperous state of the country.
The local newspapers present the unusual appearance of
scores of advertisements for workmen in branches iu
which, a few years since, there %as no employment for
labour, and never before were the artisans earning so much
money. Yesterday circulars were out announcing an ad-
vance in the price of iron to the extent of 11. per ton, aud
very cautions the trade is about accepting order, to a con-
siderable amount ; there is very little Staffordshire iron of
any sort in stock. and the present advance appears to be
quite justifiable by the legitimate demand.

COTTON.—LITERPOOL, Nov. 2G.—The market has
closed heavily, and prices of all kinds have undergone no
change since yesterday. The sales have been estimated at
7,000 brim comprising 6,000 Americans (500 fur export
and 1,500 on speculation); 150 Bahia, op. to GO.; 250
Egyptian, 515. to 71d. ; 500 Surat, 2)d. to 30., and 50
Sea Islands, 18d. to 2s. 9d. per lb.
MANCHESTIL Nov. 26.—The purchases of cotton yarn
and cloth are still on a very limited scale, and prices are
barely sustained, whilst in some cases the tendency is in
favour of the buyer. The extensive decrease of production
at Preston and Burnley has not been sufficient to bring
down supply to the much greater decrease in demand, and
the extensive mills in the neighbourhood of Ashton, Hyde,
' Stalybridge, Newton and Glossop, are to commence running
i short time on Monday, or four days only instead of six per
week. An idea may be formed of the depression of the
market from this fact alone. There arc at least
110,000 looms in this district, and one third of
their entire production can be dispensed with
at ono,. But the millowners fa this district
are spinners to an extent fat beyond the econsumpt;on
of their I,oms, and the yarns produced here are exported to
the continent and to India, and eater into the manufac-
tures of Nottingham and Leicester. Their extent may he
judged from the fact that they require a supply of 9,000 to
10,000 bags of cotton per week to keep them going, and the
heads, whose wages will be decreased to two-thirds, are at
least 40,000, to say nothing of the many thousands depend.
ent on them. The masters will at the same time take off
the 10 per cent recently given to their bands upon weaving.
The large production in this district of fabrics for the home
trade shows how generally all our markets are depressed,
and the fact is one regarded with much anxiety by all
elegies of buyers, as well as producers, engaged in the Man-
chester trade.

WOOLLEN CLOTH.—Lamm, Nor. 26.—The improve-
ment that we have reported io the state of the Woollen
Cloth Market during the last fortnight has been fully
maintained to-day. There has been a good quantity of
cloth sold to•day, both in the white and coloured cloth hall,
but lower prices are generally accepted in consequence of
the lower price of wool, which will probably average 2d.
per lb., equal to about 4d. per yard on the lower qualities
of cloth, or 61 to 71 per cent reduction. The trade is
the warehouses is rather quiet, but not more so than is
usually the case at this season of the year.

CORN.—CANDRIDOZ, Nov. 26.—Wheat W3ll unaltered
in price from last week ; barley cheaper. Beans, peas, and
oats scarce, and worth unite as much money. Wheat, red,
72a. to 745. per qr.; white, 765. Barley, 365. to 465. Beaus,
new, 445. to 465. Pear, 50s. to 625. Oats, 265. to 30s.

CANTBILIIVILY, Nov. 26.—The market to-day was very
dull; seareely any business done; prices from 3s. to 4..
lower. Wheat, brown, old, 70s. to 765. per qr.; new,
700. to 755. ; old white, 70s. to 765. ; new, 755. to 775. Bar-
ley, 375. to 445. Beans, old, 625. ; new, 441. Peas, 445.
to 465. Oats, 201.

CARLTSLII, Nov. 26.-We had an average supply of grain
at our market this morning, which met with a slow sale nt
the above rates. The following are the present quotations :
Wheat, white, new, 295. to 311, ; old, 30s. to 325. 6d. Wheat,
red, new, 275. 6d. to 295. ; old, 30.. to 31s. Barley, new
and old, 15s. Od. to 16s. Od. Oats, potato, old, 11s. 6d. to
121. ;knew, 9s. 6d. to 105.6 d. ;:common, new,gis. 6.1. to 9s. 6d.
Rye, 19s. Beans, 19s. Peas, 16s. Flour per stone, 24. 10d.
to 3s. 2d. Oatmeal, 2s. 2d. to 2s. 4d. Ryemeal, Is. 10d. Bar-
leymeal, Is. Bd.

CoLceturna, Nov. 26.—A Rood supply of wheat and
barley, dry selected: qualities of each sold freely at fully last
week's prices ; other descriptions of wheat dull ; and of
barley ls. to 2s. cheaper. Oats, Beans, and Peas, sold freely
at Is. advance.

GlLouccarsa, Nov. 26.—There was a falling off in the
supply of English wheat at this day's market; but millers
acting with much reserve, last week's orices could not be
exceeded. In foreign the transactions are confined to re-
tail parcels at former prices, holders being extremely firm
for all best qualities. English barley could have been
bought Is. to 2s. cheaper; very few buyers of Irish. Beans
without change. Oats move off slowly, and to clear ex
ship, the tura is in favour of buyers. Imports of the week
ending Nov. 2a ; —Barl•y, 1,240 qrs. Oats, 1,6G3.

GUILDFORD, Nov. 26.—Our market was well supplied
with wheat ; which was 's; very heavy sale, and in restricted
demand. Prices without particular alteration. Wheat,
60s. to &is. Barley, 3/s. to 411. Oats, 235. to 301. Beans,
46.. to 565. Peas, 475. to 50s.

HERTFORD, NOT. 20.—The market 'to-day wee well
supplied with wheat, trade firm at lut week's prime.
Barley in large supply, all descriptions made fully le. fid.
per qr. less money, with • very dull sale. Other sorts of
corn fully maintain last week's rates. Wheat, 40s. to 531.
per load. Barley, 375. to 475. per qr. Oats, 245. to 325.
Peas, Ws. to 33e. per load. Beans, 28s. to 38s. Tares, 40s. to
441. Rye, 235. t• 25e.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Nov.' 26.—The: weather :this
week has been of a very seasonable character, frost for the
most part predominating. On Thursday we had a fall of
snow, sineo when it has been raw and intensely cold.
Seeding operations are still being proceeded with, for as soon
as the land is cleared of turnips it is instantly occupied
with wheat, and such will be the course adopted by our
farmers until the end of the year. The trade during the
present week has ruled firm, though quiet, and, although
the amount of business passing in wheat or flour her been
limited, prices have been well sustained. Barley, on the
other hand, being in excess of our present requirements, I
her undergone a further retrogression, inferior qualities
being comparatively unsaleable. Fine old malt still in-
quired for, for mixing with the new, which, so far, has not'
given satisfaction. Beans and peas without alteration, but,
owing to the move in Mark lane, fine old oats have met
more attention, and are held very firmly. At our market
this morning we had a better supply of wheat from the
growers, and the arrivals coastwise as well u from abroad
being equally large, the trade opened rather sluggishly, and,
to effect a clearance, a reduction of fully Is. per qr. had to be
conceded upon dry samples, whilst ill-conditioned and infe-
rior unsound qualities sold at irregular rates, some parcels
selling as low as 40s. to 425. per qr. Ia south country or '
I foreign few transactions transpired, holders being unwilling '
to accept the prices offered, and so, wherever our new
wheats are tried, disapwintment is experienced, we con-
fidently look for a revival in the demand shortly for the
better descriptions of new English or foreign. Our millers
having unexpectedly reduced flour 3s. per sack this week,
the trade has been temporarily disturbed in consequence,
but this step may possibly be the means of bringing things
'sooner into a more healthy state than had a different course
been pursued. Rye is without inquiry. Choice malting
' barley must be written Is. per qr. lower, whilst the inter-
' mediate qualities are most difficult to move upon fair terms,
404. being about the quotation for lots weighing 511bs. to
51111 is. per bushel, the growth of our own neighbourhood
interfering much in the sale of such varieties. Grinding
sorts without change. In beans and peas little stirring.
With oats we were well supplied by our growers, chiefly of
the new crop, upon which we note a reduction of Is. per
qr., but fine old corn was fully as dear, with rather more
doing. The arrivals this week are:—Wheat, coastwise,
3,189 srs. ; foreign, 6,018. Rye, coastwise, 172. Barley,
coutwise, 2,622; foreign, 157. Malt, coastwise, 290 Oats,
coastwise, 932. Peas, coastwise, 6; foreign, 102. Beans,
coastwise, 70. Flour, 1,528 packs.

Nortwicu, Nov. 26.—At our market this day there
was a good offer of wheat by the farmers, as well as by
merchants ; condition much improved. At the commence-
ment sellers required 2s. per qr. advance, but could not
succeed in establishing that advance. A fair amount of
business transacted at prices a trifle more than last week.
I Flour is in good demand, and full prices were paid. Bar-
ley was a large offer ; prices receded 2s. per qr., and at
the reduction, a fair amount of business was done. Beans
were a very small dice.; demand small. Peas were rather
better supply, and rather less money was old. Oats
good supply ; prices firm. Wheat,:white, 80s. to 81s. per
qr. ; red, 70s. to 761. ; barley, grinding, 325. to 38s. ; malt•
ing, 425. to 435. ; beans, 525. to 565. ; peas, 465. to 49s ;
oats, 325. to 365. Fine household flour, f.0.b., 841. per
sack of 2801bc'gross, sacks included, purchasers claiming
one month's credit.
PKTIRTIOR01:011, Nov. 26.—There was a good supply of
all grain here today; fine wheat made last week's prices,
secondary sorts, Is.; per qr. lower. Barley was ls. to 21.
per qr. cheaper. No alteration in the value of eats or beans.

READING, Nov 26.—Our -upply of wheat wu somewhat
improved. Sellers at the opening of the market commenced
asking higher prices; buyers withheld till sellers would
accept of last week's prices, at which a tolerable sale wr.s
effected.; B.st maltine barl, y un Altered ; but other qualities
la. cheaper. Beans, Peas, and Oats, as before.

WISISECH, Nov. 26.—We are fairly supplied with Brain
of ►ll kinds at this day's market. The weather having
changed to wet has had considerable effect on the condition
of wheat, and prices are le. to 2s. per qr. lower for all but
the beet dry samples. Oats and barley the turn in price in
favour of the buyer. Peas dull and lower. Beans as before.
Prices to the growers :—Wheat, old, 60e. to 745. per qr. ;
new, 58s. to The. Oats, 14d. to Isd. per stone. Beans,
465. to Ws. per qr.

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WORCESTIB, Nov. 26.—We had a large supply of both
old and new wheat from the fanners to-day, on which they
very reluctantly submitted to any decline, bat the sales
made were Is. to 2.1. per qr. under the rates of this day
week. Barley IL per qr. lower, and only taken is retail.

A fair gale for oat' at former prices Beim dull, and
rather cheaper. No alteration in peal.

YORE, Nov. 20 —There was a small show of wheat at
Our market to-day, which met a slow sale at the prices of
last Saturday. Barlry dull sale at a decline of Is. per qr.
Oats and beans rather lower. The following are the pre-
sent pukes of grain at oar market this day :—Whest, white,
1764. to 784. per qr. imperi 41 ; red, 725. to 744.; barley,
maltiog, Ms. to 390.; grinding, 365. to 375.; malt, 68s. to
70s. Oats, 13d. to lid. per stone of 141bs. ; flour, 375. to
GOs. per sack of 2801bs.
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KIRKCALDY, Nov. 26 -The weather, in the early part of
the week, was favourable for wheat sowing; latterly we
have bad alternately sharp (rota and beery rains-snow (all•
Mg on the hills. To-day it u frosty, with the wind from the
north. At our country markets, this week, we still con-
tinue to have short supplies of all kinds of grain. Wheat.
both old and new, sold readily at last week's rates. Barley
and Oats met a slow isle, in several instances at a re-
duction of 6d. to ls. per qr., although we expe-
rience the unusual feature at this season of the inland
consumers drawing their supplies from the coast.
Here, today, we bad moderate supplies of all kinds of rain,
but the condition worse than it has been this season. Sales
proceeded slowly ; dry grain sold at from 6d. to Is. per qr.
under last week's rates. Out-of-conditioned wheat, barley,
and oats were 2s. per qr. lower. Wheat, new, 30s. to 765.
per qr. Barley, new, 265. to 41s. Oats, new, 20s. to 2.h.
Oatmeal, per bag of 2801b5., 41s. to 425.
Duman, Nov. 2.5.-We have no alteration to report
in honte.strown grain at our corn m►rket since Tuesday.
Good qualities of all denominations fully supported that day's
currencies, but middling and inferior samples of oats
and barley, of which the proportion is very large, can
scarcely be sold at even a considerable reduction in price.
White wheat, 38s. 61. to 425. ; red ditto, 365. to 405.; bar-
ley, 18s. 6d. to 205.6 d. ; grinding ditto, 12s. to 18s. ; here,
15.. to 165.; oats, new white, 12s. 6d. to 15s. 6d.; ditto,
12s. to 145.: rapeseed, 275. 6d. to 295. 6d.; oatmeal, 14s. 61.
to 165.; bakers' flour, 72e. to 265. ; Indian corn, pet 4301b5.,
40s. to 461.

WATERFORD, Nov. 26.—Our arrivals this week WE
limited to one cargo of Indian corn from abroad, and
about 100 qrs. wheat, coastwise. From farmers the deli-
veries have been on rather an increased scale, and the con-
dition, owing to the inceuant rain of the last five or six
days, anything but satisfactory. At this morning's mar-
ket we had a liberal supply of all descriptions of grain,
the bulk of which was again in very bad condition.
Wheat : The few dry samples on offer fully supoorted late
rates, but dump lots were very difficult of sale, and could only
be disp.sed of by submitting to lower prices. The ,onse may
be said of both barley and oats; for well-conditioned
samples of the latter, the demand continues large. Foreign
wheat has been in improved request this week, but no ad-
vance can he quoted in the price of any description. The
sale of Indian corn of prime quality somewhat increases,
but inferior sorts hang heavily on hand. Flour the turn
cheaper. Imports this week :—W heat. 125 qrs.; barley,
1,000. Exports this week :—Wheat, 90 barrels; barley.
1,311; eats, 10,410; flour, 2,13 d mcks ; Indian corn, 113
barrels; oatmeal, 415 cwts.

POULTRY4C.-NNWOATZ AND LLADINNALL,NOV. 26
-Geese, 45.6 d. to Gs. 6d. ; turkeys, 44. 6d. to 9s.each ; ducks,
2s. Otl. to 2r. 9d. ; tame rabbits, 1051. to 16.64. ; wild ditto,
Bd. to 15. GI. ; pigeons, sd. to 811. each ; roasting pigs, Os.
Oil. to Os. Od. each; Surrey fowls, ss. to 95.; ditto
chickens, Os. Od. to Os. ; barn-door fowls, ls. 9d. to 3s. Od.per
couple ; c ipons, 3s. to Gs. 0,1. ; chickens, ls. 6d. to 2s. 3d.
per couple; pheasants, 3s. Gd. to 3s. 951. ; partridges,
Is. 3d. to Is. 951. ; hares, 25. 6d. to 3s. Gd. ; leverets, 3s.
to ss. Od. ; woodcocks. 2s. 651. to 3s. Gd. ; grouse,
2s. Od. to 2s. Gd. ; snipes, 9d. to Is. Gd. ; teal, Gd. to 9d. ;
wild ducks, Is. 3d. to 25.; widgeons, 9J. to Is. ; and
plovers, 6d. to In. each. English eggs, 9s. Od. to 10s. Oil. -
French ditto, 6s. Od. to 7s. 04. per 120; Ostend fresh
butter, Ils 6d. to 121. 6d. ; and English, 12s. Od. to 141.
per d2zen lbs.

FISH.-BILLINOSOATE, Nov. 26.-Salmon trout, 1.. to
11.4 d. per lb. ; turbots, 2,. 6d. to las.; brills, Is. Od to 4s. ;
cod fish, 2s.Od. to 105.0 d.; soles. Gd. to le 61. per pair ; Eels,
Cl. to Os. per lb.; lobsters, Is. to 3s. Od ; crabs, 6d. to 2s. Gd.
each; whitings, le. to G.. per aoz. ; haddocks, 4s. to
Bs. per doe.; dory., Is. to 7s. ; mullets, Is. to 3s. Od. each ;
cons. oysters, 10s. to 16s. ; natives, 40s. to 50s. per bushel ;
mackarel, 351. to Os. per 100 ; smelts,lB.o4l. to 3s.per doz.;
skate, 6d. to Od. per lb. ; shrimps, Is. 6d. to 2a. 6d. per
gallon; bloaters,'sl. to 10s. Od. per 100; fresh herrings,
ss. to Os. per 100 ; plaice, 4d. to Is. each 1 carp, 2s.
per brace ; tench, 2s. per brace ; gurnets, 44. to le. each;
halibut, Gd. per lb. ; salt fish, 2d. to 541. per lb.; prawns,
2s. Od. to 4s. Od. per lb.; flounders, 1.. to Is. 61. per doe.;
sturgeon, Gd. per lb. ; pike, 6d. per lb.

PEACE MEETING AT GLASGOW.—At a meeieng of
the committee engaged in making arrangements for the
Peace meeting at Glasgow, on Friday last, the following
extract from a letter from Mr. Cobden was read :—" If the
public are fully impressed with the fact that the more we
spend on our warlike armaments the less there is to divide
between capitalists and labourers, the efforts of the Peace
party to reduce our military establishments would be more
highly appreciated. This view of the question is of still
greater importance when we regard the progress of the
United States—a country which is destined to be our only
rival in commerce, manufactures, and shipping, and whose
government refuses to be a party to our political and diplo
matic system in Europe. It will, by-and-bye, be a very
serious question how far we can run a race with that young
giant, and carry on our shoulders a Turk, Spaniard, or same
other semi-bar' Brian. I wish that the good people of Glas-
gow, who were so eager to make a somewhat belligerent de-
monstration when Lord Palmerston paid you a visit lately,
would realise the full effects of American rivalry, in the
event of our being engaged in a Euyopean war. In my
opinion, having for twenty years watched the progress of
that country very closely, the effect would be to surrender
ourselves and our future prospects into the hands of cur
transatlantic competitors. In fact, England going to war
for the Turks, ought to be pictorially dewed), d as John
Bull walking off in a strait waistcoat to a lunatic asylum,
leaving the business of his shop to be carried on by hie
brother Jonathan. I observe that your opponents lay stress
upon the fact that we prevented the French from invading
us by the preparations we made to receive them. Now,
this is not true, for you will remember that Lord Aberdeen
told us, when we went with a deputatioa to him after
the Manchester Conference, that be refused to take advan-
tage of the outcry for more soldiers and sailors—
that he might have increased the army 20,000 men, and it
would have been received with acclamation ; but he would
not lend himself to such an unnecessary proceeding. But,
even allowing that this plan of preparation be a valid one,
what then comes of the policy of ) aping our forces to those
of a roan whom we (affect to) believe ? To offer to go into
battle as the ally of such a man is surely madness. It is as
if I were to say of an individual in private life—he is a na-
tural born villain, and wants only au opportunity to stab
me in the back, but lam prepared for him ; and having
said this I afterwards make an agreement with him to
travel together, and to assist each other against had charac-
ters. Either way the • invasionists' are in a fix, and they
are accordingly very angry."
WATERFORD AND KILKENNY RAILWAY.—The
halt-yearly report of the directors, to be presented at the
half-yearly general meeting on the 30th inst., states that
although the receipts from revenue for the half-year ending
Sept. 30 are smaller than were anticipated, the wdliting '
expenses will bear a favourable comparison with those of
any railway of equal length and carrying the same amount
of traffic. The directors consider the arbitrators' award on
the works executed by the contractor, Mr. Burke, between
Knockwilliam and Jerpoint, satisfactory, inasmuch as the
amount claimed by the contractor was 14.800/., while the
amount awarded was 5001. The tuffic on the Waterford
line to the present time has not equalled the expectations of
your directors; this is, however, chiefly owing to the pre-
sent terminus at Dunkitt being upwards of two miles from
the city of Waterford, and also to the great want of more
frequent steam communication between Waterford, Liver-
pool, and Bristol, and to the length of time the district was
without the advantage of railways; the result of which has
been that the agricultural and ether produce which would
have been taken to Waterford for shipment, have been
drawn away to Dublin. Now that the interior of the
country has been opened up by your railway, the Water-
ford and Limerick, and the line to Tramore—and that in
addition to these it is proposed by other independent com-
panies to form a communication from Waterford through
Kilkenny with the northern and western parts of the king-
dom, a considerable improvement in the general trade at
the port of Waterford may confidently be expected.
FRENCH PROPOSALS FORA TREATY WITH BELGIUM.
—A letter from Brussels, in the Cologne Gazette, says that
during the discussion on the address, the Nlinister of Fo-
reign Affairs declared to the Chamber of Reprerentatives
that the French negotiators had handed to the Belgian go-
urnment a complete plan of negotiations. The plan will be
as follows :-1. The French government will renounce the
complete abolition of reprinting, or, at least, will not demand
it as obstinately as hitherto. 2. The demand addressed to
the Belgian government to adopt serious measures against
smuggling on the French frontiers will he maintained as a
sire gun 11011 condition of any treaty. 3. Ihe French go-
vernment demands the legal recognition in Belgium of all
the regular financial companies which are authorised in
France. It will naturally result from this, that their shares
will be quoted on our Bourse, mid the validity of these
operations will be recognised in our country. The Belgian
government has received the propositions of the French ne-
gotiators oil examinandwn. The last of the above-named
conditions will be examined with care, because it afficts
numerous material and moral interests of the highest im-
portance. It appears that up this time our cabinet has not
given an answer to the propositions of the imperial go-
vernment.

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