The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-29 00:00:00

MARKETS.

HARDWARE.—Bistrincasm, Jag. 27.—The trade of
this town continues steady, and bag in some respects
improved during the week ; the orders through the factors
are now coming in regularly, and with the exception of
some of the fancy trades manufacturers have more on their
books than is usual at this early period of the year. In
the metal trades there is more animatioe, the further
reduction in the price of oopper has had a good effect
upon that branch generally. In the foreign department
orders are being given out more freely; in the course of
the week a coasiderable number has been given out
on account of Canada ; there is also a farther supply for
America. The continental trade has slightly rallied,
except as to the south of Europe generally ; from that
quarter the orders are small. There is only, a mode-
rate amount of business being done to the eastern markets.
The Australian trade is good. The state of the iron trade
in this locality has not undergone the least change aims
quarter-day, except that them is rather move inquiry on
the part of some of the houses who are engaged in the
export trade. There area few Americas orders coming in,
and an inquiry is springing up on account of Canada.
Priem remain firm for all the beat brands of finished iron.

COTTON.—LtvERPoOr., Jin. 27.---Oar market continue.
irregular, with prices in favour of buyer,. Sales to-day,
6,000 bales. including 1.500 speculation and export 3,000
American, 17d.t0 20d. ; 200 Pernam, &c., 194 d. to 21d. ; 50
filaranham, 2044. ; 50 Muni° and Bahia. 1944. ; 400
Egyptian, 220. to 34d. ; 100 Smyrna, 154 d. to 184 d. ;
2.000 Surat, 11d. to 174 d. ; Madras, 15d. to 164 d. ; Bowl.
Sande, kn., 14d. to 14411. ; 200 Peru, 2044.

COTTON GOODS.—MASCffitan, JAL 27.—The market
opened with tolerable firmness this week, and on Tuesday
there was a very active and general demand for export
yarns, leading to a fuU average business at last week's
prices. Home trade yarns were in less request, and hardly
so firm. For large quantities a slight concession would be
listened to. For cloth good qualifies of shirting' were in
request, at full prices, owing to better advii-es from China,
but prices were not remunerative. The ordinary and lower
qualities of sbirtings were neglected. In other staple
snakes of cloth not much doing. Since Tuesday the prices
of cotton have given way, owing to advices of continued
receipts of magnitude on the American seaboard, and prices
have given way slightly in yarns. Buyers are decidedly
1110 f• cautious. According to some reports prices are id.
per lb. lower for yarns all round. The market for them is
decidedly weaker, but perhaps this is an e geration, as
many spinners are well mimed, and bold to late quota-
tions very firmly. In cloth the market is firmer than for
yarns, a considerable business having been done in good
sbirtings, at the full rates of last week.

WOOLLEN.—Lima, J. 27.—Th• coloured hall this
morning has had an average attendance both of manufac-
turers and merchants, and a fair amount of business has
been transacted. Tweeds, meltoos, and coatings have been
the description of goods chiefly in demand, several good
parcels having been transferred ; plain cloths have not been
in large request. The white market has also shown signs
of increased animation ; hair lists have been more freely
inquired for, and a few parcels of white mediums have also
met with purchasers. Bates remain without alteration.

CORN.-Cairaarnal, JAL 27.-Wit bad a dull market
without any change in prices. Wheat, 42a. to 485.; barley,
ns. to 38s. ; oats, 235. to 30a. ; beam, 10s. to 18s.
amnia, JAL 27.-There is an average supply of all
kinds of grids at our market to-day. Wheat sold slowly
at 6d. per bushel below last week's quotatioos. Oats were
in good demand, at rather more money ; but there was no
alteration le barley. Priciest-Wheat, white, new. 17a. 6d.
to 204. ; red, 16.. 6d. to 18e. ; barley, new, Ils. to 12e. ;
oats, potato, Bs. 6d. to 9s. 9d. per Carlisle bushel. Flour,
Is. 10d. to 24.; oatmeal, Is. 9d. to Is. 114. ; :puma and
barleymeal, Is. 4d. per stone.
COLCHUITER, JAN. 27.-A good supply of wheat, fair of
barley, also of beans and pea. A fair consumptive de-
mand of the former at fully last week's currency, and the
latter at late rates, saosptiag fins qualities, which realised
an advanced ls. per qr. Beans and peal the turn in
favour of the buyer.
GUILDFORD* JAN. 27.-There was again only a mode-
rate quantity of wheat at market to-day, for which there
was a steady trade, at last week's prices. Barley, beans,
and peas at late quotations. Wheat, 38s. to 58s. ; barley,
275. to 10a. ; oats, 20s. to ns. ; peas, 375. to 405.; beans,
12s. to 18e.

HIRTFORD, Jai. 27.-Supply of corn fair, trade for
wheat rather Inclined to advance. Barley, multi. gis not
so free ; sales as last week but no lower. Chali dull.
Bean steady, aid the few pees offering were in demand.
Wheat, red, runs, 25e. to 305.; fine, 32e. ; white, 28s. to 325. ;
toe, 35r. per load. Barley, =hag, 325. to 40s. ; grinding,
22e. to 30e. per qr. Oats, owe*, 16e. to 225. ; ditto
feed, 30s. per qr. ; beans, 235. to 30s. ; bard dry old,
32e. per load.
LRICESSZR, JAN. 27.-The quantity of wheat on offer
to-day wee only moderate. In this neighbourhood the
young wheat plant is generally looking well. The demand
to-day was firm, and late rates were well maintained. New
white wimples sold at 50e. to 525. ; new red, 44e. to 47e. ;
old white, 555. to 565. ; old red, 495. to 525. per 36 stow.
Barley was in limited supply, and selected lots sold readily
at rather improved rates ; oommoa rues not mach changed.
Malting, 33e. to 365. per qr. ; grinding, 275. to 29e. per 30
stone. The show of oats was middling, and sales were
effected at last week's currencies-new, 21s. to 275. ; old,
30s. to 345. per 24 stone. The demand for beans was good,
and full prices may be written-old, 475. to 51s. ; new, 425.
to 46,. per 38 atone. Fine dour. 34a. to 36e. ; seconds, 33e.
per 20 stone.
NRWCANTI.I.IJPON.TTNI. J. 27.-We had • very short
supply of wheat from the oouotry this morning, whisk sold
freely, st last Saturday's rates. Bather more iequiry for
south country wheat, and oe the business done full prices
obtained. The decline in flour seems now to be checked,
and we expect a better demand next week. Fine malting
barley free sale, but middling unsaleable. Grinding barley
iu requart. Gate held with more firmness. The arrivals
this week are :-Wheat, coastwise, 3,080: foreign, 2,129 ;
rye, foreign, 102 ; barlef, coastwise, 2,277; foreign, 30 ;
malt, coastwise, 180 ; cats, ocastwase, 5,457 qrs. ;
eoestwies, 3,567 ; Indies corn flour, 850 Anoka.
NORWICH, JAN. 27.-There was a very fair supply of
wheat offering at this market to-day, sad the trade ruled
firm for all good qualities, at the extreme rates of last
Saturday. Lees barley is sow offered for sale, and all des-
criptions met with a r.ady sale ea late terms. White
wheat (weighiag 641 be.), 50e. bo SU.: old rod ditiolifeigiling
651ba.), 48e. to 505.; new ditto (snfthing 1011 m. to 61113 n.),
42e. to 475. ; best malting iid
ing barley (dag 5211 a. to Ms.),
345. to 36e. ; runs ditto (weigh* 5110 s. to 521 kw.), 32•
to 34e. ; distilling ditto (wisghiag 1501bs. to 521ba.), 255.
to 27e. ; odite, 245. to 265. ; beans, 375. to 39e. ; pees
(maple), 365. to 38e. per quarter. Flour, 33e. per auk
Averages Wheat, 1,337 qrs., 445. 114. ; barley, 6,273 qrs.,
32a. 7d.

NOTTINGHAM, JAI. 27.—There was a rather better
supply of wheat, but there was considerable irregularity in
the quality and *audition of the grain. The Inquiry woe
healthy at fully late currencies. Old white sorts made
to 61a. ; old. red, 50s. to 545.; new white, 52e. to Ws.;
new red, 445. to 50s. per 36 stone. The supply of barley
was not large, and there was a fair demand, the best sorts
making a small advance ; malting, 34a. to 425. pee pule.
tiff; grinding, Oa to VOL par 30 *teas. Time lora dna