The Express.
London, England, 1858-12-27 00:00:00

AUSMTIB.

HARDWARlL—Binatteoaair, Dec. 23.—The trade of
this town be. booms quieter with the termination of tra
last cleaner of the year. Manufacturers have been vat,
lug hard to get as many goods delivered as poseible bete'
quarter-day, and during the past week very few orders do
been given out. The hams' travellers are most of them of
their journeys. la the middle of next week stock-taiu.'
will commence, and for ten days or a fortnight trade nil
continua quiet until that business is aver, and the travellers
are again on the road. The quarter is finishing wall, much
better than could have been expected from the insairaiti
condition of trade three months ago. Since that time um
country trade kw made • great stride in the right diroook„,
and many of large manufacturers in some of the ram
haportent branches will begin the new yew Vl* g
fair quantity of orders on hand. The foreign lee
is rather dull; with referenoe to the West ludic
branch of It, there is seldom much stirring at this seam, bas
at the present time it is as good u nousi. The lett advice
spoke of the extent to whioh the islands were 'altering fron
drought. If this continues for my length of nen, k Would
have a bed effect upon the crops, end serious depaiii,* lu
trade would most likely be the result. Otherwise the woe-
pods were not unfavourable. In other departments of tioo
foreign trade, es fares this town and the district are con-
esessd, there bee been • material change since our last re.
po
et The preliminary meeting of the irottmaaters of this
will be held next Thursday at Dudley, but, am 'triad,
intimated, no change of prior is anticipated.

CORN.—CoLonzeria, Dac. vy limited rowdy
of wheat, barley, and other grain. This Ina rut zasasses
attributed to the season and the market Wag held out et
course. Wheat as last week. Fine selected malting Wig
reslisid in sons instances an advance of ls. BOAS ea pug
:sabered.

Hurrronn, Dec. 24.—The =stet being held On Friday
caused a mall attandszee of farmers. The wheat trade dell,
at last week's prises ; supply far. Barley in. good supply ,
the best assupW sold at last week's prime ; Werke rat*
lower. Oats a dull trade. Peas and beans insde gout ths
same as last week. Wheat, 225. to 295. per load. Bar*,
Ma. to 425. per qr. Oats. 21s. to 28s. per qr. Pew, gt,
to 28a, per load. Beans, 265. to 295. perUad.

Latour's, Dec. 24.-At our oorn market Om ags
6fr amply of wheat, which wee for the most part sail stns
advises, white rumples realising 46. to 475., and red 84a
425. per qr. Not much doing in barley, and beet quills
weesanoltanged in value, malting selling at 370. to 416 pm
quitter, and grinding 28s. to 3111. per 80 stone. Thin were
not many oats at market, and late rates may be quoted-
sentely, Ms to Ms. per 24 stone. Beans were also eta-
rosary is prim, beet samples selling at Mc per 38 stone.
NORWICH, DiCERBER 26. - In 00112KitINIC41 of the
Christmas holidays, this market was held yesterday, out of
the usual course. There was rather a Hatred supply of
goals aistag. From the damp state of the wseir cbs
rind* part of the wheat was not in the beet order, bat Let
week's nue were general] realised. There wailer barley on
sale, end prior without alteration. Not much
doing in other Enda. White wheat is quoted this evening
445. to 485.; red ditto, 38a. to 42a. ; beat chevalier malting
38a. to 46. • runs chevalier ditto, 32e. to 385.; distil-
ls( ditto, 26. to dijairoate, 24e. to 30s. per qr. Flour, 275.
per sack ham the . Latest averages :-Wheat, 2,1861
qrs., 19a. 94. • barley, 7,6661 lies. 33e. Id.; oats, 60 de ,
26.. 7d. Cotiveeponding prod last year:-Wheat, 3,6091
qrs., 48s. 7d. ; barley, 8,1931 qrs., um. 7d. ; oats, 26 qrs.,
as. Yesterday, at Chelmsford, trade was dull at late rata.
NOTEINOHAM, DEC. 24.-At our corn market there Miss
fair attendance of farmers, and en average supply of wheat,
white sold at as edema. of Is. per quieter. Old white sera-
Otes sold at 40s. to 46.; saw white, 445. to 49e. • old wed,
375. to 43e.; sew, 38e. to 43e. pr quarter. Bailey was to
61r supply, and superior samples were rather higher in prim
than lest week, malting @silkier at 31s. to 435. per quarter,
and grinding (old) at 28s. to 305., end sew 28s. to 20a. pet
30 stone. There were not many oats at market, gad Des
tor the most part were unchanged, old maples selling at 36
to 34e., and new 235. to 28e. per 24 stone. Baena rally
realised last week's rates-namely, old samples, 47a. toPs.,
and new 42e. to 465. per 38 stone. Super flour, al.a. to 361, ;
ditto fine, 28e. to 30e. per 20 stone.
Toss, DEC. 24.-There wee a fair mustily of whist at our •
market, and the prices of the previous week were supported.
New samples sold at 375. to 425., and old alia. to 42a. per
quarter. Barley wee rather mere plentiful, and quits as
cheap as lest week-namely, 28s to 325. per quarter. Oats
were not plentiful, and wore diapered of generally at late
rates, new samples being 204. per 24 stone. Beans were a
mil show, and quite as high in price as lest week-namely,
42e. to 445. per 38 atone.

KIRKCALDY, Dux 25.—We have bad a most disagree•
able, rainy, 'misname week, wherein little, if say, dry
threshing could be effected, and even ploughiag on °raw,
land could not be executed with advantage. At our country
markets this week we had lam than the ordinary quantity of
grain offering. Sales slow, without any chenge to the valise
of almost any kind of grain. Here to-day we bad a large
supply of oats, bat only middling of wheat and barley. Oats
were a quick sale, sad ed. par qr. dearer. Wheat and barley
slow sale at last weak's raise. Wheat, 34e. to 4,1 a. per qr.;
burley, 24a. to 33a. 6d. ; Wm, 18s. to 24e.