The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-09 00:00:00

MARKE2S.

COTTON.LIVERPOOL, Fee. B.—The demand to-day
haa been moderate, and the market »thee irregulat , with
lean firmness of tone. The sales are 8,000 bale*, of which
1,030 are for export and speculation.
Metiers. Littledale and Co., in their circular dated Liver-
pool, Feb. 8, any :—" There has been little change in cotton
during January. The heavy receipts caused more desire to
sell in the early part of the month, and prices declined shoot
id. per lb. An increasing demand, however, for yarns, at
advancing prices, in the Manchiater market, led spinners to
buy to • large extent ; expirters also operated freely, and
prices regained the id. per lb. for middling and about id. per
lb. for the better grade.. Last week the market opened
quietly, but improved again towards the end of the week in
consequence of the rising prices in the American markets
and an expectation of a felling off in the receipts.
By the latest telegraphic accounts, receipts being again
heavy, the demand slackened on Monday, and
we close firm but quieter at last week's quotations.
Spinners now hold about 90,000 bales more than at the sod
of last month, but they are heavily under contract for yarns
and cloth, and will be °billed to keep up heavy stocks.
Crop estimates have been .I.ghtly reduced the last two or
three mails, and now range between 4 and 4* millions ; very
few advocate higher figures than 4,200,000. Feat India con-
tinues in only moderate demand from the trade, and purchases
are generally confined to the better grades, which have ad-
vanced fully id. per lb. Low oottiti is so abundant that
pricer rule irregularly at about the same rates 111 at the be-
ginning of last month."

SILK.—(From the no ntbly circular of Messrs. Durant
and Co.)—We have to report a quiet market in 2.lk—home
consumers decidedly restricting their gurcbaaes in cons.-
qeence of their inability tonna. progress in the sale of manu-
factured goods, and for,igners still holding off ea determinedly
as ever, notwithstanding tho prospect of their being able to
send in goods to this country tree of duty. It may be that
when the uncertainly is at an end we may find both dames
of buyers more disposed for business; in the meantime the
high range of pricer in the raw material, if not decidedly
checking actual consunipii.n, has a most repressing iodinate
upon the enterprise of all manufacturers, both here and on
the Continent. In China silk the arrivals have been t derably
large, but the idea that the total export will prove scarcely
equal to Stuopeen requirements ni4kes importers very firm.
Caine= thrown silk remains heavy and depressed—a f need
sale or two at the end of last month having filar to produce
any increased demand. Bonsai silk atter*s the general quiet, but
maintains fts Improved position in the scale of consumption.
Italian silk IN mains a deed Wier. In &Willi] and Persian
silk nothing of impurities. The periodical public sales era
fixed to commence on the 15,h instant.

WOOL.—LivegrooL, FEB. B.—(From the circular of
Messrs. LittWale and Co.)—The greatest activity continue•
to prevail in the manufacturing amulets, and the extended
consumption is without diminution. We have therefore had
a general inquiry for all useful kinds of wool since the cam-

ilita elCelllett of the year, from buyers quite prepared to give
old rates ; but in tne prospect of the puolic sales which were
expected to go off at *Armload rate% the pretensions of the
holders somewhat hardened and Moine.' by private contract
was thus impeded. The public Wee c-mnienced on the 25th
nit. and closed on the 31c1 inst., including a total.of 30,287
bale*, 14,313.5 bales beat India and 15,902 sundries.
The attendance of Engliah buyers was unusually nnuteroua,
and their requirements very Ltge. Indeed, the entire sales
may be said to have depended upon them, as continental
Doyen were thoroughly out of epirits, and orders for America
could only be partiality eiettUttti ,•21 account of the low limits.
East India wool, atter a little hesitation at the commence-
ment, went off very briskly and uniformly at an advance of
Id. on low to fair Imp, and ed. to Id. on beet greys ; on all
kinds of yellows Id. 11/11111.1300 and about the same on whites,
except the very lest, which showed little if any improve-
ment—the highest price oh sited was WO. on the last day.
English wools scarcely reached the expectations of the owners
and a large portion war withdrawn. The competition for
the miscellanea:is wools was larger man usual sod a tolerable
proportion changed hands at lull rates, but high expecta-
tions had in moat cases itimossed the limits and a great quan-
tity wee ounat gangly withdrawn.

BIDES AND LEATHER.—The activity in the leather
Market with which the year opened has mutilated, with very
little statement, throughout the whole of linnet). The
eupplise, owing no doubt in some degree to the bad drying
weather, have been short, and consequently the stooks of
almost all articles are redo- el to s very low point. Prices
ln all awes have been firm, and on some articles higher
rate. have ham realised. but the advenf generally is not
important. Durieg the lest fortnight the transactions have
been lees extensive than in the earlier part of the month ;
but there hes been nothing to the character of the reoent
demand to had to the snticipation of any reaction; on the
cestrery, the consumption bring rill maintained to s fell
silent, mad the addition of some fresh government contracts,
illith the small stocks on hand, lead us to expect iacreaslag

CORN.—Firouvrox-ox-Tail, Fax. B.—The arrivals of
grain fix the week are moderate. 'Io this day's market we
bad a fair rupply of wheat ; the condition being affected
caused the troll to rule slow, at about last week'. pri,es.
Barley met mote Inquiry, and was rather dearer. Oa. in
steady 'aquae. Beaus unaltered. Imparts during the past
week: Wheat, coastwise, 260; oats, coastwise, 926.
GLASGOW, Fee. B.—There was a good attendance at
market tt•day and more tone in the Trade, but the businese
was small. Wh-at firmly held tor the extreme prices of this
day week. Flour nochsarted in value. Barley : Distiller'
still keep Girdle marker, but holders are firm. Oats and
beans in inure general request.

GOALS.-Lospos, Fen. 9.-Bates' West Harley,
les. 3d. ; Broomynolm Steam, 14s. ; Huddle'. West Hat tley,
144.6 d.; Bumhops Ow, 13e. 6d. ; Byam's &bade Weer
Hartley, 16c ; Howard's Was' Harley, ; Tanfi 14
Moor, 13e. 9d. ; Tantleld Moor Butes, 13s. 9d. ; Walker
Primrose, 14s. ; Wee Hartley, 15e. ; West Wyluo, 16e.
Wylans, 164 Walla Hod Acorn Close, 19s. 9d. ; Wall. End
Eden, 19..9d.; Wail. End 3owforth, 19a. 3d.; Walla End
Barton, 19a ed.; Walls End Northumberland, les. Bd.
Walla End Riddell, 19.. 3d.; Eden Mein, 19s. 6d. ; Wells
End Belmont, 19..; Walla End Braddylla Hutton, 20.. 3d. ;
Walls End Batton. 21s. ; Walla End Kepler Orange,
20s. 3d.; Walls End Lambton, 20e. 9d.; Walls End South
Barton, 20a. 9d.; Will. End Stews:et, 20.. 9d. ; Walls End
Camp, 20.. ; Wells Bud lisrlepool, 20a. Bd. ; Wall. Eal
Haugh Hall, 19.. 9d. ; Walla Ei d Hunwick, 16s. ; Walls
End Belle, 20s. ; Walls End Shit:ditto, 19s. 6d.; Walla
End South Hartlepool, 19.. 9.1.; Walla End Thornley, 18e.;
Walls End Trimdon Hartlepool, 20s. ; Walls End Whit-
worth, les. ; Wells End Black Prince, lea. ; Walls End
South Durham, 19.. 34. ; Powell'e Duffryn Steam, 22a. 6d.
-Stops at market, 143 ; *old. 116.

SHIPPING INTELLIOBNCE.

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