The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-21 00:00:00

MARKETS.

oorros.—Lniaroot., MAY 19.—There is no change to
notice in the market ; the business a moderate at preview
prier. The sake are 7,000 bales—iscludinti6,oW Ame-
rican, at od. to 80. ; 800 Swat, 3d. to 4 . ; 100 E,gyp.
tian, 9d. to 9gd. ; 50 Femme, 7K to .—of wliiih
1,000 are for speculation and export. There is no import
to-day.
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• COTTON 000D8"-MANCHASTER, MAY —The mai Yet
doses without much alteration in prices, after a week of
almost unexampled depression so far as quantity of business
is concerned. The position of the government, the uneasy
state of Europe, and the advices from India and China
especially, have tended to induce a feeling of caution which
has almost amounted to a suspension of business, but prices,
though practically a shade in favour of buyers where goods
are actually in stock, are steadier than might have been
expected. Many spinners, as well es manufacturers, hold
engagements for weeks, and some for mouths forward, and
consequently the goods offering in the market are not so
numerous es ordinsnly. In several kinds of yarns sellers
have been willing to take ad. per lb. less, and in some cases
orders could be Aseed still more favourably, but cop yarn
for the home trade is steadier. In cloth, the kinds made
for India and China have lost somewhat in value, several of
the buyers having found it desirable to place their goods on
sale again in this market.

WOOLLEN.—Lenna, MAY 19. Ile market presented
no feature of importance this morning. There was the usual
attendance of merchants, and a steady business transacted
in seasonable fabrics. Broadcloths continue in fair demand.

TALLOW.—SATURDAT EVENING. The market was
6coet,t to-day, and prices closed the lame as yesterday, :
525. 6d. ; and June, Ms. 6d. ; July to September,
; October to December, Ms. Deliveries to last even-
lag, 621 casks ; arrivals, 671 casks.

HARDWARE. —BULIMIC H A 31.tv 19.—N0 improve-
ment has yet taken place in the trade of this town, or that
el the district. Most of the manufacturers are very
scantily supplied with orders, and in some instances the men
have been on short time this week. With two or three
unimportant exceptions, the foreign orders are unusually
slack : several buyers of goods for export have been in the
town in the course of the week, but they have bought
sparingly, and most people have come to the conclusion
that we are going to have • quiet trade through the
summer. The number of people out of employment has
increased during the week, but it is small compared with
the population ; and the artisans have had so good a time
of it—having been fully employed for such • lengthened
period—that the dulness which prevails has scarcely
affected them at present ; indeed, until the last week they
have been making as much wages as usual, the orders
coming in being sufficient to keep the manufacturers going,
though everybody is closely worked up, and oonsequently
dependent on such as may come in from day to day, instead
of having a month's work beforehand on the books. The
iron trade of South Staffordshire is languid, but the large
firms have sufficient orders to keep their mills and forges in
full work, and, so far ea they art concerned, the trade prices
are adhered to.

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WINBCCM, MAT 19.—We have a fair supply of wheat
at our market today, which WM readily taken at au ad•
verse of lc to 2e. per qr. on the prime of 'art week. riermig
eon without alteration. Priem to th.• grower :-
white, 545. to 56e. ; extra, 58e., titibx. lorr buxhel;
rod, tfle. to 512. • extra, 55e.; tate, Is. 2d. to
per storm ; beans, 4.lis. to 45a per qr.
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WORCUTICR, MAY 19.—At this day's market there was
full supply of wheat, which sold slowly at ls. u, G.
the rate* of this day, week. Barley dull, but not
Beans 1. per qr. higher. Oita difficult to sell at a dr,lolo
of exL per. qr.

You, MAY 19.—There was only a limited quantit of
farmers' wheat offeringstotir corn market this morning. Lial
many of the samples shown were of tolerable quality.
Buyers operated more freely, sod Is. per quarter more
money was readily obtained. Fine white description.,
realised 60s. ; secondary, 565. to 5&. ; best red, 545. ; other
kinds, 525. to 535. per 36 Stone. The barley trade Mot in.
active, there being very little showing, and the remain:.
meats of tnaltatere are almost over ; malting was quoted t
40.. to 44s per quarter ; feeding kinds, 345. to :kw. per At
atone. The supply of oats was only on a moderate ac.d.,
and the business done was for the most part at mccut rates,
the inquiry
moved dull
.27t05.48..t0 30sperimierm.24.sto;
rye,ne. Sts.
beans
• dull at last Saturday's quotations,
malt,which range!
dour, 39.. to 40s. per sack.

WATK&FORD, MAT 19.—Our arrivals of foreign grain have
been very moderate, and the supplies of home-grown
ceedingly small • but under the influence of moat propitious
weather the trade has ruled dull this week. Irish wheat
has receded about is, per barrel, but foreign can hardly In
quoted cheaper. Barley has declined ski. per barrel r,,,
grinding qualities, but no change has taken place in the
value of malting, which continues very scarce. tonsiderahle
business has been done in oats at a shade under teat week
quotations ; to-day holders are ratber stiff, owing to the ad-
vance reported from London. Indian corn—early in the
week a few sales took place at a decline of about 3d. to
per barrel, but the last day or two something like a panic
has seized some holders, and prices have been forced dam
Is. per barrel more. It is not expected that this can con-
tinue long, all other articles in the trade being relatively se
much dearer. Flour rather lower, with a moderate inquiry.
Imports this week :—Wheat, Ili gm. ; barley, 3,470; flout,
2 barrels, ZA sacks. Exports this week :—ats, 8,117 bar.
rels ; dour, 700 sacks.
KIUCLLDT, MAT 19.—We have had another week of tine
weather, and, being also moist, all our growing crops have
made very rapid progress. We have seldom witnessed .1
great an improvement on the country in one week. At our
country markets, this week, we had an active demand for
wheat, which sold readily at Is. to 2.. per sir. advance.
price—
indeed, and oats in very small supply,andboth firm in price—
d rather dearer than on the previous week. Here,
to-day, we had moderate supplies of barley and oats for the
season • sales ready at fully last week's prices. Wheat
was in large supply ; sales quick, at Is. to 'Ai. per qr. at.
vane On last week's rates. Wheat, 4lls. to 56e. per qr. ;
barley, 345. to 30s. ; oats, T7s. 6d. to 32e.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.