The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-07 00:00:00

MARKET&

TALLOW.-THURSDAY EVZNING. —The market was
steady to-day :—Sp3t, 435. 9d. to 445. ;January to March,
445. to 445. 3d. ; March, 445. 9d. to 455.

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COTPON.—LivEuPooL, Dsc. G.—A better market to-
day, with a dearer tendency for Surats. Sales to-day :
12,000 bales, including 3,000 speculation and export.
2,500 American, 111 d. to 15d. ; 700 Pernam, kc., 14d.
to 16d. ; 10 Maranham, 140. ; 1,100 Maoeio and
Bahia, 11d. to 1411. ; 500 Egyptian, 12d. to 184 d. ; 50
Smyrna, 12d. to 12 d. ; 6,990 Surat, Bd. to 120. ; Ma-
dras, 101 d. to 11 ; Bengal, Scinde, ke., 74d. to Sid. ;
China, 94d. to 91d. ; 150 Peru, 10d. to Mid.

WOOL AND WORSTED.—BRADFORD, Dec. 6.—The
wool market is quiet. Spinners are picking up cheap lots,
though it is difficult to 'find them. Staplers generally ad-
here with firmness to quotations. The stocks in the hands
of staplers are only small, and being unable to replace at
current prices from the country, no abatement can be ob-
tained. The prices of last week arc fully maintained, and
the quotations all round are fully Id. per lb. dearer than
they were a fortnight ago. Colonial wools have gone up
in consequence of the result of the London sales, and are
fully ld. per lb. dearer. In worsted yarns, the export
houses are looking round for cheap lots in 30's and 40's
single. Stocks, however, have been pretty well cleared
during the past fortnight, and are now rather scanty. With
the improved demand for this description of yarns, prices are
decidedly hardening. The contracts which have been
placed are in some instances heavy, and will employ spin-
ners for some time to come. The demand for carded and
Genappe yarns is very small. Two-fold 40's are rather
better to sell. There are some indications of improvement
in the continental trade. Prices are hardening in two-
fold yarns. The business doing for the home trade is
very limited. The piece trade is in a state of torpor.
Neither the home nor the American houses can be induced
to place orders. The latter are now and then picking up
lots out of stock, and are not entering into new contracts.
There is rather more doing for China, though the orders
placed are only small. The trade doing for the Continent
is slow and dragging. Prices are firm.

LACE AND HOSIERY.—NormonAn, Dec. 6.—The
improvement which we reported last week in the foreign
department of the lace trade has been maintained. The
Americans oterate slowly, but there are several buyers
from the continent, who are placing orders rather more
freely than of late. There is no further improvement in
the demand for plain and cotton goods. The mild weather
has somewhst checked the sale of winter goods at the
hosiery warehouses, but there are inquiries for the
trade, and • fair business is being done with the T.T.trija
States. Yarns are about the same, with a tendency to
further easiness. On the whole, the operatives are pretty
well employed.—Fading am Journal.

CORN.—Briturnonan, Dec. 6.—At this day's market
there was a fair supply of wheat • best qualities were Is.,
secondary, 2s. lower. English barley of all kinds, 2a. per
quarter down. Oats unaltered. Baas and peas, Is. per
quarter cheaper. The millers reduced the retail price of
flour 3e. 4d. per sack.

BRISTOL, 6/T.C. 6.—At our market to-day English wheat
was in moderate suppli, and sold slowly at a decline of
fully 3. per qr. Foreign quiet, and la. to 2s. per qr.
lower. llalting barley difficult of sale, and values the
turn in buyers' favour. Grinding dull, and lea. per qr.
lower. Notwithstanding short supplies of oats, the trade
ruled dull at 6d. per qr. reduction. Maize 6d. to la. per
qr. lower. Beans rather cheaper.
Devizes, Dec. 6.—We had a moderate supply of wheat
today, and a good attendance, but the trade, although
fair, was not so brisk as it has ruled for the last two ar
three weeks, and we must note prices is. lower. _ We. was