The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-23 00:00:00

MARKET&

RARDWARE.—BIRMINGHAM, Anat. 21.—The state of
trade in this town has not much changed for some time
past, but is upon the whole a shade quieter, the fresh
orders not having come in so freely this week; but how-
ever this may be felt hereafter, manufacturer have no
cause to complain in any respect, inasmuch as in every
important branch they have sufficient to keep them going.
In the foreign department business continues steady.
There has not been any flush of orders from America of
late, but there is still a considerable quantity
on hand. The continental trade is in a sa-
tisfactory state, orders come in steadily on aocouut of
the north of Europe, and business with the Spanish and
Mediterranean markets is as good as it has been at this
season for many years. The Australian orders in hand are
moderate, as they are also with respect to South Africa.
A good amount is being done to the West Indies and
to Mexico. From the adjoining district the accounts are
no less satisfactory. In forge work a good amount of busi-
ness is being done ; the machinists are busy, and moat of
the large works in other branches are in full operation.
COTTON.—LrvaaPooL, APRIL 21.—Market steady, at
yesterday's prices. Sales to-day, 10,000 boles, including
2,000 speculation and export. 6000 American, 12d. to
16r. ; 700 Pernam, &c., 16d. to I7d. ; 100 Maranham, at
15. d. to 17d. ; 50 Msceio and Bahia, 16d. ; 400 Egyptian,
' 18.4 d. to 27,1. ; 200 Smyrna, 11d. to 121 d. ; 2,500 Surat,
9d. to 120. ; Madras, Hid. to 11fd. ; Bengal, Scinde,
&c., Bjd. to 11d. ; 50 Peru, 17d.

COTTON 000DS.—NANCHISTIER, Arm. 21.—The ten-
dency of the market has been downwards all the week. There
has been no escape for the sufferers, and can be none but
such as may be purchased at the expense of future suffer-
ing. The people who have believed in high prices, and
who laughed at all warnings months ago, have been won-
derfully enlightened within the last few weeks by the late
imports of cotton. There has been an arrival again this
week of nearly 200,000 bales of cotton,and the accumulated
stock in Liverpool is now over 800,000 bales. In addition
to this there are about 700,000 more at sea, and tho Ame-
ricans have 522,000 bales more at their seaports ready for
shipment. Of course the effects have been crushing, and
people tremble to think upon whose shoulders • loss of
so many millions of money as has already been
sustained in value is to falL In such • state
of things all business is more or less of • speculative
character. There are rumours from day to day of a little
more steadiness, but they are not really believed in, be-
-1 cause there are very few who believe that with the present
supplies of cotton, the world over, prices have anything
like reached a point at which they can rest. So far as can
be judged by sales this week, yarns have liven way from
to 21. per lb., or fid. to 84. from the highest, which is
about the measure of the decline on cotton. Some kinds
of yarn for export are an exception, being rather scarce in
supply, though wanted, and the spinners of them being
still under engagement. The engagements of manufac-
turers are in many cases still far from being run out, and
hence the cloth market h.as hardly fallen to the same ex-
tent as that for yarn generally. Buyers, however, of both
yarn and cloth are far from operating with confidence, and
are disposed to wait, in the hope of buying at still lower
rates. The business of the week has been very small. As
in all such crises, there has been extraordinary irregularity
in prices.

WOOLLEN.—Lenox, APRIL 21.—The markets this
morning have presented no new feature, the attendance of
merchants having been small andlittle business transacted.
The transfer of thin goods has been upon a very limited
scale, more attention having been paid to the heavier class
of goods, in the way of wimples for the ensuing season,
along with a few parcels of hair lists. Bates remain un-
changed.

CORN.—CARLIBLE, Aram 21.—There was a small supply
of wheat at our market this morning, selling at last
week's prices. Oats and barley met with a slow sale, the
latter being rather dearer. Prices :—Wheat, white, 19a.
to 21s. ; red, 17s. to 19s. ; barley, new, 13s. 6d. to 14e. 6d. ;
per Carlisle bushel ,• flour, la. 9d. to •2s. ; oatmeal, la. 10d.
to 2a. ; ryemeal and barleymeal, Is. 4d. per stone.
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COLCHESTER, Aram 21.—A very limited supply of wheat,
and the prices realised were Is. per oir. above last week's
currency. Other grain almost nominal

GUILIWORD, AP;IL 21.—There was only a moderate
supply of wheat to-day. Picked samples were in request
at fully last week's prices, and some few parcels realised
le. per qr. more money. Barley saleable at about the
rates of last week. Wheat, 38s. to 58s. ; barley, 345. to
42a. ; oats, 20s. to Ms. ; peas, 395. to 41s. ; beans, 42a. to
48s.

HERTPORD. Aran. 21.—A short supply of wheat.
Trade brisker, and prices 6d. to Is. per load dearer. Bar-
ley rather scarce, but the malting season is almost over,
and there is demand only for grinding—prices as before ;
the same for oats and beans. Wheat, red, per load, 28s.
to 30s. • ditto, fine, 325. ; ditto white, 30e. to 32a. ; ditto
fine, 341. 6d. Barley, malting, per qr., 365. to 40s. ; ditto,
grinding, 30s. to :445. Oats, new, 16s. to 245. ; old. 30s.
Beans, per load, 245. to 31s. Peas, 23e. to 28e.
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LEICESTER, APRIL 21.-The supply of wheat was mode-
rate, the show consisting of white and red sorts. For the
best sorts an advance of la. per qr. was made ; secondary
kinds as last week. Old white, 555. to 58s. ; old red, 50s.
to 525. ; new white, 50a. to 53e. ; new red, 455. to 495. per
38 stone. The demand for barley assumed a quiet aspect,
and recent rates were difficult to rapport. Malting, 38e.
to 41s. per qr. ; grinding, 275. to 30s. per 30 stone.
Oat, were held firmly, and late prices were established.
Newt 245. to 275. ; fine, 30e. to 325. par 24 stone. The
inquiry for beans was fair, and a tolerable amount of bturi-
nen was done at fully ea much money as last week. Old,
50s. to 545. ; new, 445. to 46e. per 38 stone. Fine flour,
375. to 381. ; seconds, 34e. per 20 stone.
Nnwc.aerts-on-Tritz, Aran. 21.-At our market this
morning, owing to our farmers being much engaged with
seeding operations, and the stands being bare of fins dry
south country, fresh thrashed samples were taken o
quickly, &tan improvement of ls. per quarter, extra rods,
weighing 031 be. and upwards, making 49a. and extra white
up to 55e. Foreign had rather more tone ; for Banat
455. W. per 5041ba. was paid, whilst during the week 45a.
was realised in quantity. Flour was held very firmly, and
late quotations well sustained. Malting barley scarcely
inquired for ; grinding unchanged. Beans and peas met
little attention. Oats again dearer, choice Scotch having
been placed at 30e. per Sifilbs. ; no forsiipi in the market.
The arrivals this week are :-Wheat, seertwise, 3,566 ;