The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-09 00:00:00

MARKETS.

TALLOW. —THURSDAT EWENT'SG.-Th• market was
quiet to-day.—Spot and all the year, 435. 91 to 431. 6J. ;
December, 4.35. 9d. to 445.

COTTON.-14vxue001., Nov. B.—Our market continues
flat at irregular prices, slightly in favour of buyers. Sides
to-day, 7,000 bales, including 1,500 speculation and ex-
port. 800 American, 13td. to 10d. ; 300 l'ermin,
14d. to lid.; 50 Maranbain, 14?,d. to 1511 ; 600 Maceio
and Bahia, 111 d. to 130. ; 500 Egyptian, 101. to 20d. ;
200 Smyrna, 100. to 12d. ; 4,550 Surat, 61d. to 12 td. ;
Madras, 9id. to 11d. ; Bengal, Scinde, kc., Bd. to 94iL

WOOL AND WORSTED.—BRADFORD, Nov. B.
The reduction in the Bank rate of discount to 4 percent. has
had not the slighest effect upon to-day's market, which is as
dull and cheerless as any reported for some time. Staplers
find it difficult to move wool, though in many inAtances
they are quite willing to sell at market prices. !Spinners,
receiving no orders for yarns, are almoet entirely out of
the markets. The little wool required is only just suffi-
cient to meet current wants. Prices under these circum-
stanc s are extremely unsettled, and iu favour of the
buyer. The worsted yarn is greatly depressed. Spinners
are generally quoting lower prices to-day, and find it
difficult to meet with purchasers. All sorts are alike
neglected. The foreign houses are just buying
a few bales now and then. The home trade is becoming
much quieter. They have placed a few contracts in 40's
lustre, and some counts of two-folds. Prices are irregular,
and stocks are on the increase. The piece branch, though
richer better than the others, is only very slightly im-
proved. The American merchants are looking round.
Some of the foreign houses are making inquiry to test
prices. The home trade continues inanimate. The whole-
sale houses are selling but little, and cannot be induced to
give orders for the spring trade. The aggregate amount
of business done, though better than last week, is not
large. Prices are not much changed, but in many instances
they are a little easier.
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LACE AND HOSlERY.—Norrnumam.—Nov. S.—
The lace trade still rules quiet, even for the season
of the year, but we believe there is rather less
depression this week than last. Yarns are not quite
so firm, and this produces a little more tone in the
trade. The improvement is so slight that its effects
are not generally felt, and all kinds of goods are still very
sparingly sold to supply • retail demand, both for home
purposes and for shipping.—ln the hosiery trade the
demand is rather less animated, but there are a fair number
of orders on hand. Buyers for the home market, with a
' due regard to the state of their stocks at the end of the
year, are operating cautiously, but the shipping trade is
about the same as we have previously reported. Yarns
have been firm during the week.—Nottingham Journal.

CORN.—BIRMINGHAM, Nov. B.—This day's market was
fairly supplied with wheat, and old, also dry, was cleared
off at former prices. Damp and foreign neglected. Fine
barley still wanted ; secondary difficult to quit. Oats,
beans, and peas firm.
Rumor., Nov. B.—Our imports this week are very light.
The weather is wet, and with a temperature unusually
mild, is very favourable for the autumn wheats. The
trade has relapsed into great inactivity, extending to every
article. At uur market to-day there was a moderate sup
ply of English wheat ; fine dry samples supported last
week's prices, while dame sad asoosidary sorts were ob-
tainable on rather easier terms. Foreign was held for
fully former prices, but buyers generally kept aloof.
Finest barleys quite as dear ; secondary malting and
grinding parcels dull, and rather cheaper. The demand
for oats has considerably fallen off and all descriptions
were a shade in buyers' favour. liaise scarce, and held
for Is. per qr. advance, but the transactions were not im-
portant.
DIMIZERI. Nov. B.—We bad • large supply of wheat
at to-day 's market, and a good attendance of the trade ;
but business was not very brisk, and old samples mast be
noted 6d., and new and inferior descriptions Is. below the
figure obtained last week. At this reduction, the greater
part was eventually disposed of. Beet samples of barley
fully maintained late rates. Inferior descriptions sell at
from 28.. to 34a. Beet white wheat, from 31a. to 31a.' 6d. ;
best red, ditto, 30e. to 30s. 6d.; ditto new whits, 30s. to
:2s. ; other sorts, 225. to 28s. ; barley, 47a. to 535.
beam, 235. to 275. 611.; pees, Zia. to 2155. ; votoltss, 21s. to