The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-25 00:00:00

MARKET&

COTTON.—LtellrOO4 lrga. 23.—Thare Is so change to report
in our insrket ; prices about the tame au yesterday. Estimated
sales today 8,000 hake, including 2,000 'maculation and export.
4.000 American, ltd. to laid. ; 400 Perham, de., 140. to 15d. ;
300 Egyptian, IHd. to 13d. ; 130 Smyrna, 111 d. to 121 d. ; 3.130
Surat, ski. to 111 d ; Bengal, Uchida, de., 70. to 9ld. ; China,
10.41. ;20 Peru. ; lab Dhollerah4L• fair Oontrawuttee,
110. ; lair ; fair Be 3gd. ; tar Egyptian,
16,4. . fair Pernam, ; middling weds, 13f..1. ; middling
Or cans, 1444.

COTTON GOMA —3lANCitilifillit FRB. 13.—There is no
new feature In the market this morning. Only a limited busbies
has been done, and prime continue low and somewhat depressed,
owing to cotton being ender. Reviewing the trade of the whole
week, there hu been little to encourage hopes of Improvement.
It has been seen that cotton was coming forward more freely
from the American seaboard and the quantity on the way to
this country is now reported at 80,000 hales, making with that
also at sea from India a total of 048,000 bales. There Is nothing
in the, but most people infer that it will be quite
iruvlciaelnitateep down the prices of cotton, while there is not
much ground for expecting that with the still large production of
yarn and cloth there is mach proepect of improving the prices of
such goods so us to make spinning and manufacturing more re-
ninnerative There hu been some business in cloths for India,
but it bee been a good deal manned to wide makes and the
lighter qualities. A fair business is reported for the Levant
suitable fabrim, but buyers for China bare not done much.
Domestics are quiet. Pine skirtings bare bean in demand for
the home markets and for export. Printers and niadapollann
are not taken much by our own printers, but are in more inquiry
for export. The worst feature of dl this is that the business is
a good deal confined to small quantities, showing no great
amount of ountidenoe among buyers, Nearly all offers for
quantities hare been at prices too low to Induce business. The
aggregate husiness of the week in cloths has been rather small,
hut there is not much change in prices, though the tendency is
slightly towards a decline. Yarns have been tolerably steady,
but where there is an alteration it is rather in favour of buyers.
Pitie yarns ,under 1904, maintain their value better than coarser
counts,

WOOLLISIC—Linne, Fn. It3.—Although there has not beta a
large amount of business transacted In the Cloth-hulls this morn-
Mg. there has navel thrice& been • greater amount of animation
evident on the part of buyers. A few Bradford and Manchester
houses have been represented. and larger parcels have changed
hands than we have late y been able to report. With the conti-
nuance of the present stateof the weather a told ably good spring
trade may yet be done, although the accounts trots the London
whole mho houses are not yet very encouraging, and a general
dulness is still complained oof The itmuiries in the Coloured-hall
have been mostly for tweeds in light shades of steel and blue
grey mixtures several tolerably good parcels have been trans-
ferred. Fancy coatings I/various shades and styles of make have
also met with purchaser to a moderate extent. Plain cloths
have not been on extensive demand. The White Market has not
varied much from our recent reports. Hairline In medium and
better qualities have In some quarters been In moderate request.
IS outlier department has been worthy of note. There has not
been any parcepUble alteration In prices.

WOOL AND WOlLSTY.D.—Bemeroms, Fat. 23.—There has
been a more cheerful feeling pervading the several branches of
the wonted trade during the past week, though there has hardly
been an appreciable increase in the amount of business done.
There has been rather more Inquiry for wool, and In some sorts,
such as prime lusts* sad Mae teg matching', there has been •
very slight business done. Choke lustre hogs and ',ethers
were fully as dear as lest week, if not dearer. for the scarcity in
this class of wools tends to preveat the quotations from droop-
ing. Other sorts have, If anything. • softening tendency. Country
dealers continue to holdout for full rates, andthis has a restrain.
lug Influence upon staplers in this market. The business doing In
worsted yarns Is very Panty. The export houses snake some
low offers, which spinners rind It Impossible to accept. A trine
more business has been done In corded yarns. Prices are un-
steady. The piece branch Is unustmlly fiat. Manufacturers
generally are curtailing production. The home houses have
done • slight business. A few orders have been placed for the
East. The busbies.. doing for America Is reduced to the smallest
point. Prices are slightly In favour of the buyer.

HARDWAl.E.—Bmistsonms. PU. ts.—The trade of this
town Is in a most unsatisfactory state this week the reports are
even mnre unfavourable than they have been of late ; and of all
the numerous branches carried on here it would be difficult to
name half -a-dozen in which an average amount of business is
being done. This week the fresh orders in have been smaller than
at any time during the last month ; they are short at est►blish-
ments where that kind of thing is very seldom experienced and
but for the preparations which are being made for the Paris
Exhibition tin exisUng slackness amid scarcely fail to be felt
by the artisans very considerably. The electrn-platc-rs, brass-
founders, edge-tool manufacturers. and tin-plate workers all
report the existence of extreme dulness. In the foreign depart-
ment the principal orders Wen out of late have been on account
of the United Mates and Canada.

CORN —Camiattoz, P. 12.—Ws bad a dull market for all
torn, at last, week's prima. Wheat, Ma to flea Barley, 34a. to
4. boat, 40a to 44a. Oata, Oa to its

Carman.; Fan. 23.—Them was a moderate supply of wheat ►t
our market this morales. selling at about last week's rates.
Oaks and barley, of which the supply was small, met a brisk
demand at an &Isaacs of md, per bwhel. Prless:—Wheat—
white, new, 10s. to lto. ; ditto, old, 25a. to 26a. tkL ; red, we,

lee. 6d. to M.; ditto, oil, EN. to !tee Betsy, I. ed. t
VA. Oslo—potato, Dew, Its. 64. to Its per CarNalt bagel
Floor, to. 44. to to. 74. ; oatmeal. to 4d. to to. ed. ; ryou,l
sod barleyoteal, Is ed. per stone

rOLCH WILK, Fes. tit —A lair supply of wheat and hartm
also of other grain. To effect sales of the forgoer a await as
of from le to la per qr. was necessary, but at this reduction
fanners did not generally yield. The demand for barley was
steady at last week's quotations. Beans and peas without &ha-
lide. In valise.

Fl 3. 23.—with a moderate quantity of wheat
at market the trade to-day was dull, and In some few Instals,'
the turn In favour of buyers. Barley and other spring eon,
saleable at last week's prior. Wheat, 40s. to 73►. Barley, 3.t.
to 51s. Oats, 224. to 29a. Yeas, 40s. to 44a. Beans. 421. to 444,
HERTFORD, FIR. lit —The supplies of both wheat and barley
are good ; trade for wheat dull, at last week's rates, and all
barley Is fully Ia per qr. lower. Oats mot beans In retail de.
mind and for geed, otherwise trade toilet for both. Wheat, tad,
per load, Xs. to 384. ; fine, 40a ; white, 3M. to 421.: tine, 435.
Bartel. malting. per W. 445. to bat grinding. 1334. to Be.:
oats, coarse, 14a. to lia. ; old, Ow, 338. Beans, per load, nit to
31s. Peas, 245. to 30s.

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McLean, Mt 21.—We had a tolerably good supply of
wheat at to-days corn market . sales were mallsslowly, and
taxmen had to take la per yr less money than last week. Net
red sold at 695. to 611 s. new white, 665. to 695. ; old red, 64.
to 665.: old white, Me. to Ms. per 116 stone. There wee a leis
active demand for barley, the apply of which was somewhat
limited. A quiet trade was done, and prices had a tendency to
ghe way ; malting, 60e. told& per qr. : grinding. to 35e.per
30 stone. For oats a steady demand was experienced, and late
rates were generally obtained ; old, M. to 3.55. • new, 261 346.
per tee stone. There was a dull feeling In the demand for beans,
and piton were about the aeon as heretofore • old. 565. to 60s. ;
new, etc to eila. per Seaton*. Fine lour, tee. to toy. ; seconds,
Us. to Ma per sack.

NeWetwrill-uroll-Tiff, 71s. n—We had a small supply of
wheat from our farmers to-day, which sold slowly at a reduction
of la to 21. per qr. ; south country was freely offered at the
rune reduction, but only retail isles were practicable. Plow
Is, per sack lower, and danand limited. Malting barley do
preased and inclining lower: grinding *rm. Beans and pals
steady. Oats Oat. The arrivals this -week are :—Whest, roast
wise 5,744 ; foreign, 3,438. Barley, coastwise, 1,251 forties,
1,351. Malt, coastwise, 510. Oats, eciastirier, 2,e443: forein,
1,134. Peas, oweetwies,'llB foreign, 61. Beans, coastwise, 112
Flour, coastwise, 2,471 maks.

NORWICH, Fan23.—The supply of wheat was very liberal it
this market to-day, and the c tadition being much better this
of late, the demand wee tolerably good at a trifling redoctios
from the prices of last week. There was a fair show of barley,
but the larger pro 'lion being of ordinary quality the trade
ruled dull at very trregaler prim. During the past week Ur
weather has bsen fine and spring like, and the preparation ef
the land for barley sowing will be actively proceeded with
should the weather oonUnne as it is. White wheat, weigh*
nibs, to nibs, 885 to 70s. red ditto, weighing PAL te
631ba, 605 to @b. ; heat malting barley, weighing 62iIhs. to
5311 be., 465. to 48s. ; nine ditto, weighing fillbs. to 5210 a, 4.12
to 45a. ; diaNtlag ditto, weighing 49th.. to 50th., Mia to 40e. pa
qr. Averages: Wheat, 2,439 qrs., 575. 10d.: barley, 3,476 gra,
435 7d.: oats, Ur unt, 27a.
NO22lleilel4, lux 23.—At our corn market to-day there wet
a fair supply of wheat, which came to hand in moderate condition.
The demand ruled inactive et la per qr. decline. Old whits
made 113 s so 73a ; old red, ens. to sea ; new white, 605. to 725.;
new red, 66e. to Na per 36 atone. There was not more barley OO
offer, and the supply was In alms. of the demand. Fine qualities
brought nearly late rates ; inferior was Is. per qr. lower. Malt-
ing Min to 665 Per qr. .• grinding, 30s. to Ma. per 30 stone. of
Gale the supply wee middling, and the tone of the demand
proved firm, at prices equalling those of last week ; old, 35e to
395 ; new, Us. to 345. per 24 stone. The show of beans was
moderate, and sake were made slowly at very tittle change In
prices old, Ma. to Ws.: new, 444. to 465. per 38 stone PON
quiet gaper Soar ffie. to 65..: fine, 48a to 50e. per 20 stone.
OXFORD, FM Mt—This exchange to-day was very numerous!,
attended, both by dealers and farmers, but buskins was any•
thing but brisk, awing In a veal measure to the former being
unlling to speculate while corn continues In the very damp
state It is in at present. For one dry 'ample of One quality
wheat, there were at least ten in bad condition the same with
all other kinds of grain, and so It will remain until the March
winds and sun eon he felt quite through the corn ricks, and
not until then will factor make large speculative purchases.
For fine dry samples of wheat and other colt, last week's rates
were maintained ; secondary and inferior samples were a very
slow trade, and were offered at a reduction of quite Is per
quarter. Flour as before. Planting and lowing has commenced
on tight sot* and with fine weather next week it will become
general.

Parmaaoroli, Fr.a. 23.—Our supplies of gran confines
large, tine wheat here today could be bought Is to U. per
Lower, for inferior and out of condition parcels thou was little or
no demand. Barley was likewise is. to is. per quarter cheaper.
Oats and beans being In request for seed, late priers were fully
supported.

/LADING, TM till—There was only a moderate supply of
wheat, and that was only in middling condition, to-day at our
market. A few parcels of good barley sold readily. The demand
generally was not brisk, millers and dealers holding luck, as
they anticipate a reduction In prices upon the arrival of large
quantities of wheat, die., front the Baltic and Black Seas. There
was scarcely any variation in the prices of last week, and If any
difference, it was that the figures were rather lower.
Bocezerza, Iran. 211.—The wheat trade during the put week
baa bean very dull, with only a moderate amount of business
doing on the part of buyers, and an absence of all transactions of
a speculative character. At our corn exchange there was a fair
attendance of both the city and country trade, sad there was
fully an average quantity of wheat brought forward by farmers
and others. Badness, however, ruled very quirt, and notwith-
standing that priors were the turn cheaper buyers were cautious
In their operation, and purchases were made but slowly. Foe the
best lob of both white and red wheat late prices were obtained,
but secondary and inferior parcels were la. to b. per qr. lower.
The present quotations for best white wheat are an. to
the' and secondary and inferior. 58s. to ma. per yr.: best
red wheat, Mis. to this. ; and meonalary and damp kinds, 63. to
his. per qr. ; the foreign market wakwithout any material altera-
tion, and late prices were about supported. Flour was neglected,
and the few soles made were at a triliraiiideclinr. Little doing
an in barley, and both malting d grin sorts are the turn
cheaper ; for beat chevalier the prawn terms are 4sa. to
485., and secondary kind, 10$. to 445. per qr best grinding bar-
ley, 31s. to Ma. ; and other worts, tile. to 32s per qr. Best oats
axe steady, but secondary end new kinds are the turn cheaper ;
for best lots the prime are Ms. to ggs., and others res. to the.
per qr. Beans said peas about the same as before, with a mo-
derate inquiry. The weather has been very fine, and iu many
porta of the diatrict spring sowing has been completed.

Wisintrit. Frs. supplied wheat to-day- is tar; Wing
core more plentiful. Wheat a dull sale and is. lKr qr. etw..per ;
Interior and out of condition to. Oats, pww, and beams (ebb
last week's prices, but demand not Prices tbe grower
Wheat orldte!, eta to eta, Willa per bushel: ditto red,. Ws.
to WA., Millis. per bushel ; oats. 12ld. to Ltd. r stone.
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WOILCISTEZ, F. thla days market there was a died
sappy of wheat, which was firmly held for the rates of this day
Barley le per qr. lower. Benne In demand fur s.ed.
Oats gave way dd. per qr. Peas rather more Inquired mita for
seed.

York, Tee. 33 —Our earn market to-day was pretty well
supplied with wheat fur the thee of the year. Trade dull, and
pited receded la per gr. White meta were quoted at the. to
UM. ; red. 635, to 5.6 e. per 36 stone. For barley there was a slow
demand. Buyers tried to supply their wants at easier rates, but
selected parcels were not subjected to any material alteration.
Malting, 38a. to 4ffi. per yr.: minding, 394 to ;its per 30 woe.
The net trade 'mulled a healthy tone, lad prices were about
the same as on the week pmeding. New, Sts. to Its per 34
atoms There wee a Melted demand for beans, and recent rates
were difficult to make. New, 445. to 465. per Ss stun; malt.
eve. to 70e. ; eye, 345. per gr. ; flour, 475. to 4:m. per sack of
tut Ida.

Wit/ILFORD, Tuft 23.--One small cargo of French maize has
arrived this week. Better supplies of home grain to market.
Mahout much activity there has bees a fair amount of business
paining with one or two exceptions we do 1114 alter our qua
tatious of this day senniuht. Whest—lrish h rsther dearer.
Foreign somewhat easier, but Su nen, In the expectation of
buying cheaper before long, only supply their immediate te-
iinirenieuts. Barley unaltered. Black oats in good request,
and not much change to note in value, Indian corn attracts
more attention, and prices remain about the same as on Satanlay
last Flour ed. lower. Imports this week:—Maine, qrs :
flour, 48 sacks. Exports this week :—tt heat, ko barrels; wts,
2,231 barrels: flour, 1,230 sacks.

RAILWAY COMPENSATION.—A few months since
• train from Peterborough ran off the Great Eutern
Railway near Ely, the result being that the engine-driver
was killed and several persons were severely injured.
Among others Mr. J. Hills, jun., a young men residing at
Ely, has ever since remained in a shattered state, being
unable to stand or move in consequence of spinal injury.
The company has compromised mutters with Mr. Hills, as
regards compensation, by the payment of 1,500/.

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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

BAKER.—Fehenar, 21, at Talbut.!errace, Weetbottrne•park,
the wife of W. B. Baker, of a sou.
CRUIESHANK.—Yekrwary 22, at Clarendon road, Nottingllll,
the wife of A. W. t..l.ldsak, Men., of a daughter.
()Al.—February 22, at Upper Norwood, the wife of the Per.
A. H. Op, ILA., of a daughter.
POLLOCK.—February V, at The limes, Wandsworth, the wife
of D. O. H. Pollock, Ema., of a sow.
BEVER/S.—February 21, at Boyal-erosecnt, Bath, the wile of
H. K. Seven. Esq.. of a daughter.
SHlTlL—Febnutry V, at Ormoode-terrace, Regent's-pia, the
wife of E. C. Smith, Faq.. of a son.