The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-22 00:00:00

MARKET&

COTTON.—LtwanPooL, OCT. 20.--Btoadler market with
a dearer teadeneyal= Sales to-day ixot, Wes, in.
eluding 4,000 and upset. 3 Amercan,
130. to 174.; Pennuo, &a., laa. to 17 ; 100 Mann.
ham, 16d. ; 150 Maceio and Bahia, 1314. to 154.;
800 Egyptian, 100. to 23d. ; 100 Sto3msa, 190#. to
114. ; 7,850 Sorg, 80. to 1344.; Madras, to
110. ; Bangs), Sands, kn., Bd. to 9i d. ; 11 ; 100
Peru, 1414. to 104.

corroN GOODS.—Mancanerrit, Oar. 30. The
market for cotton cloths continues .nom very inactive and
trmatisfactory state. Manufacturer • rood deal
pitied:iiis at the position in which they find themselves.
the whole of the late advance of prices from cot-
ton speculation they found buyers to Vabaek, and now
that there is a slighkirmation they find more difficult
a sale than before. They. have not able, as • ruin,
for some weeks past, to obt irrices for cloth which would
recoup them for tuereaced charges on cotton and yarn,
leaving the coat of making the cloth out of question.
There 1111•0 been offers for some descriptions of shirting&
during the week, but at prices which could not be enter.
Remunerative prices cannot be obtained, and
buyers are exceedingly cautious about giving out orders at
any pries' which would be acceptable at present. The
cloth market is oonsequently very flat and inactive for an
dooms' of goods. The yarn market has been much more
active during the advance in prices than that for cloth, bat
since Tuesday there has been much less activity, and the
market closes dull, at a decline of ed. per lb. for most
yarns suitable for continental consumers, as well as for
' kinds suitable for our own manufacturers, such as Blank-
; burn 32's, and the class of yarns they represent. Bolton
yarns are inactive and depressed in value. Yarns required
for trimmings ms active, at fall rates.

HARDWARE—Emotions*, Oct. 20.—The trade of
this town continues depressed, and the prevailing opinion
is that no improvement of ang.importance will be expe-
rienced this year. The factors here who are most exten-
sively engaged in the home trade report the increasing die'
potation on the part of the country shopkeepers who In
in the hardware trade to order other than sparingly even
of the class of goods which are most in demand at this
season. At the principal manufactories the men are kept
on as usual, but in some branches they axe making up goods
for elect ; those who are best a have only just sufficient
orders to keep them going, whilst at other places they
are not doing more than four days' work. The latest fo-
reign advices are also unfavourable. Such is the cue as
t o the East Indies, China, and indeed the Eastern mar-
kets generally. There are orders in and inquiries for guns
for various foreign markets, but with that exception the
export trade is dull. No recovery has yet been expe-
rienced in the continental trades in any respect, and
there is a large amount of indebtedness much overdue,
which is crippling the resources of and embarrassing the
merchants at home. The American houses have a few
more orders this week ; there is also a fair sprinkling in
on account of Canada ; and the Wert Indian trade is
about to the average. As to Sonth America generally,
business ss coneerne in that quarter are not in • satisfactory
state.

WOOLLEN.—Luns Ocr. 20.—There has been a
moderate attendance of manufacturers and merchants at
the cloth halls this morning. A few Bradford and Man-
chester houses have been in the market, but the trans-
actions have been limited, and few parcels of any import-
ance have changed hands. In the coloured hall nothing
worthy of special notice has transpired beyond the transfer
of tweeds which have formed the chief articles in re-
quest, and have been transferred to a moderate ex
Ant wnt in
steel Mae mixture, and other prevailing 'lades. A fe
parcels of plain cloths have also changed hands, though
only in isolated cases, and in small quantities. The
white market has varied little with respect to the demand,
twiny goods have been in small request, only in the way
of sorting up, and bairlista have met with purchasers
only to a limited extent. Prices have been well sustained.

WOOL AND WORSTED.—BILADVOILD. Ocr. 20. I
The past week has been one of great sluggishness in the
worsted trade. Spinners up to the does purchase wool
merely to supply their most preashig wants. There has
been an entire absence of speculation. Matehings see
chiefly in demand. There ham been l ether more inquiry
for hog wool, which has been firm in price for several
weeks past. Indeed quotations generally are very firm.
The upward tendency in cotton during the past week, and
the firmness of oountry dealers, tend to prevent any
decline in quotations, although in some exceptional
instances the buyer has a slight advantage. There
has been no marked improvement in worsted yarns.
Spinners keep their frames ranninil partly on old
contracts and partly to stock. The limited business done
by foreign merchants is generally from stock. The home
trade is most active. There has been rather more doing
in Jenappes and some numbers of tiro-fold yarns. Prices
are generally firm, though in some instances they have
been rather easier. The piece trade is equally flat. The
fancy manufacturer, who is usually busy at this season in
receiving new contiacts for spring, has hardly any cus-
tomers. The merchant, finding some risk in ordering
fancy goods much in advance of a season, operates very
sw.ringly. Both continental and American merchants aro
doing little. There has been no change in prima.

GOBN.-CAMBRTDOZ, OCT. 20.-Wheat and barley were
both in demand at full prices, the latter in short supply.
Wheat, red, 50s. to 565. • white, 58a. to 625. Barley, 425.
to 50.- Beans, 44a. Oat., 225. to 28s.
CastuaLe, OCT. 20.-There was an average supply
wheat, for which there was an eager demand at an ad-
vance of ls. to la. 6d. per busheL Oat. and barley were
in small supply, and both real,eed 6d. abushel more money
than oou'd be obtained last week. Prices :-New white
wheat, 19s. to 22a. 6d. ; ditto, old, 23a. 64. to 25.. • new
red wheat, 18a. to 20.. 6d. ; ditto, 01d,215. Od. to 225: 6d. ;
barley, 13s. 6d. to 14s. 6d. New potato oats, Ba. to 10s. 6d. ;
ditto old, 13s. to i3e. 6d. per bushel. Flour, 2. 3d. to
2s. 6d. ; oatmeal, 2.. to 24. 2d. ; iyemeal, is. 4d.; barley.
meal, ls. 6d. per done.
Coteinferna, Ocr. 20.-A. moderate supply of wheat,
heavy of barley, and email of other 6.-ain. The former
was in good request at 2s. per qr. above the currency of
last week, and the latter wee also in demand at fully last
week's quotations. Beans and peas *About alteration.
GUILDFORD. Ocr. 20.-The supply of whest and 'barley
to-day was liberal. Picked samples of wheat were in r
quest, and some very fine parcels sold at an advance of
frau. te. to 6a per qr. Inferior and cold sorts were neg-
lected. Barley met a fair sale at the extreme prices of last
week. Other spring corn unchanged. Wheat, 525. to
745. ; e.
345. to 48s. ; oats, 20s. to 28a. ; peas, 38
to 41s.
Rewrroan, OCT. 20.-A large sugof grain. Wheat
Is. per load dearer for all fine and samples, both new
and old, but trade was not brisk. The demand for fine
barley increases, and the prices were no higher • samples
were quickly taken off at full prices ; malt 2a per qr.
higher. Oat. beans, and peas all the turn dearer.
white, Wheat,
red, new, per load, 265. to 34a., fine old, 38s. ; new,
30.. to 365. ; fine, old, 40.. Barley. malting, per qr., 38s.
to 50.. ditto grinding, 265. to 36.. Oat., new, per
qr., 16s. to 225. ; ditto, old, 245. to 325. Beans, new,
per load. 23.. to 28e. Peas old, 30s. to 325.
LZICISTER, OCT. 20.-There was an average show of
wheat for the time of the year, the bulk of the grain being
of the new crop. The tone of the trade was firm, at about
3s. per qr. over late currencies. Old white sold at 545. to
60a. ; old red. 50s. to ssi. ; new white, 50e. to 58s. ; new
red, 48.. to 56a. per 36 stone. Of barley a fair quantity
was exhibited, and there was a tolerable share of business
done at a rise of le. per qr. on late rates ; malting, 40s. to
45e. per qr.; grinding, 32a. to 355. per stone. The
demand for eats was good, and there • a small supply
rather improved rates were realised ; old, 30s. to Ms.;
new, 245. to 295. per 24 stone. Beans came to hand
scantily, and the trade was pretty fair at rates in favour of
the seller ; old, 525. to 54..• new,4Ba. to 50s. per 38 stone.
Fine flour, 435. ; seconds, 39's. to 41a. per sack.
Nawcanns-os-Trrig, Oct. 20.-We had only a mode-
rate supply of wheat from the country to-day, many of our
farmers being still engaged in the fields. The demand was
brisk, at an advance of 2s. per qr. upon all sorts. Norfolk,
Suffolk, and Wiabecb wheat sold freely, at the advance
of the week. Norfolk flour dearer, and likely to be dearer.
Malting barley steady, with more inquiry for grinding.
Oats in more demand, and firm in price. The arrivals
this week are :-Whest, coastwise, 5,618 ; foreign, 457.
Rye, coastwise, 30. Barley, coastwise, 2,495. Malt, 139.
Oat., coastwise, 1,260 ; foreign 1,200. Peas, coed-
wise, 67. Flour, coastwise, 2,0'26 sacks. Indian torn
flour. 786 sacks.
Ocr. 20.-The supply of wheat was
liberal at this market to-day, and the demand being
prices advanced 3s. to 4s. per qr., all dry qualities good.
readily taken off. The supply of barl
ey was fair, but
presented much variety in quality; for all good melting
descriptions the trade ruled about 2s. per qr. dearer ;
rims for all other aorta were well supported. White wheat
(weighing 621bs. to 631b5.), 60s. to 64'. ' • red ditto
weighing 6lbs. to 631ba.L ' 545. to 58e. • beat malting bar-
ley (weighing 52elbs. to 5341ba.), 46a. to 484. • runs ditto
(weighing 51 bs. to 521b5.), 42a. to 44a. ; distilling ditto,
(weighing 49lba. to 501ba.), 34e. to 38e. per qr. ; flour,
41s. to 425. per sack.
NOTTINGHAM OCT. 20.-The supply of wheat at OUT
corn exchange io-day was tolerably good, and condition
of samples better. Around here turnips and marigolds
see looking very well indeed. There was • fair
pedqe-
and, and males were msde an advance of 2e. to 3s.
r. on late rates.rates.Old whiteat sorts were held at 80s. to 65..• r
old red, 555. to 605.; new white, 56e. to 621.,• new red, 50s:
to 575. per 36 stone. The barley trade ruled firm, and for
selected qualities late rateswere exceeded fully is per qr.;
other kinds a shade dearer. Malting, 40e. to 50s. per qr.;
grinding, 33a. to 37.. per 30 stone. There was a fair con-
sumptive demand for cat., and sales were effected at a
small advance on previous quotations ; old, 33.. to 35a. ;
new, 245. to 30s. per 24 stone. Beans were be small supply,
and met a ready demand at rates tending upwards old,
535. to 55a; new, 40.. to 525. per 38 stone. Pees quits as
dear. Super flour, 45a. ; seconds, 41a. to 435. per 20 stone.
ORFORD, OCT. 20.-This corn exchange was very nume-
rously attended and well supplied with grain of all de-
There was an increased demand for wheat of
itriz-qualities, both old and new, and although par-
chasers bad to submit to a rise of from3s. per qr.
a great deal of buminess was transacted, in short, nearly tit;
whole of it changed beads. Old wheat realised from adtia