The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-08 00:00:00

MARKET&

HARDWARE—BIRMINGHAM, Jar. 6.—There has bees
a little hill, as usual in the first week of the year, in the
iced(' of this town. At many of the manufactories opera-
tions have beam partially suspended, to effect repairs hi
machinery, and at other establishments they have bees
engaged in stock taking ; bus next week buisess will be
fully resumed, and already a considerable number of orders
have come in, notwithstanding that nearly all the factors'
travellers are at home. Another fortnight will in all proba-
bility elapse before the retail dealers in hardware goods
recommence ordering, but in all the most important branches
manufacturers have rutficient orders on their books Ito keep
them in full work, sod in many instances they have °mai-
derably more than they had twelve months ago. The
foreign trade is already reviving ; Mexican orders are coming
in freely, and in the course of the week biome hare beers
given ont on account of Brazil. To the north of Europe
business is quiet, but the recent advice, received are of •
character to lead to the inference that we shall have a good
trade with that quarter early in the spring. In the adjoin-
ing district of South Staffordshire and East Worcestershire
all the large works ate in full operation, and the amount cut
unemployed labour is nominal.

COTTON.—Lnzapoot, JAN. 6.—Steady market It itbout
clang* in price. Bales to-day, 8,000 bales. tosindied
2,000 speculation and export. 1,500 Ainericao,
to 214 d.• 200 Pernam, 211 d. to 24d.; 100 Mama°
and Bahia, 190. to 201 d.; 400 Egyptian, 22id. to 28d.;
200 Smyrna, 150. to 174 d. ; 5 ,sso Surat, 11d. to 1901. ;
Madras, 18d. ; Bengal, Mode, Ste., 12td. to 134 d. ;
Pero, 21i.

COTTON GOODS.—MA /cc n JAN. 6.—The market
opened with firmness this week for both yarn and cloth.
Shipping yarns were not only firm on Tuesday, but buyers
who had held beck orders in hopes of lower rates were
induced to place them at full rates. In home trade yara
there was a moderate busioses at the rates of last week
Cloth, though firmly held, was rather difficultfto sell. The
advance of the Bank rate of discount has rather shaken the
market towards the close of the week, and though some
fair orders have been executed in shipping yards for China
at very full rates, business he. been checked even in these,
the scarcest yarns in the market, and considerable orders are
held in abeyance. In home trade yarns the market is much
quieter, and though the leading spinners are firm, there is
a drooping tendency in some descriptions. Cloth is well
sold, and there are not many stocks, so that there is not
much pressure to sell. Manufacturers, therefore, do not
show much disposition to make any concession, but still the
market is not in all cues so firm asst the beginning of the
week. Buyers are either holding off or taking only small
quantities, and the cloth market closes quiet.

WOOLLEN.—Lunn, JAN G.—There has only been
• moderate attendance at the coloured ball this morning,
and transactions have been limited to a few parade of light
coloured tweeds and low meltons, other departments bung
comparatively quiet. The white market has not shown
sips of improvement. A few parcels of hair lists and
mediums have been transferred, though only in small
quantities. Rates role firm.

CORN.—Caufnunon, JAN. 6.—Wbeat was in good
supply. Barley of good quality vary warm as an good
oats. Wheat, red, 40a Co ; white, 505.; barley, 26..
to Ms. ; beau., now, 40s. to 425. ; old, 48s. to 505.; oats,
255. to 321.

CARLISLE, JAN. 6.—There was an average supply of all
kinds of grain at our market this morning, although the
weather was exceedingly unfavourable. Wheat sold slowly
at a reduction of 6d. per Carlisle bushel upon last week ■
rates; oats slow s►le, and barley rather easier to bay.
Priosee:—Wheat, white, new, its. to 215.; red, 17a. CA. to
1 As ; barley, old, Ila. to 12a.; potato oats, ds. to 9s. 3d.
per Carlisle bushel. Flour, Is. lid, to 2a. Id. ; oatmeal,
Is. 9d, to la. 11d. ; ryeineal and barleyuoml, Is. 4d. per
stone.

COLCHESTER, JAIL 6.—A moderato supply of wheat.
heavy of barley, and small of other grain. A slow trade of
the former, at generally le. below the mammy of last
wor', and the latter also receded in value Is. per qr.
Peas without &heretic's in price, whilst beano were bought
la per qr. in favour of the buyer.

GUILDFORD. JAL 6.—There wee only a moderate qua*.
tity of wheat at market to-day. There was a good demand
for bee dry samples at fully last week's prime, but out of
condition sorts were difficult to sell except at a alight
reduction. There was a large supply of barle which met
a free sale at late prices. Wheat, 38s. to Ms. ; barley,
26a. to 41s. • oats, 19s. to 295. ; peas, 375. to 395. ;
beans, 425. to'4Bo.

HERTFORD, JAN. 6.—A good supply of wheat, and ready
sale for all dry samples ; intoner quality and out of con-
dition, though • dull sale, was no lower. Malting barley
(fine) Sods ready buyers at full quotation ; grinding a rather
heavy trade. Otte in request, and beans steady. Wheat,
red, 255. to 28e. ; tine, 325, ; white, 28e. to 325. ; fine,
335. per load. Barley, melting, 335. to 40s. ; grinding, 20s.
to 30a. per qr. Oats, new, los. to 22a; old, 30m, per qr.
Beans, 235. to 265. ; old, 365. per load.

Leicgsrun, JAN. 6.—The quantity of wheat at our core
market to-day was tolerably good. Owing to the dampiees
of the weather samples came to hand in deteriorated con-
dition. Fine dry samples about the same • damp ditto
tended downwards. Old white realised 54e, to 56e. ; old
red, 50s. to 521. ; new white, 535. to Ms. ; new red, 48e.
to 50a. per 36 stone. The supply of barley was about cu
average, and there was a fair demand at lets currencies ;
malting, 325. to 35e. per qr. ; grinding, 27e. to 295. per
30 stone. Of oats the show was by no means large, and
samples were disposed of at quite recent rates ; old, 25e.
to 295.; new, 225. to 25e. per 24 stone. The show of Imbue
was limited, Ind there was a steady demand at previous
prices ; old, 46.. to 51. e. ; new, ads. to 435. per 38 stone.
Fine flour, 35e. to 3716 ; seconds, 30e. to 33a. per sack.

Ngweammarron•Trwr, JAB,. 6.—We had • short
supply of wheat from the country this morning, which mold
at ism week's rate' ; south country old and new red, Is.
per qr. lower, with more firmness is the trade at the close.
Very little icquiry for door, and tending lower. Malting
barley dull ; grinding firm. Malt la. per qr. lower. Beans,
pees, and oats unchanged. The arrivals this week are :
Wheat, coastwise, 5,005 ; foreign, 770 ; rye, coastwise, 25 ;
barley, coastwise, 2,624; foreign, 109 ; malt, coastwise,
422 ; oats, coastwise, 350 ; peas, emetwiae, 79 qrs. ; flour,
coastwise, 4,019; Indian corn flour, 300 sacks.
Nonwicit, JAN. 6.—The supply of wheat at this market
today wee liberal, but the trade still costumes depressed,
and prices receded 6d. per quarter for eves the best momples;
other sorts neglected. Taere was somewhat lees barley
offering, but the demand being fair the nits of this day
se'ninght were fully maintained for all tumoral qualities of
malting or grinding. White wheat (weighing 641b5.), 50a to
54e.; old red ditto (weighing 651ba.), 4lls. to 505.: saw red
ditto (weighbag 601bs. to 631bm), 42a. to 47a. ; best malting
barley (weighing 521bs. to !Abs.), 34a. to 36a. ; rune
ditto (weighing fUbs. to 5211..), 325. to 34a. ; dstiliog
ditto (welOtag sUbs. to =ta), 255. to 275, ; mats, 245.

to 265. • beam, 37e. to 30a. ; Peal 40104 38a le b.
per (miter. Flour, 335. per seek. Are,: 9.
1,718 qrs., 45e. 10d. ; barley, 6,676 qrs., 325. 3.. ; a •
qrs., al. 6d.
Normstmax, JAL 6.—At our oars market
itz
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wan a fear stqpply of wheat for the awes. 1
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crate irregular. FIDO sorts as before ; interior put
lower. Old white, 565. to 605.; old red, 50., to kg,.. t
whits, 53a to 58e. ' • new red. 48,- to 51r. per 36 ekes: It
&mead for barley amused a healthy ammeter, nog al
rates wee. fully maintained for all good sorts; alhil•
34.. to 42.. p:roz;;l4glisclioj 28e. to 30s. per 34 414:
There was • show oats, which sold
"b. 69.08627"ektailtsttlieStos 21:111/4ti II
; neywe4
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su y, sold at full se much mosey as boZ
• 48.. to 50a, ; wsw, 40a. to 45e. per 38 Mak hp;
dour, 37.. to Spa; toe, 34a. to 365. per soak.
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OVOID, JAI. B.—Tine was at Wm market cc
supply at wheat, with a fair attendance, bat lciimmil!
rather doll ewes for the fair
samples, al yorchas.
Wady made from amemisy ; pier may he quoted A.
the man ea this day se'anight. In the value of otair,;::
there area little or so alteration. Flour (amook,
mok.

Iletwennonoil, Jun. 6.—A small market here tsgp.
Wheat and beans es last week. Barley and cats iss
dearer from 6d. to ls. per qr.
ReaDnro, Jag. 6. —The attendance at market tedry,s,
large, but only a short supply of wheat. The trek
very dull, both for wheat end barley, and for oaths %I
there any alteration in price. The trade in oats, bems.,4,
pew was surely nominaL
ROc JAN. 6.—Yeet of the stands won
well lnraisbed with samples of grain, sod the.
countrytrade were both fairly represented. °wag is so
continued wet weather, much of the grain erbilinths,
damp and out of condition, and altogether saw*
For all samples of a superior tied late quotation is,
wollsupported, but secondary and inferior weak d
white sod red wheat are about L. to 2s. per quarter ehm,
but little doing. Our presoak quotations for best see-Q
old white pared' of wheat are 495. to 545. per gent
secondary sorts, 45a. to 465. ; and inferior, 425. to 41s
quarter • best red, 455. to 495. ; and eecoodery, 42,44
The foreign market was very dull, and with only arid*
inquiry for wheat, prices are about h 4 per quarter elvass,
best Baltic. fetching 525. to 561., and piss
ega. to 52a. per quarter. Flour is the turn fat
with only a small inquiry, and otiose are about 6d. ps,
lower. There was a fair show of barley brought Nl*
and superior melting sod grinding samples both adagio
quotations ' • beet kinds of the former were 365. to n oil
secondary, 32e. to 365. per quarter ; best grinding pa*
27a, to ; and others, 25e. to 275. par quarter. theme,
pretty firm, and with a quiet consumptive domed ""
terms are about the same as before, but damp and
parcels fell about 6d. per quarter. Good old base
command high terms, with a steady demand. Pat
altered, sod the demand chiefly of a retail character. ?hi
motioned heavy rains have prevented farming open".
being carried on, but a ooseiderable breadth of land haiku
broken up and sown.

WIBBSCH, JAN. 6.—We had a mall supply of la gm'
at this day's market ; the beet dry wheat made lest woke
prices, whilst all below that quahty must be celled It
qr. cheaper. Osta quite as dear. Beans and pets it per
qr. lower. Prices to the grower : —Wheat, old, ihk
6311 w. per bushel. 150 a. to 56e. ; red, 47.. to 481.; ww,
white, 475. to 50a. ; red, 45a. to 475. Oats, see,
1. ld. per .toss.

Woacsared, Jet. 6.—At this day's market theft is
a fair supply of wheat, or. which no quotable refsclia
was submitted to. Barley held for previous rater. Ora
fully as dear. Beans still scarce. Peas were ingnind kc
Your., JAN. 6.—There was • better attendance a cu
corn market to-day, and the supply of wheat was larger da
last week. Trade quiet at barely late rates. White rat
ranged from 50s. to 565. ; red, 465. to 53,. per %dl.
There was a better demand for barley. The sharr
moderate, and sellers easily made late prices ; maltay py
to 38e. per qr. ; griuding, 30s. to 325. per 30 steer. Thr
iaquiry for oats ruled firm, and samples chanpd hada d
last week's quotation—new, 26e. to ; fine, 30a a
24 stoma. There were not many beans shown, sad fir
demand was about as usual at about late eurresare—sea
40s. to 42.5. per 38 stone. Malt, 621. to 64e. ; rye, 30s. pa
quarter. Flour, 365. to 38s. per sack of 280114.

KIRKCALDY, Jay. 6.—At our conotry market. 016 MR
we bad moderate supplies of all kinds of graia. Isla
reedy at very full prime for barley and otht, while tiled
was again la. per qr. lower. Here to-day we ►ad small sep.
plies of wheat and barley, and tam of oats. Wes read,
Barley sold at 6d. per qr. advaoce. Wheat and oats Ism
as last week. Wheat, etc to 50s. per qr.; barley, 295. 61.
to 355. 6d. ; oats, 235. 6d. to 27e.

W ATTEPOILD, JLx. 6.—We have bad limited supplies (
wn grids this week, and our arrivals of fen*
riroir moderato. Prices of foreign produce haws cps
somewhat given way, but we cannot note say =teal
change in the value of native grain. Wheat—lrith asst
Wed. Foreign cheaper by about 6d. per barrel, sod b
mach better inquiry at this reduction. Barley inicisegd
Bleak oats scarce, sad best samples slightly deem. him
corn has further declined is value, but at preset rebid
rates the demand is steadily %creasing. Flour tem. Iw
parks this week :—Maine, 4,230 qrs. •, wheat, 2,09; flow,
30 sacks • ' meal, 5 sacks. Exports this week :—05t5,3,971
barrel. ; flour, 394 sacks ; oatmeal, 2 sacks.

RAILWAY COLLISION.—On Friday forenoon the
train which left London-road station, Maschertsr,
Buxton at half-past ten o'clock, and which is set Iliad I
stop until it reaches Heaton Norris, was aPprushrget
station when it overtook and came into violent
with one of two luggage trains that were rues* tetwo I
on the same line. The passenger train, which 00111Eild d
six or seven carriages, including two third-class earlier!
that contained a large number of passengers, was, are no
told, proceeding at a pretty good rate, estimated at from IS
,to 20 miles an hour ; the collision was thsellere
very violent one, the passengers were thrown form
against each other and against the seats and the sits
of the cerrlages, and few if any escaped without cut, hut!
or concussion. The guard's break van was at the MI d
the luggage train and our informant understood dal it
guard anticipated the collision by leaping out of the is
The guard of the pawner train, Thomas Evans, skis,
, his van was also the last carriage of the train. was km lc
' Smite; he was thrown forward on the wheel of the break; his
head was laid open and bled profusely ' • the wooed maim
mediately ',mod up, and at dtockport he was rind
from the train. Mr. Kenworthy, the Salford supine*
dent of the scavenging department, had his law at
, Mr. Canon, of Salford, who was reading at the tie
of the collision, and was the sole occupant of a mad
I clue empartasent, was Una wn forward tiff
violently, sad found himself under the soak boll
struck some part of the carriage with his left as
with so much force as to remove the skin. A was if
great excitement followed the collision. it took plate
an embankment with a ditch at its side, and a fright st
s*
female pensioner, in attempting to follow others ova W
ditch, fell into it. Not only were the usual misreads
of alarm to be heard, but some were praying, vhil
others were cursing, the indignation of the pases Sol
being roused by the selluvideat fact that the *AM
had take, place in broad daylight oa a straight ram%
where a driver could see nearly a mile before him. Wks
the blame really lay was not decided in dm excitant',
for the railway company's servants were Salmis*
each other. After • time it was found that neitherinia
was rendered incapable of looomotion, and the loldr
train was therefore dragged slowly on until it oadd
shunted upon a siding. The passenger train followed ed
at Stockport a change of engines was effected. TM
then went on to Buxton, arriving there throsquutes ohs
hour behind its time. Some of the passengers Masi*
reenter the train at Heaton Norris, and others decISSO
continue the journey further than Stockport.
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