The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-16 00:00:00

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MARKETS.

COTTON.—L»•asrooL, Der. 14.—We have bad a me-
dente demand, but the market has been rather irrettdar
and closes a trifle easier. The sales are 10,000 bake, of
which 1,000 are for export and speculation.

COTTON GOODS.—lbsccnceren, Due. 14. With
middling American cotton at 701. (the lowest price a long
way since the war), and fair Chaffers, at Sid. per lb., we
have a continued decline in the prices of yarn and cloth.
Spinners and manufacturers, who a few weeks since were
bold enough (anticipating some further decline) to take
orders at a decline, are well under contract for some
months forward, and a good deal of yarn and cloth on
these orders is no doubt now in course of delivery from
week to week. In yarns the descriptions in demand this
week have been extra hard twist for the Levant market',
and 16's, 24's, 28's, and 32's water twist for the continent
of Europe. Most of these were lower on Tuesday than
last week, and have since undergone a further decline of
id. per lb. 32's twist is quoted at 101 d. to 10td. per
Good
seconds common 40's mule at 10,11. to 11d. per lb. Good
seconds 20's water twist is Ild. to 11 id., and 30's ditto
12)d. to 124 d. Some business has been done in water for
China, but the trade in 40's mole on India account has
been limited, with lower pries' offering. In home trade
yarns the lower counts and warps are Ad. to 4d. under
Tuesday's rates. 32's twist, and 30's to 401 weft have un-
dergone • similar decline. So have the finer numbers.
Producers of both cloth and yarn are slow to make the
concessions, and a much larger business might have been
secured yesterday and to-day if but a very slight further
concession could have been obtained. In cloth the home
trade houses buy but limited quantities. T cloths and
domestics of ordinary qualities are rather easier in price,
but narrow T's of fair quality have been in demand for the
Levant,. Offers for 39-inch ahirtinga for India have been
wade at a decline of I'd. to 3d. since Tuesday, but a good
many looms being already engaged on such fabric', manu-
facturers are not disposed to make ao decided a concesaion.
Jacoonets and mulls are rather easier to buy in consequence
of less demand. The occupation of looms on India shirt-
ing' in place of printing clothe has caused greater steadi-
ness in price since Tuesday, and moderate quantities of
printers have gone off during the week. 61b. 25-inch
printers, 5g yards, 14 by 13, are quoted 6a. 9d. to la. per
piece ; and bulb. 34-inch, 50 yards, 16 square, are at 9s. 61.
to 10s. per piece.

WOOLLEN.—LErns, 14.—There has been a slight
improvement in the attendance of buyers at the cloth
halls this morning. The out-town houses have been toler-
ably well represented ; buyers from Manchester, Glasgow,
and Bradford having been present. Although there has
not been a large business trio/acted this morning, the
movements for the spring trade have been more animated
than of late, and purchaees in the way of samples have
been more numerous. In the coloured cloth hall several
parcels of plain and fancy have changed hands, together
with a sprinkling of tweeds. The plain cloth and other
departments have been quiet, and little business has been
transacted in other goods except for next season's trade.
The white market has not shown mush variation from our
recent reports. The inquiries for hair lists have been
limited, and the demand for other stocks kept in this hall
have been entirely nominal. Prices have not zhanged.

WOOL AND WORSTED.—BRADFORD, Dec. 14.
The transactions in wool during the week have 'till been
of a very retail character. The business done has been
almost wholly confined to the finer and choice sorts el
wool required for immediate consumption, the inferior
kinds being almost quite neglected. Spinners adhere
most strictly to the rule to buy only to cover orders as
received. Quotations have remained about stationail
during the week ; the best and scarcer kinds of wool being
firm in price, while the inferior sorts are rather weak. On
the whole the wool market has unlergone little altera-
tion either aa regards the quantity of business done, or
the prices sought. There mno new feature to report
in worsted yarns. Business is almost stagnant. Spinners
have curtailed production to the utmost, and have very
little, if any, inducement to increase it. Foreign merchants
and few orders coming from abroad, and the home trade
just operate only to cover a few small contracts they have
received. Qnotat,ons haves softening tendency, spinners
having a disposition to meet the customer wherever prac-
ticable. There has been some slight Imsineee done in
t7The orders placed are in new and choice styles of
goods, and amongst a very few manufacturers. The
bulk of the trade, especially those engaged in plain goods,
experience no improvement. Though prices are quotably
•mbanged, yet they are on the whole weaker than