The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-28 00:00:00

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COTTON.—Ltraitrooc, Disc. 27.—The cotton market
during the present week has been dull, the daily demand,
though fair, being insufficient to take off the large
quantity offered ; consequently a further slight decline
has been submitted to in almost all descriptions. In Sea
Island transactions continuetmoderate, and at about pre-
vious rates. American, especially of the recent import,
is freely offered, and has again receded jd. per lb. New
York advice* to the 24th inst. quote middling American
151 oents, costing to sell in Liverpool 7d. per sailing vessel
or steamer. The desire to sell Brazil continues urgent,
and prices are again in nearly all kinds id. to id. per lb.
lower. Egyptian abooontinues to be very freely offeeed,and
prices have been irregular at • further decline of Id. per lb.
With East India the market is freely supplied, and in
most kinds prices have declined id. to id. per lb. Specula.
tors have taken during the week 820 hala, exporters
10,370 bales, and the trade 22,450 bales. We have bad a
fair demand to-day, and rites if anything close a shade
steadier. The sales are 10,000 bales, of which 2,000 are for
export and speculation. The following are the official
quotations :—Fair Orleans, 814, ; middling Orleans, 71d.;
Mobil* and Uplands, Rd. ; middling Mobile, 70.; middling
Uplands, 70.

COTTON GOODS. lifaxcesezea, Dec. 27. The
market for shipping yarns to-day ham continued quiet, but
a fair business has been done by spinners willing to accept
lower prices. For home trade yarns there is little change
from Tuesday; and this branch of the whet may be
described as steady though quiet. The cloth market has
undergone a more marked change. Since Tuesday there
has been a greater chain than for some time past on the
part of manufacturers to effect sales, while on the part of
buyers there has been • corresponding indisposition to
operate. This has necessarily brought about a lower range
of quotations, and sellers in some instances who have held
back their stocks have at length been compelled to come
into the market to offer accumulated quantities of fabrics
at the lowest rates quoted for about six years peat. At
these prioes, too, it is understood that considerable con-
tracts to make are negotiating between manufacturers and
merchants. The prices of nearly all the fabrics offering are
lower than those of last week. The letters and telegrams
from India and China nearly all speak of • very depressed
state of the markets there, and there can be little doubt
that these adviosa have affected the tone of the market
here. For the leading makes of shirting and other cloths
there is but a very sligpt difference between the prices now
aaking and those which prevailed before the war in America.

CORN.--Cniu.naroaD, Dec. 27.—There were but few
persona at market to-day, and but little wheat offering,
such sold freely at la. advance, and fine dry samples 2.5.
higher. Barley best malting rather dearer. Beans brio at
late rates.

LINCOLN, DEC. 27.—We have had a very small supply
of wheat, and prices are la. to 2s. higher. Barley fully
as dear as last week. Wheat, rid, 671. to 70a. ; white,
725. to 795. Barley, 36a. to 48a.

LivairooL, Dm. 27.—T0-dare market vise only mode-
rately attended. Wheat firm as Id. per meta advance.
Flour steady at late atm. Indian corn in fair request at
465. to 465. 3d, per qr. Other articles quiet and un-
changed.

Nivenuir, Duo. 27.—We had rather a short supply of
wheat this day. The trade slow, at last week's rates. But
little doing in barley, and prices unchanged. Beans and
oat. steady, at former quotation,.

WAKEFIELD Dec. 27.—We have a thin attendance at
this day's market ; the business doing is small, but par-
chancre are compelled to pay rather more money than last
week. Barley a fair sale, at full prices. Beans and other
articles as before.
COMA —Loewe, Dec. 27.—Holywell Main 175.;
Wall. End Wharncliffe, 171. M. ; Walls End Haswell,
19e. 6d.; Walla End Hatton, 19e. 6d. ; Walls End Can-
do°, 18a. 6d. ; Walls End East , 18e. 9d. ;
Walls End South Hartlepool, 17a. 9d. • at market,
62 ; sold, 44.