The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-03 00:00:00

MARKETS.

Il A RDWARE. —llflllllTonsg, Ices I —The reports as to the
state of trade in thia town are, if anything, more unfavourable
In some respects the orders given out thia week have been
smaller, and although there Is no branch of any Importance in
which absolute depression la experienced, it Is quite certain that
the manufacturers have rarely been so hard pressed as regards
keeping their workpeopte employed, and in many Instances they
are not making more than three or four days. In the foreign
department little improvement Is : all through this
quarter the American orders have been comparatively small,
and on account of Canada very little is being done. There are
orders In hand for the principal tooth American markets, but
there is no approach to activity. The Board of Trade returns
fur the month of April show the total value of the exports of
hardwares, and cutlery to have been 2344,611, against 4376,880
last) ear the fall off was 26 per cent. to the t ulted Status, and
still greater as regards the flame Towns and Australia.

corros.—LIMRPOOL, Jung I.—A very strong market. Ame-
rican fully I per lb dearer. Estimated sales to-day, 20,000
bales, including 6,000 speculation and export. 11.000 America;
aid. to 11 d. ; 1,400 rernara, do, 12d. to 14d.; SO llaranham,
to 14 d. ; 500 Maceio and Bahia, led to Ind. 700 Egyp-
tian, 156 L to 19d. ; 300 Smyrna, tild. to Eif d. ; 5,670 Surat, 7/d.
to lint ; Bengal, &lade, Rc.„ 7d. to gjd. ; 400 Peru, 10d. to
123 d. Fair Dhollerah, Old ; Lair Oomrawuttee, 91d. fair
Broach, 93d. ; fair Bengal. 71d. : fair Egyptian, 151 d. ; fair
Feruam, IYjd ; middling lloweda, llfd.; middling Orleans, 1134.

COTTON 000D8.—MaisCaktrea,NT I.—The market to-day
la not so active as it was yesterday, bat there it no change in the
healthy tone which has pervaded it for some days past. The
plentiful supply of cotton, which has kept the prius of the raw
material steady, has given more confidence to buyers, and mer-
chant. for India have followed up the heavy purchases of stocks
of cloth which they made some weeks ago, by contracts with
nearly all the best makers of shirting', tine goods, and other
(Weiss for that market. Manufacturers arc, therefore, busy, and
most of those who were on short time have reamed business.
There are some mills, both spinning and manufacturing, still
standing from venous causes, and there are many mills in which
all the machinery is not running, but they are mostly going full
time, and the out-turn of cloth is probably as large as It has ever
been. Mule yarns (400, are in good demand at N. per lb. dearer,
and home trade cope are id. to id. per lb. higher than last week.
Most descriptions are more or leas difilcult to buy. In cloth the
chief business has been for India, as stated above, at somewhat
advanced prices. The position of fabrics for other markets has
improved, but there Is comparatively less doing for the house
trade than for shipment, though in printers a fair business has
been done, and prices are quoted lid. to 3d. per piece higher than
they have recently sold at. Domestics, long cloths, and T cloths
have hero more salcabie, but are not much changed in value.

WOOLLEN.—Lawns, Juan I.—There has been a slight Im-
provement In the state of trade In the cloth halls this mornhat.
The attendance of buyers has not been large, but wore anima.
thin has been evinced by those who have been present Dark
coatings and plain cloths, both In single and double-milled
vods,lusve been In most demand, a few tolerably good parcels
hove changed hands, and purchases bare been made to a greater
extent than we have lately been able to report. The transfer of
tweeds has not been extensive. In the white hall the inquiries fur
heavy goodahave been more numeroua Beavers and "Mims have
met with purchasers to a moderate amount, the transactions to
bale-Ustihave been quiet, and few parcels of an ordinary size
hare changed bands. Bates remain without any perceptible
idteration.

WOOL AND WO/WED.—BaalMoen, JUNE I.—There has
been little animation la the wool market during the put week.
The supply of wools la exceedingly limited, purchases are made
to supply immediate wanta, and this frequently necessitates
much going about to nod some particular sort requirealoo:hat
Is
there frequently an appearance of activity which le sast
such. There is great caution observed, and spinners by
their scanty purchases that they have no confidence that the
present range of prices can be maintained. There Is HUD, if
any, change in prices from the lowest current In the late flat
season; the beet aorta of bright haired wool, which are terywaroe,
are a shade dearer. The worsted yarn department continues
very inactive. The continental merchants find trade dislocated
as the result of the late war, and the higher American tariff also
operates very prejudicially upon German trade with that quarter,
so that there is left disposition to operate In yarns for the
German market dome leading spinners continue well employed,
bit others are working to stock In order to keep their machinery
employed. Some counts of two-fold are In fair demand, and are
firm in price. The piece market has been well attended by
buyers on foreign account during the week, though the aggregate
heathens done haa been very small. The home merchants have
done some business In plain goods from stock. There has been
no change In prices _ _

CORN. —CAMBRIDGE. ital I.—Wheat and oats were both
dearer, and in short supply. Wheat, Gls. to 675.; line, 70e.
Oats, rya to 30e. Beans, 445.

CAILIiLI, JUNI I —There was I fair supply of wheat, selling
readily it e alight reduction In price. There win nil change In
barley ; but in outs, of which there was a small supply, there
was an advanee of 3d. to ed. per bushel. prices:—White wheal,
235. 6d. to 275. ; red, 21s. to 245. 6d. ; barley, 14 to Ina ;
potato ea* 111„. Od. to 13a 6d. per Metals bushel; flour,
2e. 44. to la 7d. per stone ; rreoleal sad barlcluleal . la 64. ;
oatmeal, 2s. 44.

oounzarca, Jinn I.—The supply of wheat was limited,
and realised folly late rates. keens and peas unaltered in
value, and supply small.

013LDIOILD, JUN[ I.—There wU a good supply of wheat to-
day. Trade was not so briak as last week, and to have forced
sales rather less money must have been taken. Spring corn
Beam 445.
quite sa dear. Wheat,
to des.
9s. to Tea Barley, 3Sa. to Os*
Us. to 30s. 4

lit, Jena I.—There was • less supply. of wheat at our
corn market today. the show ooesisthig of white and red aorta.
Sales were made slowly, but the prices of last week were for the
most part realised. Old white, 60a. to 74& ; old red, 04a.
to 635. new white, Ca. to 79a : new red, 00s. to 685. per
36 stone. There was nothing of Importance done In barley,
and pricer' were unchanged. Peed aorta were a tolerable sale,
and realised extreme rates—new, 30s. to 36a. per 30 stone. Oats
were ha demand, and there being a scanty supply buyers had to
pay remunerative prices : old, 34& to 375.: new Ilea.
34 Moue. flare was a limited supply of beans, which sold steadly
at rates the turn In favour of the seller new, 46a to 6131. per 38
stone. Fine dour, 60s. to 55. • seconds, 46e. to 485. per le stone.

J-Traa. Joint I.—We have at length to record
• more timetable amigo l the weather. the beneacisl effects
of which wUflhe apparent shortly upon the country. At our
market this morning we had a modeab show of wheat from the
growers, but the arrivals oosetwise being to a lair extent
although moderate from abroad, the trade upon the whelp ruled
slow, sad the uctte busloess done was at about the rates of this
taiksz'anight. Flour moved off slowly, sad late rates were with
d i
ty sustained. In grinding barley rather more pamieg.
Salt, salsas choice. neglected. it.... sad pose quite se well

sold. Oats still pointing upwards, especially Scotch, winch, ,e
account of scarcity, command long prices, say Slis. 34,.
whereas the best foreign do not exceed 295. ad. to 305.. 3tilik
Marian, 2bil ed., and enb., Us.; all per 3361 b.
The arrivals this week are :—Wheat, c,oaetwise, isoo . f..rt ta;
L 270. Malt, coastwise, 122. Oats, coastwise,rt ioue:
221. Peas, foreign. lit /leans, coastwise, 82. Flour, coastwise,
2,07 sacks

NORWICH. JCNB I.—There was onl a very t.
Cl43.Tr wheat at this market to-day, andy mod
the farmers def. 4.
coati
Estee than the trade would concede, business ruled Mll,l
an advance of la. to Es. per qr. Little palming In us., :
peas on late terms. With a change of wind-to the south tt,
weather ha• throughout the week been very fine and tam,
like should it continue so, partial cutting of the gran.
which are very heavy, will commence In a few deg.. wh',..;
wheat (weighing Igilbs. to 68Ibs.';, 70a to 745. red ditto sejah;
60th.. to bs.;. 88s. to 88s. per re. Flour, eta to tn. pee .
Averages: Wheat, 1,600 gra, 85a 4. ; barley, 13 yes.,
NOTTINGHAM. JCNI I.—At to-dagiq cows =whet the semi, d
wheat was only moderate. The airy was dull. and toli,
tried to supply their wants at less money, but were unable
so, and the sales med. were at late rates. Old white
785.: old red, fits. to 705.: new white. Ma to 7 ..s. nee .
ptoly!lands. WO:lnd:en firm demand bad
s& Prates"reniewlualli rotil
nglY
LA week. Grinding, Xs. to Me. per 30 stone ; malting
There was a limited show of oats, which met a fair consign)
demand, and sellers succeeded in realising the full prices of t: •
week pomading. Old, its. to Vb. ; new, Ese. to33s. pet 24 st
Beans weresperingly represented, and the trade was of a be,
chancier, at &little over late rates. Old, 54a. to Sm..
to 50s. per 88 stone. Paper flour, 535. to 565. ; floe, a.
per wt.
Oicroao, Jules I.—ILL corn exchange was but luo'kesla It.
tended to-day, with rather a large Amount of wheat ea
The quantity of bailases done was not on a ver) maitre
scale, for the simple reason that farmers would not al., In
price, and factors would not buy for speculation. War% al
duped rates. The samples that did change hands sere to tag.
lees and others, who wars compelled to keep their en
supplied with flour. Wheat ruled from 65a. to 70s. ;we, .
barley but little offering, 3sa. to 404. Loa* 2.58. to Ms. has;.,
moderate demand :heaps very scarce, eBs. to 50a.; bog pea, tic
to in. flour, seconds, 50s. per sari

Ywrzeaosouoa, JUNE 1 —A fair supply of all grain hew
day, sad before the close of the market the growers sweeekl
patina rid ot their samples, at tally lad week's prima

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READING. JUNI I. There was a good show of simples In tim
market to-day. Buyers were disinclined to wettest rts,4
last week's rates. But little trade to barley. Oak peai.mt
beans, were In good demand—the latter fetching a htth.
than last week. There was a good attendance of helm
sellers on 'change.

ROCHESITR, Joan I.—Consequent on the fine weather of tt
past week the wheat trade in this city has been feu &the
prices have coooasssgqalntly taken a downward tendency, wilt ,n
alumna of traoaacttooa of a speculative character on the put ..t
buyeew bloat of the stands at the corn exchange were „,./I
furnished with samples of wheat and other kinds of vain
there was little disposition evinced by millers and others to :lute
purchases, and the trade consequently ruled inactive. /or Iva
descriptions of both white and red wheats about late rates errs
attained, but other sorts were the turn cheaper, the quasi:vas
showing a downward movemsat of about la per qr. The te.,ent
terms for best white wisest are tele MOM, and extra fine ssmski
oBe to7la per qr.: seoonderyandinferlorwidte,63s. toe& perv.
beg red wheat, 64a. to 675. ; senoedary, 61s. to 645., and intone,
64.. to 61s. per qr. There wsa a moderate supply of lonia
wheat at market, but than was only a restricted demand ..tp,
rimmed, and that desmiption of grata was almost enure',
neglected, with prices the turn cheaper. barley wss a dull
trade, and with scarcely anything doing in malting: prfn err.
at a standstill, and the business done was confined chiefly t.
grinding samples, best kinds of which were 325. to stn., an!
secondary 30s. to Us. per qr.: malting barley, 40a. to Os per sr.
Malt dull, and the turn easier. Oats fetch about late terms
best sorts selling at 2.4 a to 2118. per qr. Beans and peas
and the trade quiet. _

WISBECH, JINX I.—Wheat to fur supply to-day, wit► tut,
of any other grain. Good troth millers cheat fully sumer,
the prices of last week. Spring corn of all kinds ss befor,.
Prices to the grower :—Meat. white, 66a to 7ta., 624 se
bushel ; ditto red. 64.1. to 605., kilbs. per bushel : oats, la Id. I,
is. VI per stone ; beans, 475. to 50a, per 68 stoat.

woßcirrkß, Joss I.—At this day's market there was arsthr
better supply of wheat, which found buyers at about Imt sear
rates. Barley dull. and offering cheaper. data rather dew.
Beans held for quite u much money. More doing In per.
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Vofte, Jima I.—There was again only a limited quaint 4
wheat on offer. Prices for white were from dna to Tea; In rt
Rh. to 641. par 36 stone. There was hardly a sample of
showing, and pekes may be written nominal ; grbding, its
37. par quarter. Oats were In short supply, and there was ate
Inquiry. for the best Norte laterams were rather exceeded, ,1
other kinds commanded their fall value ; new 265. to Ra pool
stone. The demand for beans was firm. The apply was se 1,
and rates had an advancing tendency ; new, 46a. to Its per 2
stone. Rye, 384: malt, 0.2 a to 70s. per quarter. Flour, Ca :.,
495. per sack of 2SOlbs.
MATIRFORD. Jrwn I.—The arrivals of foreign grabs
report are somewhat liberal, but of our own growth, witi ee
exception of oats, little comes to hand. A considerable impair
ment has taken place in our market since this day Windt.
There I an increased demand for the elitef articles of the 1:114e,
hut principally Indian corn . with a trifling exception mum
not any change to note in prices. Foreign wheat b now prenissil
inquired for, and brings:lls 6d. t0365.3d., prices whirl's:, a Mk
under those of Satuedsy last. In Indian corn there is a Woo
badness doing. mid prime are well supported. Bleck talskt bait 4
reNuest at late rates. Barley does not meet say inquiry. Om
tine. The weather still continues showery. Import. this sict
Maize, 6.421 .16) ; wheat, 1.6)00. Exports this week .—oes,
US Orb.: barley, 61 ; flour, 261 sacks : oatmeal, 12

A FARMER'S VIEW OT THE RIEVLTS OF EfreA-
TION.—At • meeting of the Leicestershire Chamber of
Agriculture, held at Leicester, on Saturday, far the per.
pose of taking into consideration the above subject, sad
the legal restrictions and educational means connected
therewith, Colonel Halford and a large number of farmers
and others, from all parts of the country, were preeent.
Mr. Mett, of Arfordby, adverted to the time at which it
was stated that children should be employed. He wanted
to know how men with large families were to feed their
children till they were thirteen years of me. (Laughter.
and " hear,_ hear.") If they were to educate them till
they were thirteen, they could not keep them from edin;.
(Laughter.) He asked whether they did not think boys
were more likely to make efficient labourers if they welt to
work at ten than at thirteen. They were lees likely tosi.o•
date together, and to get into vile habits than they were
at 13. He should be sorry to say anything against elum•
tion, but it had not had that influence upon the agricultund
labourers that wss expected; in fact, the influence baot
been for the better but the worse. (Hear, hear.) Head
been • farmer now for 50 yens, and he said without fear
of contradiction that the labourers now.a.days were
worse claws than they were 50 years ago; they were more
dissatisfied with the position in society in which they were
placed; they were not so industrious, not so honest, At,•
getber a different clime of men to what they were then.
(Hear, hear.) They thought more of themselves, and
their families tried to cut a better figure than :heir
masters in the village; they thought nothing about their
masters' interests, and not only did not keep their
hands from picking and stealing, but were very muck
given to poaching. Then, again, he said educable had
done nothing to advance the efficiency of the labouring
population. With the exception of an odd Mature here
and there of a skilled labourer, who had been brought out
by the extra improvements the agriculturists had adopted.
there were manyommpations that they never saw attempted
now-allays. There were very few men who tried to out .
hedge or shear a sheep. Probably the farmers had then•
selves to thank in some degree for this because there sa
a time when they used to keep from three to five then c
the kitchen. They went there as boys, and served a son
of apprenticeship. They were kept there till they knee
something, but now they went from bird ecarin.; to pl...ag!
driving and became labourers. If they wanted them
anything with a spade or a scythe not half of them cool!
do it. As he had said, they had to thank themselves
some degree for this, forlust as the landlords wished u
clear their estates of poor houses they wished to clear tb:
kitchens of the plagues there were there. lie could r
thick education had done anything for the agriculturi•:,
How they might have been without educatiou lie did :4
know, but before there was so much of it they were bro
off. The conference resulted in the adoption of a r-re
lution to the effect that the chamber would be rally
anxious to discuss any well-considered measure mon
subject of the moral and educational condition a the ••
cultural labouring classes.
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EASTZIiN EXCHANO? BANK (LIMITED.)—The 1."
suit of the polling at Liverpool has been the manna,- v.
by a large majority of the resolution in favour of sin =:
up passed at the meeting of Tuesday.

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The new French cannon, of which so many ion-
derful accounts have been given, is nothing lucre tor ;e-4
than a cluster of twenty-nine rifle tubes fire.l by ITICAL.
of
• wheel which ignites successively the charges all roxL
It has the advantage of having no recoil, but it is not
ordered a success.— Tomahawk.