The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-22 00:00:00

MARKETS.

HA RDWARE.— Martinmas, APRIL ql.—There is still no
improvement In the state of trade In this town, and for many
weeks very 11We change has taken place. The metal rollers,
and all who are engaged In that branch. report for the most
Pert utffernefehlY, and there can be no doubt that the demand
for material is such as to Yaw that the weekly consumption is
very much reduced. The orders received here of late show a
fall-off from Yorkshire and Lancashire, and Indeed from the
north generally. The export trade continues quiet as regards
nearly all the most Important markets. The West Indian and
South American trade is steady , but as to the continent, mat-
tes do not mend, e■pecWly In connexion with the Italian and
Levant trade ganendly remittances aro also very much
delayed.

COTTON 0001:19.—NANCHISTIM, Arm 80.—The holidays
have commenced, and we have but little business offering today
in either cloth or yarn. The business of the week was practi-
cally at an end on Thursday evening. From the commencement
of the week the market had a flat and declining tendency, and
with arrivals of cotton at Liverpool in lye days of mere than
130,000 bales this can be no matter of surprise. The stock hag
now reached nearly 800,000 bales, of which a large proportion is
American or other bag-stapled cotton, and the protectsof
further supplies from the States, from India, and sources,
are now ouch as to leave the trade with little anxiety on that
score. 'Menefee of cotton has given way at Liverpool about ad
per lb. during the week, and under these circumstances the
sellers of yarn and cloth have given way fully id. per lb. in
some Instances buyers have been able to supply themselves with
yarn at a decline equal to that on cotton. line yarns have also
declined in price. In shirting. some fair offers have been made
at quantities, but at too low prices even for • declining market,
and but little business has resulted. Rome trade buyers are
not doing much in cloth, and most of the buyers for export are
holding aloof. Shirting, of China makes and qualities have
been offered at a decline of ad per lb., and manufacturers have
generally reduced their selling quotations.

WOOLLEN.—Lians, APIUL 20.—The cloth halls Ulla morning
have not Presented a very animated appearance ; the attendance
of manutacturen and merchants has been below the average,
which has no doubt been caused to a certain extent by the ad
vented state of the season, and the arrival of Beater hoUdaya
The tone et the coloured hall has been very flat and the transfer
of light goods merely nominal : neither has there been any peat
attention directed to the heavier classes, which thus tar have
changed hands only in the way of samples. A few parcels of
plain cloths and dark mixture coatings have met with purcheners,
beyond which no transactions worthy of remark have taken
place. There has been a similar want of activity in the white
market. Hairllsta remain in much the same position ea we have
lately had to report, and are only transferred fn large
where advantageous terms are offered. A few pieces otPahreceati;
goods, of the Batley and Omett manufacture, have changed
hands, though the amount of business done in these makes has,
thus far, been only small, and in the way of samples. There has
not been any appreciable alteration in prices.

WOOL AND WOBSTID.—BaIiDeORD, APRIL to.—flare has
teen great quietuses In the wool market during the week. A
more cheerful feeling pervaded the market at the beginning of
the week, but as time week advanced the near approach of the
Raster holidays seemed to cause depression again. Spinners.
who are generally very low In stocks, have operated with peat
caution simply to supply immediate and peening want.,The
value of wool continues to recede. The principal demand 4 for
Down woofs, the prices of which are comparatively firm. Bright
haired wools are in less request, and prices, especially in withers,
continue very weak. In worsted yarns the business done has
been very scanty. German merchants act with very great
caution their operations being confined to immediate wants.
There is an entire absence of speculation. The home trade is of
a shadier cautions character. The aggregate business done In
yarns legman. Meal have a drooping tendency, and a concession
generally fails to Induce purchases There has been rather more
business done in pieces, particularly in plain and in dark fancy
goods, on the part of home merchants, but the business done on
shipping account continues almost stagnant. Manufacturers
curtail production to the utmost. Prices ere weak.

CORN.--C40010P03, APRIL 20.—Wheat was dull to-day, at
barely last week's prices. Other corn as before. Wheat. 64a to
494. ; barley, 32a. to 40c . beans, 40s. to Ha. ; oats, 244. to 22s
Caggnign, APRIL 20 —Bmall supply of wheat and oats, average
of barley. Wheat mat a good demand, and in some cases od
dearer. flats and barley nu change from last week. Wheat,
white, new, 22a. 6d. to 2os bd.; red, new, tra. to 2‘s. 6d.; barley,
new, 12s. td. to 15s. fid.; oats, potato, 12a. to 134.
0W.0024301, Aran. 20.—A large supply of wheat, small of
barley and other grain. Of the former a good business was
done at la per qr. above last week's currency. The same ad-
vance was also realised on barley, beans, and peas.

GUILDFORD, APRIL !O. —A short supply of Wheat, which sold
readily at an advance of is per or. upon the rates of last week.
Barley, beans, peas, and oats, each brought from ad. to is snore
money. Wheat, e6a. to 77a. Barley, Ms. to 48s. Oats, Sta. to
Ws. Pow 40a to Ma. Beans, 41s. to tbs.

Hitarn3ll6, Aran, 20.—Not a large supply of wheat, and de-
mand far from brisk. Fine lots made ed. per load more money,
other aorta as before. Malting barley made former rates.
(binding barley, oats, and beans all the turn dearer. Peas as
before. Winter tams dull, at to. 6d. to Is. 6d. per busbeL
Wheat, red, per load, Mo. to 40s ; One, 41% ; white. 36s to tht. ;
fine, 450. barley, malting, per qr., 40e. to 635. ; grinding, Me.
to Ma ; oata, mane, per qr., 164. to t2a.; tine, old, Ma. beans,
per load, Us. to Pls. Pees, 24a. to Na

LIICIPPIR, APRIL 20.—During the past week there have been
frequent showers with alternate sunshine. The appearance of
the grass lands Is improving. There was barely an average sup-
ply of wheat at our cornmarket to-day, and a healthy demand
took place at is. tots. per quarter more money. Old red may be
quoted at ps. to Sae ; old white, 61s. to 735.: new red, 665. to
nee: new white, 67a to 7ta per 36 stone. There was a steady
demand for barley of which there was not much offering. The
business done was at about ls.per quarter over last week's rates.
Malting, 395 to 48a. per quarter: grinding, 31s. to 345. per 30
stone. For oats the demand was tolerable, and higher prices
were asked : buyers were not willing to pay the advance, but
were compelled to do so. Old, 335. to 37.: new, Ws. to 33a pee
24 stone. There was • meagre supply of b-ans, the quality of
which was up to the average. The demand was good, and the
finest maniples realised I. per quarter more money : old, 524. to
67. new, 435. to 475. per 34 stone. Fine flour, 49a to 615.
seconds, 435. to 471. per sack.

NIROASTLI-UPOK;l1111, Arae fo.—At our market this moss
log we had a liberal show at wheat from the for
which Already sale was expenenced, at an advance IL poor.;
• fair Weiner at the same thee being effected ha south country
and foreign, at a similar improvement. Flour sold slowly, but
late rates were tally sustained. Grinding barley held firmly
demand not active. Little stirring in malt. Beene and peas
unthanted. Gate looking op In price ; buyers, however, do not
take beak at the enhanced terms. The arrivals this week

are . —Vfheat, eqastirise, foreign. 3,713. Bariey,..t,
else. 2)1. foreign, 61z. Stalt, coastwise, 12 Oats, coastwise,
1,077 foreign', 001. Peak coastwise. foreign, 36. ilasia.
Coastwtre, foreign, 64. Floor, coastwise, 1,506 sacks. Indian
corn lour. 400 sacks,

IfilitiricH, Aran. 110.—There was a Tin fill Supply
wheat at tide market today, foe which the demand was tole.
ably active. Prime may he quoted about is per quarter kith,
than on this day senuight. A few remnants of barley are nil
offered for sale on late term. little paining fa oats, beans. am
peas. With • prevailing south and south-west wind, we hate
had a week of more genial weather, and all vsgetatioa h now Li,
full vigour. White •heat. weighing orlbs. to Gine., ,tie 4,4,
red ditto, weighing dabs. to 65th., Mr to 655. ; best vier
lag barley, weighing St.elbs. to Sahib., Me. to sae : rens ditty,
weighing Nibs. to btllr., 40s. to sae.: &Anhui ditto, weighs,.
49Ibs. to binta, SM. to Xs. per or. Rat►, t:ta to Na.
sack. Average Wheat, 1,401 qrs., ea. bid.; Why, rA;
40s.

NotTuninill, Arm 90.—At our corn market to-day then
was a moderate quantity of wheat on offer, the condition re
which was pretty fair. The young wheat plant is looking heft.
mound here. The demand was very slow but as advance of le
to 2s. per qr. ou late rates was made. Old white sorts made be
to 744. ; old red, res. to N. ; new whit*, gas. to 725.. new rut.
to We. per 30 stone. There was a limited supply of Imarky,
the demand for which was firm, and the rates of last week were
rather exceeded ; malting, 42a. to 52a. pee qr. ; grinding, 30a to
395. per 90 stone. The show of oats was only middhog, gag
healthy inquiry took place. Fur fine samples an adwanor of
per qr. was realised , secondary aorta made full rates , old, sat.
to 9W.: new 245. to 9b. per 34 atone. 04 beans the supply was
short, and with a fair demand prices were somewhat in farm of
the seller ; old, 565. to bas. ; new, 44e. to 48a per se stone, pm
were quite as well sold. Flour tended upwards; super, Sit to
teen : As., 475. to 49a. par l 0 atone.

OXFORD, APRIL 20.—There was a good attendance at thin Corti
exchange today, and samples of wheat, although nuniervc.,
commanded quite last week's rates, sod, in some
more. A great deal changed hands, and from the diapeith,,
millers to purchase, and that rather extensively. it may he fury
inferred that they anticipate corn will be sill dearer. Other
kinds of grain, of anything like good quality, were in roiliest,
more psrticularly oats, for which quite 2a per qr. more than this
day selanight was obtalmwL Flour, with a brisk demand, well
more money. Quotations were as follows, viz. :—Wheat, Ito
64a to 73 par quarter : barley, Us. to 425.: oats, 22n to gt.
beam, eta. to 60a ; bog peas, 425, to 445, : emu' (seconds,
per sack.
PETWOOROUGH, APRIL W.—A fair supply of wheat here N.
day, the trade ruled dull, bet not lower, Ude. was given for One
red, and 735. for white wheat, laths, per bushel. All mnag
awn ready sale at last week's prima.
RENDING, APRIL 10.—There was an especial small atteivius,
of farmers at this market. Wheat was very scarce, and is a Ire
Instances gas parcels changed hands at an advance of Is per qr.
upon last week's pekes. The general trade, however, was Ins
at former quotations. Grinding barley was in much request, net
a slight upward tendency was manifest, as also was the rare in
oat* and beans. In consequence of more money being required,
the trade throughout was exceedingly dull, and much graili sp
left unsold.

Roenneena, APRIL SO.—There was a fair attendance of 1).44
farmers and factors at the corn exchange, and the tone of tie
business was again vary Arm, holders of hest sorts demanding e
further advance, which, however, was reluctantly acceded tole
buyers. Matra fins parcels of both white and red wheat were
fully 2a. per qr. dearer, but secondary and Inferior lots were about
the same as before. Business was confined generally to hot
paretic others being but little inquired after. The quotations
of best sorts of white wheat were Pia. to 7Us., secondary bier
68.., and other kinds 6P.• to as, per qr. ; best sorts of red wheel
625. to 65e.; second./.4104. to tes.; and damp and inferior 56x to
60e. per qr. la fore wheat there was a moderate trade dose,
operations being ned chiefly to North See samples, which
brought is, to b. per qr. more money. Ylour was the two
dearer, with a steady inquiry, a few of the finest lota fetching ed.
per seek higher terms. Best lota of barley were in limited sup
ply, and the demand being quiet, prices advanced about od per
qr. extra fine samples of malting barley were 455. to 49e., and
grinding 30s. to 324. per qr. Best old oats were firm, and the
turn dearer, choice kinds fetching Ma. to 30a., and others tos
264. per air. Scarcely anything doing in either leans or pro,
which are about the same as before. The weather has been
fine, and the young wheats look exceedingly promising.

Wisegal, APRIL:2O.—We continue to be Moderately supplest
with all grain at this market. The best fresh threshed Clem
is a good shilling dearer, and other sorts in better demand. Al
spring corn maintains the prices of last week. PriLea to the
grower :—Wheat, white, Ms. to 705., Slabs. per bushel dial
red, egs. to 60s. Cps. per bushel ; oats, 121 d. to lad. per Moor;
beans, 425. to 425. per 28 stone.
WORCEMI, APRIL 20.—At this day's market there ms
wain a short supplf English wheat, which sold slowly at sa
advance of b. per qr., which did not exteod to foreign. Barley
unaltered. Oats and beans ed. per or. dearer. Peas firm.

YORK, APRIL 20.—Good progress bas beep made with Odd
work In this neighbourhood since test week, the westing as
the whole laving been favourable. At to-day's corn market
farmers brought only a wall supply of wheat, the show con
aiding of white and red aorta Yin qualities were a steady
sale, and prices advanced In per qr. ; white made from SOL to
to 645.: red, 565. to Ins. per 36 stone. Of barley the supply we
scanty, and business was firm, at full quotations ; the best scorn
were dearer. Malting, 365. to 40s. per qr ; grinding, Sin to Ma
per SO stone. There were not many oats at market, and a good
trade was done at a little advance on previous currencleo—nee,

265. to 26a. per 24 stone. The demand'iOr beans was fair the
show, however, was short, and sellers reallaul an advance of Is
per qr. new, 4ft. to 4fis. per 98 stone. Mak, 08a. to 70s. r7r.
Us. per qr. flour, 41Ia to iii. per sack of 280 lbs.
WATIMID, APILIL 70.—Oar market continues to be amiably
supplied with home grain. Foreign arrivals cowed of Amon.
can and French maim. There is a large liminess passing la all
articles at higher prices. Foreign wheat meets • steady In.
proving demand, and an advance of lid. to la pat barrel I. freed
paid. Indian corn again attracts the principal attention, sad
commando a tree sale at Is improvement Black Oats—Scarcely
any on offer, which enabled sellers to establish an advance d
fully 6d. per barrel. Barley and Irish Wheat —None at market,
and our quotations are nominal. Flour in very good Inquiry,
and 6d. dearer. Imports this week :—Matte, 4,668 quarters:
flour, 100 sacks. Exports this week :—Oats, 617 brie. ; barley,
176. 148 sacks ; oatmeal, 01

TIM WESTERN PORT FOR THE Willi INDIA
MAHAL—The following letter has been received by the
president of the Southampton Chamber of Commerce :
Treasury Chambers loth April, 1867. Sir,-1 am di.
rotted by the Lord; Commissioner of her Majesty's
Treasury to acquaint you, with reference to the correspoo.
dance that has taken place with regard to the selection of
a western port for the arrival and departure of the mails
for the West Indies, that my lords having carefully perused
the various reppereesaeanntatioos which have been made to them
on behalf of theports of Plymouth, Falmouth, Dartmouth,
and also from the Chamber of Commerce at Southampton,
against any alterations of existing arrangements, which
would involve the time of a westerly port for landing
the mail., and having given the subject their
most attentive consideration, have come to the con-
clusion that it will be advisable to select Plymouth
as the port at which it will be expedient to land
the mail from the West Indies, but as regards the
port in this country at which the mails for the West
Indies should be embarked, my lords are of opinion that it
is not expedient to disturb the arrangements at present is
existence, but that they should continue to be sect as
heretofore from the port of Southampton. My lords,
however, in approving of Plymouth as the port for the
arrival of the West India mail., wish it clearly to be tin
deretood that the arrangement now sanctioned is tc be
considered as merely provisional, pending the continuance
of the present contract with the Royal Mail Steam Cow-
pany. At the expiration of such contract they reserve $
themselves the right of again having the whole subject
under consideration.—l am, sir, your obedient servant
(Signed), Gamic E WARD Harr.—To the President of the
Chamber of Commerce, Southampton.

•
VIOLENT GALE.—Early yesterday morning a very
violent gale of wind and rain burst over the metropolis,
and, lasting with little or no abatement for several bona
did great damage to property. The navigation of the
steamers on the river was carried on with the greatest
difficulty, and the greatest caution was rendered necessary
in consequence of their crowded state. A boy was drowned
in the afternoon in Chelsea Reach, being blown off the
stern of a boat while trying to adjust a rudder to it. The
wind was blowing very strongly at the time, and thogh
search was made his body could not be found. Last • t
a heavy storm of rain and hail, accompanied with lig t•
ning, buret over London, lasting about half-an-hour.
Previous to the storm the sky was very black, and the
atmosphere anything but close.
BREAKearr. —EPPS'S CODOA.—The very agreeable
character of this preparation has rendered It &general faeounte.
la•Sg and sustaining. with a refined and grateful them
dere by the special mode of preparation applied, this oxua
Is as their habitual beverage for breakfast by thousands
who sever used cocoa before. "Cocoa stands :cry much hugher
than coffee or tea." Dr. Hamill says, and contains every inrre-
tient necessary to the growth and sustenance of the body." R
is made simply by pour boiling water or mil', uutu the preps:,
Lion as sold. ilb., Ob., and Ilb. packets". Thus (W.A. urs.t.T,.
prepared by. .1 la- EPP& the Homeopathic Chemist tir& wou
e ed this
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