The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-25 00:00:00

MARKETS.

fIARDWARE.—BIRMINOII•I4 Jolts 23.—The trade of
this town continues quiet. Very little change has taken
place since our last, but during the last two or three weeks
there has been a steady :all off in the quantity of orders
coming in, not only on account of the foreign but the home
trade. Manufacturers have not yet felt this seriously,
because most of them had a quantity of orders on their
9 books but unless in the improbable occurrence of a
re-
action it seems likely that in two or three weeks business
will be unusually slack. So far manufacturers have been
pretty fully engaged in the completion of orders before
quarter-day ; but on account of next quarter comparatively
few havebeen given out, and the factors' travellersentertain
the opinion that there will not be much doing until towards
the autumn. The foreign trade has not been so dull for a
long time ; it is not only the continental branch of it, but it
would be difficult to name one in which it is up to the average.
The best part of it is at this moment with the United
States ; on recount of that quarter there is a fair quantity
on hand. There is nothing doing to Canada, and as to the
West Indies and South America business is quiet. On
account of the Levant and Mediterranean markets, a few
orders have just been given out. A failure has been an-
nnun
oced in connexion with the
iron trade of this district--
iis n the part of Mr. Thomas Roes, of Millfields, whose
liabilities are estimated at between thirty-five and forty
thousand pounds.

COTTON. —LivvirooL, Juice 23.—A good business with
an advance of id. per lb. Bales to-day 15,000 bales, in-
cluding 4,000 for speeelation and export. 8,000 Amerios%
12d. to 15d. ; 2,600 Pernam, &a., 130. to 15 d. ; 100
Maranhao*, 14d. ; 300 Maceio and Bahia, 120. to 14d. ;
400 Povption, no. te 24d. ; 3,400 B.urat, 6d.
Madras, Id. to 9g. ; Bengal, Scinde, fro., bid. to 74d. ;
300 Peru, 121 d. to lea&

COTTON GOODS.—Mancanneck Jona 23.—Up to
yesterday the depressed and rather gloomy feeling per-
vading this market continued unabated, and prices were
generally, though slowly declining. A reaction to some
extent yesterday and to-day in the Liverpool market has
somewhat favourably affected us. There is rather more
disposition among buyers of yarn and cloth to do business,
and sellers are holding with a little more firmness. The
stringency of the mosey market is still an obstacle to
much activity in any department of the market. For some
kinds of India shirting, and printing cloths there is more
demand, and they are easier to sell, but prices are very
low. Domestics long cloths, and T cloths of the heavier
makes are still difficult to sell, and business has been limited
in them throughout the week. India mule yarns are about
id. per lb. lower than on Tuesday. The war in Germany baa
interfered with the demand for the class of spinning,
usually taken for that part of the continent. Low counts
of mule and water, however, for other parts of Europe are
in some request. Twist and pintope for the home trade
are in more demand, and rather firmer in price than they
were previously. to yesterday. Doubled yarns are very
fiat, and especially the descriptions generally taken for
Germany. Some heavy lots in the market for resale of
these yarns have caused rather mere depression than might
otherwise have been expected.

WOOLLEN.—Lien, Juni 23.—W• have to report an
improvement in the state of the markets this morning,
there having been a moderate attendance of buyers, and
more animation generally having prevailed. In the
coloured ball plain cloths and dark tweeds have changed
hands toe fair extent, and in some instances in large par-
cels ; the transfer of coatings has not been large. There
have been more inquiries in the white market for heavy
goods, • fair amount of business having been dose in
witneys, beavers, kc. There has also been a slight im-
provement in the transfer of hair-lists, though the trans-
actions in these goods have not been to any considerable
extent. There has not been any alteration in prices.

CORN.—CanuaLs, JuNa 23.—There was a small supply
of all kinds of • at our market this morning. There was
a brisk d for wheat, at an increase of ls. per bushel
upon !set week's rates. Oats were 6d. down, and barley
unchanged. Prices :—White wheat, new, 21s. to 235. ;
red wheat, 19s. 6d. to 20s. 6d. ; barley, 14s. to 15a. ; oats,
(potato), new, lls. to 12s. per Carlisle bushel. Flour, 2s.
to 2s. 4d.; oatmeal, 2e. 2d. to 2a. 4d.; ryemeal, L. sd. per
stone. _ _

---daCHISTIIR, JUNI 23.—A moderate supply of wheat.
Farmers generally required an advance of fla. per qr., but
the few rates effected realised sa.

GUILDFORD, JUNI 23.—There was a fair quantity of
wheat at market, and good dry samples were saleable at an
advance of from 2s. to 3a. per qr. upon the rates of last
week ; inferior aorta also commanded more notice, and on
all sales effected price, were in favour of sellers. Wheat,
40s. to 86e. per qr.; barley, 32a. to 34a. ; peas, 425. to 442. ;
beam, 44a. to 50a.

RINTTORD, Jtlirl 23.-A very small supply of wheat ;
demand brick, and prices le. to le. 6d. per load dearer.
Very little spring oorn offering, and no truce in prices, but
all sorts held firmly at fully late rates. Wheat, red, ”r
load, runs, 28s. to 30a. ; fine, 35e. ; white, 30. to iss ;
fine, 38s. Barley, grinding, per qr., 30s. to 38e. Oats.
coarse, 17s. to 245. ; fine, 325. Nana, per load, 245. to 31s.
LIIICILSTIA, Juan 23.-At our corn market to-day we
had a limited show of wheat. Demand firm, and gloss
were 4s. to 6s. per quarter higher than last week. Whits
made 56e. to 645. ; red 525. to 595. per 36 stone. Then)
was a short supply of barley, which maintained previous
rates : malting, 355. to 40s. per quarter ; grinding, 30s. to
34e. per 30 stone. Oats came to hand sparingly, end
realised extreme rates, with • steady demand : new, 275.
to 355. per 24 stone. Beans were in request, and own.
nundsd quite late prices : old, 525. to 55e. ; new, 46a. to
50s. per quartet. Fine flour, 425. ; seconds, 37. to 395.
per seek.