The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-14 00:00:00

MARKETS.

RARDWARE.—Biaisimix.m, MAT 12.—The trade of
this town has been getting quieter the last week or two,
and in the course of the last few days the tendency in that
direction had increased. Manufacturers have not yet felt
this to any extent, but in a good many instances they are
getting short of orders, especially such of them as depend
much on the foreign trade, the best of which, at this mo-
ment, is on American account, and even that is not nearly
so good as it was a month ago. The orders through the
factors are moderate, and looking at the circumstances
operating to check trade, more or less of dulness will in all
probability be experienced for the next few weeks. In
the metal trades generally a good average amount of bul-
lies. has up to this time been done all through the year ; in
some of these orders have now fallen off. The hollow-ware
manufacturers and those who are engaged in the fancy
trades also report inactivity, and the wire-drawers are in-
differently supplied with orders. There are, however,
branches in which the high price of money is more of a
consideration than any amount of slackness which is likely
to prevail in trade, but it has been so sound here for a
long time past, that it is not likely there will be any more
than temporary inconvenience on that account.

Collole.—Livllltrovi., Max Ill.—The markrt opened
with a brisk demand, buyers being tempted by the low
rates ruling yesterday, and more regular prices have pre-
vailed. At the close, however, there is a quieter feeling,
in consequence of the advance in the Bank rate to 10 per
cent. The sales are 20,000 bales, of which 5,000 are for
export and speculation.

COTTON GOODS. MANCHUTZIi, MAY 12. —We
have gone through • crisis this week unparalleled for its
duration and intensity. Prices have given way from day
to day till at length business has been almost suspended.
The gloom in the market yesterday was exceedingly great,
but some relief was given later in the day by rumours
which, though without foundation, were of service. The
Electric Telegraph Company lamed a telegram, stating
that the Bank Act had been suspended, and • further
report came by telegraph from London stating that assist-
ance had been given to Overend, Gurney and Co. Both
reports turn out to have been untrue, but they had
the effect of easing men's minds for the time, and
no doubt the majority of people in the country would
sleep the better for the deception, and they have reason to
be thankful, since the news respecting the Bank turns out
to have been only an anticipation of what at a later hour
was made • truth. The position of affairs, however, conti-
nues sufficiently serious, and the market continues exceed.
ingly depressed. Business appears to be out of the ques-
tion to-day, and there is great distrust in the market.
Nearly all sorts of yarn and cloth are to be had at much
lower prices than last week, but many spinners and manu-
facturers have withdrawn their stocks from offer and pre-
fer waiting till the commercial horizon is a little clearer to
selling under the impulse of panic feeling. In home trade
yarns a few purchases were wade by manufacturers yester-
day, to supply urgent wants, at a decline on Tuesday of
lid. told. per lb.

CORN.--C.AWBDIDGZ, MAT 12.—Wheat was ls. to 2r
dearer ; other aorta same as but week. Wheat, 445. to
48a. ; barley, 32a. to 365. ; beans, 425. to 46a. ; oats, 244.
to 30*.

CARLISLI, MAT 12.—There was a better supply of wheat
at our market this morning, selling at about last week's
quotations. Oats, and barley were in small supply, the
latter being a little down in price. Rates may be quoted:—
Wheat, white, 10s. to 215.; red, 17s. 6d. to 19s. 6iL ; barley,
new, 13s. 61. to 14e. 641. ; potato oats, 10e. Gil. to 11s. 6d.
per Carlisle bushel ; flour, Is. 10d. to 2s. ; oatmeal, 2s. to
20. 2d.; ryemeal and barleymeal, ls. 4d. per stone.
CoLcHzerrEß, MAT 12.—A short supply of wheat, with a
dull trade at au advance of is. per qr. A small show of
beans and peas, with prices unchanged.

GUILDFORD, MAY 12.—A moderate supply of wheat,
but • very short quantity of other grain at market to-day.
A few fine parcels of wheat were disposed of at rather
more money, but only • limited business was done.
Spring corn unchanged. Wheat, 38s. to 62a. per qr. ;
barley, 34a. to 40s. ; oats, 20s. to 30a.; beans, 40s. to 48a.
HairrronD, MAY 12.—A good supply of grain, there
being a larger attendance than usual to the May fair ; de-
mand for wheat brisk, and prices 6d. to is. per load higher.
Barley very slack trade. Beans and oats both in request
at fully late prices. Wheat, red, per load, runs, 28a. to
30a. ; ditto, fine, 32a. ; ditto white, 30s. to 33a. ; ditto,
fine, 355. 6d. Barley, grinding, per qr., 28s. to 365.
Oats, new, 16s. to We. ; ditto, feed, 32. Beans, per
load, 23a. to 31s. Peas, 21s. to 24..

L1C1C123711, MAT 12.—The supply of wheat was mode-
rate, and samples changed hands at an advance of ls. per
quarter. Old white, 555. to 565. • old red, 495. to 525. ;
new white, 50e. to 52a.; new red, 46e. to 49e. per 36 stone.
Barley was in scanty supply, and prices remained without
alteration • malting, 355. to 40s. per quarter; pinding,
30e. to 14. per 30 stone. Oats were in limited supply
and sold at pries in favour of the sellers, 275. to 32a.
per 24 stone. Beans advanced la, to 2a. per quarter ; old,
51s. to 555.; new, 445. to 475. per 38 stone. Fine floor,
375.; seconds, 345. to 35a. per 20 stone.

Newcsan.x-ox-Trivii, MAY 12.—At our market this
morning we had • moderate show of wheat from the
growers, and being in splendid condition, a clearance was
readily effected, at an advance of fully Is. per qr., extra
fannen' red, weighing upwards of 631bs. per bushel, corn-
mending 50s. From the stands few sales occurred, the
unsettled state of monetary matters, combined with the
fact of our millers holding fair stooks, inducing caution on
their part ; at the same time, however, we feel persuaded,
upon • revival of confidence, prices will be forced higher—
merely from consumptive wants. Flour in steady request
and !prices well sustained. Little passing in grinding
barley. Fine malt wanted. Choice English beans, weigh-
ing 681 be., worth 50s. Peas unchanged. Scotch oats lid.
per qr. dearer • foreign unchanged. The arrivals this
week are :—Wheat, eoastwise, 5,486 ; foreign, 3,150 ;
barley, oratetwir. 29 ; malt, coastwise, 156 ; oats, easel-
wise, 810 ; foreign, 2,032 ; peas, coastwise, 10 qrs.; Soul,
coastwise, 1,261 lacks ; Indian corn flour, 2,503 sacks.

NORWICH, MAT 12.—The present state of the money
market canned the wheat trade to be leas buoyant
then it probably would have been, as many buyers re-
frained from operating ; still in the transactions which
took place an advance of la. pee quarter was established
for all good qualities. The weather has been very wet
and stormy during the week, with a low temperature for
the season; still vegetation is wag favourably. White
wheat (weighing 641b5.), 50a. to 54e. ; old red ditto (weighing
albs.), 40s. to 505.; new ditto (weighing 60ibu to 631b5.),

435. to 48s. ; best malting barley (wet:
531b5.), 36e. to 38s. • runs ditto (weig 511* to
521 be.), 345. to 36% ; dletilliag ditto (wdgitiog
521b5.), 30a. to 325. • oats, 24% to 2tis. •, be.nCir;
Ns. • Pas (maple), ids. to 38s. per qr. row, to-nn."•
per ;sok. Averages :-Wlssat, 2,434 qrs., 445. Bd.; boofri
s.
324 qrs., 35 lid.
Norrnrensw, Mar 12.-There was a tolerable mood,
of wheat, and samples came to band in fair riondiCsi,
Salmi were made steadily, and late ream were e
rseeded
quite ls. per qr. Old red made 48e. to 50s. ; old wit*
535. to 565. ; new white, 50s. to 545. ; new red, co, oc:
495. per 36 stone. Of barley there were only few sanrpys
showing, and these were taken off at about recent rslsa
Grinding yoo, to 325. per 30 stone ; malting, Ms. to 451,
per qr. *he demand for cats was firm, and samples bon.
in small supply prices were rather higher than lad wook_,•!
old, Me. to 345. • new, 275. to 325. per 24 stone. Noon
were a very limited show, and the inquiry was of a h*
character, at la. per qr. more money-old, 50s. to 'u
new, 475. to 50a. per 38 stone. Super flour, 37a, to ar.!
seconds, 35e. per seek.
°iron% MAY 12.-There was a moderate attends/mot
this corn exchange to-day, end although samples of elloot
representing large bulks were plentiful more money au
raked by holders, and purchasers of fine qualities wasreluctantly compelled to submit to a rise of ls. to 22,
qr. Barley, of which not a single sample of &Ai
could be seen, was (foreign of course) much about the lean.
Beans were much required, and holders had no difikehyin
making from 2s. to 3a. more. Oats and peas were dein*,
inquired for and commanded quite last quotations. Whom
wheat ruled from 48s. to 555. ; red wheat, 465. to Mt ;
oats, 245. to 335. ; beans, 46e. to 521. ; hog peas, 444, ugh.
Flour (seconds), 365. to 375. per sack. Warm and fer
weather is now wanting for all growing crops,
PITERBOROUGH, Mat 12.-There was but a small sap*
of wheat here to-day ; fine samples were cleared*, Lt ho
to 2s. per qr. over last week's prices, our beat role **w
50e. per qr. of 38 stone. Oats made from la. 2d. to
per stone. Beans were a good deal dearer, 48s. to ea per
qr. being given for our common runs.
READING, MAY 12.-Our market opened this
with a short supply of all sorts of grain. Atto=h3
both buyers and sellers good. In wheat the trade begot
quiet, but prices were firm ; Is. advance was in some*,
realised. Barley was in brisk demand at late rates, lo
oats, beans, and peas there was great animation, with id.
*need quotations.
ROCHESTER, MAT 12.-Wheat was in tolerable repay
and there was a fair attendance. Business ruled
ingly firm, and for all best samples of both white La rd
kinds of wheat an advance of ls. to 2a. per quarter*
fully established. The trade, generally, was of a rya
character, withlan absence of all transaction of a epee*
tire nature. Extra fine qualities of white wheat wine ft,
to 505., and red 445. to 46e. per quarter ; secondary god,
ties of white 45e. to 485., and inferior 435. to 455. ker
quarter ; red wheat 41s. to 46e., and damp and WOW
sorts 382. to 41s. per qr. Foreign wheat continues is nit
firm, and all best qualities maintain the late advma,
The flour market exhibited greater steadiness, old
best town-made sorts were noted as about Is. puma
dearer. There was a steady trade transacted in bezler,
best samples of which are the turn dearer. Forst me
malting the rates are 365. to 405., and secondary fa ro
I 36e. per qr. • best grinding barley, 50s. to 33a, tat N.
condary 28ii. to 30e. per qr. There were scan* .
transactions in malt and prices of that article mile
about the same as before. Oats were in steady ago*,
fine parcels of all kinds ruling very firm ; the tine fre
best feeds are 24a. to 28e., and secondary aorta 20a telb.
per qr. Good old beans are very scarce and dear, tbe qm.
tattoos for best aorta being fully 2a. per qr. dearer. lose
remain about the same as before, with a steady me .
tire inquiry.
WISBRCH, MAT 12.-We have a fair supply of *mid
to-day's market, with little or no spring corn. %seta
fully 2s. dearer ; and for all other grain, pries la fuser
of the seller. Prices to the grower:-Wheat, whits. old,
525. to 54a., 631bs. per bushel ; red, 495. to 505.; drib,
new, 495. to 524. ; red, 47e. to 495. Oats, ls. ld. to la M.
per stone.
WORCESTER, MAT 12.-At this day's market thersan s
fair supply of wheat, which found buyers at 2s. per..
advance. Barley in request, and fully as dear. OW M.
per qr., and beans Is. to 2s. per. qr. higher ; prke, lb.
to 50a. Peas neglected.
YORE, MAY 12.-The supply of wheat at OW NM
market to-day was pretty fair, and the inquiry was fan si
about Is. per qr. more money. White ranged fronlik le
555. ; red, 45e. to 48e. per 36 atone. There was a mai
supply of barley, and the. sales made were at qtts.r.
vials currencies ; malting, 384. to 401. per qr. ' •
325. to 345. per 30 stone. The quantity of oats brc*
market was exceedingly scanty, and a healthy demand*
experienced at a trifle over last week's rates ; new, ilk 1.
30e. per 24 stone. There were not many beans show*,
and the inquiry proved brisk at advanced rates ; NM*
made 45e. and stio. per 38 stone. Malt sold at 64a to else;
rye, 30e. per qr. Flour, 365. to 38s. per sack of %OW.
WATERFORD, MAT 12.-With the exception d • ire
parcels of oats by boat scarcely any homegreen gait
appeared at our market this week. Foreign supplim
tan* limited. We must report increased activity a Ibr
trsalo herb sauce this day &e:might , the oessmuarri
demand for all descriptions of foreign produce has sin
siderably improved, and this, together with the preset
critical state of continental political affairs, enables sass
to obtain an advance for nearly every article. The
mostly affected is foreign wheat, which is dearer by la It
Is. 61. per barrel, with a free sale at this improvement
Flour has followed, and Is. per sack more money arts
readily had. The only transactions reported in home pro-
duce have been done in black oats at an enhanceneet d
about 4d. per barreL Indian corn continues to reed a
steadily increasing inquiry, and holders act caution lyric
expecting better prices. Imports this week i-Maits, 3,118
qrs. ; wheat, 3,900 qrs. ; flour, 7 sacks. Experts ila
week :-Oats, 3,383 brla. ; flour, 183 sacks.