The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-19 00:00:00

MARKETS.

HARDWARE.—BrawiNnwof, Arcrar 17.—The state
of trade in this town continues to be one of extreme
quietude; in mine few instances manufacturers are & little
better off for orders, bat at best there are very few on the
books ; and at present nothing whatever is being done ip
the class of goods usually in demand at this season on ac-
count of the autumn trade. The country thopkeep:rs
show nolisposidon whatever to make up stocks, except to
• very limited extent, and cotoplaints as to the difflculiq
experienced in getting in accounts are almost as general
as they were early in the year. So far as this affects
business concerns in this town, such long-oentinred
=:r his never before been experienced. In the metal
this prevails almost without exception ,• the electro-
platers, tin-plate workers, wire drawers, and pa fitters,
all report the total absence of animation. In the foreign
department KIM slight improvement his been ex-
perienced.

COTTON. —Ltvxuroox, AUGUST 17. —We have had
a fair demand to-day, and the market has been rather
quieter in tons ; but prices remain unchanged. The sake
are 10,000 bales, of which 2,000 are for export and specu-
lation.

COTTON GOODS.—ll•ffellmeres, AUGUST 17.—1 n the
early part of the week we had • cheerful and rather active
market for moat descriptions of yarns and cloths. The
low prices of last week had caused some activity, and the
purchases of yarns and cloths for India had been sufneiert
to relieve stocks a good deal, so that at the commence-
meat of the present week sellers were disposed to put up
prices. Home trade yarns, on Tuesday, were quoted id.
per, lb. higher. Sines that day business has fallen off, and
there has.been • drooping tendency in prices. Yarns and
cloths have lasi at least half of the advance pined on
Tuesday, and, worse still, the demand has fallen off, so
that we have very little doing. In, yarns there is very
little business offering for India and China, and the
demand for the continent and the Levant is (pile.. For
the home trade yarns are id. per lb. lower than on Tues-
day. In cloths there is some businesa for the better class
of ahirtlnp, but buyers are offering rather lower rates.
Martinis, madapollams, mulls, and jaconets for India are
in very little demand. Some failures in the Bauer at
Calcutta are alleged as discouraging the trade with India.
The home trade demand for cloths continues limited,
though perhaps rather in excess of what it has been. On
the whole the market may be regarded as languid, with
drooping prices as compared with the quotations of the
early part of the week.

WOOLLEN.—Leens, Arm:sr 17.—The markets this
morning have presented a more satisfactory appearance.
The attendance of manufacturers and merchants has been
tolerably good, several buyers from town. at si distances
having been present, and a greater amount of speculation
has been evident. The demand in the coloured cloth Lill
has been mostly for steel, bluemixed, and brown tweeds,
which have *hanged hands to a fair extent, although the
transfer of this class is not so Wendy' as it was last
autumn ; there is, nevertheless, • ready sale for goods
I brought into the market, and stocks are not alMwed
to accumulate. Coatings have also met with more en-
-11" oouragement, the inquiries have been more numerous, and.
the amount of business done has been upon the increase.
TIN sale of plain cloths in this market has not been large,
• few parcels of blue and black cloths have changed
heads, though limited in amount. In the white market
the inquiries for heavy goods continue steady. Beavers
still hold the first position. Witneys in the finer makes
of double plains have also been in tolerably good request,
whilst the lower qualities have been neglected. A few
parcels of medium priced pilots in imbossed patterns and
plain mates have, in some quarters, been inquired after.
Hairlists hove met with purchasers to a larger amount
than we have lately been able to report ; attention having
been chiefly directed to the better descriptions. Prices
remain without change.

WOOL AND WORSTED.—Beeneoen, Atmore 17.
The unsettled state of the weather since Thursday last
has tended in some degree to repress the disposition pre-
viously manifested to operate rather more freely in wool
Under the influence of the improved feeling considerable
sales of wool were in some instances effected at the early
partof the Week, though the general demand did not
materially increase. Prices, though the turn dearer in'
the *pantry, are generally about the same as hurt week,
although in a few rare and eroeptional cases a frecEen
advance has been obtained. Fine haired wools still oon-
tinue meet in demand, while luster wools are neglected.
In worsted yarns there has been rather more inquiry on
foreign account, but there has been no appreciable change
in tbe home demand, which is of an average character.
In the formes department some lustre yarns (chiefly 40'e)
for Au/debase been bought, and a little more has been done
in two-fold 36's. Prince are fully as low as they have
been. There has been rather more business in pieces,
chiefly on home aceount. The home merchants have ex-
perienced more inqairy for autumn goods, the effect el
which, however, is not felt by the manufacturers, who
have already supplied stocks of such goods. The America&
merchants have operated sparingly, chiefly with a view to
assort docks, The continental trade remains torpid.
Prices throughout are as low as ever.

CORN.—CANBRIDGi, AUGUST 17.—Wheat way 4.. to 5..
cheaper then Let week ; • few samples of new were offer-
ing.3ol4 Wheat, 6.14. to 695. Bosom, 424. to 445. Oats, Ms.
to

CAUDILL, AUGUST 17.-There was • good supply of
wheat at our market this morning, and small of barley,
both selling at • reduction of about Gd. per bushel. Oats,
of which the supply was small, were rather easier to buy.
Prices :-Wheat, white, 235. to 268. Gd. ; ditto, red, 225.
to 248. Gd.; barley, 14e. to 15s. 64.1. : oats, potato, 138. 6d.
to 14.. 3d. per Carlisle bushel. Flour, 2s. 4d. to 2s. 7d.;
oatmeal, 2s. 6d. to 2s. &L; ryemeal and barleymeol, lo 6d.
per stone. The harvest has commenced in the earlier
localities of Cumberland, but a fortnight or three weeks
must elapse before harvesting is general throughout the
county. The general impression is that even with • con-
tinuance) of fine weather wheat will be below the average.
OoLcurirtta, Avower 17.-The supply of old wheat
almost nominal, of new many samples were offered, of
various quality and condition ; such sold from 625. to 70a.
per qr. The reports of yield were various.
GUILDFORD, AUGUST 17.-The supply of wheat to-day
fresh en was principeliT new, and which varied consider-
ably in quality and weight, and was saleable at prices from
65e. to 78e. per qr. Old wheat met very little inquiry ;
new rye and peas at irregular prime ; other spring corn
unchanged. Wheat, 64a. to 78.. Barley, 355. to 395.
Oats, 245. to 31s. Beano, 46a. to 50a.

Herrman, AUGUST 17.—A very small market ; farmers
being busy in the harvest field. Very little old wheat
offenng, and the demand being doll, there was no advance
in price. A few samples of new wheat, condition and
quality fair, but yield reported deficient, sold at 65e. to6Bs.
per qr. No alteration in spring corn.
Letcrrren, AUGUST 17.—Harvest work has commenced
in this district, and both wheat and oats have been cut.
The crops are variable, but on the whole fair. Barley has
considerably improved, but the yield must be deficient.
Oats are a moderate crop. There was a tolerable show of
wheat at onr corn market to-day. Trade inactive, and
prices receded Is. per qr. Samples of new wheat were
shown, the quality of which was by no means first-rate.
White sold at from Cam. to 75e. ; red, 60s. to 695. per 36
stone. Of barley the show was exceedingly small, and
business ruled firm at extreme rates. There was a limited
supply of oats, the demand for which was firm, and the
finest samples were rather dearer than last week ; in other
kinds no material change occurred ; new, 28s. to 355. ; fine,
37a. per 24 stone. Of beans the show was also short, and
with a healthy demand the extreme rates of last week were
made ; new, 46a. to 50e. per 24 stone. Peas scarce, and
quite as well sold. Fine flour realised 525. to 54e. ; seconds,
465. to 495. per seek of 20 atone.

NEWCANTLX-lIPON-TTlft, Arnusr 17.—The weather this
week was everything that could be wished for up to num
day ; on that day, however, rain set in, which continued at
intervals during the night. Yesterday was dull, but re-
mained dry ; to-day looks threatening, with wind from
the south. At our market this morning we bad a
good supply of wheat from tbe growers, but from the coast
as well as from other quarters, the receipts proved mode-
rate. Fresh thrashed samples, being wanted, were cleared
off early at fully last week's vices, but from the stand.
few transactions resulted, holders for the most part being
unwilling to accede to the decline generally demanded,
but, when it was compulsory to sell, rather lower rates
had to be submitted to. Flour met little attention.
Grinding barley less inquired for. Little "tiring in malt,
beans, or peas. Oats without change. The arrivals this
week are :—Wheat, coastwise, 2,653 qrs. ; foreign, 1,802 ;
malt, coastwise, 07 ; oat., coastwise, 1,041 ; foreign, 700 ;
peas, coastwise, 29 ; flour, coastwise, 1,066 sacks ; Indian
corn dour, 1,240 sacks.

Noßincu, AUGUST 17. —The supply of wheat was very
limited at this market to-day, and trade ruled dull at
• decline of about 2a. per qr. A few samples of the new
crop appeared, fair in quality but rather soft in condition.
The lota offered realised 66a. teas. per qr. for red, and
72a. to 745. per qr. for white wheat. The extremely hot
and forcing weather of the early part of this week has
been succeeded by much lower temperature, with mica.
atonal light rain on Thursday evening end yesterday morn-
ing, but not so sa to prevent the cutting of wheat, little
of which hes yet been twined. Not much has at present
been done with barley. White wheat (weighing 621ba to
631 be.), 76e. to 78s. ; red ditto (weighing 601 to 631 be.),
Ms. to 745. per qr. Flour, 495. per sack. Averages :
Wheat, 671 qrs., 716.3 d.; barley, 5 qm, 34e.

NOTTINGHLY, Acucar 17.—1 n this county the earn
crops have made rapirogreas during the week, the
weather having been magnificent. A large proportion of
the wheat crop is super . In some places barley looks
excellent. Harvest work has been going on this week,
and a moderate breadth has been cut. The show of wheat
at our earn market to-day was fair. The demand ruled
dull at la. to 2s. per qr. reduction. White qualities rea-
lised 70a. to 765. ; red, 66a. to 725. per 36 stone. The show
of grinding barley was soant7, and a fair demand took
plane at the extreme currencies of last week, namely 39a.
to 41s. per 30 stone. We had a limited sdpply of oats for
which the inquiry was tolerably good, and a slight &A-
vane', on last week's prices was obtained ; new, 28s. teak.
per 24 stone. Beans came sparingly to hand, and met
steady demand at no material change in prima ; new, 46..
to 50a. per 38 stone. Scarcely any peas showing, idlull
rates were paid. Super dour, ida, to 56a. ; fine, 495. to
51a. per seek.

Olvonn, Acct.'s? 17.—This corsge te.da,
w very thinly attended, and so dealen act with much
ee:•
tion in making purchases, the wheat trade was coshed to
buyers from necessity. Old wheat made (rum r.,45. to ;lc.
new, 645. to 7`2s. per qr. Barley, none on offer. iju„'
275. to Me. Old Usu., 465. to 50e. Flour, 495. sad xi,'
per sack (seconds). In the upper part of the county as
well as in Berkshire, a considerable quantity of cat ha
been well housed. A week's fine weather will pretty wen
bring the harvest to a conclusion in the parts abuse
mentioned.
PETERBOROUGH, Afforar 17.—We have scarcely any yr
scriptions of here to-day, and prices of all sort's u,t
be oonsi nominally as last week,
READING, AUGUST 17.—The market was well attetd,d
to-day. There wee a fair inquiry for wheat and hen,
New wheat, of which there were several samples, was
good condition. Barley and oats moved off slowly at
former quotations. There was no change in the pm,
any kind of grain this week.

Bocuedran,- AuGusT 17.—Mod of the farmers hen,
occupied in reaping operations, which, consequent -07,
the brilliant weather of the past few days, have berme
general, there was a rather mull attendance of the Dam.
try Crude at our Sty market, the stands at which sr,,,
, only moderately furnished with wheat and other 50r..01
gram. Some samples of new wheat were brought fir.
ward, and these commanded late terms, but other Neu
were ls. to 2s. per quarter cheaper, with a very restricted
demand. A.few parcels of bet white changed buds st
1725. to 74e., and red at 67.. to 70s. per qr.; ke,,,,,6,7
I white wheat, 70s. to 725; and inferior, 665. to 70a. pee le •
seco red, 64a. to 675.; and other kinds, 621. t 0,14
per qr. oreign wheat wee offered in but limited quan.
titles, and with but little doing in that description of eau
prier must be noted ls. per quarter cheaper, some ten
north new lots fetching 725. to 765. per qr. Therm„
little disposition on the part of buyers to purchase dour to
any large extent, and the market ruled dull at ahem .j
to ls. per sack ler money. Superior lots of barley are
still scarce and dear, a few of the best parcele commandug
about 6d. per quarter more mosey. Malt du, with bit
aitje doing. Good old oats experienced a steady Mori
and .late terms are maintained. Beam sad pee. u:
shim and the demand dull. The reports received to.
day dairihe the hope as baring slightly improved urn
the inflame* of. he late scorching weather.
• WISIIIICR, AUGUST 17.—Today our farmer are rep
May in the fields, and the day being fine these is sandy
anything doing in the market. Wheat in favour of the Nye,
and all spring corn as before. The weather up to Thum
day haw beset fine ; since then much rain has fallen sad tba
weather broken.

' Wcotepires, Annum. 17.—At this day's market there
wisp • fair supply, of English wheat, which sold fully st
decant of la. per qr. Barley the turn dearer. File am
much inquired for. Beans dull. Peas less in request.
WATElrogn, Ararat' 17.—One small cargo of maize Ins
reached us from abroad ; coastwise we have not say Arendt
to report. The business done since this day senaight Las
been limited, and all prices are the turn in buyers' tuna
Foreign wheat, with a restricted inquiry, must be quad
Cd. per barrel cheaper to sell. In Indian Man there is cot
much doing-4nossaetions are considerably checked bye*
large supplies and low prices of potatoes ; and a good pro.
Lion of the advance we quoted on Saturday last his beta
lost. Oate—• few small parcels of new tawneys appeak
at market and brought 1.54.'6d. per barrel. Flour la.
changed. The weather this week was variable, some hys
fine and extremely warm, others dark, and several bra.,
showers of, rain fell. Beeping has already command
aboat this neighbourhood, and will be general in • fewthys,
The potato crop this season is the largest and bests
quality for many years. In a number of places the (Meta
has appeared on the leaves, bat we have not yet at all
events heard any oomplaints of the tubers being affettoL
Imports this week : Maize, RIO qrs. ; dour, 10 sacks. Et-
ports tide week : Wheat, 70 brie. ; flour, 126 mks ; oat-
meal, 20 sacks.

Yonit, Allover 11.—The growing crops have greatly ie.
proved during the past week. In some planet the (stun
of mimet hes begun, but opera Pons are not yet mera
The barley mope are very irregular, and there will be put
variety of sample. The rose crops would be benefited bra
few showers. The supply of wheat at our corn marketa
day was hailed, and there wee a slow inquiry at rade
trader the rates of the week preceding. Prices for slur
sorts ranged from 645. to 725. ; for red, 60s. to 660. per a
stone. Barley fee grinding purposes was in very tad
supply, sad met • steady demand at quite late niter
namely, 395. to 40s. per 30 stone. Oats were by no mean
abundant, and there was a good demand, the tendency
prices being rather upwards ; new, 28a. to 30s. per 24 stow.
For Mesas full rates wen quoted, and prices ranged hen
465. to 48s. per 38 storm. Malt, 06s. to Mc ; rye,
per qr. ,Ficar, 495. to 545. per sack of 280Ibs.