The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-23 00:00:00

MARKETS.

HARDWARK—IIIRMINGHAII, Serr. 21.—The trade of
this town continues extremely dull, and the factors report
that condition as being the characteristic of the home
trade. Looking at how much we are dependent on it at
this period of the year, it is no wonder that manufacturers
are complaining of the paucity of orders, and are hard put
to it in many instances to keep their establishments in full
work ; in fact, in some branches they ace unable to do so
without making up the goods for stock. In the foreign de.
partment kindred inactivity is experienced. The orders
in on account of the continental trade are comparatively
small, and business with the United States is scarcely up
to the average. Orders have again been put in hand this
week for the North American markets. The preliminary
meeting of the ironniasters of this district will be held in
this town on Thursday next.

COTTON.—larteenoL, Sr.n 21.—Steady market, at
yestel day's prices. Estimated sales to-day 12,000 baba, in-
cluding 3,000 speculation and export. 4,000 American,
8.1. to 121 d. ; 400 Pension, km, told. to 101 ; 230
Maranhao), 9)1. to 91d. ; Maceio and Bahia, op. ;
roo liio, 80. to 9341; 400 Egypesaa, 7dd. to 13d. ; 6,400
Surat, 01. to 811 ; Madras, Gd. ; Bengal, Scinde, ate.,
50. to 6id.

COTTON GOODS.—MANCHMER, SEPT. 21.—There
has been no change in the tone of the market to day. A
not inoonsidensble business hoe Leon done during the week,
with spinners and manufacturers willing to sell at the
low rates of last week, and prices in most descriptions of
good. may be said to have returned pretty nearly to the
quotations current eight or ten days ago. The market
closes quieter.

WOOL AND WORSTED.—Bitanroup, SEPT. 21.—The
wool trade continues very quiet. Operations are on the
most limited scale. Purchases are made solely to supply
immediate wants, and there is an absence of speculation.
Staples have during the week shown more anxiety to sell,
and priors have had , a softening tendency. There are
loud complaints of dulness, and difitculty of realising.
The same want of animation marks the worsted yarn
branch. Orders are few and far between both in the home
and the export departments. The export merchants just
purchase what will supply immediate requirements, and
avoid most strictly speculative operations. Prices are
weak and irregular. Tie same languor pervades the piece
branch. The American merchants are out of the market,
and the orders placed by home and continental merchants
are very meagre, their operations being chiefly confined
to purchases from stock. Machinery is far from being
fully employed. Some manufacturers, however, evince a
more hopeful tone as to the future, though the general
aspect of the trade is certainly not encouraging. Prices
are about the same as hut week.

WOOLLEN. —Lreua, Eerr. 21.—The attendance of
buyers at the Cloth II ills this morning has not been very
numerous. A few Scotch and Manchester houses have
been represented, along with • sprinkling of Bradford
firms engaged in the shipping interest. The parcels which
have been transferred in connection with the home trade
have not been extensive, but have changed bands quite in
a hand-to-mouth manner, and the amount of business
transacted by the foreign houses has been merely
nominal, as they are at present chiefly engaged in
making preparations for the ensuing spring season.
In the Coloured Hall carting* and tweeds have
engaged the most attention, some tolerably good
parcels of the Ulmer cloth having changed hands.
Selections have been made from various patterns of mix•
tures and small broken checks. The usual shades of dark
mixtures in the tweed department have been pretty freely
transferred, though not in lame parcels. Orance warps are
still in good demand, and are bought up as soon as brought
into the market. Other departments have been quiet,
and have not presented any feature worthy of special
notice. There has been a slight improvement in the
transfer of hairnets, and the inquiries fur tine goods have
been more numerous. Beavers and witimys have been
slow of sale, and have only in isolated eases met with cus-
tomers to any material extent. The thick suchen trade
continues without alteration, the amount of business
turned over being only small. Prices remain firm.

CORN.--CANBIUDGE. SETT. 21.—We had a fair supply
of what to-day, which sold at last week's ricer. Wheat.
FB.. to lit.. Bari, y, 40.1. to 445. Oats, 2:w. to 325.
Beane, 40.. to 445. Tares, OW. per qr.
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Catmint, Barr. 21.-There was a fair supply of wheat,
but small of oats and barley at to-day's market. The de-
mand for both new and old was good, at fully last week's
prices. Oats were about • shilling a bushel lower than last
week. Prices:-Wheat, white, Zia. to 265. ; ditto old,
245. Gd. to Vs. ; ditto red, new, 23a. to 245. G.I. ; ditto,
old, 23a. to tie. rid. ; old potato oats, 13s. to 14s. ; ditto
new, tle. Gd. to lls. lid. per Carlisle bushel. Flour, 2s. Id.
to :N. Bd. • oatmeal, 2s. 4,1. to 2s. Gd ; ryemeal and barley-
meal, lc Gd. per stone. The weather during the week has
been, on the whole, favourable for harvesting operations,
and a large quantity of grain has been secured.
Cl/lA:HERTER. Berl. 21.-At to-day.s market there was
an improved and fair supply of wheat, which met a steady
sale at the full quotations of last week. Ouly a moderate
show of barley, beans, and peas, fur which the trade was
slow at late prices. •
GUILDFORD, Seer. 21.-There was a falling off in the
supply of wheat to•day, but en increased quantity of other
grain. Trade was very firm for wheat, which sold at the
extreme prices of last week. Rye and tares rather dearer.
Barley Without change. Wheat, G4s. to 74a. Barley, .Ba.
to 445. Oats, 245. to 30s. Peas, 425. to 44e. Beans, 455.
to 525. per qr.
HERTFORD, SEPT. 21.-The supplies of new wheat COMO
very slowly to hand. The quantity showing was but
limited. Trade was not brisk, but last week's rates were
fully supported. Both oats and barley hare an upward
tendency, but at present not much new spring corn is
offering, and .ales of old are merely in retail and to the
growers. Wheat, new red, 36a. to 425.; old, 4:41. ; white,
Ms. to 4-is. ; line, 475. per load. Barley, old, 21s. to 4.4.;
oats, coarse, 18s. to 285.; line, 345. per qr. Beans, 235. to
31s. per load.
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LeicEarrrt, SErr. 21.—There was a fair supply of wheat
at our market to-day. The trade ruled steady at unaltered
terms. White, Va. to Its. ; red, liOs. to 70s. per 36 stone.
The supply of barley was moderate, sod the demand was
steady at about Is. per qr. reduction ; malting, :Cs. ta
44e. ; grinding, 345. to ags. per qr. Oats were sparingly
shown, and moved off at no important variation in prices,
12s. to :Caper 24 stone. Beaus were in short supply, and
business was transacted at recent currencies, e‘cept old
sorts, which were la. dearer; old, ten. to Ms. per te< stone.
Fine 'lour, as. to sjs. ; seconds, 4.5. to 4bll. per 20 stone.

NIWCAIRTLE-UPON.TI:4II, BKPT. 21.—The weatht,
early part of the week was cold and sunless, tried
yesterday morning was damp, hut fine afternoon. v
• change of wind this morning to the W. wit?
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temperature. Harvest work is progressing rapull
portion of the wheat mop is secured. We have
rivals of wheat from the coast, the great bulk of
gone direct to the millers ; from abroad the supply
We have bad en increased demand for old when
the week, at very full prices. New Norfolk wheat
sold so wellaslastrueeday,butasthe week advanced
have shown more confidence. Flour very scarce,
dining upwards. We had a very short supply
from our farmers to-day, nearly all of the new crt
quality was better than was expected, but oonchti,:u
rally poor. lied sold from to 68a. per qr., wcie
from 571 b. to 63ilba. per bushel ; one fine sample of
weighing 641bs. per bushel, mold at 76.. per imperial k;
seed ; new Norfolk red was firmly held, and held',
sold rather better than Tuesday. Flour firm.
beans, and peas without change. Oate scarce, sad kw
up. The arrivals this week are :—W heat, twatwi, 4,t41
qrs.; foreign, 1,388 ; rye, coastwise, 41 ; barley, for.
240 ; oats, canton., 1,334 ; beans, coastwise, io; romp,
45 ; flour, coastwise, $146 sacks.
Noewien, Serr. 21.—There was an increased sop}
of wheat at this market to-day, and although tie de,
mend was tolerably active prices receded about
qr. even upon the bat qualities. The supply of
still limited, and the demand being also restricted but hide
business was done at prices ranging from 38s. to 44a hr
qr. The weather having been very fine during the beat
week the harvest in Norfolk has been brotight to s eay
elusion. White wheat (weighing 61.1 be. to 631b..1,1;61.4
72a. ; red ditto (weighing fillbs. to 631 n.), .58s.
best malting barley, 42a. to 44e. ; runs ditto, 40.. to 411!
distilling ditto, 36a. to :375. per qr. ; flour, 465. to 47i.
sack. Avenges ; Wheat, 1,669 qrs., 63e. ; barley, b 2 qq
41 e. Bd.

Norrincitait, Sirr. 21.—At our corn exchange todi,
wheat was a moderate show, and samples moved off 4
about last week's currencies. New white, 665. to 74,
new red, 60s. to 695.; old white, 70s. to Me.; old red, 04:
to 71s. per 36 stone. New barley came slowly to lAA
and sales took place at about late rates, namely, 4(14 h
455. per qr.; old grinding sorts may be quoted at :t.,
40s. per 30 stone. Of oats the supply was short, nod prim,
Item about the same as last week ; old, 345. to .Ms.; pee
275. to 33e. per 24 stone. No material change in hem.
old, 4na. to 52a. per 3fl stone. Super flour, 54a. to 51L:
fine, 501. to 52a. per sack.

Oxeoan, SEPT. 21.—There was a better attendance d
this Corn Exchange to-day, consequent on so many (amen
having finished their harvest, but the supply of cons vas
not a large one, the return of dry weather caused delen
to purchase wheat cautiously ; and thus the upward ter
dency of the few last weeks to raise the price was chested,
but the quotations of this day se'nnight were about Os
same, viz., wheat, from 56e. to 725. per qr. ; barley, 39g.
to 465. ; oats, 255. to 35e. ; old beans, 46e. to 50s. ; sew
beans, 425. to 44a. ; peas, none offering ; flour, semi*
50s. per sack.
PETERBOEOUGIT, SEPT. 21.—We had here to-day a ged
supply of wheat. Fine sample* made rather over lug
week's prices ; 665. was given for our best reds ; in second ay
sorts there was no alteration. Barley offering plentifully,
and prices ruled from 40s. to 425. per qr. of 31 stone. Dap
made Is. l!cl. to Is. 2d. per stone.
READING, SEPT. 21.—1 n the corn market this day the.
was an average attendance. The supply of wheat au
moderate, and last week's prices were sustained. ♦ he
lot of Talavera wheat was purchased at 75a. per qr. ;
average price of good barley was We. There did sot
appear to be any change in the prices of oats.

Itocitesitsa, Seer. 21.—Our market was well supplied
with wheat and other samples of grain, and the detand
for wheat of both white and red sorts has been steed!,
Superior parcels of new wheat, with which the duds
were well furnished, fetched about is per qr. higher
rates, and a fair clearance was effected at that *thyme.
The present terms for best white wheats are eels. to N.,
aad extra fine kinds 70s. to 72a. per qr. ; best red whet,
6.55. to ti7s. ; secondary, 625. to his. ; and damp and I.
ferior, 60s. to 625. per qr. Flour was in fair consumptirs
demand, and best lots brought about Is. per sa,l higher
prices. In the foreign market there was a restricted hen.
nese doing, nevertheless superior lots of wheat fetched
fully late prices. The malting season being now near d
hand, best lota of barley are the turn dearer, sud tls
demand steady. For best malting the prices are fe.
4As., and others 40s. to 455. per qr. ; best grinding haler,
:tie. to :Cm., and others 30‘. to :r.b. per qr. Malt fine,
and the demand steady. Oats were in moderate mats,
but fine old kinds still maintain late prigs; for beetle*
the terms are 265. to 30s. ; and secondary, :30e. to Mi. pr
qr. Beans and peas the same as before. During the pig
week hop-picking has been pushed forward in the district
around this city, but the yield, on the whole, is notes
petted to reach an average.

WIRRECH, SEPT. 21.—The supply of wheat and etbe
grain increases. There is very little difference in prim
to-day, but what little there is is in favour of the buyer.
Woact,rra, Sem.. 21.—At this day's market there as
a short supply of wheat, which sold readily at an ads=
of Is. per qr. Barley 6d. to Is. per qr. higher. Oats se.
altered. Beans and peas held for more money.

Vow:, SEPT. _'l.—Our oorn market today was tole-
ntlily supplied with wheat. There was a nm.lemte P.
nand at about Is. per qr. over former rates. White airs
made Cris. to 71s. ; red, GU. to ties. per stone. Then
was a small supply of barley, which found buyers at pricer
without material change ; malting, 380. to 41, per qr.;
grinding, 355. to 375. per 30 stone. The supply of mu
was ; the inquiry wu firm at recent mks, 2,4. to
30s. per 24 stone. The show of beans was also limited,
and prices were nominally unaltered, samples making 44.44
to 48s. per 38 stone. Malt, Cita to ruse-. ; rye, 42*. per p.
Flour, 495. to 50a per sack.

WATER/WM, SEPT. 21.—The weather has turned fiat
and dry, and farmers are rapidly finishing the turret.
Our foreign arrivals this week are the largest for a car
siderable time past. Home grain is now coming to hand
pretty freely and in much better condition then could
have been expected after the late heavy nuns. The feeb
Mg of the trade since this day se'nuight was seemingly to
purchase barely sufficient for immediate wants, present
prices being high for this time of the yew. }anise
wheat —Without any great inquiry, a fair business teak
place at lid. under our last Saturday's quotations. Irish,
with good deliveries the past day or two, declined Is.
per barrel. Barley.—Malting scarce. and for best tam*"
20e. per barrel was paid to-day. Grinding also big*,
Black oats attract a good deal of attention, and command
a full Cal. improvement. Indian corn here has responded
to the advance reported front other market., and closes Is.
per barrel dearer. Flour unchanged. Imports this week:
Maize, 16,K9 ; wheat, 16,224 qrs. ; dour. lea routs
this week : Oats, 4,5:19 brls. ; dour, 2•4 sacks ;
oatmeal, 20 sacks.