The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-06 00:00:00

MARKETS.

COTTON. —LIVERPOOL, SEPT. s.—We have had a %LI
good iuquiry for cotton to-day, and a large busiuess
been done at full prices. The sales are 15,000 bales, laded.
ing 12,3 W American, at 31d. to 81d. ; 2,000 Surat, at 34d.
to 4icl. ; 300 Egyptian, at 71d. to Old. ; and 350 Peramo,
at 7id. to $ d. ; of which 5,000 are fur speculation and ex•
port. The week's import is 7,801 balm.

CORN.—Boarom, SEPT. s.—We have had a fair show
of wheat at market to-day, which met a slow sale at 2s. te
3a. per qr. decline on the week. Wheat, red, 60s. to 62s ;
white, Us. to 68s. A few paresis of new oats, which sold
at 265. to 28s. per 12 stone.
Brocrrow-mr-Tess, Brisr. s.—The weather since our last
has greatly improved, and the temperature is much milder.
Dung the pasC week the imports of wheat coastwise and
from abewd are large. At this day's market there WV
small supply of wheat from the growers, which met a slow
demand at a decline of 2s. per qr. on last week's currency.
In spring tern there is no alteration in value. Flour Is. pr
sack lower. Imports during the past week :—Wheut, cosat.
wise, 1,170 qrs. ; foreign, 2,780. Oat., coastwise, Z5O.

00ALK -LONDON, Seer. 5.-Budtlle's West Hartke,
17s. 3d. ; Byasa's &battle West Hartley, 17s. 3d. ; Hastinks
Hartley, 17s. 3d. ; Holywell, 16s. ; Howard's West Hartley,
17s. ; Tantield Moor, 13s. 3d. ; Tanßeld Moor Butes, 13s. 3d. ;
West Hartley, 17s. 3d. ; Eden Main, 17s. 9d. ; Wall, End
Bnuldylls Hetton, 18s. 6d. ; Walls End Framwellgate,
17s. Ihl ; Walls End Hatton, 19s. 6d. ; Walla End Hettou
Lyons, 178.9 d. ,• Walls End Kepler Grange, 18s. 3d. ; W4ll.
End Russell's Hatton, 18s. 3d. ; Walls End South Hettou,
19a. 6d. ; Walls End Stewart's, 19a. 6d. • Walls Eat
Hartlepool, 19s. 3d. ; Walls End Heugh 17s. 91. ;
Walls End Kelloe, 18s. 9cL ; Walls End South epoel,
18s. 3d. ; Walls End Trundon Thornley, 16s. 6d.; Walls End
Therm 18s. 3d. ; Walls End West Hatton, 1711.911 ; Wells
End Whitworth, 16s. 6d. ; Carway and Dufryn Halting,
225. EkL ; Newton Maui, 165.-Ships at market, 74 ; sold, ts.

THE FREIGHT MARKET.—The freight market lon
been more than usually sensitive during the last few weeks,
owing to the continuance of unfavourable weather for bar.
vesting operations, and • consequent improvement in the
demand for tonnage for grain fee' hts. Although the opinion
is now pretty general that the harvest will be below au
average, the extent of grain in store and the quantity knowu
to he on the way from the Black Sea, Mediterranean,
Canada, and the United States, checks any extravagant
speculation ; and the engagement of tonnage does not there.
fore proceed with any extraordinary animation. A week
ago we had a prospect of a considerable advance in rates,
but • slight improvement in the weather has already oe.
casioned • reaction, and to-day tonnage is placed with diffi-
culty at a marked decline. The opening of the French pert,
for ships with grain encouraged the belief that • defective
harvest in that country would also assist in maintaining
grain freights, but we are more disposed to view the pm.
needing as • movement on the part of the French govcru•
went in the direction of a free trade policy, the anticipated
failure of the crops being seized upon as a fair excuse fur
getting in the thin end of the wedge, and overcoming by
degrees the prejudices of the French shipowners.— (trout
the Circular of Years. Seymour, Peacock, and Co.)