The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-10 00:00:00

YETALS.

The unsatisfactory state of metal market, which we
noticed in several of our last Circular', has continued
during the past month. The late inclement weather, the
prospect of a had harvest, end the fear of a tightening
money market, have caused both operators and shippers to
use the greatest caution ; the demand, however, has been
sufficient to maintain the value of most descriptions of metals
with the exception of copper, and we can but hope that the
Unproved state of the weather which has at last set in will
allay the Lars of alarmists, and cause • general revival of
tan& throughout the country.
Lox.—The accounts from Wales speak of • very dull
trade, and although most of the works are fully employed,
prices are with difficulty maintained. Bars are quoted from
sf. 10s. to 6f. 12s. 6d. at the works according to brand,
although some purchases at slightly lower rates are said to
have been nude. Rails were very dull, until the commence-
ment of last week, when two or three small orders coming
in the market at the same time, mined makers to hold for
higher prices. The accounts from Staffordshire are unsatis-
factory, several iron masters having failed to meet theiren-
gagemente. The stock of native pig iron is accumulating,
and prices drooping, caused by the large importation of
northern hometite. The demand for finished iron, although
decidedly falling off, is sufficient to enable makers to sustain
official quotations, and keep their men employed. Scotch
pig iron has gradually declined to Ms. cash, for mixed num-
ber warrants. The shipments from the let January this
year have been 359,868 tons, against 382,576 tons in 1859.
Tin.—The state of the market has undergone but little
change since our last, dulness has been the prevailing
feature ; consumers have only bought for their most pressing
wants. The demand here continues principally for Straits.
the deliveries of which during the first fortnight of the past
month were very satisfactory; they have, however, mate-
rially fallen off during the last 14 days, in spite of a alight
concession in price, and a decreasing stock to the extent of
110 tons. The deliveries in Holland during the pest
month have been large, owing to the prompt falling due on
the 28th ult., but the transactions there during the month
have been extremely limited. The statistical position of the
article is steadily improving.—(From the monthly circular
of Messrs. Von )adelaseu and North.)

HARDWARE.—Biammonmi, BKPT. B.—There has been
a ramify improvement in the state of trade in this town for
the last ten days or a fortnight. The country trade islook-
ing up, end orders from all quarters are coming in more
freely ; the result is that the manufacturers are tolerably
well employed in most of the principal trades, it being only
a few of the fancy branches in which there can be said to
exist slackness, far it scarcely amounts to depression. The
foreign trade is also in a more healthy state, so the.,
making adequate allowance for the drewbacks incident to
the peculiarities of the season, business concerns here are
not now in an unsatisfactory state. The iron trade is bad.
At some of the principal works where first-class iron is
made, they have a moderate supply of onleta ; but these
are the exceptions. Other makers are badly off, and
pricer are tco low and waged too high to enable producers
to make • profit ; the consequence Is that rumours of
failures are again rife. Messrs. Hickman's failure was an.
flounced in the Daily tiers of Thursday. It is now said
that the indebtedness direct will ammuit to between sixty
and severity thousand pounds, and that there are accept-
ance* running of other parties, bearing Merlins. Hickman's
endorsement, to the amount of at least 00,0001., a portion
of which may come against their estate. As to the assets
nothing is known. The Dudley and West Bromwich Bank-
ing Company is a creditor for an amount which is said to
exceed 23,0001., of which a portion is secured.

ooTros.—Liviaroot, Sm. B.—Our market remains
stead, at yesterday's prices. The sales are 12,000 bales—
incluaiug 9,670 American, 31d. to 81d. ; 2,000 Burst, 3d.
to 51d. ; 180 Edyptian, Bd. to 9d. ; 60 Peraam, 711. to
Bd. ; I^A Maranhaas, ltd.—of which 5,000 are for specu-
lation sad export. The week's Import is 8,324 bales.

OOTTON GOODE.— BLlNett Karen, Pert P.—The monad
the week's operations has been to place both manufacturers
end spinners in a more independent position than they have
occupied for sonic weeks past. In the kinds of clothe must
in request the onlers given out have been of fair extent ;
awl the yarn market is also pretty well relieved from stock.
Those Who are moderately under engagements are already
endeavouring to bring about some advance in prices. In
the better class of warps, for prompt delivery, an especial
improvement seems to be established. Although the goods
market, on the whole, presents most appearance of firmnese,
it is also more stationary than the yarn market, which just
now gives the most promise of an improvement on the
actual state of business. In goods, although printing cloths
of some kinds are in good request at comparatively high
rates, the transactions in piece goods generally are much
restricted by any attempt to ranee pekes above the low
rates of last week, and these are sot willingly ac-
cepted. Nearly all climes of yarns exhibit a positive im-
provement over the low quotations of last week ; good
warps cud cops being about id., and mule and water-twist
in the bundle, for the Ountinent, about id. higher.

WOOLLEN CLOTH.— !Alma, SEPT. B.—No feature of
importance was exhibited in the markets this morning that
mats for remark. There was the customary attendance in
the halls, and a fair, steady business was transacted.

CORN.--Carinalnolt, Barr. 8.-Our market WAS well
supplied with new wheat ; quality and condition very.
various ; the yield is well spoken of. Wheat, red, 465. to
; white, 54.. to 565.
CARLISLE, SUPT. 8.-We had a good supply of all
kwWinileaelt,tofagrti:tiontaut,thgaisnemwdecli7elagdineo.utwh(:lahlsmeod.atod:3;26li,;glol.red.ow to le.
and old 231. to 24e. 6d. Barley, sew; 14s. to 15s. • old,
15e. data, potato, old, lle. to 12.. 6d. ; new, 10s: 64.
to 10. ; common, old, 10r. to lls. Rye, 10. 6d.
Plonr, per stone, 2s. 4d. to 2.. 6d. Oatmeal, per stone,
21. Ml. to 2s. 64. Ryennal, per stone, le. 81. Barleytneal,
per stone, ls.
Cotenperre, Herr. 8.-The supply and price of all spring
corn was nominal. The quantity of wheat offering was fair
for the season, much of which WWI new and in bad condition;
some few samples were good and dry. Old declined 25.,
and new from 2s. to 44.
duo:curia, Sir?. 8.-The weather during the past week
has been uninterruptedly fine, and great progress has been
made in harvest work. At our tollay's market there were
several maniples of new wheat shown, at priors varying from
6a. :id. to 7e. 21. per 621 h. The market must he written
tally 4s. per qr. lower for English, while hardly a trans-
action took plam in foreign. Grinding corn unchanged.
Old eats held for last week's rates ; new ls per qr. cheaper.
Import' of the week ending Sept. 8 :-Wheat, osistwies,
400 qrs. • foreign, 2.290; barley, foreign, 4,730 ; oata,
Inland, '460; ommtwies, 500; maize, foreign, 4,230 ; sun-
dries, onastwise, 1,750 ; foreign, 1,880.
GUILDPORIL SwF. 8.-Tliere was& large nverket of wheat.
comprising a few samples of the new crop, generally bad in
condition. Prices of Dew were irregular • some of the
oldest, not being $1 for miller's use, retuainal unsold. The
best samples radioed 56.. to 60s. Oil. Old was in better
demand, our quotation being N. per qr. lower. Wheat,
54a. to 71e. Bye, 40. to 42.. Peas, 40e to 421.
HERTIAIRD, SEPT. 8.-We had a very small attendance
of farmers at market to-day, the trade dull at 2s. per inset
less anus?. A few samples of new offering, the quality
fair, weighing from 63115. to 6.511 a. per bushel, yet it is not
dry. Barley made last week's prices. Oats, pees, and beans
a very dull trade at rather lees money. Wheat, 25a. to 38s.
per lead ; barley, 28s. to 345. per qr. ' • oats, 21s. to 28s.
per qr. • peas, 265. to tls. per load ; beans, 26.. to 30
per load:
LEICESTTR, Ben. 8. -There wee a moderate attendance
of factor. at to-day's market, but of farmers only few, they
being busily omega' in the harvest field. The supply of
wheat was rather increased as compared with that Of the

week previous. There was a slow trade at a decline of 11.
on the quotations of last week. White qualities sold at
675. ; red, 66a. to 65e. per 36 stone. In barley there was not
much business done, the show being limited, and
were quoted at the varied rates of 34.. to 44.. for nialting
and grinding. Several simples of the new crop were
shown, but the quality varied, and very few lots changed
hands. The supply of oats wee an average for the time ,4
the year and the demand was firm at fully late prices ; old,
345. to 38A ; new, 325. to Xis. per 24 stone. In beaus
moderate number of sales were effected, and the show bei,,g
short little difficulty was experienced in obtaining tbe ~
treme rates of last week ; old, 525. to 545. ; new, fills,
525. per qr. Yme flour, 51s. ; seconds, 495. ; thirds, gte,
per 20 stone.
NIIWCASTLIC-UPON-TTNIL, Sire. &—We had a good supple
of wheat from the country this morning fur the season of
the year, and al the weather has assumed a more unfavoun
able appearance a good demand was experienced at a decline
of 3e. per qr. ; there were buyers also of the but qualities
of foreign at a similar reduction, bat only in one or two
instances were transactions ccideable at the decline.
Flour ls. per sack lower. , beans, and peas slow
sale. Malt firm Oats 6d. to a. per qr. lower. The
arrivals this week are :—Wheat, ooastwise_ , 2,998 qrs.
foreign, 2,714. Barley, foreign, 149. Malt, coastwise,
210. Oats, coastwise, 1,425 ; foreign, 588. Pena, foreign,
62. Beans, foreign, 33. Flour, 1,100 sacks. Indian corn
flour, 49 mcks.
. . • .

NORWICH, Serf. B.—Here to-day there was a fair supply
of wheat. Many samples were of the new crop, and but in-
different in condition ; prices for all descriptions ruled from
4s. to tle. per qr. below the rates of this day se'unight.
There was very little passing in other articles. Flour must
be quoted 4e. per sack lower ; this evening's figure is 41s.
per sack from the miller. White wheat, 60s. to 62a ; red
ditto, 545. to 60s. per qr. The weather having been fine up
to to-day, it is calculated that two-thirds of the wheat crop
are now secured in Norfolk. The quantity of barley secured
is at present comcarstively. small ; some samples will he
very good, but a good deal will, it is feared, be somewhat
indifferent. _ . .

NO11111011" Serf. 8.-At our eorii market this
morning there was a by no means plentiful show of wheat,
which cousisted of a sprinkling of old and new samples, the
latter being of variable quality. The demand WS, fair, at
reduction of 3e. per qr. White qualities were disposed of
at 665. to Me. ; red, 59a. to 645. per 36 stone. There was a
very meagre show of barley, the supply including a few earn.
plea of this year's growth, and the demand ruled quiet at
the currencies of the week preceding for grinding, which
realised 31e. to 335. per 30 stone ; malting nominal. Thu
show of °atm was small, and the tone of the demand was
insetive at prices similar to those of last week ; old, 29e. to
355. ; new, 275. to 341. ; new foreign, 275. to 30s. per 24
stone. The supply of beans wee limited, and with a firm
feeling in the trade. Priem for new varied from 50e. to
52.. ; old, 52e to 54e. per 38 stone. Super flour, 53 ; fine
ditto, 465. to 50s. per 20 stone.
OXFORD, Sere. 8.-Oar corn market to-day, in cone.
quince of the farmers being generally engaged in harvest
pursuits, was thinly attended, and but little wheat was on
offer. Several samples of new wheat were produced, but
the majority were to a bad condition, owing to their being
harvested too soon. No one cared about purchasing. The few
transactions that took place may be quoted at from iios. to
64e. per qr. New barley was scarce, but one sample realised
38s. New oats were rather plentiful, and made from bra.
to 30s. Beans but little inquiry for. Flour, 445. per sack.
PETERDOHOUGR, BKPT. 8.-At our market today we
had a good supply of wheat, which met a slow sale at
several shillings under the prices of this day week. Barley,
some new sold 365. per 31 stone. Oats plentiful, and le. to
2s. per qr. lower. Beans, none offering. Prices :-Wheat,
beet red, 0h1,1,58a. to 605.; new, 565. to 584. ; common ditto,
561., new, 54e. par 5041b5. ; oats, lea. to Is. id. per stone.
ILKADINC, SEPT. 8.-The gloomy appearance of the we..
ther this morning, with the barometer slightly declining,
had some impression on the market, and the anxiety of the
farmers to continue carrying caused but a moderate atten.
dance in the exchange. The supply of wheat was not
huge, but several samples of new were shown, chiefly in in-
toner cooditiou. The millers appeared more disposed to
buy old than new, but there was a slow trade, with a de.
dining tendency as to price, which we may quote as 'b. On
old wheat, and rather more on the inferior new. There were
also a few samples of new barley, but the quality was of an
inferior description ; one lot realised 335. Wheat, 401. to
64a. ; barley, Ws. to 45e. ; oats, 18a. to 325. ; beans, 425. to
50s. ; peas, 38s. to 465. ; households, brie. ; seconds, 495.
ROCIUDITRIS, Eiger. A-The attendance of farmers at
this corn exchange was small, most of them beiug busy in ba-
yed operations, and the supply of wheat not large for the
mason of the year. Holders did not appear anxious to force
sales. and the decline of 21. to 4s. offered by the madmen
appeared to induce farmers to refuse those terms altogether.
Ultimately, however, a trifling amount of business was done
'at those rates. A little new barley was exhibited, but it
was observed not to be in such firm condition as that of
the last trop. The prices of that on offer underwent no
perceptible change. Neither oats, beans, nor peas were al
much request, but no alterations in the quotations are re-
portaL Flour has fallen about 2s. per sack.
Wisarce, Seer. 8.-The weather during the week
has been fine for harvest work, and • very large quantity of
both wheat and oats have been cut down. The quantity
and yield of wheat in the fens proves rely defective-the
highlands not so much eo-but out generally so good as sow
expected. Oats are green, but said to be a yielding crop.
Several samples of new wheat showing here today, the
quality very various, arid on the whole inferior; prices
varying from 465. to 575. per qr. A small supply of old
wheat, and vary few buyers at a decline of 3a. to 4s. per
qr. from this day week. Scarcely any spring corn offering,
the trade dull, and less money taken. Prices to the
grower :-Wheat, white, 56e. to 58s. ; extra, 60e,
6311 a per bushel ; ditto red, 5.5 e. to 565. ; extra, 58a.; oats,
Is. ld. to In. 2d. per stow ; beam, 455. to 48s. per qr.
Woitaterea, Starr. 8.-At this day's market there was a
limited supply of wheat and a further decline was sub-
mitted of s. to 3e. per qr. Berlin unaltered. Oats rather
cheaper. Beans quite as dear. Peas neglected. The new
wheat at market was all in middling condition. Weather
less promising.
Yoae, Seer. 8.-The quantity of wheat exhibited at our
corn market to-day cos about as usual for the time of the
year, but the attendance of fernier* and factors was by 110
MOWS numerous. Farmers were compelled to submit to a
decline of 31. per qr. ; the best white sorts made 67a. ;
coadary do., 641.: superior red, 635. ; secondary do., 62u.
per 36 stone. Barley came to hand very sparingly, but was
not much sought after, consequently prices similar to those
of last week were for the most part realised, namely 321. to
3.55. per qr. for grinding. There was a firm feeling in the
oats trade, and the supply being scarcely equal to the de.
mind late terms were pretty well sustained, sales taking
piece at 30s. to 325. per 24 stain. Of beans the show waii
again meagre, and late currencies were fully establbled, the
demand being steady ; old moved off at 52e. ; new, 4es. to
501. per 38 stone; malt, 68s. to 70s. ; rye, 40s. per qr. ;
Sour, 501. to 525. per sack.
KIRKCALDY, SEPT. 8.-Here, to-day, we had mode-
rate supplies of all kinds of grain. The old wheat sold
slowly at a reduction of 3e. to 4s. per qr. Barley all new,
but condition being generally huh, it was Is. per qr. lower
than last day. Only two samples of oats. Wheat, old,
54e. to &Zs. per qr. ; barley, new, 295. to 36x. ; oats,
old, 30s. to Th.
WATERFORD, FIRM R.-We have had a week of meet
propitious weather, and the harvest progresses rapidly in
our neighbourhood. The accounts we receive of the noes
are more favourable than could have been expected after
so much wet and cold. The trade in consequence has ruled
very dull, sod with considerable foreign arrivals, prices of
nearly all articles must be written lower. Wheat has de-
clined about Is. per barrel, and meets scarcely any inquiry
at this reduction. Barley being very Rearm maintains pre.
violin rata., but new Cate have given way 3d. to 6d. per
barrel. Old are held firmly at our WI. quotations. Indian
corn sells less freely, and prices have receded about fel. per
barrel on the week, but holden generally are not disposed
to meet the market at present rates, as there appears little
'lnspect of replacing on better terms. Flour Is. per sack
cheaper. Imports this week : -Wheat, 8,900 qrs. ; Indian
corn, 13,977 qrs. ; flour, 20 barrels, 160 sacks. Exports
this week :-Oats, 2,203 ; flour, 882 sacks ; oatmeal, 31
sacks.