The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-21 00:00:00

MARKETS.

COTTON.—LivunPorn., MAT 19.—Market quiet and
very irregular. Sales to-dny 5,000 bales, including 500
speculation and export. 2,500 American, 10d. to 15d. ;
400 Pernani, &c. Hid. to 141 d. ; 30 Maanbam, 15fd.
300 Egyptian, 18id. to 20d. ,• 1,760 Surat, SA. to 110. ;
Madras, Na. 91c1.; Bengal, Scinde, dco., Gd. ;10 Peru,
14d.

COTTON GOODS. Mamettrons, HAT 19.—The
depression and distrust which were the leading features
of this market at the close of Ileac week were succeeded
early in the present week by a slight reaction. There
had been an attempt at Liverpool, on Saturday, to rally
prices a little, and people here, on Monday and Tuesday
acted upon an impression that the worst of the money
crisis was over. The result was that on Tuesday sellers of
yarn and cloth put up their prioss • little, and there was
rather more business. The market, however, has since
relapsed into a state of stagnation equal to anything that
prevailed last week, and closes exceedingly flat. The appre-
hension of war on the Continent, and the closing of
many of the cotton mills in Germany, to say nothing of
the tightness of the money market there, have
deprived our spinners of a market in Germany
for their yarn, so that there is little or no
demand for that quarter. For India the demand
for yarn is interfered with by the difficulty of getting the
long-dated paper drawn against shipments thither cashed,
and the same remark applies to cloths suited to that
market. India yarn is id. per lb. worse to sell than on
Tuesday, and most kinds of spinning& can be bought on
easier terms. Cloth has undergone no change so far as
sellers' quotations go, but the market generally is weaker.
The demand, however, is extremely languid. Buyers are
looking for a further considerable decline in cotton, and
are disposed for that reason to wait before placing fresh
orders, while the commercial failures in various parts of
the country are • further reason for caution and inac-
tivity. Cloth, however, maintains its value with more
tenacity than yarn.

HARDWARE.—Brampic HAN, MAT 19.—The trade of
this town is much quieter than it was at the commence-
ment of the quarter, and, in fact, shows less of animation
than at any former period of this year. In the course of
the last fortnight orders on account of the home trade
have very much fallen off ; and as the country ironmongers
and others engaged in the hardware trade are tolerably
well stocked, it is not improbable that more or less of
slackness will prevail during the remainder of the quar-
ter. Up to this time the manufacturers have bad suffi-
cient orders on the books to keep them at work full
time, and most of them will continue to do so for the
next two or three weeks, even though orders come
oin as mlerstely as they have done of late.
In the metal trades not much change has yet been experi-
enced, but the hollow-ware manufacturers report business
dull, the orders in hand being below the average for the
time of year. In the foreign department only a moderate
amount is being done ; there is scarcely an exception to
this as to any of the principal markets. In many in-
'dances, the merchants have orders on hand which are
I being withheld, and in the present state of the money
I market, and with a war threatening on the continent, there
will be a great disposition to restrict engagements until a
more favourable season. Some inquiry has been made in
the course of the week for guns for the Italian govern.
ment, but not much business has yet been done on that
account.

CORN.—CAMBRIDGZ, Mar 19.—Our millers were very
shy buyers of wheat, and last week's prices were barely
maintained. Wheat, 445. to 48s. ; barley, 30a. to 345. ;
beans, 445. to 464.; oats, Ws. to 30s.

CARLIeLE, MAY 19. —There was only a small supply of
grain at our market this morning. This being term
clay " farmera are changing their servants, which may in
some degree account for the scanty stock on offer. Oats
sold at rather high prices, while wheat and barley fetched
the rates of this day week. Prices :—Wheat, white, 19a. to
215.; red, 17a. to 19s. • barley, 13a. 6d. to 14s. 6d. ; potato
oats, 10s. 6d. to lls. 6d. per Carlisle busheL Flour and
meal without change.

COLCHESTER, KrY 19.—A short supply of wheat, with a
slow trade, at the currencyof last week. A small show of
.
peas and beans, which

GUILDFORD, MAT 19.—There was • large supply of
wheat at market to-day, for which the trade was not
brisk, but late values were realised on all parcels in fair
condition. Beans rather dearer ; other spring corn with-
out alteration. Wheat, 3ds. to gds. per qr. ; barley, 345.
to 40s. 6d. ; oats, 20s. to 295. ; beans, 40s. to 495.

HERTFORD, MAT 19.-A moderate supply of wheat,
some of 1865 harvest. Trade not brisk, and prices in some
cases were 6d. per load lower. Grinding barley in better
request then of late. Oats and beans rather dearer.
Wheat, red, per load, runs. 28s. to 304. ditto, fine,
31s. 6d. ; white, 30a. to 324. ; fine, 345. Baz:ley. grinding,
per qr., 30e. to 36a. Oats, new, 16s. to 245. ; fine, 32a.
Beans, per load, 245. to 314. Peas, 21s. to 25a.
LEICESTER, MAT 19.-The show of wheat was 'middling.
Buyers purchased sparingly, and price* were not much
altered. Old red, 49a. to 525. . • old white, 555. to 565. ; new
red, 464. to 494. ; new white, 50a. to 52a. per 36 stone. In
barley there was not much ramming, and late rates were
maintained ; malting, 35e. to 40e. per qr. ; grinding, 31s.
to 33e. per 30 stone. Oats were in demand, and com-
manded high prices ; new, 275. to 32a. per 24 atone. There
was a very limited show of beans, which ware held at
rather more money ; old, 50a. to 545. • new, 44a. to 48s. per
38 stone. Fine flour, 38e. ; seconds, 355. to 375. per 20
stone.

NZWCABTLZ-ON-'1Y1(11, MAT 19.—At our market this
morning we lied • moderate show of wheat from the
growers,but in spite of the large foreign arrivals, amounting
in round numbers to 17,000 qrs., fresh thrashed samples
were taken off quickly, at the eatreme rates of this day
ss'naight. Thom the stands little was done ganazally, the

only sale of importance being of a cargo of 1,000 gm 0.,
We*est, at Ma. perso4lbe. Flour met yig
Little starring in barley. Fine malt mated.
peas unchanged. Oats lase inquired for loom e_sysot,i;
foreign, with which our principal buyers are well
The arrivals this week are :-Wheat, wwwswieruirs:
foreign, 16,804 ; barley, foreign, 1,077 ; oats, eakehrhe
km*, 2,06 ; peas, ooastwise, 55 ; for 75q,,,„;
owsisurise, 2,044 sacks ; Indian emu flour, 714 gigki.
NoIWICRI, MAY 19.-The amply of wheat was
rably good at this market to-day, although IWO
mend was slow prices must be quoted fully sa 164
as on this day se'nnlght, and in some instances wars rar,
in favour of the sellers. In barley, oat., beam, sad
little doing. The week has been a dry one, but wish/Z
and brisk easterly winds, and severe frosts ths
morning. Warm and genial weather is now
yesterday and to-day exhibited an improveressZst
wheat (weighing 641 be.), 50e. to 545.; old red ditto (wt
651 be.), 48e. to 50e.; new red ditto (weighing elyirt:
631b5.), 43a. to 48a per qr. Flour, 31s. 6d. to ak
sack. Averages :-Wheat, 1,775 qrs., 44e. 11d.; het;
95 qrs., 36e. 9d.
NOTTINGHAM, MAY 19.-There was a fair asp* at
wheat from the growers, the demand for which ft*.
at about recent rates. Old white sold at 55e. 10 oh. ;
old red 48s. to 50s. ; new white,' 50s. to
red, 46s. to 495. per 36 stone. There was se,
)as* showing, sad prices were equal to the. -*
week-malting, 38s. to 42a. per ; &dim_ kvr
to
325. per 30 stone. Of oats the show was szasl
edya
tone of the demand proved firm, at extreme nurrewm_
old, 30s. to 34a. ; new, 275. to 325. per 24 Maw. him
were in small supply, and moved oif at about Is. sw
advance-old, 50s. 63e. ; new, 475. to 50e. per Lye,.
Super flour, 38e. ; fine, 345. to 365. per sack.

inTORD, MAT 19.—There was but a IMO Wags**
this Corn Exchange to-day, and trade was chill. pw,
chasers of prime samples of wheat had to pay bac,
2s. per qr. more, which confined the transaction stray
to purchasers from necessity ; dealers and othouseed,
not at all inclined to speculate. English barley win..
scarce. Oats and beans were much asked far, sad o;4
money was obtained. Flour (seoonda), 35e. per
Farmers complain that, owing to the cold nigh* As 711s-
crops in many places will be thin.
Prrunonoofm, MAT 19.—A small supply of all
here to-day. The wheat trade ruled dulL but 117.
would not take less money than was made Lot wink. Di
and beans were both dearer, the latter reached 30s. RR
of 38 stone.

RZADIXO, MAT 19.—The attendance at our Imlay
day was rather short, with only • short slimy of lii
Purchasers were freely inquiring for both Am*
barley, and prices generally had an upward
Oats, beans, and peas were also a good trade, stiel4
enhanced prune.

Recur-81mm, May 19.—Farmers brought fermi &
dente supply of wheat at our city market, dm g dt
samples being in improved condition. Business, keen;
consequent on the depressed state of the discard irez ,
was very dull, and the transactions were chiefly of
character. For superior runs of both white Andre:l4o
holders demanded an advance of Is. to 2s. per qr., vim ,
rather checked business, and the transactions Add en
mostly of a retail character. Extra qualities of dig
wheat were 475. to 60s. per qr. •, secondary kinds, 41/
475. • and inferior parcels, 41s. to 435. per qr. ;iM
red, 40e. to 445. ; and secondary and inferior, So. to
40s. per qr. The foreign market was gat, lig
with the present unsatisfactory aspect of melletal
affairs, North Sea kinds of wheat are fully
dearer, with only a small retail demand. Best tons
flour is 6d. per sack dearer, and secondary firm &I kis
rates. With a more active demand for barley inst bF
lish samples fetch rather more money, but woman ra
inferior parcels are hardly as dear ; for bed chewbe th
quotations are 36e. to 405., and malting 335. to fit pr
qr. ; beet grinding barley 31s. to 335., and °dinar*
31s. per qr. Scarcely anything doing in malt. Prim old
oats fetch rather more money, best feeds being abort(.
per qr. dearer. Beans are Is. to 2s. per qr. dears, la
peaalittle doing.
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WISBECH. MIT 19.—The supply of grain of all khan
to•day's market is short. Wheat has lost the edema if
last week. All spring corn made fully former ton
Prices to the grower:—Wheat, white, old, 50a to 351.,
631bs. per bushel ; red, 475. to 495.; white, new, C. a
50$. ; red, 455. to 475.; Oats, Is. ld. to ls. 2d. per Um
WORCEBT7.II, MAY 19.—At this day's market then ens
short supply of wheat, which was finally held fir no
currency of this day se'nnight. Raley scarce, and tidy
as dear. Oats leas in request. Beans and per ipar
rather dearer.

You', MAY 19.—There was only a moderst:2llrii
wheat, and the condition of the samples was
tone of the demand was quiet, and late rated weep:
White sorts realised 50s. to 565. ; red, 465. to 49►. pa:
stone. Barley a very small show, and busiaerusyl
written as nominal : malting, 38s. to 40s. per qr. ; pbbs
325. to 34a. per 30 stone. There was a scanty rank
oats, which sold readily at fully late rates ; new, Sit
30s. per 24 stone. In beans a tolerable trade maw
The show was meagre, and the best qualities were la I
qr. higher than last week ; new, 465. to 48s. per Mum
Malt, 645. to 66a. ; rye, 30.. per qr. Flour, 365. to Yap
sack of 260 lbs.

KIRKCALDT, MAT 19.—At our country markets this
we had fair supplies of wheat ; small of oats and Ineley.
Wheat in the early part of the week brought la 'droner
latterly little has been done, farmers holding rather
submit to a reduction. Oats and harley unchanged.
to-day we had small supplies of all kinds of grain.
unchanged ; oats 6d., and wheat 64. to Is. lower.
448. to 500. per qr.; barley, ;16a. to 381.; oats. 28a is

WATERFORD, MAT 19.—Arrivals of foreign grant kth.l
port since Saturday last are somewhat liberal, bats( oar
own growth, with the exception of oat,., very little mom
at market. Our trade this week has been fairly
Although the present very high rate of interest TWA
naturally be expected to depress prices, here it is earn,
acted by a steady consumptive inquiry for all deseriptirs
of grain, and our last quotations are supported. tren
scarcity of Irish wheat and barley we can merely giver.
nominal values of these articlu:,. Foreign wheat emirs
to move off freely at the currency of this day sew
Indian corn has attracted a good deal of attention, ad re
sales for the week have been considerable nt foll Fria
Flour quite as dear. Imports this week :—/drea, 3,14
qrs. ; wheat, 5,000 qrs. ; Hour, 300 sacks. Exports as
week :—Oats, 3,918 brls. ; flour. 328 sacks ; oatmeal,

DESPATCH OF THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—SOTBE
Aterros, MAT 20.—The Peninsular and Oriental Compare
steamer China, Captain Haskell, sailed this immat
with the mails for Gibraltar, the ltlediterransin, Foi
Aden, Ceylon, India (except Bombay), China, *WM
the Cape of Good Hope, Australia, and New &AWL
She took out 71 first and 50 second class passengers, sal*
freight a general cargo including specie, ke, sibs
18,960/. 6s. lid., for the following ports, viz. :—Madini
Gold coin, 2,297/. 10s. ; gold thread, jeweller'', Walwl,
&c., :1,0991. Is. 6d. Calcutta: watches, jewellerllo,".
1,317/. Iris. 6d. Hong Kong: jewellery, &c.,2.1.5/. 0..
dollars, 1,080/. ; jewellery, &c., 2751. ; bar silver,
Melbourne : watches, 186/. ; Hobson's Bay: 'Welsh
jewellery, 1,615/. Sydney : jewellery, 5951. ; and Ake
andria, ditto, 601.
THE BOMBAY MAIL.—MALTA, MAY 19.-1111
Nyanza left here at 9 p.m. yesterday, and the NO
will leave at 11 a.m. to-day. The former may bl
petted at Marseilles on the 21st, and the latter at Ses*
amptan on the 28th inst.
CALCUTTA AND CHINA .31AILS.—Atexesesu•
MAT 20.—The Ceylon and Pere left herr at S a.m. Mei:
The former may be expected at Marseilles on the No
inst., and the latter at Southampton on the 2ndJah
The Pen has a full cargo of cotton and silk.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 20. Messrs. Green's ship
Renown, from Calcutta, with the headqumten of the putt
battalion of the 18th Regiment, arrived here this attest=
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