The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-11 00:00:00

THE IRON AND COAL TRADES.

BIRMINGHAM, Dec. I%
The marts in selatket to the iroa trade, both ken eat
In Melee ele dasidelly mare tawermbis than they were 4 mout
ago; for IMMlhreeddre Ina fleebee Memesed demand, earadc,
Mr bars mod Irma; the memartelmee estahtlehments are betted*
cedes; esoneama bane. whose Necks are amout without step
tlen leer. me amides men freely for immediate toe. nein:pip.
imam ethl kis llama *Si be not confined to finished iron; tc*
mum dila kat genii& Man hem been more homes. g
Ma; aim aem mg priemed em the =teat they were represecAti
hem Ms as dent Mae duet the etnesquence Is increased Creamers
pelmakied lbe aginema presets that the prime at which me*
anal le bogie base honked their lowest point. The roe.
ass of the Mae market will, no doubt, ban a egg,
egret b restadag the trade to a healthy tont; o
It II Oak that someathing is wanting beyond this to sicze
Art the trade a twee amount of animltion. The rer.tva,
Seim, and la meltauation of these wheb appeared :a tis
Ram &km vela oboe, continue to exhibit the great Itotew
Is taking One lavers cort trade, video has never Lee
by marked ak dmina prevent year. Of the 031:1101444111
eansmand, It to ettneeW that the values etported will, by 114 cal
et the year, reeds twaMr millions sterling; and that the weight Ili
be nearly two minims of lens. at the same time, the dermal*
Eros tram the Udell aims hog not been nearly so reit as trunk.
deeded ; indeed. Sieel Mel IMMO of April last, the orders feat*
quarter have been ens mime disappointment. The mascot*
L now pretty generally mitheelsed and a:Mined—the prier Les.
too high, and to long es reseal fates are adhered to tel. the Jilted
from America be emaparstively livened. The merelt.nts on the rase
side allege that existing rates in England are plet euciently Lek to
enable their ewe nonmasters to eupply the market proLe full gnat
of their production ; and that the production itself
stimuleted by the prices prevailing In this oountry. To Leo**
undesirable extension of the iron manufacture in the United sum.
the most effective way will be a general reduction°, prices. at -ms
there L a very general feeling that inlaid iron is 11. a tor. too *b.
that a more moderate prim would be better for consumers, ad
the keg run for producers, by securing for the trete a more M.
feral, healthy anion. With the approach of the pram:my nee*
Mlle trade, the desirability of a reduction has been very nu
dimmed, end although it is understood that some of the
Inns eery mush opposed to It, a reduction is by no mapmC arssalsc..wing are the returns referred to above, as mark* *
prover of the nos trade, and the branches dependent upon 3,la*
way.of exports, during the ten months of this year:
Tea Months. 1 1663. I

Hardware and cutlery
Engines and machinery
Ptg iron
Bar; km.
Wire
Outings

Plates, sheets, te.....•
Steel.

Toss

16517
674,151
7,117
67,411
173,371
13,641
39,663

11136. Isis. 03(4
°IMP, Vllble. %me.
80,000 X 1,4.1. 71; 23,111,214
112 4.4 1,1159,129 2,111,74
907,393 959,331 4111,111
733,1111 3,673,316 3,79,511
11,460. 100,359 WA/
69,6101 361,311 MIA
291,7161 1,91•,509 3,131,431
19,5341 471,511 0%24
46,2t6 937,970 1,115,111
1,641,747113,,57,91b 11,311211