The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-17 00:00:00

MARKET&

COTTON. —Livniroor,, Aucusr 16. Duriag tie
present week the eontinuance of -favourable Pane.,
weather and cheapneas of money have beneficially
Summed the gourd trade of the country, and in this
provement the cotton market has participated. cob,
smilers have Increased their 'meekness to • considerable
extent, while the akaandasee and relatively low price, of
some descriptions have at length attracted the attention of
speculators as well as exporters. In Sea Wand a fail
amount of business has been done at aboutlast week's rates,
American has been in increased request, and hu advanced
id. per lb. in the ordinary and fd. in the better qualitiek
Brazil has been in regular demand, and an advance of id;
per lb. geiliera4ibtained. Egyptian is still freely hem
and very • in price. Smyrna is abundantly cog
and in request. There has been a better ineuff;
for East India, which has resulted in more extennive tun'.
actions, and prices are generally 0. par lb. dearer.
Speculators have taken during the week 9,080 boles ; en:
porters, 16,710 bales ; and the trade, 70,910 balm we
have had a good demand to-day, the market reenakeio,
steady at the official prices. The sales are 12,000 hales, el
which 3,000 are for export and speculation. The follow.
in if are the official quotations : Fair Orleans, 14.
ddling, 110. ; fair Mobile, 120. ; middling, 11d. ; ftir
Uplands, 14d. ; middling, 10f el.

COTTON GOODS—WANCHLSTZI. Avocar l6.—The
animation which showed itself in this market earlier i
the week has entirely disappeared to-d_ ay, and business
has been quiet, with weaker prices. Beller* of shippiec
yarns say business has sasumed • much quieter to
the constently.remived bad accounts from Calcutta din
warming operations. Buyers for that quarter are entirely
out of the market, and prices, without lien‘no,:inally
lower, are somewhat weaker. The market for tm
yarns is quieter to-day, and in pieces it may be said jd
out of the id. advance obtained on Tuesday has been lost
In cloths we have had a very subdued tons. The fsillos
of Mesas. Nichols and Ashton, spinners and manshe
turers at Lower Darwen, with liabilities to the extent d
35,0001. to 40,0001., has had more effect upon the market
than a failure for such an amount might have beta es.
peeled to produce. No doubt the news coming elm bid
cloth accounts are to hand from Calcutta, and which Leak
of failures in the Bauer, with enormous stocks, liaa beet
calculated to affect people more deeply than it otherwise
might. The telegram also speaks of • depressed !mitt
and lower prices at Calcutta. The business here in cloth,
to-day, under these circumstances, has become very nuet
tiled, and for such sales as they have made millers hats
had to accept lower quotations. There is no briskness is
business for any quarter, and prices are drooping.

CORN.—Csructirogri, AUGUST 16.—The weather hn
been all that could be desired from the 9th until the
morning of the 15th, when we had a thunder eters ea
compenied with heavy rain, which cohtinued nearly it
whole day ; this of course stopped wheat carting, which
was going on to some extent in the earliest districts. 7e.
day there was a fair supply of new wheat on offer, he
which very irregular prices were asked; quotations us
hardly be given yet. Old, a dull trade.
LINCOLN, Amway 16.—We have had a small Supply of
wheat, sad prices unchanged; red, 645. to 675.; skits
70e. to

LIVERPOOL, At 17.—We had • rather lest attend-
&nos than usual at our market this morning. Wheat en
in moderate demand, at about the current prices of ?oe.
day, though in some cases alight concessions were made.
Flour quiet but unchanged in value. Indian corn ins
in moderate request, at • decline of 6d. per qr. Bears
steady. Pees very few offering. Canadian, 41.. 6d. is
425. ; oats and oatmeal unchanged.
WAKEFIELD, AVOCET 16.—Wheat trade slow, and bal.
ness only moderate in extent, but quotations stealtend.
No alteration in spring cern. In barley, oata, and beau
no alteration.

COALS.—Lowocer, Arnow 1&—Holywell Main, 17a;
Eden Main, 183. 6d.; Walla End Braddylls Hefts',
19a. 9d. ; Walls 'Rad Haswell,. 204.1 Walls FM
Retail. 20s. ; Walls End South Hetton, 19s. 9d.;
Walls End Tunstall, 17s. 3d.—Ships at market, 31;
sold, 21.