The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-30 00:00:00

MARKET&

HARDWARE.—BIRMINGRAM, JULY 28.—The trade of
this town continues extremely dull. The demand for ma-
terial has seldom been so moderate as it is at this moment.
At most of the rolling mills slackness is experienced, and
there is everything to indicate that the prospects of a re-
action are distant. With regard to the home trade, the
retail dealers are doing nothing beyond what is indispen-
sable to meet their present requirements ; the consequence
is that the factors' orders, which are almost always small at
this season, are, as a rule, lees at this moment than they
have been for several years ' • even those received from the
manufacturing districts of the north show a considerable
falling off. Whenever trade revives, there is one favour-
able circumstance that will help to stimulate it •
that the fact that stocks of manufactured goods
of every description are believed to be under
the average, the high price of money having been a suffi-
cient cause to prevent manufacturers from doing much
beyond the actual orders on their books. The depression
which has for some time prevailed in the foreign trade has
not diminished ; the merchants,almost without exception,
are giving out very few orders ; the principal of them are
on account of America, and are probably in anticipation of
the new tariff. The South American Made is quiet ; and the
latest advice' fromtheWest ludiea are allot' themunfavonr-
able as regards the immediate prospects of trade with that
quarter. There is a fair quantity of orders in on account
of Australia. The most recent failure of importance in
this locality is on the part of Messrs. Aston and Shaw, of
the Wolverhampton Furnaces, whose liabilities are esti-
mated at over 30,0001.

COTTON.—lavinroot, .7trtv 2S.—Strong market, with
an advancing tendency in pietas Salem to-day, 12,000
bales, including 4,000 for speculation and export. 2,500
American, 13d.t0 18d. ; 1,200 Pernsm, 17id. to 20d. ;
400 Maranham, 16d. to 174 d. ; 150 Maceio and Bahia,
Hid. to 170. ; 300 Egyptian, 21d. to 260. ; 100 Smyrna,
90. to 11d.; 7,350 Surat, 741. to 11Id. ; Madras, 100.
to 101 d. ; Bengal, Scinde, &c., 7td. to 9d.

COTTON GOODS. MANCHIBM, Jinx 28.—The
market for manufactured goods has been quiet and droop-
ing during the greater part of the week. The advances
which have accompanied the activity in cotton at Liverpool
had the effect of streniTthening the yam market on Tuft-
day, but the higher prices demanded by spinners were not
responded to by manufacturers, who found themselves
quite unable to obtain orders and sell at rates commensu-
rate with the increased cost of material. There was some
business doing in yarn for export, but even shippers were
disinclined to follow the advance of id. to ld. per lb.
which was required in many came. Since y the
market generally has become tamer. Buyers of cloth
were holding aloof yesterday, and were not disposed to
operate to-day. There appears to be a good deal of distrust
arising from rumoured impending failures, and manufse-
turers would have to make conceesions in price to effect
sales, which most of them hesitate to entertain, and very
little business is doing for any market. The inactivity and
depression in cloths is producing similar conditions of the
yarn market, and though the fine and better qualities of
yarn are held with a good deal of steadiness, in cops for
manufacturers some concession would be made to induce
business.

WOOLLEN. LEEDS, JULY 28. —There bu been an
average attendance both of manufacturers and merchants
at the Coloured Hall this morning, and a fair amount of
buinees bee been transacted, especially in heavy coatings
in plain and fancy colours, and makes; tweeds have not
been in large request and have changed hands only
sparingly. The demand for witneys and other heavy de-
scriptions of goods, although not so extensive as of late,
haa'held the chief position in the White Market; hairlista
have not varied from our Tuesday's report, but have conti-
nued in a steady though not an extensive demand. There
has not been any perceptible alteration in price*.

CORN.—Caltusix, JULY W.—There wee abetter supply
of wheat at our market this morning, but small of barley
and oats. Wheat was about Is. down in price ; barley 6d.
down ; but oats sold for 6d. more money. Prices per Car-
lisle bushel Wheat, white, 19s. 6d. to 21s. • red, 18s. 6d.
to 19s. 6d. Barley, 13s. 6d. to 15s. • oats, Potato, Ils. to
12s. Flour, Is. lld. to 2s. 3d.; oatmeal, 24. 2d. to 2s. 4d.;
ryemeal, Is. 4d.; barleymeal, 15.13 d. per stone.

CoLcazatze, JULY 28.—A good supply of wheat with a
fair trade at ls. per qr. below the currency of last week.
A few samples of new barley offering, also peas, the
latter realising 365. per qr.

GCILDFOILD. JULY 28.—There was a good supply of
wheat at market to-day for which the trade ruled firm,
and the principal portion was cleared off at last week's
prices. Wheat, 42.. to 635. ; barley, 325. to 40s. ; oats,
22a. to 295.; beans, 455. to 50s.
LZICZBTER, JULY 28.—We had a tolerable supply of
wheat at our corn market to-day. Sales were made slowly,
and recent rates were barely made ; white, 55e. to 625. ;
red, 535. to 58s. per 36 stone. Very little barley came to
hand, and the demand was quiet, at about late rates ;
grinding, 32.. to 345. per 30 atone. Oats were.sparingly
represented, and 'net a fair sale at last week's prices; new,
28s. to 33a. per 24 stone. There was not much alteration
in beans, and prices ranged from 49a. to 545. per 38 stone.
Fine flour, 445. ; seconds, 38a. to 41a. per sack.
Nzwcasdris-crow-Trxx, JULY 28.--At our market this
morning we bad a moderate show of wheat from the
growers as well as from the coast, but from abroad the
arrivals are to a liboxal extent ; factors, however, having

received orders to land rather than awat the recent ds
pressed rates, the quantity offering did not exceed our
usual average ; hence we have to report a generally im-
proved feeling, with a fair business passing, at fully last
Saturday's rates. Flour held more firmly ; inquiry, how-
ever, rather limited. Barley in moderate request. Malt
less inquired for. Beans and peas unchanged. Oats •
slow sale, at the reduction of the week. The arrivals this
week are : Wheat, coastwise, 108 ; foreign, 6,417 ; bar-
ley, foreign, 638 ; malt, coastwise, 5 ; oats, coastwise,
231; foreign, 3,155 ; peas, foreign, 125 ; flow, coastwise,
2,041 sacks Indian corn flour. 2.204 sacks.

Non/ r, AIT 21, At this market today the
supply of wheat was fair, but the farmers we •
unwilling to make any conaession in prices, which there-
fore ruled about the same as last week, except in a few
instances where the turn was in favour of buyers. In
barley, oats, &c. there was little passing. The weather
during the week has been dull and gloomy with N. and
N.E. winds until yesterday noon. Since then we have had
several hours' light rain, retarding somewhat the Wea-
thering of the hay crops (which are very heavy 0.11 the
low lands), but proving most beneficial to the root crops.
The wheat and barley mope axe reported to be progressing
favourably, but cutting will not be general before next
Monday fortnight. White wheat (weioing 641 be.), 53e.
to 575. ; old red ditto (weighing Citilbs.), 611. to 535. ;
new ditto, 51s. to 52e. per qr. Flour, 375. 6d. per
sack. Averages:—Wheat, 1,338 qrs., 51s. ; barley, 18
qrs., 31s. _ _ _

NOTTINGHAM, JULY 28.—At OUT corn market to-day the
supply of wheat was fair for the season, and the demand
was steady at late rates. Old white, Ms. to 63a. ; old red,
We. to 58e. ; new white, 565. to 625. ; new red, 542. to 565.
per 36 stone. Of grinding barley the supply was short and
previous rates were sustained, 32e. to 355. per 30 stone.
The demand for oats was tolerable, and milers succeeded
in making fully late rater-old, Ms. to Ws. ; new, 25e. to
345. per 24 stone. The show el beam was small, sad with