The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-24 00:00:00

MARKET&

HARDWARE.—Butureoutst, Sem 212.—The state of
trade in this town is scarcely so good as it was • week
ago; the slight retrograde movement which has takes place
is believed to be attributable to the badnees of the weather,
which has bad a depressing effect upon the home trade in
ez...n department, so far at least as relates to hardware
This week the orders given out by the factors have
=small ; in many instances not more than one-half of
what they usually are at this sworn. The consequence of
this unusual dulness in the country trade is that in many
instances manufacturers And it as much as they 0/A
do to avol/41 putting portions of their establish-
manta on short time, and at best there are fee
, who have • week's orders beforehand on their books.
I The foreign trade continues dull, and remittances
come in slowly. So long as this state of things last*, mer-
chants will have no induoement to give out orders which
they have in hand. There is a fair supply of orders from
America and the West Indies, and this week • few orders
for the Canadian markets have been given out.

CalTON.—Lrenitrooi, BzPr.22.—Tbe market hubs=
gat an advance of td. per lb. The sales today
are I'6ooo bales, including 6,000 speculation and expect.
5,000 American, 101 d. to 14g. 600 Pernam, kg. , 1544.
to 164 d. ; 350 Maranham, Hto 15d. ; 4004tyritm,s
12d. to bbd. ;50 Smyrna, 954. to llict. ;8,
sid. to up. ; Madras, 9ici. to lOid. ; Bengal, &dude,
kc., 61d. to Bd. ; 150 Peru, to 17d.

coTroN GOODS. MAneurirren, Sim 22.—We
have had a flat and declining market during the greater'
part of the week, but the American news, which has
caused a slight rise in cotton, had the effect to some ex-
tent yesterday of causing rather more business. Where
sellers have been induced to ask more money they could
not do business at all in yarns, but buyers of =dater
export were willing to give the low prices of
Spinners who were willing to take Tuesday's rates fray
did rather more business than they could effect any time
of late in a single day. In cloth the market was affected
much in the same way. Buyers were willing to give Tues-
day's rates, and where manufacturers met them at these
prices there ware some operations of fair extent. Good
shirting's of well known tusk., sold easily, and the makers
parted with sums large lots at Tuesday's rates. There is
no animation, however, in the market, and it closes dull.
Any attempt at advances stops the sale in domestics and
all kinds of heavy and coarse fabrics.

WOOL AND WORSTED.—Basprosto, Sur.=—
Though the business done during the week has been very
limited, yet there has been rather more inquiry than of
late. More wool lure changed hands. Spinners, though
they buy very sparingly, have been obliged to supply their
immediate wants. Some speculative purchases have also
been made in wool. The weakening tendency of prices has
been checked. Staplers are rather more firm and adhere
more steadfastly to current rates. There has been rather
more inquiry for yarns for export. The offers made, how-
ever, are so low that spinners in many cases are obliged to
forego the acceptance of orders. There is a windy busi-
ness doing for the home trade. Prices are stationary.
The piece branch remains exceedingly Rat. Some orders
have been placed in plain goods. Merchants generally
however refrain from doing business. Manufacturers are
engaged in bringing out their novelties for the spring.
Prices are unchanged.

CORN.—CuBRIDGa, Barr. 22.—Wheat sold at last
week's prices. Barley quite as dear. Wheat, red, 445. to
48s. • white, 50a. Harley, 40a. to 46a. Oats, new, 20s.
to 235. ; old, 28a. to 30a. Beans, 445. to 50s.
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Carders, fiarr. 22.—A good supply of wheat. Old
met with a fair demand at last week's prime, while new
was about 6d. per Carlisle bushel down. Oats met with
a slow sale, at lid. lower fur new, and an increase of 6d.
for old. In barley there was no change. Prices :—New
white wheat, 18s. to 20s. 6d.; ditto, old white wheat, 20s.
to Vs. 6d. • new red wheat, 17s. to 19s. •, old red
wheat, 19s: to 21s. Barley, new, 13s. 6d. to 14a. 6d.
New potato oats, 10s. to 10s. fid.; ditto old, 12s. 6d. to
a3s. per Carlisle busheL Flour, 2s. Id. to 2s. 4d.; oat-
meal, 2s. 2d. to 2e. 4d. ; iyemeal, ls. 4d. ; barleymeal,
Is. lid. per stone. A great deal of oorn is still out in the
fields, and in none places it has begun to sprout in the
stook.

Coxemtsrita, Stn'. 22.-A good supply of wheat, and
heavy of barley. The former in fair request at the full
prices of lest week, and choice parcel' realised la. per qr.
more, and the latter was in demand at la. to 2a. above the
currency of last week.
GUILDFORD. SEPT. 22.-With a limited quantity of
wheat at market, the trade to-day ruled very firm, and
some fine parcels were sold at a trifling advance upon the
rates of last week. Barley was also the turn in favour of
sellers. Wheat, 495. to 664. ; barley, 365. to 45e. ; cats,
225. to 295. ; peas, 375. to 40:.
HRRTFORD, San'. 22.-A large supply of grain. New
wheat made ls. to 2s. per load more money, but trade
WAS not brisk at the advance. Fine malting barleys are
2s. to 3s. per qr. dearer and in active request. Oats
and beans a free sale at fully late rates. The harvest
is about over, but the wheat has been indifferently got in.
Wheat, red, per load, 26.. to 355., fine, to 335. ; white,
30s. to :ilia., fine, 40s. Barley. malting, per qr., 355. to
48a. ; grinding, 28s. to 34e. Oata. coarse, per qr., 16s. to
24a. ; ditto, fine, old, 32a. Beans, per load, Ws. to 325.
LZICIOSTER, Sari. 22.-The harvest has been pushed on
in this locality during the week. Wheat will be a fair
yield, but the quality has been deteriorated by the recent
heavy rains. Barley has suffered more than wheat, but
the damage sustained by each is not so extensive as was
suwused. Our market was tolerably supplied with wheat
to-day. Samples of old were held for recent terms; new,
quiet. New white may be quoted at Us. to 525. ; new
red, 45a. to 50s. ; old white, 51a. to stie. ; old red, 48s. to
525. per 36 atone. Barley wasin tolerable demand at full
currencies ; malting, 38s. to 425. per qr. • grinding, 31s. to
360. per 30 stone. 'There was a steady trade for oats at
extreme rates ; old, 30a. to 345. ; new, 24.. to 30a. per 24
atone. Beans fully as dear, 52a. to 545. per 38 stone.
Fine flour, 41a. ; seconds, 375. to 39a. per 20 stone.

NORWICH, Barr. 22—There was a very tolerable sup-
ply of wheat at this market to-day, which met a fair
demand at about the rates of this day se'snight. The sup-
ply of barley is increasing, and the demand for all good
malting qualities being brisk prices ruled ls. to 2e. per
qr. dearer than last Saturday ; grinding sorts also main.
tamed extreme rates. Although the weather has been
variable during the week, we have had longer intervals
with drying and brisk winds, which have enabled our
farmers to gather in the residue of their grain crops, but
only in poor and indifferent condition. White wheat
(weighing 6211 n. to &fibs.), 545. to 565. • red ditto (weigh-
ing 601ba. to 631ba.), 47a to 52a. ; best ;malting barley, 42L
to 45e. ; runs ditto, 40a. to 41.. ; distilling ditto, 345. to
365. per qr. Flour, 37.. to 3135. per sack. Averages :
Wheat, 2,615 qrs., 475. 9d. ; barley, 1,653 qn., 38s. ld.
NOTTINGHAM, SHE/. 22.—The weather during the pest
week (notwithstanding the occasional showers that have
fallen) has been more favourable for the carrying on of
harvest operations, and a good quantity of grain has been
housed in better condition than was expected. At to-day's
market the supply of wheat was moderate, and while old
samples supported their value, new ware dull. White
samples ma& 50s. to 605.; red, 48s. to 56.. per 36 stone.
Barley wee moderately represented, sad there was a needy
inquiry, at about recent rates-345. to 43.. per quarter.
Oata awns sparingly to hand, and samples were disposed of
at prices without material change—old, 28a. to 34a; new,
22.. to 28a. per. qr. Beans were in small supply, and firm
in price, making 48s. to 52a. per 38 stone. Super flour.
425.; fine, 375. to 41s. per sack.

OIPORD, Barr. 22. —Them was a large attendance here
to-day both of farmers and dealers, and samples of wheat
representing large bulks were plentiful ; those in a good
dry condition, whether old or new, made quite last week's
rates ; but inferior sorts (damp) were hardly looked at.
Barley, both for malting and grinding purposes, was in
great request, and that housed before the wet set in made
quite 45a. per qr. Old beans were scarce and dear. Prices
were as follow, via. :—Old wheat, 52e. to 60a. per qr.;
new wheat, from 455. to 60s. ; barley, 365. to 45e. ; oats,
225. to 30a. ; old beans, 50a. ; new bnas 42a. to 484.
hog peas, 39e. to 42a. ; boiling peas, 441. to 48a. ; seed
retches, ss. per bushel ; flour (seconds), for which there
was a good demand, ruled from 40a. to 425. per seek.
Best meadow bay 41. per ton. The potato disease in-
creases daily in this locality, in many places five out of
six are bad, " Jackson's kidney" and the " fluke" seem
to be bit the most.

PITILIMOROUGH, SEPT. 22.—We had here to-day a large
show of wheat, all good qualities made last week's prices,
secondary aorta rather easier to bay. Fine barleys were
pin dearer. All other spring corn made about last week's
Prices.

Barrow, Sari. 21—Today's market opined with a
laagaid trade. In wheat sellers were asking from 21. to
aga..:4 qr. admits. which !payday were backward is
• to. The maples od was were geaseany only int
n raiddkes aonditia•. There was a good demand for beg