The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-09 00:00:00

MARKETS.

TALLOW.—JrcT 7.—Town tallow is quoted 44i. ;
Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 445. 6d. ; October to
December, 465. 6d.

COTTON.—LimPooc, JULY 7.—Market quiet, at 0.
to id. below yesterday's prices. Sales to-day 7,000 bales,
incuding 1,000 for speculation and export. 1,500 Amos-
rican, 11d. to 16d. ; 350 Persian, be., 120. to 17d. ; 10
Maranharn, 17d.; 150 Mario and 'labia, 13d. to 17d.;
300 Egyptian, 18d. to 24d. ; 4,500 Surat, Sid. to 'lid.;
Madras, 90. to 10d. ; Bengal, Made, M., 6d. to 80. ;
100 Peru, 13d. to l4id.

COTTON GOODS.—MMICIERIMIM, JULY 7.—The market
has been influenced a good deal by news this week from
the seat of war, and the announcement that Austria had
asked for an armistice, and offered to cede Venetia, was
the signal for a great advance not only in cotton but in
yarn and cloth. Spinners were demanding an advance of
Id. per lb. on the lower and the medium counts of yern
yesterday, and of 2d., and even more, on high numbers.
anufaceurers put up their quotations to the same ex-
tent on cloth, and good shirting. advanced a shilling
per piece. The advance, however, was to a great extent
nominal. Buyers were inclined to execute limited and
pressing orders at a modification of these requirements,
and rather more business was done where sellers were
willing to meet them rather more than half way. Still
the operations did not reach an average business. Buyers
were cautious and not so ready to believe the war was
over, and this morning's news of Prussia having rejected
Austria's proposals for the present seems to justify their
reticence. At all events, buyers appear less disposed
than they were yesterday to give the advanced prices.
Buyers of yarn for the continent are especially cautious,
and the market closes to-day with prices rather weaker,
and with scarcely any business offering.

WOOLLEN.—Lune, JULY 7.—There has been a mode-
rate attendance at the Coloured Hall this morning, and •
better feeling has prevailed. The inquiries have been
mostly for plain cloths and fancy coatings, several large
parcels having been transferred. Tweeds and other de-
scriptions of goods have not changed hands to more than
an ordinary extent. The white market has also shown
more signs of animation ; the demand for hair lista and
mediums has been on the increase, and heavy goods have
met with purchasers to a fair extent. Rates keep without
alteration.

HARDWARE.—BIRMINGHAN, JOLT 7.—The quietude
which has for some time past prevailed in the trade of this
town has increased ; the orders recently in on account of
both the home and the foreign trade are small, and as •
rule manufacturers have not many beforehand on their
books. In the metal trades generally less activity pre-
vails, and the demand for material has declined. The Jew-
ellers, gold-chain makers, and most of those who are en-
gaged in the fancy trades, are dependent on orders coming
in during the week to keep them going. At present it is
not likely that there will be any improvement, but it is
satisfactory to know that so far as this town is concerned
most of the principal manufacturers report their last half
year's returns larger than they have ever been in the fint
six months, and although profits have in some measure
been curtailed by reason of the high price of money, and
by the fact of there being a great many more bill afloat
than in ordinary times, the freedom from failures here has
been so marked as to afford undoubted proof of the sound-
ness of the system on which trade is conducted in every
department. The quarterly meetings of the ironmasters
of this district will be held next week.

CORN.-Cainsamon, JULY 7.-We had a very heavy
market to-day for all corn, and wheat was 2a. lower.
Wheat, 46a. to 48a. ; beans, 46a. to 48e. ; oata, 245. to 284.
CABLISLIII, JULY 7.-There wee an average supply of
wheat, but small of oats and barley. Wheat sold well at
a reduction of 6d. per Carlisle bushel ; oat* 3d. lower ;
harleT without change. Price* :-Wheat, white, new,
20e. bd. to 225. 6d.; red, 19s. 6d. to 20a. 6d. Barley, 14e.
to 15s. ; oats, potato, new, 10e. &I. to Ila. M. per Carlisle
bushel. Flour, 2s. ld. to 2s. 4d.; oatmeal, 24. 2d. to 2s. M.;
rymeal, la. M.; barleymeal, Is. 6d. per stone.
Cetcfizena, JULY 7.-A moderate supply of wheat,
which and a slow sale, at a decline of 3a. to 4s. per qr.
Gen.coroaD, JULY 7.-There was a fair supply of wheat
at our market today, for which late rates were demanded.
This at first checked business, but ultimately a good trade
was done at prices the turn in favour of buyers. Barley,