The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-29 00:00:00

MARKETS.

COTTON.—Lrvzspoot, Ocr. 27.—Market quiet but
steady at yesterday's prices. Bales to-day 8,000 bales,
inoludiag 2,000 speculation and export. 2,500 Arne:idea,
Ilia. to Md. ; 200 Pernam, !to., 144 d. to 1641. ; 200 Moron-
ham, 15d. to 17d. ; 100 Maceio and Bahia, 15d. to 154 d. ;
250 ligyptian, 10d. to WA. ; 4,750 Burst, 84d. to 134 d. ;
Madras, 10d. to 114 d. ; Bengal, Sande, &e., Bd. to 80.

COTTON GOODS.—Nsficnstrrea, Ocr. 27.—The im-
portations of cotton into Liverpool during the week have
been 117,790 bales, and the sales 59,000, of which only
34,900 have been to the trade for consumption. Under
these circumstances prices have declined id. to id. per lb.
The effect here has been to cause buyers to hold off the
market, both for yarn and cloth, during the greater part
of the week, and very limited sales only have been made,
at a decline corresponding with that in cotton. There was
an attempt to galvanise the market yesterday on receipt
of news that the growing crops of cotton in the United
States had been caught with frost, but though it led to
some lively speculation in the raw material at Liverpool,
it failed to produce much effect here. In yarns, India
mules have been very dull at id. decline on the week.
Low to medium water twist are id. cheaper, and fine
counts are difficult to sell at Tuesday's rates. Twist and
pincops are 4d. per lb. easier, with but little demand for
the continent. Yarns of this description for the home
trade have given way nearly hi. Cloth is rather steadier,
makers relying • good deal on the prospective advantages
to accrue from working short time, and lessening the pro-
duction, but in most kinds prima are easier than at the
commencement of the week.

WOOLLEN.—Leers, Ocr. 27.—The tone of the markets
this morning both in the coloured and white halls has been
quiet; the attendance of manufacturers and merchants has
been below the average, few buyers from other towns have
been present, and the amount of business transacted has
not been to any considerable extent. In the coloured hall
the demand for tweeds still continues to hold the most
prominent position, although the inquiries have not
Wen so eumerous, nor ham there been so great a desire
on the part of buyers to secure parcels, which a short
time ago would have been taken up as soon as
brought into the market. Nevertheless there is still a
moder►te amount of business doing in this make, and tho
stocks have not as yet commenced to accumulate. There
has not been much doing in other departments ; the in-
quiries for milled meltons and coatings have been limited,
and plain cloths have also been in small request. A few
parcels of wool, blacks and blues, have changed hands,
but only in inconsiderable quantities. Heavy goods in
' the white market have been quiet. A few isolated pieces
have changedllionds, beavers and witneys being theclasses
which have been in request. Pilots have not been much
inquired for. Maxillas have in some quarters met with
ready sales, but the aggregate amount transacted has not
been large. Estee have been well sustained.

WOOL AND WORSTED.—BRADFORD, Ocr.
27.
The dulness previously noticed continued to the close of
the week. Buyers of wool operate as sparingly as possible,
and tmax is au utter want of confide's°, su the future.
Staplers who have only small stocks do not press sales.
Pricks have bccu, on the whole, rather steady, though
there are some staplers who have mude slight concessions.
Worsted yarns and pieces continue equally sluggish. With
some exceptions, spaunersare working more or less to stock.
Merchants in both the home and continental trade are
doing neat to nothing. Offers when made are very low.
Manufacturers keep well employed on old contracts, and
as these run out they must, unless there be a speedy
change for the better, resort to short time. The demand
for all markets is greatly restricted, and in most fabrics
there is a slight depression in price.

HABDWARE.—Brarefwmau, Oct. 27.—The state of
trade in this town is unchanged since our last ; it would
be too much to say that there is absolute depression in any
department, but it is quite certain that as a rule manufac-
turas have not been so badly off for orders for many yters.
Those coming in are small, whereas the manufactories can
only bo kept going at full time by a regular flow. The
slackness is very much felt in the metal trades; for electro-
plated wares, cabinet and general brass foundry,
edge-tools, and builders' ironmongery, the orders in
hand are inconsiderable, and the gaafitters and
lamp and chandelier manufacturers, who were
extremely busy this time twelve months, aro now doing a
steady but comparatively moderate amount of business.
For fancy goods of every description the orders in are not
half of what they usually are, the country shopkeepers
manifesting a firm determination to keep down their stocks
in that respect, although the season is approaching
when for that class of goods them is generally a brisk
demand. In the foreign department business continues
dull ; the prineipal orders in at this moment are on
account of America and the West Indies. Very little is
being done to the continent. Australian and South
African orders are below the average ; and as to the
Eastern markets generally, there is only a partial removal
of the stagnation which has so long prevailed.

1317GAR.—Binrroc, Ocr. 27.—There has been rather
more doing this week in raw and refined, but prices foe
landed parcels must be quoted 6d. lower. Rum.—The
demand is active, and full prices obtainable.

CORN.—Caitampol, Ocr. 27.—Wheat and barley both
realised the extreme prices of last week. Wheat, red, 545.
to 58a. • white, 645. Barley, 40a. to 525. Beans, 40s. to
445. Oats. 235. to 30s. _ _ _

CA1111111.14 Ocr. 27.—There was a fair supply of wheat
at our market to-day, selling at =advance of l:tjer bushel
upon last week's rates, and fine samples for i
prices a good deal higher. Oats, both old and new,realieldecli
6d. per bushel ; white barley was6d. dearer. Prices :—New
white wheat, 20s. to 24.. 6d. ; ditto, old, 24s 6d. to M.;
new red wheat, 19s. to 21s. 6d. ; ditto, old, 225. 6d. to Zia. 6d.;
barley, 14s. :XL to 15a. OcL New potato oats, ikt to 10s. 3d. ;
ditto old, 12s. to 13s. 6d. per bushel.

COLCHZSTII, OCT. 27.—A moderate show of wheat,
which met a slow sale at an advance of 3e. per qr. from
last week. A fair demand for barley, realising fully late
rates, with a good supply. Beans and peas scarce; prices
unaltered.

OUILDTOED, OCT. 27.—The supply of wheat to-day was
large. Trade was very firm for all descriptions, and a good
sale wee effected at the extreme prices of last week. Bar.
ley was also in good demand at late prices. Wheat, 545.
to 745. ; barley, 344. to 484. ; oats, Ws. to 284. ; peas, 38a.
to 415.; beans, 464. to 554.
Lacuna, Ocr. 27.—We-bad &tolerable supplyof wheat
at our market to-day, and prices for the best qualities
were 34. per quarter in seller's favour ; and other kinds
were very firm. Old white realised 565. to 625.: old red,
524. to 60a.; new white, 52a. to 61s. ; new red, 50a. to 57a.,
per 36 stone. The inquiry for barley was fair, and busi-
ness transacted at rather over the currencies of the week
preceding ; malting, 425. to Va. per quarter ; grinding,
32a. to 355. per 30 stone. There was only a middling
show of oats, for which a fair demand took place, and
prices were a shade stiffer : old, 30a. to 355. ; new, 254. to
305., per 24 stone. The supply of beans was small, and
sales ware made at top prices: old, 52e. to 545. •, new, 484.
to 505., per 38 stone. Fine Sour, 434. ; seconds, 395. to
41a, per sack.