The Express.
London, England, 1858-09-02 00:00:00

COTTON_ GOODS.

MA NCH EATER, SEPT. I.—Mellni. Freer, Son, 004 Ce_
In their monthly prices current, Issued to-day, them',
" There baa bean a general improvement throughout mg
market since our last, afircting favourably the whole of *
staples, almost without exception, and giving fort*
proof of the extent to which the great cotton trade of the
country has emerged from the disastrous effects of the 4,1,
mii4 but which still weighs so heavily on some other cos,.
medal and mercantile interests. Here business has up
more resumed its wonted steadiness and universality, as ra.
garde the whole of our staple productions, whether yams or
goods, being within the influesce of the augmented amai
and there is • vowel cheerfulness of tone exhibited shout II
transactions. The trade, which for some years put has but
suffusing greatly, even in the face of extraordinary aims seed
most 'Maude* demand, from the small margin Wring
betwixt the price of the raw material and that of the tun.
factored article, are once more apparently returning to saw
thing like old times of profitable business. Since we caw
attention, two months ago, to We tendency
an to relative is,.
L7=l:t in the position of the spinning and mufacturhi
. has gone on, week by week, developing itself tun
markedly, for with a large baldness constantly doing is 0s
market, yarns have advanced id. to id. per lb., and nay
desariptions of goods as mush as Id. per lb. whereas the ael.
ditketal oat of the cotton purchased in Liverpool Ina rag
reached noes than id. per lb. in any kind, and probably ux
more than id per lb. in most deunptions. Then also thee
has been • hopeful spirit about buyers, for the smelt
have been gradually improving from many foreign tosekso,
and have come most unexpectedly good from Ind* cok.
sidulag the extensive supplies sent forward. The he*
trade also continues very large, and altogether satisfactory,
for it embraces all the great elements of steady extension tea
soundness, cheap matey and sheep food on the one
with full employment and high wages on the other. Fro
bably, within the period of history, the operative classes hi"
nicer been in a more favoured position than at the pusli,
time. and not in this country only, but all over the world.
Messrs. Robert Freeland and Brother report •—" Hedy
the math an improved demand began to show *itself ia cc/
market, which has continued without intermission *An
the month. All deemipdons of goods have participated fe
this Improvement, and in every Instance our quotations erica
be found higher ; this is more especially the case with sorb
goods se an suitable for the China demand, the somata cd
the settlement of affairs there hay ng caused buys' to nits
freely into the market. The business in 39-inch sliktiegi
has been on a most extensive scale. Spinners and mantra
toren generally are now fairly engaged for some time ho
ward, and are, consequently, somewhat reluctant to tska
fresh cede* until they see what opens oar market h
likely to take. The shipments during the month have bea
extremely large, indeed larger than any previons month; tier
increase NM continues to India • to Calcutta theft Is ea
crease in the month against August last year of 12,649 peck.
ogee; and to Bombay, 8,077 Packages. Thee Is 4110 OE ill•
crease to Constantinople of 2,919 and to feefeeFFrancisco,o, 3,174. On the other hand. thin isperinea; • *mum to
Shanghai of 4,066 packages ; to Hong Kong and Canton, 360;
to the Brazils, 3,369; and to Hamburg and Rotterdam,
1,791. The total exports of cotton piece goods and yarns*
the month are 110,842 packages, against 91,062 for as saes
time last year; the average for the three previous months is
101,106 packages. The following classification shows at a
glance the proportion shipped to the various =AIM of the
weld:

.
Oottea lion Goods. Cotton Tim
Best Indile ri Oa
8.8
Ohba
Mistral's l.
0444.11•1 sal loadloadAmain. 21.84
Nnetk Manic*
West Imam 4.3
Coop el Mica

Taft, Zen* and Loma 13.8
mad Holliad 6.2
0121.1=utopeasz 8tal• .... 6.3

COTTON.—Livzenoot., BEFIT-Kin I.—The mad
remains quiet, and bolder. continue Brm. The Wee inetnet
to 7,000 balea, of which 1.000 are for apseulatka. 800
rat, 4id. to 51d. ; 200 Egyptiee. Bd. to lid. ; 120 Paton,
80. to 9d ; 6„880 AM11401114-7,000.

130824.—80er0e Bar.ll WM better
ad wheat et our amid 60-day, both old sad DOW. 11=
wee arm, at Lot week's rates. Wheat, oY, 414. to 47L;
white, sow, 44e. to 48e. ; red, 44e. to 48e. Very few Ohs
of : 11 Wee, 244. to 26e. ; 12 stone, 21e. and 28e. Per,
444 et 4h.; tam, dd. 600. to 610.
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6TOCITON-011-TLES, SIFT. I.—To this day's market we
had a large supply of wheat from the growers, which asst a
free ria st • reduction of Is. to 2e. per qr. on last week's
currency. Spring oorn without alteratron. Imports drag
the past week .—Wher, oosstwise, 960 qrs.

CATTLE.-SOVTAALL, SEPT. I.—Trade waa entady, end
a ekeranot was made at following rotas .—Balf from k.
48. 10L; mutton, 3a. 10d. to 2d. ; lamb, fts. t. k;
veal. ge. to 6a. ; park, 3s. 6d. to 4a. 6d. par atom of Mk,
'Wing tbit cad.

COALS.--Low.ox° Barr. I.—Grey's Wad Hsollsh
16.. • Holywell, 14..; lousiberes Willa Hartley, 16s. 11;
Timisid Your Bat.., 16s. 6d.; Walbottls Harday, Ha;
Walker Prhorase,l2a. ed.; Wyhm, 14; Walls End N.
94. • Wells End Riad.. • Me. 6d.; Wsi
Bad 16.. '9d.
_Walls Bad Hookah. la. &Li wa
Bad Riddell, lb.. 3d. ; Eden Mal. lbs. • Was ad
Braddyll'. Haltom, lbs. 6d.; Walls' Rod!'
Ida. 6d. ; Wells Had Haswell, 12s. 94.; Walls raditC
11e. 9d. ; Wells Bad Lasables, 175.; Wail lad NM
la. 64.; Walla End Casaoy, les. ; Whiled
16.9 d.; Walls Bad Hamrick, 14s. ed.; WAG
I[4lo. lea. 3d.; Mixon's Merthyr, 21a.; Nisad
11a.lps at mark t, 66 ; sold, 41.