The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-20 00:00:00

MARKETS.

COTPON.—Lrveeroot, Amuse 18.—We have to repoti.
aAm market today. The Wee are 8,000 bake, of which
3,000 are tot expert and speculation.

COTTON 000DB.—Idencesirrks, Ammar 18.—Cotton
ham undergone a reaction in prices to the extent did. to
fd. per lb. After a long period of depression, some of our
spinners have been trying to arrest the decline in rates to
which they have been somewhat too passively submitting of
late, as was supposed, and there is a little more steadiness
geoevally in yarns for the Continent and for the home
trade. Of course very little can be done in India yarns
after the diszouraging accounts to head at the beginning of
the week. Buyers, however, look with some suspicion upon
the movement in Liverpool, and in some cases the firmer
in prise is followed by very restricted operations. Iu the
cloth market it is absolutely unfelt. For nearly all India
fabrics prices are easier to buy, and the operations few. It
is much the same in longclotha, T cloths, and printers. Is
lode kinds, as the finer T cloths and printers, prices are
rather steadier from the absence of stocks ;the market is :oo
quiet to enable sellers to rally prices at present. Sides of T
cloths have been made-28 inch, 14 by 13, 51bs., st 4s. 2ed. ;
ditto, Nibs., ss. lid. ; ditto, 61b., at Is. tid.

HARDWARE.—Thamusonsie, Aconerr 18.—The re-
ports as to the state of the trade of this town are with very
few exceptions of an uneatidactory character ; and the
prospects of an improvement are anything but promising.
In neither the home nor foreign trade is there any 11.11i11111-
*a whatever ; and orders given out both by the merchant.
and factors have of late been so small that many of the
manufacturers have not been able to keep their workpeoplo
fully occupied, except by making up goals for stock. For
a month past Mashies. has been getting pone ; such of the
manufacturers aa had been kept going by working up old
orders, have all but exhausted them, aud to be dependent
for a supply from day to day in the state trade now is, with
the weather operating to increasingly depress it, can result
in nothing short of the languid condition which business here
is in almost in every department. The brass-foundry
trades generally are pretty good ; the tin-plate
workers, edge-tool maker*, and tube-makers are also pretty
busy ; but in the great variety of our trades, which include
the manufacture of articles for general domestic use, the
supply of orders is more scanty than it has been for several
years. The manufacturers are always disposed to keep
their full complement of workpeople as long as possible,
and few have been discharged at present ; buts continuance
of the present dulness by which trade is affected must lead
to that ; in fact, during the past week many have not been
making more than three or four days ; mad those who are
employed out of the manufactories are not so well off in
that respect. Indeed, making every allowance for some
exaggeration in the reports relative to the dulness of our
trades, there can be no doubt but that the position
of business generally is anything but that which
could be desired. The manufacturing trades of
South Staffordshire and East Worcestershire are also slack :
Mr. F. C. Ferry, who failed in the iron trade at the end of
the year 1837, and paid his creditors Bs. in the pound, is
again in difficulties. He filed his petition in this Bank-
ruptcy Court en Wedneeday ; the liabilities will, it is stated,
exceed 20,0001. There are one or two other failures for
amounta in the district.

WOOLLEN.—Lame, AUGUST 18.—The market wee
moderately well attended tide narwaing. In the coloured
cloth-hall a fair business was transacted, but the white
market was gat and quiet, and the transactions were very
limited.

OORN.—Cssamtnor, Avocet: 18.—A dull market, not-
withstanding the still very unfavourable weather. Wheat,
red, 52a. to Me. ; white, 62a. Beans, 44a. Cade, 24e. to
30a. par quarter. _ _ .

QUM AtioCWE 18.-We had as average supply of
wheat, for which we had • brisk demand at an advance of
61. per Carlisle busheL Small supply of barley and oats.
Demand good at last week's rake. Wheat, white, new sad
old, 245. to 23a. &I. ; red, new and old, 22.. to 24..
Barley, new and old, Mk. to 17.. Oata, potato, 12.. ta
13e. • common, 10.. to lls. 6d. Flour, per stone,
21. 4d. to 2s. feL Oatmeal, ppeerr stone, 2e. 4d. to 2s. Sd.
kennel, per stone, ls. &I. Basssynseal, per stone, 1.. Bd.
Cowmen's, Auotierr 18.-A good supply of wheat, but
very small of beans and peas. Barley ham ceased to be
offered : it appears entirely exhauated. Wheat ls. dearer.
Beans and per firm ; the latter is much wanted, but the
weather has prevented progress being made in securing the
new crop. To-day it haa been mining
_several hours. Many
farmers have commenced cutting. Talavera wheat reported
fair but partially injured by wet, and now totally unfit to
be.; any more without serious damage.
GLoooseria,Attrecer 18.-We have a continuance of the
same unfavourable harvest weather as noted but week.
Our to market wee well supplied with English wheat,
and farmers asked 2s. to 3a. per qr. advance, but could only
estabileh a rise of 1.. per qr. Foreign a better sale at last
week's rates. Grinding barley and Indian corn Is. per
qr. dearer. Oats brought 6d per qr. more money.
imports of the week ending Artgeet 111:-Wheat, foreign,
3,030 qrs. • barley, foreign, 3,390; beans, foreign, 1,890;
maim, forelgo, 1,600; sundries, foreign, 900.
GUILDFORD' Atmeirr 18.-Reaping has partially Com-
menced, and will be begun in many 'malaise next week
if the weather permits. There was a good supply of wheat,
but not much business done, buyers being generally unwil-
ling to comply with the advanced terms demanded. On the
few sales ma& la, rise may be noted. Best white wheat,
70a ; red, 66e. ; beans, Ma.
HIRTFORD, AUGUST 18.-We had a large offer of wheat
for this time of the year ; the beet sample; only support
last week's prima. Barley made la per qr. more money.
Oats, peas, sad beam fully support former rates. Wheat,
25a to 40s. per load ; barley, 28s. to 3.5 a. per qr. ; oats, 23a
to 28.. per qr. ; peas, 25e. to Ws. per load ; beans, N., to
30s. per load-
Lucretia, Amara? 18.-There was a moderate show of
; wheat on offer frees the growers to-day, the condition of
which on the whole was tolerably good. The trade was lino
at an advance of la per quarter. White qualities were
dispord of at 65e. to 68a. ; red 60s. to 64e. per 38 alone.
The inquiry for barley was slow, and the show being meaty
prices underwent no important variation, superior samples
being quoted at 40s. to 445. • other kinds, 365. to 40e. per
quarter. The supply of oats' was by no means plentiful,
indeed hardly sufficient to meet the demand, and holders in
some instances established an advance of Is, per qr. ; old,
33e. to ale. • new, 28e. to 335. per 24 stone. In beans
fair share of ale.;
was transacted for the season, and the
best samples made rather more money ; old, 525. ; new, 48s.
to 50s. per 38 stone. Fine dour, 48e. ; seconds, 44e. ;
third., 425. per 20 stone.
NRWCABTLILUPON-TTNE, AUOUST 18.-At oar market this
morning we had a moderate show of wheat from the growers,
and, the weather proving wet, a clearance was readily
effected at an improvement of is. to 2s. per qr. upm red,
and fully 2e. per qr upon white, the best heavy red making
645. and white 665. and upwards. For the best south yel-
low 655. per follbs. was firmly demanded, which had the
effect of checking business, but at 1.. Jess a free sale might
have been experienced ; very moderate runs of Wisbech,
defective in colour, were sold at 60s. per 5041 be. In foreign
the transactions passing were nut large, owing partly to the
high pretensions of sellers, and to the circumstance of
our principal millers having purchased freely during the
week, still, however, in the business done an advance of
fully is. per qr. was realised ; a very choice cargo
of red from Howacht having been placed at 645.,
sad white Sandonarke at the same money, medium
mixed Dantsie at the same time being saleable at 645. per
qr. 50tIbe. Flour in steady request, and we think it
ly probable our millers will be enabled to establish the
ranee they were aiming at today, next week. Gnndiug
barley more i nquirvd for good Danish making 3tie. per
4481ba. Fine malt wanted! Beans and peas each the turn
higher. Oats were freely taken at last week's prices, heavy
good Swedish commanding readily 265., extra more, and
other description' in relative proportion ; sweet Scotch,
weighing naturally 4111 s. per bushel, worth 32a., extra 335.
The arrivals title week are :- Wheat, coastwise, 1,843 ;
foreign, 4,437. Barley, coastwise, 100; foreign, 1,572.
Malt, 28. Oats, coastwise, 160; foreign, 1,669. Peas,
foreign, 440. Flour, 1,175 sacks.
Aeover 18. - At this exchange to-day
wheat was quoted about Is. per qr. dearer, but at this
advance business proceeded slowly. The supply was rathes
more liberal than of late. During the past week the wea-
ther has been unsettled, and although there has been
rather more sun, still the occasional nuns have been very
heavy, and the temperature has bees low • the crops Irmo
consequently made but slow progrem. 'White wheat is
quoted this evening 60s. to 65a. ; red ditto, 565. to Iffia
per qr. Flour, 41.. to 425. par sack front the miller.
NoTTINOHAR, AUGUST 18.-At our corn market this
morning the show of wheat from the growers was somewhat

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improved, there befog a moderate sprinkling of old aid new
sorts, and prices were Is. per quarter ligher than last week.
Old white made 62a. to 71i. ; new, 6..%. to 70a• old red,
58a. to 665. ; new, 606. to 66e. per 36 stone. Of I:arley t! e
show was exoeediagly scanty, and the currencies of the
week previous were fully sustained, grinding selling at US.
to 335. per 30 stone. The demand for oats was healthy,
and the show being scanty, prices were rather in favour of
the seller. Old realised 27a. to 365. ; new, 295. to 345. ;
new foreign, Ws. to 30e. per 24 stone. The show of beaus
was scanty, and with a firm feeling in the trade an advance
of la. per quarter on the late rates was made. Old, 4ge. to
525. ; new, 495. to 525. per 38 stone. Super flour, 465. to
30s. ; Ins 435. to 455. per 20 stone, _

OXFORD, AUGUST 18.--Considering the time of year,
there was a better attendance at market to-day than has
been for several weeks past, and also more samples of wheat
were offering, and more business was transacted, chiefly in
the prime qualities of wheat. White wheat commanded
from 62.. to 68e. per quarter ; red wheat, from 58s. to ii4s.
Barley, none offering. Oa* 25a. to 355. Beam, 48s. to :,29.
Peas, 45e. to 48e. Flour, for which there was a brink
trade, made 445. per sack. Hay, 6/. per ton.
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PETERBOROUGH, AUGUITT 18.—At our market to-day we
had s good supply of wheat, which met • slow sale at
la. per qr. over the prices of this day week. Bosley
none. Oats as before. Beans, scarcely any offering, and
ls. to 21. per qr. dearer. Wheat, best red, 81s. to 625. ;
common ditto, 58s. to 595. per 5041b5. • cats, Is. 3d. per
stone ; leans, 49e. to 50s. per qr. of 5321b5.

READING Acorn 18.—The attendance thin morning was
scanty, maths state of the weather, and its injurious in.
flume en the crops, was the general theme. In a few
places reaping has commenced, but proceeds very slog.
Still the reports are not so decidedly unfavourable as of t
have been expected though the ram which has fallen t is
morning is eslculated to increase the damage already done.
The supply of wheat was of a very limited character, and
though at the leading markets prices are nearly stationary,
holders were firm in requiring an advance. This, however,
could not be obtained this morning to any quotable extent,
but the turn wee certainly in favour of the seller. The
trade for other descriptions of grain was, as of late week.,
nearly nominal, as may be judged from the inspector's re-
turn, If that document is correct, there are no sales
effected.

ROCHISTIZ, AUGUST 18.—The supplies of wheat Were
moderate and the business done was mostly at the rates of last
week, although Buena of the best samples of white and red
were quoted a trifle dearer. Foreign was fully as dear, and fine
samples ware readily taken off. The demand for flour
slightly improved, but no perceptible variations in the quo-
tations took plan. There was scarcely anything Joins in
barley, but the samples for malting purposes are quoted at
ed. to Is. per quarter advance, while the grinding sorts
were dull at former rates. Oate were only brought for-
ward is email quantities, but as the trade was a trifle
brisbn• the business done was in favour of sellers.
Beans and peas were brought forward but sparingly, and
the priors of each of those articles are nominally the same,
with a tendency to advance.
Woomera, AUGUST 18.—At this day's market there
was a good supply of wheat from the farmers, but the
continued rain enabled them to obtain an advance of lee. to
21. per qr. Barley rather dearer. Oats held for 6d. to ls.
per qr. snore money. Beans Is., and peas 2.5. per qr.
higher. _ . •

Wiesen, AUGUST 18.—The weather during the week
has been very changeable—oeamionallv fine; to-day rain
has set in with a cold atmosphere. There was a small sup-
ply
h:iiitfwheat at this day's market, of other grain trifling.
met with a ready sale at fully 2a. per qr. over last
week's prices, and all spring corn in good demand at more
money. Prises to tho grower:—Wheat, white, 80s. to
83e. ; extra, 655., 631bs per bushel ; ditto red, 58s. to
615.; extra, 635.; oats, L. 2d. to la. 3d. per stone ; beans,
ette. to 48e. per qr. . - - •

Yoae, Atiocurr 18.—The attendance of farmers and
factors at oar oorn market to-day was about an average, and
the show of wheat for the time of the year was amall.
Farmers succeeded in obtaining an advance of 2a on last
week's rates The best white descriptions moved off at
613 e. ; secondary, 645. to 66a. ; fine red, 645. ; other kinds,
61s. 6d. par 36 stone. There was not much doing in malting
barley, the value of which was nominally the same as last
week; grinding met a fair demand at extreme prices, which
varied from 365. to 38e. per 30 stone. There was a small
show of oats, which met a ready sale at prioas in favour of
the seller, namely,. 30s. to 325. per 24 stone. The bean
trade was healthy, and a steady business was done at high
rates, which ranged from 446. to 4No. per 38 stone. Malt,
68e. to 70a. ; rye, 395. per qr. Flour, 41s. to 46e. per 24
stone.

KIRKCALDY. AUGUST 18.—At our corntry markets, this
week, we bad rather more wheat offering than of late,which
meeting an eager demand, sold quickly at Is. to 2s. per qr.
Adeline* on last week's prim. Barley and eats about ex-
hausted. Here, to-day, we bad a fair supply of wheat,
which sold readily at Is. to 2s. per qr. advaaos on last week's
rates. Ousts is small supply, and sold at last week's prices.
No barley. Wheat, 54e. to 635. per qr.; oate, 28e. to 31s.

WATERFORD, AUGUST 18.—Tie weather continues un-
settled, and farmers get on very slowly in reaping their
tawny oats. Hardly any h wn grain. has appeared at
market this week, but we have fair arrivals of foreign.
The trade has been firm for moat 'Aides, without 'try great
activity. For foreign wheat we have had rather more
demand, and full prices have been realised for prime
asunples. Barley held for ed. to 9d. per barrel advance,
checks sales. Oats can hardly be quoted cheaper,
but shippers are very reluctant to paypreaent rates. Indian
corn was vary dull in the early part of the week, and prices
receded about 3d. per barrel, but with an increased demand
the last day or two, this decline hie been recovered, and we
repeat the quotations of Saturday lad for all ciesm*tions.
Flour unaltered in value. Import. this week :—Wheat,
4,478 qrs. ; Indian corn, 5,586 qrs. Exports this week:—
Wheat, 20 barrels ; oats, 700 barrels ; flour, 564 sacks ;
oatmeal, 20 sacks.