The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-28 00:00:00

ALAILIth2e,

HARDWARE. t

Binsittrottsm Dec. 26.—The trade of this town has been
quieter daring the Wit ten days than it has been for several
years; very few ordered soy descrip tan haw come in, and
as the enutufacturers ceder books ham been vary closely
worked up during the last five or el: weeks, where the work-
=eve been kept un of late, they have in • great mauy
been making for stock., manufacturers having mom
inducement to do this, since the fell took Ore ht the price of
ell descriptions of metal. The reduction open copper came
too late to stimulate trade thin year, the country shopkeepers
having abstained from ordering as touch as marble during
the lee 4 !soma. Very few trades ham romped the depree-
▪ ;at soma of the largest establishments they have been
very short of orders. and some of the fancy trades, which are
generally &little brisk a week or two beforeChristmam, have
this year been remarkably dull. Next week will be very
much at a holiday at many of the manufac-
tories; takieg late account the out-workers, who
have been very badly off lately, it has been esti-
mated that the mimes generally have not made more
than eight daye during the fortnight ending to-
night ; and during that time the number altogether out of
employment has very much increased. The languid state
of the home trade is not made up by activity in an branch
of the foreign trade, with the exception of the 8 West
Indian, which is tolerably brisk. It is that a good
many foreign orders have been held back in consequence of
the high rate of discount ; these will be given out as the
money becomes easier. The fell of two per cent. on Thurs-
day via not, however, be sufficient to effect this ; and in all
vety It will be the end of January Wore trade bens
la the adjoining district of Booth Btaffordehino
trade bin a vary bad state ; all the manufeetnring trades are
very molt demented. There Is eceseelyen exception to this
is any quarter, the number of laborer out of employ-
mot testifying to the prevailing inactivity ; in fact, it is
mers afire each a rata of things has bem witnessed In
Swath Staffordshire and East Woroestenthim. For reseed
yore we have Ord to report the healthy state of the
Moor market all through the district. At the present time
there ere thmastide of men out of employment, and their
franks almost starving, from the inability of the meters to
=l.te works going. The wise resolve on the part of the
to accept the reduction of 6d. per day in their rate of
wages will enable some of the principal bromeeters to keep
their works partially in mwrim • had the men stuck out
may of the works would have been altogether awed. The
OXIONINS by the ern has stimulated a good feeling on the
port et the mesters ; at the Shrubbery Works (Thorney.
croft and Co.) and several others in the district, the
=an door thttheir beet not to discharge men by fairly
the wgiving them two or three turns In the
week lewd of twice that number this proceed* will ope-
rate considerably to tol4tte the dimmed,- ; and Ii is to be
hoped that many we will not elapse barons en
improvement takes pro'. Towards the end of
Jemmy, orders from America may to expected ;
rereittanoes teem that quarter were eerier In
South fitriordelthe by the last packet • rocks of tubbed
iron in the States are nnrully low, and the epriniectrat
will be stimulated by the reduction la the price to beut
at the Farrar, usearker of the ironorarem, to be held
Dent week. In the nesentime, home 0700111M111 ma berths
as little as possible; order, even at quattr-day pri, see
withheld, and the expose homer are eipmffy carious Aar
buying. Perhaps the beet evidenced the dimmed state of
the iron trade is to site the fact that nearly oarthird of the
bleat &tremor ere out, and still the make of pirpiron le In
usesel the cenenetptiom As regards mire, the depres-
sion is so groat that the commodity Omar be produced at
the prior at which It has recently been odd; indeed, of lets
pig iron has been sold In many instances et a km of 7.. 6d.
to 10s. per tee. The coal trade is getting dull,
In mosemiesto of the creation of °parker at the works,
end ;the pros of rose in the district is Ye. per
Wow whet Is was et garner-day. In the comes of the
writ several meedags at creditors have been held. Neer&
Thome Nook, Perrie,snd C0.,0f DeepSeld, wboee lied-
lire. re put down at 33,0004, have offered 20s. in the pseml,
payable by threhmente—the first,of le Bd. in the poem*, le
Tletair July nett, the last, of 3e. Q., in April, MI.
i:lhr hashers ateepted. On Thursday an adjourned
triof the creditors of Messrs. blotter= and Daley, ef
Top Sod Weeks, Tiptoe, was held at the Royal Hotel,
Itirmleghem This firm stopped In 1866 ; but they showed
a =plea el 12,0004 sod entered isto an arrangement to pay
their creditors Me. ht the potted, by twelve quarterly b.
met. When that anuogement was made, a mortgage on
the weeks far 26,0001. win taken by the creditors. It sow turns
to the statement of hi r.Pereivall, the woruntant,
that the of 12,000 L b 11166 was a fallacy. The Ba-
rthian eattracted since amount to 69,0001. • the suede or.
put down a fraction below 20,0001.; but this amount is
g daily; the intimate of the chairman at this
mamba was that not more then 13,0001. will be obtained for
the aredltom. This firm has paid a stun of 3,9001. for dis-
counting is lees than two years. The estate is to be wound
up under the Private Arrangement Clauses of the Bank-
rarer, AM, the property being realised as soon as convenient,
berm regard for the Interests of the creditors. An ad-
jarred meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Morris and Son,
of Tigre, yes also held on Thursday at Birmingham ; the
report of the inspectors wee most umatidectory as to the
prospects of realleing, end the proposition made by the ie.
@airier being unaccompanied by a guarantee, it was re-
solved, after a three hours' discussion, to put the concern
into the Bankruptcy Court. It is not expected that the
unsecured ereditim will get mom than a couple of shillings
in tits pound.

COTTON GOODS. —Newt awns, Drc. 26. The
Christmas holidays have interfered with business, as might
be expected, and there has been little or nothing done to-
day. Rather more beldame be. been done in the aggregate
dvne4 the week than of late, though it haa been far from
maeldettble. Prices are still very low, and though stocks,
is this bands of some of the country manufacturers, which

Frjuti In ns to saerinTlarge proLrtinis, bare been cosistially
some instances, ad bays been unable to obtain
silvsnieso 'rho utmost that ma be said is that tome de-
cloth are steadier in vela*. Among* these are
rer—nd! &MIMI. Printing cloths, 'which have so long
been doves* more than almost any other Miele in the
market, have been In rather more request. I. yarns there
Is little or no homeroomt beyond what was noticed on
Tuesday, and prices are still very unremonerative at even the
much reduced price of the raw material.

CORN.—C•NTEEArRT, DEC. 26.—There was* great sup-
ply at market to-day, the greater past of which remained nu-
sad. Prices about the, amass lest week. New brown wheat,
Ws. to 485.; new white ditto, 46s to 625.; new barley, 34..
to as ; new oats, 26e. • old beans, 405.; new ditto, 365. ; old
ticks, 435. ; hog peas, . . .

Cooing" Du. 24.—A very small market, at priers mock
the rose se loot week. What, white, Dew, 19e. to 21e.; old,
20a. to 21a. ; red, sew, Ms. to 20s. ; old, 18e. to 20.. Bar-
ley, sew sod old. Ile. N. to 12.. Gd. Oats, potato, new,
Se. 6d. to 10e.; old, 10s. to Ilc • moms's, new, Be. r 9e. ;
Rye, 13e. to 14e. Floor, per stone,' le. Bd. to 2e. Or-
issa, Is. 10d. to 2s. Ryemeal, Is. 4d. Barleyoseel, le, 4d.
—Corliele lawns!.

COLCIMSTZI, Dec 26.—Being holiday time the simply of
and demand for all descriptions of grain was very limited.
Wheat and barley were unaltered in value, with • slew Isle.
Beans declined lc Per Were dull in sale but maintained
their We value.

OLOCCIOTEN Dec. 26 —Our market this day ham been of
the usual Christmas character. The supply of English wheat
was so small that priors must be written nominally the wow.
Fenian in improved demand at a reduction of le. per qr.
Spring corn of all kinds without change. Imparts fur the
week ending Dec. 26..—Wheat, 11,750; barley, 4,001;
cots, IRO.

OVILDPOILD. Dec. It —Wheat lividay ores in fair eupply,
an the demand wig more lively, fine descriptions of white
commending en Mimeos of Is. per qr. A dimmer* was
sae. Barley not better In price or demand. Wheat, 324.
to 60w; bulgy, 28e. to 40s. ; oats, 20e. to 275.; beam,
40s. to 44; peas, 40.. to 440.
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---Hattrroan7DeC. 28.—We had a short mtpply of wheat
the beet empire oily support lest teset'e prime Bark, in
smell supply, lest week's prices folly supported. Oats a dull
trade. Pees sad teens made fully es much money. Wheat
28e to 34e. per load. Barley, 28e. to 425. per qr. Otte, 225.
to %a. per qr. Peso, 2.55. to 28a. per load. Beans, 24a.
to Sea. per load.
LEICIATIR, Dec. 26.—At oar cern market froday there
wee a moderate show of wheat, which sold ea an advanoe of
lc per quarter over the currencies of the previous week.
Barley was in small supply, and unaltered in value. In este
sad hens there was no change.
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NERCMITLI•UPON-TIML, DFC. 26.—The weather this
week has bean open and mild, and the country is looking ex-
tremely well, His only danger being that the wheat plant
/Ow attain • too luxuriant growth, and so subject it to in-
jury in the event of harsh weather intervening. The trade
doting the present week less been characterised by more
stillness; still, however, a fair extent of business has trans-
pired, foreign reds for the time being most in favour, owim
to our millers being sufficiently provided with high-mixed
Beattie sod other qualities of a like description; indeed, the
arrivals from the coast have been so inaigntficant of late that
the foreign supplies may be said to have taken the place of
south country qualities, thus preventing any accumulation
of moment in the granaried stocks. For Hamburg end Hol-
stein red 48s. to 20., has been acquired, choice l'omeraniau,
weighing naturally Alibi., being held for 62a., whilst high-
mixed Dantrlc has commanded 645. to 66e. pet qr.
631h5., the latter price being only procurable in retail.
Flour bas sold upon much the same terms. Barley some-
what stiffer, end au imprimion prevails that this article has
touched the lowest for the presort. Malt unless tine quit.
onselsable. In other aeticlss no variation. At our market
this morning we bad a very fir supply of wheat from the
growers, and having only a poor chotce of red wheat on
show upon the stands, hominess weft inameequence restricted,
but in the sales effected the fall rates of this day se'nnight
were realised. Flour without change. In rye scarcely any-
thing doing. Malting barley was held with more confidence,
the quantity offering being now brought into • more manage-
able compass. Malt unaltered. Beans and not much
asked fur. Otte steady. The arrivals thinpeas week are:—
Wheat, coastwise, 298 qrs. ; ditto, foreign, 1,240 qrs. ; bar-
iey, coastwise, 1,412 qr.. ; coda, coastwbs, 67 qrs.:n=2, 13
qrs. eesatwise ; ditto, foreign, 17 qrs.; floor, 663
Nuance,l Doc. 26.—The weather has continued extra-
ordinarily mild for the present period of the year, but to-
day is colder and more seasonable. The local markets here
rot ohibiug mob change, bat a slightly upward tendency
has appeared in sans imtancee. Here to-day the attendance
ti farmers was sot eery numerous, and the supply et wheat

woe rather limited; it was, however, equal to the &mint
The business effected was done at about former rates foe 4
descriptions. There wee rather lees barley offerii.p, big
potaUctie remained without alteration. Flour, 32, e gpk
per sack from the miller. Latest averages: Wheat. 3,0
qrs., 46e. 7d. ; barley, 8,193 qrs., 380.76. ; oats, 26 itrs,,ig&
Norma:mark Dap 26.-At our cora exchange th"
was a moderate show of wheat, which was for the meet poie
disposed of at itilhii rates of the preceding week, pet
white qualities 62.., and red 675. per 36 weak
Barley was in limi supply, and rather exceeded lot
week's currencies, the basteseupW for melting
_wiling at 44g,
per quarter, sad grinding of good quality at 335. Otte mid
at the quotations of the previous week. In beans there wee
no material change. Prices:-Old white wheat, Me. to 62a;
new ditto, Ma. to 685.; old rod, 60s. to 66a. ; new red, eb.
to 6110, pee 36 stone. Malting bailey, 33.. to Mt per qt.;
grinding ditto, 28a to 32e. per 30 stone. Old oats. 3lan
36e. ; DOW 24e. to 300. ; foreign, 245. to 28s. per 24 rat
Old gene, 44.. to 49a.; new ditto, 38a. to 42e. per 38 eta*
021,011), Dec. 28.-Thia market, conslderMg it being ere
the day after Christmarday, wee well attended both eft
buyers end sellers, and • good amount of Waimea was dew;
of firmness pervaded the trade throughout. The
:potatkine were sa follow :-Wheat, 48s. to 640 per yr.;
barley, 30a. to 38.. ; oats, Va. to 30a. ; beans, Me to 4.11,•
boiling
peas, 48e. to 61..; wends flour, 375. per sick; bee
fi6. to 4,. per ton. At Bleeder on Thursday veep la;
business was done • picas without noticeable change. At
Wattage on Wed•eisday a large supply of corn, and trade
better than last week. At Chipping Norton on Wednesity,
wheat, 6e. ed. to Is. 3d. per bushel ; barley, 30s. to 404 pei
quitter ; bane, 87e. to 4d• ; peas, 425. to 4414. At Weed.
stock, the same day ,a very shod supply of what; prime
nominally at last week's 'potations. At Illidoot on Tuesrm
a fair supply, and a good badness done quickly at fully let
puma
anent in favour of the seller, fully*
for wheat from 64e. to 84s. per quarter, and for very pups,
675. Good sound barley was more in request, and a iiii
toads dorm rasing from 345. to 40e. pee quarter. Basta,
pea., sad canoe may slew eels, at former quotations.
Parsrmoitoron, Dec. 20.-We hod a fair quantity of
wheat offering here to-day, and Int week's prime were
readily made. A better demand for barley, and toeing
"wades la. to 2.. per qr. dearer. No alteration in oeta or
boas,

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8LDI)10, Dec. 26.—Tsking into consideration the few
live meson of the year the market t.-day we better supplial
with corn than could be expected ; quality somewhat indd.
format. Trade wee quiet throughout, .t about last week'
rater Barley dull, without alteration in dames. The esms
may be quoted of basin= in other descripdons of grain.

Doc. 26.—The stands at this corn ezeblngs
wen to-day tolerably well "applied with wheat end Int
cons, but there vet not • large attendance of the trade, sod
may s very moderatemount of baldness was transacted.
Prices wren about the mine se those of list week, while foe
good soond shades aorta about la. to 2a. advance was reedfy
obtained. Smiley mintethed he value, with only a mode
ran oonsuesptin theneml. Oats were without attendee.
The soma estrld markets hare been fairly suppled with
all kinds at gods, Is which a moderato amount of burin
hem been don at, In beet natencee, le. to 2a. crane.
Wannest, Dan. 24,—Owing to the Christ:mu holidays,
our merlon k held to-day out of its =sal none, and thee
poor show at any Wheat rapporm hat
gdaeday'a priors, sad bas red qualities are in !eon*,
Spring corn le very eiew trade, and rather lower in price.
Tots, Dec. 26.—We been had a moderate show el
wheat at oar market to day, which met a fair ale
at the price, of len week. Fine barley wares and rather
deem, other salts slaw oath In oats and bens no stun.
floe. Present prior of grain:—Wheat, white, 48e. to
62a. per imperial qr. ; red, 42e. to 48s. • barley, malting,
32e. to 365. • grinding , 28s. to 315.; bowie, 425. to 454.;
rye. 3M. ; 'malt, 70e. to 72a. ; oata, 11d. to Is. ld. per stem
of 141 th. Flour, 37e. to 40.. per seek of 280th.

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WATIIILIMID, Dec. 26.-14 have bad very trifling
varies min loom leasers all through the week, and olt
Imports amidst of only a few sacks of dour masteries. Bo-
sine^ as usual at this time of the year, has been on a vey
Matted scale, and In the few trenasotions which hare takes
place, we note no change of consequence ; bolder. genersily
show great firmness, end leek tot an improved trade with the
commenoroust of the new year. Imports this week
Floor, 23 mac Exports:—Oars, 6,047 Mk Flom, 2,111
sack.. Oatmeal, 32 maw. Indian meal, 130 Barka.
KIZICAtDT, Dec. 26.—The weather during the week,
although very boisterous and rainy, has been mild for the
reason, and certainly we have seldom aeon the labour of the
farm so far edvanced at Christmas as it Is this year. At at
country markets this week we had fair supplies of gni,
which met a good demand at prim in favour of eaters, bp
qualities of wheat, barley, and nata obtaining Is. per tr. eh
vanes over last week's Was. Here to-day we had fan., kai
sot large supplies of grain. flake reedy, oonditioa
peeved, end prior generally rather higher than last wok.
Wheat, 325. to 60s. par qr. Barley, 20s. to 30a. Oats, Ifs,
to 265.

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