The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-02 00:00:00

MARXII&

001T021.—lanaroot, XI.. 111—iiiinSil miss is.
day, 7,009 bska, Waists, 2•000 111.1.. Mel
5,000 Aosadose, dd. to Ild. • 100 ha., lir itt
100.; 200 Santos, 9d.; 306 Senaisa, to SRL ;
20 Plllll, 100.; 1,180 Surat, 60. to 0.1.

COTTON GOODII.-ILuiousgrim, Fink 29.—Wen have
has a flat market for yarn and cloth throughout the week,
with lathe, prices and a meet ansatiolastory tone of feel-
ing pervading all brandies of it. The accounts from India
lately have bees seasewltrt encouraging, both as to beanies
and prior, bat it is known that them an heavy thipmente
on the way, made during the past month, and as the tele-
graph will have made the decline which is taking place
hive known before their arrival, the prospects of the tutor,
are not setisfactoiy. bhippingeyares have not goals off
well this week, and especially since Tuesday. TOO low
counts aro id. to id. per lb. cheaper than ea Tuesday, and
ld. down from the highest point. Water twist has been
in Lbrat limited request for China as well se the continent,
and quotations are id. to id. per lb. lower than on Tues-
day, while 40's mule yarn Ms not been in much request at
id. to ld. lower. Bolton fine yarns, from 80's upwards, are
needier and well engaged. In bows trade yarns up to Id's
there has been only a restricted business; prime are id. to
id. cheaper than en Tuesday. Finer counts are lower, but
not to the same extent. The inquiry for cloth has Wien
off day by day as the week has drawn to a close, and we
have a very quiet and inactive market. India 39-inch
shirlinp have declined, and so have some of the wider
makes as much am 3d. to 6d. per piece. Madapollanig have
given way in the same proportion, and long cloths and T
cloths could probably be purchased at id. per lb. under
Tuesday's rates, bet there are really very few offers obtain-
able, so that there has been scarcely sufficient business to
test values. Domestics are lower, and printing cloth his
given way as much as shirting'. The 1101110 trade houses
as well as shippers have purchased but little during the
week. Jaooness and twills are lid. to 3d. per piece lower.
We close the week with as almost unprecedented', limited
demand. Sellers of yarn as well as cloth appear to be
almost unable to get offer* at all, and the holders of resale
jots are disposed to press them on the market.

WOOL AND WORSTED.—BRADFORD, FIB. 29.—The
week opened with • musk quieter tone in the wool market,
and this change has been apparent to the close. There has
been less inquiry for wool, and the transactions have been
smaller and leas frequent. Purchases have been made
only to supply immediate wants. The best and choicest
wools, which are comparatively scarce, still continue moat
in demand. Prices have not undergone any change,
though slight concession may be obtained in some quar-
ters. Staplers generally are lino, from the circumstrioe
that they are °onerous that rosy cannot replace Urea
stocks at current rates. There has been less busmen done
in worsted yarns for both home anti export. Shipping
merchants have operated freely of late, and now buy
sparingly in order to assist stocks. There is also much
less doing on home account. Spinners are generally well
employed on recant orders, and are not eager at present
to do new bruiser. Prior are nominally the same as last
week, with • softening tendency. The same declining
tendency has been apparent in pieces. The business done
by home and foreign merchants is again very restricted.
The American merchants are out of the market. The
quieter feeling in the cotton trade has • depressing influ-
ence upon the worsted trade. There is a general reluc-
tance to yield the recent advance in quotations, rendered
necessary in consequence of the rise in the raw material.
Prices are without change.

WOOLLEN.—Lenne, PID. 29.—The cloth halls have
not presented a very animated appearance this morning.
The attendance of buyers has been small, and the business
transactions of a very limited character. Few parcels of
importance have changed hands. The thinner descriptions
of tweeds and white diagonals have been meetly in request.
Although there has not been an extensive business done in
either of these marks, they have, nevertheless, been more
generally asked for than any other class. Coatings have
not been much in request. A few parcels of the liner all-
, wool makes have changed hands, but not to any large
amount. Inquiries for low meltons have been somewhat
more numerous, some moderately good parcels have been
transferred in connection with the shipping trade. Hair.
lists have not much improved, the demand has not been
brisk, and the parcels which Lava left the halls have not
been large either in number or size.

HARDWARE—BIRMINGHAM, Fut. 29.—The reports
relative to the state of trade in this town are to the effect
that some further improvement has been experienced ; the
orders in on account of the home trade are not large, but
they come in more regularly, and the manufacturers are
undoubtedly better engaged. The metal-rollers report some
slight re-action ; in cabinet and general brass-foundry also
more is being done ; the elf:tetra-platers announce that
there is a bettor demand for that class of goods on account
of some of the foreign markets. The gun-makers are busy
in the military branch ; en order for about 6,000 breech-
loaders—a modified kind of ihamington—for the small army
of the Pope, bas been placed within the last week with •
Scm in this town. A oommissiou of Pontifical and French
officers came here a short tune since to inspect all the
modern patterns of the day ; the result of their visit is the
election of the above arm. The Birmingham Small Arms
Company have declared an interim dividend at the rate of
20 par cent. per annum for the half-year ending Dee. 31.

CORN.-Osmserroz, Fan. 29.-Wheat was • very
slow trade and Is. cheaper; other corn sold at last week's
pricer. Wheat, 70.. to 80e. • barley, 40s. to 445. ; beans,
46e. to 525. ; oats, 27.. to 32;.
CARLISIA, Fn. 29.-There was a fair supply of oats,
but small of barley and wheat at oar market to-day.
Wheat sold freely at the extreme rates of last week, and
in some instances for 6d. per bushel more money.
Prices :-Wheat, white, 27.. to 31s. ; red, 2G.. to 28s.
Barley, new, 15e. to 16.. ; potato, oats, 10s. 9d. to 12s.
per bushel ; tour, 2s. 7d. to 3.. ; oatmeal, 2.. 2d. to
2e. 4d. ; ryemealAs. Bd. per stone.
COLCHIBTER, FEB. 29.-A good supply of wheat and a
steady trade at barely Is. per quarter below last week's
earreney. A ready sole for barley at fully late rates, with
• limited show. Bum and peas seams; the former realised
an advance of la per quarter, the latter unaltered.
GUILDFORD Fl 3. W.-With a fair supply of wheat to-
day the tradainled steady at last week's prices. Barley
was not so brisk • male as of late, but the bill rates of last
week were realised. Wheat, 68s. to 86e. • barley, 40a. to
48.. ; eau, 245. to 325. ; pees, 46e. to 48a: ; beans, 45a. to
80.. per qr.
Hirrronb, /43. 29.-A .mall show of wheat ; trade
not briar, but the very scanty supply prevented any fall
ia prior. A good supply of barley, and trade for all,
except the very int quality, was 6d. to Is. per qr. lower.
Oats, ready wale. Beans and peas dull at barely lower
Wheat, red, to 465. • mixed, to 48.. white, to
12ritsL per load ; barley to 495. 6d: per qr. ; oats, to 38s. per
qr. ; beans, te 325. per load.
Lawman. Fa. 29.-The show of wheat here to-day
was fair for the cuss, there being • "prinking of white
and red samples. The tone of the inquiry was dull, and
tutu gave way shoat Is. per quarter from last week.
White sorts moved off at 78s. to 82a; red, 72e. to 76.. per
36 stone. Of Imlay we had a limited supply. A firm
tone peavaded the trade and full rates were supported ;
malting, 44e. to 48• per quarter; grinding, 40a. to 425.
per 30 stone. The demand for oats was pretty good, and
the sup* being by no means large, holders were able to
make I, Wiling advance on late rates for good sorts ; new,
275. to 33a. ; old, 36a. to 395. par 24 stone. There was a
want, supply of beans ; the demand was quiet, and salsa
were mate languidly at about previous rates ; new, 46.. to
515.; old Ms. to 56a. per 38 stoma. Peas supported their
value, ;oaths supply was small. Pine Dour, Olki. to 58s. ;
seseeds, 6!. to 61.. per 98 stone.
NERCIASTIA-UPOI-74/11. FRI. 99.-The weather this
week hen begs spring-like but windy, highly favourable
lar wag operations, with wkiok
this
Unsure have. bra
=Tent cdAtisewst filmr"eartbeibligrerrniDainciretho6 'IX
vals coastwise, as well as from abroad, being equally cm,
fresh throated samples being wanted for mixing. wesie
taken off ens 1, at the full rates of thin day menelghet
but from the stands scarcely • transeetioe benciplecei,
holders being unwilling to meet the views of horn.
Flour ruled exesedingly quiet, but was not offered en
lower terms. Barley met little attention, many of our
buyers being nearly 'applied for the 2114•011. Little
offering is beans or peas. Oats quite as dear, with few
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offering. The styles& this week are :-Wheat, eoesterlse,
3,224 ; foreign, 1,568 ; Indian teen, 46. Bye, esesewlea,
4. Barley. ooestwiea, 788. Malt, eoutwies, 130. We.
coastwise, 664 ; foreign, 660. Peas, coastwise, fa;
foreign, 820. Beans, oesatwire, 286 qrs. Flour, anat.
wise, 700 *Mk&
Nostrum, Feb. W.-At this market today the
supply of wheat was fair, but buyers being reluctant le
sonde to the rates demanded by farmers, but little bed.
sew taraiSst the prices et this day sennight. The
supply et was limited, and the trade ruled ahem*
the sews as week for all dascriptiow. We have bed •
figatiailialle el las and dry weather throughout tlatp..
and may fmasn have commenced sowing their
inester favourable
).olree.u. rostra:7nd Slibite i =
ie-i. be CDs.), M. to 765. ; beeli.waldos =
L :=Etott,trithcr.;,,i.°4l.• .; hisiniti, rtb
ft.*
la 47a. ;peas (atepte). 46. to 475. per
_ip.
new. 110 e, per ask. Avenges: Idlest. 1,818. we., 74e. aL;
holey, 4,115 opa, ea. 7d. ; eata 15 qrs., 335.
Norraeosaa, Fia. 29.-At our market tally a Maw
rabliFtity of wheat was exhibited. • quiet denewl
teak at Is. per qr. reds
per ilea-iworarde
711 s. 06; ebbe. 79a. to Ns. per 311 edema WWI
:Clieli... ISO* et barley, eat owe*, hit direaaddeet
LW meads wises Wag wiM estabibied. lialthes
wall ramped ire= MIL to 495. per qr.; wWthea dde.
to ea. per_3o Wawa Oats were about an iveroge irotg
awl a Weedy iwpdry was repainted. The beet emplial
wow rather &aim sad other quelitise were t»
assnssamea hantotare-ah, to W.,'" ad shwa Baku
ty show sad the trade was ON at about lash
"reek's eareMaeSet ; •samples
aid at 41a to db. per OS
. Awe. Pew were a reeemitild: aid Wald blew eit-dt
recast fawn* -^ - - •
•

Avow, 8.. !p.—Rids Oses fully
*Beaded to-dsg, bat tiregsly wbett i7sa limit d, and
the few sampise that beads wore aces.Jual7 tt the
I same rates of this day ss might ; the erudition fu Ws.
May good. Beet eptelitim meek 625. per v. sad beariss
frost 725. upwards. The barley trade was fiat: the top
=or malting was 475., with • nags dove to 47. a. for
g pewees, prises ruled from 38• to Us. Osia were
• abort supply, with • small bsuisses debar, CIUMICieIg
being from 20s. to 3.55. There was • demand for seed
bums, bet for other purposes but few °lmaged hods, Old
basso made from 49a. to 525. ; Dew beaus, 465. to 48s. ;
=pray 445. to 475. ; dour (mopeds), hoc od Cd a. per

PICTIOLSOIbuon, YU. 29.—A fair simply of wheat ; the
trade Mad dull, and in some elms ls. per qr. lower, but
the voyeurs were mot at all anxious to sell, dud there was
bat little busiasesdone. All 'Frill corn sold at the fall
prices of lam week. _

READING, Pm. 29.—The appearance of the growler
crops being satisfactory, and Me continuance of fine Leona
weather portending an earlier development of the same
than turnal, the trade in all kinds of corn has bets of o
slow dragging deloription. Wheat, the transaction, is
which have been only of a retail kind, Lu slightly fAllen
inprice. The barley trade is steady, and oats, beans, a. 4
pours unchanged in value.
Rocusem, Fin. 29.—Since our last report the corn
trade ia this city has been languid, with comparatively
little badmen doing, while there has been an almost flair.
&bootee of touteacticets of a speculative character. The

stands at the Coen Exchange werreonly moderately supplied
with wheat, and with about an average attendance of the
town and country trade, business ruled very fiat, with but
comparatively little doing, while there was an almost cove
pieta absence of transactions of a speculative character.
Bed runs of whits and red wheat were about the sane as
before, but secondary and inferior lots could he purchased
at Is. to 2s. per qr. less money, at which reduction there
was but a limited demand. The quotations fur best white
wheat are 73e. to 76r., and exits superior 765. to 79a.
per qr. ; secondary white, 70a. to 73e. ; and inferior ii, e.
to 70s. per qr. ; best r-d wheat, 70s. to 725. ; secondary,
kinds 675. to 70s. ; and inferior, 64a. to 675. per qr. The
large arrivals of foreign wheat caused the trade in that
description of grain to rule Mat, and pekes are the tam
lower, with but a moderate demand. Batley was in better
request, and malting and grinding kinds were both the
tura dearer ; the present terms for best malting barley are
445. to 43.. ; and secondary, 40s. to 441. per qr. ; bed
grinding barley, 39.. to 33.. ; and secondary sons, :r2a. to
355. per qr. Oats continue firm, and all best old lots are
fully 61. per v. dearer, the terms for best being Be. to
325. ; and others 245. to 30e. per qr. Beane and peas hith
about the same as before, and the demand steady. The
weather has been exceedingly mild and fine, enabling all
kinds of farming operations to be pushed forward.
Wittarcti, Fen. 29.—We are well supplied with aU
grain at this day's market. Wheat dull sale, and Is.
cheaper. Oats, beans, and peas fetch last week's price%
with a fair demand.

Woßcianms, FEB. 29.—At this day's market there was
a less supply of wheat, which sold slowly at a decline of
fully 1.. per qr. Barley quite as dear. Oats lot. I r qr.
higher. Beans tending upwards. Nothing doing in lass.

FOSIC, FEB. 29.—Our market was moderately ntteialed,
and a limited supply of wheat came to hand. S.iles were
made slowly, and rates were the turn in buyers fax nur.
Prices for white ranged from 765. to 82s. ; rad. 745. to 7,.5.
cer 36 stone. The tone of the bailey trade was Ira,, :and
buyers operated steadily at extreme terms. 'lie show was
middling. Malting sorts realised 445. to 475., a ril wind.
ing 425. per qr. Oats were tolerably represented, and
samples for seed were in request, said made slightly in.
creased rates ; other descriptions being firm at late prices,
28.. to 306. per 24 stone. There was less inquiry for In
The show was not abundant, and samples mete held for
previous quotations : 48s. to 50a. per .C 4 stone were the
current rates. For peas last week's prices were given.
Malt, 68.. to 70s. ; rye, 441. per qr. Flour, to :a.
per sack. We have had fine weather this week.
WATERFORD, Far. 29.—We have this week leen f4lrly
supplied with foreign grain. There la still but a limited
denumil for all descriptions of foreign produce, and sake
can only be made at reduced prices. For home grain the
inquiry is not so active, and we cannot nport any material
change in values. Wheat—Foreign to sell must re written
slightly against sellers; any demand ther, I. i. foi lest
descriptions. Irish, newt to none on offer, and quotations
nominal. Barley firm. In black oats there we. 4 steady
business done at an advance of about 2.1. per barrel.
Indian corn is depressed by the dull and lower accounts
from leading markets, and closes Is. per barrel cheaper fast
American and 61. other varieties. Flour nd. per sack
easier. Imports this week 3,4:i3 qrs. ; %beat,
5,124; flour, 216 sacks; meal, :As socks. Exports this
week :—Wheat, 113 barrels ; oats, ; barley, .130;
flour, 1,564 sacks ; oatmeal, ;I:s.

THE OAKS COLLIERY.—THE I3LOW I N.: T11Tt"1.1111
OF THZ &foga Daum —Tlie information which iiiipennd
in our columns on Saturday relative to the stone .;rift
being blown through is now fully borne out. The utlititit
in chart of the works date that the abut was found to Iv
blown t hon to the steps. But they assure ti,
press that the shot bad gone with the in-take air, mud
that it did in no way come in contact with the return : it
course, which creases near to the stepes. It is also sh.ted
that carves, tins, clothes, and powder were fIll11:11 31
the bottom of the steps, as some of the witneares at the
inquest stated they were when they were there.
ATTEMPT TO UPSET A RAILWAY TRAIN.—At the
Cumberland Assizes, concluded at Carlisle on
before Mr. Justice Mellor, two boys, named Rick. ty ..bc
Hardy, pleaded " Guilty" to feloniously and itit'oswfuli)
placing three iron chairs on the Mir) port and
Railway, at Dalton. Mr. M'Oularey, fur the prusectitra,
spoke of the frequency with whhh such cut:,
committed on the railway. His lordship tenter to.d this
to 48 hours' imprisonment, and to receive a whipping wits
a birch roil, the elder boy to receive 15 itrukes and thi
younger 12 strokes.
PANAMA, NEW ZEALAND, AND A I'sTILI LI 11
ROYAL MAIL COMPANY (LIIIITED).—The steamer :tlatauta
belonging to this company, arrived at 1'111131114 WI the -DI
of February (correct date), with adrices front Australis
to the Ist Jannaiy, and from New Zealand to the rth
The Royal Mail Steam-packet Company's vessel, Demerol
Garnett' by the Meteors, is now due at Plymouth.
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