The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-06 00:00:00

MARKET&

OOTTON.—LinntOeL, Arm 4.—Vary strong siartat
at Id. advsaion Batisnated mini to-day, 10,000 balsa,
Mebediag 5,000 apeonlation and export. 20,000 Aso-
than, 11d. to 131 d. ; 2,000 Pommy lid. to 124. ,•
1000 Banke, 11d. to ; 800 Mamie and
Bak, 120 t 3 1311. ; 800 11Wwaham, 12d. to 12N. ;
1,000 Bgyptian, 12N. to 28d. ; 100 Broynia, 11d. to
1211. ;50 Porn, 13c1.; 4,230 Barak 100. so ; la p
Banda, arc., 94. to 9N. Fair ftollarek, lid. ►iii
Oonirawnttee, 11d. ; fair Broad', 11N. ; fair Bengal.
11d. ; fair Egyptian, 13d. ; fair Persians, 12114. ; middling
Bowed'', 120.; middling Orisons, 124,1.

OOTTON 000D13.-11•11013MEnt. Jinni. 4.—We have
had a straw market all the weak for cotton yarn and cloth at
rapidly advimaing prices. Yesterday there was a good
deal of business done in yarns at prices from 144. to 2.1.
'per lb. higher than those prevailing • week previously,
land torday • further advance in cotton at Liverpool has
compelled manufacturers and spinners to farther raise
Unix quotations. Yams have been more freely dealt in
daring the week than cloth, because manufacturers
having in many instances uncompleted contracts have sae
choice but to supply their wants. In the cloth market the
feeling is quieter, and there has been much less activity.
Buyers have • great distrust of the high rates prevailing,
sad follow the advance very reluctantly. While manufao-
hurlers are compelled to raise their quotations, and show •
good deal of Amnon in adhering to them, their market is
spoiled to • great extent by speculators, who, having
purchased whoa prices were lower, can afford to place
their cloths in competition at 9d. to 12d. per piece under
the rates at which producers can afford to make them.
This was especially felt yesterday, and led to a fair amount
of transactions. Theaaggggrreeggaate sales of the week in cloth,
however, have been farlfromcousiderable. Jam:meta and
other light clothe have been difficult of sale owing to the
advance of about 3d. to 4iti. per piece upon them. T
cloths, domestics and other heavy ancillooarse fabrics have
been dull at an advance of about ld. per lb. Eiatsairn
and printers have had the greatest share in the d
bet there is reason to believe that, high as the price is, a
good deal of the business done in them is of a purely
speculative character. Money for such purposes seems to
be forthcoming without stint. It is said that one capitalist
alone, in the south of England, has placed 80,000 f. in the
hands of an neat for this purpose.

WOOL AND WOBSTED.—/11•DlOW, Aram 4.
There has bun a cheerful tune pe add the wool market
during the past week, and • steady baalneee has been
done. The buoyant tone of the Liverpool cotton market
has tended in some degree to exert • favourable influence,
though operations have been made with Dome degree of
elution. The prices of wool, which are still In the upward
' direction, are regarded as too high, and spinners generally,
except under absolute necessity to operate, are inclined to
pause, in the belief that the present higher range cannot
Ibe sustained very long. ha worsted yarns, there hu been
a good business done in twofold and single yarns, as well
as pnappea. Spinners, who are !generally fully employed
for some time to come, have again advanced tUir quota-
tions in many cases to keep off customers ; and this cir-
cumstance has bad the desired effect of restricting busi-
nem Stocks are to a great extent reduced, and spinners
are mostly engaged on late contracts. There is • fair
bossiness doing in pieces, though it falls much below that
done in yarns. Continental merchants are doing a steady
burin= The home trade In much quieter, and there is
little or nothing doing for America. Manufacturers have
again endeavoured to realise higher retell, in order to
cover the ealutnced prices of cotton and wool, but they
have not as yet succeeded in realising rates commensurate
with the increased cost of production. Their position is
one of difficulty and perplexity.

WOOLLEN.—Lens, APRIL 4. The markets this
morning have not presented any new feature of
particular interest. The attendance of buyers both ►t
the coloured and white balls has been small, and their
transactions have also been limited, few parcels having
changed hands, excepting for the execution of present
orders or simply to keep stocks assorted. In the coloured
market low union maltose have engaged the chief atten-
tion, although the transfer has not by any means been
large. Tweeds, coatings, and other descriptions of spring
rode have only been transferred in accordance with actual
requirement'. Plain cloths have also been quiet. The
inquiries for hair•liste and diagonals have not improved
urn our last report. Ths demand for the latter make
still exists, but not to any large extent. Hew-lists
have not upon the whole been animated, though one or
two !pod pared, have met with purchasers. hates an
without alteration.

HAEDWAll.E.—Bramrsoitur, Aran. 4.—The state of
trade in this town is again reported of rather unfavourably
this week. There is not that kind of depression from
which it was suffering earlier in the year, but there is •
total abeenoe of animation in nearly every department.
The factors' travellers are sending home comparatively
small orders. The consequence is that manufacturers, wbo
are very closely worked up, find it as much as they can do
to keep their establishments on the usual time. In the
foreign department not much change has occurred of late;
as a role the merchants' orders are small. The American
trade is if anything worse, and no prospect of improve.
went is apparent. There is a good sprinkling of orders
in on account of the eastern markets.

CORN.--CAXIIRIDGE, APRIL 4.-We had • short supply
of corn at this day's market, and prima were generally
dearer. Wheat, red, 72a. to 76e. ; white, 80s. to 86e. ;
barley, 36e. to 445. ; beans, 46e. to 52e. ; oats, 28s. to 34..
CARLISLI, AriuL 4.-There was au exceedingly small
supply of
i wheat which sold slowly. Oats and barley
were also chows& n small quantities, and there being •
brisk demand, prices nose 3d. to 6d. per bushel. Prime:-
Wheat, white, 265. to 30s. 6d. ; red, Xis. to 28e. ;
barley, 15e. 6d. to 16.. 6d.; potato oats, 10e. Gd. to
128. 6d. per Carlisle bushel. Flour, 2s. Bd. to 3s. ; oat.
meal, 2s. 4d. to 2.. 6d. ; ryemeal, Is. Pd. ; barleymeel,
ls. Bd. per dime.
COLCHESTER, Aram 4.-A fair supply of wheat at to-
day's market, and traneaetions were lunited at Late quo-
tations, as farmers required • further advance. The show
of barley wee very small, sod realised ls. per qr. more.
OTHLEPPORD, APRIL 4.-The supply of wheat to-day was
much smaller than last week. Trade was brisk, and ex.
tramp Inas were realised. Barley and other wring corn
in Smiled Ripply, and at late quotations. Wheat, 68a. to
88e. ; barley, 31 to 465. ; oats, 245. to 31s. ; peas, 45e. to
48e.