The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-01 00:00:00

M ARKETS

COTTON.—LivEaruot, DEc. 31.—A o nsiderable stnea.
the w.s caused to the market, this maiming, by the discovery that,
In the brokers' circulars on Saturday, there was a very perious mis.
take to the estimate ot stock. The stock account, it menu, was um
detrained to the exkut of 105,000 helms, the stock being 473,990 belts
in place of 377,970. At preterit it is not exam ly known where the
blame rests and possibly a proceeded from cardamoms rather than
doom, far the mode at c tanating SOMs was changed six months
Many, however' allege aba. it was intentional —cotton taken
OD speculation bang set down for maxi. TUt. disooveti prevented
an advanoo of pine to-day. The sake were 6,0001, of which 2,uoU
were on speculation.

Idascusatets. DEC. 31.—The usual Tuesday's market
was held toolay, in consequence of tamer row being New Year'eday.
There was a fair Madness done, at rather firmer pace,. The business
was of the same general character as on zaturilay.

•
NAV**, Dr,'. 31 —The Lch iz..s received from New Yok,
via Liverpo had a moat favourable effect in the market, causing
active sides and an advance of about 1 ft. on all kinds. 2,0300 bales
were disposed ut re to two o'clock.

SCOTCH IHON.—GLAsoow, Dec. 31.—Throughout the
year the mum ea the market for rig-lron ha. been devious, and the
re-alt, we believe, in many =stances, not equal to the expectations of
canna In anucipation of extensive spring demand, the market
=cued with anin.ation and tinnorsc, and the advancing prices which
marked the clove el 160, progrereed from 440. to 44e. bd. for mixed
Not up to 92e. is the end of Feb., when It was discovered the hoped-
toe demand had been over-anticipate the adoancecould therefore no
longer be maintain tl, aid the price declines, to 4m. in May f. Rowing.
The settlement of the cetileswig-tfulstein question atterwards
revived the hopes of holders and speculators, anti under the intluenee
of some full export =Acta, the price again improved, =mining 4 s.
July and Augnat, when, this demand having been supplied, it again
receded to 423. to 4M. tld. =October. Mine that date the market has
ductuated remarkably; forted up tu 445., receding to 4 and 'mover
lag =urgent to 47a.; the price. again drooping almost impereepubly
to 44. lid. to 4=. ; hat week Inatome was mete &Mite, and the cur.
tent value has advanced to 475. to Ca 6d mixed Nos.; and 430. No. I,
prompt cub, with la to Is. bd. extra on three months open
contracts. A sandy though not active busincs has been tra,mactmil
In manufactured Iron, *Melt has ruled between 31. lee. and 64 We,
far merchant bars; Use present quotation of 31. lea. to 34 136.; less
4 per cent. discount for cam, as well maintained with rather mtc
cheering prospects fur sprig orders. As compared with le4B, the
product aid a oak of pig Iros are 92,010 and 99,000 tons respectively
excemodulis the entire ab ipluents are 14,638 toaster, being 153, lb 3
tone to foreign porter and 221,943 tom coastwise In 1049, against
162,131 tuna kffeitrn, and 227,633 tom ems:wise in loan; they else
include the coismarmuve manned ex puna of this article to each country
amcc 1046, with the prices per month, and prunnetion and stack
over the orime period, and present the gratuying tact that, notwith-
&Lindh= the extreme depression in the Iron trade generally, and the
falling off in shipment and diminished consumption for malleable
Iron purposes in &Moorland this year, the mereaseot etc, ltas been
Otitis
mss *Mai oommeusurate with the extra production linos 31st Decem-
her, 1v49. It therefore follows that our local and interior require-
MIMI most have Improved to the extent of the above decrease in the
item. of stupunnts sad malleable Iron. Taking into consideration
the extemme snicks here and throughout the North of England
(where, founders and others having availed of the late temporary yet
extensive redaction rates of transport, per railways and Midi, in
ystaashire, Sta. to lay in Item supplies on extremely advantageous
terms), as well as on the seaboard of America, and tne actively in-
make et nand. Pig Iron, there may be
this
reason to sp•
=a nutted immure of accumulated, tcek in this district by the
time spring shipments open; and, should the American government
succeed in furthin taxing this article in their tariff, dress circum-
stances combined would have a very unfavourable effect on the
Iron interests of this country. the general belief how-
ever. is, that the present rate of duty on Pig Iron in
America will remain unaltered this ocesion of congress,
in which ere, ex also from the commercially favourable state of that
country, an Moressed extent of experts thither mei be anticipated.
The continent of Europe being now politically quiet, • result simi-
larly favourable may also be expected from that quarter. —From
Messrs. P. Oa 11. ',Winnow and Mimes Amnia( Circular.

ACORN.—Cliteriegargit, Dee. 31.—We were moderately
tArwith Wheat to-day, whieh was t Ain at lam week's prim&
firm; and Oats a little bttter trade. Wheat, W. Sato 10a.
per load. Barley, 225. to 295. per qr. Oats, las. to us. gra.,
fas. to as., Peas, boilers, as..to ad. per bribe!,
Daotstott, Dec. 31.—We had a fair supply of grain to •
day, though not meek beside Wheat and Barley. Prima of all re-
awned much the MOM Se lag week- Wheat and Beeler were both
area.

5T17111140. b.a. 31.
Wheat is Broiled supply, and wtd
readily at at. advance of I. per qr. Barley am; *Mats ratio. A god
supply of tads, wbich sold slowly at a decline at Is.
„per qr., as dal
Aso Per ana unaltered. White 'Weed. 101. 100. to 111. Sa. ;
rest 11. 10a. to 101. Barley, 2.10 to Mkt. Oats, tea tolls. Boma, 9/a..
to ;la. Per, 2Sw to tea

CATTLE, &c..

Dee. wets but

• few per ow ;Sir, which could not lie diepaced af *just a timber
&slime la priem. mod • portion of them left the market uaaold. Then
was a pretty amactoua ..how of Beaata sad the trade ruled eery
Icamdy =AZ the slow, the demaad being trifling. There were no
really lit Beasts shown. We did not hear of any partkukr
al lariralue. The Pig trade madams eatrenway Maenad to
sawiwale Win the laden morksts continuing go unfavounakle.. hood
100,116. Mae natio ow
itt:c lb., sad Woe Motets did
U net mesa Sa. . per Num y Sheep and Lula* 420;
Oalie,lll lksals. ; Norm% 47 ; :10,

'Asuman.. Dictums' 31 —Our market yes well
this day wills odd° and them or food quality. 6 Fr*.
alllZZnataeressi. did not pureness irony freely. littlYlmkl
Isot week's quceationa were Maly sepossied. and wry little stook la.
maimed unsold. Serf, Sad. to Sid. ; ahoiseguallty brought 6d. ;
mYI-
d. Ed. Cattle, 2,147 ; sheep VAL •
unwici, D. 29.--Being the &curds? after Christmes
ma Leta Ma enacted, Utile business wee demi. thelrainbet of store
antis was more than equal to the demand. tind the weather ere.
vented litini.oli‘oyers from attending Ow mutat. This dosing the
asasoo. we NM may ti more gresparoes to granites. breed
en%
and dialers. t No" thl. to 7a. par stems cl lathe No keep.
kit ibsap and lambs worth wiles: fat OK% do. Ild. to 7a t.ood
man 11" the. to XL per bead; Wroth. lie togs. td. per now

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