The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-04 00:00:00

MARKETS.

SUGAR. - The imports during the past month have been
1,260 tons less than than of January, 1860, but the demand
has fallen off, the deliveries for home consumption having
been only 25,260 against 30,800 tons. Some portion of this
deficiency may be attributable to the interruption of the
island communication, but the failures which have recently
taken place amongst both refiners and wholesale groom
have induced increased caution on the part both of buyers
and milers ; in fact, the trade have run themselves so low
in stock that they take immediate delivery of their pur-
chases. The stock in the port. still shows • large redue-
tion as compared with the same period of last year, being
now 75,260 against 91,820 toss, but the change of wind
within the last few days has brought in many vessels from
the east, the cargoes of which are not yet landed, and con-
sequently not included in the stock. There is no new fea-
ture in the prospect of supply for this year, which, accord-
ing to the latest advice., does not seem likely to be more
than sufficient to meet the world's consumption, supposing
it to continue on the sale of 1860.—(From the Circular of
Messrs. Tasman and Rona.)

COTTON. lavrarooL, Faa. 2.—There has been • good
business in cotton to-day at full prioes. The sales are IAOOO
bales, including 10,990 American, sd. to Sid. ; 800 Surat,
Cid. to bid. ; 150 Egyptian, Bed. to 9id. ; 60 Parma, Bjd.
to 90. ;of which 4,000 are for speculation and export. To-
day's import is 7,642 balsa.

carrot; GOODS.—Mexcezenß, Fee. 2.—A very
limited budnees has been done during the week in both
cloths and yarns, taking the aggregate, and India shirting'
are fully 3d. per piece lower than last week. Oap yarns are
in some oases a farthing the pound lower, as also are warps.
But at these low rates the buyers seem to have felt that
there was an approximation to rake at which they might
venture on business, and some considerable purchases have
been made in 7 lb. and 8* lb. 40-inch shirting, for the
eastern trade. These have brought forward buyers in other
departments, and some extensive orders have been offered,
but at very low rates. At present only those manufac-
turers who are most pressed with stocks have acceded to the
terms offering. There has been rather more doing in do-
mestics and T cloths. Also in water twist for China, and
in yarns for the Continent. The orders for cloths have
also led to rather more business in yarns for manufacturer.
Printers are fiat, and long cloths are much neglected owing
to the almost total suspension of bumf:teas for the Levant in
consequence of the monetary difficulties in which some Of
the Greeks have been involved. With the indications of
returning business above alluded to, during the last day or
two, however, the market dome with a more hopeful
feeling than we have had for some weeks past.

WOOLLEN CLOTH.—Ltrne, Few. 2.—We have had a
rather better market this morning. There was a numerous
attendance of buyers in both the cloth halls, and some con-
siderable sales were effected, but chiefly in Melton' and
other light fabrics. Or'inary cloths were not in good de-
mand in the coloured market, but in the white cloth market
• fair business was done in them.

HARDWARE.—Biaktisooms, Fes. 2.—The trade of
this town continue* in a very unsatisfactory state ; orders
come in slowly, and they are small, almost without excep-
tion. There is none of the briskness by which business is
onlinarily characterised at this time of the year, in antici-
pation of the demand fur goods for the spring trade. The
manufscturen generally are only able to employ their men
an averaged four days, and there is no apparent prospect of
improvement in that respect. Ont of such • large number
of trades as are caned on here there are, as may be sup-
posed, exceptions to this state of things ; but upon the whole
trade is unusually depressed. In the South Staffordshire
and last Worcestershire districts matters are much in the
same position ; the iron trade does not rally, neither is it
likely to do so whilst the American trade is suspended ;
and most of the colliers in this quarter are under notices,
which will lead to a general reduction of wages.

OORN.-CAIMIUDOR, Fan. 2.-We had again a very heavy
market for all corn, and prices rather lower. Wheat, red,
36e. to 52a. ; white, 64e. Barley, 116 e. to 445. Beans, 30s.
to 40s. Oat*. 20e. to 28s. per qr.
COLCIDIRTER, FEB. 2.-A moderate supply of wheat and
fair of other grain. Wheat unaltered front last day. Barley,
•
beans, and peas sold at barely last week's prices.
GUILDFORD, FEB. 2.-Damp samples of wheat having of
late been very unsaleable, there is an accumulation of these
and little progress to-day could be made ; where very low
rates were accepted, some portion MIA disposed of. There
was a fair demand for better aorta, of which the supply was
moderate, without material alteration front the rates of last
week. Wheat, 445. to 68a.; barley, 28s. to 464.; oats, 204.
to 28a.; beans, 40e. to 48e.; peas, 425. to 46a.
linwrroan, Fes. 2. -The supply of wheat very fair, only
the finest samples supported last week's prices. The coarse
parcels almost unsaleable, at fully 2e. per load leas money.
Barley in large offer, and met a dull sale far the finest par-
cels, from Is. per qr.; coarse samples fully 2e. per qr.. with
few buyers. Oats, peas, and beans supported last week's
prices. Wheat, 34e. to 435. per load ; barley, 25a. to
445. per qr. ; oats, 20e. to 300. per qr. ; pees, Tie. to 33e.
per load; beans, 255. to 435. per bad.
Immerge, Fee. 2.-There was a fair show of wheat on
offer at our corn market to-day, consisting of a moderate
sprinkling of old sorts and a tolerable show of new samples.
The latter, owing to the relaxed state of the weather came
to hand in varied condition. The trade ruled firm, the
prices of the previous week ; old white qualities moved off
at 70a. to 78e. • new, 525. to 645. • old red, 65e. to 70a. ;
new, 475. to ffee. per 36 stone. 61 barley there was a
middling quantity offering, the quality of which on the
whole was tolerable, but the demand ruled inactive, and
prices for inferior kinds were the turn downwards ; fine
samples not much changed ; malting, 365. to 425. per qr. ;
grinding, 325. to 345. per 30 stone. The show of cat* was
about as usual, and quite sufficient to meet the demand ; a
moderate amount of business wan transacted, and in some
cases an advance of le. per qr. took place ; old, 345. to 38s. ;
new, 25e. to 30e. per 24 stone. In beans (the show of which
wan rather limited) a moderate demand was experienced,
and buyers had to pay the full currencies of the previous
week for all good aorta ; old, 565. to 68s. ; new, 345. to 38a
per 38 stone. The best flour made 495. ; seconds, 479. ;
thirds, 445. per 20 stone.
NEWCANTLC-UPON-TYNE, FRIL 2.-At our market this
morning we had a rather better supply of wheat from the
growers, for which a fair sale was found at the full rates of
this day se aright. In south country qualities little was
done, excepting in thin Lincolnshire red, weighing about
551 b. per bushel, at 52e. per 5041b0r., extra new yellow being
worth 64a, weighing 601 b. to 611 b., whilst Scotch prepared
white was placed at 59.. In foreign transactions were mo-
derate, fine old Dantaic reach ing 715., and other sorts propor-
tiou. Towards the conclusion of the market there was more
disposition to operate, and the trade closed with an upward
tendency. For flour there was a rualerate inquiry ; prices,
however, cannot be written lower. Makin; barley, unless
due, in moderate request. In malt little stirring ; grinding
unchanged. Beans and peas much as before. New Scotch
outs, unless sweet, difficult to quit. The atrivals this week
are :-Wheat, coastwise, 3,818 qrs. ; foreign, 310; barley,
coastwise, 1,371 ; malt, coastwise, 226 ; oats, coastwise,
2,13., ; peas, 77 ; beaus, 115 ; float, 1,527 sacks.

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NORWICH. Fie. 2.—There was rather • better feeling
in the wheat trade here to-day, and last week's rates
were fully supported for all descriptions. The supply
of barley we. only moderate, and the quality was on the
whole not equal to that offered last Saturday ; prices were
hardly nmintained, except for the finest sorts. White
wheat, floe. to 645. ; red ditto, 56.. to 60s. ; damp and in-
ferior ditto, MM. to 54a. ; best chevalier malting Farley,
to i. 5.. ; runs chevalier ditto, 41s. to 435. ; diddling ditto,
31.. to 345. per qr. Flour, 41s. to 42.. per sack item the
miller.

NOTTTNIMAII, FEB. 2.—dt our corn market to-day there
MY a pretty tolerable show of wheat for the time of the
year, the bulk of the samples being of the new crop. The
quality was very varied, and sonic samples were out of con-
dition. Old sorts made fully a., much money as last week ;
in some instances Is. advauce was obtained ; inferior
neglected ; old white descriptions were disposed of at 68a.
to 795. • old red, 645. to 735. ; new white, 52.5. to 68s. •
new real, 475. to 638. per 36 stone. There was a nioderat
supply of barley. the demand for which wee quiet, and in-
ferior sorts sold at rather easier rates, but fine ditto were
not much altered : malting, 365. to 445. ; Seale, 43e. to 475.
per qr. ; grinding, old, 335. to 36a. ; new, 30a. to 33e. per
30 stone. The show of oats was middling, and old samples
were taken off at no material change in priers, but new and
inferior ditto were fully as cheap as on the week previous ;
the former suede Vs. to 395. ; the latter 245. to 30s. ,•
foreign, 28s. to 321. per 24 stone. There war n limited
supply of beans, both old nod new, and the tone of the
trade
win steady ; bolder,, in consequence obtained full
rates ; old making hels. to 595. ; new, 39e. to 40a. per
38 stone ; and super flour, 48e. to 525. ; new, 435. to 46e.
per 20 stone.

OXFORD, Fn. 2.—There was a good attendance at
market to-day, and a fair supply of wheat ; but a great
many samples were in that damp and ill-conditioned state,
that millers and dealers would morels look at them, and
consequently a great dulness prevailed with respect to in-
ferior wheats ; best qualities were rather in demand, and for
this description a firmer feeliug pervaded tho market
throughout. Quotations were as follows, ris. :—White
wheat, from 60s. to D. 38. per quarter ; red wheat, from 48s.
to 605.; burley was in abundance, and that fit for malting
purposes was soon picked out, commanding from 355. to
455.• inferior descriptions for grinding, being in such a damp
state, were mostly pawed by—the few samples that changed
hands realised 28s. to 3-is. Oats, beans, and peas were not
much in requestjuidkondition rokkUing; prices as follows :
Oats, 12s. to IL.; beans, 38s. to 545.; hog peas, 38x. to 425.
Flour, a fair sale at 465. per sack. Best bread is selling in
this sty at 7d., and good household at Gad. the 41b. loaf.

Pwriaxiamen, Fla. I—At oar market to-day we
Lad only a small supply et wheat, which met a. fair sale at
fully the prices of this day week. Barley slow sale. Oats
in demand at last week's prima Beaus uo alteration. Beet
rod wheat, 575. to foes. per qr. of Whs.; copula di ditto,
44.. to 48s. per qr.of 480th.. ; oats, is. ON. to la 2.1. per
stone ; beans, old 55s per qr. 532161. . .

READING, FIB. 2.—The supply of wheat at this morning's
market was rather short, and the attendance of buyers and
sellers limited. Trade was consequently inactive, at last
week's rates. Of barley them was a limited supply, and
but little doing at precious rates. The Candlemas Fair,
which was held for the first time at the Cattle Market,
somewhat interfered with the busiueu of the Corn Eachatige.

ROCID:811111, FIB. 2.—There was a gaol ailiondan oe of the
town and country trade at this corn embroil, but the show
of wheat and other grain was only a moderate one, and •
considerable portion of it of indifferent quality. Throughout
the district, generally, a very languid foiling has prevailed,
and notwithstanding the decline which has taken place in
prices trade has proceeded but slowly. Even few the choicest
sample,' of both white and red wheat there was • slow sale
at prices under those of last week, beet kinds being heavy at
• decline of la. to 2s. per quarter. The middling and infe-
rior kinds could scarcely be sold at all and appeared to be
quite neglected, notwithstanding that holders offered them
at a reduction of 2s. to 3s. Both kinds of barley were in
slow sale, but fioe qualities for malting purposes supported
last week's prices. Grinding, however, experience) a de-
cline of about Is., and this concession failed to secure pur-
chases. In oats there was little doing, ,but good kinds
realised late prices. Beans and peaa, which infto in small
supply, brought last week's .q.arrencies. The flour trade con-
tinues doll, and the prices of both kinds hays declined 6d.
to ls. per sack.

WISBECH, FEB. 2.—The supply of grain of all kinds
continues fair, but not abundant. The bulk of the wheat
still comes to hand in such miserable condition that few
oars to buy it, whilst anything dry and good readily makes
ls. per. qr. more money. Oats, beans, and barley meet a
rates.
fair demand at former Priem to the grower:—
Wheat, white, new, 50s. to 60.., 631 b., per bushel ;
red, new, 45a. to 56a., 6311 a. ; oats, nor, lab 1,11. per
stone.

Worm:arm, Fan 2.—There wu a short supply of wheat
at this day's market, which sold at fully the rates of this
day week. Barley 1.. per qr. dearer. Oats only taken in
reteil. Beans and peas unaltered.

You's, Fes. 2.—The attendance of farmer and factors at
our corn market was by no means numerous, and the show
of wheat was small. The extreme mildness of the weather
has a deteriorating effect upon all corn, and wheat samples
were of irregular quality. There wu a tolerable demand,
and last week's prices were fully supported ; white aorta
changed hands at 61.. to 665. ' • red, 4& . to 66e. per 36 stone.
There was a pretty tolerable show of barley, the bulk of
which was only of secondary quality, and all such moved off
slowly at rather leas money, while choice lots were disposed
of at former terms • malting, 38s. to 425. per qr.; grindin
32e. to 34a. per 30irione. There was a limited inquiry fdF
oats, the allow of which was fair, and sales were effected
slowly at prices the turn in favour of the seller ; the best
sorts made 28e., ordinary 245. per 24 stone. For beans the
demand was somewhat improved, but the supply was short,
and prices ranged much the same as in the week preceding,
old qualities making 48s. to 56e. ; new, 40s. to 455. per
38 stone. Malt, 70s. to 725. ; rye, 38s. per qr. Flour
48s. to 50s. per sack of 20 stone.

Knuccatur, Pis. 2.—At our country markets, this
week, we had very moderate supplies of all kinds of grain.
Shippers were not anxious buyers, but haring • good load
demand, prices of wheat and barley remained much the
rme as last wee ,k • oats were about 6d. per qr. lower,
Here, to-day, we had good supplies of barley and oats and fair
of wheat. All well conditioned parcels sold readily at 114
week's prices ; middling condition rather lower. Wheat,
325. to 625. per qr. ; barley, 3'2s. to 445. Od ; oats, 23e. to
3fa.

WATERFORD. FEB. 2.—We have had scant supplies of
farmers' grain this week. and our dehveriss boat have
rather decreased. From abroad the arrivals are limited to
one cargo of Indian corn, and coastwise oar receipt' are
very moderate. The trade has continued in a dull, lifeless
state. but stocks being light holders have shown no die.
positron to press sales, and prices generally have been well
maintained. Irish wheat has sold readily at full rates, but
the inquiry for foreign has been very limited, without any
material change in value. Barley quite as dear, and for
picked samples of malting rather more money has been
paid. Oats, most of those on offer this week have been in
wretched condition, and could only be sold by submitting to
a reduction of 9d. to Is. per barrel ; anything really good
has brought within a trifle of previous prices. For Indian
corn we Lave had a steady demand, and prices of best de•
scriptiona may be quoted 3d. per barrel higher. Inferior
qualities remain as before. Flour quiet but not cheaper.
Import. this week :—Wheat, 220 qrs. ; Indian corn, 2,180
qrs. ; Sour, 175 sacks. Exports this week :---W heat, 131
48barrels ; oats, 4,250 barrels ; flour, 875 sacks ; oatmeal,
mks.

WEATHER REPORT.

EIATOILDAT, PRIIAVAYT 1, S TO II LAL