The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-08 00:00:00

MARKETS.

COTTON.—Livsaroof., Fan. 7.—Business to-day is upon
• very moderate sale, without change in prices. The
sales are 7,000 hales, including 5,800 Amenain, sid. to
• : 1,000 Surat, sd. to 54d. ; 100 Fgyptian, 9d. to 9fd. ;
00 Pernam, Bjd. ;20 Bahia, 80. ; and-'2O Msranham,
Of which 1,600 are for speculation and export. The week's
import is 88,273 balm

WOOL ANT) WORSTED.—BIIADVORD, FEB. 7.—The
dulness in the wool trade continues, spinners buying only
to meet immediate requirements. What transactions
are effected are in favour of the buyer, but a considerable
degree of firmness exists considering the limited business
doing. In nods and shorts so very few are making that
they are taken into consumption as produced, at full price,
The dulness in the export trade is quite unprecedented,
there being literally no trade doing- There is no improve-
ment in the home consumption. The quantity of idle ma-
chinery and frames running short time exceeth that which
existed at the time of the panic in the spring of laf.d.
Prices of yarns do not vary much, as no one is producing
into stock. There is an improved inquiry for pieces, but
the ales effected are only to a moderate extent. In
some quarters this symptom of life is attributed
to the fact of a few small orders being issued for fancy rods
to assort the stocks left over last awing. The opinion, how-
ever, appears to be gaining ground that we have seen the
wont, and that any increase in the price of the raw mate-
rial must be followed by higher prices for goods. Manufac-
turers are acting with great caution, and the number of
looms standing is rather on the increase. Letters from in-
telligent writers in France state that the Roubaix manu-
facturers are already preparing for "coming events," and
have considerably reduced their prices. Parties iu England
must not be too sanguine in their expectations, and need
to exercise great caution io the selection of goods intended
to be introduced into France, as the French manufac-
turen are fully alive to the necessity of working at low
prices in order to meet the competition of the Bradford
houses, which threatens tobe very keen.

CORN.—BIRMINGHAM, Frs. 7.—At Gloucester and Wm,
crater markets, on the 2nd, there was a limited quantity
of English wheat, and lower prices were not submitted to
for any description. Barley, except the finest quality, was
la. to Be. per quarter cheaper. Oats gave 'vay 6d. per
quarter. Baths and peas in limited request, but unaltered
in value. During the prawnt week the sales in wheat re-
ported are at previous currency. Barley only finds buyers
in retail. Beans firm. Little doing in peas. At Wolver-
hampton, the supply of English wheat was short, but very
large of foreign ; trade slow but no kind cheaper. At this
day's market there was a short supply of English wheat,
which sold readily at fully the currency of this day gen-
night. Barley quiet. Oats dull. Beans maintained their
value. Peas neglected.
Drvrxra, FEB. 7.—The very best wheats sold as well as
they did last week • but all inferior kinds, and by far the
greater part was inferior,'
were very unsaleable. The hest
barley also was quite as dear, or rather dearer than last
week, and one lot reached 475. per qr.; 46e. was, however,
with that exception, the top price. Wheat, best, 58.. to
66e.; middling, 455. to 514.; inferior, Ms. to 45a Barley,
30a. to 46e. Oats, Ric to *ie. Beans, 441 a. to 505. Peas,
42a. to 46a. Flour, fine, 411 a. to 5•2 a. per sack; seconds.
44e. to 475.

Um tata:ma, Fut 7.—Our market this morning was
well attended, and was of a very firm character, but
the business transacted wea only to a moderate amount.
Good qualities of both foreign wheat and flour brought full,

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