The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-17 00:00:00

MARKET&

TALLOW.—Av..rwr 16.—Tbe market is odeady. Town tallow
434 3d., net; Teter .burg Y.C., on the spot, 495. 6d. ; July to
Oeptember, 445. 3d. to 6d.; October to December, ; Decem-
ber 465. 3d. to 6d. Market averages : Town tallow, 455. 9d. ; fat
by arttogs3., 24d. ; yellow Russian, new, 460. ; melted stuff, :PA. ;
rough 17s. 3d. ; greases, ; good dreg., Imports for
the week amount ti 4,161 casks.

COTTON.—Livaaroot., AIVVIT 15.—Very strong market.
AM!I4OIU4 941. dearer ; Bursts, id. Estimated sales to-day
20,000 bales, including 6,000 bolos on oper.ulation and for export.
6,260 American, 814. to lied.; 2,000 Pernam, tr. 9d. to 1014. ;
600 Banton,lod. to 10. R. ; 1,500 Maceio and Bahia, 9d. to 192. ;
600 Maranham, 10d. to 11d.; 600 .Egyptian, !bd. to 14d.; 60
Emyrna, 9gd.; 600 Peru, sid. to 1014 ; 8,000 Burst, bd. to 9jd. ;
8,000 Madras, 7gd. ; Bengal, &bide, Ike., ed. to 7d.; fair bliol-
lerah, 71d. ; fair Oomarawntter, 7gd. ; fair Broach, ; fair
Bengal, 6.1 A. ; foir Egyptia, 11 id. to gd ; fair Pernam, 104 d. ;
middling Bowed., 10jd. ; middling Orleans, lOid. •

000D8.—Mairen ESTES, Auovirr II —A review of
the week's market gives en ion pression that there is a pretty ge-
neral improvement both in cloth and yarn. Prima are steadier.
There baa been some attempt to get rather higher mien, but it
has bad the effect of checking businms However, the sales arc
supposed to have been nearly equal to production, and there ap-
pears Lobe a little more confidence amongst produoers, a good
many of whom are now under contract for moderate periade.-The
small stock of Minds cotton which existed a few weeks ago has
now expanded through recent arrival from India to 168,000 balm,
and the total stock is 677,000. The consequence of the increased
neck of bursts has been to cause a rather greater difference in
the relative value of goods made from Indian and American
staple. The feature of the market at the close of the week is,
that while spinners and manufacturers using American cotton
only can command rather better terms, those using Bursts, or
bursts in mixture, can afford rather easier rateathen before. There
is a great impeovirnent, however, in Indian staples of cotton, and
a greater choice, some of them fetching nearly as high prices from
mummy as American. Low numbers of export yarn and 18's and
and Ws water twist are quoted Id. dearer by sellers than last
week, but German buyers appear unwilling to give it, and for
India the small advance on 80's water twist and 40's mule yarn
checks operations. Fine yarns, single and doubled, are in only
moderate request. Home trade yams are Id. per lb. dearer, and
to have done a moderate business at the advance.
F=ll.B4=r a good deal of cloth taken at last week's rates,
and a fair amount of orders placed ; but makers of shirting",
madapollania, and printing cloths are now asking lid. to M. per
piece higher rates than on Tuesday. This advance, as a role.
bx::will not give, though where goods have been wanted
accepting the lower advance have been willing to get on a
little. There are some good offers still in the market at Tuesday's
rates. Demestim and T-cloths ars unaltered in price, but more
saleable, and a good deal of business is reported in Mexican T-
cloths at a shade better values.. A fair business has also been
done in jaconete and mulls at full prices.

LACE AND HOSlERY.—Nornsomis, Al,llll. 15.—There
ham been km doing in the lace trade during the week, especially
in the cotton department. The demand for plain nets is very
quiet, as indeed it hail been for some time past. There is not
much doing in curtains, and other branches of the fancy trade
are quiet. Mechlin do not sell freely. Fine numbers of lace
yarns have been rather easier, mane numbers as before. In the
silk department business has been without material alteration.
If anything white laces are rather less in request, while black
lacessell a shade more freely. There is not much doing in silk
mechlina or quilling.. The demand for figured nets is pretty
fair. Raw silk remains high in prioc. The hosiery trade is in
a satisfactory state for the time of the year. There is a tolerable
demand for home consumption. The shipping trade is rather
quiet. There is no material change in hosiery yarns.

WOOL AND WORSTED. Basnroao Almon. 15. The
wool market has been very quiet during le past week. The
transactions have been small and unimportant and to supply ab-
solute wants. The demand is still confined to the choices* lustre
such as York•hire, Kent, Stafford, and Irish hors, other
sorb in little request. Staplers have reduced their stocks,
and seem to increase them, and holders of wool am
busily engaged in harvest operationa, and are quite indifferent as
to the sale of their wool. There is, however a tone of confidence
and cheerfulness prevailing and the quotations of good wools
have a tendency upward. If staplers were inclined to make a
slight 0311C0.600 they might have customers. These is not much
banners doing in wonted yarns. There has, however, been
considerable inquiry as the part of export merchants, riving pro-
mise of a revival in business my shortly. There is a steady
business doing on home account. There is most doing in lustre
and coloured wefts; 50's are also in fair request. Oenappe
and two-fold yarns are greatly neglected. Most spinners are well
employed, and maintain =a with firmness. The same languor
characterises the Om Manufacturers
engaged
in employed on old contract;, and many merchants are
in receiving from them goods for shipment or otherwise.
there is little new business, quotations have a tendency ug=

HARDWARE.—Biantroues, Aeocsr 15.—The trade of this
town is quiet ; In respect of many of the principalstaple branches
Winnow is moderate ; the edge-tool Eakin matinee to report
somewhat unfavourably, especially such of them as are dependent
cm the export trade. pre and chandelier makes are doing
better, and the metallk Wetted makers are tolerably well
engaged. The jewellery report a more active demand for the
better class of goods. In the metal trades generally slackness Ia
experienced ; and on Mande; the priee ef bran end copper wire
was redused one half-penny per lb. In the foreign
the merehante are not slow to give out their order.. Strilmentegard
to both the United States and Canada a good amount is being
done; and the rate of exchange with Rio being a shade more
favourable, there is a pricepeet of renewed life in our own trade
to that quarter. The Australian trade is about up to the average ;
and more is being done ou mount of Japan.

COAL AND IRON.—MIDDLBOBOIIOI3On, AVOVRT 15.—Trade
may on the whole be stated to be improving in this district as re-
gards iron, although during the prevent week the visit of Prime
Arthur and the Stockton nioes have greatly interfered with regu-
lar work, and very little has been stone except at the blast fur-
naces. Next week, however, will see all the works busy. There
ham been mere inquiry for rails Lately, and some pretty good
orders have been secured at rather more remunerative rates. One
of the largest mills in the north, which has been standing for
nearly twelve months, has tine week been put into full work at
Darlington. There have been good deliveries of rails for New
Orleans and Russia. Plates and shipbuilding iron have scarcely
been so much inquired after. Foundries are pretty fairly off for
work. Pig iron is unchanged. Exports, which have been chiefly
to Ruse= and Dutch port., have not been heavy. Scotland has
been kr4 liberally of pig iron. Prices quoted to-day at Yid-
dkabon Exchange are :—No. 1, 4115.; No. 3, 435. ; No. 4, rats.
In the trade inquiry hav not been very animated. Stocks are
increasing at some of the collieries where they have not adopted
abort time. There is rather a better feeling reported in the L3U-
don market. Shipments, however, are dull. Quantithe sent by
rail are larger. .

CORR.-Yoke, ACOUPIT 16.-Harrod with has born inter-
rupted daring the week by showers. Still a good deal of grain
has been housed, and, should the weather continue favourable,
the grain will all be speedily garnered. There was a fair show of
new wheat and very little old at our Corn Exchange to-clay.
New samples met a fair inquiry. and changed hands Sena 2+.
per qr. over them of last week. White, 60a. to 665. ; 565. to
625. per qr. There was a very small show of barley, prices
may be quoted rumens on the previous week-via., 40s. to ati. per
qr. The supply of oats Ism meagre. Farmers tried to establish
an advance of Od. to Is. per qr., but wore not generally successful,
and the full rates of last week must be written --30 s. to 325. per
24 stone. Beans were not much inquired for; but, the show
being small, holders were firm in demanding former currencies-
namely, 51s. to 535. per qr. Malt ranged from 68s. to 70. i. per qr.
Rye realised 425. per qr. Flour. 445. to 46.. per 1,11. k of Mlba.
Asa,. ea, Arouse 16.-At this corn market yesterday the at-
tendance woe large, but the supply small. The new wheat mime
to hand in capital condition, but nevetthelees the demand was
quiet, though prim were fully supported. The quotation ranged
from 481. to eoe. Barley was coy scantily offered, and prices did
not exceed 425. per quarter. Oats were arm, at Ws. to MP. per
unites. Beaus and peas an inactive trade. Flour firm. At
Badngdoke there were good sales of wheat, at an advance of 2.4.
per quarter. The range of prices was from Ns. to 63., with an
of 54a. per quitter. Barley made up to quarter,
average
tmire sales were limited. Oats also were a small parcel, but
they averaged up to 29e. id. Beans were firm at 4136. to 50s. Pea
made 40s. to 0..
RATH, AUGUMT 15.-The supply, SI well as the attendance, was
small at our corn market this morning. There was a fair, not to
my active, demand for wheat, prima of which advanced 21. to 3s.
pet quarter. The range was Ns. to 613. Bexley is still a nominal
trade, the new crop not having yet made its appearance. Oats
and beans were firm, at an wide a range as Ms. to 365. for the
former, and 20a. to Us. for beaus. Seconds flour is selling at 425.
to 45a. per sack. Our reports from other fiontersetehire markets
state that rain had fallen copiously, and: have greatly freehand
the land. Wheat hes advanced xs. per quarter generally, and
juices, it is exyected, will not be lower than they arc now, but
rather the revene. Bread is selling at 6d. to 6.ljd. the 41b. loaf.
Doscarres, Auouirr 16.-Since we laidwrote, the much-want-11
article, rain, has fallen in what may be called, considering the
eircumstunece, pretty heavy showers. On Tuesday welted heavy
thunder showers which were followed on Thursday by further
rain, and last night we had spain a • smart fall. This has
been felt to have been of groat ad ' though it is net mil-
client to martially Mimeo the pastures,
.and on some lands
tannery have been induced to re-sow turnips. With retail to
the 00111 crops we may add, with the exception of a small brealth
•of barley, these is nothing temaning inthie nehrhavarbool to be
gathered, and the general result may be summed ein as follows:
-The wheat crop is the best we have had for many years,