The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-10 00:00:00

MARKETS.

LACE AND HOSlF.RY.—Norrtronsit, Jett. 9.—Many home
houses sre engaged with their stock takings, consequently
they buy only for their immediate wrote. Misnufarturem arc
busy rending orders for shipment, principally to the American
and German marketa. Bilk is advancMg rather rapidly. Hosiery:
BUK111(.1% Still continuo; in a depreased condition. Mere are a
fcw inquiries for the Levant trade. A few orders are still about
for Ilavannah, some inquiries for the South American market,
and one or two buyers fur the United States. Yarns remain about
the same.

COTTON.—Lrizaroot, Jinx 9.—Marled quiet, without elumwe
in prima. Estimated We. to-day, 10,000 bake, including 2,000
.peculation and =Port- 5,800 American, 10d. to ltd.;
700 Pernam, 10:d. to 11:4. ; 200 Santos, 10ed. to 10:d. ;
100 liseeio and Bahia, 100. to 11d.•, GOO Maranham, 11d.
to 111 d. • 300 Egyptian, 12d. to 140. • 100 Smyrna, old. to 10d. ;
300 Awn:, Otd. to 1 lid. 2.000 Surat, TA. to 914.

COTTON GOODB.—Msnenneriut, Jett, 9.—liellent of yarn and
cloth are nominally quoting the came prices as on 'Tuesday, but
they are unable to do Minium*. The cloth market is ex,eed-
Wily dull and inactive, and such offer as are made by buyer. are
WO low to be thought of. And low as they are, however, t le.y
are seldom repeated, end there is some rcnaon to think th.d
ateninuds sue indisposed to operate at all, except in OWL% *nest
goods are low enough to tempt speculation.

WOOL AND WORATED.—BRADTORD, JULY 9.—The wool
weuket
.today is unworn:SA. glut, and the quantity of w.iel
changing hn.D is very large quantity now rowans
forward Made to prevent CUOMO.= from operating beyond sup-
plying ale elute necessity. Middle and inferior mete of wool are
still easier, but fine choke lustre wools are firm in price. The
worsted vim trade is rather quieter than it hus barn. There is
still inquiry upon the peat of export merchants, particularly for
clasp lots and in the lower qualitien of both 31'e and 40..1
Two-fold yarns. though stall selling _ steadily, are not quite ea
much in demand as they were There in also less activity in
thatappe yarns. There ft • steady business doing on home
account.. Most spinners arc Kill well engaged on old order',
and where cadets are naming out spinners are rather
dispoeed to make a eonocesion to secure a customer. Pricer
FO far chow a softening tendency. In the Me trade there in no
great improvement in the general demand. The Oilman trade
still continual far below an average. American merchants
operate very sparingly. The home houses have placed some
orders in fancy goods. Meet manufacturers complain that the
order. placed in plain goods are miserably scanty at a season
when they are invariably plentiful. Most pouple appear to be
waiting till the result of the harvest is more .; nitely known.
Priem arc somewhat cagier. Maws. Lewin and Sou held a public
sale of English wool. Mere was a fair attendance of gentlemen
interested, but the bidding. were exceedingly shwieh, and touch
of the wool was withdrawn. The prices reuli.Yarl exhibited a still
downward teudency as compared with the prioes current in the
market.

IRONYAIITERW QUARTERLY 3LELTlNG.—Biainsuliam,
TIICRBDAT EVIOIIIIO.-- The second of the quarterly nee of
the nonmsters of thi► district was held in the Town-hall boy
thin afternoon ; there was a large attendanoc, all the gout iron-
producing than. in this and other districts being reproented, as
were aim, the dealers and the various shipping houses. The
amount of burins.. trams-led was not large, but there was an
vut:u.itiftsble improvement in that respect on the two previous
gustier-Mays of this you.. The tone was better, and the prevoilirer
Riling wan that as noon as the hot weather is over the trade will
hook top ; in fact the order. given out at this meeting showed an
leventent, which is general as regards all descriptions of
tnirlicd non. There was no approach to buoyanc to-day. but
omits kit the hall with a feeding of more i oe and of
than far the SY eighteen months at least. There oc
11,,T dor.und for Stalloadeture pig iron, all mine; to quote
y saw ter to ahoy a varie idea only as to the quotatious at