The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-19 00:00:00

MARKET&

TALLOW.—TOVIDAT lta7rxmc.—The market closed
quiet, at 41s. 9a., spot and March ; 41a. 9d. to 42.., April
to June ; and 43a. M., October to December.

MANUFACTURES. HCDDEBSTIILD, l&
Buyers attending to-day have not been moro numerous
than last week, but business transactions have in some
little degree been extended. More inquiries have been
made for limy troneerings and spring goods generally in
new style or pattern. In black doeskins and other plain
goods there is a little more doing, but at unrensunerative
price.. There is no improvement yet in low goods of any
description, either for snipping or otherwise. A few more
I mills in the neighbourhood are running full time, which
is looked upon as a good sign.

WOOLS.—Honnsomrtno, FEB. 18.—As London isles
oonunenoe next week there is but little doing in colonials,
although prima ere not expected to rule below the per
sent depressed rota. No demand for low foreign.

COTTON.—LmarooL, FM 18.—Market dill excited.
Bales probably 2.000 bales.

COTTON GOODS.—hf Amur:ran, FEB. 18. The
extraordinary speculation and excitement in the Liverpool
oottoa market yesterday and to-day is causing great per-
plexity among buyers and sellers of yarn and cloth, and
the higher prune asked prove • great obstruction to ban-
ana The sales of the two days are 60,000 bales, and
middling American. which wassold at per lb. on
Saturday, has to-day fetched 90., while Dhollerah Surat
bas advanced from 761 to go.. Spinners and manufac-
turers have made • oar mpoing advance in their quota-
tions, but these are to • vast extent nominal, and atop
business where persisted in. Sellers of shipping woe
report • very strong and arrive market to-day, and say
velem are making extreme Ones, so that where orders
have to bo placed those prices have to be given. At the
same time they say these extreme prices check operations,
though there is • good genera demand for all markets at
something below spinaers' rates. Sellers are asking folly
a penny per pound above the prices of last Tuesday, and
areloolring forward to still higher prices. In home trade
yarns there has been a strong market, and sellers of these
yarns have been demanding • considerable advance on the
rates of Friday—as much in some cams as id. to
Id. per lb. The result is that only • small
business has been done. Buyers hesitate to follow the
extreme prices required. Manufacturers who took contracts
• month or more ago, based on cotton at 7d. to 7)cl. per
lb., and bad not the moms or foresight to cover their
orders (souse of them extending irto May), are almost
aghast at the prices they have to pay for yarn made from
cotton at 9)d. Sellers of cloth say that the continued ex-
citement in the Liverpool cotton market baa raised their
quotations of cloth apparently far beyond the point which
buyers are prepared to follow, and business has conse-
quently been much restricted to-day. A considerable ad-
vance has been obtainable on the rates which would have
been given last week, but no advance which approaches
the increased poet of production at the current rates for
cotton. While on the one hand the wellongaged position
of manufacturers caused them to be very indifferent about
taking offers under to-day's quotations, on the other
buyers do not offer to follow the rapid advance taking
place. Few of the principal manufacturers ere in • posi-
tion to take additional contracts, while buyers are not
nrstillissini2puirisolseswith • view to business. For 71h.
quote Se. 3d. per piece, and 10a.
for 811 b. • but to a great extent all quotatioas are
nominal. ind only an extremely limited badness has been
effected. For 916. 36-inch printers the quotation is 12a,
and les. for 101 b. T cloths are quoted—Mb. Oen at
es. 9d., and 611). 32-inoh at 6s. 3d.

WOOLLEN.—Lnerri, Fm 18.—Iliste has not been a
numerous attendesse of buyers at the cloth hells this
moods* Pew Arm from a distance have been repro-
eeeted. sad the huskies operations of than who have
been t went 'redacted upon a limited scale- Pew
psesls at importance have changed hands either in the
ealetwei sr while nierinte, with she exceptka ef tweeds,
whit MW methane to absorb the chief attention of the
visa attend the cloth halls Although the transfer
of this etas bee not been in a eery satiated inedition
they have famed the bulk of the bueinerdame daring I
the earl, pert of the ssorniag. The low and median
anis& makes MW mil= to be manly in Men& A.
few of thabtlistre esebes in Angola& and all-wools have
ales nest vilk solissies. bat rely in isolated sans.
Pio& salsa skill@ bow boa more in refer* the gbh the
transfer hes nig twee/ es
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CORM—lint, Frs. 18.—Wcater continues ver.
mild, sad more like 'pries than winterh. Fanners In o;
occupied fa 1 the land for spring °owing, lad all descriptions oL spring grain are looked after foe sevelpor,
poses. The growing wheat plant looks well, and the, if
mote than the nand acreage sown with wheat this serron,
At ao-day's market • moderate supply of Ragtime Ans.
which moves el steadily at folly but Tuesdy's cannier beet rues of red making 71e. to 745. per 3041b5, thegrower. Foreign meets rather more inquiry, and late
am well sustained. especially for fine qualities. B the
ak,
ke mating neglected, but grinding is more sought after. Beans and peas unaltered. Oats of fine quality rather dearer. Tares ter seed scarce, and tesukg upwards.
Foreign arrivals for the week :—Wheat, 18,239 el.
beano, 75 ; peas, 74 ; tares, 757.
IrstricB, Few. 18.—A very limited supply of an gtak
hereto-day; wheat. being generally in better condition, soil
readily at improved prices. Briley also sell at full prim
Beans and peas very firm.

Leaps, Fan. 18.—The demand foe wheat It
on these merlons is meet restricted, and, as 17=
will not sell, except et le. advance upon last Tuesiari
rates, the business doing is confined to our millers' ists.
diets requirements. Barley in request, and fully as
Beam and other articles as before.
LITIRPOOL, Fur. 18.—To.dey's market was wen eto
tended by buyers, but the inquiry for wheat wu some.
what checked by the advance in prices demanded by
holders ; the rates obtained, however, were 341. to 44. per
cental higher for white, and 1.1. per oental for red hemp.
Lions on the week. Flour experienced a moderate repine
at resent extreme figures. Indies corn met a fair dewily'
at previous quotations. E.;yptinn beano moderately satire,
and prices unchanged. Oatmeal unchanged. l'e.ts quid
and unchanged.

LIMP, Fas. 18.—The weather durieg the past troth
was fine and favourable for preparing the land for .1.14
sowing. At to.day's market the show of wheat was 0t0d,,,
rate, as the condition was much improved prices advanced
Li. per qr. Malting barley ls. per qr. higher, with a shut
supply ; grinding samples as Let week. Beans awl",
prices against buyers. Per imperial qr. to the rrow,r :
Wheat, white, new, 6111 m. to 631h0 per imperial LA.%
79e. to 845.; ditto, red, fillbs. to &ilhs., 71s. to ;
barley, beet Chevalier malting, Übe. to 511b5.. La to
; ditto, runs, Chevalier ditto, 621bs. to :.dba.
to 435.; oats, =lbs. to 3.41h5., 25,1. to ; beam, UM,
to Mtn., 45e. to 414. ; peas, maple, &Abe. to Glib., it,,
to 48.,

NEWCANELE-ON-True, FEB. 18.—The weather keeps
favourable for out-door work in general, with which oar
farmers are engaged. At our market this morning we kad
a moderate show of wheat from the growers as wella. from
the coast, and although the trade ruled exceohNly firm,
epee the whole only a moderate 'mann' ra,ulted, this
inaction being mainly due to the unprofitable state of the
trade. For extra foreign flour we experienced an improved
inquiry, 575. having been paid in quantity fori•uch uality ;
other descriptions commanding little attendee. Maltiq
barley a slow sale, and late rates with dilEctilty
Other articles unchanged.