The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-16 00:00:00

MARKETS.

COTTON.—Ltnlnion,lLimmi 14.—Merkel quiet, and
prima on the spot in some instances id. per lb. dearer, and
for American to . anise id. per lb. Estimated sales to-
day, 20,000 balm, including 5,000 speculation and ex-
port. 12,000 AlDUklill, ad. to 116- ; 700 per, ka-e
1014. to 10 d. ; 600 Banta, 94d. to 10d.; 500 MINION) sad
Bahia, 10d. to 10 d. ; 400 Yaranhani, 100. to 100. ;
1,500 Egyptian, 10 d. to 27d.; 200 Smyrna, 844. to 90.;
300 Pera,•lo4d. to Oid. ;7,3,800 Bunt, 7d. so W.; Madras,
81d. to Bld. ,• Bengal, &hide, &a, 74d. Fair Dharwar,
Bd. ; Fair Dhollerah, Bid.; fair Oomrawuttee, 844.; fair
Bengal, 74d-

COTTON GOODB.—lleactrwrze, MAIM 14.—The
market for cotton yarn and cloth has again oontinued to
anetuate &lithe week so as to destroy the decadence which
is necessary to a sound and healthy business. Manufac-
turers an indeed the trade generally, feel a strong sense
of humiliation at the shuttlecock way in which their inte-
rests and fortunes are placed at the mercy of mere spaces.
Worm in the cotton trade, but there appears to be no holp
for them. The position of manufacturers ls far from satis-
factory. A large proportion of them are making deliveries
under contracts made nearly two months ago, when cotton
was at 7d. per lb., and many of these contracts have still
some months to run ; and awe prices have been forced ap
2d. to 3d. per lb. for cotton it may be easily conceived haw
difficult it se to get a proportionate advance on manufac-
tured goods. While they can only follow each upward
movement in a fluctuating market so as never to cover the
highest rate of cotton they, on the other hand, have no
power to resist the losses incident toe subsidence of specu-
lation. In these circumstances both yarns and cloths have
been exceedingly inactive, sellers resisting lower prices in
a sluggish market, while buyers feel that they must hay,
an Wvantage if they can afford to writ. Prices are noun.
pally as on Tuesday, with little doing.
WOOLLIN.—Lnimrs, Kamm 14.—There has been a
moderate attendee's et buyers at the cloth balls this men-
fag, end although the amount of bagasse transacted has
seen been very extensive, there has. aerertheless, fee the
late period of the leases, been a fair basins= doing. The
eut-town buyers who have been present have included re-
presentatives from Manchester and Bradford houses en-
pied in both the home and shipping trades. As the
transfer of goods is now almost limited to the actual
ps.eut reqturements of buyers, the paresis which
have left the markets have not bean large, and in
most cases have been simply of a sorting-up character.
In the coloured cloth hall inquiries have perhaps been
meetly in favour of tweeds, although the business has
been of • very miscellaneous character, and has embraced
a genets' spnnkling of most classes of goods, but not in
any MOM to large amounts. Melton. have in some in-
stances changed bands rather more freely. The inquiries
for fancy coatings have sot been animated ; plain cloths
have also been quiet, and few parcels of importance have
;=hands. In the white market hair-lists and dia-
com the chief articles in request. The sale of the
latter make has not been so large as of late, though some
good parcels have left the cloth-hall. Fair-lists have
been somewhat more lively, but business in this branch is
still not very promising. Prices remain firm.

WOOL AND WOBSTED.--BILADTOID, Kura 14.
The wool market during the week has shown slew* of con•
tinned activity. There has been considerable inquiry for
all @lames of wool, and arch good sorts as are in 'meaty
supply have commanded a fraction 'drawn, while as
reepeets the rest price. remain very firm, staplers finding
cannot
replace stooks at current rates. A eteady
has been done in worsted yarns, both for home
and export. The late rise in wool has necessarily led
spinners to 'demos their quotetions all round, and this
circumstance tends to restrict business to some extent ; if
late rates could be accepted more business might be done.
Twofold yarn, have notwithstanding been in steady re-
quest ; and a fair business has also been done in ringle 40's
for Russia, and for 30's, both super and common. Goods, I
both plain and fancy, have been in better demand, though
in this department al o, the advancing rates, rendered ne-
in ecassquenoe of the high prices current in raw
materlal,have the result of cirmunscribingthe operations of
men:hints. While there is a steady tinniness done for
both homefand the continent, the American trade, to the
serious detriment of manufacturers generally, remains in
a state of unusual torpor.

RAlLDWARlL—Browniowsw, liiaca 14.—There are
mew farther indications of improvement in connexion with
the trade of this town. The orders on the nrowithwiturere
books are small, but they come in jolt sufficiently to keep
the handset work not mach short of the usual time. The
demand for =serial is increasing, and in those branches
which constitute the meta trade more ballroom is being
done. For jewellery and fancy goods of every descrip.
tion the orders in are small ; the gunmaken are well
engaged in nearly every department. In the foreign trade
there is mere vitality ; a fair amount is being done to
China end Japan ; the West India trade is dull ; and on
amount of America the orders in are not more than ma-
i third of what they usually are at this time al the year.