The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-18 00:00:00

MARKET&

TA LLOW.—TI:EXDAT EVIMING. —The market wax quiet
today, and prim clamed the ism u yesterday.

COlTos7.—Ltvitaroot, Dm. 17.—There is a small
business dolag today at very irregular prism. The sales
are 2,000 bales, iooluding 1,650 American, at tqd. to
12d. ; 300 Surat. at 6d. to Bfd. ; 50 ggyptian, at 'lid. to
12ed. The week's import is 1,162 balsa.

COTTON GOODS. —lla.ventorn. Dec. 17.—There
has been peat anxiety since the arrival of the Message of
the President of the United States, and in the present un-
certainty with regard to our relations with that country
our market to-day has almost been in a state of panic. An
' impression prevails that we are again " dnfting into war ;"
and everything is unsettled. Prices are considerably lower
for cloth than they were last week, and there is a complete
i absence of business. This applies to cloth generally. In I
yarns there has been very little business, and the prices
of these have suffered rather more than those of cloth.
Some spinners are rather more anxious for orders than others.
Prices are not quoted lower generally, but they are practi-
cally so. and some kinds are decidedly weaker. Buyers say
that they have had offers of home trade yarns at id. to id.
lower, and of export twist at id. to Id. per lb. From the
returns of the chief constable of Manchester it appeers
that the number of people out of work has slightly in-
creased, but the number on short time has somewhat de-
aresasd, being 10,500 against 12,600. This report was made
before the present panic in the market rod there is reason
to fear that our operative classes will have to suffer pest
privations this Christmas, if the diseourapmente of spinners
and manufacturers should continue, as there is every pro-
bability they will.

MANUFACITTRE.S.—HcouxussuLD, Dec. 17.—The
buyers attending to-day have not been so numerous as last
week, neither has business reached the same extent. Coo.
shirring we are so near Christmas, however, quite as much
has been done as could have been expected.

WOOIII.—HUDDIESIIILD, Die. 17.—1 n colonial wools
a moderate busies= is doing for the season. The lowness
of prices operates 10 some instances as an inducement for
purl:hewn to buy more freely.

CORN.—Horn, Dec. 17.—At toilay's market a mode•
rate supply of English wheat, which sells readily at last
week's currency, and in some instances Is. per qr. advance
realised on the finer descriptions, best runs of reds making
635. to 645. pat 5041ba. Fore*n unaltered., with only
limited demand Barley for malting sell slowly at about
late currency; grinding scarce, sod fully as dear. Beans
and pen, owing to the mildness of the weather, are the
turn cheaper. Oats remain without alteration. The foreign
imports lest week are as under :—Wheat, 5,887 qrs. ; barley,
3,412; seta, 216' beans, 292; iis, 4ao; tues, 96; lin.
seed and rapeseed, 6,450 ; oil as 9 tons.

UM* Dsc. 17.—Arrivals of wheat moderate. There
is a growing feeling that the Amerioan difficulty will not be
easily settled, and hollers of wheat ask advanced rates from
Friday, but millers do not willingly comply, and the few
transactions are at the full prices of that day. Fins heavy
barley in better demand. Beau &Moats more inquired for.

I.IItIiPOOL, Dn. 17.—We have bad • good attend-
ance of millers and denim at this morning's market,
and with a fair consumptive business passing in both wheat
and soar, the admix* of 2d. pm cental and 6d. per barrel
made yesterday wu firmly maiotained, but there wu not
pearly the same mosineseest in the trade. Holders of Indian
coca esenenenneil by aldsig ls. per quarter over the rates of
Friday, lin see bias able to 01141110 this, they came down
Id., whew a seednane qesseity found buyers. Oats and
oatmeal have umberiabe so change. Beans, peen, and
barley an all bald tor 6d. per quarter advance. The market
elosee tolerably *lady at the advance, bat with men aellen
than buyers.

LitiN, Dic. 17.—The weather in the last week has been
unusually mild. At oar Coro Exchange this day we bad a
small show of wheat ; the demand was active at Is. per qr.
advance upon last week's rates. Barley, the supply
moderate, and late rates fully supported for bah
malting and grinding samples. Beans and peas in
more request at last Tuesday's quotation. Price per
imperial quarter to the grower Wheat, white, new,
Obi. to 641 b. per imperial bushel, 80a. to 66e. •,
ditto, red, 611 ts. to 6411 e., 595. to 635. ; ditto, old,
5811 w. to 621b5., 475. to 575. Barley, best chevalier
malting, 53112 e. to 541b5., 37a. to ; ditto runs che-
valier ditto, 521 b. to 53113 n, 335. to 365. Oats, 361 tn.
to 42165., 24a. to 27a. Beans, old, 63115. to 661b5., 421.
to 43.. ; new, 631bs. to 6416., 425. to 46a.

NEWCASTLE, Dec. 17.-1103 weather still keeps open
and boisterous, and to-day there is • tendency to frost. At
our market this morning we bade moderate show of wheat
from the growers, but being without any arrivals of moment
comitwise or from abroad, a more cheerful feeling in conse-
quence pervaded the trade, and • fair steady business resulted,
at rates that were not obtainable on Saturday. Flour was
held firmly, and late quotatioas well sustained. Malting
barley less pressingly offered. In grinding leu stirring.
Same new Daaiah barley was placed to-day, weighing
naturally 54Th., but weighed 56Th., at 3h. per quarter. In
other articles we have scarcely any variety to observe.