The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-27 00:00:00

MARKET&

HARDWARE. —B iamisenam, JOLT 26.—The trade of this tows
is moderatel good ; as • rule lasaufacturess are doing $ very fair
amount of upon orders, tempt as to those brandies
which come under the &nominalim of fancy trades, in which a
considerable amount of chickpeas is felt. IA the foreign depart-
ment the South American trade is extremely quiet ; remittent.%
from that quarter are stepped by tbe nate of- the exchange, and
cyders have of late been on the meet moderate scale. in mance-
lien with the continental trade some few additional orders Lave
just been given out on account of the North of Europe; Canadian
or
are also being put in hand, Me latest received information
relative to the prospects of the autumn trade with Mat quarter
Ming upon the whole favourable. The metal dealers report bail.
races eztraudy dull in that departmeet.

CO7TON.—Ler2aroot, .7rtr U.—Quiet market, at rather
easier prices. Estimated maim to.day, 8,000 Woe, Malad-
ing 2,000 meeolation and eigmit. 4,780 American, 81.1. to
11d. • 500 Pernam, tn. 10d. to 102 d. • 800 Maorio and Soh*
99d to Lod.; 800 Eyrie:tan, Lid. to 14d. ; 20 Sena, sp.; 130
Pert 104. to toed.; 1,500 Bora; fd. to 10d. Mr MoYeish, Bjd.•
fair Oontrinuttee 80.; fair Broach, Ind fair Bengal, 7 ed.; fel;
112 d; lam Emma, loid.; =Wine Boweda, 10241.:
middling Orleans KV.

COTTON GOODlL—Maranirrea, JOLT M.—The market for
yam and cloth has been Set and depraa all the week, and
rollers have been unable to de %mines, d fall rates. As everted
at the dose of last week, however, sellers in 03010 instance' big
willing to scoop' the low rates offering, and which they had tiff
then misted, a rather ineressed has been traneacted
ham day to day, ass sellers have gradually relaxed their terms.
On Thursday an attempt was nia& to redß any farther depre-
ciation, In consequence of a more active demand having 'Mown
itself for cotton ; but the effort was shown to be impracticable in
the flue of heavy arrivals of East India cotton, and of deices
from New York of low sales of the forthcoming American crop
fee delivery two to three mouths hence. The aggregate sales
from stock during the week have been rather eocusiderahle, at
Tel low pekes. It would be difficult to give any ',meet idea
of the decline, because prices have naturally been very
irregular
under the strong pram:et* sell induced by heavy stocks thd
in cotton. Yesterday and this the market for yarns has
been lower, both in home trade : export qualities, by id.
pa lb. than it was on Tuesday. la cloth the sake of shirt'
have relieved stocks a good deal, but stall sellers Ond it imporaible
to get on antes by making additional COISIXIMMOR. Mulls,
imoonets, madspollams, and other fabrics suitable to the India
trade are weaker in price. In the general trade printing cloths
axe adversely affected in consequence of the dearth of water
having stopped some of the print works. T cloths have been in
moderate regent for Chios and for the Levant during the week,
Ze=Mexican qualities, but they are now m lon request.
de houses are ether spsringly of the heavier
makes of these cloths, ad also and the hosteler and
better kinds of fabrics geocrally • and to effect sales of most of
three goods sellers have to make ;miffed which involve more or
leas ices to the producer who has had to make them of cotton
bought before the recent decline in that material.

WOOL.—Doecierea, JULY 26.—There woo but a small lyof
wool at our market to-day—there being but little over 100
shown—but a healthy tone prevailed in the trade. and the demand
wee tally equal to the supply, the extreme rates of lest week being
fully realised. We may add that next Saturday there will be no
wool market, as on the following Wednesday, the 6th proximo,
the August fair will be held. The following were the quotations:
—All bog fleeces, 21a. to 228.6 d. pee stone of Iltlbs. ; two-thirds
bog, Me. Id. to 21e. 6d. per done; half ewe and hog, 191. 6d. to
905.8 d. per stone; ewe and wether, 18s. (Id. to 17s. t 4. per stone.

WOOL AND WORSrED.—BIADPOSD. :cur Z.—The week
opened with Nome degree of activity In the wool market, but as
the week advanced this activity abated, and there is great quiet-
-1201118 at the close. Spinners have of late purchased wool rather
freely, and in the prevent state of the market they are careful
only to purchase to supply their absolute wants. At the same
time there is not the eagerness tosell there was a short time ago ;
meet staplers have reduced their stock e, and do not feel under the
same necessity to press salon. A more confident and cheerful
tones prevails. Though there is a falling off in the demand,
prices are not quotably altered. Quotations me very Arm, and in
some instance' an advance is sought for choice lustre wools. The
worsted yarn trade ban been very est. There is a small but steady
bueinens doing on brine acemmt. Old contracts keep spinners in
well
this department wi employed. The new buainese doing for the
coatinent is very small. Them is no disposition on the part of cue-
teerwre Ahmed to place new ordereat present. There is no appre-
ciable change in pekes. Moat spinners are well employed, and are
very firm ; but iu those few MIMI where they ars running out of
orders there is more readinera to accept offers !lightly under the
current ratea. The piece trade has bees remarkably quiet. The
business doing for every quieter remains very 'obi. eted. The
orders placed either by out rental, American, or home merchants
art eseeedingly few. The cetabliehmenta representing Oirminy
and America are chiefly engaged in shipping goods, which are
the remit of orders executed dining the pant few weeks, and
seem little disposed to renew their eon:meta Indeed, in the ease
of America, the active season has just gone by. and e hill just
non expected. Some slight purchases have been made by the
former from Meeks, and seine small exceptional business ham
been done in fancy goods. There is a marked flatnesse in the
plain goods department. Most manufacturers, however, continuo
pretty busily ',staged in miming old contracts, though they re-
ceive very few new ceders. Prices have a softening tendency.

LACE AND HONlERT.—Nirrrimasea, JOLT 95.—The 11k
Lee trade continues active. LION (both white and black) are
ally in request, and future prospects for black gouda ate decidedly
eneoureging. There is • little doing in ]tech and the *prier-
ged net trade continuo* exceedingly brisk, Raw Kin( scarce and
extremely high in mice. In the cotton department there is not
much change. ("attains are meeting with a better demand, but
the plain act trade is net materially improved. Lace yarns are
rather Ire. Onn. There is no improvement in the hosiery trades
Nome orders mine in slowly, and the shipping trade is quiet.
Moir is expected to be done shortly. lionery yams are
drooping.

NORTHAMPTON TRADE REPORT.—The =fotn
islitiet
trade report issued by the Northampton and N
Chamber of Commerce, dated July 44 :—" The staple maaufaa.
tare of this town is twirl; orders have same in freely during the
past month, and every department is fully engaged. Export and
froveniment cedars are cammandiug the &brass— a, and =WI of
of our best houses. Horse trade in well suetamed, and in
Inatimme Is taxing our manufacturers beyond their power
to ; the demand for good hands is unabated. The mo-
th) upward tendency of the leather market will soon be teat
%ay
apart manutaetared 'goods ; the demand, and inadequate supply
of same matariala will speedily neorwitate an advancer of peke.
The iron trade of the district is steadily advancing: fur noes ars
busy, and founder well supplied with order.; prices continue
low. The hot weather is causing our brewers to work to the foil
extent of their excellent arranirrments made to meet the demand
of the season."

LION AND COAL.—Mioritganmoron, RITUBOAV.—The con-
dition of the trade la not mostly changed, and the prima of pi.?
iron hare aborted no material change. Though continental
delivei ire ate not large, there have Menmine good shipments
during the week for the Belgian and Baltic nolland bag
rhown a ateady demand. Nolen ace now nitric at No. 1,44 t.;
No. 11, els. ; No. 4,41 P. nett e... 11. The .tuck in the warrant
Acme host atightly inrreaard, and mantle to-doe at a little or,
IMO tone. The inlend trade ha. winced a teintiley to depre--
cica. In manutitetmcd, iron roil. .c an to I.e ;.g -e it in tair
&mood and abort of the Xlititth..lo.,reth V., 5r.6.k....ti
are walking thne. Tian: have LI 1) 11. 1.:
menta for American and R 1114211 a v.:l9e. Ter. is;:t., irmaC
POI SO Kiln me wan%Et cave awlie 11:114 Wt;