The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-29 00:00:00

MARRETS FOR MANUFACTURE.

MANCIIESTSII.—The market has continued to exhibit more
firmness, and on the whole there has been a pretty extensive
business done. Producers have not held for the extreme rates
they were at first inclined to demand, but have been content
to quote full prices, or a moderate advance, which has been
obtained without much difficulty. On Tuesday, although a
good feeling was maintained, the transactions were not
extensive ; but since then there has been more doing, which
continues to impart a firm and slightly upward tendency to
the prices of some descriptions of yarns and goods. Yarns
maintain a decided advance of about *d per lb. from the lowest
point, and at fully this rate there has continued a good demand
for the water yarns usually required for the German market.
Mediterranean descriptions also experience a steady inquiry.
India yarns have maintained a somewhat improved_ position,
though not so much in demand. Warps and weft for home
use are operated in with caution by manufacturers, the advance
asked being sufficiently large to induce circumspection. Some
pretty fair sales have been effected in goods, though the
general demand is not very extensive. Full prices are obtain-
able, but the asking of enhanced values has only the effect of
checking operations.—Manchester Courier.
ROCIIDALE.—WOOI: The prospect of peace has imparted a
Tery healthy tone to business generally. The improved firm-
ness of past weeks is fully maintained, and staplers are by no
means desirous of pressing trade. The amount of operations
for the past week have been of a very fair character. Flan-
nel: The gloomy nature of the weather has prevented any
very large attendance. Nevertheless, transactions in home-
made flannels have been very extensive on the part of large
firms. Many wholesale houses, accustomed to give out orders
in June and July, are already in the market. In Yorkshire
goods there has been very little doing; still, in prices, there
is no giving way in the least.
HUDDEREMIELD.—Prices are very firm, and in raw material
an upward movement is not unlikely to take place.
BRADFORD.—WooI: The supply continues low, and the
prices sought are too high for purchasers, except in a small
degree. Noils are in rather better request, and prices firm.
Yarns: The difficulties to produce yarns are not lessened by
the state of the wool trade, and higher prices must be given.
Pieces : There is great firmness in the goods market, and the
tendency is upward.
LEEDS.—At the Cloth-halls on Tuesday there was a pretty
large attendance, and the supplies of fresh goods being larger
than for some weeks past, the business done was over an
average. Prices are without alteration, stocks low, and the
mills in consequence are well employed. Business has been
brisk in the warehouses for the home trade, and there is also
more doing by the foreign houses than for some time past.
NOTTINGHAM.—Lace Trade : A much quieter feeling exists
in the market than we experienced last week, after the recep-
tion of the news respecting the acceptance of the peace pro-
posals by the Emperor of Russia. All parties began to think
that we were about to experience a great change, and that all
descriptions of goods would be in great demand. These feel-
ings have in some measure subsided, and it is felt that the
change, if it comes, must be gradual, and that after all we are
not quite certain of peace, though appearances at present are
favourable to it. There are some German buyers in the
market who are purchasing about as usual. A few American
orders have been received during the week, and, upon the
whole, trade is healthy, though not brisk. The general demand
is more in favour of silk than cotton goods. Yarn in
some numbers is giving way a little.' Silk is advancing in
price. Hosiery : The trade in this department is, upon the
whole, in a healthy state, and it may fairly 'be expected that
we shall get through the difficulties of this trying winter as
favourably as most manufacturing towns. Nottingham
Journal. .

LEICESTEIL—No change of importance in the state of trade
here since our last report. The business doing is of a legiti-
mate character, and most manufacturers anticipate consider-
able improvement as the year advances, though the realisation
of this must depend on the price of food and the blessings of
peace.