The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-08 00:00:00

MARKETS FOR MANUFACTURES.

MANCITESTEIL—Throughout the week the market has been
rather quiet, even somewhat more so than last week. This is
accounted for, to some extent, by the interference of the holiday
time ; but there can be no doubt that to the unfavourable
.state the money market is again assuming, a good deal of the
;circumspection now being exercised is also due. At the same
time, the accounts from India are hardly so favourable as they
were expected to be ; and, to some extent, buyers have also
been influenced to look for lower prices by a partial decline in
the Liverpool cotton market. As regards producers, they
-commence the year in a most favourable position as respects
stocks, neither spinners nor manufacturers having accumula-
tions of goods or yarns of any extent : but, on the contrary, in
many instances, orders are held which will take some time
to complete. This being the case, prices are particularly firm,
and offers at reduced rates do not meet with much favour.—
Yarns continue in fair demand for the Mediterranean market;
but for India there is only a very moderate Inquiry ; never-
theless, offers -at a slight reduction in price do not meet with
general acceptance. The same is the case also as regards
China. The German markets continue almost entirely quiet.
The demand for home manufactures is steady, but not ex-
tensive. Prices are slightly in favour of the buyers. Although
there is still some inquiry for goods for the India and China
markets, the actual operations have been anything but ex-
tensive, the accounts by the India mail not being of a very
encouraging nature; at the same time manufacturers hold
some considerable contracts, and no weakness is manifested.
The accounts received by the Greek houses are more satis-
factory, and there has been a revival of inquiries from them ;
the rate of exchange, and the difficulty of obtaining discounts,
continues, however, to interfere with their operations. Other
descriptions of goods remain without variation.—Manchester
Courier.
LBEDS.—In the Cloth-halls there is, on the whole, quite as
much business doing as is usual at this season ; the stocks are
light in the clothiers' hands, prices are steady, and the mills
better employed than usual at this period of the year. At this
season of stock-taking, both the buyers and the merchants are
engaged in this operation, and in consequence the business
done in the warehouses has been light during the past week.
Bamproan.—Wool: The supply arriving, and at market,
is under an average, and the prices sought are very firm.—
Yarns : The prices for wool are such that spinners cannot
accept orders at the price current in December.—Pieces :
There is more inquiry, with an unusully low stock, and the
prices are tending upward.
NOTTINGIIA3I.—Lace : Comparing the present state of feel-
ing in our branch of trade with last year, we must report
favourably, though this feeling is, in a great measure, based
upon the future, and may be doomed to disappointment. Our
advice to all parties is, that they should exercise caution and
prudence ; these are not times for speculation ; we cannot
from week to week foresee what may transpire, and the sober-
est calculations may be overthrown by changes taking place
which no amount of forethought could have anticipated. De-
mand is at present dull : this is not usual at this period of the
year. Yarns and silk are firm in price.—Hosiery : Many of
the manufacturers are engaged in stock-taking, and the tran-
sition from the old year to the new has interfered in some
measure with business transactions, which have, consequently,
not been extensive during the past week. A good feeling, on
the whole, prevails in the trade, and improvement is expected
as spring approaches.—Nottingham Journal.
LEICESTER.—At present very little business is doing,
though as soon as the holidays and stock-taking are over an
improvement is expected. The wool markets are firm, and
worsteds are generally on the rise.
lIIIDDERSFIBLD.—The first market. of the new year has
not been a great deal better than any we have had lately.
But few buyers have been about, and they have not been
doing a great deal. No doubt, as the season advances, we
shall have a change for the better ; and from the increased

importations of grain from America, it is probable that we
shall have an improving trade to that market for some time
to come.
ROCIMALE.—WOOI : Considering the season, a fair business
has been done at the advance gained last week. A good
feeling exists ; but operations, on the whole, give us the idea
of a holiday market.—Flannels We have no change in the
value of homemade goods, and little doing. The feeling is,
that when we have a change there will be an advance. In
Yorkshire goods not much doing. Some manufacturers, how-
ever, are active with orders.

LATEST NEWS.

THE WAR.

PROCLAMATION OF GENERAL
MOURAVIEFF.
THE Invalide Russe publishes a proclamation by General
Mouravieff, calling the entire population of Imiritia, Guriel,
and Mingrelia to wage a war of extermination against the
enemies of the Cross.
This measure is supposed to have induced Omer Pacha's
retreat.

Letters from Berlin state that the old Muscovite party
have a decided ascendancy in the Russian Cabinet.
The rumour that General •Mouravieff would replace Prince
Gortschakoff in the command of the Crimea is confirmed.
Prince Gortschakoff, it was reported, would return to his old
command in Bessarabia.

The continued direction of large bodies of troops towards
Besarabia by Russia is regarded with uneasiness at Vienna.

THE EAST.

MARSEILLES, STJNDAY, Jan., 6.
The Loucisor has arrived, with advises from Constantinople
of the 27th, and from the Crimea of the 26th of December.
Despatches left at 9 a.m.
The steamer France, which left Kamiesch on the 15th of
December, has arrived. She brought 18,000 cannon-balls.
The steamer New York has arrived.

Marshal Pelissier does not leave the Crimea. General
Martimprey will hold his place in Paris. There had been a
thaw at Sebastopol.
The Russians have increased their fortifications over Inker-
man, and have unmasked new batteries on the left of the
Tchernaya.
No ship of war was lost in the late storm.
Omer Pasha had arrived at Batoum. His replacement was
discussed, but decided to be impossible. The army, when near
Kutais, was for two days without supplies, on account of the
overflow of the rivers. Seventy ships are loading in Constan-
tinople, with supplies and munition for Souchoum-Kaleh.
Erzeroum is said to be in a bad state of defence, the forti-
fications having only 28 pieces of cannon.