The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-04 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Manchester Guardian of yesterday.)
MANCHESTER, Nov. 2.—By the Asia we are advised
that three weeks of good weather had greatly improved
the appearance of the cotton crop; promising to com-
pensate for any partial damage by rot, and, according to
the altered opinion prevalent at the moment, bolding out
the prospect of 3,000,000 bales. Not a word is said
about frost. Holders had come as free sellers; and the
markets were dull, with prices in favour of buyers,
though but slightly so. Messrs. J. B. Toulmin and Son,
writing from Mobile on the 11th instant, say—" A few
weeks ago there was great complaint of rot; since then,
however, the crop is yielding so abundantly as to more
than make up for the loss of the middle crop. The
weather this morning was very cool, and we should
think very favourable to the crop. Sales of cotton on
Saturday 400 to 600 bales; prices easier. Middling,
9fe. to 91c., but no vessel here." And Messrs. Morton,
Toulmin, and Co. of New Orleans, state, October 11,
that " the accounts from the interior in regard to the
yield of the cotton crop are very contradictory. Many
persons here differ widely in their estimates, owing
chiefly to the reports of the dry rot' in the crop. It is
very hard now to say what it will be ; but judging from
all appearances up to this time, we think it will not be
far short, it any, of that of last season. The writer has
seen two or three different factors' office samples of the
dry rot,' and he thinks that if it should spread to any
extent, that it cannot do otherwise than be very injurious
to the crop."
ROCHDALE, Nov. I.—There is little or no change in
the flannel market to-day; both the demand and prices
are much the same as they were on the previous Mon-
day. The wool market has been tolerably good, and
better prices have been obtained.
HALIFAX, OCT. 30.—The quantity of worsted goods
which have changed hands in our piece hall to-day has
not been large. The manufacturers are asking higher
prices, to meet the advance cost of the raw material,
and this has given a check to sales. Much more
business would probably have been done if they had been
willing to accept the prices current a few weeks ago.
Yarns are looking up; and, in most instances, the spin-
ners have realized improved rates, though scarcely equal
to the increased stock of the raw material. The wool
market is hardly so active as it was, and the quotations
are a shade higher.
HUDDERSFIELD, Nov. 2.—The demand for thick wool-
len fancies has been about an average one for the sea-
son; but scarcely so much has been done to-day in the
cloth hall 29 last week, as the home market is pretty
well supplied with heavy goods for the winter season.
Trade in the warehouses continues dull, with one or two
exceptions, where patterns for spring goods are stirring.

HEALTH of LONDON during the WEEK.

The official return says : —rhe mortality of London has
varied little during the last three weeks of October. In
the week that ended last Saturday the deaths from all
causes amounted to 1,090. In the ten corresponding
weeks of the years 1842-51 the average number of
deaths registered was 961, which if raised, for compari-
son with the present mortality, according to increase of
population, becomes 1,057. Hence it appears that last
week's return is slightly in excess of the corrected ave-
rage. In comparing the results of the last two weeks
a decrease is perceptible in the aggregate of mortality
from epidemics, which is principally owing to the con-
tinued decline of diarrheas, though it will be seen that
scarlatina shows no abatement, bat makes considerable
progress, and lest week numbered upwards of 100 deaths.
The fatal cases of this epidemic were in the last three
weeks, 73, 92, 104. The Registrars in their notes refer
to its ravages in particular houses. Influenza is recorded
in 4 cases last week ; diarrheas in 17, which is only half
the number of the preceding week. Five children and
two adults died of small-pox ; amongst these was a man
aged 28 years, who died of confluent small-pox, never
having been vaccinated, and of whom it is stated that he
bore the marks of an attack which he had six years
before. A great increase is now observed in deaths
referred to diseases of the respiratory organs, the num-
ber in the previous week having been 209, in the last
262. Bronchitis, which is the is the principal com-
plaint, rose from 92 to 104, and pneumonia from 95 to
109. Aged people have suffered chiefly. Last week
the births of 686 boys and 714 girls, in all 1,400 children
were registered in London. The average number in
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The mean daily temperature, which was 49.4 deg. on
Sunday, fell to 41.6 deg. on Wednesday, which is 5.2
tmuOerebtesroervfintahttoehrwey, Greenwich, the
deg. below the average, rose on Thursday to 46 dog..
which is about the average, fell on Friday to 41 deg.,
and again rose on Saturday to 52.6 deg., which is about
6 deg. above the average. The wind blew from the north
west on Thursday, and in the same direction on pert of
the days preceding and following, and generally from
the south-west during the rest of the week. The rain
that fell in the week amounted to 2.01 inches.