The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-03 00:00:00

STATE OP TRADE_

MANCHESTER, Aug.2.—To some extent I! appears
the quietness recentty prevalent in this market .has
been caused by an impression that the reported
peace negotiations in America were not only well
founded, but might lead to some settlement. The
advices to hand this morning by the Peruvian have
sufficiently negatived such impression, and sellers
breathe more freely again. The market for shipping
yarns has assumed a more cheerful aspect under the
circumstances, and some considerable orders have
been given out in yarns for Russia and for better
class of yarns in bundle, at the highest point of the
market ; and as indication of more confidence among
be mentioned that merchants have not
to give considerable time for the
cbboeumeyneprlus:ntiiwtomnilolaiyfnsguch orders. For Germany, aleo a fair
amount of business has been doing, and extreme
prices paid for all the better classes of yarns.
Here and there, where spinners have been pressing
sellers, in the lower qualities, a slight concession of
price has had to be made for the purpose of secur-
ing customers. For home trade yarns we have had
a much quieter market, and there has not been
much done yarns by
been very little giving way in this
Lancashire manufacturers,
butuc there h er
description of yarns, although so little demand
exists. The cloth market
during the past week has
been quiet. There has been rather more inquiry to-
day, leading in some cases to business. Buyers in
this market, as in the yarn
market, have been more
or less affected by the peace rumours from across
the Atlantic, but manufacturers have not given way
owing to the smallness of stocks. Prices continue
steady in all the better classes of goods, though
buyers find a little advantage in some of the com-
moner qualities.
LEEDS, 2d,—Although to d ,
- ay s market has not
been largely attended, the demand for witneys and
such heavy goods as are suitable for the season has
been equal to the average, All the goods of this dee
scription offered both in the coloured and white-
cloth halls were readily bought U. Only a little
business has been done in the fancy y coating depart-
ment, but manufacturers are well employed upon
these, as they are upon not a few other varieties of
cloths. Superfine blacks and the best kind of
unions are inquired after to a fair extent, but the
supply is not by any means likely to be adequate
to the demand. It seems not unlikely therefore
that the value of these goods Will be higher, unless
it happens that with the fall of the
year they are
less sought after. There is not much animation
among the woolstaplers, but they, as well as the
consumers, have little or no prospect
that the pre-
sent Londcn-
,,ales will bring about a decline in price,
NOTTINGIIAM, Aug. 2.—At this Exchange-hall
to-day there was a limited attendance, and the de-
mand for lace yarns was slows but the prices of last
week were maintained. In hosiery yarns there was
not much doing, and prices remained without any
important alteration. Silks about the same as
heretofore. Rather more doing in brown nets at
full prices, with a tendency to advance,
ROCHDALE, 19t.--Tile attendance at tceday's
market has been fair, and a satisfactory amount of
business has been transacted. There is a well-sus-
tained demand for flannels, especially the low and
middle-priced descriptions. Prices are steady, but
there are symptoms of a further advance. There
has been a fair clearance to-day of all the York-
shire goods offered, though operations in them no
doubt would be more extensive but for their exces-
sive dearness. There has lately I:Qen a falling off
in the amount of business done in the warehouses,
which no doubt is partly attributable to high prices
and partly to the recent increase in the rate of
discount.

RESEARCHES:
have recentlyi been made
to the meeting of the
a t Someß ievhebrINTERESTING
ouh
interestingca Castle,
explorationsp
ANTIQUARIANIep ttratorx
Kent Arcbm)l/gical Society, which takes place in the pre-
sent week. A few feet below the surface there has been dis-
coveredfeet square. This
with
a sau
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rafit feoersmo
fo
sos
mt o
entehwi
no rgk likesomle2 fiveo or six feet thick,
is supported by a mass of masonry about 60 feet square,
and piercing to a depth which no excavation has yet reached.
Nearly three sides et this block Dave been exposed by exca-
vations of former years, and now a fourth has been nearly
completed. Other interesting discoveries have also been
made at this spot ; but as to the purpose of the structure
antiquarians are divided in opinion.