The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-14 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE,

MANCIIBOTER., Dec. 13.—There has not been much busi-
ness, but prices are firm, and in some descriptions of goods
there is a tendency to improvement in prices. The amount
of businEss:done in shipping yarns has been small,and where
spinners have been compelled to sell rather lower prices
have been accepted. Prices, however, upon the whole,
have been tolerably firm, Many buyers are waiting for tele-
grams (now due) in anticipation of the overland mail from
India, and this is one reason why the market has been quiet.
Should the advioes prove favourable, it is expected we shall
have ooneiderably more business doing. In home trade yarns
we have had a steady market, and a fair business has been
done at last Friday's prices. Sellers of doubled yarns re-
port rather more business. The cloth market has been very
firm, and prices continue to improve. The improvement
is most observable in the class of shirting suitable to
India. The business to-day has been but small, but manu-
facturers exhibit great firmness. The latest letters to
hand from India were written on the arrival of the worst
news from this market, on 13th Oct. last, when prices had
been depressed by rumours that America was likely to elect
a peace President, and consequently the telegrams now due
from Calcutta, and which will be of a later date, are ex-
pected to be more encouraging. Messrs I. Slagg and Co.
report :—" Since last Tuesday prices have shown a harden-
ing tendency, The general disposition, however, of buyers,
has been to avoid operations, and we close to-day with but
a moderate business, at our full rates of last week."

LEEDS, 13th.—The woollen cloth markets this morning
have been of the came quiet character as for the past few
weeks. The attendance of buyers was small, and there was
not the full number of cl Milers from the surrounding dim•
trict. Tweeds and spring meltons were sold to a moderate
extent, as were ordinary black oloths. In the white cloth
hall a few hair lists changed hands. In both a few trifling
purchases of heavy goods were also made. At the ware-
houses the borne trade is dull, but there is a little more
doing by some of the export houses. The manufacturers
are upon the whole tolerably well employed, and there is no
material difference to note in the "niece of wool, yarns, or
goods.

NOTTIN GII•11, 13th —There was a rather limited attend
anus at this exchange hall to-day, but the demand for lace
yarns was firm, and the full rates of last week were main-
tained. The demand for hosiery yarns was moderate, and
previous rates were realised. In silks not much alteration.
There was scarcely anything doing in brown nets, but no
reduction can be quoted since Friday.
ROCHDALE, 12th.—The quiet feeling which we have
lately had to notice as more or less prevailing in the flannel
trade here appears rather on the increase. The warehouse
trade of the past week has been rather limited, and to-day's
market was thinly at,ended by buyers. Not much fl innel
changed hands, the purchat..!s being of a retail character.
Prices, however, were well maintained. The Yorkshire
goods trade is also less active than we lately had to notice,
and to-day's market was a poor one, Owing to the period
of the year when stocktaking and preparations for settling
accounts oecuty a good deal of attention, it appears probable
that we shall have slack markets till after Christmas. Wool
though in brisk demand keeps steady in price.

MISSING Sitar.—The Luil (Spanish ship), with
cargo ex Cadiz from London, sailed from Gibraltar on ilia
28th of October for Malaga, and has not since loon heard of.