The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-20 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE

11.1ArrcHtsTE72, July 19.—A fair amount of business has
been done in shipping yarns, at very extreme prices. There
have been buyers for most of the foreign markets, except
those of India, for which the demand has been small. For
China buyers have purchased some fair parcels of 16's to
21's, of 28'8 to 32's, and of 38's to 42's water twist. In home
trade yarns, also, there has been a fair amount of business
doing. In doubled yarns the demand has been active, and
sales have been made at ld to 2d per lb advance on the
prices recepted this day week. The yarn 'market closes
strong, with a decided tendency to an advance of prices. In
the cloth market business has been rather inactive. The
high prices of materials (such as cotton and yarn) prevent
manufacturers obtaining orders at anything like paying
prices, while buyers are chary of giving out orders for any
goods that are not in stock, or for which the deliveries can-
not be insured within a short space of time. where is evi-
dently no confidence among buyers that the present high
rates for goods can be maintained. On the other hand the
demand for cotton is sufficient to keep prices stringent, and
between the spinner and the buyer of cloth the position of
the manufacturer is far from an enviable one.

LEEDS, 19th.—The woollen cloth trade continues to
present the same healthy features which it has clone for a
considerable period. The demand for exportation, as well
as for the home trade, is active, and the mills throughout
the district are running full time. The markets in the
cloth-halls this morning were quite significant of the general
prosperity of the trade, there being a demand fully equal
to the supply of new seasonable goods, and prices being
very firm for all descriptions of cloths. Wools command
the highest quotations of last week.
NOTTINGHAM, 19th.—The summer races being held
to-day there was a very small attendance at this Exchange-
hall. The demand for lace yarns was flat at extreme rates.
There was not much doing in hosiery yarns, and full prices
wero made. Silks firm. Not much doing in brown nets ;
full rates were maintained.

ROCHDALE, 18th.—To-day's market has been rather
fiat, and buyers fewer than usual. The consequence has
been a flitter market than for somo time past. No reason
can be assigned for this, except that all parties are coming
to the conviction that prices will not go down during the
present season, and therefore it is a matter of indifference
when they provide supplies to meet the orders of their ens.
towers. All goods made of long wools aro very dear, and
yet Yorkshire goods sell freely, and are in much better re-
quest than fine flannels. llerchants have been busy all the
week, and such is the steady sale in most departments that
stocks aro getting low. There is an average business doing
in wool, and prices remain very inn.

MARKETS—This Day

MARK-LANE.

Fresh up to onr market to-day, the arrivals of English
wheat were moderate for time of year. For most qualities
there was a steady demand, at Monday's currency.
With foreign wheat the market was moderately supplied.
On the whole the trade ruled steady, but transactions were
chiefly of a hand•to-mouth nature, at late rates.
Floating cargos of grain moved off steadily at full cur,
rencies.
Barley, the supply of which was very moderate, ruled
firm, at extreme rates.
Malt was steady in price and in moderate request.
Oats were in good supply, and both English and foreign
descriptions supported previous rates, with a moderate de-
mand.
Beans and peas were very firm, and prices had an upward
tendency.
Flour ruled firm at late rates.
ARRIVALS THIS ',rem.
Wheat Barley. Malt Oats. nom.
English-- 320 3s° 3,13 Z 12"
Irish.. I 1,830 160 slcs
Do

BOROU GH 110 P.
The market is scantily supplied with hops, but the trade
s quiet. at late rates. The plantation accounts are favour-
able.

WHITECIIATEL.
The supply of meat on sale is moderately good, and the
traede rules heavy, as follows :
Beef, from 25 10d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 4d ;
lamb, 58 Od to 55 8d;
heal,va 3s 8d to 4e 6d; and pork, 38 6d
to 4s 4d per Sibs by rcs,

FIRES AND PROBABLE Loss OF LlFE.—This
(Wednesday) morning, between the hours of one
and two o'clock, eonsiderable alarm was created in the
neighbourhood of Albion-street, Rotherhithe, owing to loud
cries of " Fire" proceeding from the premises belonging to
Mr W. Reeves, a grocer. Several of the neighbours rushed
into the building, when they found the back room on the
second floor in flames and the shopmen's night-dress on
fire. The necessary information was forwarded to the
fire-stations, and very quickly the engines from Tooley-
street, Robert's land-steamer (the " Princess of Wales"),
and three manual power ones, under the direction of Mr
Henderson, the chief officer of the 1) district, attended, and
extinguished the fire, but not before considerable damage
was done to the building and furniture, and the slaopmau
was so severely burnt that he was obliged to be taken to
the hospital. Another fire took place on the premises of
Mr li,eys, weaver, 13, King Edward-street, Mile end New-
town. The fire was caused by fumigating bugs. The en-
gines soon attended, and the films were extinguished
before much damage wars done, The sufferer was net
insured,