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

STATE OF TRADE,

MANCHESTER, Aug. 2.—To some extent it appears
the quietness recently 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
advises to hand this morning by the Peruvian have
sufficiently negatived such impression, and sellers
breathe more s
su
freely
again. The market for shipping
yarnsb
has more cheerful aspect under the
asm ea
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
buyers,it may be mentioned that merchants have not
been a
n unwilling
considerable time for the
a ot of
business
completion of such orders. For Germany, also a fair
m been doing, and extreme
anpdaitdherfeo,r Wahleire spin n
the better classes of yarns.
ers have been pressing
sellers,
lei
lcreeerss ,
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 hed
a much quieter market, and there has not been
much Lancashire manufacturers,
but there ne in
hderoehas ybeaernns byvery little giving way in this
descriptionof yarns, although so little demand
exists. The cloth market during the past week has
been quiet. There has been rather more inquiry to-
day,bsueya
buyers
leading
market,
findin eading
as
alla
little the
or less effected by the peace rumours from across
the Atlantic, but manufacturers have not given way
owing to the smallness of
in some cases to business. Buyers in
this
tin the yarn market, have been more
stocks. Prices continue
goods, though
advantage- in some of the com-
moner qualities.
LEEDS, 2d,—Although to-dgoods as are suitable for the season has
been
equaleav to
ay's market has not
been largely attended, the &mend for witneys and
such
the average, All the goods of this de-
scription offered both in the coloured and white-
oe tn
.a
st
Superfinebe y
are
blackscloth halls were readily
and the best kind of bought up,
h
Only a little
business has been done in the
fancy
coating depart-
ment, manufacturers are Well
employed upon
these,
upon not a few other varieties of
clht ,
s but
amt teearn tso
likely
kfealiyr et
nx t
be ne t
a,
dbeuattitaht
ee
not unlikely therefore
unionsttho that
e m
the
daevrea
la
uni
end inquired af i
theseri et m
d seems
e e
go
so a s
will be higher, unless
supply is not by any
it happens that with the fall of the year they are
less sought after. There is not
much animation
among the woolstaplers, but h t
-~eY3 as well as the
consumers, have little or no prospect that the pre-
sent London sales will bring about a decline in price,
N
was
to-day there was a limited attendance,
and the
lacede-
manodTfTotrNGl I A l,
yarns Aug. 2.—At this Exchange-hall
the prices of last
k w
yarns there was
n
and prices remained without any
importante
Silks about the same as
heretofore. Rather more doing in brown nets at
slow, but
woetmuch
er
e doing,
alteration.o maintained.in g
In hosiery
full prices, with a tendency to advance.
ROCHDALE, Ist.—The 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 offaed, though operations in them no
doubt would be more extensive but for their exces-
sive dearness. There has lately been 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.

IrA N RESEARCHES
orations iAhave recently been made
.
gh Castle, preparatory to the meeting of the
as
to
mIRNei
eTvhEebrßoy Er
o SuT 1
interestingN G eNxTp Q
Kent Archmolagical Society, which takes place in the pre-
sent week. A few feet below the surface there has been dis-
covered a platform of stonework, some five or six feet thick,
with a superfices of something like 120 feet square. This
is supported by a mass of masonry about 60 feet square,
and piercing to a depth which no excavationhas yet reached.
Nearly three sides et this block have 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 turposo of the structure
antiquarians are divided in opinion.