The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-05 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

BARNSLEY, Sept. 3.—The coal trade throughout
the whole of South Yorkshire for the seven days
ending this day has been unusually brisk, and from
the reports which come to hand from other parts
the same activity characterises the trade elsewhere.
The demand for the metropolitan dealers, who just
now are making large inquiries for gas and Silk-
stone coals, is quite as good as last week, and rather
better than is usual at this period of the year. The
provinces are just now taking a good deal, which is
a pretty fair indication of the steady progress of
trade. Since the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire Railway have worked the South York-
shire rather more coal has found its way into Lan-
cashire; and this, added to a rapidly increasing in-
quiry for Hull, makes trade brisk. On one day
during the present week more coal was shipped at
Keadby for Hull than at any other time since the
South Yorkshire extended its line to that port. To
Grimsby there is also a good demand.
BIRMINGHAM, 3d.—The trade of this town con-
tinues remarkably good for the time of year; the
orders through the factories are much beyond the
average, and in the foreign department business is
active, the bulk of the orders in on that account
being for South America, the West Indies, and
Canada, but there is also a steady trade to Spain and
to some of the Eastern markets. In all the principal
branches manufacturers are well engaged; there is
a steady demand for material ; the metal-rollers,
edge tool makers, ironawire drawers, hollow-ware
manufacturers, and tinplate workers have amply
sufficient orders to keep their establishments in full
operation ; and it is only in very few instances that
goods are being made up for stock. The gasfitters,
and lamp and chandelier makers are gradually
getting busy.
BRADFORD, 3d.—Although a more cheerful tone
has pervaded the market during the week, the busi-
ness done has been exceedingly limited. Buyers
merely supplied their actual necessities, and prices
were, if anything, rather easier. On the whole,
however, staples were firm, and showed a disposi-
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considerable concession in price. Prices being some-
what unsettled, the approaching Bristol fair is
looked forward to as promising to establish them.
There was considerably less doing in wort,d yarns
and pieces. Spinners whose contracts are expiring
were more dispesed to meet customers. The few
export buyers who appeared in the market could
operate more advantageously, especially in most
single yarns, which were much easier to buy than
two-folds and genappe, though these als) had a
slight softening tendency. 'Manufacturers, espe-
cially of plain goods, were curtailing production
by stopping machinery. With the single excep-
tion of alpaca lustres, which were in good demand
all classes of goods were exceedingly sluggish and
easier to buy.
DUNDEE, 2d.—Throughout the week very little
business has been done in any department in conse-
quence of the annual holidays. To-day there was a
fair attendance at market, and a slightly improved
feeling was visible. Flax continues very difficult
to sell, excepting at lower prices, and as sellers
are unwilling to make the concession wanted, little
has been sold. Fine tow and cedilla are in mode-
rate request, and bring full prices, but common will
not move. Jute is very inactive and scarcely a
transaction is reported. To sell lower prices must
be taken. The demand for yarns was rather better
than last week, all qualities being quite as firm as
they then were, and some sizes of jute rather in
favour of sellers. Orders for linens still come for-
ward t o a full extent, and manufacturers are all
busily employed. There was rather more inquiry
for goods adapted for the American market to-day
and some pretty extensive transactions took place
in them, but at low prices.
HALIFAX, 3d.—The demand for piece goods has
been rather slack this week, both the home trade
and the export houses operating cautiously. The
continued tightness of the money•market keeps
operations rather backward, and as a good deal of
goods for the fall of the year has been purchased,
and has not yet got into the hands of the retail
dealers, the market ruled flat. With a change of
the season an improvement in the demand may be
expected, and in the meantime manufacturers are
well employed. The carpet and damask trades are
quiet but steady. The yarn spinners are mostly
well employed, and prices are steady. Though the
local wool trade has not been very animated during
prices are without material alteration.
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chasers, for the next few markets at least, will
probably not have to complain, as some of them
lately have done, that they could not meet with what
they require, Good black doeskins and the middle
and best qualities of fancy trouserings command
ready sale, and heavy coatings of good quality and
neat pattern are not difficult to dispose of. Prices
generally are very firm. Wools keep up and the
local brokers are not overstocked. The purchases
at the late sales of colonial wools in London are
going into consumption. The quality and condition
are well spoken of.
LEEDS, 3D.—There has been a little improvement
in the woollen cloth trade here during the week,
more goods having been purchased both by the ex-
port houses and those in the home trade. To-day,
however, the markets in the cloth halls were scarcely
so brisk as might be expected. The attendance of
buyers was not large, and operations were slow.
The aspect of the money market and the various
statements as to the probability of some material
change being made in the affairs of America coma
bine to keep speculations in the cloth trade in
abeyance. The principal fabrics sold to-day were
tweeds, and those of good make sold readily at the
full quotations of the past month. There was a
miscellaneous demand for heavy goods and for plain
clothe, but the aggregate bulk sold was below an
average. The wool market is steady, and prices of