The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-16 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, April 14.--Advices from India
were to hand yesterday, including telegrams from
Bo;nbay to the 28th and from Calcutta to the 27th
of March. At Bombay there was an active market,
and shirtings had advanced since the 17th of March
ls. per piece. Yarns had also advanced. At Cal-

cutta the sales had been large, and 71b. and 811 b.
shirtings had advanced ls. per piece. Bannermill
40's twist had advanced lid. per lb. These advances
were since the 16th of March. The letters from Cal-
cutta are to the 9ch of March, and are not only en-
couraging, but give reason t 6 expect the improve-
ments of later date to hand by telegraph. In our
last report of the Manchester market we stated that
there was a probability of an improvement here to-
day, and the anticipation proves to be correct ; but
it has not been so decided in respect to cloth as in
yarns. In yarns there has been a very consider-
able business, chiefly for India. The home trade
have also been buyers, and the Germans to some
extent, Where lots at suitable prices have been avail-
able. There has also been a good deal of inquiry
for yarns suitable for the China trade, and some
few sales are reported for that market. The market
closes very strong, at an advance of about d, per lb.
upon most kinds of yarn, with a decided upward
tendency. In addition to the advices above referred
to, there is a report current of a later private tele-
gram from Calcutta to the 30th of March, reporting
a further advance on both cloth and yarn, with an
active market. In the Manchester cloth-market
business has been done in shirtings and longcloths
at an advance of 3d. per piece on the rates of last
week, and there has been some little excitement ;
but the amount of business has rather disappointed
the expectations of manufacturers, who had cal-
culated both on higher rates and more business
than they have found to be practicable. Oae cause
of a more limited business in cloths than had been
anticipated is that yarns are too high, and this
has stood in the way of producers, who find it
impossible, with such rates, to take contracts
within the limits offered by buyers of cloth.
Printing cloth is not so much in demand, and the
business to-day has been mostly limited to pur-
chases of fabrics suitable to the markets of India.
Cloths such as are made for other markets are
rather firmer in price, owing to the activity for the
East, but wherever the sellers of such fabrics are
tempted to ask any advance it checks business. To
some extent this is the case in yarns as well as in
cloths. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report :—" The
market continued very quiet to the close of the
week, Without any change in prices. Yesterday
and to-day there has been more inquiry, owing to
the improved accounts to hand by telegraph from
Bombay and Calcutta; but there has not been so
much business done as was expected, buyers being
very reluctant to give the advanced prices generally
asked."

LEEDS, April 14.—There is no change in the
state of the woollen cloth trade noticeable this
morning. There was but a moderate attendance of
buyers in the cloth-halls, and purchases were greatly
confined to small parcels of light goods. Good
diagonals still seal well, and they are scarce. The
manufacturers throughout the district keep in fair
employ, yet withal stocks are slightly on the in-
crease, the spring trade hitherto having proved less
brisk than had been anticipated. There is no quo-
table change in prices either of wool or goods.
NOTTINGHAM, April 14.—At this Exchange-hall
to-day there was a quiet feeling in the demand for
lace yarns, but holders were disinclined to transact
business except at fully Friday's rates. For hosiery
yarns extreme prices were asked, but only a limited
number of orders were placed. Spun silk was quite
as dear ; other kinds maintained their value. Brown
nets were still in limited request, and prices are yet
unremunerative in proportion to the value of the '
raw material.

ROCHDALE, April 13.—The flannel trade is active
considering the season. There was a fair attend-
ance of buyers in the market to-day, and they were
disposed to operate pretty freely if manufacturers
would have made any concession in prices, but they
adhere firmly to late rates, alleging that neither
the cost of wool nor the wages paid to the operatives
will allow of reductions being made. The prospects
of the trade are held to be satisfactory for both the
home and the foreign trade. Yorkshire goods, ex-
cept " scourers," sell slowly, the season of the year
rendering them too warm for wear. Wools re-
main steady in price, but manufacturers are cautious
buyers.

DUNDEE, April 14.—The better qualities of flax
have been in good request since last market day,
and prices are quite as firm as before. To-day a
number of sales are reported, chiefly of Riga and
Konigsberg marks, and the market closed steady, if
not strong. At Memel all the flax offering is re-
ported to have been bought up. Prices have given
way a little at Riga, and now there are no buyers
at 46 roubles for K. The dealers at St. Petersburg
are firm in their demands, and no business is doing.
Considerable sales have been made at Archangel, at
full prices. Although fine jute is steady, the large
quantity to be put up to auction in London to-
morrow has stopped business here to-day, and few
sales are reported. Yarns have met a fair demand,
especially for early delivery, at last week's rates.
The American advices received to-day reports a
quiet market at nominal prices, owing to the con-
tinued violent fluJtuations in the exchange. The
West India letters, also delivered to-day, are not so
encouraging as before, it being difficult to make
sales at the advance necessary to meet the rise on
this side. Nothwithstanding these advices, there
is no change in the demand either for coarse or fine
goods to-day, a moderate amount of orders having
been given out.

LEICESTER, April 15.—There is very little alte-
ration in the hosiery trade; some departments are
dull, and the market generally is far from being
active. At Loughborough and Hinckley business
is depressed, and the workpeople are suffering.
Yarns continue firm, at high prices. There are no
stocks of hosiery on hand. In wools there is not
much doing, and prices remain without material
change.

The Fatal Prize Fight at Hackney Marshes.

Yesterday morning Mr. John Humphreys, Mid-
dlesex coroner, resumed at the London Hospital the
inquiry respecting the death of Samuel Riyett, aged
24 years, who was killed recently by a man named
Howlett in a prize fight in the Hackney Marshes.
The court was crowded.
Mr. Horry appeared on behalf of Samuel How-
lett ; Mr. Watson represented the deceased's friends ;
and Mr. St. Aubyn watched the case on behalf of
William and James Hammond, who were alleged
to have held the stakes for the encounter.
Howlett
was brought up in charge of Inspector
Kerressey under a warrant from the Secretary of
State.

One of the fresh witnesses examined was
John 011ey, signalman on the Great Eastern
Railway, who said that on the morningof the fight
he was on the line, and he saw there was a fight in
a field. He went to it, and found a man acting as
second to Howlett. Deceased was a much smaller
man than the other. At the last round deceased
was knocked down by a blow. He alone fell. The
deceased was not sensible when he fought the last
round but one. His second picked him up from
the grass, put him on his feet, and Howlett imme-
diately rushed in and knocked him down again.
Time was not called. Witness did not hear the
second say, " The -- can fight still." Deceased
was not in a condition to fight the last two rounds.
When knocked down in the last round he remained
on the ground for seven or eight minutes. The other
second witness believed he had seen at a fight in the
same field before. The umpire wore a round hat
and a rough coat.

The Coroner said that ho was afraid another ad-
journment would be necessary. By giving time
to the police, there might possibly be a chance of
obtaining the presence of the seconds, who had
hitherto avoided arrest.
The jury, after some consultation, agreed to a
further adjournment.

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