The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-26 00:00:00

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-TUESDAY

For the St. Leger a few investments placed Lord Clifden
in the position of favourite, 9 to 2 being the highest offer
against him. At the dose Queen Bertha apparently was
not so firm; but a few pounds would have placed her in
quite as good a position as his lordship. There is little, if
any, change on anything else. Closing prices :

ST. LEGER.
sto 1 agst Lord Cli:aen (taken)
11 to 2 agst Queen Bertha (offered)
6to 1 agst Ranger (taken)
10 to 1 agst Avenger (offered)
100 to 8 agst Golden Pledge (taken)
50 to 1 agst Donnybrook (taken)
100 to 1 agst Bonny Ball (taken)

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, Aug. 25.—1 n the yarn market there has
been a considerable business done to-day, especially for
expert. Prices have been advancing, as will have been
perceived by previous reports, during the last two or three
weeks, and they are higher again to-day. Yarns (mule
and water twist) for excort ar3 in some instances as much
as ld. per lb. higher than they were last Friday. Spinners
are now rather deeply under contract, and old stocks are
very much reduced, so that there is scarcely any left.
Shippers to India have been among the buyers, and, in
fact, the purchasing has been pretty general for all markets.
A moderate business is reported for the home trade, the de-
mand running a good deal upon 32's to 70's cop yarn,
which are about id per lb. higher in price than on Friday.
Cops for export are also in moderate request, and sellers of
these are asking about the same advance. Doubled yarns
(80's to 120's) are 2d per lb. above recent rates, with a
moderate business at the advance. Ia cloths since last
Tuesday a very large business has been done, and an ad-
vance in prices has taken place which may be considered
fully equal told per lb. This refers to fabrics of nearly all
descriptions. Manufacturers are so well engaged that they
refuse to go on at the current rates in the early part of last
week. Many of them are so well engaged for some months
forwardjthat they are unwilling to take additional orders for
future delivery. The demand has been very general, and
includes T cloths, long cloths, printing cloths, and shirt-
bags, The lighter fabrics for India, such as mulls, jacco-
nets, &c., are also in good request. The orders held for
these latter descriptions of cloth are understood to be con-
siderable in magnitude, and the demand will extend in some
cases over September. Notwithstanding the impressions
created by the Poor-law returns during the last few weeks,
there are strong reasons for believing that the prospects of
the operatives are looking brighter than they have been for
some time past. No inconsiderable number of manufacturers
are coming or have come to the conclusion that they will
lose less by running their mills than by keeping them idle,
and have started their mills again, while others are pre-
paring to follow the example. Messrs. John Slagg and Co.
report:—" From Tuesday last to the close of the week we
had a very active demand for nearly all kinds of goods, and
a very large business was done in them at gradually har-
dening prices. Yesterday and to-day, as buyers have satis
fled their wants for the present, and are unwilling to pay
the further advances generally asked, the amount of busi-
ness done has been considerably restricted."

LEEDS, 25th.--Tho cloth halls have been moderately well
attended to -day, and some parcels of miscellaneous goods
were bought. The great bulk of the business, however, is
done directly between the manufacturers and the merchants,
so that no very large quantities of new goods are brought
into the halls, but the markets in the latter, by their general
cheerfulness, indicate that the woollen trade of the district
is sound. Some of the dressers and finishers are working

overtime in order to complete cloths which have just been
purchased, and most other departments of the trade keep
active. Wools keep very firm in price, and the same may
be said of all the newest fabrics, whether wholly made of
wool, or of wool and cotton, or of wool and secondhand
woollen stuff.

ROCHDALE, 24th.—Tho flannel trade has not been more
brisk for many weeks past than it was to-day, and buyers
not only attended numerously, but showed much freedom
in buying. These remarks apply to all descriptions of goods,
and especially to fine dyed goods, which have come greatly
into favour, and this improvement appears likely to be con-
tinuous. The supply of inferior flannel seems likely to be
deficient, and as it has been the feast here last week the ope-
ratives' exertions have been wanting to assist in recruiting
wocke. The high prices of Yorkshire woollens do not seem
to depress them in this market, for they are disposed of
readily, and still higher rates are spoken of. Woolstaplers
are doing more general business, and good parcels of all
sorts have bsen sold since our last report at the high prices
now so fully established.

In the Paris corn-market during the past week
prices have again tended downwards. The four marks of
flour have been quoted at 53fr. 50c. the sack of 157 kilos. ;
wheat, 29fr. 50c, the hectolitre and a half; rye, 17fr. 50c.
the 115 kilos.; barley, 17fr, the 100 kilos.; and oats 25fr.
500. the 150 kilos,
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