The Sun.
London, England, 1837-11-06 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Leeds Mercury.)
LEEDS.—There was a fair average old
at our Cloth Halls on Saturday last, but on Tuesday con-
howevcr,
quantity of goo-s
siderably less business was done. There has been,
no alteration in prices, and taking into account the low
stocks in the hands of the manufacturers,
and the advance
ia the price of wool at the late sales, there is a ge ( neral.
iwpresson that the present prices will be fully tnaintaitr
The season l'eing now far advanced, there is 1t.53 bwitiess
coin., in the warehouses. i„ life
BrAnruno.—We 0;1,1J
:V,
,
that wore businessitas been dune tioin on bist.TOur,'d'Y'
In the Yarn Nlarket, there is a great reluctance to Paroe
chase, therefore there is not so touch activity .
; prices
not quite so firm as they were a few weeks age. Fbere
is
no rew feature in the Wo tr,:do.
W L akEriED.—‘,Ve 11.,ve ag;:it, 10 iota': ~„..,3
ttuos in Wod this week ; WA% be ac, tainted f0r...0
licl
tne one hand by the usually dud S,afiOli or the ytdr, ,
on the other by the little anxi,•ty felt by holders to acceP
of the reduced prices, front the causes alluded to in our
last week's report.
roved
MANcitEsTER, Nov. -I.—Notwithstanding the imp
demand for Cotton, and the very extensive sales of t
ct
article in Liverpool, even at ,111 ad-vanced tve are
v.ithout any corresponding imp la
s'
improvement in our goods
Yarn Market. Prices in general remain the same as
week. Some little improvement has taken place in printing
cloth this week, and some very considerable purchases havose
e
been made, which caused an advance to be asked by tl.
manufacturers who have but light stocks ; but this has not
been obtained to any extent. In Yarns a partial improve'
m m ent in the prices of some particular spinnings in muchhes
request his been obtained, but in general the market
has continued dull.
HALIFAX MARKET, SATURDAY.—To-day's market bas
been still more flat, if possible, than several of the preeed"
ing ones. There was but little inquiry, and comparatively
few purchases were made.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY.---There has
been some little improvement in the demand to-day, ht
vices continue extremely low. There has also been ra
tbuee
more business done in wool, and last week's prices have been
generally maintained.

LIVERPOOL GOTTOA-AIARKEZ INT°P" 4.
as
The week's import is 5,522 bales ; the stock previously /I
238,059. The sales this week are 45,700, of which 14,400 ar! oo
speculation, and 450 for export; and there has been forwarded
the country unsold during the month, 1 400 bales, leaving a stock
cotton now in the port of 210,881, which is 27,979 bales less,
the stock of American is 31,491 bales less than at this period
ttolas;
year. Throughout this week we have had a very animated co
market, the sales amounting daily to from 6,000 to 8,000 bales'
The middle qualities of American cotton are now become '11);
scarce, and, from the continued demand for these classes, prices 1100,1
advanced %d. to !,4d. per lb., whilst the very.common and gon e
qualities are little inquired for, and the advance in them is iwt n%-.erd
than 1,4 d. per lb. Brazils and Egyptians have been more incluctl'es„
for, but without any material change in prices. In East India bey
criptions a very large amount of business has been done, and this
arc [Ad. to tAd. per lb. dearer. The particulars of speculatio
week are 8,500 American, 200 Pernams, 200 Egyptians, and 5,,
Surats ; and of export 200 American and 250 Surats ; and 01
the
ton forwarded during the month into country unsold consists of 6
American, 100 Pernams, 600 Egyptians, and 100 Surats. DiaThere
.s
are declared for auction on Friday next, the 10th inst., 350
150 Surinam, and 200 Berbice.
(1•
d.
d. d. °t 11
170 Sea Islands l4 to 20 90 Demeraras •• ‘',l 0
10 Stained ditto 75 0 110 Peruvians .. ••• c'l4"-- 0
9,000 Uplands si 4 60 Laguayras ...... 7 bi
7,120 Mobile, &c. 48,280 Surats ...... " 0
13,530 New Orleans 44 83; Bengals ........ 0
1,570 Egyptians 8 —l2ii 190 Carthagenas ..• 5 " 0k
2,330 Pernams, &c Be 9 Mani11a......... 0 ---
1,190 Bahias
1,950 Maranhams 9 - Barbadoes 0 0
Sawginned 7A - 0 - Smyrna 0 "
We have had a firm, steady market to-day, and 4,000 bags 5°1.1,1,..r
200 Pernams, 200 Bahias, 30 Egyptians, 503 Surats, remain
American.

Taken on speculation this year
Same in 1836 ... ... 114,400
Forwarded to the country unsold this year ...... 54,400
Same in 1836

Increase of import this year compared with the
same date last year
Increase of stock
Decrease of quantity taken for consumption 55,900
Decrease of quantity taken for export

Comparative View of the Imports and Exports of Cotton into a,`:
from the whole Kingdom, from the Ist of January to the 2841
ult., and of the Imports and Exports for the same period las
year :

Into the Kingdom this year. Bags.
American
South American
West Indies, Demerara, &c. ..
East Indies
37,94!2
Egypt, &e. ...c.

Total of all descriptions ...1,058,500
Same period last year.
Bags.
American
South American .
West Indies, Demerara, &c.
East Indies
Egypt, &c.

Increase of Imports as compared with same
period last year
Exports in 1837
American, 48,400 ; Brazil, 4,871 ; East India, 65,172;
West India, —; Other kinds, —.
Total in 1837
Same period last year
Stock.
Nov. 3, 1837
237,800
Same time, 1836

THE DEATH'S HEAD MOTH.-0110 Of thee
monsters of the insect world vas captured on Thursdai
evening, near Close•house, the residence of Mrs. Bewicket:
near Newcastle, and has been presented by that ladiyil
state of the finest preservation, to the Natural History
Society, Newcastle, to be deposited in the Museum. a
moth, about eight o'clock in the evening, probably attrant 1
e
by the light of the fire, flew into the house of Mr. Col°
the gardener. When on the wing, it resembled, in size"
bat, its body being of considerable circumference, and 1
wards of two inches long ; whilst its wings, when extend! ;
are upwards of five inches across. Mrs. Clarke and or.
family were much alarmed, but Mr. Clarke shut the d°°l.4;
and set to work to capture the intruder. When pursue.,_!
its scream resembled that of a mouse, but it was eventuellY,
taken without having received the slightest injury. It prreao
to be a fine specimen of " The Death's Head Mott): se
called from its having, immediately behind its head, aThe
and perfect figure of the bead of a human skeleton.
representation of the " Death's-head" is bone-coloured, so
rounded by a black ground, which brings the colour
,o,aokf
prominently. The place of the " lack-lustre eyn-beicskee
the skull are represented by black spots, and the sun nt
cheeks of this natural memento mori are rendered prorniner,
by a dark shading. The body and wings of the inseet4.to
beautifully marked, and such perfect specimens of
Death's head Moth" as the one under notice are, )