The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-19 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

DUNDEE, Nov. 17.--Advice s from Riga report a further
advance of three roubles in the price of flax, K. 1 having
been done at 52 roubles, but a fall in the exchange reduces
the advance to about £1 sterling a pound. Here holders are
asking an advance upon last week's prices, but buyers are
unwilling to comply, and only a moderate business is re-
ported to-day, the sales being at very full prices. Some St.
Petersburg flax was put up to public sale here to-day, and
three-fourths of it was sold at fair prices, the balance being
withdrawn for £2 a ton more than was bid for it. Tow and
codilla are in good demand, but the high rates now asked
check sales. Jute of good quality is in short stock in this
market. and as it is much wanted prices are rather firmer
since last week. Common is also inquired for at former
prices. There was not the excitement in the market for
yarns or cloth which characterised it lately, but a very good
demand exists, and the business done was at firm prices,
there being no appearance of weakness in any description
of either. There were a number of buyers in the market
to-day, both for the home trade and for shipment, but the
firmness both of spinners and manufacturers, and
their inability to make early deliveries, greatly re-
stricted sales. The American advices received yesterday
report an improved demand for burlaps and other heavy
linens, at higher prices, but they will scarcely remit those
now current here.

LEICESTER, 18th.—There is not so much doing in the
hosiery trade, but still, considering the time of the year,
the workpeople are well employed, and there is a fair
amount of business doing. Business in the rural districts
is rather quiet. Wools are in fair consumptive demand,
and the market is firm. Yarns are realising high rates, and
spinners, on the whole, are well engaged.
NOTTINGHAM, 18th.—There has been very little doing
in the lace trade during the past few days, but this is always
a dull period for business. A few orders are completing in
Mechlin quillings. Other branches of the plain trade are
exceedingly dull. There are some small American orders
in the market, and there is little doing for the home trade.
The demand for silk goods—especially laces—is very dull,
and there is less doing in quilling,. Buyers purchase in
small quantities, and only for immediate wants. In hosiery
there is a little doing, both for shipping and for the home
trade. Yarns are selling at very high prices.

THE RECENT MUItDERS IN A CAB,—After the
termination of the inquiry into the death of Mrs. Hunt and
her two children on Monday evening, a discussion took
place between the jurymen and the coroner as to who should
defray the expenses of burying the bodies, which still lie in
the dead-house at St. Mary's Hospital. The hospital
officials objected to having the expenses saddled on them,
and it was thought very hard that the parish of Padding-
ton should have to pay, after the heavy cost it would be
put to by the inquiry into the cause of the deaths. It was
generally thought that the unfortunate victims cught at
least to have a decent funeral, to be paid for out of the
money and property of the murderer taken possession of by
the Government. The coroner said he would write to the
Government on the subject, but he could not officially do
anything in the matter, except issue hie warrant for the
jutorment, which, had boon done.