The Sun.
London, England, 1839-02-04 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

HALIFAX MARKET.—There was little variation in the
quantity of business done on Saturday from what was done
last week. A fair amount of goods was sold, yet buyers were
not taking them in large quantities.
WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET.—For the last two or three
weeks our reports of this trade have been very fist, and this
week there have hardly been any buyers of Long Wool in, and
prices remain nominally the same. Shod Wool is also dull,
and the turn lower.

HOLMFIRTH, &c.—The mills have not been so fully em-
ployed, during the past month, as they were in December. A
great many goods cre now made by order ; at present the.
merchants are not issuing many fresh ones, and the manufac-
turers do not appear disposed to make many goods on specu-
lation. From the great advance in the price of wares used for
dark and woaded colours, it is probable that light-coloured
goods for summer wear, will be most attended to.
BURY.—The blanket trade is in a fair state, and hands have
full employment. The calico printing has improved a little
since Christmas, and hands have more work. The hanCs in
all the cotton mills are fully employed, and machine makers
and mechanics arc very busy. Trade generally is in a healthy
state.

ASIITON AND HIDE.—The cotton spinners and power-lodin
weavers have all full work at Ashton, Hyde, Staley-bridge,
and their neighbourhoods, and trade generally seems to be in
a healthy state.
SILK GLOVE BRANCH. —The whole of the manufacturers
of silk gloves, with five exceptions, have given the advance re-
quired—namely, sixpence per dozen, or one halfpenny per
pair. As those manufacturers have refused to comply with
the request of the workmen, we understand a strike has been
resolved on. —Nottingham Mercury.
SILK TRADE.—The silk trade, of almost every description
has revived very much within the last few days, On Satur-
day last several very large firms in Manchester disposed of
nearly all the silk goods they had in their warehooses. The
demand for the satins and fine sorts of light coloured lute-
strings was greater than the supply. This week weavers'
wages upon some sorts have been advanced 15 per cent, yet
they are very low. Plain Sarcenets, of the 2,700 and 3,000
reeds, two in a dent, are also begun to be inquired after, and
the manufacturers are making many sorts of silk goods for the
summer season. The goods aro of a beautiful Fght.coloured
description. There are some few satins, of the 2,700 reed,
with 12 ends in one dent, which look very rich and arc
made of excellent silk. There are great demands for some
sorts for exportation.

As a proof of the popularity of the Whigs in this
town—a Royal residence, be it observed—we may mention that
at a dinner lately given to celebrate the arrival of her 111,ijesty
in Brighton, it was not ventured to propose the health of her
Majesty's Ministers, and that to conceal as much as possible
the omission, the list of toasts was not made public. Wh
renders the story complete, is the fact of the dinner in clue:_
tion having taken place at a house which is known as the head.
quarters of the Whig Member fur this borough.—Brighten
Gazette. [lf no better or stronger evidence of Whig Wipe.
pularity can be got up than this—that; at a dinner given for no
political object whatever, the Melbourne Administration was
not toastod, even a Tory place-bunter will be compelled to ad.
mit that there is but slight grounds of hope for a speedy en.
oyment of the loaves and fishes.]