The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-09 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, Aug. B—ln the market for export
yarns we have found a considerable amount of busi-
ness doing, but at about id. per lb. decline on Fri-
day's prices. The orders on which this business is
founded have been accumulating in the hands of
shippers for the last 14 days; and have only now
been executed in consequence of spinners consenting
to accept the decline already stated. In home trade
yarns we have still a quiet market, with a little
more inquiry than on Friday last, and more busi-
ness has been done, at slightly easier rates than on
that day. In cloths we have really no change to
report. Buyers are still found to be exceedingly
unwilling to operate. They purchase only to supply
their most pressing orders, and any offers they make
for goods beyond what is needed for these are at ex-
tremely low rates. The amount of business doing
is very small, and prices on the whole have been
gradually weakening throughout the past week.
There has not been sufficient business in any descrip-
tion of cloth to arrest this tendency. The absence of
demand, which applied for a time chiefly to India
goods, is now nearly shared by all makers of cloth.
Printing cloths, and other classes of goods, which
for a time commanded more attention, are now re-
ported to be as much neglected as other staples,:and
this branch of the market, like others, to-day closes
very flat. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report of
this day's cloth-market :—Since last Tuesday there
has been but little business, and, although prices
have undergone no important change, the few ope-
rations effected show a weakening tendency. Buyers
are still unwilling to purchase, and confine their
operations to immediate requirements.
LEEDS, Bth.—There has been about the usual at-
tendance for a Tuesday's market in the cloth-halls
to-day, and a fair amount of business was done.
There is a steady demand for all wool black cloths,
and a moderate demand for unions, and of neither
class of goods are the stocks in the hands of manu-
facturers large. Strong meltons keepin fair request,
and the same may be said as to most of the soft
classes of overcoatings for the colder season of the
year. Country clothiers, as well as the large manu-
facturers, are well employed, as are also dyers and
finishers. Wools and cloths are alike firm in price.
The flax trade is steady, and prices are firm.
NOTTINGHAM, Bth.—There was a limited demand
for lace yarns at this Exchange-hall to-day, and
prices for medium and coarse numbers were rather
easier; fine numbers were rather stiffer. The de-
mand for hosiery yarns was quiet, at little or no al-
teration from late rates. There is very little change
to quote in the value of silks. Brown nets had a
dull sale; fine numbers,however,were a shade dearer.
Other descriptions tending downwards.
ROCHDALE, 7th.—There was a tolerably large
attendance of buyers in the flannel-market to-day,
and business was more active than last week. A
good few small assortments of goods purchased,
the chief kinds of fabrics being fancies, both
low and medium qualities. Merchants, however,
did not operate very freely, though a better dis-
position was shown than for the last few market
days. The manufacturers keep well employed, and
the deliveries to order are to the full average extent.
The Yorkshire goods trade of low woollen fabrics
in this market is dull, and prices nominally the
same as last week. Wool is firm in price, and
business is steady without being positively brisk.