The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-05 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MA.NcirEsTEn, Nov. 4.—The rally in the price of cotton
at Liverpool, referred to at the close of Saturday's market
report, though not responded to in our cloth market to-day,
has influenced the yarn market to some extent, and we have
had more business, with better prices. The market is more
cheerful, and there is more disposition to do business.
Yarns for shipping are quoted id. per lb. higher than on
Friday last, and home trade yarns aro fully id. per lb,
dearer. But for this advance we should probably have had
a considerable business. In fact, at last Friday's prices
sellers could have made some heavy sales. There has been
only a moderate business done for shipping at the advance.
Some offers have been made for yarns for India, but at
prices too low to meet the views of sellers, and they have
not led to transactions. A good deal is reported as done for
the home trade, some at the full advance, and generally at
rather higher than last week's rates. For cloths there has
been very little more demand. More business could have
been done at the rates which would have been taken on Fri-
day last, and there have been some cheap lots of goods
taken off the market, but the amount is too, small to be
taken as affecting prices generally. Nominally prices are
as dear for long cloths, T cloths, printers, and shirtings as
last week, and in some cases manufacturers are rather
firmer; but the cloth market does not respond to the up-
ward course of cotton at Liverpool. Sellers hang back.
Offers have been made for good T's and domestics at 21d.
per lb., for which manufacturers are asking 23d. In a few
instances speculators have been willing to sell at rather
under the prices demanded by manufacturers, but most of
the larger speculators hold rather firmly. Messrs. John
Slagg and Co. report :
" Prom Tuesday last to the end of the weak tho market
continued exceedingly flat, excepting some desenptions of
printing cloths, which were in request at full rates, and
prices were very irregular, with a downward tendency.
Yesterday and to-day, owing apparently to the stir at the
Liverpool Cotton-market, there has been rather less anxiety
to sell, and more firmness in adhering to the full prices of
last week ; but so far there is no improved demand, and
the business done is insignificant in amount."

LEEDS, 4th.—The markets in the cloth-halls have been
very quiet this morning. The attendance of buyers was
much below an average, and there was little disposition to
purchase more than small parcels of thick, plain, and fancy
fabrics as have been in vogue for some time. The day was
both wet and dark, tending to make business transactions
uncertain as well as uncomfortable. In other respects,
particularly as to prices, the market was as unsatisfactory
as could be expected.
NEWPORT, MONMOUTHSHIRE, 31—Withiu the last fort-
night but few orders have arrived, and the result, as may
be anticipated, is that a slight drooping tendency exists as
regards quotations. Plates and rails continue in moderate
request. It is expected that prices will not fluctuate muck
until the next quarter-day. The present average prices at
the works are as follows :—Merchant bars, a 12s Gd to Z 5
15s; rails, £5 153 to O. It is again rumoured that Pont.,
newyndd works will shortly start afresh, but the correctness
of the report is rather questionable. The coal trade is brisk,
there being a good demand, and the collieries are kept re-
gularly going. Prices are firzß, and advanced quotations
are given by the coalmasters. The slight improvement at
the tin works, which was noticed in a previous report, has
not abated, and the trade shows signs of increased activity,
There is a tolerably fair inquiry for tin plates, and the trade
generally is moving.

ROCHDALE, 3d.—The flannel market has been more ac-
tive than on this day se'imight, there having been a better
attendance of buyers, and more disposition shown to pur-
chase. Both plain and fancy products were in good re-
quest, and fetched fully late prices.