The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-14 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE,

MANCHESTER, June 13.—For all kinds of ship-
ping yarns we have had a very strong and active
market, and in consequence of the demand spinners
have been enabled to command the extreme prices
asked. Business closed with an upward tendency
in prices. Home trade yarns were steady. The
demand embraced all descriptions pretty generally,
but the business was only of a retail character. The
cloth-market shows a little improvement. Mer-
chants connected with the India trade seem, after a
long pause, somewhat more disposed to activity.
The inquiry has been very general for India shirt-
ings, and for nearly all kinds of fabrics suited to
the markets of the East, but the actual offers made
have been at exteedingly low prices--at prices,
indeed, which preclude possibility of business with
the higher rates for the cotton and yarn which
manufacturers now have to submit to. The ex-
pense of production for cloths has lately been
continually increasing, and besides the high
prices which manufacturers have to give for
yarns they find no difficulty in supplying
their wants, from the scarcity of them. They
have, therefore, not at all been able to meet the
buyers at acceptable prices to-day, and the trans-
actions on India account have been small. The finer
classes of good suitable for America, and also print-
ing cloths, have been in good demand to-day, and a
very fair business in them has been done at prices
showing some improvement on the rates of last
week.

LEEDS, 13th.—For a Tuesday's market there has
been a fair business done in the cloth-halls this
morning, and in prices and the general state of
the trade everything was satisfactory. Goods for
the winter trade are a little more inquired for, but
the present very fine weather checks rather4othan
facilitates the demand for heavy fabrics. Good ordi-
nary cloths sell steadily, as well for export as for
home consumption, and the manufacturers of such
are well employed ; indeed, most branches of the
woollen trade of this borough and the surrounding
district are enjoying an average amount of prosperity,
and the prospects for the closing part of the year are
bright. Wools, whether colonial or English, command
the full rates of last week.

NOTTINGHAM, 13th.—At our Exchange-hall to-day
there was a fair attendance. The demand for lace
yarns was tolerably good, and an advance on last
week's prices was asked. Medium numbers were
2d. to 3d., and fine ditto 6d. per lb. higher, and
spinners were not anxious to take orders at the ad-
vance. For hosiery yarns a steady demand took
place, and prices tended upwards. Spun silks 6d.
per lb. dearer; other descriptions of silk also higher.
For brown nets the demand was limited, and prices
for the most part were much the same as last week.
ROCHDALE, 12th.—There has been more anima-
tion in the flannel market to-day, and generally a
somewhat better tone prevails throughout the trade.
Both plain and fancy goods are in request, but the
latter kind more especially. It is admitted on all
hands that the extent to which the existing dearness
of the woollen produce of this district militates
against a stronger demand can scarcely be exagge-
rated. All orders are given out and all purchases
made with reluctance, but still at the present mo-
ment there is almost an average consumption.
Manufacturers are most resolute in their adherence
to the current price-lists, declaring that, even ac-
cording to them, they have the merest margin of
profit in consequence of the high price of the raw
material, which does not seem likely to be affected
by the influx shortly of fresh stock arising from the
-iew clip. Yorkshire woollens were in better demand
,o-day, but the average is much below what it was
I a year since.