The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-18 00:00:00

4,1., Including proportion of traffic previously deducted St.
ucr agreement with the North Staffordshire Company. St.
0
St.

STATE OF TRADE•

(Prom. the Manchester Guardian of yesterday.)
..,),lANCEIESTER, Aug. 16.—The advancing tendency of
""e rates charged for discounts, and
the effect
the greater dor
ecoumltey.
experienced in effecting them,
have
.1911 at further restricting the purchases
ofoda
speculatorserte de
and.
Of shippers. There is, therefore, only a m
m
And for cotton at Liverpool,,yet without !my change in
ees, though buyers haveo a better choice ; and our
4 market is inanimate for most of themoredgisivtaiungt
Markets. The Russian merchants are, however,
°Ot orders for yarns, as the season for shipping ;
and
thereis
will be
11111'11ot; out before they can be executed
Zofficient business doing bY the
to render them
ullYers in warps and weft, from 28's
to
and
32's,n
continental
the better sorts of
exceedingly stiff in. price. .
triuting cloths are in also Somegood ofrequest,i at full rates.
--rake the market generally, indeet.
reported as very firm ; being supported, andb t
biet mextentust be
existing engagements and the increasing cost of of produc-
tbt. The makers of India and China wealthyshirtingset(aoeks,
,i°-.3') consider that it will pay them to hold
and
i:6 disposed, to do so, rather than make any concession
r
u
, °lll
ornest car Present low quotations.
In pincops
there is a giving way now amounting to
id. Per lb. from the late extreme prices, which weroe_dise.
ropertionately high. We understand that at one t
4rgest mills in Stockport part of the workpeople again
turneda out this morning, on what grounds we are not
01 ,I.e. At Blackburn the hands will accept the advance
`ea per cent, only on conditions which the masters
are not inclined to accede to.
Z,trUIDDRESFIELD, 6.—We have no material
.saoge to report in our Aug.*market of to-day ; the demand
eel's op for seasonable goods. Manufacturers generally
4re fully engaged working to order.
11flaItitstcHam, Aug. 15. Considerable interruption
i4e been experienced during the last week in the pudd
i -
g n and other departments of manufacturing iron, n
hest
of the severe heat of the weather ; but the
h St
feeling prevails among the workmen, who seem to
'olPerly appreciate the liberality of their masters in
to) tirmiog the high rates of remuneration for labour,
i twithstanding the repeated reductions in the price of
I.'
10 general, our works are well supplied with
radeers, and. all hands are fully employed, the only draw-
co k being the scarcity of fuel, which, in consequence,
,-ljZiomands still a disproportionate and exorbitant price.
e Prospects of this district are again considered to be
o
_".aa satisfactory and progressive character. Though the
jlt rket has for a time been over supplied with pigs,
%etas not been so much from the make exceeding
riet
es ef. consumption as from other causes. The absti-
pric manufacturers, during several months of high
lakess,
to from their usual purchases, the efforts of specu-
%mar push their lots, and the introduction of S
cocotch
erat.l:her cheaper metal, must be taken into nsid-
. n. These causes are now sighting themselves.

SLAKE MARKETS.-(TIII8 DAY.)

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

Closing Prices
Yesterilay.

26 - 27

4i - • 5i

9i - 101

9 7 dis

20 - 22

3i
102 - 103 ,
674 - 67'
21 - 224
- 20?.

... -.-
4 - 53

8- 9

3/ - 4
- 13

44 - 46
32 - 34

ii 3 -72 A

52 - 55
72 - 74

---

83 S 4
52 54
133 -- 134
112 -- 114
88 -- 884
71 -- 7i
103 -- 105
17 -18 p
75 -- 754
5 -- 4id
34 -- 2i
14i -15 i
.84 --
84
—lipxu
102- —lO3 d
111 i -- 112
-2. p

1
86 87
7 6 d
6 5d
11 13
18 20
27a 28

Business done I 21
this day.

69 8A

il

-- 7i
-- 1031
-- 101
-- 103
-152 d

' -hd
150

-

10 - 11
134 - 14

8 - 9
-
- 6 :

21 2O

1131

. •

..•

149 151
par i
114 11.6
118 122

- 118
24?1 - 25;1

1501

•2
—2:
10 10:

17i --18
i --
14 -15 i P
par -- i P

25 -- 24
110 -- 112
19i -- 201

103 -- 105
5h -- 5i

IPar

IGN.

1031

- 1 (-1,
- I4A 11
- 154
- 2i
-
- p
14 - !Si Up
- 2
2 -24 p
-
71
- 4
11 -
1 -

-

71 - 71

34 - 36,,

141 - 141
-- 9
1
590 -51 p
444 -- 454
41 -- 414
5 -- 6
14 -- 1d
20} -21 i
94 -- 10

54 -
- 4i

10
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