The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-13 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Six o' Clock.

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Manchester Guardian of this day.)

MANCHESTER. Friday.— The depression occasioned in
our market last week by political causes has been re-
lieved in the present week by assurances that Russia has
virtually accepted the propositions of the Four Powers,
with which terms Turkey will of course coincide. Busi-
ness has also been favourably influenced by the setting
in of weather most propitious to the crops, and by a con-
sequent decline in the price of grain. The first-named
cause of improvement produced an effect upon the tone
of the market on Tuesday, which, through a rise of
doubts respecting Russia, has since been scarcely main-
tained. Although, however, the buyers continue more
backward in operating than many expected, yet, as
everybody considers the Eastern quarrel to be, at any
rate, in a much more likely train for adjustment now
than it was before, a decided accession of confidence is
the result.

BRADFORD, Thursday.—Wool—The supplies coming
to market, except of colonial, are not an average of for-
mer years ; and as the spinners, from their long absence
as buyers, are getting their stocks more nearly used up,
they are now free to look, but cannot afford to give the
prices demanded by the staplers. Yarns.—There is
more doing in yarns, and anything suitable for shipping
is inquired after. In spools there is also a better feel-
ing, and the business may be considered better than at
the closing of the last month. Pieces.—The more satis-
factory accounts which appeared with this month, give
a more cheerful tone ; and altogether things may be
said to be better. There is more demand, and prices are
firmly maintained.

HALIFAX, Saturday.—We can see but slight altera-
tion in this market, with reference to yarn and piece
goods, as compared with last week's report. There
continues a fair moderate demand for low and middle
qualities of combing wool, and in those of the bright-
haired kind in particular a hardening tendency is per-
ceptible. Short wools move off a little better, and stocks
of such, as well as of the long staple, are in rather a re-
duced state, in both spinners' and staplers hands.
BRADFORD, Thursday.—The telegraphic communica-
tion respecting the Emperor of Russia's pacific inten-
tions has inspired a buoyant feeling in this day's busi-
ness, which has caused more inquiries and purchases in
every department of the trade, and a slight advance in
the prices of tops, noils, and shorts, The demand runs
upon the low and middle qualities of Orleans and Co-
burgs, and the corresponding descriptions of wools and
yarns. Fancy goods are more wanted than they were
last year.

STATE OF THE WOOLLEN TRADE.

(From the Leeds Mercury of this day.)

LEEDS. —Although the markets have not been of a very
brisk and animated character this week, yet there con-
tinues to be a good steady trade done in nearly all kinds
of unfinished goods, as there are in addition to what are
sold in the public halls, constant and regular deliveries
made direct to the warehouses. On Saturday, there was
a fair average business done in both the Cloth-halls ; but
on Tuesday the market was generally flat and quiet,
especially in the White-hall, where the transactions
were exceedingly few and meagre. No doubt one prin-
cipal reason was, the exhausted state of stocks, whigh
at present embraces very little of a good marketable cha-
racter. Prices are firm, with an upward tendency.
HUDDERSFIELD, Tuesday.—We have had a very good
market to day, the demand having been quite equal to
the supply. Prices much the same.
NOTTINGHAM, AUG. 11.—The general business of the
town is in a healthy condition, both the hosiery and lace
trades being participators of the benefits of the increased
and still increasing demand for our goods in all direc-
tions, but the home and colonial trades, especially Aus-
tralia, are still our best customers. Orders from the
last named place are numerous, although not very ex-
tensive in amount by each shipper.
LEICESTER, AUG. 11.—There perhaps never was a
time when greater activity in all branches of our manu-
factures existed. Worsted yarns are more in request
without alteration in price. The wool market is very
firm, and as it has held its value during the fear of a
European war, now the chance of that seems no longer
to exist, it may, by an influx of further demand, obtain
another impetus to a slight extent.