The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-31 00:00:00

THE WOOLLEN TRADE.

(From the Leeds Mercury of Saturday.)
Ethi:"l)S, OCT. 28.—There has been no change in the
„--"" of the woollen cloth market this week. There ap-
reared to be rather more animation in the cloth halls on
Saturday, as there was a better attendance of merchants,
that
the biddings were rather free but they were so low
I,a_,t Very few of the manufacturers would accept them,
.1 at the close of the market it was found that very
little business had been done, and there was no im-
VEloveinent on the previous state of things. On Tuesday,
e market in both the cloth halls was exceedingly flat
and dull, the transactions were almost altogether con-
lieid to a few meltons and beavers, in various coloured
bilx.tures. There have been, during the week, a few
4,•",ers in the town, but their purchases are very limited,
,-." Confined either to their immediate requirements
lIzi; anything they are able to meet with below the
tliarket uric and
hence the trade in the warehouses con-
''lles quiet and dull.
ocij.unnEßsPlELD, Oct. 25.—We have had a repetition.
I ',X: same inactivity in business to-day as during the
a -Lew weeks. There seems no disposition on the part
i°efmtlie merchants to make purchases of any. am.ount,. legs the the manufacturers consent to a reduction in prices,
101). they do not seem inclined to do until the result of
w°olsales in held in London shall be morefully
The stocks the.hands of the manufacturers
tnarir,°:l';, many of them having been
.working for some
months,
past upon orders, some of which are not yet
cotapleted. They are, therefore, unwilling to submit to
any reduction in prices likely to tempt the merchant.
~,uring the past week and to-day wool has been offered
easier terms ; but the manufacturers, under present
tucutnstances, are not disposed to buy only from "hand
°louth "
lot • Several uncompleted orders for woollen
cloths Several
been countermanded to-day. A dull winter
aa,u9nis anticipated, unless some cause as yet unforeseen
1•;'1 sets the wheel of commerce in motion.
to4RtAnPoßn.—The business doing is meagre, and sales
toillBlY large event cannot be effected. No change in
limiteed
°r broker. Yarns—The spinners are doing a
and
t business. There is a great stoppage of looms,
tni,nlle number is likely to be increased. A strike at
eThe 37, yesterday, will add to the idle hands. Pieces—
had tT'lltion which has been exercised in production, has
prizi_ouaegivo:ctly
weff ileict, at all events, of maintaining the
3, earB ct and it is probable that at the usual time of the
prevail.
the ra ribALE --Tnere was a rather dull market, both for
veAikilW, mat(rial and manufactured goods. There was
gia..t !eduction in the price of wool. and there was a
,iltruted demand for goo&, except thaße of the lower
`/
wit' eh r erates.el former rates.
On =ll Litarta, Oct. 28.—Throughout the present week
nesrae'frale.kpet has been much more inanimate, and the busi-
wa: ecikt.beTbitlesd a great deal smaller than in the previous
a much
larc fact is, that transactions of last week reached
ger aggregate amount than was then supposed ;
Cotton uYers have, therefore, fewer orders to give eut.
fori- except in the poorest sorts, is dearer than it was
hish,4ight ago.
islt Ptolieatvery great proportion oafdriuub3-
hvohg,eonsurnption and a tight nishiueld in Liverpool supports prices under
-rabic ight money market. With
tneri_ eatter we have promise of a large crop from
Money 'a• Prices weid•e.ffirathletr. lower at the last dates.
to Prices
WE
and
dlt
wteo
or
three
failures
had
t"loieltqcnittril,ebdeingitidt forre loans,lee
-outs at Preston and Wigan con-
nbutienu:iv.a_iltlimuthte any B,(epxpeeeaprtantcNev ofo
era
uslettetelemneetutin
tAhet
941444 n°w at a btand ; and at Burnley the general
-44 took
Pe•ce last night,

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