The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-09 00:00:00

THE WOOLLEN TRADE.

( From the Leeds Mercury-of this day.)
The imports of wool into London during the week
ending to-day arc 5,351 bales, of which 2,659 are from
Port Philip, 719 from the Cape, 617 from Van Diemen's
Land, and the rest from Calcutta, Germany, &c. The
market is very firm. With regard to the foreign wool
trade, the opinion is rather generally entertained by
those connected with the trade, that German and Colo-
nial wools will be scarce both for clothing and combing
purposes, before the arrival of the new clip in the market.
Holders are, therefore, not eager to effect sales except
at rather improved rates. In the English wool market
the sales of combing and clothing wools continue steady,
anti the consumption is very large. Prices are very
firm, and continue gradually to improve. In the Liver-
pool wool market there has been a steady demand for
wool at full prices. Imports for the past week :-183
East India, 51 Naples, 80 Leghorn, 375 Buenos Ayres,
250 Sydney, and 131 Cape of Good Hope.
With regard to the woollen trade of Leeds, we have
no material change to report this week in the state of the
woollen markets ; on Saturday there was a good business
done in both the cloth halls. The demand for goods is
middling, and good qualities were rather brisk, and they
generally sold well, as did nearly all other kinds of
goods of a seasonable character. There was about an
average business done on Tuesday in -both the cloth
halls.
HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, April s.—Our market has
been a shade quieter to-day, and no doubt athe
advances the demand will not be kept up ass it hasseason been
for the last two months. We have seldom seen the
trade here so well sustained in any year as it lets been
in this up to the present time. Stocks are still very low,
and prices, considering everything, not at all out of the
way, and still likely to be well maintained.
ROCHDA.LE FLANNEL MARKET, April 4.—The demand
for goods continues very brisk, and the manufacturers
are obtaining rather better prices for their pieces. Low
priced English wools are very scarce, and the dealers
are asking better prices for them. The stocks in the
hands of the dealers are very light at present.
BRADFORD, April 7.—Wools.—The great activity
manifested for some time past has, to some extent, met
the present requirements of the spinners, who are de-
terred from buying, except to assort their stocks, at the
extreme prices now demanded. There can be no doubt
but the consumption has been considerable, and that
the supplies in the dealers' and farmers' hands are com-
paratively light, and held for prices high as they may be
here, beyond what can be given to bring to the seat of
consumption. Noils and brokes are produced only in
limited quantity, and the demand equal to what is offer-
ing. Yarns—The spinners are labouring under great
disadvantage, the raw material making leaps that it is
impossible to keep pace with the article in its progres-
sive stages of manufacture. The nature of the trade
being now entirely one of order, as spools are day by
day delivery, all orders previously taken can only bo
completed at a loss ; it is quite out of bounds nowt
place orders at a price at all approximating 17d., for mid-
dle wethers, and with hopes of any relief this side
shear day. In reeled yarns there is a good deal of inquiry,
but for first-rate spinnings Its 6d is now sought for 30's to
40's, with no disposition to take orders for distant delivery.
Pieces—The increased prices now demanded for goods
make the merchants chary in giving out orders ; but
where old prices are submitted to—the result of the con-
tracts of last year in yarns—there is no difficulty in
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LEICESTER.—There are more shipping orders for wool-
len goods than usual so early in the season, particularly
for shirts, drawers, and fancy hosiery. The home trade
is, as usual, dull at this period for worsted goods. The
cotton demand continues in full activity, though the in-
creasing numbers of round frames has multiplied pro-
duction to an amazing extent. Notice of an increase
of wages was given out on Saturday by most of the
hosiers. We believe 3d. per dozen more will be given
on wrought hose, and 2d. per dozen up to sixty leads,
and 3d. per dozen upon straight downs. The still in-
creasing value of wools has produced another rise in the
yarn market. Spinners are busy with old orders, but
they state they cannot see a profit at the present price
of wools. The wool market has experienced another
impetus, we'hear as much as 40s. per tod being talked
about for farmers' lots. Stocks on hand are everywhere
light, and skin combing and short sorts are both dear
and scarce.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE NINE ELMS STATION OF THE
SOIITH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Yesterday morning James
Bateman, a man about thirty-four years of age, a porter
on the above line of railway, died at St. Thomas's Hos-
pital, from injuries he received on Monday last at the
goods depot of the railway at Nine Elms. It appeared
from information obtained, that the deceased, with some
other porters, were engaged in loading a waggon with
crates by means of a crane, and had got one in a sling,
when it unfortunately broke away from the tackling, and
fell upon the deceased, who was just underneath, from
which he sustained most frightful injuries,' and his head
soon swelled to twice its natural size. He was picked
up and conveyed to St. Thomas's Hospital, where he
lingered until yesterday morning, when death terminated
his sufferings. He has left a wife and young family t 9
deplore his loss.

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