The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-17 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Manchester Guardian of yesterday.)

MANCHESTER, Nov. 15.—The American cotton mar-
kets are affected by the question of peace or war, which
is disturbing the nations of Europe. Making the most
of the frost that had occurred, the holders of cotton
were unable to keep up prices in the southern markets.
On the 31st October, strict "middling" was telegraphed
from New Orleans at Sid. per lb. The purchases of the
day have been extremely limited (consisting in yarns of
numerous small transactions), and, although, in general,
prices are not quotably lower, yet there is in them a
slight further bias against botn spinners and manufac-
turers. The cloths most in request for India, during the
last few days, have been low jaconets, madapollains, and
shirtings, the prices of which are well sustained ; but the
better qualities of nearly all descriptions have been ex-
ceedingly dull, with prices in favour of the buyers.
HALIFAX, Nov. 12.—Our piece hall has been yen
slenderly attended to-day, and scarcely any worsted
goods, either plain or figured, have found purchasers.
In the corn market the langour increases rather than
diminishes, and the merchants are extremely shy of en-
tering into engagements. There is a little more doing
in wool, and the quotations are, if anything, somewhat
firmer.

HUDDERSFIELD, Nor. 15.—Beyond a few buyers from
London, Glasgow, and Belfast, the market has been
thinly attended. The transactions have been in winter
cloths, and have been effected more in job lots than at
regular prices. Waistcoatings are very slow of sale, and
excepting new patterns in silk plush, scarcely anything
is asked for. There has been rather more doing in the
wool warehouses during the week.
BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 14.—Great activity still prevails
in every branch of the iron trade. The late increase in
each succeeding month's reports, not only in iron
wrought and unwrought, but in every article manufac-
tured from iron, and which is likely to receive a still
further impulse from the contemplated reduction of
duty across the channel, connected with the fact that
Scotch bar iron is actually quoted at 10s. per ton above
our nominal rates, justify the expectation that higher
prices will rule here again shortly. Coals and iron
stone maintain their prices without alteration, and
that with a demand far exceeding the production of
the district ; and more furnaces have been put out
of blast from inability to obtain a supply. The metal
market has been again agitated to the annoyance and
loss of our manufacturers. On Tuesday last the metal
dealers of Birmingham announced a rise in the price
of copper of 91. 10s. per ton, and a further advance is
talked of.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

CUSTOM HOUSE, Nov. 16.

ENTERED INWARDS.—The Traveller, from Rotterdam
Margaretta, ditto • Anderian, Kierstemin ; Emulous, Mes•
sins; Catherine irilhelmina, Nebe ; Edward and Jamel
Almeira ; Wilhelm, Memel ; Burghcastle° Antwerp;
Queen of Chase, Malaga ; San Francisco, New York;
Porsgrund, Nyland; Margaretha, Konigsberg; Harlequin,
Nieudepe • Slater Rebow, Messina ; Alarm, St. Mab ;
Lucy, Rotlerdani ; Brandt, Memel.
ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR \LOADING.—The Leander, for
Havre ; Heinrick Bruno, Hamburg ' • Helena, Harlinstod ;
Welcome, Havre ; Pauline Houghton, Bussorah ; Amy,
Rotterdam ' • William Large, Barbadoes ; Alexander,
Ascension ; Plumstead, Melbourne, &c.
CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Carl Frede-
rick, for Monte Video and Buenos Ayres; Helene, Bre-
men ; Asiatic, Port Philip and Calcutta ; Den Gode Hen-
gist, Stavanger ' • Antipodes, Sydney ; Prins Hendrik,
Launceston ; Ond Alblas, Port Philip.