The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-31 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Leeds Mercury.)
LEEDS.—About the same quantity of goods was sold
at the Cloth Halls this week as last, at much the same
prices. The stocks on hand with the manufacturers are
rather on the increase, more particularly in low qualities :
they are, however, taking the prudent course of reducing
the quantity making. In the warehouses, business has
been dull during the week ; the stocks in the hands of the
merchants are, however, light for the season, and as they
are purchasing very sparingly, there is little probability
that there will be any/large accumulation of goods in their
hands for some time.

BRADFORD.—There have been more buyers in the piece-
market to-day, and, compared with the last three weeks,
more business has been done : this is partly owing to the
necessity merchants are under to purchase in order to sup-
ply their customers. Should the present weather continue,
we may safely anticipate greater activity. Prices do not
retrograde. The demand for yarns to-day is very limited,
and lower prices are submitted to by the spinners. There
is nothing doing in the wool trade. Prices nominal, and
country dealers rather more inclined to sell.
HALIFAX.—WS have had rather more buyers in this
market to-day, but not quite so much business done as
last week, yet there have been more goods sold than for
two or three weeks previous, but at reduced prices.
Yarns are a little lower, but not so as to warrant the de-
duction that has taken place in the manufactured article.
(From the Manchester Guardian.)
MANCHESTER.—The market yesterday was duller both
for yarns and goods ; and indeed prices, particularly of
goods, underwent some reduction. The cotton market is
also lower. This is not a circumstance to be regretted ;
for it is always of much importance, with respect to the im-
port of the forthcoming crops, that prices at this time of the
year should be rather receding than advancing. In no
other way can the introduction of the crop on moderate
terms be so well provided for. Another circumstance, how-
ever, will tend to keep cotton at a moderate rate next
spring. The purchases of the American merchants this
fall, owing to the difficulties thrown in the way of the dis-
count of American paper, are, and are likely to be, compa-
ratively, speaking, very small ; and, consequently, there
will be much less demand for cotton than usual, as an ar-
ticle of returns. The purchasers of the independent
buyers in the Southern States will therefore be less inter-
fered with by competition. We are sorry to say, that during
the past week there have been several failures in Manches-
ter—in more than one instance under circumstances very
discreditable to the parties. They are not, however, of
persons engaged in the Manchester trade. In this branch
we have heard only of one failure having taken place, and
that not to any great amount.
(From the Manchester and Salford Advertiser.)
MANCHESTER.—There is so little doing in the goods
market, that it would be difficult to give any quotation of
prices this week. Every class of buyers are holding off for
the present, the money affairs altogether appear in so un-
certain a state that few men know what consequences are
likely to result from it, and they very prudently abstain
from buying any thing except what they have positive
orders for. If there is no improvement in the demand in
the course of a few weeks, there must necessarily be a
serious reduction in prices. Twist in better demand than
manufactured goods, but there is a difficulty in selling most
numbers of throstle, except at lower prices.
OLDHAM COTTON WASTE.—There was little business
done on Wednesday in the waste trade, owing to the inani-
mate and downward state of the cotton market. All sorts
of waste may be quoted a turn lower ; any sales that have
been made in good qualities were at a .decline in price of
from id. to id. per lb.
ROCHDALE.—The flannel market was very slack on
Monday ; all kinds of flannel were in very poor request ;
and some little business was done in goods for dyeing.
Prices are giving way. The wool market is at a stand
still ; scarcely any thing was done ; there has not been a
duller market this long time. Wools are coming down
considerably, but still buyers will not purchase.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.