The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-29 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

FOREIGN WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, JUNE 25.—We
have to notice a general improvement in the demand for
foreign wools this week. The arrivals of the new clip
being now pretty extensive, transactions have been more
freely entered into, and at an advance in prices concur-
rent with that which, so far, has ruled at the German
fairs.

ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, JUNE 25.—The de-
mand for combing and clothing wool during the present
week has not been large. Prices have been about the
same as last week.
WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, JUNE 25.—We have a
limited demand, but what sales are made are at the full
rates of the two previous weeks, our stocks being low,
particularly in bags; nor do we thin!i: they are likely to
be much increased soon, as the grower is indisposed to
sell the new wool at prices proportionate to what is
ruling in these markets.
YORK. WOOL MARKET, JUNE 24.—The show of wool
at this day's market was large, and the buyers were also
numerous, but the trade continues dull, and several lots
are left unsold, though rather lower prices have been
submitted to. The f•Mowing are the nearest quotations:
—Super hog, 13s. to 13s. Gd.; hog and ewe, I ls. Gd. to
61.; ewe, 10s. Gd. to I Is.; locks and cast, Bs. to 9s.
per stone.
HULL WOOL MARKET, JUNE 22.—There was a fair
quantity of wool shown, with a small attendance of
buyers, the parcels went off rather heavy at last week's
prices, and there was a small part left unsold.
BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—There was no im-
provement in the demand for wool. Prices are very
firm. This was partly induced by the accounts from
London of the sales of colonial wool. 'There is an in-
creased demand for yarns, and, if anything, a shade of
improvement in prices. The spinners are now busy.
There was a good attendance of merchants, both conti-
nental and home, and a great number of pieces were
bought for the autumn trade. The purchases for
America are not so extensive at present ; in some par-
ticular lots an increase of price was obtained.
MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING. Throughout
the entire week, and especially since Tuesday, there
have been considerable inquiries for most descriptions of
grey cloth, and an immense business might have been
done if manufacturers would have consented to what may
be called late prices. Generally, however, manufacturers
have been firm, and few, if any sales made, except at a
small advance. There seems now to be no doubt but
that a good business will be done in the coming week,
at an established advance on all descriptions of printing.
cloth—domestics and shirtings. The print trade is
by no means brisk, but the Greeks and Americans are
purchasing to a fair extent. We notice with much
pleasure a steady improvement among the dyers,
who have for a long time past been miserably dull.
The grey fustian trade is very much depressed ; some
goods are selling at a lower figure than when cotton was
at the lovvest point some eighteen months since. The silk
weavers are not so well employed as could be desired,
still with the price of the raw material being very low,
the manufacturers need not be apprehensive of a decline
in the value of their stocks, and this no doubt imparts
considerable confidence tee, the trade. In yarns rather
more is doing, and generally at slightly improved rates.
To the Mediterranean a fair business is doing, as also
to the East and to China ; on the whole business may
be regarded as decidedly better.
NOTTINGHAM.—The cotton hosiery trade has im-
proved. This change for the better is not, however,
very perceptible at present. In several villages the
greater part of the stockingers are out of work, and in
some cues are set to level hills and such like labour. The
fancy bobbin net tradecontinues in a despairing condition,
not only in this country, but also in France and Germany,
as machine lace is not now held in the estimation it has
been. The prices offered for nets are in many instances
ruinous, so as to prevent all speculation, and leave the
machine owner no alternative but to decline making.
The cotton warp lace trade is in a deplorable state, and
some of the smaller houses are turning their attention to
bobbin-net. The silk warp branch is rather better than
the cotton, and seems likely to continue so.—Nottinyhanz
Review.
LEICESTER.—There is a tendency towards an im-
provement in the demand for goods, and sonic hosiers
have partially set on their hands again. Several buyers
have visited our market, but their purchases have been
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tion in price; the spinners still work short time, and
complain of not being able to purchase wools to meet the
prices yarns are selling for. But little is doing in wools,
and will not be until our fair, fixed for the 30th instant,
is over.—Leicester Journal.