The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-05 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

FOREIGN WOOL MARKET.—LEEDS, JULY 2.—A full
average business has been done in foreign wools this
week, at full recent rates. The improving prospects of
the harvest have contributed materially to an increased
confidence, both amongst dealers and manufacturers.
ENGLISH WOOL MARKET.—LEEDS, JULY 2.—We
cannot quote any change in this market this week. The
manufacturers continue to buy cautiously, and last
week's prices are with difficulty maintained.
YORK WOOL MARKET, JULY 1.-.-We have had a good
show of wool at this day's market, and the buyers being
rather numerous, nearly all was sold up at a alight
provement of last week's prices.
HULL WOOL MARKET, JUNE 29.—A fair supply of
wool and a good attendance of buyers; nearly all sold
up at last week's prices, varying from 9d. to I ld. per lb.,
according to quality and number of hogs.
LEEDS.—Although there was not any larger purchases
of goods at the cloth halls, either on Saturday or Tues-
day, yet, in consequence of the fall in the price of corn,
and the continued fine weather, there is a return of con-
fidence in the market, and the general opinion is, that
with a good havest there must be a good autumn trade.
Prices continue firm, and the stocks are moderate. This
being betwixt the seasons, there has been but little doing
in business in warehouses for the home trade. The
shippers are, however, doing more; on the whole the
prospects of trade are decidedly improved.
BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—There still Con-
tinues a very sluggish demand for wool. The staplers.
are unable to take lower prices, on account of not being
able to replace their stocks on easier terms. The.pur-
chases of the spinners are very restricted. There is no
alteration in the yarn market. The business is steady,
and prices firm. A large number of merchants were
present in the piece market, and a good business was
done. The German houses are purchasing pretty
freely for the autumn trade. The stock of goods in the
manufacturers' warehouses are small. The appearance
of the piece market improves.
MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—We have bad
more doing in goods this week, and at improving rates
f)r most descriptions, but as the advance scarcely covers
the rise in the staple, though cloth changes hands
rather freely, it leaves no increase of profits. Stocks
are, however, rapidly decreasing, and if there
should not happen to be a resumption of full time in the
mills, a fair profit on what may be produced is probable.
The American packet has brought extensive orders, and
those kinds of goods which absorb a great deal of labour
in their production form good features in such orders.
Yarns meet ready sale, but not quotably higher; the
Greek houses are buying extensively of prints.
NOTTINGHAM.—The cotton hosiery trade, especially
in the cut-up departments, is in the same state as pre-
viously reported, and many hands have been out of em-
ployment more than two months. The drawer branch
and the cotton glove branch are in a much better state
than the silk. The fancy bobbin-net trade is still very
dull, as respects demand. The stoppage of a London
house in the lace trade, whose liabilities are said to
amount to 70,0004, has not improved matters.