The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-14 00:00:00

TRADE REPORTS.

MANCHESTER, FRIDAY.—This market continues quiet, and
the prices of yarns and goods have undergone very little change
since Tuesday. Producers adhere very firmly to their quota-
tions, and it is only here and there that a weak seller gives way
a trifle to induce a sale. But for the very limited demand,
prices would likely have advanced here, though in the face of a j
falling cotton market and the position of producers, owing to ,
their engagements and the absence of stock being so strong, 1
that a slightly increased demand alone IS wanting to enable
them to obtain an advance. The transactions for the
week in yarns have been few and unimportant, ex-
cept in water twist for China, which has been in
good demand. In mule yarns for India only one very ex-
tensive sale has been heard of here. Home trade qualities are
but sparingly dealt in. The demand for cloth has been of a
very general character, though no large sales have occurred in
any particular descriptions, and generally full rates have been
obtained, The market closed quiet, but very steady, with but
a small business for the day. The position of both spinners
and manufacturers continues to improve, and in most depart-
ments there is now a margin for profit, which, it is trusted, may
long continue. Quotations are unchanged since Tuesday.
SOUTH WALES IRON, FRIDAY.—The iron works of this dis-
trict are tolerably well occupied, principally for home and
American account. To some extent, however, operations have
been impeded by the severe weather which has prevailed for
several weeks, and which has caused great difficulty in the con-
veyance of raw materials to the furnaces. America and the
colonies are expected to prove large customers during the
ensuing year, and after the conference substantiated,
orders on Russian account are confidently antici-
pated. Trade witth the Continent cannot be expected to
revive as long as the German-Franco war continues. For home
purposes a brisk inquiry is expected. In bars and plates no
alteration is to be reported. Pigs are being largely produced,
and prices continue firm. The condition of the tin-plate trade
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CORN MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.—This market opens firm to-day for
wheat, at rather over Tuesday's prices. Flour also in request.
Maize saleable at 6d. per quarter more money.—Closing Report.
—A fair business was done in wheat at this market to-day, at
ld. per cental over Tuesday's rates. Maize had a slow sale, at
ls. per qr. advance.
WAKEFIELD, FRIDAY.—This market is remarkably quiet to-
day, and corn millers complain bitterly of the flour trade, and
therefore hold over buying wheat, but we cannot quote prices
lower than Tuesday. Barley had a slow sale without any alte-
ration. Beans scarce and dear.
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LINCOLN, FRIDAY.—Trade in all sorts is slow, at last week's
prices. Farmers are asking more than late rates, but millers
will not concede any advance.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FRlDAY.—Opening Report.—
The market opened quietly to-day, without change. Sales,
probably 10,000 bales or 12,000 bales. Closing Report.—Weekly
sales, 79,000 bales. Taken by the trade, 65,000 bales. Exports,
5,000 bales. Imports, 95,000 bales. Closing Report : The market
closed firm to-day, with more demand and an improved tone,
the prices being the turn against the buyers. Sales 12,000 bales,
including 3,000 on speculation and export.
CLYDE CRUSHED SUGAR, FRIDAY.—There was a small
business done at this market to-day at about yesterday's prices.

CORK BUTTER MARKET, FRIDAY.—Ordinary firsts, 1465.
seconds, 140 s. ; thirds, 121 s. ; fourths, 108 s. ; fifths, 935. ; sixths,
635. 380 firkins in the market. Mild cured ; firsts, 1525.
seconds, 1505.; thirds, 1295. Ten firkins in the market.

Mr. Robertson's new comedy, " War," is to be
brought out at the St. James's on Monday.

THE LONDON SCHOOL BOARD.—A. singular
arrangement in connection with the voting exists at the
London School Board. The chairman votes first, next
the vice-chairman, and then the members in alphabetical
order. This is certainly an inversion of the ordinary pro-
cess, generally speaking. A chairman occupies an impar-
tial position, and only takes part in divisions when it is
necessary to give a casting vote.

A WELL HUSBANDED BEQUEST.—The British
Medical Journal announces the near completion of nego-
tiations for the apprDpriation of the Brown Bequest for
the foundation of an Institute, for Comparative Pathology,
in which the diseases of animals will be studied in their
relation to those of man, under tlie charge of accomplished
experts. In the course of the eighteen years that the
Brown legacy. of £15,000 has accumulated it has rolled up
an actual capital of £35,000.
THE ARREST OF M. PINAED.—The arrest of the
ex-Minister Pinard was effected by Garibaldi's principal
Lieutenant-Colonel, Bordone, who caught him in flagrant e
distributing numbers of Grainer de Cassaguac's Drapeau
to the soldiers at Autun. Pinard, finding himself tracked
to his house, tried to escape by joining a funeral procession,
and, curiously enough, the Imperialist Minister, whose
prosecution of the visitors to Bandin's tomb at Mont-
martre, more than anything else, revived the Republican
spirit in France, was himself collared in a ce m etery.
Colonel Bordone sent him to Lyons, where he is now in
custody, and where he will probably be tried by court-
martial for endeavouring to provoke mutiny and
sedition in the army. He, at any rste, was courage-
ously working in the service of his old master.