The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-21 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

FOREIGN WOOL MARKET, JUNE 18,—There has been
rather more animation in the foreign wool trade this
week, a more extensive selection being now afforded by
the arrival of new wools; the advanced, prices however,
at which they are held, induces considerable caution on
the part of the buyers.
ENGLISH, WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, JUNE 18.—We
have nothing new to notice in this branch of the trade
during the past week.
WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, JUNE 18.—We are
without any alteration in our trade this week, and have
a limited demand without any change in prices.
YORK WOOL MARKET, JUNE 17.—We have had the
usual number of buyers in attendance to-day, and the
show of wool being only small, it was nearly all sold ;
last week's prices being hardly maintained. We give
the nearest quotations :—For all super hog, 13s. 9d.,
hog and ewe, 12s. 61 to 135., all ewe, 10s. 6d. to 1 Is 6d.,
locks and cast, Bs. to 95..6d. per stone.
BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—There is no im-
provement in the demand for combing wool. As vet
there has been little of the new clip in the market.
Prices are firm. Clothing wools can be purchased upon
easier terms. The manufacturers begin to purchase
yarns tnore freely, but there is no improvement to speak
of in prices. The piece market is very brisk. The
English merchants are doing much more business, and so
ialso are the German merchants. There were a great num-
her of the latter in the market to-day. Prices are very
firm.

MANCHESTER, FRIDAY,—The tone of the market
continues firm. There has been more business done in
goods ; and in some articles a small advance on the prices
of a fortnight or three weeks ago has been established.
In yarns sales have been easily effected at previous rates;
and some counts are a shade higher. Altogether the
aspect of things is more encouraging ; and the opinion
seems general that if the weather should continue to
promise an abundant harvest, a considerable improve-
ment will take place. We learn that the orders for
Manchester goods received by the Britannia, though not
large, are as extensive as could be expected at this sea-
son of the year. The steamer is stated to hare brought
large orders for Birmingham and Sheffield goods. The
following extract from a letter, dated New York, June
Ist, received by an American house in this town, will
be read with interest :—" Our trade the present season
has disappointed every one we have conversed with.
The country, we have reason to believe, will be more
bare of goods for the fall than it has been for years
past ; while the light purchases made during the spring,
and the enormous increase of resources arising from the
vast shipments and high prices of produce, will open a
demand for goods such as we have not experienced be-
fore. It is not very easy to account for the light demand
during the past season, but a variety of causes perhaps
have had a joint effect. In the first place, the numerous
failures among the country merchants and jobbers last
fall and winter, shook the confidence and impaired the
resources, very greatly, of many
operators in every
branch of the business ; and, secondly, many of the
good country dealers invested in produce, which, owing
to the lateness of the winter, and consequent opening of
the canals, could not be got to market in season to pay
off old indebtedness. The canals were six weeks later
in opening than the previous season ; and when they
did open the season had likewise so far advanced that
country dealers did not like to buy heavy
stocks. We
look, therefore, for a splendid business for the coming
season, as we never knew the prospects more en-
couraging."
BARNSLEY.—The staple trade of this town is not
so brisk as it was a few weeks ago. yet there is a fair
demand for diapers, huckabucks, doulases, and narrow
sheetings. There is also an unusual demand for strainers.
The demand for this fabric is more extensive than for
some years past ; but from several of the power-loom
factories working short time, there being little demand
for their articles of manufacture (the fancy drill season
having scarcely commenced), many
hands are either
entirely without employment, or only partially employed.
With the present high price of provisions, and the
scarcity of employment, many families are experiencing
great privations.
LEICESTER.--Although there has not been much more
doing this week in the warehouses, a
better feeling has
sprung up. The money-market is less stringent, and ,
the fall in grain gives greater confidence to tnauufae-
turers. Spinners still act with the utmost caution, and
yarns are dull of sale. There is but little doing in wools
the fair being so near at hand. The new clip is not ex-
pected to be good ; a few lots are selling from 245. to
265. per tod.—Leicester Journal.

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