The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-20 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

FOREIGN WOOL TRADE.—LEEDS, SEPT. 17.
Transactions in foreign wools have been on a very
moderate scale during the past week, prices being
stationary.
ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, SEPT. 17.
We cannot notice any alteration in this branch of
business since our last report ; the late failures have,
if possible, induced a greater degree of caution on
the part of buyers.
LEEDS.—At the Cloth-halls there has been less
business done both on Saturday and Tuesday, than
has been known for the last few weeks. The heavy
failures which have lately taken place in London have
had the effect of preventing speculation for the winter
demand. Prices still remain steady, and the stocks
unusually low for the season. In the warehouses
there has been rather more doing ; many Co It_ try
drapers have been in the town purchasing their winter
stocks, and they have operated more freely than for
some time past.
HECKMONDWIKE BLANKET MARKET, THURSDAY,
SEPT. 16.—The attendance of buyers on Monday
was better than it has been for the last few market
days, and more business transacted, but to-day's
market was fiat.
BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—There is DO
alteration either in demand or price for combing
wool. The staplers are unable to replace their stocks
at lower rates, and therefore hold for prices firmly,
and the spinners, with present prospects, only pur-
chase for immediate consumption. There being less
produce in clothing wools, these are in good request.
Owing to the export houses doing more business,
there has been somewhat of an increase in demand
for yarns, but higher rates are not generally obtained.
The spinners are mostly employed to order, but with
present prices it is seriously contemplated, instead of
employing additional machinery, to curtail the hours
of labour with that already in use to improve prices-
There was a slight improvement in the piece market•
Many merchants were present, and the home mer-
chants purchased more freely.
MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING. We have
had an unusual depression in our market this week,
caused by the great prostration of credit, and by the
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London, Glasgow, &c. Prices are
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LEICESTER.—A moderate us doing
in the warehouses. Tromrereawenedinml,lt
the apprehension that_towtihthe
previous tightness of the money market, produces
very great caution amongst both purchasers and
manufacturers. The yarn market continues dull, and
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world, both in London and Liverpool. In our own
market a good business has been done since our last in
all descriptions of sugar, at a slight advance on rates
current here last week. Rum continues firm, but the
transactions are unimportant.—Bristol Mercury.H
GAME.—A GOOD EXAMPLE. N.
Fer-
guson,--M_nnants on her estates
has this season intimated to all hetr
libertyte to shoot over
' their farms. If the same co
of Dirleton, in her usual kind rad liberal spirit,
in East Lothian, that they are
course
were taken by other
public evil, would be much
t to the heart-burnings which
tween the landlords and tem
lessened, and an end be
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proprietors in East Lothiansaanud elsewhere, the mischiev-
ousness of the game laws, a
on so many estates exist e
nants.—Caledonian Mercury.
DESTRUCTION OF LANERCOST ABBEY, CARLISLE.
—The venerable pile, Lanercost Abbey, so greatly ad-
mired by antiquaries for its architectural beauties, is
now in ruins. During the high wind on Thursday last
the roof fell in with a loud crash, arousing the whole of
the inhabitants in the neighbourhood, who soon crowded
round the ruined structure. On examination it was dis-
covered that the roof had given way in that part of the
Abbey where divine service was performed. For.
tunately the accident did not occur during the day time,
otherwise it might have been attended with loss of life.
THE BANK OF ENGLAND.—On Saturday the direc•
tors
England of thaeppGoionvteedrnowr e andd ne s Companyda
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net of the Bank of
the 22d instant,
for the ballot to be taken to determine the question,
" Whether a dividend be made of 4/. 10s. per cent. in-
terest and profit on Bank stock, for the half-year ending
the 10th of October next, without any deduction on
account of income-tam"