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, then
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 coati try
drapers have been in the town purchasing their winter
stocks, and they have operated more freely than for
some time past.
HECKMONDIIIIKE BLANKET MARKET, TRIIRSDAT,
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 flat.

BRADFORD MAXIM; THURSDAY.—There is no
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 higherion
l already rates arien machinery,no
usett otgenerally
improver
ti
l tohbet
pahirnoi
ceuedrs...s
of labour
.
T
The spinners are mostly employed to order, but with
present prices it is seriously contemplated, instead of
employinghebe wasur with
aslight
addit a
that
improvement in the piece market.
Many merchants were present, and the home mer.•
hc
ah
da:f
an
ns 1
Ipurchased
7d
empTor
ire, esusßfi rosente
Al y. i
y EVENING. —We have
n
caused by the great prostration of
of markoredi
te,t
andthi sbyW week„
continued stoppage of long-establishedee
London, Glasgow, &c. Prices
as no large purchases can be effected. More milts
sar all butno firms
nominal,
are going to work short time, but we hear nothing of,
an entire cessation of labour; indeed the thing is not
entertained. A little more is doing for Ireland, and
dyers are fully as well employed, but this it is under.
stood can only last for a few wee
so li ks. In yarns thero
is almost a dead stand still, ttle is doing, buts
s tensru el
yi
,d
u B.4Qtnoe.
kWools d
t(
os
buyers have the advantage.
LEICESTER.—A moderate business continues doing
in the warehouses. The recent' large failures, with
the apprehension that more will follow, added to t'ne
previous
The
yarn o fthe
sacrificenaark moneymeut
obne market,tiuue sd. very great caution amongst both purchasers
b pnuottd •nI
manufacturers.
great
in fair demand, without
force
c
continue
u alters.tion irk,
price.—Leicester Journal.

BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, SEP";. 17.—The raw
sugar-market continues extremely fir m, notwithstanding
the heavy failures again unfortunately announced this.
week of houses of the first standing in the mercantile,
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.
GAME...—A, GOOD EXAMPLE.—Mrs. H. N. Fer-
guson. of Dirleton, in her usual kind and liberal spirit,,
ihna sEttits seasonLothia intimated t
tehdetyo
aarlel haetr
libertytenants
too.
shoot
t estatesoteer
ndgb:
which,inuc.
their farms. If the same course were taken
mbyi e
proprietors in East Lothian and elsewhere,
lessened, and an end be put to the
the landlord :4 and te-.
on so many estates exist between
ouFmess of the game laws, as a publicheeavritl,bwu
nants.—Caledonian Mercury.
OF LANERCOST ABBEY, CARLISLE..
st Abbey, so greatly ad-
d by antiquaries for its. architecturalbeauties, is
mire
the high wind on Thursday lac,,t
now in ruins. During
The DESTRUCTIONvenerabIe
pile,
Lan.erco
te roof fell in with a loud crash, arousing the whole of
the inhabitants in the neighbourhood, who soon crow tied
round the ruined structure. On examination it war., 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 do), time,
otherwise it might have been attended with loss of life.
THE BANK OF ENGLAND.--011. Saturday the direc-
tors of the Governor and Company of the Brink of
England appointed Wednesday next„ the 22d instant,
for the ballot to be taken to det-ermine the question,
" Whether a dividend be made of 41. 10s. per cant. in-
terest and profit on Bank stock, for the half-yes r ending
the 10th of October next, y'Athout any deduction on
account of income-tax."