The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-15 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, JUNE 12.—Most
descriptions of foreign wools have been in rather better
request this week, and a fair amount of business trans-
acted. We do not perceive any tendency in prices to a
further decline.

ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, JUNE 12.—Sales
of English wool have been quiet this week, and prices
are quoted as stationary.
WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, JUNE 12.—The wool
trade still rules dull, and although quotations remain the
same, sales are made with difficulty, and on hardly so
good terms.

YORK WOOL MARKET, JUNE 11.—There has been a
very large show at this day's market, but the attendance
of buyers was only moderate, neither purchasers nor
holders appearing very anxious to do business, and
throughout the day the sales continued to be dull, which
was no doubt owing to the great quantities exhibited,
and lower prices in several cases were submitted to.
The following are the nearest quotations :—Ewe
to lid., hog and ewe l l d., 12d., to /21d. per lb.
HULL WOOL MARKET.—There was a fair supply of
wool, and generally of good quality. The attendance
of buyers was large, and nearly all was sold up at 275.
to 28s. 6d. per tod. From the reports which we have
received of the progress of shearing, a much larger
supply is anticipated next week.
lIECRMONDWIKE BLANKET MARKET, JUN.' 11.—
The attendance of buyers at the market, both Monday
and to-day, has not been so good. There is not much
alteration in prices the last few weeks. Goud samples
continue scarce.

BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY, JUNE 1 1 .—The
business done in wool sales is very limited. The spin-
ners buy only for present consumption. There is, how-
ever, no fall in price. In yarns there is a lair trade, so
far as demand goes, but prices are such as to give no en-
couragement to spinners to do more business. There
has been no alteration in the piece market for the last
two weeks.

MANCHESTER THURSDAY EVENING.—A fear that the
Ministry might be defeated on the Irish Coercion Bill,
before the final settlement of the corn question, had an
unfavourable effect on the market to-day, which was, on
the whole, decidedly dull. Prices, however, remain un-
altered both for goods and yarn.

HOSIERY AND LACE TRADE.
The condition of the cotton etocking-makers is not in
,he least improved, the supply in almost every instance
exceeding the demand. A sort of fever is again com-
mencing to emigrate to the United States, where the
hosiery trade, it is asserted, is very brisk at German
Town, Philadelphia, and New York, not only for stock-
ing-makers, but for frame-making, frame-
smiths being
in great request in the former place. This is entirely
attributed to the heavy duty of 33 per cent., which is
vigorously levied on hosiery, the duty being demanded
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much above their real value, that we have heard of
one house trading to New York that has been charged
to the amount of 10,000/. in duties over the sale price.
We have heard of a great many frames being made,
and more recruited, to be sent out to the States. The
trade would be immense were it not for the 33 per cent.
duty, which is taken upon the New York or Philadelphia
in value, and not upon the Nottingham, Leicester, or
Derby price, making with 3,000 miles' carriage and
freightage, an additional 160 per cent. Thus a frame
worth in England 201., is valued by the American
customs at 351., upon which is charged a duty of about
12/., making 471. The carriage to Liverpool, boxes,
freight, land, and cartage would amount to 5/. more,
making the cost of the frame at German Town about
fifty guineas ; but if the same frame is taken out by a
stockinger emigrant the cost would only be about 231.,
and thus he would gain near 301. by the venture.
The cotton-glove trade still keeps in a pretty good
state, and for extra fine gloves, made in imitation of
Flemish flax articles, the demand is exceeding the supply.
It is not generally known, but repeated experiments
have proved that cotton will outwear any other fibrous
article. A wheelband, or other band made of cotton,
will wear double the time of silk, wool, flax, hemp, or
silk grass ; but fine flax has a gloss and a brilliancy
that cotton can never arrive at.
The silk trade, we regret to state, keeps retrograding.
Fancy hosiery, except a few mitts, seems upon the point
of extinction in this district, contrasting highly with the
state of Leicester, which has an extensive run of
worsted warp Jacquard shawls.
The drawer, pantaloon, and shirt branch is not much
amended. We must again repeat, that we are perfectly
astonished that the India-rubber web is not applied to
the waistband, the knees, and ankles of these articles,.
though they have been applied by the French with great
advantage for more than five years. The manufacture
of this web is very extensive, employing more than
three hundred braid machines, the greater part of
which are in Lambeth. It has been carried on princi-
pally by four firms—namely, Messrs. Nickels, Lambeth;
the Caoutchouc Company, London ; Messrs. Bedells,
Leicester ; and Messrs. Ross and Bell, late of London,
i.e toa acted:
but now of Mount East-street, Nottingham. After a
sort of war between the London hosiers and the Caout-
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thy hoisted the standard of defiance, and having obtained
a patent in October, 1843, seemed determined to carry on
the manufacture. An injunction was served upon them ;
but on the Bth ult, this was removed by the Vice-Chan-
cellor. The • •
conjoined patentees are now proceeding at
common law ; a writ and declaration has been issued from
the Common Pleas, to which the Nottingham factory-
owners mean to plead, and a jury must now decide the
question. It appears that the method was a communi-
cation from Prussia.
The manufacture of ribbed gloves is succeeding to the
utmost wishes of the ingenious workman who has intro-
duced them. This promises to be an extensive and
valuable trade ; as the article is sound, elegant, and
good, and, we understand, is extremely difficult to make.
The fancy bobbin-net trade has not improved ; and
is, however, so brisk in France, that we have had several
of the machine-owners in Nottingham for the purpose of
extending their arrangements. Prices have not lowered
since our last.

The warp lace trade is still worse, and the journey-

men have been reduced with some houses another 2d.
per rack yard, or frm Is. in March last to Bd, in June.
A good hand, working a 96 inch frame, making 24
yards, is said to receive 16s. ; but after paying all
charges for frame-rent, &c.. he has ss. 3d. to take home
to his family, and that for eighty hours hard labour.—
Net tingharit Journal.

LATEST PRICES OF SHARES
IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM.

PANIES' STOCK.

From the Official List,
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING
LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 12.
zonzT-STOCK BANKS.

Dividend Amount
Name of Company. er of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Australasia ...... - -6/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 27
Britahls orth American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 45%
Commercial 01 LJndon Si. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 23
'..'olonial 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 16
Londe and Westminstr 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 56%
London Joint-Stock •• . 61. per cent. .50 0 0 10 0 0 14M
Metropolitan ......... - 25 0 0 710 0
Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 48
Ditto, New......• • • 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 18%
National of flreland • • 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 20
Nat. Provncral of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 36
Ditto, New....... • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0
Union of Australia .. .• 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 25%
Union of L0nd0n..... Si. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 11
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company• per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Albion ••••••• • • • • i • • 31. 101 500 0 0 50 0 0 74
Alliance rrit. ar.d For• 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 18%
Ditto Marina.- -• • 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 6%
Atlas ... .. ..
British Commercial .• 17s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 7%
Clericl,Med.&Gen.Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 6%
County •. • •..• • • • 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0
Crown .............. 10s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 -
Eagle •.• • • • ...... •• • • 6s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 5%
Eng.& Scot. Law •. • . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2%,
European Life .. .• • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20
Freemasons' .• •••• • • • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0
Globe ............. • . 6/. per cent. Stock. - 136
Guardian ............ 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 48
Imperial Fire ..... •• • 61. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 240
Imperial Life •••• • • • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 16
Indemnity Marine.... 1/. sli. & be. 100 0 0 513 1 29
Law Life.
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 634
London Fire ........ 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14%
London Ship .... •• • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14%
Marine.. ........... 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10%
Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 4%i. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3
National Lean Fund • . 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2%
National Life .. .• .• • 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 9%
Palladium Life ...... .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2/. Os.
Phoenix - - 205
Protector Life.... ... 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 3s
Provident Life.. .. -1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23
Rock Life.. - ........ 45. 50 0 010 0 4%
Royal Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. - 180
Sun Fire. - - 210
Ditto Life - - 49
Universal Life
LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. . Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ s. d
Bank of Scotland ••. • • 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 166
Royal Bank of Scotland 6/. per cent. - 100 0 0 157
British Linen Company Si. per cent. - 100 0 0 223
Commercial Bank .. • . 6/. per cent. - 100 0. 0 161
National Bank ......
Union Bank of Scotland 7%1. pr cent. -- 50 0 0 93
Western Bank - ... ~ . 6/. per cent. , - 50 0 0 83
North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. ' - 5 0 0 7
Clydesdale Bank.. •• • • 6/. per cent. - 10 0 0 13%
Eastern Bank • ••••• . • 5/. per cent. - 10 0 0 11
Caledonian Bank - 210 0 4%
Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 6/. per cert. - 50 0 7%
City of Glasgow Bank . 5/. per cent. - 10 0 0 13%
Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 255.
Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14%
Incur. Co. of Scetlnd• • Si. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 9%
North British Insur..• 5% 1. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 28
Caledonian Fire Insur. 10/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22
EdinNurgli Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18%
Edin. &Glasg. Railway 1/.los. per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 75
Ditto, % Shares• •• . 7s. 6d. p. S. 12 10 0 All paid. 20
Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 153
Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 7/. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 74
Glasg-,w & Green& Rail. 2/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 163
Glsgw&Gamkirk Rail. 5/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 403
Dundee &Arbroth Rail. 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39
Standard LifeAssurnce.j 51. per cent. 150 0 0 210 0 i 9