The Sun.
London, England, 1870-01-13 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, Jan. 11.-IThe market fur shipping
yarns is steady, with a fair amount of business at
a little less than the extreme prices obtainable last
week. Home trade yarns are selling at id. to id.
per lb. under the highest rates lately ruling, and
there is rather less than average business doing.
There has been a fair inquiry iu cloth for the lighter
makes of shirtings suitable for the Calcutta market
for several days past, but the aggregate amount of
business done has not been large. The tendency
of prices in some descriptions of goods for that
market has been slightly in favour of buyers. To-
day there is still a continuance of the inquiry to
some extent, but no increase of business. The quo-
tations of last Tuesday are mostly repeated by
sellers, but the market closes quietly, with but few
operations of conseluence. Messrs. John Slagg
and Co. report as follows of to-day's cloth-market :
" Our market has been fairly steady during the
past week, but we do not hear of any considerable
business being effected. Prices, though nominally
unchanged, must to-day be recorded as tending
slightly in the buyer's favour, and, notwithstanding
the good general inquiry that exists, the day closes
with but little business.

LEEDS, llth.—The woollen cloth trade here keeps
very quiet, and to-day's markets in the cloth halls
have not been at all animated. Indeed the public
markets are becoming less a criterion of the state
of trade than they formerly were, as most of the
goods are delivered by the manufacturers direct to
the merchants' warehouses according to order. The
demand for spring fabrics was much the same as on
Saturday, being confined chiefly to coatings, light
tweeds, and Meltons, and of these only small quan-
tities were sold. The sale of black superfines
black unions, hair-lists, and white mediums was
also limited, but a few goods previously ordered in
various classes were removed from the halls, so
that the stocks in the market were visibly lessened.
The local wool trade is quiet, but prices are steadily
maintained. The flax trade is rather improving,
and prices of flax, yarns, and threads are steady.
ROCHDALE, 10th.—This being whatis called " the
first market," when there is usually something of a
festive character in the town, the attendance of
buyers in the flannel and woollen trades was small.
Not much business was done, purchases being
chiefly confined to small selections of plain and
fancy goods. A. slightly better feeling may be
noted in the trade, and it is reported that some of
the manufacturers who have been working short
time are about to resume full-time operations.
Yorkshire goods are rather better to sell. Wools
are in moderate request, and prices, as well as those
of goods, are steady.
BELEAST, Jan. I.l.—Flax Markets moderately
supplied. Buyers were in good attendance, and
operated to a fair extent ; prices unaltered. Yarns:
Demand has been active during the past week.
Sales have been tolerably extensive on home, Eng-
lish, Scotch, and Continental accounts. Prices of
linens. are very firm. Tows have again advanced
lid. per bundle. Linens, brown, handloom
Medium and fine sets of good makes of
cloth for dyeing and hollands continue in
fair request ; others neglected. A moderate
business has been accomplished in linen hand-
kerchiefs and 5-Bth widths cambric handkerchiefs.
Stocks have increased ; prices irregular. Heavy
Linens—Diapers and damasks are not much in-
quired after ; prices rule in favour of purchasers.
Business transacted in light linens for bleaching
and drills has not been extensive. Powerloom—
Drills and cloth for dyeing and hollands are
still in steady request. Stocks and prices have
undergone but little change. Demand for light
linens for bleaching and roughs cannot be
said to be active, still a moderate demand
exists. Stocks have slightly increased. De-
mand for heavy linens and cloth suitable for
the foreign clothing trade continues very quiet.
stocks and prices show little alteration. Linen
handkerchiefs, diapers, and damasks are dull of
sale. Bleached and finished Linens—New-year
holidaysa
interfered considerably with the home
trade,
al
In Continent al demand
occurred—certainly no improvement canetce;remartePipolin heosrhtead3;.
Transactions here on American account
the other
have not
been extensive, and advices to h
side continue unsatisfactory. Stocksrom
Land
and prices
remain as last reported.

LIVERPOOLCoTTOY MARKTLIIS DAY.)

Sales probably 10,000 bales. The market wal
iuiet.

The Company of Grocers have kindly given
£lOO to the Clerkenwell Emigration I and to 8.34 at !poor
(malamute to_Ceuida,