The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-25 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

LEEDS.—The markets were dull at our Cloth-halls, both
on Saturday and Tuesday. There has been, however, more
goods delivered from the manufacturers direct to the mer-
chants than has been the case for some time past. Fine
goods are a truffle lower in price, but the stocks are getting
lighter. Business has been dull in the warehouses generally,
but the foreign houses are operating more freely, and the
general impression now is that a fair business will be done for
the autumn.

Munson]) lauxx-r, THURSDAY, MAY 21.—There is little
improvement in demand in the wool market. This, we are
of opinion, is not entirely on account of the slackness of trade
(and in this some experienced persons coincide), but from the
desire of the spidners to see what the new clip fetches in the
market, as a steady price before they venture to purchase,
except for immediate consumption. The yarn market con-
tinues steady, and a good. portion of the unemployed frames
are getting into use, but it will be some time, at present prices,
before the whole is employed. Prices is yarns are firm.
There is marked improvement in our piece market. Most
dress goods find a ready sale, and prices are rather buoyant.
Our prospects very much improve.
MANcifizsTEß, THURSDAY EVENING,—We have not ex-
perienced the least improvement in our cloth market this
week; on the contrary, things are duller, if possible, than
ever, though the Liverpool market is still on the advance.
The position of both spinners and manufacturers is worse to-
day than it was three weeks ago by 714 per cent., which
causes, it may well be supposed, very loud and general corn-
plaints. There seems to be no remedy but that of greatly
reducing the production. Yarns are pretty ready sale, but
nothing like a corresponding advance to that en the staple.
LEICESTER. More inquiries are making after worsted
goods, and several buyers have visited our market, but with-
hold their purchases until after the Midsummer stock
taking. Yarns remain the same. A large sale or two has
been effected in wools.—Leicester Journal.

FOREIGN 'WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, Mer 22.—The demand
for foreign wools has been more active this week, and a fair
quantity changed hands. Prices may be queted the same as
for the last few weeks.
WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, MAY 22.—There has been
more life in the wool trade within the last two or three
weeks, and extensive sales have been made on rather better
terms than could have been realised for some previous weeks,
and the aspect of the market may be reported firm.
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. HERE ARE .or Gout°, ?—During the last week
or ten days persons have been stationed at the London Terminus of
the Brighton and Dover Railways inquiring of all passengers arriving
in London whether their destination was the City or the West-end
The object is to assist the judgment of the Commissioners appointed.
to consider the expediency or necessity of a West-end terminus for
the southern railways. One of our Contemporaries, in a paragraph
under the head of " Where are you going, my pretty maid ?" states
that the inquiries are instituted by the Police Commissioners.—
Briglvon Gazille.
AN ADDER IN A FIRE-GRATE.—A wonderful occur-
rence took place on Sunday morning week, at Llanyblodwell, in this
county, A young woman, in the habit of gathering land mess to fill
yups
is
or
rpiadral oyu, 1.4 grate,
re covered,
havingred
c n filledthe following
l auwp
inmostg
sbue,ladi
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the door was re
frightened. anodutthoef
);:idnzl,,,,,nwg,aws
kiiiriceha4mmuisyt
ed
,Pened.'haavveerycor adder on the floor, nearly half a
Shropshire Journal.
Singularity of
tThheeciyrcouumng-
OPS IN PERTHSIIIRE.—Ve-
s t a
,lii ceiEhas‘evxEs lAt
VumEußchAnNotbicee.
h
getatien is now making great progres9, and as " May makes the
that crop promises to be a heavy cne. We are happy to
s the new potato crop is coming up regularly,.both in field and garden,
to bilearsloewym!owsointlgraist
with fewer blanks than leas been the case for many seasons, in eon_
sequence, perhaps, of the greater care taken of the seed. Wheats
whole as
turnipsha asas
rfea far advanced appeared.
a s i n ordinary
are looking strong and healthy, as is also the oat braid, except
s.— Perthshire Courier.
season' WI ATHER AND CROPS IN DURHAm.—This city
THE E whereSwedish
t ht hee
hoo 1 were visited by a thunder•sto:m. of short con-
in a !ew instancaearsnd
and neghbour
Wednesday aftc7lieon ; it p .ssed to the eastward, and
tinuance, on
it proceeded—for at Sunderland it was much
gathered strength as
fnaerarnrlyopflenraisthioend;
For several days I rev:ously sh,)wers of rain had fallen,
more severe.
was from the west and south-west, the tem-
perature though the Vegetation of all kinds is at pre-
sent and the fruit blossoms are scarcely ex-
sent unusually backtvar ,
that the season may be considered a
apple-trees, so
t crops is very satisfactory, with
panded on the app
abundant late one. The pr, spect of &NI
The potatoes are coming up in a
them.
fine weather to mature
forward as the period of the
perature was celsciviannddcheerless.
healthy state. Field-work is not so
but on the poor land warm
soils,
plant is strong and healthy in good
healthy growat. GNU Is lat*,
weather is much needed to gave it a , _
-
lnat prugto W be plEktahl,—Purhin 4o_f_rw-
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year renders desirable, but things on the whole look well. The wheat