The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-20 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, AP---AIL I7.—There has
been no apparent change in this branch of trade during the
pact week, either as regards sales or prices.
ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, APRIL I7.—We can-
not report any improvement this week. The demand re-
mains very languid, and last week's quotations are not gene-
rally realised in the sales of this week.
LEEDS.—At the Cloth Halls this week there has been two
of the dullest markets we have had for a long time past.
The merchants continue to purchase as little as possible to
order only; prices are rather lower upon finer goods, although
the stocks are exceedingly light for the season, with no dis-
position on the part of the manufacturers to increase the pro-
duction. There has also been a very dull week for business
in the warehouses; very few buyers have been at market,
and their purchases have been light.
BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—There were more sales
in combing wools to-day than for some weeks past. The
staplers are now desirous of clearing off their old stocks for
the new clip stock, and lower prices are taken. Noils and
other short wools are scarce, and fetch good prices. There is
also more business transacted in the yarn market. The
export houses are obliged to order the sorts they want, as
there are no stocks to choose from. A well informed gentle-
man informed us the Russian export trade in yarns has very •
_
much fallen off on account of the Russians having got so
many spinning frames at work. More frames
dfr Wrwe map
observe than for the last few weeks in Braor
more cheering aspect.. There was a good attendance of observe that in all its departments our market assumed a
mer-
chants, and manyJUems changed hands.
MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING. We have hd a a
much better inquiry to-day; in fact, many more extensive
sales in shirtings than for some weeks past, and the demand
has been so considerable as to enable the manufacturers to
realise a small advance on nearly all qualities. The very
low prices have no doubt induced speculators to operate most
Ise.
advancealso
f llfullyfully
on aesxpoderatr.
qualities,Twist
but
commands
extensively.mas atse
iotnongitdhc.leoptsehtra Iphi
'I nPa
Ind:as much, the posi-
tion
ardol
is u
of the spinners is not improved.
NorrixonAst.—The wrought Jiotton hosebranch
shade improved, when compared .
with its state at Christmas.
The cut-up hose hands have full
employment in general. The
glove trade,
whether of silk, cotton, or warp, is pretty good.
The drawer branch is rather better, and the shirt trade still
continues to survive all the competition of power-propelled
frames. The silk hose manufacture has got so low that it
has become half extinct. The fancy lace trade is worse than
ever, and nothing but despair pervades the minds of even the
most sanguine machine owners. There is no amendment in
the warp lace trade. The warp jack and glove trade is
pretty good, whether lace or plain Berlin.—Nottingham
Review.
LEICESTEK.—As this is holiday week, nothing has beendone
to give a new tone to the market, which remains in the same
inactive state as for weeks past. It is expected that Sir
Robert Peel's measure relative to the proposed railway com-
panies, will have the effect of improving the money market,
thereby producing to some extent a revival in the home
trade. The American 's President
• Message to the Senate, re-
ceived by the Hibernia, is viewed in a dubious light by the
trade, and rather tends to discourage than excite manufac-
turers for the American market. Wools and yarns continue
very Hat.—Leicester Journal.

THE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 17.--The Royal
West India mail packet the Clyde, Captain Symons, left this
port at 3 P.M. this day, with the West India and other niails,j,,
also 40 passengers, stores, and miscellaneous pakages. The
DP ru ar Pmoms ey
Canalo
or; 400 a day
thns or
of twoice
Oriental Company's steam. ship Pacha, Captain Evans, left
the dock this day for Gibraltar, with the Peninsular and
ge Me-
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enabling
on
at
them immediately
board yesterday l
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article,
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for the Cape of Good Hope. The
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Ione! Europe,
Regents
the produce of the place. Other vessels have since arrived
ed samet
o quarter North similarlyA tn eriea ,
season tha importation of this
f:oams
ctolnietinladen. Until the present
other-quarters proves that in case of novel
naecrtesicsilewo.f
ame ainchthanedinise.
but its introduction from
in-
stance of the mildness of the past winter, supplies can be ob-
tained even of this singular article of commercial specula-
tion to meet the exigencies of the case.
UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE, OXFORD, APRIL 17.—.
This morning Dir. Arthur De Butts, 8.A., of Trinity College;
Mr. Edward Post, 8.A., of Oriel College; and Mr. John
William Burgon, 8.A., of Worcester College ~(the latter gen.
Yea!), were
tleman obtained the Newdegate prize last elected
to the vacant fellowships at Oriel College, two of which w
causedby the secession from the Church of England of the
Rev,lcla Hoary Newmau pad Idr. AnAw James- ----
Y Christie.