The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-22 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, TUESDAY, OCT. 20.—A very small
amount of business has been done at our market to-day.
Spinners and manufacturers have generally raised their
prices, in consequence of the continued advance in cot-
ton, but purchasers have given an advance with great re-
luctance, and only to supply immediate and pressing
wants. There seems now, however, to be a fair pros-
pect of some considerable diminution of production.
We have seen a list, which we belive to be authentic,
of twenty-six factories which have begun to work short
time ; generally four days a-week. Of these, six are
in Manchester and the immediate neighhourhood, five
at Preston, five at Oldham, three at Bolton, three at
Stockport, two at Bury, one at Heywood, and one at
Burnley. In addition to these, a number of others are
under notice to commence next week ; amongst them,
we believe, all the remaining factories at Bolton, with
the exception of two or three. Meetings have also been
held of the spinners at Oldham, Ashton, and one or two
other places, to consider the propriety of diminishing
the hours of labour ; but we believe that no decisive re-
sults were arrived at.
ROCHDALE, MONDAY, OCTOBER 19.—There is no im-
provement to report in the flannel market, either as to
prices or the quantity sold. In the wool market prices
are stationary, and the dealers complain of having little
to do.

HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20.-Our market
is again flat, and not much doing in the Cloth Hall.
There have been rather more buyers than for some
weeks past, but they purchase with great caution. In
the warehouses more business has been done ; and there
is some movement in the fancy trade for winter patterns.
Wools are much the same as last week—almost unsale-
able. In woollen yains very little is doing, the demand
being nearly over. A few small orders have been re-
ceived by the last vessel from America, but not to the
extent of former years.
LEEDS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20.—We are sorry to
say our this day's market does not present any tendency
to improvement ; and that we are compelled to report in
the same desponding tone whichwe have had to adopt
for so many weeks past. Luckily the manufacturers are
acting with great caution ; and, by reducing their pro-
duction, keep the stocks lower than they generally are at
this time of the year.—Manchester Guardian.

POST-OFFICE NOTICE—(YEST,URD,AIr.)--The fol-
lowing notice was posted at the Glaibrai Post-Office, St.
Martin's-le-Grand :—" Mails will be made up at Devon.
port for Lisbon, Gibraltar, Maderia,
by h
Ascension, and the
Cape of Good Hope, to be forwarded
erMajesty, s
ship Eurydice. All letters intended to be so forwarded
must be addressed 'By her Majesty's ship Eurydice,'
tters will be liable to the packet rates of postage ;
newspapers will go free to Gibraltar, Ascension, and the
Cape, and those for Lisbon and Maderia will be liable to
a postage of 2d. each." Letters must be dispatched as
early as possible, as the Eurydice is likely to sail
immediately.
LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY AFTERNOON. The Royal
Mail steam-ship Britannia, Captain Hewett, sailed for
Halifax and Boston this morning, having a large number
of passengers and the usual mails on board.
JIM STEAM-SHIP GREAT BRITAIN.—In a conver-
sation which we had yesterday with Captain flosken at
our office, we are glad to learn that he entertains san-
guine expectations of getting her off. Breakwaters,
tanks, and other machinery, are now preparing, which
will not be put into practical execution for about six
weeks ; and as she now lies fast on a bed of sand, be-
tween two rocks, it is expected she will not sustain much
damage.— Willmer and Smith's European Times, Oct. 20.
Mr. Stacey Grace, a clever practical farmer at
Springfield, in this county, seven years ago, purchased
five fine kernels of white wheat at a shilling each ; he
parted with none of the multiplied produce raised there.
from until Friday last, when he sold, in our market,
between thirty and forty quarters, raised solely from the
five kernels, at 80s. per quarter.—Esser Herald.
HOW TO WEIGH A POUND OF BUTTER._A pedlar
in the highlands of Scotland, having run short, of butter,
applied to a farmer's wife for a supply. " How much do
you want ?" said the woman. " One pun' will do," said
the pedlar. " I cannot make you a pun," replied the
woman, "I hay na a pun' weight." " Well, what weight
hae ye ?" said the pedlar. " Twa pun'," said the woman.
.". "And which is the weight ?" said the man. "O !
jist the tangs" (the tongs). " Well," said he, "put ane
leg in the scale and tither oot, and that'll be a pun'."
The woman did as requested, but when it was weighed,
she looked doubtfully at the butter, and said, "it looks
a muckle pun'." " 0 ! its all right woman," said the
pedler, " how much is it ?" " A saxpence," was the
reply, which the pedlar paid, and departed rather hastily,
lest the woman should discover' that " ane leg in and ane
leg oot," was not the exact way of weighing butter.—
Stirling Journal
RUSSIAN PRODUCE.—The steam-ship Victory,
Which has arrived hi the river, from St. Petersburgh and
Copenhagen, has brought, amid a variety of articles, the
production of Russia, numerous packages of cucumbers,
in a fresh state, and a case of mushrooms. We do not
recollect an instance of this peculiar and esteemed pro-
duction of our own damp and dewy soil having before
been imported from any country, and its supply, even on
so small a scale, from this northern region of Europe, is
therefore particularly remarkable, and requires especial
notice amongst the numerous novel articles of importa-
tion from all parts at the present time, which almost tax
our utmost ingenuity and industry to prevent some of
them from escaping notice, and which may be attributed
to the superior facilities and dispatch afforded by the
now universal application of steam and the impetus which
the recent measures of Parliament have given to com-
mercial speculation, and which, amongst other articles.
admits all sorts of vegetables, and therefore, of course'
this particular one, free of duty.
POTATOES AND COALS. The price of potatoes
on Tuesday rose in price fd. to Id. per lb. at Spitalfields
market and the eastern parts of the metropolis. Coals
also were increased in price to Id. and 2d. per cwt. ;
arid candles rose id. per lb., on account of the advance
in home and foreign meat.