The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-29 00:00:00

TIIE CLOTHING MANUFACTUERS.

WOOL TRADE.—LONDON, Nov. 27.—The market for
foreign and colonial wool has been quiet, but English
has been more active. The imports into London during
the week ending. to-day have been 1,422 bales, of which
680 were from Port Philip, 403 from the Cape of Good
Elope, 117 from Egypt, 89 from Germany, and the rest
from Portugal and France.
FOREIGN WOOL TRADE.—LEEDS, Nov. 28.—About an
average amount of business has been transacted in
Foreign and Colonial wools during the past week, unat-
tended by any alteration iu prices.
ENGLISH WOOL, LEEDS, Nov. 28.—There has been
more doing in combing wools this week, and sales have
been large. Prices are firm, with a tendency in favour
of the seller.

LIVERPOOL WOOL, Nov. 27.—The week's imports
consist of 615 bales East India, 98 Oporto, 89 Lisbon, 20
Suayrne, 30 Leghorn, 21 Genoa, 4 Egyptians, 500 Al-
paca, 56 Chili, and 177 Boston, U.S. Business quiet,
but prices steady.
TRADE OF LEEDS.—The business done at the Cloth-
balls this week has been below an average for the sea-
son the buyers confining themselves merely to assorting
to direct orders. The manufacturers complain much
of unremunerating prices, but in consequence of their
narrowing the production the stocks are by no means
large. Business has been dull in the warehouses since
this day week, and little improvement is expected till
the new year.
TRADE OF MANCHESTER, THURSDAY, Nov. 27.
The exceedingly large business in cotton at Liverpool
during the week (amounting on Wedne,day to as much
as 12,000 bales) coupled with the advices from the
United States of firmer markets, have led to higher
prices being demanded for goods in this market. In ad-
omen to the advance of id to id on yarn on Tuesday,
we have had in some cases id more asked for water
twist. with a large business. Up to 30's water twist, of
all qualities, the advance on the last fourteen days has
been id to id per lb, and the better qualities of 20's
have been id to id dearer. Printing cloths of the
higher reeds (66 to 72) have advanced lid to 3d, and for
36 inch shirtings as much as 3d to 41d is asked on good
makes. For some numbers of water twist a still further
advance could have been cbtained for early delivery,
but most spinners are deeply under contract.
Tit eDE OF LEICESTER.—Except in the fancy business,
which is in a healthy state, there has been but little
doing in the warehouses. The straight-down hands
have agreel to a considerable reduction in their wages,
but even at the reduced price manufacturers prefer
having their frames unemployed for the present. Thus
a large number of hands are still out of work. Although
worsted yarns have receded about is 2d per lb, and are
dull of sale, wools maintained thesr value, and there is
a bri.le demand for noils and short sorts.
BeaneoeD, Nov. 27.—There have been more lookers
for combing wools than for some time past, and any
lots that could be offered worth the money have met
with buyers. In some of the commission house good
lots of wool are held on account of the assignees, at
prices that cannot be realised. Yarns—the short-time
working, coupled with the stopping of machinery, is
already beginning to show the beneficial influence of
such a course; the surplus stocks of yarns are cleared
off, and the inquiries for supplies during the past week
and this day furnish strong proof that the present pro-
duction is not in excess of the demand. We may state
that spinners generally are not only seeking but ob-
taining advances for immediate deliveries. Pieces—
Never at any period during November have the home
trade merchants added less to their stocks, evidently an-
ticipating a decline in price. It is perfectly true that
needy sellers may have pressed small lots on the market,
but the general course pursued has been an abandon-
ment of manufacture by the stoppage of a large quan-
tity of looms, and, notwithstanding all the care exhi-
bited, the cost of the raw material is fully as dear as at
the beginning of autumn.