The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-02 00:00:00

THE CLOTHING MANUFACTURES.

Wool. TRADE, LONDON, JULY 3l.—The public sales of
wool have been progressing very satisfactorily, and the spirit
evinced by the buyers, considering the large quantity daily
submitted is extremely gratifying. The quantity of wool im-
ported into London during the week ending to-day has been
small, 117 hales being from Malaga, 122 from Germany, 29
from France, and 18 from Portugal.
Fo MEIGN WOOL, LEEDS, Auo. I.—Both foreign and colo-
nial wools have been in dull demand during the past week;
nor is much trade anticipated here until after the present series
of sales in London are over, where the prices realised continue
to be about the same as the opening rates of this and of the May
series.

ENGLISH WOOL, LEEDS, Auc. I.—There is not any varia-
tion to notice in this branch of trade during the present week.
Sales of combing wools are confined to a supply of the current
requirements of the manufacturers, and prices are quoted the
same as last week. In low clothing wools there is a good de.
mand ; stocks light, and prices firm.
LIVERPOOL WOOL, JULY 31.—The imports the last week
are 309 bales from Lisbon, 179 from Bombay, and 277 from
Oporto. Aldrket quiet, but firm.
YORK WOOL, JULY 31.—The show of wool at our market
to-day was good, there being about 400 sheets ; and there was
an average attendance of buyers. Good wool fully maintained
the rates of last market, but the prices of inferior slightly de-
clned, and several parcels remained on hand.
TRADE OF LEEDS.—Suitable goods for the coming season
were sold pretty freely at the Cloth Halls, both on Saturday
and Tuesday ; and although a great number of the manufactu-
rers were absent at the wool sales or at the Exhibition, a full
average quantity of business was done, Prices keep steady,
and the stock of seasonal4le goods are low. Business has also
been brisk in the warehouses since this day week.
BRADFORD, JULY 31.—Wool—The position of the wool
trac'e is really perplexing ; for that which is usually the most
active month in the year, is now an anomaly, for animated as
the buying from the farmers has been, it has not at all been im-
pelled by the healthy state of the yarn trade. This is now fully
evinced by the unusually small quantity of sales now making,
nor is it probable we are likely to see more done for some time
to come, for the prices sought by the staplers are such as to-
tally preclude the spinners from making cost. Noils and brokes
are without change. Yarns—The prospects of the spinners
continue as cheerless as ever. The disposition to buy is some-
what better than a few weeks ago, especially by the shippers,
in numbers for Russia; but the prices at which they wish to
place their orders are such as to leave no margin for the cost of
spinning, and large quantities have been sold that will not pay
for the combed top. How long this state of things is to con-
tinue we cannot tell; but it is ruinous in the extreme, and the
less done the greater the money saved. Pieces—There is net
so great on attendance of merchants here to-day ; neverthe-
less, there is a full average business done. We would hope
the autumn trade will begin with spirit with the coming month,
July having passed away with a far less business having been
done than In former years.
TRADE OF MANCHESTER, JULY 31.—Although a fall of
d per lb in the already low price of cotton in America is not
without its effect on goods which are not in much request,
further improvement manifested this morning in the home
trade protected it from such influences, and prices were quite
firm. Prices at Liverpool have been kept steady by the large
business our spinners have been doing in the raw material, and
the decline in the American cotton market was to some extent
looked for as the consequence of advices hence. In yarns of
low counts for home consumption, spinners are in many cases
engaged for weeks to come. Yarns suitable for the Mediter-
ranean continue in good request, and numbers suitable for
Russia are beginning to be more inquired for. In some de-
scriptions of printers, long cloths and T cloths, a good business
is doing, and the heavier makes of cloth are much sought after.
The accounts from India are discouraging, and the counts of
yarns suitable for that market are much depressed, with prices
declining.

Holywell COAL MARKET.—YESTERDAY.
14s OdiLambton
Jonassohns Hartley ... 138 Od Lumley l3s 93
New Tanfield
Ord's Mails ...... ...... 12s 6d Scarborough l3s 9d
Ravensworth'sW. Hart 13s 9d Stewart's
Redhugh Main lls 6d Caradoc .
fanfold Moor Butes... 12s 6d Denison l3s 93
Townley
Wylam
Wall's End, &c. 'Kam. .........
Acorn Close
Brown
Gosforth ..... .......... 13s 9d West Kelloe
Hebburn . l3s 6d Whitworth
Hedley
Hilda l3s 6d; Backhouse . l3s 9d
Eden Main . . l4s 3cP Maclean's Tees l3s 04
Lambton Primrose ... 14s 30 Tees
Belmont ... 14s 6d Richardson's Tees l3s 03
Braddyll
Hetton
Haswell
Keepier Grange
Ships at market, 125. Sold, 108.