The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-30 00:00:00

improving the market, and the increased toll occa-
sioned thereby would be no more than one farthing
for every 801bs. of meat sold in the market.—(Hear,
hear.) The other quarter of a million would be laid
out in providing the baths and washhouses, widen-
ing the streets, and effecting other improvements, for
which the public would not have to pay at all.
A short discussion followed, in the course of which
it was elicited that the area of the present market,
exclusive of thoroughfares, was about four acres, and
that the area of the new market would be between
eight and nine acres. _

Mr. CHALLIS, as a salesman, observed that ninety-
nine out of every hundred of his trade, were in favour
of the corporation plan, that a considerable number of
the Smithfield salesmen bad joined the Central Mar-
kets Association in order to promote the carrying out
of that plan; and that the gentleman (Mr. Erle) who
had asked the question which had drawn this ex-
plana,ion from the secretary, happened to be one of
the minority.—(Laughter and cheering.)
A vote of thanks was then passed to Mr. Blackett
for presiding, and the company then retired to an
upper room, where they partook of a bountiful
collation, served up in excellent style by Messrs.
Lovegrove.

STATE OF TRADE.
(From the Manchester Guardian.)
MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—The indications of an
increase of business which were observable here at
the latter end of last week, together with the advance
of 1-16 d. to id. per pound on Friday's rates in the
raw material, quoted in the Liverpool circulars of
yesterday, caused our market to open this morning
with a general expectation of improvement, which has
not been realised. Both the shippers and the manu-
facturers have shown an indisposition to operate in
yarns ; and although the quotations remain, for the
most part, unaltered, the buyers have generally been
able to get what they might want at some little re-
duction. The letters from Germany received this
morning agree with those of the last week or two, or
rather exceed them, in representing the general in-
terests of trade as suffering very much from the
effects of the political distractions which have pre-
vailed end the vast military preparations that have
arisen therefrom. The manufacturers are described
as working for stock, and not to order. Under these
circumstances the merchants in this town have kept
very decidedly aloof from business, and the yarns par-
ticularly adapted fur their trade, especially 30's water,
have been more depressed than other descriptions.
There is less of weakness in the prices of goods than
in those of yarns.

ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—We have had another
quiet market to-day, and the merchants are offering
less money for pieces. Wool, however, fully main •
tains its former prices. Had we a severe frost instead
of this open weather, the demand for flannels at this
period of the year, considering the present state of
the trade, would probably have been greater than the
supply.
MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—The manufactured
goods trade still remains very flat; although there
exists some inquiry for spring goods, still the prices
are such as have led to little actual business. There
is a general admission that an advance on present
offering rates must he given ere business can be done.
The throwing mills continue worki❑g the usual hours;
although the demand for throwns continues inactive,
still confidence is expressed that this article will
shortly be in much greater request. The raw silk
market continues firm for most descriptions, notwith-
standing the late reported fall in best qualities of
Chinas.

H UDDEUSFIELD, TUESDAY.—There has been nothing
of interest stirring in our market of to-day ; conse-
quently, not much doing in any class of goods. Most
of the manufacturers are working to order, so that
wools and yarns keep up their price very well, as the
manufacturers are obliged to buy to execute orders
in hand.

HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—There was but a slender
attendance of merchants in our Piece-ball to-day, and
the worsted trade cannot be called active ; but there is
an improved demand for damasks, and the inquiry for
cotton weft lastiogs, of low quality, continues. The
yarn market has not undergone much alteration fur
the last week or two. The demand is not brisk either
fur export or for home consumption, and the high
price of the raw material keeps up the quotations.
There is not a large quantity of wool changing hands,
and prices are firm.
LEEDS, TUESDAY.—There is little change to notice
in the woollen trade since our last report. The
markets have been only dull. The merchants are
pretty well stocked ; and, in consequence of the late
advance in prices, are acting cautiously. Business is
dull in the warehouses. The mild weather has con-
siderably checked the sale of heavy goods.