The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-01 00:00:00

THE CLOTHING MANUFACTUERS.

WOOL TRADE.-LONDON, Nov. 27.—The market for
foreign and colonial wool has been quiet, but English
has ben more active. The imports into London during
the week enclia to-day have been 1,422 bales, of which
680 were from Port Philip, 403 from the Cape of Good
Hope, 117 from Egypt, t 9 from Germany, and the rest
from Portugal and France.
FOREIGN WOOL TRADE.-LEEDS, Nov. 28.—About an
average amount of business has been transacted is
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
Smyrna, 30 L-ghorn, 21 Genoa, 4 Egyptians, 500 Al-
paca, 56 and 177 Boston, U.S. Business quiet,
but prices steady.
TRADE or LEEDS.—The business done at the Cloth-
halls 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 uuremunerating prices, but iu 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
he new year.
TRADE OF MANCHESTER, THURSDAY, NOV. 27.—
The exceedingly large business in cotton at Liverpool
during the week (amounting on Wednesday to as much
as 12,000 hales) coupled with the advices fro the
United States of firmer markets, have led to higher
prices b€iag demanded for goods in this market. In ad-
dition to the advance of el to id on yarn on Tuesday,
we have had in some casesi 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
hare been id to id dearer. Printiug cloths of the
higher reeds (66 to 72) have advanced lid to 3d, and for
3G inch shirtings as much as 31 to 4icl is asked on good
makes. For some numbers of water twist a still further
advance could have been obtained for early delivery,
but most spinners aro deeply under contract.
TR I.DE 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 agreed to a considerable reduction in their wages,
but even at the reduced price manufacturers prefei
having their frames unemployed fur 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 thosr value, and there is
a hri.k demand for noils and short sorts.

BRADFORD, Nov. 27.—There have been more lookers
for combing wools than for some time past, and any
lots that could bo 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 bo realised. Yarns—the short-time
working, coupled with the stopping of machinery, is
already beginning to show tho 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 lets 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.

SEABORNE MAILS.
[N signifies that the mails are sent front the General Poet-office
by the night—and 11 by the morning—dispatch.]