The Sun.
London, England, 1834-08-25 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

LEEDS.—There was a very brisk market in the cloth halls,
on Saturday, particularly in goods of low qualities, and in
heavy goods, calculated for the winter trade. The quantity
of goods for Tuesday's market was very limited ; and the
stock in the halls being reduced very low by the purchasers on
Saturday, there were, in consequence, considerably fewer
goods sold. Business continues to improve in the warehouses.
BRADFORD.-There is no material alteration in our market
since last week. Several foreigners were in the market to-
day. Plain backs of all descriptions were in great demand,
and three-quarter wide merinoes--both for the foreign and
home trades. The yarn market is rather more lively than last
week ; but the prices offered are so much lower than the spin-
ners can afford to take, considering the high price of wool, that
it prevents that activity which would otherwise prevail. There
is comparatively little business doing in wool at present ; it was
expected that the brisk demand and advanced price of the late
sales at Garraway's, would have had a similar effect here ;
but the caution of the spinners, as well as of the merchants, in
not being led away by what others are doing, has operated not
only in their refusing to give any advance, but rather in limit-
ing their purchases. There is a firmness amongst the staplers,
which can only be accounted for by the difficulty they find in
purchasing from the farmers.

HALIFAX.—The state of this market last Saturday was
again without any material alteration. The business done in
wool was rather limited ; but the transactions in the Piece-
hall were very considerable, and fully exceeded those of the
preceding week. The stocks of goods in the hall are now
very low, and the supplies continue much beneath the con-
sumption, so that merchants begin to find a difficulty in pro-
curing goods of any one description to a large amount. Ma-
nufacturers, however, declare their aversion to increase stocks
unless higher prices can be obtained for them, or unless they
can purchase the raw material at a reduction. On this im-
portant head, however, it is the general opinion among the
best informed on such matters, that as the London wool sales
have gone off with much activity and improvement, and as the
demand continues brisk for nearly all kinds of goods, both for
home and foreign consumption, together with a very short
supply of stuff goods in all the commercial ports whether Bri-
tish manufactures are exported, none need be afraid of a de-
clension of prices, whatever may be the extent of the advance.
At Heckmondwicke market, on Tuesday, there was some
business done, but the market was not brisk, and no alteration
in the prices.
ROCHDALE.-The flannel market, on Monday last, was not
so well attended by buyers as it had been for the previous four
or five weeks. This may be accounted for, as it was the
Wakes Monday, when few buyers generally attend. Those
who did attend, however, bought freely in the former part of
the day, and there was a good deal of business done in the
middle and low qualities, at the prices of last week. There was
not so much business done in the wool market to-day, yet prices
were the same as last week.
LANCASHIRE.—The silk weaving at Leigh remains steady;
the fancy weavers at Manchester and the neighbourhood have
begun within the last fourteen days to manifest a slackness ;
weavers have to wait for a warp two or three days, and some
more. Plain sarcenets keep tolerably steady.
MANCHESTER.—The gingham trade at Manchester and the
neighbouring towns has dwindled away almost to nothing ;
some of the principal manufacturers have entirely given up the
manufacture. It is believed that the repeal of the duty on
cotton prints, which made prints so cheap, has been the means
of thus greatly lessening the demand for ginghams.
TonmoaDEN.—The cotton hand-loom weavers at Todmorden
are in great request ; and last week the manufacturers ad-
vanced one penny per cut. The cuts are 30 yards long, and
the weavers now receive fifteen pence per cut. Good weavers
cannot weave more than five, and some six cuts in the week.
YORK.—The supply of wool was moderate at the market on
Thursday, but only few buyers were present ; the wool shown
went off heavily, and a part was left unsold. Hogs and ewes,
245. to 265. ; ewe, 20s. to 235. ; locks, 16s. to 17s. ; moor
wool, 12s. to 12s. 6d. per stone of 16 pounds.
—Leeds .Mrcurv.

For filling the important office of the Egyptian Con-
sulship, the late
Henry Salt, Esq., was gifted with every
qualification. His labours in elucidation of the wonderful an-
tiquities of Egypt were of the most gigantic kind, and have
tended much to remove the impenetrable cloud, which, for
ages, had hung over the early history of that interesting land.
The life of Mr. Salt has been compiled from his own papers
and manuscripts, confided, on his death, to his friend and
schoolfellow, Mr. Halls. The work must find its way into
every library in the kingdom.
THE HARVEST.—This week the weather has not
been so uniformly fine and splendid as last week, but a great
proportion of the corn in this neighbourhood is cut and led ;
And with ordinary exertion, and a few more days of fair wea-
ther, the farmers may easily secure the whole of their crops.
The abundance of the harvest is clearly proved by the rapid
decline in the different cornmarkets. There is almost a cer-
tainty of that great blessing, cheap bread, during the ensuing
Year.--14eds ifercury.