The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-16 00:00:00

.ST ATE OF IRADE.

MANCHESTER, Thursday, April 15.—N0 increase
of demand has occurred to-day, and buyers have
made but few inquiries. Prices, however, continue
pretty steady on the whole, although the advance
asked in the beginning of the week is seldom pro-
curable, and in order to do business sellers have
bden obliged to modify their extreme quotations.
The sale made auring the week so far appear to be
about equal to the production.
BIRMINGHAM, Thursday.—The business through-
out the week has been of little moment in any de-
partment of the iron trade of this district. Finished
iron is difficult to sell in other than very small lots ;
and the recent suspensions in the cotton and wool-
len districts aro exercising an unfavourable influ-
ence. Iron required to make repairs is in fair
request, but there is very little new work calling
for supplies.
BRADFORD, Thursday.—There is a more cheerful
feeling pervading the market this morning. The
brighter weather and the absence of rumours of
failures tend to reassure and to create general con-
fidence. The business doing, however, has nat im-
proved in any appreciable entent. In some instances
there is perhaps rather more disposition to buy,
and some slight transactions have been the result.
All good lustre wools still command full rates,
and half. bred and south-down wools have suf-
fered no abatement in price. Stocks are small,
and there is an impression that the next clip
will generally be lighter and inferior in quality as
compared with the last; and this tends to give
firmness to quotations. Ths worsted yarn trade
still continues in n. languid condition. The result
of the Leipsic fair, so far, does not afford any
promise of an impetus being given to the de-
mand for worsted yarns. Export merchants buy
very sparingly, and all classes of spinners find it
difficult to obtain orders. Stocks are accumula-
ting, and almost anything required may be had
from stock. If anything, there is rather more in-
quiry for lustre yarns on home account, and more
disposition to do business. Prices are generally
very firm ; instances of concession are rare,
and when that is the case, it is extremely slight.
In pieces the fine weather has tended in some
measure to accelerate business in the home
warehouse. Stocks of light fabrics are be-
ing slightly reduced, and merchants are
more disposed to place orders for autumn, though
operations are far from being general. Rather
more business has also been done for France and
Germany. The trades for America and the East
continue almost as languid as ever. Prices are
nominally without change, though a slight conces-
sion may be obtained in some instances.
LEICESTER, Thursday.—The wool market is still
very quiet. Buyers having some time since laid in
moderate stocks are, iu the absence of any feature
likely to change to change the aspect of the mar-
ket, quietly waiting before they commit themselves
to further engagements.

Yesterday Major-Gen. Lysons, C. 8., inspected
the 2d battalion 6th Regiment on the regimental
parade, at Aldershot. The battalion, which was
under the command of Colonel Elkington, dis-
played great steadiness under arms, and acquitted
himself to the entire satisfaction of the Major-
General.