The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-24 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, Oct. 23.—1 n the cloth-market there
is very little change since last Tuesday. The• buyers
for India are holding back, owing to the bad ac-
counts by the last mail, though hoping for better.
Meantime the manufacturers of India goods are well
engaged to order, and are very firm in prices. For
other foreign markets and for the home trade there
is a moderate demand, and prices are mostly steady,
but buyers are naturally influenced by the position
of the India trade, and act cautiously, so that where
there is any change the tendency of prices is against
the seller. In the yarn market there is nothing
doing for India, but there has been a little business
for 'China, and a fair demand for the home trade,
and the prices of these kinds of twist are exceed-
ingly strong. For the markets of Germany and the
Mediterranean a little business is doing. Although
rather less is doing than up to ten days ago, the
market, on the whole, is reported to be strong and
healthy. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report :
" There is little or no change to report since Tues-
day last. India and China goods are still neglected,
but owing to the heavy contracts in hand, prices
are on the whole tolerably well supported. For
long-cloths, T•cioths, and printers, there has been
less inquiry for the last few days; but the produc-
tion is generally well engaged, and there is no
change in prices."
LEEDS, 23d.—There was a small attendance of
buyers in the cloth-halls this morning, and the sales
of cloth were confined chiefly to small parcels for
present requirements. The trade at the warehouses
too is rather quiet, neither the home nor the foreign
demand being active. The duties to be imposed on
English woollens imported into France under the
new treaty of commerce have not yet been finally
settled, but will be discussed in Paris this week ;
and in consequence of a communication from Mr.
Cobden the Leeds and Huddersfield chambers of com-
merce have just sent deputations to represent the
Yorkshire woollen trade before the English and
French commissioners to whom the tariff is sub-
mitted. Mr. E. Wurtzburg and Mr. D. Bir-
chall represent Leeds, and Mr. Weiss repre-
sents Huddersfield and district. Mr. Joseph
Hartley, woollen manufacturer, Calverley, near
Leeds, whose suspension of payment has already
been mentioned in The Sun, was made a
bankrupt in the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy
on Monday last. The petitioning creditor is Mr.
Riley, wool merchant, of this town. The liabilities
of the bankrupt are about £lB,OOO, and his assets
about £lO,OOO.
ROCHDALE, Oct. 22.—50 far as sales are concerned,
this has been a rather slack market both for wool
and flannel. Holders of wool are stiff in their de-
mands, and last week's prices were in most instances
obtained, but they were not freely given by buyers.
There were not many operations in flannels, but
the manufacturers were in full work, many of them
having good orders on hand. Contracts for 14,000
pieces for the Government have just been entered
into-10,000 by Messrs. John Chadwick and Sons,
and 4,000 by Messrs. Leach and others. Yorkshire
goods continue to sell well. The manufacturers
are busy, and are rather difficult to deal with.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

LEEDS—OcT. 23.

Our market to-day was fairly attended by millers, but
trade ruled dull. Good descriptions of new and old wheat
held for former rates. Barley also fetches last Tuesday's
prices. Beans and oats fully as dear. We had some heavy
rain last week, which has slnatly impeded harvest opera-
tions.

tRISTOL--OcT. 23.
A fair business doing in the wheat trade to-day, and
at late values. Barley, beans, and peas fetched is more
money. Oats at former prices.

NEWCASTLE-UNDEIt-LYNE-OT. 23.
At this corn market there was a moderate show of old
and new wheat, but the demand was steady, and prices
were at about last week's rates—white making 60s to 735,
red 54s to GSs. Tho samples of barley shown were good,
with a fair demand. Oats in small supply, and the trade
firm, from 29s to 36s per 24 stone. Beans made norm
46s to 50s per qr.