The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-09 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, Oct. B.—We have to report a very
dull market generally to-day, with easier prices. In
shipping yarns only a limited business has been
practicable. Nominally the quotations of last Friday
are maintained, but offers generally are made on a
lower basis, and some concession has to be made to
command business. For home trade yarns the
market has been quiet at Friday's rates. Buyers
hold off, and there has not been much business. Iu
some instances a slight concession has also been
made in these yarns to command business. In cloth
transactions have been few. The constant decline
in cotton at Liverpool has led to a like result in this
market, and prices which were easily obtainable this
day week cannot now be had. There seems to be
a general indisposition on the part of buyers to give
out their orders now, because they confidently
anticipate a further fall in the raw material which
must necessarily react on the value of goods. The
business has been small, and the market closes dull.
Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report of to-day's cloth
market :—" Our market has been inactive during
the week, with the tendency of prices iu favour of
buyers. The few offers made to-day are at a decline
on last Tuesday's rates, and the business has been
of exceedingly small amount."

CARDIFF, 7th.—The steam coal trade :may now
be said to have assumed something approaching
a satisfactory position, and considerable activity
is evinced in the shipment of coals to the foreign
markets. The impetus given to the demand is
so marked that there is less underselling than
usual, and it is to be hoped such a desirable
state of affairs will long continue. The demand
from the Continent is about the average, and the
same may be said of the mail packet stations, for
which places there is a probability of large quanti-
ties being required, more especially if the Abyssi-
nian expedition extends over any lengthened period.
For house qualities there is a fair coasting demand,
but it cannot be said that anything like activity
prevails. In the iron trade there is no change to
record, but the improvement is anxiously looked
forward to which all believe to be not far distant.
Tin-plates are in tolerably good request, and at the
quarterly meeting the old prices were confirmed.

LEEDS, Bth.—The weather having become cold,
a better retail trade is noticeable for heavy
goods, and this has given a little impetus to the
demand in the public markets and at the ware-
houses. To-day's attendance of buyers in the cloth-
halls has been moderate, and quite as much busi-
ness has been done as last Tuesday. The demand
was for both heavy goods and for tweeds, also for
fancy coatings, and all these kinds of goods were
firm in price. Rather more business than of late
was done in low goods for exportation, but the
shipping trade, as a general rule, is rather dull, the
great bulk of the autumn and winter goods having
some time ago been purchased. There is no change
in the prices of either wools or goods.
ROCIIDALE, 7th.—Business in the flannel market
has been fully as active to-day as last week; but
the demand is scarcely so good as is usual at this
period of the year, and buyers are indisposed to
give the topmost prices asked. The classes of goods
most readily sold are Lancashire and imitation
Welsh, and these support late prices. Fancies are
not in so much demand as of late, and prices of the
least fashionable are easier. Yorkshire goods are
not brisk, but they are quite as easy to sell as for
the past few weeks. Wools are not active, but as a
rule they support late quotations.