The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-22 00:00:00

STATE OF TI? IDE.

MANCHESTER, May 21. —The market generally
is quieter, and prices in some instances have been in
favour of the buyer. For shipping yarns the market
to-day has been very quiet. Spinners being deeply
under contract have shown no disposition to sell un-
less at the full quotations they are asking. Home
trade yarns are steady in price, but there has not
been much business. Where there is any change in
price it is slightly against sellers, b•ut spinners hav-
ing a good supply of orders are not generally press-
ing sales where there is much difficulty in obtain-
ing their own terms. The cloth market has exhibited
no new or marked feature since last Tuesday. Buyers
have so fully supplied their wants that they are not
continuing to buy any descriptions of cloth in quan-
tity, and what business has been done during the
last few days has been confined to small lots. Of
course, the demand which has taken place over the
last few weeks, by clearing out stocks and placing
manufacturers under contract, has strengthened
their position, so that priced arc exceedingly firm for
nearly all kinds of cloth. To-day the cloth market
has been quiet in tone, but producers are firm in
asking the very full quotations of last Tuesday. The
actual business done to-day has not been consider-
able in amount. Messrs. John Slagg and Co., in
their report of this day's cloth market, say:—"Prices
have experienced but little fluctuation during the
week, and as buyers have recently operated pretty
freely the business has been of less amount. To-day
we repeat our quotations of Tuesday, and have to
report an inactive market."
LEEDS, 21.—The woollen market has been quiet,
and the buyers who were present showed great cau-
tion. The goods most in demand were plain cloths
and dark tweeds, of the steel and blue-grey mixtures.
Of the former a few rather extensive purchases were
made ; but the paucity of those who were willing to
buy was a great drawback. The kind of tweeds just
mentioned were much fancied last year for the sea-
son now approaching. To-day's transactions have
been principally in home account. The continental
trade has not yet recovered its wonted energy ; but
all here who are accustomed to engage in it antici-
pate a full renewal of business before long. The de-
mand for white cloth to-day has only been moderate..
Lower than the usual prices have been accepted by
manufacturers in this department. There has been a
moderate inquiry for heavy goods, but no large
clearance.

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ROCHDALE, 20.—The flannel market to-day has
presented all the appearances of a busy time, but
the quantity of goods actually sold was not to be
measured by the number of interested pahrtaivese
betoken hper
een-
sent. Owing to this being the time for replenishing,
the country stocks of wool there is a sort of pause
in the customary flow of orders. T
plenty of inquiries to-day of a characterhere to
that orders may be relied on when all parties have
agreed as to au average of rates for thefuture. Some
small orders for fancies were given out to-day, but
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the warehouses is quiet,
the Yorkshire department Jere been rather more
selections from stock
doing in goods for the fall trade. There is only a
nominal demand for wool.

PREMATURE 13A.LDNE8S. —Nlr. J. Serg,Tant, bookseller, of
Linton, Cambringe, has made public, a curious case of a
youg. man, named Hay lock, of Ashdon, whose hair ean.eoff
entire from some very unaxountable cause, and left him in
a state of premature baldness. He purchased from Mr. Ser-
geant several popular ire?arations, which he applied, but
w.th ut any effect whatever. At lasts, how.ver, he made
third of the alacassar Oil ot M ears. Rowland, ot London,
and exhibited to the most incredulous the proof of its effi-
cacy in a t bic.k crop of hair. 31r. Sergeant p 'mitts a direct
reference to him on this very interesting fact.