The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-01 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.:

MANCHESTER, Aug. -13.—There is very little
change since Tuesday. Sales are difficult, but yet
sufficient to keep prices nearly steady. There is
some accumulation of stocks, particularly in the
heavier fabrics. Light cloths, including shirtings
for India, have been more freely, though at very
low and unsatisfactory prices. In good qualities
of T-cloths there is little doing, but there has been
more business in the lighter makes of these fabrics.
Long-cloths of all weights and qualities are a good
deal neglected, with declining prices. The demand
for printers is also tame. Spinners adhere to their
quotations with some steadiness, especially in
warps and cops for home consumption and export.
For India and China qualities slight concessions
have to be made. •

LEEDS, 31st.—The Leeds Chamber of Commerce
give the following report of the trade of Leeds
and neighbourhood for the month of August :
—Woollen trade.—There has been but little
demand during the month for the lighter descrip-
tions of woollen fabrics, and the state of the fancy
trade has been much like that of the weather—
gloomy and uncertain. The buyers who have visited
the warehouses have operated with extreme caution.
For heavy goods for export, transactions of import-
ance have taken place. In consequence of the late
ivvere winter and spring the stock of broad and
heavy cloths left over is very limited, and mann-
ts.o.
carers, though not quite so full of orders as during
the
Previous month, are well employed. No doubt a
very. I,riek
from the state of trade would prevail were it not
cer
,uncertainty which hangs over the probable
result
the LenciLchne harvest. Wool—Since the last report
Wool sales have been in progress, and
concluded
Thursday. Throughout the entire
series there°l,ll4__
been but but very slight fluctuations ;
and, the aI3Z
any very animated demand
for the Continent,
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circumstance strongly i
cates the soundniilsi
of
the woollen trade of this
country. The e—iteraely unsatisfactor state of
the weather has Prevented . 3: state of
have b the rise of prices which
might otherwise
ei. Zen looked for ; and, while
some descriptions
slight advance on the
prices of May, the averageK) a
fer quotations are as nearly
as possible the same.
ver„innglish combing wools
the demand has been sluggish, and prices have
ruled in favour of the
0---.,°r short wools and
buy'er.
noils the demand has been g,._?_(4, and prices have
very Itilir ar"unt of business
slightly advanced. A
has been done in Russian Ivo s' and a moderately
East Indian . .
es
good demand has prevailed for
Villa and y , priC
, and. stocks
for both descriptions are firm. -- l arn—The
importations of tow have been snl
are at present very low. Consequently, prices have
not only been firm, butinsomeinstanses an advance
ra
of from £1 to £2 per ton has been paid. T
tions in flax have been very limited, and 'with nsae.
out
a.re, n, i
any alteration in price. The growing cops
the average, favourably reported of. The spinners
are generally engaged with orders, and the yarn
trade has shown some signs of improvement as the
j
month has drawn to a close. The scarcity of hands
in the spinning mills restricts very much the pro-
duction of yarns. An accession of adult workpeople
would be an important benefit to the trade.
Leather—A steady cautious trade has been the rule
during the month, and prices have remained with
very little alteration. There has been a slight ac-
cumulation of stocks, and tanners generally are
working short time. The wholesale boot and shoe
trade has perhaps never been so dull as lately. A
considerable accumulation of stocks is taking place
in the manufacturers' hands, and unless the demand
springs up soon many workmen must be thrown out
of employment.