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

STATE OF TRADE.

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, but 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 ;Inland which has taken place over the
last few weeks, by clearing out stocks and placing
manufacturers under contract, has strengthened
their position, so that prices are 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 beqn accepted by
manufacturers in this department. There has been a
moderate inquiry for heavy goods, but no large
clearance.
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