The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-07 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, March 6.—We have had a very
arge business in all kinds of shipping yarns to-day.
The German houses and merchants in the Mediter-
ranean trade have been the chief buyers, and a very
considerable business has been done. Most descrip-
tions of yarns are scarce, and many spinners are
deeply under contract for some weeks to come.
Prices have been firm at the quotations of last week,
and business closes with an upward tendency. For
home trade yarns we have also had a firm market,
with a fair amount of business at the extreme quota-
tions of Friday. At the close of last week the cloth
market was tame, and continued without much ani-
mation till this morning. To-day there has been a
general inquiry for most descriptions of cloth, espe-
cially in fabrics suitable for India and China. A
very large business has been done in all sorts of
goods, and a general advance has been established
in prices. Manufacturers could have taken much
heavier contracts than they have, but have been
restrained owing to pre-engagements. The better
descriptions of yarn and cloth, which are scarce, are
in very good demand. Opinions continue to vary
a good deal as to the supply of cotton. Messrs.
Ellison and Haywood, brokers, of Liverpool, speak-
ing of American cotton, say :
"Most people are now looking for a final aggre-
gate of over 2,000,000 bales, the estimates ranging
between 2,100,000 and 2,250,000 bales. If we
deduct the average of Wright and Neill's statements
of the arrivals so far, or 1,650,000 bales, from
2,150,000 bales, which may be taken as a mean esti-
mate of the final total, there remain 500,000 bales
yet to be received, which, with thestock in the ports,
584,000 bales, will give a supply of 1,084,000 bales
from the middle of February to the close of Septem-
ber (32 weeks), when the new crop will begin
to arrive pretty freely. American consumers are
understood to hold from three to four months' con-
sumption, but assuming that they hold no more
than ten weeks' requirements, beyond a bare work-
ing stock, there will remain the wants of 22 weeks
to provide for ; these at the rate of 15,000 bales per
week will amount to 330,000 bales, which, de-
ducted from the total supply of 1,084,000 bales, will
leave 751,000 bales for stock and shipment to
Europe. The stock will most likely not exceed
54,000 bales, there will then remain 700,000 bales,
which, with 140,000 bales now afloat, may be ex-
pected to reach Europe by the end of October.
This will not admit of our own and Continental
spinners keeping up their present proportionate
consumption of American cotton, the above figures
giving an average weekly supply of scarcely 25,000
bales, while the present rate of consumption is
about 18,000 bales in this country, and 11,000 bales
on the Continent. But if the supply of American
should fall below the wants of consumers there will
be ample imports -from India and other places
for an average home and export demand of 60,000
bales per week for the remainder of the year. At
present the visible stocks are very heavy-560, 000
bales being afloat from India, and 110,000 bales
from America—but as much of this cotton will not
arrive until a month hence or later, the market for
the next few days will be ruled chiefly by the ad-
vices forthcoming from the United States ; in ean-
while we can only repeat the opinion expresse d in
our last report, that the true policy of consumers
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of the cloth-market, say :—" We have to-day a
very general inquiry, and large offers are made, in
many cases at a fair advance on last week's rates.
The lengthened time of delivery in many eases pre-
vents orders being placed, but on the whole a fair
business has been done, and we quote the market
decidedly firmer."
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cially a good business is doing. There is an increase d
tonnage of steam sent to Birkenhead and the metro-
polis from the Aberdare and the Rhonda Valleys.
The iron trade rules somewhat flat, still makers are
keeping their worksgoing tolerably regular, but they
are looking out for orders, which come in rather
slowly.

LEEDS, 6th.— The weather, being cold and snow
falling, has tended to limit the attendance of buyers
in the cloth halls this morning; nor was there the
full number of country clothiers present. Yet a fair
bnsiness was done, and the goods sold included both
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attend-
ance, and the demand for lace
quite recent rates ; in some cases a small advance
was made. Hosiery yarns were very firm. Silks
of all kinds quite asdear. There was not much
change to notice in blonde nets ; but prices for mos-
quitoes had a hardening tendency.
ROCHDALE, sth.—Several days of wintry weather
have restored a healthy toile to the flannel market,'
and buyers from various parts of the country were
present after several weeks' absence. Consequently
more business was done than for a long time past,
and should the frost continue something
may yet be done to compensate for the dulness in
the plain trade especially, which has so long pre-
vailed. Some good parcels of fancies as well as gene-
ral goods were disposed of, but in the heavy woollen
department there was little or no improvement.
Prices are as heretofore, but the value of wool is
getting up.
yarns
sfair,advance
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rADTERTISEMENT.i-1101loway'S Pills.—WinterlT Draw-
backs.—Whence fogs spring or
whither they retina it is
not our present purpose to explain ; we desire to point out
how their ill effects on the human frame can bo neutralized.
The blood must be freed from superfluous carbon and me-
phitic taints by some purifying medicine like Holloway's
but adjust in every organ the defects imposed upon it by
pills, which not only thoroughly cilnaetnaeliarsneaa;
that fluid when it has become foul or sluggish. 'These, Nis
Iparteovresn
at
nsdtagpnraetseiorvn
aattivdecsoangsntsi congestion: n
na ions,
irritations, and ulcerations. While. expelling morbid mat-
hiti lehfleca,bri eft 11
mat-
ters from the system, they cool it by their gently operative
action, and strtrzthen it by the:ir T4tucf3.

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nOUSES.—Messrs. TOIPUS mid ROBERTS
have numerous furnished and unfurnished TOWN,
buourban, aad Country RESIDEN OES to LET or SELL.
Yarticular6 upon application forwarded for two stamps,
upon stating requirements and rental. Offices, 2f
Conduit-
street, Regent-,,treet, and South Kensington, facing the
Museum.

SOUTH KENSINGTON, HYDE-PARK,
Queen's, and Rutland Gates, Queen's-gate and Peters-
ham Terraces, Queen's-gate, Cornwall, Princes and Beaufort
Gardens, Elvaston-place, Cromwell-roid, Onslow and Thurloe
Squares, Boltons, Sic. Messrs TO PLIS and ROBE ItTS have
n.: .41 DEN CES to SELL and LET in these and surroundiug
localities. Offices, 2, Conduit-street, Regent-street, and
South Kensington, facing the Museum.

LIFEBOAT SEItVI C ES. —1) uring the storms
of the past year the National Lifeb4at institution, by
its life boats and oilier mewls, contributed to the savin! of
711 persons from Aillinent wr€cks on our coasts. The lnsti-
luton also expended .£23,248 in the same peri..d on its iite-
boat of tabllThinet,ts, in addition to granting £4,0t0 for re-
wards for saving life,
and exer.nsing toe lifeboats.
The Committee of the Institution earnestly A i'PEAL to
the public for ASSiSTAE to enable them to meet the
Nc
continued heavy demands on the Institution's 1(2 lifeboat
stntions. the London
Contributions are received by and country
rd Lewis,
bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richa Esq., at the
Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London.
The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Institution
will be held at the London Tavern, is ops,gate-stfeet, on
TUESDAY NEXT, the 13th inst ,
.at Two o'clock precisely.
The Right _lion. Earl Percy, r.c., in the chair.
Mann 7.

BANK OF ENGLAND,
Gth Mancif, 1866.
The counT of DIRECTORS of the GOVERNOR and
COMPANY of the BANK of ENGLAND give notice
T hat a GENERAL COURT will be held at THE
BANK." on THURSDAY, the 15th inst., at 12 o'clock pre-
y, to consider of a Dividend.
c Also that another GENERAL COURT will be held at
th 3 BANK on Tuesday, the 10th April next, from 11
o'clock in the Forenoon until 4 in the Afternoon, for the
Election of a GOVERNOR and DEPUTY-GOVERNOR
for the year ensuing (which will be declared that evening);
and the same Court will be continued by adjournment, and
held at the same place, and during the same hours on Wed-
nesday, the 11th April next, for the Election of Twenty-
four DIRECTORS (which will also be one of the Quarterly
General Courts appointed by the Charter), and the Election
of the Twenty-four Directors will be declared as soon as
the scrutiny is over.
Printed Lists of the Proprietors having Votes will be
ready to bo delivered at the Bank on Monday, the 19th
March.

11_111310ND CITUBB, Secretary.

N.B.—By an Act passed in the Seventh year of the
Reign of George 111. no person will be entitled to vote at
the said Election who shall not have been Six Calendar
Months posssed in his own right of the Stock for which
he shall then give his Vote, unless the said Stock shall
have been acquired, or shall have come by bequest or by
marriage, or by succession to an intestate's estate, or by
the custom of the City of London, or by any deed of settle-
ment after the death of any person mho shall have been
entitled for life to the Dividends of such Stock.

TII EAT R E ROYAL, DR URY-LANE.-
Managers. Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton.
THIS EVENING, Sir Edward Lytton itulwer's Play of
RICHELIEU. Mr. Phe!ps ; Messrs. 11. Marston, Raynor,
E. Phelps, M'lntyre, Merl;reson ; Mrs. llerman Vezin, Miss
E. Falcouer, Sts.
After which, the Pantomime, LITTLE KING PIPPIN ;
or, Harlequin Fortunatus and the Magic Purse and Wishing
Cap.

Commence at 7.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.—
sole Lessee and Manzgar, Mr. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, A ROMANTIC ATTACHMENT.
Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Compton ; Miss Ada Cavendish.
To be followed by BROTHER SAM : Messrs. Sothern,
Buckstone, Compton; Mesdames Nelly Moore, Snowden,
&c.
After which, ORPHEUS IN THE HAYMARKF,T
Messrs. W. larren, Fisher, Bartleman, Weathersby, ;
Mesdames Keeley, Snowden, Moore, Lindley, Woolgar,
Doward, Wright, Coleman, Lovell, Prevot, &c.
Concluding with MY HUSBAND'S GIIOST.
Commence at Seven.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.-
Under the Bole Management of Mr. Pechter.
THIS EVENING, THE ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER
Mr. 11. Widdicomb.
Alter which, TILE MASTER OF RAVENSWOOD.
Mr. F'chter; Messrs. Jordan, Emery, Widdicomb, Vezin,
.1. 11. leitzpatricß, EVans ; Aiesdames Ternan, Etsworthy,
Lavenu, and C. Leclercq.
Box Office open daily from Eleven till Five.

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING, at 7, a new farce called PIPKIN'S
RUSTIC RETREAT. Messrs. J. L. Toole and P. Bedford.
After which, at 8, RIP VAN WINKLE. Rip (his 157th
appearance), Mr. Jefferson, supported by Messrs. Billington,
t'. Bedford, It Phillips, lelix 'togas, Ashley, lsburne, C. J.
Smith; Mrs. Billingtor, &c.
To conclude with LEHIND TIME. Messrs. J. L. Toole, R.
Eburue, C. J. Smith ; Miss A. Seaman, &c.

-ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.

THIS EVENING, QUIET LODGINGS.
After %Odd], at a quarter to Eight, IT IS NEVER TOO
LATE TO 3IEND. Characters by Messrs. Vining, T. Mel-
ville, T. Mead, D. Murray, S. Calhaern, F. Villiers, J. G.
Shore, G. Murray, 11. Mellon, C. Seyton, R. Cathcart; Misi
L. Moore and Miss Katherine Rodgers.

110YAL SCIRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanborough.
THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, a new and origi•
nal Comady, THE PLY,:AND THE WEB. Messrs. Par-
belle end Price; Misses Swanborough and Raynham.
After which the Grand Burlesque, IVANHOE. Messrs.
Stoyle. 'I horne, Jame, Fenton : Mesdames Swanborougb,
Raynham, Simpson. Johnstone, and Hughes.
To conclude with LENDING A HAND. Messrs. Belford
Turner; Misses Simpson and Hughes.

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