The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-29 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

—ln shipping yarns there
MANCHESTER, Aug. 28.
has been a considerable business to-day, more espe
cially in 16's, 24's, and 30's water-twist, which has•
been so long neglected in this market. The business
done in this description of yarns has been chiefly for
China, and no doubt buyers have been induced to
operate rather freely by a slight concession wFch
sellers ha.ve been willing to make in prices. Some
of the German houses have operated pretty freely ;
and some fair orders in extent have also been given
out in the descriptions of twist required for the
markets of the Mediterranean, at fu'l prices. The
market closes better than it has done for some time
past, and the improvement is attributable mainly to
tie prospLct of cheaper money than we have had for
some time past. The home-trade yarn market is
rather sluggish, but a moderate amount of business
has been donequ!etly here and there, where spinners
have ben waling to accept rather easier rates. In
cloth there has been a more general inqp:ry, which
has served slightly to strengthen, but in no way to
improve, quotations. Offers are more freely made,
and altogether there is more disposition to purchase
in some cases in large quantities, but the majority
of such offers are exceedingly low, and fall short of
what manufacturers in the present state of the cotton
and yarn market can afford to accept. There has
consequently been but little bus;ness to-day, though
the amount has been somewhat greater than at any
time since last Tuesday. Messrs. John Slagg and
Co. report of the cloth market to-day
Our market has been quite stagnant during the week,
and buyers almost unanimous in abstaining from opera-
tions. A somewhat improved inquiry has to-day imparted
more filamess to prices, but the offers mule have been for
the most part too low to lead to much business."

CARDIFF, 27th.—The ironworks of the ilistrict
are in some cases only partially employed, but there
is a general feeling of confidence. A slight im-
provement, but not to any material extent, has
taken place in the receipt oNforeign orders, and
wb;le contracts are looked forward to from America
and the markets of northern and southern Europe,
another large order is in the market from the East.
The animation which has shown itself in home trans-
actions continues, and many specifications arc ex-
pected to be placed before long. There is a better
inquiry for pig-iron, but not of such a character as
to affect prices. For tin plates there is a fair sale
at current quotations. The steam coal trade con-
tinue' brisk, the foreign and inland demand being
good. In house coal no alteration has taken place
in local consumption, but larger quantities are
shipped coastwise.
LEEDS, 28th.—The cloth halls this morning have
been well attended, and the business which has
taken place quite confirms the position which we
reported the trade to have taken last week. The
demand has been fully equal to an ave:age, espe-
cially for tweeds. These cloths, in a" the variety
of shade which at present are in favour, have been
called for very extensively. There is a weaker de-
mand for meltons to-day, but such as browns and
mulberry were more particularly favoured. There
was, generally speaking, a fair inquiry for hairlists.
In other branches of the white lace department there
was not so much doing as on Saturday. A strong
feature of to-day's proceedings was that manufac-
turers are not disposed to abandon any of the firm-
ness which they have lately assumed in the matter
of quotations.

NOTTINGHAM, 28th.— There was a very limited
attendance at our Exchange-hall to-day, and a yelp
small share of business was done in lace yarns at
about late rates. In hosiery yarns not much alte-
ration. For brown nets the:.o was a rather better
demand, aid late rates were fully maintained.
ROCHDALE, 27th.—The demands for the autumn
trade are having a very good effect upon the general
state of this market. It is a long while since there
was so much buoyancy as to-day. The attendance
of buyers was not so hrge as is sometimes the case
what things are at the best, but a considerable
'quantity of orders were given out. The probable
run of the fancy and printed goods department is
:'kely to be equal to anything which we have had
occasion to note for some time past. Even already
stocks of piece-goods, which had been accumulating
a long while, have dee"ned rapidly. The demand
for Yorkshire goods is very little better than it has
been for a long time past. Though it is the time
of year when some symptoms of revival should have
shown themselves, scarcely any have yet appeared.
The business done in wool is now fully equal to a
good average, and prices are well maintained,
I though there is no likelihood of an advance.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—Thjs Day,

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

GRAVESEND, Wednosday Morning.

Arrived, Aug. 28.—E. F. Gabain, from Matane ; Star of
the East, from Antigua; Morning Star, from Trinidad;
Alcona, from Hamburg; Jessy, from Guernsey.
Arrived, August 29.—Locomotive, from:Lagos ; Fremad
from Quebec ; Orion, and Batavier, steamers, from Rotter-
dam ;City of Hamburg, steamer, from Antwerp.

Sailed—Vigilant, steamer, for Calais ; Belgium, steamer,
for Ostend ; Rhine, steamer, for Boulogne.:
DEAL Wednesday Morning.

Passed—Garibaldi, of Cowes, jom the north, for the
west ; Result, of Guernsey, from the west, for London ;
Wildman, from London, for Buenos Ayres ; Eliza Caro-
line, ship, from the west, for London ; James Wishard,
from China, for London; Matilda Lueltio, of London, from
the west, for the north.
Sailed.—Henry Reed, for Grimsby.
Anchored.—Dudbrook, from London, for Kurrachoo.