The Sun.
London, England, 1835-11-02 00:00:00

THE WOOL TRADE.

(From the Leeds Mercury.)
LEEDS.—There has this week been a very good demand for
goods at both Halls, more particularly for low 'qualities, the
:cocks of which are lower than has been the case for some
years, and prices in consequence are a little higher in finer
qualities there still continues a fair steady demand, without
any material alteration in price. This being the latter end of
the month, there has not, as is usual, been quite so much doing
in the warehouses.

HunuEssFlELo.—The trade of this market and district con-
tinues exceedingly good ; camlets and goods of that descrip-
tion are most in demand, and the manufacturers cannot sup-
ply their customers fast enough. The makers of fancy goods
are preparing fur the spring trade.
HaLlFAx.—There has been a very animated demand for
stuff goods to-day ( Saturday, Oct. 24), and the amount of the
business transacted has been considerably above the average of
the last three or four weeks. The attendance of merchants
from London, Manchester, and Leeds, has been unusually
good, and they inform us that their present purchases are prin-
cipally intended for Holland and the United States of Ame-
rica. The home trade is also very active, and is at present
gradually increasing. Prices are, for the most part, stationary
—manufacturers, we understand, are deriving a fair profit,
and provided wool remains stationary also, they do not wish
for a general advance of prices. The demand for almost every
description of stuff goods has seldom been brisker than it is
at present, and is inducing our principal mill-owners to run
their machinery both day and night to keep pace with it. The
long wool trade has at last revived, after an Interval of several
months of extreme flatness. The demand for wether sorts has
been unusually brisk to-day, and found to be unusually scarce,
so that the prices for these descriptions have risen about 10s.
per sack during the last week.
BRADFORD.—We cannot note any material alteration in the
Piece Market. Low narrow goods for the American market,
are perhaps not quite so much in demand as they have been;
but, upon the whole, we consider business to be as good as
recent accounts have made it ; prices arc quite firm. There
has been considerable activity in the yarn market to- day
(Thursday) and yarn of all descriptions is in good demand.
Last week's prices are fully maintained, and an advance is ex-
pected. We can report no alteration in the Wool Market this
week. Wether matchings shafty and of a good quality, are
much inquired for.
ROCLIDALE.—This market still continues remarkably brisk,
the same as last week. The Wool Market was pretty fair,
and prices steady.
MANCHESFER.—The market for goods to-day (Thursday)
was flat. Mule yarns arc also dull, though some are in good
demand. Throstle yarns are from id. to id., lower than
last week. _ _

BARNSLEY LINEN TRADE.—The trade of the town still
continues to be in a very healthful state—the operatives were
never so prosperous as they are at present ; the manufacturers
have some difficulty in getting certain descriptions of goods ma-
nufactured in consequence of the great demand for drills, most
of the operatives preferring to weave that article to any other,
as it realises more wages.

COMPARISON OF FOREIGN GRAIN
AND FLOUR WITH THE ENGLISH MARKET.

The price of white wheaten bread of the first quality at
Paris is 524 c. the 2 kilogrammes, which is less than 4;W. the
loaf of 41b. English weight. The highest quotation of wheat
of the first quality is 23f. the 1 hectolitre, which equals
355. Id. the quarter. The highest quotation of flour of the
first quality is 41f. the 159 kilogrammes, which answers to
275. Bd. the sack of 2801 b. English weight, and the highest
quotation of flour in London being 38s. the sack, it follows
that flour is 371 per cent. dearer in London than at Paris, and
that with the sum of 1/. 18s. a man may buy 3851 b. of fine
flour at Paris, whert‘as with the same sum he can buy only
2801 b. in London.

The following is the state of things in other parts of
France :

At Bergues the registered price of wheat of the first quality
is 14f. 94c., of the second quality 14f. 45c., and of the third
quality 14f. 2e., which gives a mean price of 14f. 47c. the
hectolitre, and which answers to 335. 2d. the quarter. At
Dunkirk wheat rules from I Bf. to 21f. the 11 hectolitre, which
is from 275. 6d. to 325. ld. the quarter. At Bordeaux the
quotation of wheat is from 16f. 50c. to 18f., which is from
375. 10d. to 41s. 3d. the quarter. The highest quotation of
flour of the finest quality is 16f., the 50 kilogrammes, which
answers to 325. the sack of 2801 b. English weight. At Nantes,
wheat rules from 14f. to 15f. 33c., which is from 325. ld. to
355. id. per quarter. At Amiens the quotation of wheat is
from 24f. to 28f. the two hectolitres, Nlbich is from 275. 6d. to
325. Id. the quarter. At Strasburg the price of wheat of the
first quality is 75f. 75c., of the second quality 13f. 46c., and
of the third quality 12f., which gives a mean price of 13f. 74c.
the hectolitre, and which answers to 31s. sd. the quarter. At