The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-25 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, 24th.—We have had a strong and
active market to-day for shipping yarns, and a fair
business has been done for various export markets,
but the advance of prices asked by spinners has had
a tendency to check operations. Prices had an up-
ward tendency to the close. The market for home
trade yarns has also been strong, and business in
these has been limited by the advance required by
sellers. As compared with last week spinners are
demanding an advance of id. told. per lb. In cloth
prices have been forced up as in yarn by the con-
tinued activity and upward tendency in the prices
of cotton at Liverpool. Telegrams say that 20,000
bales have been sold at Liverpool, to-day, at id. to
id. per lb. advance on the rates of yesterday. Ma-
nufacturers say that as a rule they would have to
give ld. on low counts of cop yarn, and of lid. on
fine numbers. The advance which this implies on
cloths stops business. The India and China mer-

chants have nearly all withdrawn from the markets
under these circumstances, and very little business
has been effected for these markets. The news from
the Continent is regarded as amounting to a termi-
nation of the war, and there is generally a better
feeling in the market ; but manufacturers generally
find it next to impracticable to obtain prices for
their cloth, which will cover the cost of cotton and
yarn. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report of this
day's cloth-market :—" Owing to the pacific tone of
news from the Continent there has been a con-

siderable advance in the raw material, and most

qualities of yarns, especially fine counts. We are
obliged, therefore, to advance our quotations ; but
buyers still seem unwilling to operate, and our mar-
ket closes with a very small business. The failure of
Messrs. Thomas Lund and Brothers, Merchants,
Blackburn, is announted, and of Messrs Lunds and
Vernon, cotton brokers, Liverpool. These failures
are said to have resulted from the stoppage of the
Preston Banking Company."
CARDIFF, 23d.—The demand for steam coal is,
if anything, better than it has been for the past
month. The exports to the foreign markets, espe-
cially those of Southern Europe, are consider..
able, and orders are coming in freely. Opera-
tions at the docks are brisk, and there are less com-
plaints of the detention of vessels in loading. The
requirements of the home market have of late much
increased; in fact, the tonnage sent by railway to
London is double what it was a few months since.
The inquiry for house coal is quiet, and the coast-
ing trade is less active. In the iron trade no trans-
actions of any moment have taken place, and orders
from the foreign markets come in slowly. Many of
the makers have begun reducing their establish-
ments, and atHirwain both the furnaces and forges
have been brought to a complete standstill. Should
no improvement take place, steps no doubt will be
taken to further reduce the make. The advices
from America and the East show no material change.
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LEEDS, 4tll.—There has not been much difference
in the cloth-hall markets to-day from those we have
lately had to report. The attendance of purchasers
was not very far short of an average for a Tuesday,
but they purchased slowly. In the coloured cloth-
hall a few parcels of plain cloths, fancy coatings, and
tweeds were made up, and in the white cloth-hall a
moderate sale of heavy goods was effected. There
was, however, no disposition to purchase largely,
and some buyers were more intent on securing job
lots than in buying goods at the full prices current.
Manufacturers, however, are generally firm, and
quotations for all seasonable goods are quite as high
as last week. The same may be said as to wools
24th.—The attendance to-day was
pretty good. For lace yarns there was a moderate
inquiry, and fine numbers were 2d. ; medium, 3d. ;
and low, 6d. per lb. dearer. Hosiery yarns sold
steadily at unaltered prices.nets
Brown without
material change. Silks realised higher prices.ithout

EAST SUFFOLK ELECTION.--This morning Sir
Edward Kerrison, Bart., and the Hon. John Henniker
Major, were duly elected without opposition.
Loss OF LIFE AT HYDE PAltii.—At a late hour
last night a youth, whose name is not known, was crushed
to death. The following description is given by the
police : a youth of 14 years of age, 4 feet 3 inches
high, dressed in a black jacket and suit, lace-up boots. On
his person was found a memorandum book, Written inside
"Chas Smith," and a letter addressed to Wilson, Esq.,
114, Hanover-terracs, Regent's Park. His body is at S,
Cxeotie's Hospital to be owned,