The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-26 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, Sept. 25.—The market for all kinds
of yarns has been rather more active, buyers both
for the home trade and Continental markets having
operated with rather more freedom of late. The
impulse has been given by the rising in the price of
cotton at Liverpool, the holders of orders for yarn
being to some extent compelled either to supply
their wants at the turn of the market now, or wait
some time before a better opportunity offers. The
cloth market has not improved to the same extent.
In shipping yarns the market has been strong, and
a considerable amount of business has been done at
strengthening prices. Home trade yarns have also
been very firm, but business is a good deal checked
by the advance required, which is one of about id.
per lb. on the quotations of last Tuesday. Manu-
facturers and holders of cloth are a good deal embar-
rassed by this movement in the market. -Yam% are
dearer to them, yet they find no response from buyers.
India merchants, in particular, decline to give prices
for cloth which would cover this advance, and are
keeping out of the market. The slightest attempt
at an advance checks business generally. A manu-
facturer at Blackburn, with about 800 looms, has
suspended payment. Messrs. John Slagg and Co.
report of to-day's cloth market :—" The recent ad-
vance in the Liverpool market has imparted more
firmness to goods, and a moderate business has been
done during the week, but buyers still operate with
timidity, and only for small quantities. Though
there is little quotable advance to-day, we notice in-
creased firmness, and a fair business has been done
in printing-cloths, while India makes still remain
neglected."

CARDIFF, 24th.—Steam coal proprietors are well
off for orders, and the active demand which for so long
a period has characterised the foreign trade shows no
signs of abatement. Welsh steam is also in increased
request for maritime purposes.Dd
col-
lieries are in full operation, The several
and numbers of Cornish
miners have been brought over, and are turning their
hands to the more profitable employment of coal
hewing. There is a strong demand for steam coal on
inland account, and the Londohe and midland markets
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are taking large quantities.
prospects of the iron
trade are more favourable, and although buyers on
home account are at present purchasing rather spar-
ingly, they are expected to give out orders more freely
after the preliminary meeting of masters,
next Thursday. One of the railway to be held
companies has
placed a contract for 6,000 tons of rails in the dis-
trict, and other companies are expected to follow as
circumstances will allow. The inquiries from the
principal foritgn markets are encouraging, especially
from the States, Canada, and the Continent ; and a
few orders have been received within the past three
or four days. The pig iron trade is quiet, and for
tin plates there is a better demand. At several of
the works preparations are being made to increase
the make.

LEEDS, 25th.-- There has been a moderate at-
tendance of buyers in the cloth-halls this morning,

but not much business was done, except in tweeds,
in the coloured hall, the bulk of the purchase com-
prising small selections of ordinary cloths and some
few heavy goods. The demand for meltons has not
been active, but the stocks keep within a moderate
compass. About an average amount of business
was done in the coloured hall, chiefly in low witnevs.
The country manufacturers report that they are
tolerably well employed, and that two or three good
Government orders are in hand. All things con- I
sidered, there is a fair prospect of employment for
the manufacturing operatives for some months to
come. Some advance of wages having recently
taken place, and the price of wools having also in-
creased, the rates for all kinds of cloth remains very
firm. The flax trade is rather quiet, but the hands
are steadily employed, and prices of raw material,
as well as those of yarns and threads, are without
material change from last week.
NOTTINGHAM, 25th.—A moderate attendance at
our Exchange-hall. Business was done steadily in
lace yarns at prices without alteration from last
week. Hosiery yarns were in fair demand, and
higher rates were asked. There was again but little
doing in brown nets, and no change occurred in the
quotations. Silks sold steadily at last week's cur-
rencies.

ROCHDALE, 24th.—The manufacturers keep toler-
ably well employed, some shipping orders being in
hand, but the public market to-day was a quiet one.
The number of purchases was not large, and there
was an absence of any disposition to purchase largely
of any kind of goods. Upon the whole, fancy goods
sell readiest, but the prices of all are firm. The de-
mand for Yorkshire goods keeps somewhat dull, but
there is no giving way in prices. Wools are steady,
at late quotations, and there is an average business.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

NORTH LONDON.

A meeting of the residents of Bow, Hackney, and
other districts served by this railway was held on
Monday evening at the Town-hall, Hackney, for
the purpose of considering the serious inconveniences
caused by the changes of carriage and delay at the
Bow station since the opening of the company's city
branch to Broad-street. Mr. Churchwarden Gow-
land occupied the chair.
The CHAIRMAN having opened the proceedings, a
long discussion ensued, in the course of which it was
contended that the object of the delay was to divert
the traffic from Fenchurch-street station to Broad-
street station.

Mr. ALLAM moved a resolution appointing a de-
putation from the meeting to wait upon the direc-
tors of the North London Railway calling upon
them to adopt such measures as would tend to re-
move the inconveniences now existing from the de-
lays caused by the changing at the Bow station.
Mr. MASSEY having seconded the motion,
Another long discussion ensued, which resulted
in the unanimous adoption of the resolution and the
appointment of a committee.