The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-17 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

LEEDS, AUG 16.—The tone of the woollen cloth
trade continues firm, and the general aspect of busi-
ness is satisfactory. The warehouses are doing a
fair trade, and in the manufacturing districts em-
ployment is plentiful. Orders are being renewed,
and there is every prospect of considerable activity
for some time to come. The cloth-halls this morn-
ing were not so numerously attended as on the last
few market days, and the transactions were only
on a moderate scale. Stocks, however, are exceed-
ingly low, and the manufacturers are principally
engaged in making deliveries direct to the ware-
houses. The prices of wool continue without

change.
MANCHESTER, AUG. 16.—We have a quiet
market for all kinds of yarn, except fine counts and
16's to 24's water-twist for China. A very consider-
able business has been done for China since this
day week, and the position of Bolton spinnings
from 60's to 200's, used by the Yorkshire trade and
for the lace business is one of moderate. activity,
with advancing prices. Home trade yarns of
the lower to medium counts are in less demand and
rather easier in price, 40's mule being heavier
in the market than for some time past. Bundle
yarn of mule or water, of the same numbers, are
scarcely so much affected in price as cops and
warps, and German qualities are firm. Descrip-
tions suited to the India trade and for export to
the Mediterranean quiet. For India and Germany
prices are not affected, because, though business is
quieter, the spinners of these goods are well under
engagements and not seeking fresh orders. In the
cloth-market the principal change to notice is in
India fabrics, which may be quoted 1 d. to 3d.
per piece lower. At this reduction sellers have
done business, and would be able to effect large
sales if there were any, stocks to meet the demand.
The market, however, is bare, and, as many of our
manufacturers are still under contract at last prices,
they are not competitors for business at a lower
rate of prices. There is no change, nominally, in
the price or position of cloths for the home trade,
but still, with a large branch of our business like
that for India suffering to some extent under a
de-
pression in value,
of
an
theunfavourablehe
otr
influenceusiess nin India
branches.
Messrs.
is
perienced
i n most
John Slagg and Co. report :—.The b
small scale, the offers in
a reduction, to which manufac-
gmooosdts
cases continues
being o
atn a v
manufac-
turers are not at present disposed
narrowersubmit.
s Print-
ingor sof
cloths, maddapolams, and the
shirtings are still
ine
goodm d demand at full rates.
For other sorts the is less active
than
t hasd
been for the last few weeks, but there is no change
in prices.

EXPERIMENTS AT WOOLWICH DOCKYARD.—
The experiments which tookplace off the dockyard c'n Mon-
day night in order to test M. Ferdinand Salis's indestruc-
tible fire have been reported as most successful, and t ienafptohr-
taat to the naval service. The iorincipalv
invention is to enable the crew of a boatetvessel obtain
orof an enemy information as to the position of the
chemicallic composition which
dur-
ing a period of warfare. The
and the
ignition,
icson ptaroivjlisdethdeweiltehm
causes and a strong
tubes,ents o
is attached in ti n
to, which
h iff
Boat
of wood. Contact with water
attachedfightetlhbeytubes.
means le'fhae arepppea,rwatiulls,ebneaibnlge
at distance of hlf
yofthae lights was attached to
pr
toeed asbforaotmo ro nvee ofs
and at half-past 10 o'clock on Monday
those
so
an 'tat redf tdou
the Fisgard, flag-ship, 'at five o'clocksreeebiiiistytmecntel
night and was found burning on Tuculay
morning.
HOP INTELLIGENCE.—KENT.---Our reports I gene-
rally.speak of the great improvement which has takes a place
in the appearance of most of the plantations since I he late
rains, though in many parts the cold nights have 'had the
effect of checking the burr, which is longer than ..usual in
coming into hop. On dry soils, whereihe bine was begin _
fling to look Biddy and the leaves to turn yellow, the moi i-
ture has been very beneficial; but on helviengro.unds, C/ 7
warm weather is now again much wanted.: ''S'hould favou c-
able weather ensue, picking is expected to be'ken oral about
the Ist September. From Canterbury we are informed tt At
the burr lingers more than ordinarily, and that. there it , ; a
little mould at places which is likely to be increased by v 'et
windy weather. Some of the grounds in the imme Alie, to
vicinity of Canterbury are now quite out in hop ; a.r. A th e
prospect of a crop is a good one.—South-Eastern Cdr oett,.