The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-10 00:00:00

BTA.TE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, Jan. 9.—The advance in our market
in the price of cotton, and consequently in the
price of yarns and clotb, continues to obstruct business
considerably, and few sales of any importance have
been made to-day or during the week. The business
in domestics has been confined to small quantities,
and operations have been nearly suspended in printing-
cloths from the same cause. For 36 and 40 inch shirt
ings a considerable advance in price is also asked, and
these, like other goods, are in limited request. In
yarns the market continues exceedingly firm. In fact,
producers of both yarn and cloth are well engaged and
indisposed to take orders under the full prices current.
operatives
i poLewn :oar
niocol 1
much
tv :e and E 1 l
improved a .
yarns
rTbn ehs e e
has
new year finds the stock in the
rnofanufacturers' hands unusually light. The high price
ot
onn
ard
pu areedd employed,t
with
i tthi slaabe3ffdt eyctetbae;ri
year.
stillc oE butdhs
iie:
asabsecoot
Busi-
ness has scarcely begun to move, but as there is
.no
soon be made to assort giving way in the wool market, and worsted yarns having
price of cotton yarns
usual purchases, thinkl:nan
again risen a halfpenn per lb. this week, purchases must
even a farther Llvancein
up stock. Owing to the high
manufacturers have put off their
spring trade are it might recede, but now that
has taken place, samples for the
will tend to relieve the ordered,
oand the demand, though later,
our general trade looksther branches. On the whole
Journal,
NOTTINGHAM, Thursday._ Lace--We. are sorry to ob-
serve
very healthy.—Leicester
nhe:a still characterises the
mavyebeexpected a different
that a degree of slguish
home trade ; for we would
state of things this week ; and
information
gathered allowedd. to caution
those engaged in the trade against its
ances, as it is really surprising froeceptive appear-
gathered on all sides to find men remainining
busi-
ness, as many are, we may say, almost
atirtothsae.mo eercy.o
the London houses. These . gentlemen
lead the manufacturers considerably by ad,,iiinig- t
thoeun'iltso*
go on with certain styles to any extent, and then tieing
unscrupulous enough to countermand or disavow their
orders on the first cloudy aspect of trade. This evil,
we think, we have hinted st befor. We are glad,
however, to be able to repc.rt more favourably of the
foreign trade, although it is too early to say anything
positive ; but we may say, from the commencement
which has this week been made, that to all appearance
the foreign season will be a good one. Hosiery—Stock
taking having been concluded, London, Manchester,
Scotch, and Irish home trade buyers have just stepped
in and begun to look about them with the turn cf the
year ; and unless the enormdus prices of materials prove
an impediment to business, we may expect to see con-
siderable activity within the next two or three weeks.
1 To form an idea, however, of the difference that must
thus be occasioned, it is only necessary to remember that
this time last year the 10lb, bundle of cotton yarn was in
some instances obtained at Bs. 2d., the same quantity at
the present moment being at 13s. 2d., and pointing to-
wards 15s.—Leicester Journal,