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

,STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, Jan. 9.—The advance in our market
in the price of cotton, and consequently in the
price of yarns and clotti, 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
ingstes a considerable advance in price is also asked, and
yarns the
like. other goods, are in limited request. In
Producers ofm abrokteht
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gwlyellfirce.engagedln falentd
indisposed'-to
take orders under the full • '
LEICESTER. finds
—The new year . the stock in the
manufacturers' hands
of wools unusually belt. The high price
and yarns has conduced ''''
•
to this effect ; still the
operatives have been
better employed, and their condi-
tionniuch improved
Busi-
ness has scarcely as compared with last year. Busi-
giving way in the begun to move, but as there is no
again risen wool market, and worsted yarns having
a halfpenny per lb •
soon be made to assort p . this week, purchases must
price of cotton yarns'' ort
up
stock. Owing to the high
uf•ual purchases, thinkimnanufacturers have put off their
even a further advance thinking it might recede, but now that
spring trade are ordered,
and the
place, samples for the
will tend to relieve the other b demand, though later,
our general trade looks vranches. Oa the whole
very healthy .—Leicester
Leicester
Journal. ,
NOTTINGHAU, Thursday.—Lace We are sorry to oh-
serve that a degree of slgugishness still oh
home trade ; for wo would have expected aerf.mterises the
t'
state of things this week ; and may be allowedatodifferet
those engaged in the trade against its deceptive caution n
ances, as it is really surprising from informationapear-
gathered on all sides to find men remainingin the busi-
ness, as many are, we may say, almost at the mercy of
the London houses. These gentlemen are said to mis-
lead the manufacturers considerably by adviin‘e themto
go on with certain styles to any extent, and then being
unscrupulous enough to countermand or disavow their
orders on the first cloudy aspect of trade. This evil,
we think, we Lave hinted at befere. We are glad,
however, to be able to report 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 foregn season will be a good one. Hosicry—Stock
taking having been concluded, London, Menchester,
Scotch, and Irish home trade buyers have just stepped
in and begun to look about them with the turn of the
year ; and unless the enormous prices of materials prove
an impediment to business, we may expect to see con-
siderable activity within the next two or three weeks.
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 10Ib. 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 15e.—Leicester Journal.