The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-16 00:00:00

STATE 01± TRADE.

MANCHE )TER, SEPT. 15.
The d.,:mand for Germany and for Russia still
continu-s, an 1 under the influence of competition,
chiefly from these sources, the price of yarn fully
keeps pace with that of cotton. All kinds of twist
suited to these markets have advanced, and are re-
ported at fully id. per lb. over our last Tuesday's
prices. The home trade consumers of yarn are com-
pelled to give a similar advance, and have come
into the market with tolerable freedom for what
they require; but their requirements grow: less,
and are likely to decline more sensibly under the
influence of a competition which is driving up prices
so alarmingly in the present bareness of cotton sup-
ply. The orders for yam on Russian account are
said to be very large, and are r2p3rted to have been
teleg,a,plied to agents here for this week past, with-
out limit as t) price. In such a sta'e of the market
.he position of the manufacturer becomes daily
more embarrassMg, from inablity to obtain remu-
nerative rates for manufactured goods. The makers
of heavy cloths are pretty well supplied with orders,
hut the light fabrics for India awl some other mar•
kets ent rely fail to command rates proportioned to
the increased and increasing cost of yarn, and the
policy of many of our millowners at present, seems
10 be to stop their looms as much as pissibli,
and throw the produce of the spindle into the mar-
ket to mike the best of the large foreign demand
for yarn.
Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report :
" The market for goods is in much the same position
as repotted on Tuesday last, the only difference being
that the features are more strongly marked. Cotton
and yarns continue their upward course, and, as it is
impossible to realise a corresponding advance on goods,
the manufacturers of heavy fabrics, who are pretty
generally under contract, decline to engage themselves
deeper ; and the makers of light goods are rapidly
diminishing their production, and refuse to sell unless at
a considerable advance on the prices lately current. The
market, therefore, for nearly all kinds of goods is quiet
but excsedingly firm at our quotations."
Messrs. Fraser, Son, and Co. report
" The market is moderately firm, but with less busi-
ness in cl)th and yarns. Prices are about the. same a 9
last week."

LE EDS, SEPT. 15.

Some improvement was noticeable in the cloth-
markets to day, and more business was done than
on last Tuesday. The demand has rather increased
for the home trade, while several of the export
houses are sending off fair orders. The aspect of
the woollen trade, in spite of the mutiny in India
and some other unpropitious circumstances, is a
satisfactory one for the winter months, the only
drawback being the high price of the raw Materials
used in the manufacture of the best cloth.
HUDDERSFIELD, SEPT. 15.

There has been a good attendance of buyers this
morning, and the market has shown some anima-
tion. For middle class unions there has been a
good demand, as there also has for the better style
f waistcoatings. Low goods, particularly cheap
plays, have sold. well, and altogether the market
has been rather brisk. Wools still high and firm in
price, but scarcely so much doing.