The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-09 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Sept. B.—Three o'clock.—The market
closed as follows :-
41 per Cent.
End of month... Ital'an Loan
3 per Cent
End of month 7O 55 Mexican Loan ... 23 50
Credit Mobilier

End of month... 288 ••• Spanish Threes —
Credit Foncier ...1137 Home Debt —
End of month... Deferred —
Cash.
Orleans
Northern
Lyons and Mediterrancan
Southern..... 586
Western
Eastern • • 566
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 415
North of Spain
Saragossa
Roman 391

RAILWAY S

S7'.l7'E OF TR_IDE.

MANCHESTER, Sept. B.—The market for shipping
yarns has been quiet to-day, and to make sales it
was found necessary take rather lower prices. Some
few orders have been given out for China, but with
this exception there has been no business of
any moment. The market for home-trade yarns
opened tamely, and very little business was done
up to one o'clock, but subsequently there was
an improvement, resulting in a moderate amount
of transactions at the prices of last Tuesday. For
cloths we have had a very inactive market, and
buyers for some days past have evidently sought
to avoid operations. In cases where they have
made any offers prices have been named which
show a decline on previous quotations. The lots
offered for sale have been so insignificant that sellers
seem to have felt little inducement to meet such a
demand. Quotations for cloth are generally lower
than on last Tuesday, but from the absence of busi-
ness may be considered nominal. In cases where
stocks have begun to accumulate, producers to-
day are unquestionably willing to entertain offers
at lower rates. For the better makes of shirtings,
such as 811 b., there has been some inquiry to-day,
but it has not been an inquiry which inspired
much hope of business, and was based on prices
which were too low to meet with any general ac-
ceptance. Under these circumstances the business
of the day has been confined within narrow limits,
and chiefly to special makes of cloths.
CARDIFF, 7th.—The strong gales to which refe-
rence was made in last week's report have caused
the steam coal trade to fall into a state of compa-
rative dullness, as compared with the activity
generally prevailing in the staple trade of this
port. Very few vessels have arrived during the
past week, and as the demand for steam coal is
gradually increasing, merchants and shippers ex-
perience a greater difficulty in obtaining tonnage
than has been known for several months past.
There are numerous orders on the books for the
mail-packet stations and Mediterranean port, but
the demand from the Baltic has somewhat de-
creased, and as this is rather unusual at thi4 period
of the year it is not expected to continue for many
days. To the other foreign markets about an
average quantity is being sent. For house coals
there is an increased demand, but nothing like
activity prevails in this branch of the trade. The
good feeling which lately sprang up in the iron
trade still continues, and it is expected considerable
engagements will be entered into before long.
LEEDS, Sept. 8.—Notwithstanding that the at-
tendance in the cloth coloured hall this morning
was not so large as usual all seasonable goods were
in fair request. Tweeds were made especially pro-
minent, but the run was principally on dark shades
and light greys. There was not the same animation
with regard to orange warp tweeds, but some manu-
facturers of this peculiar kind remain iu fair employ-
ment. It is to a great extent on shipping account
that so much industry is called for in this de-
partment. Business done in meltons was not an
average, but plain milled cloths and thick fancy
coatings were required rather extensively. The
same may be said with regard to beavers and wit-
neys, and almost every variety of colours. The
rnathet for hair list has been languid, but prices of
all qualities of undyed goods remain unaltered.
ROCHDALE, 7th.—The business doing to-day has
not been of any weight. The home trade was quite
as dull as last week, and very few shipping houses
were represented. Should a change of weather
arise, it is likely that it would stimulate a better
demand for plain goods. The quantity of fancy
flannels now being made has decreased very much of
late. No change has occurred in prices to-day,
and they are to be regarded as firm. There is no
improvement in the demand for Yorkshire goods,
but very few are forced upon the market. The
price of wool is well maintained by the local
staplers, and purchases are only made as the neces-
sity of the moment requires.