The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-15 00:00:00

STA 2 E OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, Jan. 14. —ln shipping yarns spin-
ners have been asking higher rates, in consequence
of cotton having advanced somewhat yesterday ; but
they have not succeeded in establishing higher prices.
A fair business has been done at late rates, but
buyers will not listen to any advance. In home trade
yarns prices may be quoted id. per lb. higher than
on Friday for most numbers, but, though spinners
have adhered to the advance with a good deal of
firmness, it has not been given generally, and has
been found to limit business very consider-
ably. For cloth wo have had, on the whole, rather an
active week. The excitement in the Liverpool
market yesterday, and the consequent advance in
the price of cotton, had the effect of precipitating a
good deal of business on the market at the full rates
of Friday, and some large operations were effected.
To-day a good deal of this excitement seems to have
disappeared, but we are left with some slight improve-
ment in prices, to which manufacturers are disposed
to adhere. The business done has cleared off some
considerable stocks of, shirtings and other fabrics
suited to the India market, and left a good general
demand. To-day the demand has extended a good
deal to different classes of printing cloths, and there
has been an active inquiry for these goods all day.
Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report of this day's
market :—" Our market was quiet up to yesterday,
when the movement in cotton caused a general ad-
vance in quotations, and led to considerable busi-
ness. To-day, though the excitement has disap-
peared, a good business has been done at a slight
improvement on last week's rates."

CARDIFF, 13t11.—Siuce last report the dullness
which always characterises the coal trade during the
Christmas holidays, but which had been partially
replaced by something like former vitality, has
again returned, and business at the present time is
far from brisk. This arises mainly through the
unfavourable weather which has prevailed, and
which has prevented the arrival of so many vessels
as expected. Freights are upon the whole a little
firmer owing to this circumstance ; still it cannot
be said that there is any material improvement in
rates. Foreign demand for steam coal continues
tolerably good ; the French ports, West Indies,
' and the East being the principal mark is
The exports last month showed an increase of
nearly 31,000 tons as compared with the corres-
ponding month of 1866. Coastwise there is about
an average trade doing in house coal. The ship-
ments in December were 64,637 tons, against
62,207 tons in December, 1866. The proposed
general reduction in wages has not as yet excited
any opposition on the part of the men. In the iron
trade the usual dulness is evinced, and orders are
exceedingly scarce. Last month the exports were
7,900 tons, the principal clearances being to the
markets of the United States. Engagements
for tin plates arc looked forward to on American
account.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning

Arrived—Merry Heart, from St. Michael's; Lady Octa-
via, from Calcutta ; Caraujah, from Foochow ; Ethel, from
Guernsey; Auguste, from Wanks River.
Sailed—Vigilant, steamer, for Calais; Panther, steamer,
for Boulogne; Fulton, steamer, for Dunkirk.
DEAL, Wednesday Morning.
Anchored, Jan. 11—Amanda, for Cardiff; Ivor, for
Terceira—both from London.

COURSE "OF ESAltiailux).--List Evening.
Amsterdam Short. 11 18
Ditto 3 Months. 12 uf
aotterdarn
Antwerp — 2.5 32}
tirussels
Llionburg — 13 9t
Paris Short 25 121
Ditto 3 Months. 25 30
ktaxseilles
Frankfort on the Maine 120}
Vienna — 12 271
Trieste — 12 3U
Petersburg ft - 31{
Berlin
iladrid 6 261
481
Cadiz
Leghorn

11 19
12 Of
12 Of
25 3!
25 :irk
13 9
25 221
25 35
25__37i

120
12 3
12 35

6 27

484
48t
29 49