The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-16 00:00:00

STA 7 E OF TRADE.

HALIFAX, Saturday.—We have had a quiet mar-
ket to-day, more attention being given to politics
than to business. During the week there has
been a little more activity in the wool trade.
Spinners are purchasing more freely, and the tone
of the market is decidedly firm. The demand
is more general than for some weeks past,
and includes wethers and low wools. The
finest sorts are still inquired for, and this
year's pull of skin wool, being very scarce, is much
sought after. In yarns there is not much alte-
ration to report. Spinners are tolerably well em-
ployed to order, and no stocks are being accu-
mulated. The better sorts are most in demand,
and some large houses are spinning nothing
else. These are principally 28's, 30's, and 32's two-
fold, and 36's and 40's single super yarns. There is
no alteration in price. Manufacturers continue
pretty well employed, the demand being principally
for heavy goods for the Eastern market and light
fancies for the home trade. American houses are
operating on a very limited scale, but it is expected
they will be doing more next month. The carpet
trade is brisk, a good business being done for both
the home and American markets.

LEEDS, Sattgday.—There was only a limited
attendance of buyers in the Cloth Halls this
morning, the business of the market being for
the present altogether of a nominal character,
owing to the interest being taken in the general
election. In the coloured department there were
a few inquiries for tweeds and meltons, and
also for heavy goods of the beaver and
witney class ; but, with these exceptions, the
business done was on an indifferent scale. In the
White Hall a few buyers were interested in hair lists
and heavy goods, but trade on the whole was slacker
than has lately been the case. There have only been
incidental buyers in the warehouses during the
week, principally from the London and Man-
chester districts, but they have confined them-
selves to the supply of immediate wants. Many
warehouses in the town have, during the turmoil
incident to a general election, withdrawn their tra-
vellers, and, as the consequence, this has also to
some extent interfered with the ordinary routine
trade of the district. Meltons and tweeds have been
the articles principally in request, but the buyers
from a distance look these goods up more in
the way of sample patterns than as speculating
for the market. All-wool superfines and fancy
coatings do not sell at all freely at the present time
and black unions are also comparatively quiet,
owing to the shipping season being now over. The
clothiers throughout the district continue to keep
their hands fairly employed, and in those branches
of the trade where the firms are engaged in the pro-
duction of spring goods a great ideal of animation
prevails. Rates are without any quotable altera-
tion.

Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales
attended Divine service yesterday, attended by the

Countess of Morton.

The National Choral Society, under the direction
of Mr. G. W. Martin, will give the opening concert cf its
ninth season on Wednesday, December 2d, when Dr.
Sterndale Bennett's Cantata " The Woman of Samaria"
and Mendelssohn's " Walpurgis Night" will be performed.
Band and chorus 700.

RAMSEY NEW LIFEBOAT.—Mr. James Ryder, a
member of the Manchester corporation, has just presented
to the National Lifeboat Institution, through its Manches-
ter branch, a splendid new lifeboat. which left on Satur-
day for its station at Ramsey, in the Isle of Man. The
boat, which is named The Two Sisters, after Mr. Ryder's
two daughters, is 33 feet long and 8 feet wide, and pos-
sesses the usual characteristics of the self-righting life-
boats of the institution. His Exceflency H. B. Loch,
C. 8., the Governor of the Isle of Man, Mr. A. Dumbell,
and other gentlemen, have rendered the society every co-
operation in the formation of the Ramsey Lifeboat esta-
blishment. The Uanchester branch has presented alto-
gether to the parent institution 13 lifeboats, two of which
are stationed on the Isle of Man.

The managers of the Erie Railway seem bent on
doing their best to disgrace -Wall-Street. The
battle is between the old antagonists, headed by
Drew on the one side and Vanderbilt on the other.
The former flooded the market with the issue of
80,000 new sbarea of Stock, under a recent law of the
New York Legislature, which enabled the directors
to act as they pleased. By throwing upwards of 20,000
shares at once on the "street" they knocked the
stock down from 48 to 39, at the same time gather-
ing into the vaults of the banks all the greenbacks on
which they could lay their hands. The battle raged
and fluctuated for days with varying fortune; but
on the 26th October the Stock Exchange appointed
la committee to investigate the reports spread about
the railway, the more so as the shares are used as
a pivot to influence the entire " street." This com-
mittee reported an interview with Mr. Gould, the
president, from whom they learned the following
facts : —The company has recently issu ed $10,000,000
of convertible bonds, to take up $5,000,000 of ac-
ceptances falling due in January, which had been
issued in purchase of Boston, Hartford, and Erie
Railroad Bonds. Of this amount of bonds about
$5,000,000 have been converted into common
stock ; and, in the event of laying a third rail,
$3,000,000 more would be issued. The common
stock and recently-issued convertible bonds amount
to $44,500,000. This is the substance of the report
of the committee.

Congress met on the 10th instant., and as there
was not a quorum present in either House it was
adjourned to the regular day. Had the elections
gone differently more members would have been
present, but the Republican Congress had won
the battle and their minds were at rest. As the
elections for the State Legislature of New York is
in favour of the Republicans who have a majority on
joint ballot, a Senator of that party will succeed to
the seat vaccnt next March in the Federal Senate.

Treaties have been ratified between the United
States and Italy and Bavaria on the subject of
naturalization, as well as extradition of criminals,
but not political offenders. We also learn by Cable
that Mr. M,Culloch has re-issued $10,000,000 three
per cent. temporary loan certificates, to relieve the
stringency of the money market, though denying the
rumour that the Government had recently sold
United States Bonds. His monthly statement of
the Public Debt and the cash in the Treasury of the
United States has also been published. The former
amounted on the Ist inst. to 2,641,000,000 dols.,
being a decrease of 4,000,000 dols. as compared
with the last month, and the latter to 114,000,000
dols., being an increase of„ 4,000,000 dols.
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