The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-29 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, Jan. 28.—The market for shipping
yarns has to-day assumed a much quieter tone. At
the same time it closes strong and steady in price.
Spinners, and more particularly those who make the
better class of yarns, are well under contract for
some weeks to come, and do not look forward to
lower prices. In yarns for the home trade full prices
are asked to-day, but after the large business re-
cently done and the contracts placed for future de-
livery buyers are more disposed to reduce their en-
gagements than to enter into fresh ones. There
has not, therefore, baen a large business effected
to-day in this class of spinnings. In cloth a
large business was done to order last week, and
India and China shirtings especially continued
in good demand. The prices of these goods
were well sustained, and a very much larger amount
of business was only prevented by the higher
quotations named by makers, who being now
pretty well under contract, are not anxious to put
down further orders, except at rates which they
feel pretty confident ought to cover all contingen-
cies, whether from the advance of cotton or any
other change of the conditions now affecting the
Lade. This week the market has opened rather
quietly, buyers having no doubt in a great measure
covered their wants, and being unwilling to follow
the further advance which any continued display of
activity might occasion. To-day, though the cloth
market is exceedingly firm, the amount of business
has been by no means large. There have been
no new commercial advices to hand during the
day to influence the market in any way. Print-
ing cloths are in good demand, and realise
an advance proportionate to that on shirt.
inas. In 44-inch mulls, also, a good a
busi-
ness has been done, but makers find it difficult to
get for these goods the advance which the high price
of suitable yarns should entitle them to. The finer
classes of mulls, as well as most sorts of jacconets,
are in less demand than they have been for some
weeks past. Mexican T-cloths are firm, and the
better makes engaged, but the contracts do not ex-
tend, like those for shirtings and some other Eastern
fabrics, into April and May. Shirtings are quoted
13d. per 71b., and 13id. for 81b. and Bflb. The
home trade were doing rather more business last
week, but business has been quieter in this branch
of the market to-day as well as others. Messrs.
John Slagg and Co. report of this day's cloth-mar-
ket :—" Up to the close of this week we had a good
demand, at well-sustained rates. As buyers have
now satisfied their present requirements, we find
less anxiety for business, and close to- day with firm
prices, but limited transactions."

LEEDS, 28th.—The cloth-halls to-day have been
but thinly attended, and the chief operations were
in union coatings and tweeds. Some buyers from
Bradford and Huddersfield took some fair parcels,
the former for exportation. The market for tweeds
is much deficient as compared with last year, espe-
cially as regards the superior qualities. Orders
are slacker in this department than manufacturers
have known them to be for a long time past. This
may be owing to the success with which the cotton
warp goods are finished. In plain cloths there is
the same flatness as has been noticed on former oc-
casions ; and all wool superfines only meet with
occasional purchasers. llairlists of the best kind
have been more saleable in the white cloth-hall than
any other w'oillen goods. Prices of all fabrics keep
steady.

CARDIFF, 27m.--Shipments of steam coal slightly
increased during the latter part of last week, but
the trade is at present somewhat quieter. This is
mainly owing to the unfavourable weather, which
has prevented the arrival of a large amount of ton-
nage. The principal clearances have been to the
East, and it is highly probable that inquiries from
that quarter will shortly become more numerous, the
demand for coal at the mail packet stations having
of late been greater than the supply. trance has not
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believed that the colliers employed in the house
coal pits will accept the proposedreduction of wades,
but it is not quite clear what action the steam coal
men will take, and mass meetings are to be held
this week in order to arrive at a decision. At
the ironworks there is no favourable change to
note, aud, irrespective of carrying out the drop,
a number of additional hands have been discharged,
which causes much distress to be experienced
among the working classes. Tin plates are a shade
firmer.

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MAILS DUE.
Australia and New Zealand, via Bouthampton Feb. 10.
Ditto, via Marseilles Feb. 13.
Ditto, via Panama .•••• ...Jah.
Brazil, Buenos Ayres, sad Monte Video Yeb. 3.
Ditto, by French packet ... b. 22
Cape Verde, by Brazil packet Feb. 3.
Cape of Good Hope. Ascension, and St. Helena Feb. 27.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton—Feb. 2.
Ditto, via Marseilles
Falkland Islands •••.. Feb. 3.
Gibraltar, via Southaupten Feb 2
India, via Southampton
Ditto, via Marseil es ...... .......... ...• Feb. 7.
Malta, Egypt, ,t 3. ..... ....• • • Feb 2
Ditto, Marseilles Feb. 7.
Fe
Mauritius, Cape of Good live. and N 46,1. viA
Southampton
Febb. 19.
Ditt alareel.les Feb 13
Vt.
Newfoundland
-Feb, . 3
Portugal
Ditto, by
• pr:‘ I.le ship to Oporto ...
Ditto t ;tto to Lisbon
United States, ( aunda, California, &c., by British
packet ..... Feb. 3
Ditto, by L idled States packet
Ditto dirt fNew York)
Ditto ditto New York)
Ditto clittt (Baltimore)
Ditto, by Canadian packet ..........
West Coast of Airita, Madeira, and Teneriffe ......1(b. 3
(except MCKL3O and 13alio-
West ladies and Pazific
mss)
Feb. 13.
Cuba and Mesiop Jan. 2s,