The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-20 00:00:00

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males ... ... ... ... ... 728
Females ... ... ... ... ... 656

Total ... ...1,384
*ln this number are included 12 by Scarlatina, 27
by Typhus Fever, and 17 by Diarrhoea.

STATE OF TRADE.
(From the Manchester Guardian of this day.)
MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—The slight promise of
improvement observable at the latter end of last week
has not, as yet, been realised. There were then indica.•
tions that some degree of firmness was about to succeed
to the decline which had taken place. We have still, how-
ever, to report a general weakness in yarns. The sellers
have shown a greater willingness to-day to meet the
buyers, as to terms, than they did last week ; and,
consequently, the realised prices have been, for the
most part, somewhat lower. But this has certainly
led to the execution of orders which would other wise
have been still held back. The Germans have not
ventured upon transactions of any magnitude ;
but they have increased their purchases; and we
have heard of offers that had a smack of speculation
about them, and yet were but little below the current
rates. From the same cause, there has been rather
more done in warps and cops for home manufacture,
though still with much caution, and to a very limited
extent. With little change in the quotations, it
is found that many descriptions of goods may be
bought on slightly reduced terms ; and there
has perhaps ensued upon this a partial,
certainly not a general increase of business. In.
40-inch shirtings, of 64 reed and upwards., for the
eastern markets, there is, however, no necessity, and
therefore no disposition, to make any further conces-
sion in price.
In both yarns and goods great irregularity has pre-
vailed, and it is evident that the flatness of the Liver-
pool market, after the receipt of advices from the
United States, has had a somewhat depressing effect
on our exchange.
ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—We have had less doing in
the market to-day, both in flannels and kerseys, than
we had on the preceding Monday, but prices have
been much the same. The wool market has been
slack, and prices tending downwards.
MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—We have no change of
moment to observe in the silk trade since our last re-
port. The throwing mills continue on full time, and
the weavers are fairly employed for the present. There
have been several buyers in the town during the
last week, and sales of manufactured goods are
to a moderate extent. A larger business would un-
doubtedly have been done, but manufacturers are
holding firmly for price. The raw silk market gene-
rally remains without alteration. Some transactions
are reported in Chinas, at full prices. The consump-
tion of this silk is very large just now.
HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—Our market has been
very poorly attended to-day. Business has been very
dull, owing, probably, to the coldness of the weather,
and the rise in the price of wool.
HALIFAX,
SATURDAY.—We cannot report any im-
provement in the state of the worsted trade. Most
of the manufacturers are still fully employed to order ;
but the merchants are very cautious in their purchases,
and will only give out new orders at such reduced
rates as the cost of the yarns prevents the manufac-
turers from accepting. The yarn market is also in a
somewhat torpid condition. The spinners are still
running all their machinery on uncompleted con-
tracts, and fresh orders are only given out at some-
what lower quotations ; but the spinners are waiting
fur the shipping houses to give out the orders they
have on hand. The stocks of wool in the hands of
the staplers are greatly diminished, and the sales that
are made are upon easier terms!
LEEDS, TUESDAY.—The market has been dull and
inactive both to-day and on Saturday; buyers being
unwilling to give the advanced prices demanded. The
manufacturers are still doing a good business to order,
and stocks are low in the cloth halls. There is more
doing in the warehouses than there has been for the
last two or three weeks.