The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-05 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, JULY 4.—The demand
for new wools has been pretty brisk during the past week, and
there being now a good assortment in the market, a full average
amount of business has been transacted. Prices are firm, and
without any apparent variation.
ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, JULY 4.—Sales of
English wool are steady ; and as the stocks at market are not
large, prices are firm, though not so high as to leave a profit on
the rates at present asked by the fat mers for new wool.
WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, JULY 4.—There have not
been many buyers of wool this week, which probably arises
from the reduced state of the stock at market ; any sales that
are made are on fully as good terms.
YORK WOOL MARKET, JULY 3.—The wool market has
been well supplied this day ; in the morning last week's priees
were obtained, but rain coming on, caused a dull sale, and
rather lower rates were submitted to, leaving a few lots unsold.
LEEDS.—There has not been quite so much business done
at our Cloth Halls this week as of late, but there have been
considerable quantities of goods delivered to order ; on the whole
the deliveries of goods at the warehouses during the week has been
above an average; the principal demand is for beavers, double
milled cloth, cloakings, and shawls, but fine and middle cloths
are duller of sale than of late ; prices are firm and the stocks
moderate. There has been a few of the larger London buyers
in the town during the week, and there has also been consider.
able sales made for shipping ; on the whole a good steady busi-
ness is doing in the warehouses. _ _

BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—The business doing
is not extensive. The spinners cannot give the prices
now sought for combing wools of fine quality. The bare
supply in the market, and the high prices demanded by the
growers, preclude al) hope of any immediate decline. New
brokes and noils are much inquired for; the stocks being low,
and command very high prices, which may be accounted for by
the diminished operations of the spinning trade. We cannot
report any change from last week, nothing having tran-
spired that will in any way improve the condition of the
spinner. There is a great deal of idle machinery, and whilst
the relative prices of yarns and wool continue at the tree
extremes, there is no doubt that the business will continue to
be limited. The business doing, in point of extent, is tolerably
satisfactory, yet there is not that buoyancy usually apparent at
this season of the year; and although yarns are so univerally
low, yet the price of goods offers no inducement to extended
operations.
MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING. —The business in
cloth, of nearly all descriptions, has been very extensive this
week, fully establishing recent advances, and coupled with a
general refusal to enter into contracts for a lengthened period.
The market to-day closes very buoyantly. The printers can-
not be called busy, but still are moderately employed. Spin-
ners are doing remarkably well, having no difficulty in getting
stocks at very full prices.

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LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 4.

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