The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-07-09 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

LEEDS.—Nothing worthy of note has occurred during the
week in the state of the woe., a trade of this district. Most
of the manufactories appear to be running full time, and yet
the markets since our last were deemed rather flat. The fact,
however, is, that many goods are made to order and never
enter the Cloth Halls at ail.—Leeds Intelligencer.
BRADFORD.—Trade continues to he very awkward, from
a scanty demand for manufactured goods, moneyvery scarce,
credit rather wavering, and the price of wool sadly too high.
The generality of spinners, including some of the first houses,
have resolved to run their mills not more than four days
a-week till an alteration for the better takes place. We hope
it may be soon.—lbid.
Yonx WOOL MARKET, JULY 4.—We have had a large
supply with a less than usual number of buyers. The trade
has been dull at a further decline of nearly, if not wholly,
another ld. per lb. A considerable quantity again remains
unsold.—Super cheviot hog, 16d. per lb. ; super wold hog,
15d. to 151 d. ; half hog and ewe, 14d. to 14W. ; ewe, 13d.—
Ibid.

WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, JULY s.—We have again
to notice the same dulness which has prevailed for the last
few weeks. Combing wool may be bought a shade lower ;
blanket and clothing wool continues scarce, but without
variation in price.—lbid.
DONCASTER WOOL MARKET, JUNE 29.—The attendance
of buyers to-day was middling, and the quantity of wool
offering for sale was' about 140 sheets. The disposition to
pUrchase was far from eager at the commencement of the
market, but eventually nearly all was disposed of.—Hog,
20s. to --a. ; hog and ewe, 18s. 6d. to —s. ; ewe, 16s. 6d. to
—s. ; locks, 9s. per stone.—Bid.
SADDLEWORTIL—The woollen-cloth trade has improved
within the last month. • Fancies of all sorts (both for home
and exportation), cassimeres and fine cloths are in particular
request, and masters cannot obtain a sufficient quantity of
goods to meet the demand. Dyers, weavers, &c. are fully
employed, and wages are in a healthy state.—lbid.

LONDON WOOL SALES, THURSDAY.—The first sales of
the new importation of colonial wool commenced on Thurs-
day with 1,253 bales of Australian and Van Diemen's Land,
and other sundries, by Messrs. J. I'. Simes and Co., and
115 colonial by Messrs. Elworth, brothers. As the small
stock in the market rendered probable, the attendance was
large, and the prices good. The prices obtained are fully
equal to those of the previous small sales of old wool this
year. The marks SB and WX, Van Diemau's Land wool,
sold from ls. Bd. to 2s. ; the IMcA, Sydney, froni Is. 11d.
to 2s. 7d., and one lot 3s. The [TA], best lots, 2s. to 2s.
7d. ; (TA), 2s. to 2s. sd.
CHELMSFORD WOOL FAIR.--On Tuesday last, the annual
wool fair was held in the town of Chelmsford. The wool
was pitched in the market-place, as at a hop-fair, and the
quantity was double that of last year; but we regret to state
that the sale was not large, in consequence of the present
unsatisfactory state of the money,market. The arrange-
ments for receiving and weighing the wool were very good,
and gave great satisfaction.—Essex Standard.

CHESTERFIELD WOOL MARKET, JULY 2.—Since our last
report on the wool trade, the prices are still tending down-
ward, and but very little business done. The present clip
being rather large, has in some measure had a tendency to
continue a lowering market. The only wool in request in
this quarter is Southdown and long-horned. It is not ex-
pected that the trade will long be subject to tho present lan-
guor ; it cannot subsist long. The stocks here are very large,
and the growers would be glad to lessen them.
STOCKFORT.—The spinners and manufacturers of this
town are working short time. An agreement to work their
mills only 16 days in the month ending July 22d has been
signed by firms holding 2151 horses' power, out of 2681 the
total number employed, and is acted upon also to a consi-
derable extent by the others. We fear, that if trade' conti-
nues in its present state, even this time must be abridged;
for there is absolutely no market for the goods or yarn. In
the neighbourhood of Glossop and New Mills a number of
mills are totally at a stand.—Stockport Advertiser.