The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-03-09 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE

MANCHESTER.—Such is the extent of the contracts for yat ns,
and the degree in which they continue to he wanted, that the
tendency of prices has still been upward throughout the past
week. In this course, the spinners have been somewhat en-
conraged by the American accounts, which lead them to ex-
pect that the raw material will maintain its value for some
time. We consider the rise to be practically id. per lb. in reeled
water twist up to 24's, and also in some counts of warps, toge-
ther with mule in the
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treme quotations. There are conflicting accounts as to the
amount of business effected; it appears, however, to be con-
siderable, although the point which prices have reached is
causing some degree of hesitation to be manifested by some of
the buyers. But the operations very much exceed what might
be expected, considering the extent to which contracts for four
and six weeks forward have been entered into. The transactions
for the continent, however, have been for some time, not in
execution but in anticipation of orders, and stocks are held by
merchants partly here and partly on the othe other side. Cer-
tainly the manufacturers abroad are working on the barest pos-
sible supplies ; hut there is this fact to be looked at as restric-
tive of demand :—the deffcient harvest of last year has caused
a want of work, with a good deal of distress, over a consider-
able portion of Germany. The India and China houses have
bought considerably in Bindings and some other goods during
the week, especially in the earlier part of it; and they are still
operating in mule and water twist. Low printing cloths are
very dull ; and domestics remain in a stationary and unsatis-
factory state, in consequence, especially, of the continued
absence of the home buyers.
ROCHDALE.—We have had the dullest flannel market this
week that we have had for some months past, The wool mar-
ket has been equally inactive, and prices stationary.
LEEDS.—More business has been done this week than last in
the woollen trade, chiefly in the home trade. The foreign
houses are doing less than an average business for the season
of the year. There is no alteration in prices.
BRADFORD. —TVool : Wool suitable for combing purposes is
exceedingly dull, and but few sales making: prices stationary.
Yarns: The demand for Lancashire continues; for the looms
employed around here there is less doing, and the frames are
not near so well employed as a month ago, for to cover cost is
impossible.—Pieces: There is nothing more cheering : many
looms are standing, and those employed are not making profit.
There is no change in prices.
MACCLESFIELD.—Our market for manufactured goods gene-
rally remains languid; the only exception is in a few fancy
goods, which have been sold more freely the last few days.
NoTTINGHAM.—There is not any visible improvement in the
condition of the lace trade again this week, although we are now
fairly launched into the mouth in which there is usually the
best business done of any in the year. Merchants generally
seem to want confidence, or they have not their ordinary
amount of orders, while the demand for home consumption
is very languid, especially in the rural districts, where, we are
told. many failures are taking place among the smaller shop-
keepers.. The hosiery business does not partake of the depres-
sion spoken of above, as moat of the hands are pretty welt em-
ployed, if we except those in the glove trade, who seem not
so well off for work as they commonly are at this season. Cot-
ton yarn is held at firm prices, and by some a further advance
is expected. In merino yarn some heavy purchases have been
made in anticipation of an advance in price, which there is no
doubt will speedily be demanded on this article. By recent
athices from America we kat n that trade was not quite so good
in New York as per previous accounts, while a failure had taken
place for a large amount, by which some traders in our goods
rill no doubt be sufferers.