The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-06-18 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER.—There was a fair demand for yarn yester-
day, and a considerable amount of business would probably
have been done if the spinners had been disposed to accept
previous prices ; but, as they generally demanded a slight
advance, the actual business done was by no means in pro-
portion to the extent of the inquiry. In some few articles,
and especially in inferior qualities, and low numbers of'mule
yarn, a slight advance is realised ; but, in other descriptions,
the prices paid were about the same as on Tuesday last.
There was very little demand for goods of any description,
and the market was certainly not improved by the knowledge
of the fact, that the Stalybridge manufacturers had resumed
full time, or by some rumour of failures ; one of which, in-
deed, was publicly announced, but we understand it is not to
any serious extent.—Manchester Guardian.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, JUNE 10.—
There has been rather a better feeling in the market to-day,
and buyers have purchased more freely ; but there is no de-
cided improvement in the prices. The wool market has un-
dergone no change since last Monday.—lbid.
HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, JUNE 11.—The market to-day
was much the same as last week, which leaves no room for
particular observation ; the chief demand being in heavy
goods for exportation, and other articles of a general descrip-
tion. Prices remain on the whole pretty firm in consequence
of the advance of foreign wools. Stocks, too, are very low,
especially in goods that are most in request. Light fancy
woollens and waistcoatings are in steady demand. The
warehouses continue doing a fair business.—lbid.

LEEDS.—The improvement in our cloth markets, which
we noticed last week, continues, and on both Saturday and
Tuesday the sales in the Halls were brisk. This change in
the state of our local markets is the effect of two principal
causes, first, the satisfactory nature of the accounts from
America • and, secondly, the intelligence from the German
wool markets; to the effect, that at the great Breslaw fair,
the foreign buyers offered 3d per lb. advance on the prices of
last year, a course which did not seem warranted by the pre-!'
vious state of trade in England.

BRADFORD MARKET.I--The demand for manufactured
goods here on Thursday was somewhat dull—considerably
less than usual at this season—but previous rates were main-
tained. In the yarn market also there was less business
done, the manufacturers being unwilling or unable to give
such prices as were commensurate with the cost of the raw
material. The market for long wool was very inactive, that
description being in little' request, but in short wool, of which
the supply is limited, there was a'fair business transacted at
previous rates. _ _ _

YORK WOOL MARKET, 'JUNE 13.—N0 life in the trade,
a moderate supply, a large number of buyers, yet notwith-
standing, the transactions of the day have been lingering and
feverish, at this hour, five o'clock, P.M., several lots on the
stand unsold, and several other lots warehoused for another
market, and those which have found takers sold at prices
rather tending downwards upon our last week's reports.
WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, JUNE 14. There is an
improved demand for all long Wools, especially in the lighter
and finer descriptions, and sales have been effected to a
limited extent at former prices. Short Wools and Noils are
becoming scarce, and fully maintain last week's prices.
WOOL MARKET, EAST RETFORD, JUNE H.—The clip-
ping season is now considerably more than half over, so that
we are enabled to speak definitely both as to the quality and
quantity of wool of the present year's produce, As regards
quantity, the clip is considered to he above an average one,
though, perhaps, the weight may come rather short of what
it is in some years, in proportion to the bulk; this fact, there-
fore, decides the question of quality, which is exceedingly
sound, well grown, and therefore considerably better for use
than the clip of he previous year. Some of the fanners,
however, complain that the colour is not quite so good,
which is mainly to be attributed to the dry and dusty weather
which has prevailed during the greater part of the winter
and spring. At the present time it would be next to an im-
possibility to quote any prices which might be depended
upon, as little, or none of any consequence, has yet been
sold, and, we believe, few or no buyers have yet visited the
neighbourhood.
BARNSLEY.—We are sorry to state, that the linen trade of
this place continues to grow worse. There is little doing,
either for foreign or home consumption. The manufacturers
continue to reduce the number of their weavers.

SADDLEWORTIL—TI;;;;OiIen cloth trade-is rather slack;
tweeds have fallen off very much within the last few weeks ;
the profits upon most descriptions of woollen goods are next
to nothing, and manufacturers complain very much of the
high prices of the raw material. There are rather better
prospects for the export trade, the last accounts from Ame-
rica being more cheering ; yet the hands on an average have
not more than five days work per week.

The " Queenite agitation" seems to have pretty well sub-
sided ; and we do not recollect that in a single county or in
a populous borough throughout England and Wales, except
Southwark, has an address been carried at a public meeting.
There have been numerous exhibitions of loyal and anti-tory
feelings, but on a small scale—nothing can be called a popu-
lar movement ' • and most of those addresses which have been
sent up to the Throne carried on their face evidence of being
the offispring of delusion and fraud—nearly all assuming that
the tory leaders have behaved to the Queen with " disloyal
insolence. ' In tories, this would be pronounced " fudge ;"
in whigs and liberals, it is unprincipled truckling and mean
dishonesty.—Spectator.
NEW METHOD OF FINING WINE.—On Monday, at Marl-
borough-street police office, Mr. Richard Webb, wine mer-
chant, of the Haymarket, London, was summoned to appear
under the act, for preventing obstructions on the foot-
pavement." It appeared that Mr. Webb had been getti
into his vaults eight butts of sherry ; and although only 20
minutes had been occupied in accomplishing this task, yet,
through the ignorance of the carmen, three of the butts were
upon the pavement at one time. This did not escape the Ar-
gus eyes of an informer, and the witty magistrate who pre-
sided said he was left no alternative but to fine the wine ; and
ordered the wine merchant to pay two soveteigns, which the
latter did with great good humour, saying that "after such
finings, he could conscientiously recommend the wine to his
customers as good coloured sherry." -