The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-02-17 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER.—Spinners have found the yarn market, on
the whole, increasingly satisfactory in its character during the
present week. The existing demand has been sufficient, with
the orders previously taken, to impart to prices additional
firmness at least, generally indeed an upward tendency. The
makers of 16 to 20's warps have done some business at rates
which they demanded with little or no success last week; for
28's warps an advance of kd. to id. per lb. is obtained, and,
though 24's are not equally improved, they may be quoted id.
higher. Cop twist is rather dearer; and, in pin-cops, the
buyer can hardly supply himself so cheaply as was practicable
a week ago. The degree in which the production of reeled
water twist, from 16's to 30's, is forestalled, still gives the
seller an advantage under the existing demand for China and
the European continent; and this sustains mock water also.
The different qualities of 40's mule, in the bundle, continue so
much in request as to be again higher; and 50's adapted for
India are rather harder. Reeled mule, below 40's, however, is
still inanimate. The Bolton spinnings for the Bradford mar-
ket are without alteration. In doubled yarns-40's and 100's
to 120's—there is no improvement : 60's to 80's are in compara-
tively better demand for exportation. Goods do not improve
their position in relation to yarns, although their bias is in the
same direction.

ROCHDALE.—No improvement in the flannel market, every-
thing continues inactive, and there is no disposition to pur-
chase. No change in wool.
LEEDS.—We have no alteration to notice in the woollen
trade of this town and neighbourhood. Rather more business
is now doing by the manufacturers than there was a few weeks
ago. The markets this week have been rather inanimate, the
buyers being limited.
BRADFORD.—The state of trade here has not varied much
from the condition it was in last week. If anything, it apnears
to be rather duller, the demand during the week, as well for
wool and yarns, as for pieces, has been below an average.
NorrixonAm.--There has been a very limited amount of
business doing in the lace trade since our last report. The
Germans that made a commencement last week appear to have
had their wants for the time speedily satisfied. The buyers
for the home businessare making remarkably scanty purchases,
and from America and other quarters we are not in receipt of
the usual quantity of orders. No doubt fashion at present
prevails against us, which the novelties of spring dresses to be
Introduced will materially relieve, and it is confidently ex•
pected by some, whose authority in the matter is wn-'

worthy of
consideration, that lace will be very much worn this year. As
regards hosiery. we have no reason to be dissatisfied with the
present condition of the general state of affairs, as a fair busi-
ness continues to be done at tolerably satisfactory prices.
Many of the hands employed on shirts and drawers, who have
had but partial work during the winter, are mostly now in full
work. The "cut-up" and glove hands are the class of work-
men who seem to be the worst off at this period, but no doubt
the latter will speedily have employment to the usual extent at
this season.