The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-06 00:00:00

MARKETS FOR MANUFACTURES,

MANCHESTER.—The same dulness and entire absence of
animation continues to prevail, whilst prices are irregular.
On:Tuesday, the tenor of the India advices, as they appeared
in the newspapers, seemed to induce a greater inclination to
operate on the part of the India houses, and yarns were in
slightly better demand, at rather higher rates; but it did not
amount to anything like an animated inquiry. Since the
delivery of the letters, the improvement has continued. A
somewhat increased inquiry was also experienced for Yarns for
home use. Since Tuesday, this partial improvement has not
been fully maintained, and as the week closed there was a more
decided return to a feeling of depression, occasioned, very
probably, by the increasing stringency of money, which
naturally leads to considerable circumspection being exer-
cised by commercial men, and the more especially as there
appears no immediate prospect of a permanent relief. Whilst
some descriptions of Yarns have had any downwlrd tendency
for the moment arrested, the Cloth market has remained un-
interruptedly dull, and the instances have been but few in
which slightly better terms might not be secured by buyers,
Printing cloths for the home trade, have been in better de-
mand, induced in part by the reduction in the quantity pro-
duced, consequent on the working of short time. With this
exception, there is no favourable change.

ROCHDALE.—The business transacted has been upon a
limited scale. In the wool market firm prices are obtained,
but the demand is limited.

LEEDS.—There was quite as much business done at the
Cloth Halls on the two last market days as is usual so late in
the season, and a fair average quantity of goods have changed
hands out of the halls. Prices are without any material
alteration, and the manufacturers' stocks as low as usual at
this season, the mills, in consequence, are pretty well em-
ployed. Although business has been rather dull in the ware-
houses, it has been quite as good as usual so near the close of
the year.

BRADFORD.—WooIs: The holders in the country evince no
disposition to give way to meet the prices recently current
here, and the staplers are seeking prices which cannot be met
by the spinners. Bright-haired Wools more inquired after,
and rather higher prices obtained. In other descriptions of
Wool not much doing, spinners only buying for present use.
Nods and brokes more inquired for; prices without alters.
tion, and stocks low.—Yarost Ilse prices sought for.wool
prevent any more machinery being put to work, and short
time working is very general. In some instances better
prices have been obtained for Yarns adapted for the Lanca-
shire market : upon the whole there is a befter feeling.
Pieces: There is very little doing for the continent, and
stocks of some descriptions of goods are accumulating,
though manufacturers, to prevent this, resort to stopping of
looms a few days at a time, in addition to working short
time. Coburgs and crapes more inquired after, but at very
low prices.

HUDDERBFIELD.—A better feeling and more confidence
seems to have prevailed in this market, and a slight improve-
ment in the demand for manufactured goods has been expe-
rienced in consequence. Fancy Trouserings, of low and
middle qualities, and heavy broads have been among the
principal articles disposed of. Plush Waistcoatings, of good
qualities, meet with ready sale. There has been a fair trade
done in the wool warehouses.

NOTTINGHAM.— The two staple trades of this town are in
a depressed state, but the Lace Is more so than the Hosiery
business. A genial early spring, and money a little easier
both in Europe and America, would have a tendency to bring
this town up to its wonted state of prosperity sooner than
anything else, except a good harvest, which, after all, is the
greatest blessing we can receive for the prosperity of commerce.
LEICESTER.-With few exceptions trade continues very
slack, manufacturers proceeding with great caution.