Star.
London, England, 1826-08-23 00:00:00

TRADE AND MANUFACTURES.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENING.—Our Cotton Market
opened this morning will a good demand, and a hich
has continued brisk throughout the day, and the sales
may be estimated at 2,000 bags, nearly half of which
quantity were Egyptians, principally 6fd. a 7d. per lb.
Five hunched of them have been taken by speculators,
and some American were taken for export. Prices ate
steady. There appears to be a stir in our Sugar Market,
but holders are not offering freely for sale.
GLASGOW COTTON WOOL MARKET, AUGUST 13.—A
more general disposition has been evinced to purchase
this week, than for some time back, and a considerable
extent of business has consequently been done, at prices
fully maintaining the previous currency, and, in a good
many instances, at a shade advance.—Scotch Times.
MONTROSE.—WhiIe it gives us pleasure to notice,
that in some of the manufacturing districts southward,
evidences of reviving trade are apparent, we have un-
feigned gratification in stating that the staple trade of
this place has suffered very slightly from the general
stagnation ; and that the workmen of every class are yet
in active employ.
Almost every Journalist varies in his accounts, but
fur our parts we feel confident, that there is a slight
improvement in the country at large. It is impossible
that the much decreased production should not begin
to be felt ; and as at this time of the year there is always
an increase of demand for some time, it is a necessary
consequence that there must be a consumption fully
adequate to the supply.—Uockport Advertiser.
Woollen cloths, especially ot some particular kinds,
continue to be disposed of with rather more freedomthaa
some time ago, but at inferior prices. Many., however,
indulge a sanguine hope that this incidental renewal ot
activity will prove the happy precursor of a better state
of things. In the woollen market less business has been
done this week than in the pmceding one, and conse-
quently, no advance in price can be expected. In con-
sequence of the very low prices to which combing-wools
have fallen, from 20s. to 175. per ted, several purchasers
attended in the wool markets of Lincolnshire and Lei-
cestershire about the commencement of this month,
with an intention to purchase on speculation at these
prices. The growers immediately demanded an advance
of a shilling per tod, which in some instances was re-
luctantly given. Encouraged by this, the farmers at-
tempted a further advance of two shillings, which had
the immediate effect of putting an end to all business,
the buyers being well aware that, in the present state of
the trade, nothing could possibly justify their submitting
to any augmentation in the price of the raw material.—
Wakefield and Halifax Journal.
CORN Titarse.—The improvement in commerce con-
tinues steadily maintained. The accounts from all the
principal ports of the Continent continue favourable
as to the revival of trade. There is intense interest
excited among the Foreign Merchants on account ot
the rapid advance in Spring Corn. Wheat is a fine cror,
Barley middling, Oats very short, Beans and Peas all
entire failure. Our ports continue shut for the ensuing
three months against the importation of all Foreign
Corn, and Pulse from Europe, &c. (except of Buck:
Wheat and Tares), the Quarterly Average Prices being
below import limits; but are opened to the importation
of Beans and Peas at a duty of 7s. and of oas at
the low duty of 4d. per quarter, from the British Co.
honks in North America, from whence, however, we
have never yet received any supplies of those de.crip-
tions of Grain, and it does not appear probable that-the
supply of Canada Wheat will be large this year, Cloagh
importable at a duty of only ss. per quarter.

A meeting took place yesterday on Putney Commoo,
between some parties who are not at present known. They reached
the Heath in a post chaise and a Gentleman's carriage. Firing wee
distinctly beard and seen, when the whole, one excepted, returned
in the Gentleman's carnage. The other Gaitletnab left the rod,
chaise at Charing-cross.