The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-05-28 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

LEEDS.—The demand for woollens continues much the
same as for some time past. There,was rather more business
done on Saturday than on some market days previously,
though the quantity taken into the mixed hall on that day
far exceeded the quantity sold. On Tuesday there was an
average business done. Prices continue much the same.
There is nothing particular doing in the wool market, as
several of the leading staplers are off to the German wool
markets.
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BRADFORD MARKET.—We had a fair demand for manu-
factured goods here on Thursday, which were sold on pretty
much the same rates as have prevailed of late. The Yarn
market exhibited no remarkable feature, if we except its dull-
ness, which occasioned a corresponding depression in the
wool market, sales being very difficult to effect, and in some
instances a slight decline in prices was submitted to.
YORK WOOL MARKET, MAY 23.—We have had but a
small supply of wool to this day's market, chiefly old, accom-
panied by a few small parcels of the new clip. From the
small amount of business transacted, it would be difficult to
give an exact quotation of prices ; however, we may say is 3d
per lb. for a halt hog and ewe parcel the highest price given
to-day. A few lots of geld wether and ewe, at from is 3d
to is 3-id per lb.
CHESTERFIELD WOOL MARKET, MAY 21.—The trade
presents a dull inanimate appearance, the sales being quite of
a limited character. Prices are a little depressed, which is
supposed to be owing to the want of vivacity in the manufac-
turing markets. It is still conjectured that wools will not be
much lower, as the growers are firm, and the probability is
that they are likely to continue so.
LEICESTER.—The home trade in regular hosiery continues
very dull. There is some demand for export, and the glove
branch is brisk. The wool market is very inanimate, and
some small reduction is submitted to by the seller : the price
of yarn is without alteration.
WlGAN.—There seems no present prospect of the trade of
this town reviving. We believe there is not one factory
working full time. Several of the masters are, however, act-
ing in a most praiseworthy manner towards their hands.—
We have heard that several of them pay their work-people,
when only working two days, four days wages.— Wigan Ga-
zette.

WAR IN THE EAST !—The Itioniteur Parisien of Saturday
last states that intelligence has been received from the East,
announcing that hostilities have broken out in Spain, be-
tween the Turkish and Egyptian armies.
LIVERPOOL PROTESTANT BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—We
are happy to announce that our esteemed representative,
Cresswell Cresswell, Esq., has, with his customary kindness
and liberality, become an honorary member of, and annual
subscriber to, the above excellent institution. We are glad
to find that the society is going on prosperously. Any in-
formation respecting its rules, &C., may be obtained on ap-
plication to Mr. Rowlands, John Bull, Lumber-street.
THE HAIR-DRESSERS OF LIVERPOOL.—A correspondent
has suggested to us the propriety of urging Mr. Rushton,
our newly-appointed stipendiary magistrate to co-operate
with the hair-dressers who have set their faces against open-
ing their shops on Sunday. It is to be hoped that Mr.
Rushton will visit with the severest penalty of the law those
who shall hereafter be found guilty of infringing upon it, by
the open desecration of the Sabbath. He cannot do any
thing which will more entitle him to the good opinion of the
respectable portion of the community, than directing his
attention to the suppression of Sunday trading in every
shape.
THE BOTANIC GARDENS.—In consequence of the time
fixed for holding the Fancy Fair at the Botanic Gardens being
too early to allow sufficient opportunity for the preparation
of works, we understand that it has been:determined to post-
pone it to June, 1840. The ladies who had been applied to
to take stalls,would have found it next to impossible to get
them sufficiently supplied in September. The first exhibition
of Plants, Fruits, &c., will take place on Wednesday the
12 of June.

ACCIDENT ON BOARD THE BLACK DIAMOND, MOSTYN
PACKET.—Yesterday morning, about half way between
Mostvn and Liverpool, as a poor woman, of the name of
Poole, was crossing the shaft of the engine onboard the Black
Diamond steamer, her clothes, by some means, got entangled
with the shaft, and she was dragged, with an infant of three
weeks old in her arms, thrice around the shaft, between which
and the deck there was only a space of nine inches. As soon
as the engine could be stopped, she was liberated in a dread-
fully mangled condition. Every attention was paid to her
by the ladies and gentlemen on board, who made a collection
on her behalf, which was handed to her husband. On her
arrival nt Liverpool she was removed to the Hospital.