The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-06-20 00:00:00

MANUFACTURES.

MANCHESTER.—The active demand of last week has
somewhat subsided, and the market is once more rather
wanting in animation. The extreme advance in prices
which was asked and rather firmly demanded, but not
obtained, last week, is now no longer held for, but very
full rates are still maintained. The demand for India
yarns is more moderate again, but prices remain steady.
The foreign demand for water yarns continues very
moderate, and former rates are barely maintained. Manu-
facturers, seeing the dulness of the Liverpool cotton
market, have become circumspect in their purchases of
yarn, in the expectation of more favourable terms ; and
at Blackburn, on Wednesday, there was less demand. In
goods there has also been less demand then at the
beginning of last week, but full prices are pretty generally
obtainable. The demand for India goods has rather fallen
off. T cloths, long cloths, and domestics are steady, and
some sorts in pretty fair demand.
ROCHDALE.—The merchants show no disposition to
purchase. The wool market has been heavy, with a very
limited amount of business doing, and the tendency of
prices rather in favour of the buyer.
HUDDERSFIELD.—DuIness has pervaded both the
cloth hall and warehouses, and the sales have been trifling
compared with this time last year. Goods are brought in
small parcels, and those made to order are very limited in
extent. The wool merchants have little to do, and com-
plain of slackness for severals weeks past.
LEEDS.—There has been an improvement at our Cloth
Halls, more particularly for heavy goods, and there has
also been a corresponding improvement with the com-
mission hands this week. Prices are stationary, stocks
moderate, and the mills generally pretty well employed.
Business has also been more active in the warehouses
than for several weeks past.

BRADFORD.—WooI : This has, been the dullest week
in the sale of wool of all kinds we ever remember, and the
whole trade seem quite disposed to purchase. Noils and
brokes are made in such limited quantity that prices are
well supported.—Yarns : Such a deplorable condition of
the spinning trade as now prevails in our town and neigh-
bourhood has not been experienced since the great panic
of 1826. An immense quantity of machinery is totally
unemployed from many causes—viz., several houses re-
tiring from business ; others nearly closing their works
to shelter themselves from loss—and many among those
who have been fully employed, have spun away their
commercial existence. In reeled yarns, suitable for ship-
ping and bandloom weaving, there is scarcely an article
making. In spools, the quantity produced is regulated by
the return of empty bobbins from the manufacturers. The
averaged production of reeled and spool yarns together
cannot now be more than 40 per cent. of what was making
at midsummer, 1853.—Pieces : This department is not
improved during the week. The goods in merchants' and
manufacturers' hands are collectively very light ; and if
there is the business usually doing as in former seasons,
we may expect some material improvement in the demand,
and with it higher prices.
NOTTINGHAM.—There is no improvement in the
condition of the staple manufactures, the general state of
business remaining in a very unsatisfactory state. • A few
hosiers have still orders on hand to execute, but we do not
hear of fresh ones being given out to any extent. It is
believed the price of yarn has been at the lowest at which
it is likely to be sold this summer.
LEICESTER.—Trade continues in the same inactive
state as for the last several weeks. The greatest caution
being exercised by the manufacturers, who are only '
making to order, and consequently the workmen are only
very partially employed.