The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-05-08 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

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have been labouring, haR-errowa „depression under which we
encourages hopes that it is slowly passing oir:'—i;ation, and
the present week there has been a gradual-improvement in the
tone of the market, the amount of business doing, and lastly,
in prices. As regards the latter, at the early part of the week,
there was less regularity, with some disposition to advanced
quotations, which caused greater activity amongst buyers, who,
seeing the turn the market was taking, were becoming more
desirous to secure purchases at the easy rates then prevailing ;
and both the German and India buyers—induced principally
by the low prices—operated to an increased extent. The ar-
rival of the India news, indicating that the last engagement
with the Sikh troops was in truth a final settlement of the war
in the Punjab, and bidding fair to re-establish confidence and
increased commercial activity, caused a still further improve-
ment, and the week is closing with a much better appearance
than we have latterly had to record.
ROCHDALE.—On the whole we have had a better market
than last week. Prices of both goods and wool have been
generally much the same as our last; some sorts of goods
might be said to be rather lower.
LEEDS.—There is not any material change to notice this
week in the staple trade of this town and district. More busi-
ness has been done, especially in the finer kinds of woollen
cloths for the home trade than during the previous week, and
rather improved prices have been obtained.
BRADFORD.—A fair amount of pieces changed bands in our
public market on Thursday at late prices. In wools and yarns
we have no alteration to notice either m price or demand.
Quietness is the general order of the day, with hopes that there
will soon be peace between Denmark and Germany, and then a
good trade for the goods of this town is sure to follow.
HALIFAX.—Were it not for some tolerably large orders for
the American market, there would be little or nothing done in
worsted goods, as the home trade is exceedingly flat, and the
intercourse with the continent is interrupted. There has been
but a slender attendance of merchants in our Piece Hall to-day,
and not much business transacted. The spinners are not so
full of orders as they were, and few fresh orders are giving out ;
but prices do not manifest much tendency to recede. Wool is
very quiet, and the turn in favour of the buyer.
HUDDERSFIELD.—This week we have had a more animated
market than for the last three weeks. Desirable goods, of
suitable styles, have sold freely. Prices are firmer, and stocks
very limited.
NOTTINGHAM.—There is no material alteration in the state
of the lace trade since our last report. If anything, the de-
mand is less active both in this and the hosiery trade, owing
mainly to the continuance of cold weather. We may look for
an improvement, however, in a week or two, as the home trade
must shortly have a turn with more genial weather, as well as
from the circumstance of the necessity of American orders be-
ing speedily given out. We regret the present ‘. turn out" of
some of the stocking makers, as occurring at a very injudicious
time.

Olarriago, anb Brats.

BIRTHS.
Lately, at 45, Bridport-street, the wife or Mr. SAMUEL
PART, of a daughter. _ _

On the 26th ult., in Brook street, Birkenhead, the wife of Mr.
W. T. WILLIAMS, builder, Toxteth-park, of a daughter.
On the 27th ult., at Rose•hill, Little Woolton, the wife of
FRANCIS H. FROES, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 30th ult., the wife of Mr. JAMES WOODS, assistant
master of the West Derby Union Workhouse, of twins.____

Same day, in Chatham:street, Mrs.CHARLtS THOMPSON,
of a son.

Same day, at Springfield, Neston, the wife of Dr. JAMES
BRAID, of a son.
__ _

On the Ist instant, at 14, Mount-pleasant, the wife of
SINGLETON CAMPBELL, of a daughter.
On the 2nd instant, in Strickland-street, Everton, Mrs. RO-
BERT 'WILKINSON, of a son.
Same day, at Aigburth, the wife of JOHN BALD, Esq., of a
daughter. "