The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-09-15 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE

LEEDS.-At both the market days since our last, the sales
of balk goods in our Piece Halls have been extensive, exhibit-
ing a manifest improvement upon some recent markets. An
improved tone seemed to pervade both clothiers and mer-
chants ; but we regret to say that the unexpected failure of
an enterprising merchant during the week has given a shock
to the confidence which had recently grown up. As the gen-
tleman in question had recently purchased extensively, it is
feared that many of the clothiers will be embarrassed by his
stoppage. _ _ _

BRADFORD MAILKET.—Our market on Thursday was not
so brisk as we have recently witnessed it, yet on the whole
there was a fair business done, the principal demand being
for Orleans Cloths, Alpachas, and figured pieces. There was
no change to note in the Yarn Market, either as to the ex-
tent of the sales or prices. For some time past the demand
has been limited. In the Wool Market the principal sales
were of low and medium sorts of Wool ; but the reports from
the Bristol and other influential-Wool Fairs tended to keep
down prices.
BARNSLEY LINEN TRADE.—It gives us pleasure to state
that the Linen Trade in all its branches, at this place, is mo-
derately brisk, and the weavers one and all are and may be
fully employed.

HECKMONDWIKE BLANKET HALL. We have had a fair
attendance of buyers at the Market this week, both on Mon-
day and Thursday. The demand for goods continues favour-
able,, so that the
but there is no improvement in prices
manufacturers are not materially benefited by the
increased
demand.—Leeds Intelligencer.
LANCASHIRE.—The calico block printing in the neigh-
bouring towns of Manchester, although rather slack, is better
than is generally the case at this season of the year. At some
few places there are,two sets of hands, one for the day and
another for the night, but the wages of the operatives are by
no means so good as they were a few years ago. Machine
printing is moderately brisk, and that branch of business is
increasing.—The woollen cloth trade at Saddleworth has
been in an unsettled state for the last eighteen months or two
years past, but we are glad to state it is slowly improving,
and that there is a moderately good demand for some sorts
of goods for home consumption. There have also been more
favourable accounts from America ; operative dyers and
weavers have generally moderate employment, but wages are
lower, and manufacturers profits less, than they were a few
years since : masters will only make goods sparingly for pre-
sent orders.—Preston Chronicle.
Tna GLOVE TRADE.—Considerable orders for manufac-
tured
bedegeonoidnsa were
received at Yeovil last week, and hopes are
entertained of a speedy improvement in the business, which
ba
very depressed state.— Worcester Journal.

CLEVER DETECTION or A THIEF.—Last week, a gentle-
man, who arrived in Bristol by the Great Western train from
Bath, found, on alighting, to his great consternation, that he
had been eased on his passage of bank notes amounting to
£l2O. He made known his loss to the engineer, giving also
a description of the person, very, dashingly dressed, whom
he suspected, and who had sat next to him in the carriage.
The engineer, after a few minutes irquiry, recommended the
sufferer to allow himself to be strapped (for safety) on an
engine, without a train, which started for Bath and arrived
there in 114 minutes. The gentleman, as instructed, lost no
information to the Bath police, who waited
hinimgiavtintghe station till the train from Bristol (which had
arrived. An adept of the London
swtitmithe d in return to Bath before the gentleman took his de-
parture out of the carriage; was to his
parswetiulrem
great then
nenntified by the plundered gentleman and
bank notes were found in his pocket, and he is
searched ; the
on
nb
surpriseththe
ntl (.)abiding the day of trial .
now in Ilchestor gaol patio
Bristol Jourita.