The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-12-18 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

LEEDS.—The markets since our last have been very good,
and all classes of manufacturing operatives are, generally
speaking, in full employ. The price of wool still looks up.
BRADFORD MARKET.—There was a fair demand for goods
here on Tuesday, but the prices offered were not equal to the
advance in the price of the raw material, which is still kink-
ing up. The demand for yarn was likewise steady, and the
prices firm. A good deal of business was done in the wool
market, at improving rates.

HUDDERSFIELD MARKET.—The demand for goods here on
Tuesday was very brisk for the season, and nearly all the
spring goods that were offered found purchasers. The clo-
thiers and fancy manufacturers are fully employed, and are
expected to continue so during the winter.

WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, DEC. 14.--We have no al-
teration to report in the state of the market for either long or
short wool this week ; there is a fair extent of business doing
in both, at firm prices.
BLACKBURN.—A fair amount of business is still doing in
the cloth and cop markets; yet neither of them quite so lively
as they were a week ago. In the bundle market higher prices
are sought after, but hitherto with little success, as to realiza-
tion. In hand-loom fabrics the same struggle is going for-
ward, and, to a great extent, similarly unsuccessful; vet,
could the manufacturers be sufficiently firm, it is hoped that,
in consequence of the very light stocks which are on hand, a
tolerable advance would, ere long, be secured.—Blackburn.
Standard.

CHESTERFIELD WOOL. MARKET, DEC. 12.—The trade still
continues in a healthy state; wool of all descriptions in fair
demand, and buyers seem disposed to follow it up, being very
busy; fine sorts still claim a preference.

TORCH-LIGHT MEETING AT WAKEFIELD.—In the course
of last week, the members of the Wakefield Working Man's
Association issued placards, convening a meeting of " the
Radicals of Wakefield, and its vicinity," to be held in Wood-
street, opposite the Court-house, at six o'clock in the even-
ing of Monday, the 10th instant, " for the purpose of sign-
ing the national petition for universal suffrage, &c., and
adopting the best method of collecting their portion of the
national rent, and subscribing towards the support of those
gentlemen elected as delegates of the West Riding to the
national convention at the late glorious Peep Green demon-
stration." This announcement was speedily followed by the
publication, in the form of a placard, of the letter from the
Home Secretary's office, which we printed last week, notify-
ing the illegality of such meetings, and directing the 'magis-
trates to take measures fin apprehending the guilty parties.
A further placard was published, under the signature of
Richard Burrell, Esq., the constable, warning' the people of
the danger of attending the proposed meeting, and a detach.
ment of the 9th Lancers, from Leeds Barracks, were sent for
to be ready in case of need. These precautions had the de-
sired effect. Late in the afternoon of Monday, the miscalled
" Working Men's Committee," issued a second placard an-
nouncing that the intention to hold a public out-door meet-
ing after nightfall had been abandoned, but that there would
be a meeting at the appointed hour in their room, in the
George and Crown-yard. The Chartists mustered their
forces in Pincheon-street at six o'clock, and accompanied by
flags, banners, and• a band of music from a neighbouring
village, marched through the town into Westgate; numbers
of them bearing torches. On reaching Silver-street, the in-
formation came upon them that the soldiers had arrived op-
posite the Strafford's Arms, and the extinction of the torches
was but the work 'of a minute. The scene was extremely
ludicrous. -The-leaders retired to the appointed room, and
there the speechifying was continued for some time. 'Mr.
O'Connor, Captain Wood, and Mr. Crabtree, of Barnsley,
had been announced as having been invited, but only Mr.
Crabtree made his appearance. After passing a series of re-
solutions the small party dispersed peaceably. in gobd time,
and the soldiers returned to Leeds on Tuesday morning.—
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