The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-12-21 00:00:00

STATE OF TRAM

LANCASHIRE.—We are glad to report that a continued im-
provoment has taken place in Manchester and the surrounding
district, in reference to the state of employment, during she
oast week. Within the borough of Al..ehpster. the total

cutywycu Uu me various mills - ,
manufactories is, this week, 44,205; last week, 44,213; „umbelf,l.
of hands now working full time, 26,496; last week,
hands, this week, working short time, 8,481 ; last week; 8,"1„:
hands tow wholly unemployed, 9,228; last week, 9,629'4aa ve
I the surrounding districts several large establishments

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resumed work, and9the population in those places are no
actively employed. Amongst these are the extensive mills 0
Messrs. Fieiden Brothers, of Todmorden' and Messrs. Ashton,
of Hyde. Other manufactories are daily expected to recom-
mence full work. From Blackburn we learn that ont of 38
mills employing 14,014 hands, 4 employing 1610 hands are Wpr..lc-

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and some live days a week, and 13, giving employment to 4 z.
persons, are entirely closed. Cotton hand.loom weavers have
rather more work than they had a month ago. . Weavers of

Mechanics and machine makers have very little work at pre:
sent. Calico, block, and machine printing at Accrington and
its neighbourhood is in a very depressed condition at present.
MANCHESTER —There has been but little alteration in the,
state of the market since our last. A considerable degree 0
dulness continues to prevail, and may be expected to the end
of the present year. The business doing at this season is al-
ways much contracted, even in ordinary times • the present
inactivity is not, therefore, greater than might have been
looked tor,. considering the disastrous state of things through
which we have been, and are, struggling. The continued ab-
sence throughout the week of announcements of any failures
of consequence, has been an agreeable relief. No private let-
ters have come to hand by the Indian mail, which arrived on
Tuesday. The newspaper advices, now there has been time
to digest them, are looked ul

s favourable; but we have
no accounts from Calcutta, or those places on which the
failures of the India houses in this country would tell the

indication, evincing somewhat greater strength than was anti-
cipated. A very general impression seems to be gaining
ground, that the turn of the year will witness a gradually im-
proving state of commercial matters. We certainly have be-
fore us some of the important elements of a good trade—cheap

cotton, and cheap rood of all kinds. We, however, still want
cheap money, confidence, and a brisk demand for our manu-
factures ; but with the return of the two former, we may expect
the latter as an almost certain, albeit slow consequence. AS
regards the prospect of a relaxation in the stringency of the
money market, we find that the Morning Post holds forth
hopes of its st eedy attainment, and that on the opinion of-I1
very high authority

ROCHDALE.—'Ihe flannel market has been much in the same
state as on this day week, both as respects demand and pricas•
There has been but very little alteration in the wool market,
lingdsh wool, in some tew instances, has been a shade higher
in price, but other sorts are without alteration.
LEEns.,-We can notice no change in the state of the woollen
trade here this week. happily, if there be any feature of alte-
ration, it is for the better; but business is very slack, and feil

buyerg have attended either the public markets or the ware-
houses. We look for no 'improvement till after Christmas.
BRADFORD.—WOOI:—The business doing is still very limit-
ed, and there is no disposition on the part of buyers to add
anything to their diminished stock. Prices are without any
material note.—larns: —This part of our trade, so far as
actual sales go, is still most discouraging; for prices are so
low that even more than the cost of spinning is sacrificed.
.This state of things is fast drawing to an end. The stock of
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yarns is materially diminished, and the quantity now spun. is
chiefly to order.—Pieces:—We have not heard of anYthing
different for one or two weeks past. Anything cheap or Jch'-
bish in fancy goods is inquired tor, and plain goods ar
moved to meet actual orders. The business doing is most le-
gitimate, being freed from all speculation ; and the care mani-
fested by the manufacturers to prevent any increase in stock,
augurs well for activity on the opening of the new year.
HUDDERSFIELD.—There has been more business done in
the Cloth-hall this week. The warehouses have been generally
quiet. Prices are without any alteration.
HALIFAX.—Very few buyers attended at our market on Sa-
turday, and only a small amount of business was transacted.
but manufacturers seem now to be in better spirits, and fully
look for an improvement early in the new year. Yarns are
still very much depressed, but some of the spinners have com-
menced running full time, and seem to have better prospects
before them. In Wool there is not much alteration, spinner*
only buying sparingly. e steadily

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prospectfurther foim-
provement to notice since our last ; but there begins to he a lit-
tle'. iA
moreßs confidenceLY.
the opening of the new year.
NOTT IN
GHAM.—Lace :—ln the present state of things, and
particularly at a period of the year when, even in the best of
times, we were not much better off, no improvement can be
expected. The usual stock-takings occupy the warehauses for,
the next fortnight; after that we may be sure of renewed acti-
vity takinc, trade, place in this branch of our local particularly
as many buyers from the Continent are expected towards the
middle of January. For the present, nothing sells well. We
delay our report on the various articles till a future occasion.--:
liociery :—'lhe prospects of the trade are now, every week, or
a more encouraging nature. Although the actual business
now transacting is, as usual at this period, of a comparatively
small amount, yet we hear of large spring parcels having beet'
made,,perhaps not equal in extent to last year's (which were OK
an unpiecedentedly large amount), but still of sufficient impor-
tance to warrant the opinion that returning confidence is ma-
nifesting itself in every department of the trade. The yarn
market still continues to improve, and shows a much &mai
tone, consequent upon the increased demand for good useftl
yarns.—Nottingham Mercury.
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LHlCESTER.—Manufacturers and factors are preparm,
their annual stock-taking, and there is nothing selling. The
unusual mild state of the weather is very much against tle,
retail trade. Spinners are doing as little as possible. WOOK
are fiat, with no variation in price.--Aeioester Journal,