The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-05-02 00:00:00

MANX FACTURES.

MANCHESTER. The slight improvement in the
market for Manchester goods has been almost entirely
lost. The facts that 'cotton is coming forward more freely
in the United States, that the operatives are returning to
work at Stockport arid Preston more freely on the masters'
terms, so as to mioltiply considerably the production isf
yarn and cloth in the present greatly depressed state of
demand, and the prolonged drain of gold from the Bank
of England, are alt tending to render buyers both for the
home and the shipping branches of our trade more
cautious. The demand for cloths has been less extensive
than last week. 'Domestics are taken only in small
quantities, and printing-cloths have been in requisition
only for one or two foreign markets, leaving the general
trade much as it was. The lower qualities of 40-incla
shirtings continue in some demand, but in other qualitiea,
and for other widths, the sale is limited and prices rather
unsatisfactory. In yarns the finer numbers suited to the
Eastern markets have retained their firmness, owing to
the contracts in • the hands of the spinners engagedin
such counts, but the 'business in other descriptions is
quiet, and prices rather in favour of buyers.
LEEDS.—On Tuesday the market was dull, and, In
the present state of -trade, large sales cannot be made,
except at reduced pilces. Business has also been dull
with the commisaionlhands, out of the market. Although
there have been a number of buyers in the town, both
from London and the -country, yet they purchase so •very
sparingly, that the transactions in the warehouses have
been below an average-amount this week.
BRADFORD.—WooI--: The position of this branch is
anything but satisfactory, inasmuch as the prices held for
by the growers will .not admit of it being brought to the
seat of consumption, except at a loss. There will be a
greater proportion of Old =wool in the country on the eve
of clip this year than I has been the case for many years,
especially in fine woOls, Which are yet dull sale. Noils
and brokes are made -very limited quantity, and corny
wand high prices, from their absolute scarcity.—Yarns
are selling at prices ruinousrin the extreme, and all kinds
of full-bred deep-stapled ,wools are fully 3d per lb. toe
dear to enable thespinners to cover cost, notwithstanding
all the advantage-that improwd machinery can aid in the
combing. Everyiroodo of cheapening the cost of produc-
tion is now exhausted, and =less yarns command a
higher price, or -the price of wool be very materially
lessened, there is no alternative but a further abridge-
ment in the quantityproduceid.—Pieces : with the excep-
lion of a few fancy goods, all others are selling at prices
.so low that it is not possible to -realise cost. The stocks
•on hand, with few exceptions, are very low, and, in the
merchants' hands, unusually so. The quantity of un-
employed looms was never greater than at present, and
tthose parties in Lancashire, who make both Cobourgs and
all: cotton goods, are now making .ouly the latter. The
mousselin-de-laine makers are Vie ,oaly users of worsted,
and this branch has been so very •dull throughout the
spring, that in the aggregate not "none than half of the
:usuaLquantity of goods has been:made,. The buyers for
America have bought some rather heavy lots within a few
days, bat at prices that will not justify 10d per lb. for
-wool at clip-day.

NOTTINGHAM.—There as no improvement in the
condition ,of local trade since ,our last report, each re-
maining,unzusually dull for the season. The:price of yarn
for both !lace and hosiery purposes continues anachanged.

LEICESTER.--The general trade :of the •town remains
in the same iv:active state as for the last.several weeks.
The workmen Are only partially employed, and ananufac-
turers continue the course of only giving out work for
:orders. This week much more confidence is manifested
in the woollen .and worsted markets.

'ROCHDALE.—,There appears to he no demand for
goods at present at an ce. The wool market has teen
remarkably, ,ciaiet, . manufacturers buy for imme-
diate use only. Fine' - may be quoted a shade easier,
but low priced English wool fully maintains last ;week's
quotations.

WAKEFIELD, APRIL 28.—The arrival of wheat to
this day's market is fair; of beans moderate, but of all
other articles small. The extreme depression experienced
in the flour trade has its natural effect upon prices here,
and causes a very limited demand for fresh wheat, at a
decline of is to 2s per quarter from the rates of last week.
To make sales of chambered or inferior parcels a still
greater reduction must he submitted to. Barley experi-
ences a slow sale, at the rates of last week. Oats, beans,
and peas are in fair demand, at previous rates.
WISBECH, APRIL 29.—We have only a moderate show
of wheat here to-day, and sales were effected slowly at a
reduction of is to 2s. Beans and oats were the turn dearer.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, APRIL 29. —At our
market this morning we had again a large supply of wheat
from the farmers, which sold for about is per quarter less
money than the prices of this day se'nnight. Not much
business done in south country or foreign, the arrivals of
which latter have been liberal, and a similar reduction
may be noted. A small supply of barley, which sold at
fully late rates. Oats in good supply and the turn in
favour of the seller. Flour a dull sale at a reduction of
is per sack.
CORK, APRIL 29.—Flour has a dull sale, at barely late
rate rates. Foreign wheats were inactive, at 43s and
downwards for Marianople. Indian corn has improved in
consumption, chiefly induced by the late reduction in price.

DUBLIN, APRIL 28. There was a very languid
market at our Corn Exchange to-day for everything ex-
cept oats, which met a very brisk demand at an advance
of 3d to 6d per barrel. Indian corn only saleable in re-
tail, and at a reduction of is to 2s.
White Wheat .40s Od to 44s 0(1 Oats, tawny.. OOs Od to OOs Od
Red do ... 39s Od to 42a Od Rapeseed .... OOs Od to OOs 0.1
Barley,grind. las ad to 19s Od Oatmeal... ... 16s ad to 18a Od
Do., malting 21s Od to 226 ad Bakers' Flour.22s Od to 273 01
Here. 00s Od to 00s Od Indian Corn,
Oats, white .. 15s ad to 18s 6d per 4803,..393 Od to 43s 01