The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-04-13 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER.—In few instances can any but a trifling ad-
vance be established upon the recently current low prices of
goods and yarn, notwithstanding the late advance in the cotton
market. Prices are tolerably firm ; firmer, undoubtedly, than
they would have been but for the advance alluded to. There
has been, however, very little business doing since Tuesday,
partly tap producers being under the necessity of asking
slightlyilliteased rates, and also from the obvious effect of the
two recent Rank measures to curtail mercantile operations and
induce the exercise of extreme caution in forming new engage-
ments of every description. There are fair orders in the hands
of buyers, and, -should no material advance in prices take
p!ace, a moderate extent of business must ere long be trans-
acted. The chief demand at present seems to be for medium
qualities of shirtings, of which there'were but light stocks in
the market, and for other goods suitable for the American and
eastern markets. The present state of matters will have a di-
rect tendency to increase short-time working and thereby keep
down production to a level with the present diminished demand,
and thus prevent any undue enhancement of the price of the
raw material, which, under existing circumstances, would only
add to the difficulties in which spinners and manufacturers are
placed. The re-action in the food markets, both in England
and the continent, we are glad to say, still continues.—Ex-
aminer.

LEEDS.—Considering the occurrence of Easter holidays, the
business done this week has been to a fair amount. There has
been some pretty large deliveries of goods direct from the ma-
nufacturers, but chiefly of low qualities. Fine and middling
cloths continue dull; prices are steady. The foreign houses
are getting busier, and the business to the United States is
pretty generally expected to be good for some time.
BRADFORD.—WooI: The spinners are doing a little more in
buying, but on the whole, we cannot record anything approach-
ing to activity. Yarns : There continues to be an improve-
ment in the demand for Yarns, and for shipping, large con-
tracts have been entered into, but we regret to hear that no
general advance can yet be established. Pieces : There is a
tolerable fair demand for general dress goods. Moreens are
dull; the stocks on hand are lower than usual at this season,
and many manufacturers are working to order, which augurs
well for an improvement for the autumn.
HUDDERSFIELD.—The market this week has been but a
moderate one, as to the amount of business done, but a fair
1 amount of sales have been made at the warehouses, and there
is no alteration in prices.
RocunALE.—The demand for all sorts of flannels has been
limited, and in some few instances manufacturers are obliged
to take lower prices for some sorts, but this was by no means
general. The wool market was flat, but prices firm.

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