The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-07-24 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET.—There has been a full
average of sales made in most kinds of combing wools, and
though spinhers do not appear inclined to buy only for
instant use, the staplers find no difficulty in obtaining a little
more money. Short wools are rather dull, but not lower.
HALIFAX, Saturday.—We are rather in an unsatisfactory
state as to the amount of business actually doing, but this
may be accounted for mainly through the principal manu-
facturers demanding such rates as the buyers generally
refuse to pay, although it is understood that there are orders
on hand. The market, or rather sales, were effected by the
smaller makers, who were willing to accept a little advance,
which was generally paid. Yarns are fully as dear, and no
purchases made except for immediate use.
HUDDERSFIELD, Tuesday.—There has been a very good
business transacted to-day, and things are more healthy,
speaking generally, than we have bad the pleasure to notice
for some time past Every department of our trade is de-
cidedly improving, at rather higher rates. If wool would not
go any higher, but which many confidently anticipate that it
will, all the great interests connected with our staple trade
soon would be in a most satisfactory state.

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LEEDS, Tuesday.—We continue to experience an excellent
demand, but goods generally may he called by no means
plentiful, and manufacturers are becoming exceedingly firm
in their demands. The merchants too are doing largely in
finished goods—both for the home and foreign markets. On
the whole things are promising •
SaanFoon,-Thursday.—We had a decidedly better mar-
ket to-dav, not only as it regards the amount of business
done, but also as to prices, which, for some goods, were
readily obtained. Common sorts of the 6-4th merinos are
really scarce, and of fine not any stock worth naming.
Things, comparing them at present with what they were in
the spring of last year, present rather an fea-
ture. Wool now much higher, as much as 15s. per cwt., with
goods 4s. or ss. less in value.—YnaNs: The demand for yarn
must be called good, and spinners readily make our last quo-
tations. Things are likely to advance we think.—Woor, :
There is much firmness shown by the staplers, but as far as
we can judge, no higher rates have been given, though in
some cases asked. The business done has been moderately
extensive.
YORK WOOL MARKET, JULY 19.—The supply of wool to
this day's market has been good, but the demand very mode-
rate indeed. The consequnce has been that niany wools are
left unsold. Prices lower than our last report. Moor wool,
6d.; good inside ditto, 7d.; locks and cots, 7d. to 10d.; ewe,
12d. lo 134.; half-hog .and ewe, 131 to 145.; hog, 15d. to 164.
per lb.
DEWSBURY.—The blanket trade-in this town was somewhat
better than last Monday, and, at. times, a small advance in
price was obtained. In other descriptions of goods business
was almost at a stand. "

E.CK MON DWIK E.—The two market davS this week (Mon-
day and Thursday) have been well attended by the merchants,
and more business has been done in consequence. The mills
are better employed, and although the prices given are not
proportionate to the price of wool, yeftt givesemploy,lnent to,
a number of hands, and as far as that gOe'siVbeneticial to the
trade.
INDIGO.—The biddings were exceedingly animated at the
late public sales, more particularly for:the tea(' and decided
qualities, of whi,h, however, the proportion-is rather small,
they have generally brought 2d. to 4d. ad4riee on the April
rates. For the Madras there was Much competion, and the
prices obtained are 4d."tofid. abov, those of the April sales;
shippers have been the principal operatorS.
INVERNESS WOOL PA 1 R.—No detailed account of the
transactions of this' great annual market have as yet reached
us. Theltillowitig-letter, however, gives the general result :
—" Inverness, 13th July.—Very little 'advance has 'taken
place, except upon skin and fleece, and upon those descrip-
tions,- only Id. per lb. ; all otheedescriptions are at the same
rate as they could have been bought at a month ago; buyers
are not confident, and holders are, on the other hand, eager
only to sell if higher prices could be nt."