The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-02-24 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANeurtsTEß.—The extent of business transacted during the
week has been exceedingly limited. The continued tightness
in the money market is the principal cause of the prevailing in
activity of demand. Discounts being almost at a perfect stand,
the best paper difficult of conversion at even extravagant rates,
is producing a very disastrous influence on the mercantile inter-
ests of this neighbourhood, the which has been augmented by
the recent extensive failure in Liverpool, and the apprehensions
of further stoppages. Prices, notwithstanding, continue mo-
derately firm, from the circumstance that our manufacturers,
having confidence that the present pressure cannot long con-
tinue, look forward to an early revival, and therefore prefer
holding slight stocks, to selling at rates which would leave no
margin. Prompt cash may secure purchases, at the turn under
our quotations, but the market prices still rule as follows :-
26 in. 64 reed printers, at 4s 4d to 4s yd; 27 in. 66 reed ditto, at
48 Cd to 58 3d; 72 reeds, at Ss 40 to Is gd ; 36 in. 66 reed shirt.
logs, at 7s 9d t0.13S lid; 36 in. 72 reed ditto, at ys'ad to 10s; and
40 in. G E India long cloths, 66 reeds, at 8s 3d tops 3d; and 72
reeds, at ys yd to 108 lid per piece.

ROCHDALE.—We have had a dull market on Monday • a very
limited quantity of flannels were sold at last week's prices. The
wool mar.et underwent no change.
LEEDB.—The woollen cloth trade in all its departments, con-
tinues very quiet, and the purchr.scs, whether for the home or
the foreign market, are made with great caution. Nor is any
change for the better looked for until the commercial measures
of the Government are fully settled and brought into operation.
Prices, however, continue firm, and stocks are low.

BRADFORD.—There was more business done in our Piece
Hall, on Thursday, than has been done on a market-day for
some weeks past, and, generally speaking, our stap e trac'e may
be said to be looking up. The Yarn branch still remains but
inactive, sod without any improve-, ent in prices. The demand
for Wool is but small, and the trade is heavy. Noils and Brokes
continue firm.

HoonsasFistn.—Our market this week was well attended
by buyers, and a fair am' unt of goods—; rincipally of a light
description—exchanged hands at firm prices. Wools remain
the Frame as last week.

HECSMONDWIKE BLANKET HALL.--The attendance of buy-
ers on Monday was Minch better than for some time past. On
Thursday we had only a flat market ; the accounts from Ame-
rica are upon the whole more cheering.
HOSIERY AND LACK TRADES.—The sitirrition of the cotton
hosiery trade keeps slowly retrograding—this applies to wrought
hose, cut hose, and hose partly cut and partly made with sel-
vages. The Ticket bill is now abandoned by the workmen as
hopeless, as the principal houses, have braved the Statute, and
have set the law at defiance; still there is a species of agitation,
meetings are We believe that some applica.
made to Ministers, to induce them to amend
tainodnsdehleagvaetebeen
and enforce the ticket bill, but the result of this application is
extremely doubtful. The plain silk glove trade has consi-
derably amended with the approach of trade and workmen
are becoming scarce. The silk stocking trade, whether plain
or knotted, is in a most forlorn state, though extending in
France, Spain, and Italy. The bonnet net trade, though the
busy month of March is approaching, is, if anything, duller and
more stagnant than ever, and if this continues a few months
longer the consequences will be deplorable, as hundreds of
young able workmen are wandering about without employment.
—Nottingham Journal.