The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-01-03 00:00:00

MARKETS FOR MANUFACTURES.

MANCHESTER.—The market continues quite firm, at the
full prices recently obtained for the various descriptions of
goods and yarns, althou,th the demand has not been so brisk
as was the case last reek. During the last few days it has
become more abundantly evident, that if ever there was any
real probability that the Busso-Takish question could be
settled by diplomatists, that probability has very materially
diminished; and, in fact, the only possible solution of the
difficulty appears 'to be atrappeil to arms. From this cruse
considerable caution is induced, and operations are addition-
ally restricted on that account. The 'firmness of the Liver-
pool cotton mafitket •would go far towards keeping prices
steady; but, in addition, the demand which has been ex-
perienced during 'the last ten days, has, with the diminished
supply, from the working of short time, so entirely cleared
off the stocks of some'kinds of goods and yarns, as to render
them bad to meet with in quantity, so that the diminution in
the inquiry has'had no immediategfect.
LEEDS.—Tht usual dulness at Christmas has prevailed in
the Cloth Halls. The same has been the case out of ,the
market. The yrospects for the winter are considered quite
as good as visual at this period. 'The mills are pretty well
employed, and prices steady. This being the season of taking
stock, 'here has been little done in the warehouses this week.
BRADFORD.—WOOI3 : Being the last week in the year,
business has been quiet; tut there is more inquiry for both
English and 'foreign, and prices are firm. Bright-haired
wools are still scarce in this market. Noils and brakes keep
low in stodc, and command full rates.—Yarns: There is a
greater disposition to buy yarns for distant delivery, but the
altered price of wool compels the spinner to seek higher
prices, which acts as a barrier to extensive operations.

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NoTrurawAxt.—Much of the week has been given up to
boiday making and feasting, so that very little business has
been done in the warehouses. Early as it is in the season for
Canadian truyers to appear in this•ceentry to make purchases,
some have already appeared in London, thinking, perhaps, to
obtain goods at a less price than• they could in February,
which is the time when they generally commence buying.
Some Atustr.r,lians also have been making considerable pur-
chases for their country in London. "The East India trade is
also better; .and, on the whole, we think there are fair
prospects for a better trade for some months to come than
we have experienced lately. The price of both hosiery and
lace yarn is a trifle lower than it was in the autumn.
Listegsma..—The usual Christmas engagements and stock-
takings so fat•:appear to have filled up•the week. The amount
of business done in Leicester, for 1855, is, no doubt, greater
than in any former year, although last two or three
months hare 'been dull. it is also satisfactory to find, that
during the fist 'months suitable care had been exercised, so as
to prevent an over-stocked market, which will preserve both
labour and stot% from undue depression in value. This, and
other causes,•combine to give a tone cif- firmness and confi-
dence; and weliare no doubt, that as soon as operations for
the new year: commence, we shall have.a fair trade and full
employment.
UDDERSVIULD.—The Christmas week is generally a dull
one here for business, as welt on the market day ns during
the rest of the week ; therefore little is expected. However,
there has been a good attendance of 'buyer4; and a fair quan-
tity of goods havebeen disposed of, at prices nearly equal to
those ruling a few months back.