The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-09-04 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

:MANCHESTER.—The yarn market has suffered throughout
the week from the following causes :—On the one band, a
diminished confidence, or an increased doubt, as the case
might be, in the maintenance of the raw material at its present
value, was produced by the sudden and unexpected stoppage
of speculation precisely at the moment when the accounts of
injury to the growing crop were calculated to impart to it an
additional stimulus; this had its effcct upon the bearing of
both sellers and buyers. On the other hand, the Germans have
felt themselves specially. restricted, and in a greater degree
than before, from executing any but the most pressing orders
required for the making up of assortments, so long as the im-
mense shipments of previous purchases, now going on, shall
keep down prices abroad below the level of this market. For
no foreign country has there been anything done deserving the
name of business. We have heard, indeed, of one or two con-
siderable purchases, but the inducement has been a concession
in price. The home manufacturers, being generally well
stocked, have also refrained from purchasing. Altogether,
therefore, the business of the week has been on a most re-
stricted scale ; and although prices are, on the whole, better
supported than might have been expected, the buyer may cer-
tainly get what he wants on somewhat lower terms.--The
buyers of goods have been influenced by the causes just re•
ferred to; and this department of the market has, consequent-
ly, been very inanimate. In 40-inch shirtings the shippers
have done exceedingly little ; and 36-inch shirtings have been
less called for. For both, prices remain nominally unchanged,
though in some instances the former may be had on rather
lower terms. Domestics, long cloths, and 'F cloths have been
but very scantily dealt in at about the previous rates. The
`lighter makes of printing cloths have continued in good re-
quest, at full prices • most of the better kinds have been less
called for. Generally, manufacturers are little disposed to fall
in with any reduction in price.—On Friday a little more spirit
was observable on 'Change, in consequence. of letters received
; from India, containing improved commercial accounts. Both
at Calcutta and Bombay a considerable increase of transactions
in cotton fabrics had taken place, with a slight improvement
in the prices of some kinds of yarns and goods, while others
remained stationary in value, and others again suffered a tri-
fling decline. On the whole, these accounts will, to some ex-
tent, have a sustaining influence in this market.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET.—The Flannel market has
not been so brisk at this season of the year for many years
past. Strong Yorkshire goods, and fine and middling qualities
of Flannels were in good demand, and the advance of Is. and
2s. per couple asked a week ago has been fully realized. The
demand for particular sorts of goods was greater than the
supply. All sorts of Flannels are in good request, and, gener-
ally, prices are on the adrance. Several of the inanu:acturers
have advanced wages, and others have intimated their intention
of following the example. There was a moderate brisk Wool
market.
L-Eceris.—A repetition of late reports might well suffice for
the account this week of the state of the Woollen trade in this
neighbourhood. With a growing conviction that we shall have
a good winter trade, merchants, both for the home and foreign
market, buy freely at late prices, and the large manufacturers
are chiefly employed on goods "according to order."
BRADFORD.—WooL.—During the past week there has been
less activity in this article, the staplers and spinners both being
in good supply. Prices have undergone no change worthy of
notice. YARNS.—Thursday being the last market day in Au-
gust, fresh contracts are being entered into for the ensuing
month. To use the 'manufacturers' own phrase, "It is worse
to buy." Many spinners are willing
.to contract without an
'advance, while others are less determined to realise. Stocks
were never less in the hands of both spinners and manufacturers
'than at present. PIECES.—The demand continues unabated
for all kinds -of autumn and winter goods. Low and middling
qualities of Gobourgs are very scarce, as also Moreens and
Lustres. Prices are very firm.
HALIFAX.—No large amount of goods has changed hands in
the Piece-hall this week, but there is a good deal doing to order
and in the warehouses. In prices there is no variation. Yarns
continue to be in good demand at former quotations; and there
is a moderate inquiry for Wool, at late rates.
HUDDERSFIELD.—The goods at all adapted for the season
exhibited in the Cloth-hall on Tuesday, met with ready pur-
chasers. In the warehouses there is still considerable activity.