The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-11-16 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER.—A little better teeing has sprung up within
the last few days, and a readier disposition evinced to give out
orders. The demand for shirtings and cloths, principally for
the- Mediterranean trade, has sensibly increased this week;
but the prices generally obtained have been extremely low and
unretounerative. This, however, as compared with the state
of things during the last few weeks, must be regarded as an
improvement. More inquiry has also taken place in yarns,
bnt no better prices than the lowest rates of last week are yet
attainable. During the last few days no new failures have
taken place. and less gloom consequently hangs over our mar-
ket.

LEEnS.—T.,e same want of business, and total absence of
speculation on the part of every class of buyers, which we have
nad to not ice in our reports for some months past, continue to
characterise the woollen trade of this town and neighbourhood.
Many of the manufacturers are contracting their working
hours, and turning out no more goods than there appears
like.y to be an absolute demand for; yet. if anything, sneh is
the stagnation of both the home and the foreign't rade, stocl•s
are increased, though not very much, and they are not to I e
called heavy. The trade look for no change till after the as-
sembling of parliament, and the country becomes acquainted
with the intentions of mini,ters on monetary matters.
BRADFORD.—WooI :—We regret we cannot hear of any in-
creased business doing in Wool; everything is as dull as it
possibly can be, and scarcely a sale making either in Colonial
or English. Of the latter, the supply is not materially
meuted, as the staplers are indisposed to purchase. and the
country dealers who supply the commission houses abstain
from sendint, in the hope of a better demand. Prices are
arely maintained for English, but Colonial has had to share
with the recent fall at the public sales in London. Yarns:—
The trade does not show the slightest indication of improve-
ment. It continues to be on the most limited scale we have
ever known, and every week adds to the gloom, as the time of
working decreases with tile shortness of the days, but very few
lighting up. Pieces :—We do not hear of any material altera-
tion in the position of the manufacturers, who for a long time
have had yarns at a very low price.* The dis; os!tion to make
to stack is almost out of fashion, tor looms are stopped and
gas abandoned as orders fall off. We rather expect some im-
provement, as the business done during the autumn has been
a short one, owing to the increased rate of interest acting as a
barrier to the shippers' operations. The business done on
Thursday was chiefly in plain goods, Orleans, Paramattas, &c.,
at late prices.
lIALIFAk.—A few or the fancy houses have rather more to
do, lint the iMproVement is by no means general, and is not
expected to be permanent. Plain goods remain as dull of sale
as ever. The demand for yarn continues, as last week, much
below the power of production. The spinners prefer further
reducing the time of running, to making stock. In some
to hand,
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few cases. rather lower rates are submitted to. The wool
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and supply absolute need. Some sales are effected for cash, at
a small reduction..
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HUDDERSFIIim—There was a very quiet market here this
week, and little business done. Prices are rather lower, in
consequence of the decline in wools. Stocks are low, many of
the manufacturers working short time.
NOTTINGHAM.—Lace : We cannot report any change since
Our last, nor do we anticipate it for the present. We earnestly
recommend caution to both makers and manufacturers, and
they will reap the benefit of it before long; as from all that we
can learn, it is pretty certain that we shall have a fair spring
trade. The French competition, which at one time was consi-
dered "fearful," has almost ceased. We predicted as much,
as their style was too uniform, and their productions do not
keep pace with ours. We need not fear this, if our manufac-
turers would study the right taste in designs, and, instead of
follow ing the old blameable practice of copying French designs,
would try to introduce such original patterns as might be pre-
ferred to Gallic productions. Our Nottingham lace dressers
are partially to blame for the preference the Frenebified laces
have had for sonic time past, as certainly many of them do not
seem to understand the dressing, so well as their French com-
petitors. Hosiery : the trade generally still continues in a very
unsatisfactory state. The want of confidence, together with
the high rate of discount, and the mildness of the season, all
tend materially to check the autumn business. There is there-
fore, of necessity, every disposition on the part of manufactu-
rers to curtail production as much as possible. For, although
the stock of goods on hand are extremely low, no decided im-
provement can now be expected until after Christmas.—. No-
ttingham Mereury._ _ _ _

tnicEsTnn.—the demands both for London and country
trade has been more limited, and hosiers are still further cur-
tailinglheir,making. Spinners are working short time, and'
much machinery lies , Wools remain flat, and but little
doing. Confidence in trade seems quite suspended, and there
is no anxiety to. push business until it is restored.—Leicester
Journal.

GLASS TRADE.—The glass trade, Which forms an important
branch in the manufactures of the Tyne, is at present very dull
indeed. The lin ge house of Swinburne and Co. at South
Shields. have reduced all their men to short time, arid have dis-
'charred nearly all their labourers. The So:ith Tyne Company
are doing the same.