The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-11-22 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE:

l'ltaott OA LEEDS.—We are 'glad to observe a.favourable
change in the, aspect the Leeds cloth Markets. The dulness.
whichwe have reported as prevailing for'soine Weeks Past, has
partially given way, and during. the last week a good deal more
business has been dune. 'Whether or not this briskness is more
than temporary we cannot undertake to say; but it is at least a
strong sympfoin 'of the wholesome state of our staple faiti'u_
facture %hen-the stocks in the hands of the merchants are sµch.
as to cause every slightimproitementin the demand to be
in the Cloth Halls.
BR A D Mitt K Ey.—This market,, on Thursday, was
rather dull, notWithgtanding.there was a fair attendance of nier-
enants, fur they seemed to have come rather with a desire to
watch the turn th e market, or to buy fur assortment, than fur
the purpose of purchasing 'extensively.. Prices, Were, conse-
:quently, not quite so firm, tho6glithe manufacturers seemed re
-
• luctant to consent to any reduction, alleging' the high 'p,rice,q
yarn as thnir'reason. Owing to the recerit,utisettled state of
the wool tarket, there is very little.yain in the 4!lds,9f the
spiiiner, and a cou'ise.they Manifest no • active,d4position.
take leWer terms. 'ln the Woolinarket little 'business was dOne.
HALIFAX 11,1:A K El*--/Ve had:is betigi tnarf.-et Ott Wednesday
than we hiive eineileticed for'sonte weeks pal!, A cousi'cier-
able quantity of goodS,'principallY, lagtings, changed.owneri, at,
prices very Similar to what had,latelv been obtained.
1311 ApPoito.--:The bachelors of [ilia borough MleP4giving.a
grand ball at the ExChirio BUildings, on I%lon.day, the 28,th.
Init. The Conservativedinber to John flirdyiEsq„ niembet
for the borough, is 4/minted fur Friday the 2d of December.
RociioAt.E F,LANNEI.r, K Nov. 1 t —Considerably less
husiness has been done to-day than last week ; few buyers have
been the market, and tbe:iiiiees'given 'are still lOwer than. on
Monday. 'WOOIIo-day has b6eii 'sold at five to ten ihilfiriks per
sheet kwer.

STATE OF TRADE Bot,Tote.The cloth, market is much
depressed, 'and some' of our leittling'honaekareepri.ailing„the
number Of. their weavers: We do not hear of any ;being ab-
ioliiiely-without work at' present; but, unleis an increased de-
mand takes place speedily, we are afraid ttlis will be the case,
Which coupled with the serious advance, which has lately taken
place in the prices_of prOvisions, affordit bidta.:Aoonl,prospeFt
ter our weavers in the' winter. Our rnedianics are ftillv ern-
p)oved, and Upon the whoP.libltorkinay he. conSidered to be
as prOspeious a situation as of the neighbouring towns. '
STATE OF Tit Arm B ACK U!41.---rhd prosperity of the
power-IMon weaving trade, has of late been very seriously re-
duced in. this town and rie,tglilinurhorid. M;iney, is so scarce
with purchasers, that very
,little'linswess in the way of sales can:,
now be effected. Th'e 'lnaSteTs,have c6d374pelitly given, notice
of their intention to work' Their Tonle only tour days a week, or
ehiht hours each day, tiftet Monday. next. With• this curtail-
anent of the means of the arti4an, there is meanwhile
tunately a rise in the price of .almost. all necessaries. unfor-The un-
settled state of the dispute.between the conntrx banks and the
Bank of England, is understii6d-t9 operate dtsadvadtageously
u' the interests of Our ma ntinieturers.—Plac.khUrn SNAdurd.

A CAuTtous EQUKSTIII4N.--ine other tiny, as a vounj
" Nimrod," well pionntiat;n aSpirite'd cliarker, which had seen
at least twenty years' service,, waspassingpirough Crown7street
at a very tpoderate tiace, his progress liar inlet r pted by a num-
ber of the 14...athel•ed tribe, Who, on his approrh, continued to
si:rata fot fo.cd, tirli.onscioo of dauge!. Our her!),
nothing daunted, frrstiintiv reiuecriu his'fiery steed, and called
'ont to a geMtreitkan, ivhb. as coining in an.oplositerlit•ertion,
" 'l% takW the& hC i out of the Way:"'t
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