The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-16 00:00:00

MARKETS FOR MANUFACTURES,

MANCHESTER.—The market has been exceedingly firm all
the week; and although much of the animated feeling which
at first prevailed, owing to the prospect of a speedy settlement
of the Eastern question, has since been modified, the amount
of business done has been by no means insignificant, and in
many cases has been restricted, more by the extent of the
engagements already in the hands of producers, than from
any disinclination on the part of buyers to give out orders.
Yarns, for home manufacturing purposes, continue in good
demand, at full prices, with an advancing tendency. For
India the demand is very moderate, but at firm rates. The
continental houses are not doing much at present, but they
do not allow anything at a moderate price to pass them, the
feeling that present prices are not likely to
give way being
pretty general. For goods the demand is more moderate since
the beginning of the week; still, goods for home use are in
request, at extreme rates, more especially Printing Cloths of
certain descriptions, and 36-inch Shirtings, while 40-inch
Shirtings are just as much neglected. Domestics are in fair
demand, as are also T Cloths. Prices are firmly upheld by
the scarcity of some descriptions, an .1 the increased cost in
the manufacture of all, from the recent general demand for
higher wages.

Roc n DALB.—We have had rather more inquiry for Pieces,
and a better attendance of buyers, but no change in prices.
In Wool there is no change worth notice; the manufacturers
show no disposition to buy, but for immediate use.

HUDDERSFIELD.—There is still a good demand for suitable
goods, and rather more has been done in the Hall. On the
whole, there has been a fair market for the time of year, and
the rather favourable news from the East has given an in-
creased firmness to the market.

BRADFORD.—WOOI: The supplies coming to market, except
of colonial, are not an average of former years; and as the
spinners are getting their stocks more nearly use 1 up, they
are now free to look, but cannot afford to give the pr;ces
demanded b} the staplers. Yarns: There is more doing in
Yarns ; and anything cheap, suitable for shipping, is inquired
after. In Spools there is also a better feeling, and the business
may be considered better than at the closing of last month.
Pieces : The satisfactory accounts froM the East, and the
more beautiful weather, give a more cheerful tone. There is
more demand, and prices are firmly maintained.
NOTTINGHAM.—The general business of the town is in a
healthy condition, both the Hosiery and Lace trades being
participators of the benefits of the increased and still-increa-
sing demand for our goods in all directions, but the home and
colonial trades, especially Australia, are still our best cus-
tomers. Orders from the last-named place are numerous,
although- not very extensive in amount by each shipper.
such as men's shirts,
Orders for Hosiery Goods, hose, half-
hose, and drawers, for the winter trade, are yet coming to
hand from the United States; and there continues to be every
prospect of a fair demand for all classes of Hosiery Goods
through the winter. The principal demand for Lace Goods,
at this time, is for- silk laces figured ot the machine, both
black and white, the consumption- Of—Which, we apprehend,
will rather be increased than diminished. Yarn, for Hosiery
purposes, is still high in price, without a prospect of reduction,
while that for the use of the,Lace business is still hardening.
There can be no doubt that both spinners and doubler; are
each working at the present time withotit profits that the
latter are is notorious. •

LEICESTEL—Aa improvement in the demand for Woollen
Goods has taken place during the week I several buyers have
been in the market.