The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-01-06 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE

MANCHESTER.—We have again to report an increasing confi-
dence as well as an improving demand for most descriptions of
cloth, and at very full, and in some cases increasing rates? and
the market closes very buoyant for all qualities. Yarns are
better to sell, and the opinion is general that a large and good
business will be done in the new year.
LANCASHIRB, Jan. I.—The broad silk trade at Leigh, Middle-
ton, Failsworth. Manchester, and their vicinities is better than
it was a month ago. Fancy work and mixed goods are in par-
ticular request, and many new sorts of fine fancy goods for the
spring trade are now being manufactured in the neighbourhood
of Manchester. The silk smallware trade in the same districts
remains rather slack, and many silk mill hands are only partially
employed. The trade in the cotton mills at Oldham is mode-
rately brisk, yet there are several turn outs amongst power loom
weavers for an advance of wages. The wo•llen cloth trade at
Saddleworth is moderately brisk, and the operatives generally
have full employment. The gingham trade at Radcliffe, Whit-
field, Prestwich, Eccles, and vicinities, is very brisk, and some
of the manufacterers cannot get goods sufficient to meet their
demands.

ROCHDALE.-At this time of the year the flannel market is
usually dull, and there is very little hope of any change for the
better before the first market, which is the first Monday after the
6th of January. The wool dealer; complain of the limited de-
mand there is for that article. Prices may be quoted the same
as last week.

LEEDS.-At this period of the year the merchants are much
engaged in taking stock ; we always expect our markets to be
rather dull at and about Christmas. The weather has also been
stormy, which may be one reason why the Cloth Halls, both on
Saturday and Tuesday last, presented a less than average attend-
ance of sellers as well as of buyers. Stocks of manufactured
goods are not large, and prices remain firm.

HUDDERSPIELD.—We are glad to say that the staple trade of
this town and neighbourhood, is in a cheering condition and a
good spring trade is generally anticipated. There was a good
attendance of buyers, considering the season, at market en
Tuesday, and all descriptions of trowserings, waistcoatings, and
other kinds of goods suitable for the spring trade were freely
purchased.

BRADFORD.—A slight improvement has been manifested in
the demand for goods this week, principally for Paramattas and
Orleans. We hope we shall have to notice a progressive im-
provement, for stocks are low in the hands of both merchants
and manufacturers, all parties having exercised great caution to
keep as low as possible. The fancy goods department is greatly
depressed, and some are abandoning the trade altogether. Not
mudh is doing in wools, the prices of which are slightly declin-

lug. As respects yarns, the year just closed has been one of no
ordinary character, for, throughout the entire period, nothing
but loss has been the result ; for while wool has been very firm

what li'as addred much to depress the trade, has been the large
quantity of inferior yarns, which have been thrown on the mar-
ket and sold regardless of price, in many cases at even less than
the wool cost ; we are glad, however, that less of this class is
now offering. The inquiries for yarn are more numerous and
as soon as the shippers are in the market, and the business more
active, higher prices are fully calculated on. We hear of some
houses unwilling to sell for distant delivery.

HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—The town and trade of Not-
tingham has not for many years presented a more gloomy
aspect, as almost every branch of its manufactures seems in a
sinking state, though with here and there a bright speck to en-
liven hope for the future. In the midst of so much depression
we believe that the demand for silk and plated silk gloves has
again sensibly increased, but the other silk branches are in a
lamentable state. The fancy bobbin•net trade, though the
Leipsic fair is next week, is still in nearly a stagnant condition.
Therwarp lace trade is by no means in the stagnant state of the
bonhin-net,land many mechanics well acquainted with the prin-
ciples and powers of both descriptions of machines, gave it as
their decided opinion that the warp trade will eventually pre-
ponderate over the bobbin-net machine, which latter is extremely
costly and expensive to alter.' At the present time several new
manufactures are contemplated from the warp ; whilst the bob-
bin net seems at a stand in improvement, the heavy cost at the
present price of nets deterring every attempt, as the buyers in
general, being ignorant of mechanism, know nothing of the in-
trinsic merits of the fabric.—Nottingham Journal.

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