The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-12-28 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE

MANCHESTER.—Since Tuesday the market has been exceed-
ingly inactive. Sales have been to the most limited extent,
with perhaps some slight exceptions in cloths of certain de-
scriptions, but even in those cases where orders have been
pressing, there has been some little difficulty respecting prices,
a concession being sought but not obtained. There have been
some very low prices submitted to in yarns, where parties have
been obliged to come into the market, and in fact this branch
is altogether in a very unsatisfactory state; a drooping cotton

market disposing some parties to accept rates which must place
spinning in as unfavourable a state as it has been in during the
most unfavourable periods, and the market is altogether very
irregular, but low prices are not submitted to by those whose
necessities are not urgent; indeed there cannot be any call for
lower rates.

ROCHDALE FLANNEL MA RKET.—We have had more persons
in the market this week than last. The finest and middle qua-
lities of flannels were most inquired after; dyed flannels and
strong Yorkshire goods were exceedingly dull. The buyers of
all sorts would only purchase small quantities of goods; those
bought with ready men were a trifle lower in price. The Wool
market was much in the same dull state as it was in last week.
No alteration in prices.
LEEDS.—Most of the woollen houses are either engaged in

taking stock, or are preparing for it

and a very trip

are low, a

will be (lone at the early part of the year.
HUDDERSFIELD.—There has been a fair market here for this
season of the year, and rather more inquiry for some descrip-
tions of goods. Prices are without any material alteration.
."RADFORD.—WOOI.—The demand cont"---. very sluggish,

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and the quantity changing hands is very light, the only inqui
ries being for bright-haired, shafty wools, with which our mar-
ket is not very abundantly supplied.—Yarns.—The near ap-
proach of Christmas gives a tone of dullness to immediatecon-
sumption, and all appear to consider it almost out of place to
make any increase to their already very small stocks, till the
turn of the year, ohen it is expected a more lively business
will he doing, at somewhat better prices.—Pieces.—Although
we cannot report any decided amends in our market to-day,
yet it is quite an average of former seasons at this period, which
is usually dull, owing to the merchants being engaged in pre-
paring for stock taking.

LElCESTER.—Tradewcontinues unusually flat. There is li-
-toral;y next to nothing doing in the warehouses, and yarns
have again receded this week. Stocks are small, however, and
manufacturers are acting with great caution ; but we still fear
it will be some months before we are able to report any serious
improvement in our staple trade. The money market is be-
coming easier, and confidence somewhat restored ; but it will
take some time for trade generally to resume its wonted ac-
tivity after the monetary and commercial panic of the last few
months.—Leicester Mercury.

THE IRON TRADE,—The suspension of railway construction

is working out its disastrous effects in this neighbourhood.
The money panic has partially subsided, but its effects are evi-
denced and continued in the course which most railway com-
panies have found themselves compelled to adopt. Orders for
rails have been countermanded to a very large extent, and as a
consequen 7.e establishments principally occupied in rail mak-
ing, are pushing into the bar and other departments of the bu-
siness. Companies have refused to receive rails on almost any
terms. Offers have been made to take debentures in payment,
but even those terms have not been accepted.—Wolverhampton
Chronicle.