The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-11-30 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER.—Within the last few days more business has
been transacted, and a better feeling has prevailed with regard
to our future prospects ; but prices are still far from remunera-
tive, and the operations which have taken place may be said to
have been at the lowest rates of last week. Manufacturers, ge-
nerally, evince a decided disposition to resist any further con-
cession in price, being of opinion that cloth must shortly im-
prove. In a few cases, which, however, must be.regarded as
irregular and exceptional, slightly lower rates than those of last
,week have been submitted to. The improvement in demand to
which we have alluded has taken place chiefly in low minting
cloths for the Greek market. Better descriptions of this kind
of cloth are stiil very languid. In thirty-six inch shirtings a
slight improvement has been felt, but wider goods find no pur-
chasers at present, and are consequently exceedingly depressed.
Yarns for home-trade manufactures are in fully better demand
than during last week, and in some instances have brought a
small advance, but in general the transactions in yarn this week
have taken place at the very low prices which have prevailed
during the last fortnight. There is a pretty general impression
that prtces of goods and yarns have touched the lowest point,
but that some time must elapse before anything like a sensible
improvement in prices can be looked for. Although no failures
of any note have taken place here this week, we are far from
_ a r.cfmarra of o.otaficlon.o.,- Molloy is still at a rate of
interest utterly incompatible with the carrying on of profitable
business. Our home-trade establishments are very inactive
this week; the American.houses, on the contrary, are very bu-
sil engaged with orders brought by the last steamer.
LEEDS.—No visible improvement has taken place in the
woollen trade since the meeting of parliament. All parties are,
.as it were, "resting on their oars," waiting the turn of circum-
stances, legislatorial and otherwise. The public markets on
Saturday and Tuesday were very dull, and a remarkably small
quantity of goods was sold. Tne foreign houses, as well as
those in the home trade, have done little business during the
week; and no sanguine hopes of very speedy improvement to
any great extent are entertained. By short time and dismissal
of hands the manufacturers are diminishing the supply, so as
to barely meet the demand.
BRADFORD.—WOOL.—The sales during the week are only
limited. There have been more lookers, but the prices are too
high to induce them to purchase. Yarns.--We have again to
report the same dull inanimate state of this branch of the trade,
which is so crippled in every shape and form that the produc-
tion amounts to little (if any) more than that which is derived
from one-third of the regular time, or two days per week; a
state nf things never known before in the trade.; so that Yarns
are sold at a most ruinous price; in many cases the whole cost
of spinning being entirely sacrificed. Pieces.—There was not
much done in our Piece market on Thursday. Low Moreens
are in good request; Orleans, Paramattas, and other goods for
dress are -bought in small lots to keep stocks assorted. There
is great caution shown by the manufacturers, and those who
have not orders, are either working daylight only, or have
stopped their looms, so that there is no increase in stocks.
nAta FAX.-There has been rather snore business doing this
week, but at very low prices; the merchants would have done
niore business, but the manufacturers cannot replace goods at
the prices offered. Yarns are much the same as they were last
week, and very little doing. In Wool there is no alteration to
notice, the demand being very limited.
ROCADALE FLANNEL MARKET,—We have had a better at-
tendance this week than for the last three weeks, buyers have
purchased more freely, and within the last few days there has
been more confidence manifested. The market,however, is far
from being brisk, and the profits upon all sorts of goods were
never less. Prices of-both Flannel and Wool are much the same
as last week. There is.decidedly a better prospect in the cotton
trade. _ _

HiYoDERSFIELD.—Our marketcontinues flat, very little being
done except for immediate wants. Considering the state of the
country, however, there does not seem to be much cause for
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goods in the manufacturers' hands are held very firmly, much
more so than could have been expected. Stocks- are very low,
not only in the trade but in the country generally.
HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—We cannot hear of any visi-
ble improvement in any of the branches of the hosiery trade,
nor can it be expected on this side of Christmas. The cotton
bobbin-net trade is considered to be a shade improved, but on
the whole this important manufacture presents but a gloomy
appearance. The attempt to make cotton resemble silk, though
capable of deceiving even the best judges, is considered a fail-
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jure their manufacture, has subsided. The muslin laces have
received some considerable improvement in their texture, as
well as in the method of inserting the patterns. The warp lace
trade is in a most depressed condition, with the exception of
some isolated cases.—Nottingham Journal.
From Blackburn we learn that out of 29 mills employing
12,358 hands, 2 employing 357 are working full time; 17 em-
ploying 8,586 are going, two, three, and four days a week ; and
10 usually employing 3,385 persons, are standing. Great dis-
tress prevails in Blackburn and the surrounding district, not
only among the factory operatives, but also among machine
makers, mechanics, millwrights, &c.
In Stockport a few more factories have extended their time
of working, and some have again commenced going full time.

Prices paid Imports
SALES OF THE WEEK. in the week. This WklnAS Yr.
190 Sea Island alt 0 17
.... Stained
80 2281 281988
451060 Bowed Georgia 4 52
f Mobile 4l 51
1 Alabama andTennessce 3i 44 .... 491281
11300 New Orleans 3 74
f Pernambuco &Paraiba, 62 74 1
150 29007
1 Aracati and Ceara
460 Bahia and Maceio
580 f Maranham
4 _- 561 1 1537 38120
1 Sawginned
.... Minas —
.... Para
.... Demerara, Surinam, &C — —8, 640
1630 Egyptian 6 8 .... 16180
... Barbadoes I— .... 623
1 .... Peruvian —
.... Bahama —
--
... Laguayra
_-:--
100 Common West India, Zze. e -- 100 4262
.... Carthagena
.... Smyrna
.... Manilla
4350 Surat
260 Madras
.... Bengal —
28260 bales. 94031 996980

9403' 996980

COTTON MARKET, NOVEMBER 29.
We have had rather a quieter Cotton market to-day. with a
larger quantity offering, and more desire evinced by holders to
realize. A very fair extent of business has, however, been trans-
acted, the sales being estimated at about 4000 bales, all to con-
sumers.

BIRMINGHAM CORN MARKET, Nov. 24.
During the present week we have a quiet trade in Wheat, and
the few sales made were at a decline of about is. per quarter.
Ma'tin,o• Barley dull at a similar reduction. Beans and Oats
unaltered in value, with not much demand for either.