The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-07-03 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE

MANCHESTER.—The market on Tuesday was dull, both
in goods and yarns, its flatness being increased by the sus-
pension of payments of the Commercial Bank; and, as re-
gards twist, also by bad accounts of a famine in Russia, in
which it is stated that the price of food had most enormously
risen, and that the people were starving in great numbers.
Goods were also difficult of sale ; but still both goods and
yarn might have been disposed of at some little reduction In
price, which the manufacturers, however, were not willing to
submit to.

ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, JUNE 30.
We have had very little business going on in the flannel mar-
ket to-day ; every thing has been dull and gloomy. Buyers
have either wanted the pieces at reduced prices, or otherwise
have been quite indifferent whether they purchased at all.
In the wool market all has been still and inactive.
HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, JUNE 30.—Our market was
pretty well attended to-day ; still there was but a meagre
quantity of business transacted either in the plain woollen or
fancy departments, and manufacturers continue to complain
bitterly of the low and ruinous prices obtained : indeed, they
are so low compared with the prices of wools, that many
sales are chiefly the effect of dire necessity ; arid, doubtless,
if an early improvement cannot be realised, many will have
to " bite the dust."—The wool market was also flat, but
prices are firm. Manchester Guardian.
LEICESTER.—We are sorry to say that there is no im-
provement in the demand for worsted hosiery ; and the glove
branch, which has afforded employment to so many hands, is
now very dull, and less doing in it. There is no alteration in
the price of yarn. The wool market is not so firm, but little
has y6t been done in new wools. Tha staplers appear to act
lastal-i' although prices are full ss. per tod less
year, they have not confidence in being
than with
this
stiton ;
time
maintained.—Leicester Chronicle.

Communications from Dingle, with respect to the distress
existing in that town, are of the most harrowing nature. The
poor are literally dropping in the streets from the exhaustion
induced by want of food.—Limerick Standard.
There is a
" whig" in this city who has lately drank such
enormous quantities of hard cider, that crab-apples have
grown from his ears and the end of his nose.—Philadelphia
Times.

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A beautiful specimen of manufacture in the umbrella de-
partment has been sent out in the Englishman, of this port,
to the Coast of Africa. It may, with propriety, be termed a
parasol, or sun-umbrella, being, when expanded,
screening upwards of thirty individuals.— Bristol Mirror.
capable of
THE LATE REV. JAMES WOOD. The funeral of this
venerable Wesleyan minister took place on Tuesday. The
procession left the deceased's late residence at Kingswood,
and proceeded to Ebenezer Chapel, Old King-street, 'whet e,
at eleven o'clock, a large congregation assembled and public
service took place. After singing and prayer a funeral
oration was delivered by Mr. Stanley. The procession then
re-formed, the coffin being borne on a bier,
eight bearers. It was preceded by the Methodji:sumtli
of the city of Kingswood, and followed by
Esq. and Mr. Thomas Wood, as chief mourners, accompanied
by the members and friends of the family, and the Rev.
John Gaskin, minister of Kingswood church. Upwards of
a hundred members of the Wesleyan Society also followed
in the train. The corpse was then carried to Portland
Chapel, where the funeral service of the Church of England
was read ; and the remains were deposited in the burying
ground attached to the chapel. We believe that the late Mr.
Wood was the oldest Wesleyan preacher living, having been
contemporary with Mr. Wesley,,ar apd3orninol rntilmoaute termsal. with
that eminent man.—Felix lley, Bristol