The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-05-02 00:00:00

MONEY AND STOCKS

TUESDkr) APRIL 25.—Bank Stock, 208 10; Consols
for Money, )487 4 7 1 ; Ditto for Account, 87 4 7 4; Three
per Cent. Reduced, 854 6 54 64; New Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents., 861 7 61 71, Long Annuities, 44;
India Stock, 230 530 3 India 'Bonds, 10d par ; Ex-
chequer-ibills, par 4 pm.; Ditto,. Small, par 4 pm.
TiteRSDAY, APRIL 27.—Bank Stock, 208 5 ; Three per
Cent. Reduced Annuities, 86.4 4; 'Three per Cent. Consols
Anna/ties, 874 7 4 8; Consols fOr Account, 874 4 7 4 4;
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Annuities, 874 6/ 74
; Long Annuities (1860), 41 11-16; Exchequer-
bills, £l,OOO, 2d., par is clis. is - pm. 2s dis ; Exchequer-
bills, £5OO, 2d., 3s. pm.; Exchequer-bills, Small, 2d., 2s.
4s.".pm.
?RIDAY, APRIL 28.—Ilank 'Stock, 2054 • Three per
Ccnt. Reduced Annuities,`B6/ ; Three per dent. Consols
Annuities, 874 4i4 4 ; ?Congas for Account, 874 1;
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Annuities, 87i 4 4 4 ;
'New Two-and-a-Half per Cent. Annuities, 75 ; Long
Annuities (1860), 4 1146 ; Long Annuities, 30 years,
(1859), 4 7 164 ; India 33onds;£1,000, 6 dis. ; India Bonds
(under £1,000), 18 tlis.-; 'xehequer-bills, £l,OOO, 2d., 2s.
dis. 2s. pm.; Exchequerltals, £5OO, 2d., 2s. dis. 2s. pm.;
Exchequer-bills, Small,!:11, 3s. pm.
SATURDAY, APRIL --29. Bank Stock, 205 2 ; Three
per Cent. Reduced Annuities, 864 4 ; Three per Cent.
Consols Annuities, 8744.1 4; New Three-and-a-Quarter
4
per Cent. Annuities,-874-44; Long Annuities (1860),
4 11-16 ; Consols for Account, 874 8 ' • India Bonds,
(under £1,000), ss. dis: ; 'Exchequer-bills, £l,OOO, 2d., 2s.
dis. 2s. pm. : £5OO, 2d., 2s. dis. 2s. pm.;
Exchequer-bills, Small,--2d., 2s. dis. 2s. pm.

MANUFACTURES.

MANCHESTER. —The slight improvement in the
market for Nfanchesteroods has been almost entirely
lost. The fads that-cotton is coming forward more freely
in the United States, that the operatives are returning to
work at Stoaport and Preston more freely on the masters'
terms, so as to multiply considerably the production of
yarn and cloth in the present greatly depressed state of
demand, and the prolonged drain of gold from the Bank
of England, are all tending to render buyers both for the
home and the shipping branches of our trade more
cautious. 'The demarid.for cloths has been less extensive
than last week. Domestics are taken only in small
quantities, and printing-eloths have been in requisition
only for one er two foreign markets, leaving the general
trade much 'as it was. The lower qualities of 40-inch
shirting's 'continue in some-demand, but in other qualities,
and forether widths,- the sale is limited and prices rather
unsatisfactory. In yarns the finer numbers suited to the
Eastern :mallets have retained their firmness, owing to
the contracts in the' hands of the spinners engaged in
such counts, sat the business in other descriptions is
quiet, and pviees ratherin:favour of buyers.
LEEDS.—On Tuesday 'the market was dull, and, in
the present slate of, trade;large sales cannot be made,
except at reduced •prices. 'Business has also been dull
with the commission hands,,out of the market. Although
there have been a number .cif buyers in the town, both
from Tiond&n,and the country, yet they purchase so very
sparingly, that the transactions in the warehouses have
been below annverage amount-this week.
BRADPORD.—WooI : 'The .position of this branch is
anything but saiisfactory,,inasnarach as the prices held for
by the growersovill not admit V it being brought to the
seat ot consumption, except at a loss. There will be a
greater proportion of old wool. an the country on the eve
of clip this year-than has beem9the case for many years,
especially in fine-wools, which.are yet dull sale. Noils
and brokes are made in very limited quantity, and com-
mand high prices, ,from their absolute scarcity.—Yarns
are selling at prices -ruinous in the,extreine, and all kinds
of full-bred deep.stapled wools aye fully 3d per lb. too
dear to enable the spinners to cover. cost, notwithstanding
all the advantage that improved maehinery can aid in the
.conabing. Eiery mode of cheapening the cost of produc-
tion is now exhausted, and nnless yarns command a
;higher price, or the price of wool ',ll-4 very materially
,',lessened, there is no: a3ternative- bat ..a further abridge-
.ment in the quantitnproduced.--Pieees: with the excep-
,tian of a few fancy goods, all others are selling at prices
.so low that it is not posilible to realise,sest. The stocks
en band, with few exceptions are very low, and, in the
merchants' hands, umiaMilly so. The, quantity of un-
_employed looms was never greater than at present, and
those parties in Lancashire, who make both Cobourgs and
all ectton goods, are now ,-making only the latter. The
mousLe- lin-de-laine makers :are the only users of worsted,
and this branch has been ..o very dull throughout the
spring, that in the aggregate ,not more than half of the
usual quantity of goods has ~been made. The buyers for ,
America have bought some railierbeavy lots within a few
days, hui at prices that spot justifyllOd per lb. for
wool at 4f1i13-day.

NOTTXNGHAM.—There oio ,improvement in the
condition rof local trade fikl4C ,our last report, each re-
maining.unusually dull for the season. The price<cf yarn
for.bOtklaet and hosiery purposesfoontinues;unchanged.
LEIOEWPER.—The generail.trade of the town remains
in the.same !inactive state as for the :last severalweeks.
'The workmen re only partially employed, and manufac-
rturers continue the course of only giving out work ;for
•orders. This week much more confidence is manifested
in the woollen.avd worsted markets.

OCHDAIX.—There appears to 'be sto demand for
goods at present: at any price. The woolimaarket barirbeen
remarkably quiet, :end the manufacturers buy for imme-
diate use only. .Fiv.o wool may be quoted :a shade easier,
but low priced Luglisli wool fully maintaius last week's
quotations.