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

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCIIESTER.—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 nmst 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 printing
cloths for the Greek market. Better descriptions of this kind
of cloth are still very languid. In thirty-suglipch shirtings a
slight improvement has been felt, but wider ds 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 wh ell 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
experiencing a return of confidence. Money 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-
sily 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
qnantity 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
on-lands the manufactdrers are diminishing the supply, so as
to barely meet the demand.
. .

BRADFORD.—WOOL.—The sales during the week are only
limited. Therelave 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 of 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.
HALIFAX.—There has been rather more business doing this
week, but at very low prices; the merchants would have done
more 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.

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not only in the trade but in the country generally.
HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—We cannot heat 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
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coating will peel off; therefore the fears entrtained by the ma-
nufacturers of black silk lace that the new discovery would in-
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 emplcying
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.
Ifi Stockport a few more factories have extended their time
of working, and some have again commenced going full time.

LIVERPOOL WOOL MARKET, Nov. 29.
We had public sales here on the 25th and 26th instant, which
brought together a full attendance of the trade. The Austra-
lian was readily taken, at an advance of from lid. to 2d. per lb.
on late London prices; but the East India went off very
heavily, at a reduction of ;id. per lb. In consequence of the
limits on the Spanish being too high, they were withdrawn.
The demand for Buenos Ayres was very limited, and the buyers
not coming up to the mark, there were only a few bales sold.
The following is a list of the quantities offered and withdrawn :
Offered. Withdrawn.
Australian
South Australian 233
Spanish
East India
Portugal 7O
Iceland
B. Ayres and E. Rios .. 371
Turkey and Smyrna .. 311
Peruvian 494
Mogador
Egyptian
Sundries

Total
IMPORTS FOR THE WEEK.

From Oporto - --
Foreign. Scotch,
59
Do. Bombay l3B
Do. Monte Video
Do. Calcutta 136
Do. Lisbon
Previously this year

64,785 ..

DUBLIN CORN MARKET, Nov. 26.
We had an improved supply and a dull market at our Corn
Exchange to-day. Wheat of all qualities was from 6d. to Is.
cheaper than on Tuesday; and Barley, Bore, and Oats scarcely
supported that day's currencies. The arrivals of Indian Corn
are considerable, and a decline of Is. has in some cases been
submitted to, but large business could not be done at this
reduction; some Inilders, however, declined to yield at all to
lower rates.

White Wheat. 28s Od to 33s Od Oatmeal Ils Od to 15s Od
Red ditto 23s Od to 30s 6d Second Flour.. 17s Od to 18s Od
Barley 15s Od to 17s 6d Indian C0rn...28s Od to 39s Od
Bere l2s Od to 14s Od (per 480 lbs.)
Oats lls Od to 13s 6d