The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-09-07 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER.—There is no improvement to notice in our
market. During the week it has remained dull and inactive,
buyers acting with extreme caution, and confining their pur-
chases to the most limited scale possibe. Though a slightly
increased disposil ion has been evinced here and there to operate
in certain descriptions of cloth, the general feeling has been
one of want of confidence. Prices, however, are firm ; sellers
being resolved rather to produce less than to concede in price.
The disposition to work short time daily increases ; in Preston
and its neighbourhood, several mills have entirely stopped
working, and we hear of others in various quarters likely to be
soon closed.
LEEns.—Consideringl that they were the closing markets of
the month, our two last puolic half-days were as well attended
as could be expected. seeing the dullness of business lately and
the firmness of the money market. It is true, not much busi-
ness has been transacted either in the public markets or at the
warehouses since our last, but there appears to be an expec-
tancy of a tolerably good winter trade, and prices of all kinds
of goods do not at all diminish. The heavier kinds of goods
suitable for winter, are chiefly sought after.
BaAnFoan.—Wool : There is great langour in this branch,
owing to the bad position of the spinning trade, which is set
forth as most distressing. At the prices now sought there is
no disposition to buy, and sales during the week have been
limited.—Yarns : There is nothing better to add in this part of
our trade; the current prices are such as to compel all to
restrict their production to the lowest point, a course which
has for some time been adopted, so that any small accumula-
tions of stock are now reducing, giving hope that better prices
may be realised.—Pieces : The favourable reports throughout
the country of the safe gathering and abundant yield of the
harvest, give a tone of confidence that our home trade will con-
tinue much longer. The accounts brought by the last steamer
from America also represent a good business doing, and favour-
able hopes are entertained of an early resumption of activity
by the buyers for that country.
HALIFAX.—For Pieces we have had another dull market,
and little business doing, with very few buyers attending.
Yarns are much the same as during the last few weeks; the
prices offered are so low, that spinners cannot make the cost
price. In Wool very little doing, and prices much the same
as last week.
HUDDERSFIELD.—There has been a fair market here, and
an average quantity of goods have changed hands. Good styles
of new winter goods have moved off well. Prices are without
an alteration.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET. —We had rather more
buyers in the Flannel market this week, but for the first hour
or two they were very slow purchasers. Low Flannels and
some sorts of finished goods were most inquired after; they
were sold generally at former prices. During the week a full
average quantity of Flannel goods has been disposed of, at last
week's rates. The Wool market is much the same as stated
in our last report.
YORK WOOL MARKET.—We have had the usual supply of
Wool, and attendance of buyers from the manufacturing dis-
tricts. The prices are unformily the same as our last quo-
tations. Moor Wools of first class quality, and in clear con-
dition, are in request, but inferior sorts are passed by.
HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—There is scarcely any altera-
tion in the cotton stocking trade since our last report, whether
wrought or cut-up, the hands engaged in the latter branch
being still very short of employment. The drawer and panta-
loon branch continues in a tolerable condition, when compared
to some other branches of the trade, none of which vary so
much as this does. The wide branches, as they are termed,
are certainly in a most monstrous state. The frame charges in
the wide branches are most excessive. We know of one work-
man, who, after labouring hard for a week, being rather a slow
hand, upon reckoning on Saturday night, was fourpence-half-
penny in debt ! and this is by no means a solitary instance.
There is little or no variation in the silk hosiery branches. The
silk glove trade is rather, if anything, declining—the plain hose
a shade reviving. The cotton bobbin-net branch is certainly
improved in demand, but not in price; the manufacturers are
wary and cautious.