The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-20 00:00:00

MARKETS FOR MANUFACTURES.

MA NCH ESTER.—There has been a slight recovery from the
extreme depression that has pervaded this market for so
lengthened a period ; and though the improvement has not
led to any large transactions, there is clearly a better feeling,
and less hesitation in giving out orders. A. moderately steady
business is sufficient to take off the whole production of the
various mills, now that short time has become so universal ;
and buyers, finding that there are no great stocks to work
upon, appear to feel more confidence, Under these circum-
stances, prices are firm for all descriptions of goods and
3 arns, whilst for some sorts rather more money is asked and
obtained. In yarns the inquiry for India descriptions con-
tinues. Yarns for home use are also in good demand; and
for 30's to 40's cops higher rates are asked, but the improve.
ment is confined to those ranges. In goods the improvement,
as regards demand, has been general. In light India cloths,
especially, the inquiry continues, and for jacconetts better
prices are obtained ; light printers are also more looked after,
whilst a renewed but still moderate inquiry for the home
trade contributes to improve the appearance of matters.
Domestics and T cloths in better demand, at full rates.
LEEDS.—The cloth markets, although usually dull so near
the approach of Christmas, have been quite as brisk as usual
at this season, and a fair average amount of business has
been done by the commission houses ; there are also some
rather extensive orders in progress, for delivery early in the
new year. Prices remain► steady, and the mills continue in
pretty full employment. A fair quantity of goods have been
sold in the warehouses, Ore period of the season considered.

BRADFORD.—WOOL: Rather more wool has come to town
this week, and prices area little higher. The prices demanded
in the country have tended to stiffen the current rates here,
which were previouslyteo high to induce the spinners to buy
freely; and stocks in their bands being unusually light,
encourages the staplers to hold firm for the prices now sought.
Noils and brokes,conimand better prices, end are not made,
except in limited quantity.—Yarns The difficulties -of the
spimarrs have been on the increase for sense time past. 'The
current price 'for yarns has ranged so 'fat below thetas% as
to bring abaft an extensive stoppers, •ef frames and short
time working, aiiich has been adopted ler some moniks past,
end with no,hape of alteration, unless some very deo&led im-
provement in the value of yarns ,crai be realised 'commen-
surate with'tke cost. The recent ,advance on 'Wool has been
entirely dtlllke cost of the spinsters. The advance sought in
'yarns is not willingly conceded, 'net is it probable that it will
be for 'it few weeks, till old (Contracts are worked out.—
Pieces.: there is nothing vett,' active in 'this department,
although the opinion that goods have seen their lowest is
gainingravour, and there isnrreater willingness to give out
orders. The exceedingly -entail stocks Of !fiilished goods in
'the merchants' hands pupil': favourably 'for&an active spring
trade. The only apparent difficultyis, 'what is most likely to
be.inravour ; this uncertainty 'hag tended 'to retard produc-
ti.on, and caused the leerustto be idleithere'being little dispo-
intim to speculate for tireffitture.

NOTTlNGHAM.—The,cominercial affaltrs of this town arc
,unaltered, the little tat is doing bath in hosiery and lace
goods being quite of sorstail character and not worthy of term-
!went. One reason for less being dove with America thin
,esual, in addition, of eoarse,ito theirrnonetary affairs,' is the
contemplated alteration in their ttater. as it is supposed a
great reduction will ttake place in. the duties at present im-
posed upon cotton Toods. Shouldfthis expectation' be,veri-
fied, doubtless we *ell have a muchgreater extent of business
with that country than we have hadthitherto.
LurcEsTstt.-IM!,branclies amender the influenet,of the
general depression n our commercial operations orthe pre-
sent period; yet,,revhaps, the cheek is also increased by the
near approach of Christmas; after•which more activity is
looked for, and.the firmness of prices in the •wool market
gives rise to appriKtensions of advances under a mars favour-
able state of business transactions.