The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-06-06 00:00:00

FRIDAY, JUNE 2:1854.

BANKRITPTS. - James Howard, Levenshulme, near
Manchester, grocer, June 19 and July 12, at 12 o'clock,
at the Manchester District Court of Bankruptcy : solicitor,
Mr. Dawson, Manchester; official assignee, Mr. Fraser,
Manchester.—Henry Hartley, Trawden, near Comae, cotton
manufacturer, June 14 and July 7, at 12 o,clock, at the
Manchester District Court of Bankruptcy.: solicitors,
Messrs. Rowley and .Sons, Manchester; official assignee,
Mr. Hemmen, Manchester.—Moutgomerie Gladstone and
Joseph, Creevy Bond, Manchester, general brokers, June
15 and July 3, at 12 o'clock, at the Manchester District
Court of Bankruptcy : solicitors, Messrs. \Vorthington
and Earle, Manchester; official assignee, 11.. Fraser,
Manchester.—Edward Meson, Preston, drapv, June 19
and July 7, at 12 o'clock, at the Manchester District
Court of Bankruptcy: solicitors, Messrs.Sale,Worthington,
and Shipman, Manchester ; official assignee, Mr, Herna-
roan, Manchester,=Joseph Wormald, Glossop, shoemaker;
June 14 and July 6' at 12 o'clock, at the
_Manchester

MANUFACTURES.

MANCHESTER.—There hss been less depression in
the market this week, and more business done, though
the demand is still far from large. Prices are steadier,
but the majority of purchases have been at low rates.
The improvement appears to be the result of continued
very favourable weather for the growing crops of all
kinds, and the absence of any adverse news from the
East. The last India accounts have induced a renewed,
though not extensive demand for goods and yarn, which,
with the increased firmness in the Liverpool cotton market,
has arrested any further downward tendency in prices.
More liberal purchases of yarn have also been made by
manufacturers, no doubt partly attributable to the firmer
attitude of the Liverpool cotton market. At Blackburn,
on Wednesday, there was also decidedly more doing.
ROCHDALE. There is a better feeling amongst
buyers, and a greater disposition to purchase, but prices
are much the same as those of last week.. The wool
market remains inactive, and prices have undergone little
•
or no change.
HUDDERSFIELD.—The market is still flat, but a
slight improvement on last week has been experienced.
There has been a slight improvement in the wool ware-
houses, but no sales of large amount effected.

LEEDS.—A full average quantity of goods , have been
delivered to order this week, and . the transactions out of
the halls have been to a fair extent; in consequence the
stocks are low and prices firm. Business has been dull in
the home trade warehouses, hut there has been n..ore
done by the fol'eign houses than of late, although much
less than usual at this season.

BRADFORD.—WooI: The country markets around
the seat of consumption have opened with greater supplies
than was -expected, and the farmers seemed inclined to
make sales when 1;:ld can be obtained; hut, with present
prospects, this is not long likely to be realised.—Yarns :
The position of this branch of trade is not improved, and
the only course that now remains is to circumscribe the
production within the limits of the demand. The large
houses generally are making but very limited time; large
quantities of machinery are standing, with no disposition
to resume work, till either an improvement take 'place in
the price of yarns, or wool can be bought 'at such a price
as to leave a margin of profit for the spinner.—Pieces:
The demand fbr goods is not animated, and the merchants
for the home trade only buy in limited quantity. The
buyers for export are doing but little, and it is to be feared
the business done will be both late and below the average
of former years. •
LEICESTER.—But little change in the amount of
business for the home trade this week, and small orders
to assort stocks, or for special purposes, characterise each
day's despatches. The export for the United States is
active, and a few further orders are expected. Wool and
yarn remain firm in price.

NOTTINGRAIL—The depression continues both in
the lace and hosiery trades, in the former to a greater
extent than the latter, but for hosiery goods also there is
not the usual amount of orders that is looked for at this
season. The manufacturers, therefore, of the various
branches of this trade (hosiery) are wisely diminishing
their production. In the lace trade this is not so easy. of
accomplishment, as the large warps, that for economy are
put on the warp beams, take a great length of time work-
ing off; consequently stocks of goods have accumulated
during this flat season, upon which great sacrifices have
been made, and it is for job lots of this sort the American
buyers now in this market are chiefly looking. All kinds
of yarn are difficult of sale.