The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-05-05 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE

LAN C surn.E.—Calico block printing is moderately brisk;
at some places there are two sets of bands, one for the night
and another for the day ; machine printing is also brisk.
The silk trade improves every week, and weavers and dyers
in the neighbouring towns of Manchester have full employ-
ment. The hands employed in the flannel trade at Rochdale
are in miserable circumstances ; the wages of most of the
weavers have been reduced within the last month upwards of
twenty per cent. ; there are sad complaints amongst manu-
facturers. The trade in cotton mills, both here and at Hey-
wood, near Bury, improves, and the machinery in nearly all
the factories is in full operation ' • mechanics are yet very
slack of work. The woollen cloth trade at Saddleworth is
unusually dull, and some manufacturers declare that if an
4teration does not take place they will have to give up ; the
`Lieiatives have nbt half employment, and a great number
are totally without work. The machinery in some of the
cotton mills at Bolton, which has been at a stand for some
time, has commenced working,' trade seems to be slowly
improving, yet there is a deal of distress amongst all trades.
The cotton-spinning and power-loom weaving at Oldham
is considerably better than it was a month ago, and the hands
generally have full work. The various trades in other towns
that we usually mention are rather improving, and manufac-
turers have better prospects than they had a fortnight since,
yet the profits were never known to be so low as at present.
—Preston Chronicle.

MANCHESTER.—There was no material change in the
market yesterday, though, perhaps, the demand was not
quite equal to that of the preceding Tuesday, especially for
power-loom printing cloths, which in some few cases, we
believe, were scld a shade lower than last week. Stocks,
both of goods and yarn, especially of the latter, continue ex-
tremely light, the demand taking off the entire production at
steady prices; and, though the business done is not very
profitable, it is generally sound and healthy, and encourages
an expectation of future improvement.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL M ARKET,MOIIday, April 27.—There
is no change to report in the flannel market to-day. The
demand has been slack, and prices low as usual. The wool
market continues heavy, at former prices.
HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, April 28.—Although there
was a fair demand for fine woollens, and light fancy
goods, generally speaking the market was not so brisk as
might have been expected, if it was only on account of the
extremely beautiful and fine weather. Nor do prices much
improve, but they are very firm. Orders are more
numerous, and stocks of salable goods very light, so that
better prices are demanded, and must shortly be realised.
There is more animation in the wool market, at prices much
the same as of 14. The warehouses are tolerably busy,
and better prices a obtained ; but we fear the manufacturer
is yet far from obtaining a satisfactory remuneration.—Man-
chester Guardian.

STATE- OF TRADE AT KENDAL.—Never since the oldest
man can remember were the working classes of this town
suffering such privations. The fancy and linscy trades still
continue to be in a very depressed state, and hundreds of
operatives may be seen parading the streets and fields with
dejected looks.—Kendal Mercury.
LEEDS.—The continued fine weather has given an im-
proved tone to the market, and has in some measure tended
to improve the demand for domestic consumption ; but the
amount of business transacted since our last is not much
greater than during the previous week. Still it is satisfac-
tory to report even a trifling progression.
BRADFORD.—Our market, on Thursday, was very nume-
rously attended by merchants and commission agents, but
the amount of business transacted was not so extensive as
might have been expected; neither was there any improve-
'ment in prices, though goods were held firmly at former
rates. The principal demand was for lastings, and Alpacha
figured stuffs, which were comparatively low in stock. The
spinners are very careful not to increase their stocks, for
which there is no material improvement in demand or in
prices. The wool market was rather flat, and previous rates
were scarcely supported.
WAKEFIELD.—We are not able to alter our report of the
wool market in any respect from that of last week; the de-
mand is still languid, and prices without variation.
HECKMONDWIKE.—The blanket trade still continues in
an unsatisfactory state, both as regards the demand and
prices. Many looms are standing for want of work, and
many hands are out of employ ; many of the mills also are
only partially employed.
BARNSLEY.—In the linen trade a slight improvement has
taken place, some very good orders having been received,
and work has been given to the weavers more freely this
week than for some time past, but in many of the warehouses
stocks are very heavy.
SADDLEWORTH.—The woollen cloth trade is still dull
here ' • complaints are universal ; the masters disheartened ;
the hands badly employed and paid, and suffering severely.
KNARESDOROUGH.—We are happy to be able to report a
considerable improvement in the Linen Trade of this place.
Several orders have been received, which it is hoped will keep
the operatives tolerably employed for some time.
NOTTINGHAM.—In Nottinghamshire, the operatives con-
tinue in a very depressed condition; and, we regret to add,
without any prospect of immediate change.
DUNDEE.—There appears, from what has taken place
during the last week, to be some faint prospect of better
times for our merchants and manufacturing population, and
we feel great satisfaction in stating, that 21,900 pieces of the
navy canvass contract has come to the share of Dundee, and
1600 pieces to Arbroath, being the wl:ole quantity required
by government, with the exception of 1500 pieces taken by a
Somersetshire firm. It is calculated that this contract alone
will give employment to 500 of our weavers for a year, which
must tend materially to the easing of the pressure on the
other branches of our manufactures. Several cargoes of
fresh flax have arrived from the lower ports, which has been
found of better quality than that of last year. The advices
from the foreign markets regarding the demand for our linens
are much the same as for some time back.—Courier.

The market for metals continues in a very inactive state,
but the prices are nominally sustainei for every article ex-
cepting spelter, which is again ss. per ton lower, for delivery
on the spot.