The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-08-28 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER.—The tone of the yarn market, which ap-
peared to gather some strength on Tuesday from the advance
in cotton, has become rather weaker towards the close of the
week. Those shippers who might otherwise have operated to
a moderate extent, have declined acceding to a further rise
from such a cause, except so far as might be necessary to sup-
ply immediate but very restricted wants; and, indeed, the ex-
treme and merely nominal rats of Tuesday have, in many
instances, been modified by the spinners. Heavy and spirit-
less, however, as this department of the market has been, we
cannot quote any giving way from previously attainable prices.
Yarns for home manufacture still manifest a hardening ten-
dency; the hands of producers being for the most part full of
contracts. On the whole, the transactions of the week have
been few and small. The aggregate of the week's business in
goods has also been on a limited scale ; yet prices have gene-
rally remained very steady. The various widths of printing
cloths are sust, ined at full rates by the continuance of a good
demand, as well as by previous orders yet in course of execu-
tion. Forty-inch shillings are very inanimate, with little or
no giving way in
.price, however, except in particular instances :
some sates of fair amount have been effected at a reduction.
The home dealers have done a little more in stout domestics,
and the shippers in 'l' cloths, on perhaps slightly better terms
than before. Long cloths do not improve.
ROCHDALE. -We have had a brisk market this week, not-
withstanding the wakes, which generally interfere, to a certain
degree, with business. Pieces were soon bought up, at im-
proving prices. Heavy goods have not been much inquired
after, and the sales have been limited. There has been rather
more inquiry after wool, and prices may be quoted the same as
last week.
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LEEDS.—Woollen cloths, especially those most suitable for
the winter trade, con:inue in good demand, at late prices, and
no large quantities, are brought to market, owing to the manu-
facturers being chiefly working to order.
BRADFORD.—There has been a good attendance of buyers
this week, and a large amount of piece goods have changed
hands at firm prices. 'diddle and low qualities of Cobourgs
are scarce. There is no particular change in either the wool or
the yarn market. There is a full supply of both English and
Colonial wools, but purchases are not made beyond present
wants. From the stocks of yarns being very low and the spin-
ners being chiefly engaged on orders, it is expected prices will
soon advance.
HALIFAX.—The manufacturers are pretty well employed to
order, the stocks being very low, and some sorts, especially
lastings, difficult to purchase, even at advanced rates. The
spinners are also full of orders, chiefly for the continent, and
prices are maintained with firmness. The wool market is
steady, with a legitimate trade doing, and the staplers are ra-
ther free sellers, upon somewhat easier terms.
HUDDERSFIELD.—Our staple trade continues brisk. At our
puplic market on Tuesday everything new and seasonable was
bought up. at prices about the same as those which have pre-
dominated tor some time.