The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-12-15 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER —The unwonted excitement in the Liverpool
cotton market has seriously deranged the operations in Man-
chester during the week. Prices have advanced in many ware-
houses, and parties have been anxious to buy both cloth and
yarns at slightly advanced rates. As we believe, however, that
the advance in the raw material capnnt be maintained, but is
the work of speculators only, we would advise camion to be ex-
ercised by buyers until the arrival °Ville next advices from
Amorica. The extraordinary freighting of American vessels
may have had its influence in keeping hack the cotton.
ttneunAtE.—There is no decided improvement in the flannel
market to report; perhaps rather snore pieces have been sold
than last Monday, but without any advance in prices. The
wool market is firm, and the manufacturers buy for present use
only.

CEEDS.- As the season for heavy.goods for the home demand
is now drawing to a close, and the foreign houses being out of
the market, there was very little business done at the Cloth
Halls, either on Saturday or to-day. 'The stocks in the manu-
facturers hands are on the increase, although from the caution
with which they have acted, not snore so than usual at this sea-
son. Prices continue firm. The usual dulness of the season
has prevailed in the warehouses this week ; very little is done
excepting to order. The foreign business continues quiet.
HALtXAX.—Business has been but dbll in the hall to-day, and
we have no alteration to notice, either in the quantity of goods
sold or -in prices. The yarn market is characterised by more
than the ordinary dulness of the season, and a further curtail-
ment of production is going on; but we do not think that prices
can be quoted lower. A little less long-wool is using, and the
short stock is the market place is under the control of the sta-
plers. Short Wools arc very quiet, there being great indisposl
tion to buy at present ; but prices are firm, and the feeling is,
that they have not seen the lowest figure.
BRADFORD —There is a feeling cherished that combing wools
have seen their lowest point, and the spinners buy with more
confidence. The business doing is rather more extensive, with-
cut alteration in prices.—Yarn Market. The firmness mani-
fested in the wool market tends to add to the Bloom on this de-
pressed branch of the trade. It is quite impossible to make
yarns to sell at current rates, without great loss. The spinners
continue to abridge their production, which cannot fail ere ,ong
to give prices an upward tendency —Piece Market. The near
approach to,Christmas. when the merchants are usually prepa-,
ring for ,tom taking. stands as a barrier to any improvement in
actual purchases. There is part doing to order for delivery in
f ncy goods. Alpaca is expected to be largely used for summer
and autumn goods, owing to its richness and suitability to mix
with silk, which is now effectively introduced.

HUDDRRSVIELD.—Our market is a little more lively to-day.
There have been a good many buyers in the town, and, alhough
they have not been buying any great quantity, their pres ,nce
gives more confidence to the trade generally. On the whole,
we are still of the opinion we have expressed on several oc-
casions lately, that the prices of goods are not likely to lower
for some time to come, and that as soon as the year gets turned
there is every probability of a good ,pring trade.
HECKMONDWt,:E BLANKRT MARKKT.—We have reported
favourably of this market for several weeks past, but on Monday
last, although old prices were fully eustained, rather less busi-
ness was transacted in the Blanket hall, the attendance of
merchants being loss numerous than for somc.weeks past.

LEICHSTER. —The demand is not improved, and we hear that
a considerable nernber of hapds have been discharged. In
Wools and Yarns no alteration.