The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-27 00:00:00

MARKETS FOR MANUFACTURES.

Ms.wesissirse.—The n:arket maintains the improved tone
noticed last week. We are still without any very extensive
demand; but, compared with the late state of business, we
are decided:), better; and when the decrease of production,
resulting from the universal working of short time, is taken
into account, it will readily be conceived that even a mode-
rate demand will be sufficient to keep down stocks of all
kinds, whilst those numbers of yarn and descriptions of
fabrics most called for, have had imparted to them a decidedly
hardening tendency.. The demand for India yarns continues
steady, at very full prices. For the Continent there is not
much doing, The German demand is restricted, on account
of the advanced season, the rivers being now frozen up.
Manufacturers continue to make purchases, and the prices of
the range of yarns between 20• s and 30's, both weft and warp,
still tend upwards. For China some purchases have been
made during the week. As regards goods we are still able to
report a better feeling, especially in light fabrics for India,
which continue to be taken freely at full former rates, and in
fact an advance is obtained for some descriptions, such as
jscconetts and low shirtings. Seven-eighths and nine-eighths
printers are in better inquiry, whilst the heavier classes of
goods are also in better demand, but the advancing prices of
yarns militate against producers.
LEEDS.—At the cloth market, on Tuesday, although there
was a pretty full attendance of buyers, less business wag
transacted than for several weeks past. The stocks are low
in the manufacturers' hands, and many of them are engaged
to order, for early delivery in the new year ; the mills, in con-
sequence, keep well employed, and prices are firm. On the
whole, business is as brisk as usual at this period of the year.
BRADFORD.—WOOI: The Christmas holidays, and many
being engaged in stock-taking, tend to keep buyers from the
market, and there is only a limited business doing. The
stocks held are less than usual at this period, and the prices
demanded by the growers are such as prevent stap'ers coming
to the seat of consumption. Noils and brokes are not abun-
dant, and prices firm.—Yarns: The demand is somewhat
improved, but no inducement in price to bring unemployed
machinery into operation.—Pieces : There is no material
business doing, except for new year's account, and the cur-
tailment of the last three months must tell favourably on the
opening of the new year. Prices may be quoted firmer, with
an upward tendency.

ROCHDALE.—In wool there is little change; the manufac-
turers buy for immediate use only, but prices keep very firm.

HUDDERSFIELD.—Business in the warehouses has gene-
rally been good, considering the time of the year; and a con-
siderable quantity of finished woollens and waistcoatlngs
have changed hands. In the Cloth-hall and the manufac-
turers' shops the demand has not been so brisk at the close

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