The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-11-23 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER.—A fair inquiry continues to be experienced
for some descriptions of goods, but not so much actual business
is doing as at the close of last week. In some instances lower
prices have been taken for both yarn and goods. The Greek
houses are operating rather freely in low printing goods, and
are giving out their orders, but at very low rates. No failures
of any consequence have taken place here during the present
week, nor are any unpleasant rumours afloat; so that, although
no very decided improvement in trade can yet be said to have
been experienced, a more cheerful feeling exists, and hopes
begin to be entertained that a more extended business will ere
long be done, and at more satisfactory prices than those which
at present prevail.
LEEDS.—The woollen trade of this town and district conti-
nues in a very dull state, but it is not worse this week than it
has been for some time past. Indeed, on Saturday the public
cloth market wore an improved tone, and more goods were sold
than for many market days previous ; but on Tuesday little
was done, owing, in some degree, to a mischievous rumour in
the London papers, that a large house in Leeds was likely to
go down. The report turned out to be as baseless as it was
startling and injurious.
BRADFORD.—WOOIS: There is not any improvement in the
demand for Combing Wools ; all appear determined to do as
little as possible, and as the growers still stand out for late
prices, there is no chance of a better supply ; the present sup-
ply is fully adequate to the diminished consumption. Colonial
Wools are still dull, and sales can only be effected at lower
prices. Noils and Brokes admit of no change for several
weeks past, the production being fully as limited as the de-
mand. Pieces : There is nothing very material in the appear-
ance of things in our market to-day. Orleans, Lustres, and
Paramattas, are what are chiefly selling in dress goods ; but
November is usually a very dull month for the home houses,
and till the price of discount is reduced, there will be an indis-
position on the part of the shippers to do theirusual business;
the present value of money would absorb all the profit or com-
mission. Yarns: We cannot hear of anything better in this
depressed branch of our tra,e. Every one seems at a loss how
to steer through the present disjointed state of the business ;
for small as the reduction is now reduced to, it appears to be
equal to the requirements of the trade, which is now chiefly
confined to our home manufacturers.
HUDDERSFIELD.—There has been rather more doing in our
market this week, and there is rather an improved feeling for
the future. Stocks are very low, a circumstance which, taken
in connexion with the improved aspect of the money market,'
induces the belief we shall have a fair trade doing after the
turn of the season. Goods are held quite as firmly as the state
of the wool narket would lead us to expect.
HALIFAX.—There have been more buyers attending our
markets this week than there have been for a long time back,
and a little more business has been done, but at very. low pri.:es.
The buyers would have bought freely at the low prices offered,
but the manufacturers could not accede to their prices.—Yarns
are still in a very depressed state, and very little doing. Wool
is much the same as tbr the last few weeks back; not much
demand owing to the mills running short time.
ROCIIDA4E.—We have had an extremely dull market this
week, more so than for some time past. Those manufacturers
who could obtain ready money for their goods. were led to
take less prices than on this day week, as there appears to be a
great want of confidence. The wool market was dull ; we
cannot note any alteration in prices.
HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—The hosiery manufacture in
all its varied branches is still in a most depressed and lamen-
table condition.—Nottinghatn Journal.

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