The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-23 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Leeds Intelligencer.)
Tit Arm or LEEDS.—The markets on both Saturday and
Tuesday last have been among the best we have had since
Christmas, and have exhibited a striking improvement in the
demand for our staple commodity. Asa necessary consequence
of this improved demand, prices are looking up, and when the
spring !lade shall have fully set in they are expected to advance
still higher.

BRA DFOII n 31A RKET.—There was a deal of business done at
our market on Thursday, at a trifling advance in prices, and
more goods might have been sold if the manufacturers would
Gave accepted the prices offered by the merchants. There was
a -brisk demand for Yarn at advancing prices, and the wool
market was firm. the sUpply,being short, owing to the inter-
ruption of the conveyances by the frost and snow. We are
glad also to report that some of the American houses are coming
into the market again, and there is every prospect of a brisk
spring trade. All the mills in the town and vicinity are fully
employed, and working full time.
_

HALIFAX NIARKET, on Saturday, was one of the best that
has been experienced for several weeks past. There was a more
numerous attendance of buyers than usual; the transactions
were proportionately extensive, and prices begun to look up,
the manufacturers holding out for zn advance when they ob-
served the altered appearance of the market.

HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, on Tuesday, was well attended
by buyers, and there was a fair demand for plain goods, but
no material alteration of price. Buckskins and other trowsers
cloths were in moderate r,qiiest, and the market altogether
wore a more cheering appearance than it did some time ago.
BLAcKBCRN.—There was about an average sale of cotton-
pieces on Monday. Buyers were not numerous, but sales were
good, and prices sound. Manufacturers are looking forward to
a steady season.
SUE TRADE AT MIDDLETON.—There is a slight improve
meat this week in the silk trade, weavers have more work, and
manufacturers and working people are expecting a good trade
shortly.
MANCIiEsTRIL—The market is exceedingly dull, and there
has been no business transacted in either goods or yarns. Prices
are altogether nominal, though where purchases have been
made, they have been at lower quotations than last week. The
present state of the weather is very unfavourable to any transac-
tions in busineQq, and no improvement can be looked for while
it lasts.—Manchester Courier.

ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET.—The flAnnel market was
thinly attended on Monday, and business was ; last week's
prices were with difficulty maintained at which few were sold;
all kinds of flannels met with a dull sale.— Ibid.

INFLURNcR- "OF COLD WEATHER ON CRIME.—We have
often remarked that a cold rainy disagreeable night has a great
effect in diminishing the number of cases brought up at the
police office for the adjudication of the magistrates; and
rice versa, on warm moonlight, serenading sort of nights, people
have a propensity to get into mischief, and the laborious duties
of the stipendiary magistrate, are thereby- greatly increased.
During the last week, for instance, "business" as the officials
call it, has been very slack at the police office; and on Snnday
night, (generally Prolific in police cases) which teas almost
sufficiently cold and comfortless to drive the "old gentleman"
down from the face of this earth to warm his nose in his own do-
minions, the cold bad such an effect, combined with the dan-
gerous state of the streets, as far more efficiently to put a stop
to crime in all its gradations than all the police force put to-
gether. In consequence "business" was over at the police
of c.e ye,terday by 12 o'clock, instead of continuing as it ordi-
narily does, till 4; and the magistrate had little or nothing
to do.