The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-02-09 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER.—Every successive week appears to increase
the depressed and unsatisfactory state of our market. The
present week has shown great want of confidence on the part of
purchasers, and doubt and perplexity amongst producers of all
kinds. There are evidently orders in the market both for yarn
and goods, which are withheld for the present, in the expecta-
tion that prices will be permanently lower. The larger and
more wealthy producers have been in many cases compelled to
give way to the. pressure during the last few days, and have
made sales at the same irregular prices as their smaller come
petitors. As the present small demand for goods produces lit-
tle comparative effect on the cotton market, and as it is evident
that millowners who are consuming cotton bought this year,
must be, even in small concerns, losing many pounds weekly.
• we are afraid that we must look forward to an almost entire
cessation of production as the corrective of this state of things.
This result will'be a melancholy one when we consider the con-
sequent destitution of the hands employed, but nothing but a
complete crisis in trade will force the holders of cotton to give
way until a larger supply is announced, and for this we may
wait some time. The Indian commercial news being unfavour •
able increases our gloom, and the whole review of the week is
an unsatisfactory one. It is worthy of note, that the depression
has hitherto been attended with no reduction of wages, and
that the hands generally not only submit to the arrangemeny
for short time, but are evidently convinced that it is the onits
true remedy. • e
ROCHbALE.—We had an exceedingly dull market this week,
very few goods changed hands; prices of all descriptions were
much the same as last week. The wool market continues in
the same dull state; prices firm.
LEEDS.—We cannot notice any striking improvement in the
state of the woollen trade during the past week, but the busi-
ness done has fully equalled that of any other week during the
present year. The demand is chiefly for goods of low qualities,
but fine and middle cloths are scarcely saleable. Prices rule
steady, and from the circuulstance of tome of the larger ma-
nufacturers being engaged in making to order, the stocks in
the cloth halls continue moderate. ,
IlnAnFoan.—Wool.—The dulness noted for several weeks
past still continues, and prices barely supported. In Noilb and
Shorts the demand is equal to the limited production, and
prices firm. Yarn.—Dming the week the sales are by no means
satisfactory, prices ruling very low. We fear that a continu- •
ance of this state of things will prove alike disastrous to both
employer and employed. Some inquiries have been made by
the export houses, which we hope may lead to business. Piece.
There ivas a fair amount of business done on Thursday, chiefly
in Coburgs and Orleans. Merinos were dull. Prices generally
were so very low that manufacturers can with difficulty replace
their stocks.

HUDDERSFIELD.—This week we have had an exceedingly
drill market, very few goods changed hands; prices are much
the Caine as last week. The wool market continues in the same
dull state; prices firm.
HALIFAx.—This has been another very flat market. Few
pieces have been changing hands, and scarcely any buyers in
the market. We have no alteration to notice in Yarns, the de-
mand-being very languid., Wool keeps up in price, although
the dealers are more wishful to sell.