The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-03-16 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER.—The demand for goods this week has been
extremely limited, and the tendency of prices downwards.
The depression has been rendered more general and decided by
the critical state of the money market and the advancing prices
of provisions, not only in this country, but throughout the
continent generally, and more particularly in France. Sales,
this week, have been effected with great difficulty, and oily by
submitting; to serious concessions. Some fine numbers of yarns
have been in good request and at somewhat firmer prices, but
the cloth market has been uuprecedentedly flat. Upon the
whole, the week has been one of the most depressed we have
had to report for some time. The prevalent feeling with buy-
ers is one of extreme caution, with the conviction that it is
most prudent, at present, to contract liabilities.
ROCIIDALE.—We had a moderate attendance in the market
this week. Fine and middle qualities of flannels remained
much the same as last week, both as respects demand and price.
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moderate amount of business was done at last week's prices.
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HtYnomtsriliLD.—Vice cannot report any feature of change
in the state of trade here since last week. Our market was
but moderately attended by buyers on Tuesday, but a fair bit-
siness has been done in the warehouses.

HALIFAX, Wool.—The consumption of Wool being so very
limited, there is but little doing in the way of sale, and the
stock of good using descriptions even less in proportion than
the demand, which arises from the fut, that higher prices are
demanded in the country than can be realised here; and as the
stocks in the country are chiefly held by the growers, there is
but little hope of any giving way this side of shear-day, which
will have the effect of keeping all kinds of combing Wools from
any decline in prices. Yarns.—This branch of the trade is still
in a most unhealthy condition. It is now quite Clear that an
improvement can only be effected in this branch by ithproved
rates, as no giving way in the price of Wool is probable; for
from all we can learn, the stock of English Combing Wools is
quite as small both in this market and in the country as it has
been for many years past at the same period, notwithstanding
the great abridgment of its use since last clip day. Pieces.—
The tong continuance of winter has very much operated against
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the spring trade; for in the face of frost and snow there is no
inclination to buy light goods, which causes the home trade
houses to be less animated than they otherwise would be. The
purchases for the German fairs, commencing at Easter,
are less than in former years ; which is attributed to the. high
price of food. The American houses are all doing a good busi-
ness, which tends seasonably to relieve the market trom that
dulness which otherwise would have hung over it, and to keep
prices steady.
NovriNonAst.—Lace : Though we have had many purcha-
sers here since our last, yet the market is a quiet one. Prices
are unchanged, except as to the produce of a few twelve and
thirteen point plain net machines, which has been offered at
prices somewhat more favourable to the buyer. The supply of
bobbin-net goods is on the *hole, lessened, and is now only
about equal.to.the demand.—hosiery: We have to report, this
week, a very flat market. The home market is very dull in
mosebranclies, except gloves, in which a fair amount of busi-
ness is doing. The buyers are greatly curtailing their purcha-
ses and reducing their stocks.—Nottiagiann Mercury.
LEICESTER.—We are sorry to have to report unfavourably of
the present state of trade. A general stagnation appears to
prevail throughout the staple manufacture of the Rlidland
Counties' and a very large number of the workmen are unem-
ployed. The advance in cotton, which has only been -partially
realised in the yarns, cannot be obtained in the finished goods,
and the prospect for the next two or three months is very as_
couraging.—Leicester Mercury.
GLASOOW.—Cotton Goods : The market for most descriptions
is very flat, indeed more so than has been experienced for a
long tune, owing, we believe,- to the- high -price -of provisions
and the very high rate of discounts ; and .this :latter circum-
stance, we fear, will cause still farther depression, and lead to
ruinous results,.--Cotton Yarn : If any differenee May be said
to exist in our yarn market, it is a slight' iiiiprOVement, in so
fur as sales have been rather made, spinners having given way
a shade in their, prices —The Iron Trade : Bars, 410 per ton ;
plates, 413 per ton ; sheets 413 per ton ; nail rods, -ell per
ton ; rails. £lO 10s. per ton ; and pigs) 40 17s. 6d, per ton.—
Glasgow Iva:twiner,