The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-01-31 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

LEEDS.—We are happy to observe a slight improvement
in the demand for woollens ; the vessels recently arrived
from New York having brought not merely favourable ac-
counts of the money markets in the United States, but also
several orders. There are rather more hands employed than
there were some weeks ago, and as the confidence of com-
mercial men is restored trade will gradually improve.
BRADFORD MARKET.—At this market on Thursday there
was an improved demand for Saxony cloths and for Ali
Pacha figured stuff goods, but in other descriptions of manu-
factured articles there was no material variation as to de-
mand. The.yarn market was brisker, and there was a slight
improvement in prices realised. The wool market was much
more active than of late, the principal demand being for the
inferior descriptions of combing wool, which 'fetched higher
prices than recently. Of both long and short wools the stock
in the hands of the staplers is considered scanty, and for
short wool as well as long wool there is an improved de-
mand.
WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, JAN. 24.—Without being
able to quote much variation either in demand or prices from
our last week's report, in consequence of the unprecedented
lightness of the supply in the market of all deep combing
wools, more firmness is evinced by holders, and the ten.
dency of prices is still to rise. The best blanket wools are
scarce and much inquired for; other sorts are without al.
teration.

HOLYWELL.—The greatest distress prevails in this town,
principally caused by the stopping of the extensive cotton
mills.

THE MARKET FOR METALS has been again very much
depressed, and even iron has declined about ss. per ton.
Manufactured copper is, however, in some demand at an ad-
vance of Id. per lb. ; and in East India tin there have been
sales at 70s. per cwt. These sales have, however, been on a
small scale, and the arrival of supplies would undoubtedly
cause the value to decline of both copper and tin.
LANCASHIRE.—The trade in cotton factories, at most of
the towns in the neighbourhood of Manchester, has improved
a little with respect to the quantity of work ; but the wages
of most of the operatives have lately undergone a reduction
of ten or twelve per cent. The hands in most of the mills at
Royton have only been partially at work during the last twelve
months ; but, within the last few days, the machinery in all
the cotton manufactories has commenced working full time ;
yet one spinner does the work that two have done before, in
consequence of which many are thrown out of employment.
The cotton manufacturers at many other towns have adopted
the same plan. The hatting trade at Oldham, Denton, and
other places, has improved a little, and hands have more
employment than they had six weeks ago. There are better
prospects
for several other trades than there was a month
since ; yet there is great distress, principally on account of
theligh prices of provisions, and the low state of wages to
be obtained by operatives of ever) description. At Stock-
' port there are many factory operatives turned out on account
'of the attempted reduction in -wages of spinners and others.
It is believed by many, that there is more distress in Oldham
sildkaiil weaving avhiuntgit atis
than in any other part of Lancashire : no fewer than 1100
factory operatives are out of work.-
Middleton, Failsworth, Leigh, &c., improves The
very slow;
advanced the weavers' wages for fine figured sarcenets, woven
yet some of the manufacturers have this week
with a machine called a jacquard. Fine satins, and the finer
sort of plain goods, are also in better request. There are
prospects of a moderate good trade in the manufacture of
silk goods. The calico block printers at sonic places have
rather more work than they had a month ago. Mechanics
in every town in Lancashire slack ; indeed,—there are a very
great number out of employment.—Preston Chronicle.
MANCHFSTF
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yesterday, both for yarn and for goods of all descriptions;
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Manchester Guardian.
ROCHDALI3 FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY,•JANUARY 27.
—There has been a visible improvement iu the market to-
dame of buyers has been more numerous, day ; the attendance and
considerably more flannels have been sold than on the two
)ireceding Mondays. In prices there has been no change.
The wool market has been rather dull, and the prices the
same aslast week's.

.Many marriages are already fixed to take place on the day,
aPPointed for the Queen's nuptials, in the ensuing month.