The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-13 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

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Tuesday was not quite so brisk as the one on Saturday, but
there was a fair business done. Wool continues firm in
price.
BRA DFOR D.—Our market here, on Thursday, was about an
average one, but there was little of the animation visible some
few weeks ago. The sales of manufactured goods were not
large, bat there was a brisk demand for yarn at tirm micas.
Wool was consequently better to sell, and as the stocks are
not largetrices underwent a slight improvernent.
HUDDERSFIELD.—We had a very good market here, on
Tuesday, both in the piece-hall and in the merchants' ware-
houses. A large business was done in doeskins and tweeds
of good quality and pattern, which generally realised former
prices. It is understood that several orders have been issued
for goods for the spring trade, so that there is a fair prospect
of the operatives being tolerably employed during the winter
months. This has given considerable firmness to the wool
market, and the middle and lower qualities of wool are look-
ing tip in price.
fißcitsioNnwtke IVlsiikET.—The demand for blankets
continues but moderate, and although on last Thursday's
market there were more merchants, yet the quantity of goods
manufactured is greater than the demand. This causes
prices to decline a little, although wool maintains its price.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, Nov. s.—The demand for
coarse goods has been uncommonly brisk to-day, and the
market has been cleared of pieces of that description; the
last week's prices have been freely given. Wool remains
firm. and has undergone no change.
WAKEFIELD WOO r. MARKKT, Nov. 9.—We have a steady
and regular demand for all descriptions of combing as well as
short wools this week, and fully maintain the late advances
in them.

YORK WOOL MARKET, Nov. B.—Our Supply to this day's
market has been chiefly warehoused wool, most of which has
found takers at prices nominal upon our last reports. These
markets will be continued fortnightly.
OLDHAIL—The working of the machinery of the Oldham
cotton mills "short time," was expected to have been much
more general than it has proved to be; nearly forty small
concerns, chiefly waste spinning machinery, are in operation
short time only ; most of the large manufactories are work-
ing full time. The demand for fine as well as coarse yarns is
slack, but tolerable business is doing in power-loom cloths.
METAL :Wallkill., Nov. 7.—We have little information to
convey relative to the state of the Metal Market. The de-
mand for metals has certatuly not decreased since our last
notice; but it has not made that advance which bad been an-
ticipatsid from the reports so current as to the issuing of ex-
tensive- orders from the American houses, for goods of the
manufacture of the town and district. Our quotations for the
respective qualities of CopEer, are £9O, £92, £9-1. Tin,
05 for common blocks; £Bi for hats, and £9O for refined.
Spotter ranges between £2l and £2s.—Birmingham paper.
THIS TEA TRADE, Mos: nay.—The deliveries of this ar-
ticle were last week again larger, having amounted to
518,8611 be. The trade is tolerably brisk.
The silk trade in Nottingham has again turned; there are
some very extensive orders in town, and there is a be:ter
prospect for silk hosiery than bus been known fur some
months pact. —Notts Review.
Tun Attanic.tx TRADE.—We congratulate our fellow-•
townsmen upon the prospect nf a very improved st:lte of trade
between this country and America during the ensuing winter.
It was Stated by one of our most active merchants, at a pub-
lic dinner last week, that orders to the amount of at least one
hundred
.thousand poands were received by the Great Western
when she arrived from her October trip across the Atlantic.
—Birminyhans Advertiser of Thursday.
The shipping trade at present is remarkably good in Leith.
The docks exhibit a greater show of business than for some
time past. A fine American ship, the Merchant, a tem-
perance vessel, is discharging a cargo of upwards of 500 hhds.
and tierces of Virginia tobaccco. Other vessels are discharg-
ing fruit and wine, and several with large cargoes of flax,
tallow, and other Baltic produce. In consequence of these
foreign arrivals, the coasting trade has improved in a corre-
sponding degree.—Dumfries Herald
The state of trade in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, is very
far from being satisfactory, the price of wool being 15 per
cent. higher than at the corresponding period of last year,
and goods selling at nearly the same prices. Manufacturers
complain, as it is serious with those who must throw their
goods on the market; but the large manufacturers have com-
menced holding for next season. The state of the water and
the weather generally are exceedingly unfavourable for finish-
UM—Shrewsbury Chronicle.
Llanidloes Flannel market on Monday was very ill supplied
with goods, in consequence of the previous bad finishing
weather. It is scarcely possible to give any proper quotation
of prices, as the quantity of business transacted was consider-
ably less than for the last six months. Several buyers at-
tended.—lbid.

An AroLoos FOR A MisTAKE.—We are informed that an
apology was posted on the gate of Emel Castle, addressed to
Mr. Johnston Stoney, stating that he was not the person in-
tended to be shot, and hoping he would overlook the little
accident he had met with.—Newcastle Guardian.

It appears that the practice of scraping with the feet as an
express►on of disapprobation, familiar in our Universities, is
of venerable antiquity, for Peter Martyr 1.1419) mentions
that he whit saluted with it before finishing a discourse on one
of the satires of Juvenal, by one or two idle youths dissatisfied
with its length.

EXiiioslol,l OF A POWDER MILL, AT FA VERSH AM. —At
tea minutes before 11 on Thursday morning last, the dread-
ful report of one of the corning mills of Mr. Hall, at Oare,
containing ball a ton weight-of treble powder, produced uni-
versal'eonsternation in the town and neighbourhood. The
mill id question was situated about three quarters of a mile
from the town. The injury sustained by the extensive des-
truction'of windows and buildings generally is trifling when
conspired with the loss of life. Three unfortunate men, who
workedin tbe mill, have met an untimely end; two only of
these have yet, been found. Their bodies (or portions of
bodiei, foi they were rent asunder) presented an awful spec-
tacle. K man, named Thomas Adeley, was soling wheat in
an adjoining field, and was killed by a piece of timber, which
cut hii body asunder, breaking his leg and head. Fragments
of the building were blown to the extent 41 half a mile, and
the tries "'surrounding split astinder. The lionse of a Mr.
Monk, in pirtienlar, the storekeeper, has suffered great in-
jury; the windows are blown o.ut, and neirly every pane of
glasiip.the dwelling brolien.