The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-12-08 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE

MANCIIESTER.—The number of inquiries on Tuesday, both for
goods and yarn, would almost have !ed a mere casual observer
to suppose that the market was about to assume a more active
state than for some weeks past. This was, however, not the
fact, for upon the whole the market was characterised by that
dull state of things which it has been our grief lately to haven-
ported. We did hear of several lots of twist having been sold at
figures below our quotation, but as these were extraordinary
cases, we do not feel justified in taking them Into account. In
our last we intimated our opinion that we had no real ground
for expecting any revival of trade before Christmas, unless the
short time system shall be more generally adopted We regret
that our advice has not as yet been generally adopted; for We
believe that, with the exception of Oldham and one or two other
towns, the mills are running the usual time. A few weeks ago
we stated in the columns of the Advertiser and Chronicle, that
the spinners of the Ashton district had held a meeting for the
purpose of considering the propriety of working short time. At
that meeting, we believe, a resolution in favour of curtailing
the hours of working the mills was adopted; but up to this mo-
ment not more than one concern near Ashton had adopted the
principle, and the thing appears to have fallen to the ground at
present. It would appear that some of the employers distrust
their brethren, and hence the cause of disagreement ; but the
sooner it is removed the better for all parties. The following
are our quotations, from which it will be found that the varia-
tions from our last report are but trifling :-26-inch 6a reed
printers, 4s to 4s 4id ; 26-inch 65 reed ditto, 4s 6d to 45 8d ; 27-,
inch 66 reed ditto, 4s 6d to ss; 27-inch 72 reed ditto, 5s 4frd to
5s gd; 34-Inch 66 reed ditto, 5s to 6s; 36-inch 66 reed ditto,
5s 4id to 6s; 36-inch 72 reed ditto, 6s to 7s ; .36-inch shirtings iu
proportion. 40-inch gold end shirtings, 60 reed, 7s gd to 81;
40-inch gold end shirtings, 66 reed, • s lid to gs lid ; 40-inch
gold end shirtings, 72 reed, gs 6d to 10s. .

ROCHDALE.—The Flannel market remains in its former de-
pressed state. and the severe frost that has set ,n has not yet
had any effect upon the demand for goods. The Wool market
is still languid, but prices are film.
LEEDS.—Dulness and depression are the characteristic fea-
tures of the woollen trade of this neighbourhood, and but few
goods are changing hands. Less business has been done this
week than was done last, and there appears to be no good rea-
son that there will be much improvevement in the trade before
the ensuing year has set in.
BRADFORD.—WooI.—The business doing in combing wools-
during the past week has been more extensive, and an increased
degree of firmness maniiested by the staplers, owing to the re-
duced supply in the market, and the growers and country deal-
ers seeking prices which cannot be realised here. Short wool
and wills are somewhat better to call, the sales of colonial wool
now progressing in London having commanded higher prices
than was anticipated. Yarn.—Although the demand for yarn
is chiefly confined to the home customers, still there is no in-
crease in stocks. The price it continues to command being so
ruinously low, without any hope of alleviation from vi 00l at a
reduced price, compels the spinner to abridge the production,
which is now done to a considerable extent, and the only means
whereby any improvement in price can be effected. Pieces.
The business doing in dress goods has been limited. The rner.
chants are all on the inquiry for new styles for the approaching
season, and the mixture of silk and Alpaca is favour ably looked
upon, from the elegance the combination affords. Heavy goods,
such as Moreens, are eagerly sought up, and no stocks in the
market.

HUDDERSVIELD.—Rather more sales have been effected this-
week, and the manufacturers are well employed. Prices both
of manufactured goods and wool keep up.
HALIFAX.— Our staple trade is but slack, but prices remain
unaltered. The yarn market continues very flat, with curtailed
production ; but there is no alteration in prices A little more
long wool has changed hands, which has given more firmness
to the sellers. There has been rather more inquiry ti r short
wools, and prices are somewhat firmer; but not much husiness
has been done.

LEICESTER.—The demand for goods continues dull ; but the
houses engaged in manufacturing for the country trade have a
better demand than those who are sole'y occupied for the Lon-
don market. A number of workmen are out of employ. The
demand for yarn is not so good as it was; in price no alteration.
There is rather more inquiry for wool.
HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—The cotton hosiery manufac-
tures, as might be expected from the season of the year. have
not amended. and considerable distress prevails. However,
there is a shade of improvement in the cotton glove branch,
which employs about 12,000 frames. The silk glove branch is in
so forlorn a state as to have become half extinct. The drawer
and pantaloon branch is in much the same state as for months-
past; that i'., a few of the hosiers keep their frames pretty well
employed, while others have been for some time in a state of
stagnation. The silk stocking trade is i❑ a lamentable state,
and is imperceptibly falling away. This is the case throughout
all Europe, except Rome. where the silk stocking trade is on.
the increase. It was fondly hoped, on opening the trad eto
China, that a demand would have taken place for knotted hose,
but the articles now made are utterly unfit for that people, who
wear silk articles of such a weight, that they are much heavier
and stouter than European cloth. There is a prevailing opinion
in some quarters that the fancy bobbin net trade is rather upon
the stir. The warp lace is in much the same state as the bobbin
net trade, the silk branch being in the best demand. The de-
pression has at last reached Tiverton, and the West of England,
especially the former. We scarcely eve hear the Isle of Wight
now mentioned The traverse br nch warp in this district is
depressed beyond all former experience, though a few machines
are kept working.

STATIONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY
ON THE IST DECEMBER., 1846.
(From Colburn's United Service Magazine.)
[Where two places are mentioned, the last-named is
which the Depot of the Regiment is stationed.]
Ist Life Guards—Windsor. 40th—Winchester.
2nd Ditto—Regent's Park. 41st—Mullingar.
Royal H.Guards—Hyde Park 42d—Malta ; Isle of 'cs
Ist Dragn Gds.—Birmingham. Reserve batt.,
2d—Newbt idge. 43d—Dover.
3d—Piershill. 44th—Belfast.
4th—Nottingham. 45th—Cape of Good Hope, LW
sth—York. Reserve batt.. C.G.Hope
6th—Dublin. 46th—Canada; Guernsey
7th—C. G. Hope, Maidstone. 47th—Cork.
Ist Dragoons—Cork. 48th—Jamaica; Dublit
2d—Clonmel. 49th—Galway.
3d—Bengal; Maidstone 50th—Bengal; Chatha
4th—Dublin. 51st—Van D.Land
iith—Longford. 52d—Quebec ; Breco
7th Hussars—Athlone. 53d—Bengal ; Chathl
Bth—Cahir. 54th—Gibraltar ; Kmsal
9th Lancers—Bengal ; ?Midst. 55th—Limerick.
10th Hussars—Bombay; Maidst 56th—Chatham
11th Hussars Coventry. 57th—Canterbury.
12th Lancers— Hounslow. 58th—N.S.Wales ; Chatham
13th Lt. Dragoons—Newbridge. 59th—Limcrick.
14th--Bombay; Maidstone. 60th(lgt hatt.)—Bombay ; Chat
lath Uhlasesa—Madreca M•aton batt.)—Canada; Cl] wild=
16th Lancers—Bengal.*Maidst 61st—I

Chatham

17th Lancers—Dundalk. 62d—Bengal ; Chatham.
Gren.Gds. (Ist batt.)—Winch'r. 63d—Madras ; Chatham.
(2d batt.)—St. John's Wood 64th—Kilkenny.
(3d batt.)—Tower. 65th—N.S.Wales ; Chatham.
Coldstream Guards, (Ist batt.) 66th—Gibraltar ; Templemorg.
St. George's Barr. 67th Cork.
(2d batt.)—Portman-st. Barr. 68th—Dublin.
Scotch FusileerGrds—(lstbatt) 6gth—Bury, (Lancashire.)
Wel'ington Barr. 70th—Templemore.
(2d batt)—Windsor. 71st—Barbadoes ; I. of Wight
Ist Foot (Ist batt.)—Trinidad ; Reserve batt., Canada.
Newbri go. 72d—Gibraltar ; Nenagh.
(2d batt.)—Edinburgh. 73d—C. G. Hope ; Clare Castle,
2d Foot—Portsmouth. 74th—Aberdeen.
3d—Dublin. 75th—Athlone.
4th—Madras; Chatham. 76th—fort George, N.B.
sth—Devon port. • 77th—Quebec; Fermoy.
6th—Cape Good Hope. 78th—Bombay; Chatham.
Reserve batt., Buttevant. 79th—Gibraltar ; Castlebar.
7th—St. Vincent ; Newry. Both—Bengal ; Chatham
Bth—Bombay, Chatham. 81st—Canada ; Jersey.
gth—Bengal ; Chatham. 82d—Canada; Fermoy.

10th—Bengal ; Chatham. 83d—Dublin.
11th—N. S. Wales, Chatham. 84th—Madras,
12th—Mauritius ; Isle Wight. 85th—Limerick
Reserve batt., Mauritius 86th—Bombay ; Chatham
13th—Portsmouth. 87th—Newport. S. W.
14th—Halifax, N.S; Plymouth sSth—Malta ; Birr.
15th—Ceylon ; Waterford. 89th—Halifax, N.S. ; Hull
16th—Gibraltar; Fermoy. 90th—CapeG
17th—Bombay ; Chatham. 91st—Cape of
18th—China ;"f Chatham. Resery
18th—Barbacloes; Boyle. 92d—Enniski
20th—Bermuda ; Isle of Wight 93d—Canada
Reserve batt., Bermuti
21st—Madras; Chatham.
22d—Boinbay ; Chatham.
23d—Antigua ; Isle of V

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I—Aden ; C
I—China; C
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Reserve hatt., Canada
24th—Bengal ; Chatham.
25th—Madras ; Chatham.
26th—Dublin
27th—C G. Hope ; Portsmouth.
28th—Bombay ; Chatham.

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B (Istb.)—Corfu ;'
att.)—Halifax,N.S