The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-08-20 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER.—Our market continues healthy, and prices
are very firm. At the early part of the week less business was
doing, in consequence of manufacturers asking higher rates
than last week ; but, for the last day or two, when manufacturers
would take last week's prices, a large amount of business has
been transacted, particularly in 26, 27, and 36-inch printing
cloth. 4u-inch shirtings are flat, a result which has been caused
by the news from the East. Heavy, or domestic, cloths, are in
better demand than they have been for a long period, and se-
veral manufacturers of this article are engaged for all they can
make for the next two months; indeed, one large maker as-
sured us that he had not a week's stock on hand, and was en-
gaged, at an ird advance, for the next six weeks, for almost
every number. This is indicative of returning prosperity, for
this article has been depressed for several years. We regret to
announce the stoppage of an old and respectable print house,
owing from £40,000 to £50,000 caused, we hear, by shipments
to the East, on which advancements were made. 27-inch 66's,
Ls 6d to 6s, and 72's 6s 3d to as loid.—Manchester Advertiser.
TRADE OF LEEDB.—The Woollen Trade of the district con-
tinues unusually active. The certainty of a good harvest ap-
pears to have infused new vigour into our merchants • and at
the markets since our last nearly every description of goods
suitable for the winter trade—beavers, pilots, cloakings, and
shawls—have been in request beyond the supply. The conse-
quence is, that prices are looking up. especially in the lower
qualities of goods, those that are principally in demand. In
fine cloths there is a fair business doing, and prices are firmer,
if not improved.
HUDDDRSFIELD MARKET.-There was a brisk market here
on Tuesday ; at least as brisk as circumstances would permit;
for as many of the manufacturers are working to order, the
supply of new goods was limited, and consequently the purchases
of the merchants were unwillingly restricted. The general be-
lief is, that this state of things will continue for a time longer,
and, as might be expected, the prices of the goods most in de-
mand, kerseys and heavy winter cloths, are looking up.

HECKDIONDWIKE BLANKET MARKET.—The weather daring
the past week has been very unfavourable for the getting up
of blankets, consequently there have been but few offered for
sale, and those few have readily met with purchasers at fully
last week's prices.-N.B. In our last week's report of this
market, our printer fell into an error in stating " that the stocks
in the manufacturers hands had not been higher for a many
years past," whereas it should have been " not lighter fur
many years past," 6c., 6c.

ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET.—To-day has been what is
called the Little Monday ; yet there has been a brisk demand
for goods, especially for those of a middling quality. The ma-
nufacturers would have no difficulty in selling at former prices ;
but they are now asking rather more to meet the advance in
price of the raw material. There is no change to report in the
wool market, either as to demand or price.

BRADFORD MARKET.—We had a numerous attendance and a
good business doing here on Thursday, not only in Orleans
Cloths, Cobourgs, and Merinos for domestic consumption, but
also in goods suitable for the German and other Continental
markets. Prices were firm, and rather looking up. In Yarn a
fair business was done, though the stocks on hand are small
and many of the spinners are working to order. Prices conse-
quently firm. A pretty good amount of business was transacted
in the Wool Market at steady prices.
HALIFAX MARKET.—There was an average attendance of
buyers at this market on Saturday, and a good business was
done both in manufactured goods and in Yarns. The Wool
market was considered active, and the transactions in inferior
Wools suitable for blankets and low cloths were considerable.
LEICESTER.—WooIs continue firm, and the same is the case
with yarns. The spinners, however, are not very anxious after
orders at present prices, whick are not commensurate with the
late advances in wool. The fancy and general trades are good,
and prospects satisfactory ; but the manufacturers like the
spinners, cannot yet obtain prices in proportion to the increase
in those of the material.—Leicester Chronicle.
HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—The cotton hosiery trade has
by no means improved, employment being extremely scarce,
especially in the wrought hose branch, which are made from
narrow frames of from sixteen to eighteen inches wide. The
silk hosiery trade is still very dull, and employment still gets
scarcer. The hands are still out in the silk glove branch, re-
specting the dispute upon cut-thumb holes; this is the third
week of this pitiful strike. The bobbin net trade is still dull,
but is not worse ; this is in general considered the worst season
of the year for lace. The warp lace trade is still in rather a
healthy state, though many of the hands cannot find employment
in some branches—but this is by no means to any extent. We
regret to state that the effort made to advance the wages upon
cotton lap and press has been abortive ; some of the manufac-
tu era paid it, but finding that others refused they returned to
the.r former price.—Nottingham Journal.