The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-11-19 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER.—Our market has been rather less active this
week ; but prices have been little affected by the comparative
quiet which has prevailed. The contracts in hand keep both
thespinners and manufacturer=pretty well engaged; and, stocks
still remaining bare, the ruling prices are firmly supported.
The " turn-out" at Stockport still remains unaccommodated,
the operatives being discontented with the advance offered by
their employers, whilst the latter assert their inability to give
higher than the proffered rate of wages. This strike has some
effect on production, and, along with other causes, gives firm
ness to prices. 7he demand for printing-cloths continues
good, and some considerable purchases have also been made in
the wider qualities for the home trade. The manufacturers of
these fabrics are doing a remunerative business. 36 and 40 inch
G. C. shirtings are rather less firm in price since the arrival of
the overland mail. As these goods are barely remunerative
at the present prices, especially to those manufacturers who do
not spin their own yarns, the producers prefer holding stock to
submitting to lower rates. Although the supply of these goods
is greater than the demand, the accumulation of stock is not
heavy, and the holders, for the most part, are wealthy, and can
afford, at the present rate of interest, to wait awhile for a
turn in the tide of demand. Yarns still continue in excellent
request, and support firmly the advrnced rates. Most counts
are scarce, and buyers have difficuly in executing orders for
assorted numbers. Doubled yarns, of the finer spinnings, arc
very bare of supply, and the extreme prices are demanded and
obtained. We qtr,te 26. inch printers, weighing 41bs 30z., at
Is Sd ; 27-inch 66-reed, 41bs Soz, at Is 6d to 58 !05d; 27.incli,
72-reed. albs 13oz to slbs, at 6s lid to 6s 4id ; 36-inch, 66-
reed, 51bs 40Z, at Is gd, and 72-reed, sibs 12oz, at 6s gd; 41-
inch G. E. shirtings, 66-reed, sibs 140 z, at gs gd, and ;2-reeds,
albs 4oz, at les leid.—Manchester Advertiser.
LEEDS.—We have nothing particular to report as to the wool.
len trade of this district. Though we hear complaints of the li-
mited business in the Cloth flall,, we believe all the mills are as
actively employed as they were ever known t be at this season.
Most of the business doing is for domestic consumption.
HUDDERSFIELD Maaksr.—We had fully an average attend.
ance of merchants at this market on Tuesday ; and the business
transacted was in proportion, late prices being generally main-
tained. The demand for yarn for the Scotch markets was active.

HALIFAX MARKET.—We have no change to note in the de-
mand for goods atthis market. For Yarns, on Saturday, there
was a fair demand. Noils and broke wools were in fair request;
but in combing wools there was little doing.

BRADFORD MARKET. —The attendance of merchants at this
market on Thursday was more numerous than for some weeks
past ; and there was a proportionate increase iu the sales of ma-
nufactured goods; but the manufacturers complain of the ina-
dequate prices offered, compared with the price of Wool ; and
this, too, in the face of very small stocks of pieces in the manu-
facturers' bands. To us this state of things seems indicative of
over-trading—it demonstrates that our Bradford friends have
been "going it" too fast. This over-trading has produced a
glut in the foreign markets, which knocks down prices, and
warns the consienor that unless he can buy lower he need not
buy at all; whilst the very extensive production which has pro-
duced the glut and caw ed prices to fall, has led to such an ex-
tensive crass umption of the rawmaterial as to induce the holders,
in consequence of the limited supply, not to part with it at less
than the present rates. Under these circumstances we can only
again urge the necessity of caution. The demand for Yarn on
Thursday wai very limited, and though the spinners bought
sparingly of Wool, the Staplers were by no means disposed to
lower th it prices, alleging that they were unable to buy from
the growers on terms which would admit of a reduction.

ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET.—There has been very little
okange in the piece market to-day, except, perhaps, it
raay be said. that the buyers have shown a greater degree to
purchase. The wool market is much the same; manufacturers
'buy for immediate 'use only.

LEICESTB 'Wools there is no alteration to note; in yarns
there is little doing, and a reduction has been submitted to in
many of the sales effected. The like inactivity still prevails in
the demand for goods generally, fancy as well as plain.—Lcices-
ter Chronicle.

HOSIERY AND LACE TRADE.—The state of the cotton, as well
as the silk hosiery trade, keeps gradually getting worse : this,
we understand. extends also to the worsted trade n Leicester-
shire, which has most unexpectedly become depressed. The
drawer and pantaloon branch is becoming more and more de-
pressed, and 'emp'oyment is becoming more and more scarce.
The cotton glove branch partakes also of the general depres-ion.
The silk glove and plain silk h •se trade are still in the most de.
plorable condition—the shops being almost deserted. The bob-
bin-net trade is becoming extremely dull, and a sort of stagna-
tion has taken place in some of the lace warehouses, some of
which have been discharging the females—a very unusual cir-
cumstance. The silk warp lace trade has become most seriously
depressed, and a considerable number of frames have been
stopped and stinted. This has bees extended to the rotary
frames, which were thought to be exempt from such a revulsion.
This is'one of the fruits of Mr. Huskisson's " Free Trade" po-
licy..—rett. Journal.