The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-01-20 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE

MANCUESTIM—The aspect of the market at the beginning of
the week was dull, and little business was transacted. More
inqu ry has sprung up within the past two days, and holders
are exhibiting an improved tone. Yarns continue in fair in-
quiry, prices are steady, and, if any change, they are hardening.
Stocks of all descriptions of staple manufactures, excepting the
lower qualities of 40-inch long cloths, are moderately light, and
fancy goods are quite scarce. The policy of the in, nufacturers
of such fabrics appears to be, to produce only to order, so that
shippers find little variety in stock for immediate exigencies.
We quote 26-inch 64 reed printers, at 4s. 6(1.;to 4s. 7id. ;,27-inch
66 reeds, at 4s. W. to ss. ; 27-inch 72 reeds, at ss. to ss. gd. ;
36-inch shirtings, at ss. 4d. to 5s ICd. ;72 reeds, at Os. to 6s. gd. ;
4o inch G. E. long cloths, at So. lid. to gs. ; and 72 reeds ditto,
at 9s. 6d. to Is. pd.—Manchester Advertiser of Saturday.
Lskins.—The public markets in our Cloth Halls, both on Sa-
turday and Tuesday last, were attended bac by a moderate num-
ber of buypra, and the business' transacted was scarcely an
average at this period of the year. Some slight improvement,
however, has been experienced in the warehouses. L.ght goods,
Such as tweeds, remain in pretty good demand; but the heavier
descriptions of woollens, owing to the continued unusual mil .
ness of the season, sell but comparatively slowly. Upon the
whole, however, a rather better feeling may be said tc exis', from
the fact that more has been doing in foreign wools these last
fourteen days than for some months past; and prices, both of
the new material and manufactured goods, continue firm.
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BRADFORD.—We are glad to find that there is a slight im-
provement in the staple trade of this town. In Pieces there is
an average business done in both heavy and dress goods; and
the cheap rate at which they have been produced appears to
have told favonrably at Leipzic fair, for which the demand has
been rather animated. Wool.—The demand for Wool is some-
what retarded by the prices sought by the stapler, and as no
corresponding advance can be realised on Yarns, it will tend to
check the present consumption. Noils and brokers a e eagerly
sought after, and owing to the small quantity making the price
has au upward tendency. Yarns.—There is more confidence
manifested among the buyers of Yarns, and an increased busi-
ness has been done; yet there is no improvement in price to
induce the spinners to increase the production.
H oDOE RSV/ ELD.—Our market has assumed a very healthy ap-
pearance, everything suitable for the spring trade being bought
up very freely. The stock of dark goods remaining in the Cloth
Hall is still very considerable, but we have never seen them
held with more firmness than they are this season—a proof that
the clothiers have had their share of the prosperity which has
been so general for the last two years. Wools are much the
same.
HALlFax.—There was a better market on Saturday in crapes
and lastings, which at present is the principal trade in the stuff
department. In woollens an average business was done. Short
wools are looking up, and are worth a trifle more. The mills
are all working full time in this district, which is a great benefit
to our poorer neighbours.
WAKEFIELD WOOL MARK ST.—We had rather more doing in
both long and short Wool this week than for several previous
ones, and rather improved rates; but the difficult position of
consumers to make a profit, even at the late reduced rates, pre-
vents them operating so largely as might have been expected
after so long a holding off.
HECKMONDWIKE BLANKET MARKET.—We have had two slack
markets this week. The mildness of the season has checked the
demand for the country trade, and the unsettled state of affairs
in America will no doubt delay the orders for that country for
a time.
ROCRDALIL.—AIthough this (Monday) is what is termed the
first market, on which occasion very little business is generally
done, yet on Monday last more goods were sold than on the
Monday previous, and the last week's prices were fully main-
tained, and on some sorts of flannels a slight advance was ob-
tained. Wools and oils much the same as our last.

DAYS. MRN.
Tuesday 20 20 335
Wednes. 21 4 2g
Thurs... 22 5 35
Friday.. 23 654
Saturday 24 3 8
Sunday. 25 g 11
1,40fiday.26 10 7