The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-06-27 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANctrEsTER.—The general aspect of the market this
week may be said to be languid ; for, although manufactu-
rers appear determined not to give way in price, the buyers
are equally firm, and do not seem inclined to purchase more
than they require for daily use, unless the mandfacturers con-
cede a little in price; anti they urge that if this were done
printers and shippers would operate largely, for both require
goods, particularly printing cloth. The yarn market is very
dull, and prices have rather receded since our last, but a
greater reduction must take place before any amount of bu-
siness will be done. The country trade is somewhat flat, but
not moreso than it usually is at this season of the year. We
are glad to learn, from some gentlemen who have recently ar-
rived here from the United States, that trade there is in a
more healthy state than they have known it for years ; and
they appear very sanguine that America will gradually re-
cover, and that in the course of time we shall again have with
her a legitimate and regular trade. The sooner the better
for both countries. 2i-inch 66's may be quoted at 4s. 6d. to
4s. 9d., and 72's, 4s. INd. to ss. 3d.—Manchester Adverti-
ser, of Saturday.
BOLTON.--During the last fortnight there has been again
a somewhat favourable reaction in the trade at Bolton. Ma-
nufacturers have had less difficulty in parting with their goods
and work has been rather more freely dealt out to the wea-
vers. Muslins and various fancy goods have received an en-
couraging demand, but without any increased offer of prices.
Cotton yarns have experienced little change. The mills con-
tinue to be worked full time, and stocks remain low ; foun-
deries, for the most part, are brisk, and bleach•works are
very fairly stocked with work.—lbid.

BRADFORD. THU RSD AY. —Wool Markel: This market
has become more abundantly supplied with middle and lowec
qualities of combing wools, and the stocks may now be con-
sidered an average. In prices there is but little variation.—
Yarn Market : The demand continues very steady, and the
late prices fully supported.—Piece Market: We cannot learn
that there is any alteration in any branch of the piece trade,
the demand being very steady, stocks low, and prices firm.

TRADE OF LEEns.—A good business is still doing in man-
ufactured woollens, though there has been nothing particu-
larly worthy of note in the Cloth Halls during the past week.
The finer qualities of cloth and fancy fabrics are rather more
in request ; but no change in prices can be stated.—Leeds
Intelligencer, of Saturday.
HUDDERSFIELD MARKET.—The late fine weather has
again improved the demand for fancy goods, and a good deal
of business was done in them, here on Tuesday. For plain
cloths too there was rather more inquiry, espedPally for those
of the finer qualities.—lbid.

Yi A LIFAX MA UK ET.—Wc had again another good market
on Saturday. There was a large atttndance of buyers, and
nearly every description of manufactured stuffs were in re-
quest, though no material change in prices was experienced.
Yarns, wools, and wether matchings sold freely at previous

"HECKMONDIVICKE BLANKET HALL.—On Monday last
there was a good attendance of merchants, but only a very
few good samples of blankets were shown ; indeed, there is
now a great scarcity of good blankets, and manufacturers feel
disposed .to stand still rather than make at the prices which
such goods have been selling at lately. On Thursday there
was a very thin attendance of eith-lr merchants or manufac..
tarers..and a proportionately diminished business was done.
—lbid.

ROCHDALE FLANNEL MAILKET, MONDAY, JUNE 19th.
There has been a brisk demand for flannhls to-day, at former
prices, and the merchants have purchased very freely. The
wool market has been, the very opposite : manufacturers buy
very sparingly, and for immediate use only. Considerable
difference of opinion prevails as to the prices obtained at the
London wool sales this last week, which has had its effect
upon the market.

LEICESTER HOSIERY TRADE.—Trade is worse this week
than last. The glove branch is in a very confused state, as
the hands refuse to work at reduced prices, and some of the
manufacturers decline to give out work until some regulation.
or settlement of prices has been adopted. Great jealousy
exists among the glove manufacturers, who have been under-
mihir.g one another for some months past. It is considered
that the wide frames in Nottinghamshire making cut-up
gloves has been the primary cause of this state of things, and
there is great anxiety in the minds of the manufacturers lest
they should be compelled to adopt the same fraudulent sys-
tem. The consequences of this line of conduct remain to he
seen. The manufacture of Yambs'-wool and worsted, now
substituted for cotton for some time to come, is in a very
dull state; and low as wages are, peculations are still made,
so that the workmen in general conceive their prospects for
the future are very gloomy. The fancy trade is giving em-
ployment to a considerable number of workpeople, but•not so
many as last season.—Noltikuham Journal, of Friday.
HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—The wrought cotton hose
branch in the county of Nottingham still continues in fair
demand ; 'but we are sorry to add, that: in some parts of
Derbyshire, this is not the case, many of the hands being out
of employment. The'cotton glove branch may be said to be
rather brisk at Bulwell, which the principal seat of that
manufacture ; but, from ivhat we can learn, the seeds of its
sure destruction are sown, as gloves are made from wide
frames, having no fashion whatever. The silk glove branch
is in a most depressed state. The silk knotted trade is by no
t watts improved, and employment is extremely precarious.
The fancy bobbin-net trade is in a tolerably flourishing con-
dition upon the whole ; the plat t nett, however, is the dullest,
as many of the machine-owners complain that they cannot
sell their nets. The cause of this dullness is said to be the
cloudiness of the lace. A new manufacture has arisen, which
hand by
promises to be of an infinite, nay, of almost incalculable, im-
portance to the lace-manufacturers. This is the adopting of
lahcee
skewer,wiow ti a
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:ortnhaelynaenretend oowil made i
the
festoons, and in the interior with stripes and gatherings, much
in the manner of cap laces. Nothing can possibly be more
light and elegant ; their brilliancy and novelty almost appear-
ing startling at first sight, on entering fl well-furnished toom.
Their great beauty and usefulness is their transparency, and
they act as a complete shade without d ,rkening an apartment,
the great fault of other cut tains. "'he meshes are made not
quite a quarter of an inch in size. If generally introduced.
tt is doubtful if the market would be supplied by all the
power-machines in the kingdom.—lbid.
IMPROVEMENT IN THE SHEFFIELD TRADE.—We have
much pleasure in statini, that several of our large manufac-
turing houses, during the last fortnight, have not only in-
creased the number of their workmen, but given those who
had long been on short time full work.—Sheffield Iris.