The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-12-12 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE

th;c4B"l/1k nearsay the general opinion was that
-
0,,n was at an end which opinion was correct,
tetta.,,e;,‘ / the hands. both at Ashton and Stalybridge, have
theis vse", t 9 Work, and the consequence is that our market
oeol ~',annas been extremely flat, and prices have rather rF-
'very otherwise, although some manufacturers are still
4lva f/'' aO,l refuse to alter from the rates of last week. The
altits,,ni the East hss made no change in the prices .of goods
bt,,,,"e4Le that market, and 40-inch shirtings continue very flat.
cloth is also bad to sell, bit not more so than is usual
:ktleo,,seasart of the year. The of cloth most in request
fot-a,ently the dearest, are 26 and 27-inch 60 reed printers ;
o,l°t.it of this sort, 26-inch, weighing 31b. 60z., 4s. 7ia
015ters utathed • and 2--inch 41b. weight. ss. to 55 lid. The
st.rnt .Unnsu'aly flait, even for this season of the year,
to the unsettled state of the cloth market,
.and
tn,j!O ma,,anced prices of all kinds of goods used in printing.
to ger st„,Lci the printers are refusing to take out common
9EI. for the spring unless they havean advance of 6d.
hsl,houta„%,Piaaa- The y n market this week is very dull,
11,`° bere;'olaterial charaigre in prices. The country houses,
tlChis-t,,," in London, are preparing to take stoek, so. till
ti`7•itteh "as very little business will be done, The prices
ss 31,1:inters are as fo low ;-27 inch Go reed, ss. to ss. lid.
igEtis •to ss. 6d ; and 72's, 55. gd. to 6s. 3d.
jf
Cib4sirie.s—ThOugh there is no apparent decline in the amount
Dreybd?ing,in the manufactories, the transactions in the
"!, since our last, have not been so extensive as in
within a recent period. The lull s supposed
ofritiha'n°Me reference to the approaching Christmas stock-
,,rtry incl the new-year balancings, and isnot expected to be
autation
i4kofb°" MARKET.—There was a moderately good al tend-
,Ntid ,trYers at market on Thursday ; and there was steady
;15qic.tior plain
Orleans and Merino pieces, which, generally
04,4 realised late prices, but the sale of fancy stuffs were
~kread,r• and prices proportionately discouraging. Yarns
-c 'Y at late rates, but the spinners were unable to re 41-
N ativane
Oi raw e Comensuate ith the late advane in the
0 Pies oot m
Ther Woolw
market was rather dull, the
~411111,1, ,benig inclined to abandon
markettE s, though there
il,qtbottioetter supply of wool in the
ItTather
'rcProl) ed the demand MARKET.—The
for fa improvementmarket;
in the weathevcy g ;
"estlay last there was a good business done in heavy
inA
alttAn -TAPEET.—On Saturday we had again a brisk mar-
-1.0t:p10;st as much business being done as on the previous.
114 Y. Prices may be quoted the same, both for piece
1:,4,-lortsi,and Wool.
tpo.l%teda,.!iri.RE BLANKET MARKET.—
v
tiktiraetti,... subsiding „
;'9ltlion'.,,rs having to give a much 1
ait,,Aktpi `ucy had some months ago.
ts`tation ',13 WOOL MARKET,—Although we do not report any
44'e Oese .n Prices. considerable sales have been effected in
,kree 0, riPhons of combing fleece Wools, which has given a
"Ita,.;
.firtnness to the market. Short Wools are without
400"ation.
tlifferNTAL.K
•FLANNEL MARKET:—There has been a very in-
thlrEvi„'adrket today; fewer goods have been sold than on
Os Monday. Every one seems to agree that wages
,t'te 1 at'',e been advanced three months ago, instead of at the
s'e year, when the
.drapers have laid in their winter
0r4,40.41;itt1e has been done in the wool market. as the mania
4iiewteel no desire to accumulate large stocks of goods, at
'ell the price of wool and wages are on the advance

The demand which

,owever, still remain firm, the

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pa~g,
'IRIBITION OF PAINTINGS.—The exhibition of
4408018,in Postoffice-place, will close on Saturday next.
,44it-thwho have not yet visited it should by no means
them Priortunity of doing so this week. We can pro-
hsbot ablndant gratification ; and the only regret that
paisae In their minds will probably be, that they have
14, - repeated visits during the season.
4vibne/' PASSAGE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.—Captain
tte -r
br tLul the New York packet-ship Montezuma, and
oross tike North America, has made the last six trips
ib ithe Atlantic in ninety-seven days. The first trip
,lontezuma was performed in 174 days ; the second
\orkdaYs, and her last trip in 151 days. She left New
lit 111 e 20th ult., and reached Point Lynas at mid

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clay last, Mr. Roger

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