The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-03-07 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE

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Aberdeen
Ainiens and Boulogne
Arbroath and Forfar
Birkenhead, Lan. and Cheshire
Caledonian
Cockermouth and Workington.
Chester and Holyhead
Dublin and Drogheda
Dublin and Kingstown
Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen ..
East Anglian
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Edinburgh and Northern
Eastern Counties and N. Easters
East Lancashire
Eastern Union and Ipswich am
Bury
Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Ctbrg.
Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Ayr
Glasgow and Greenock
Great Southern and Western
Great Western
Kendal and Windermere
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Lancaster and Carlisle
Leeds and Thirsk
Londonderry and Enniskillen
London and North-Western.—
London and Blackwall
London & Brighton, South Coast

-- London and Simiii-Western
SHIPWRECKS AND LOSS OF LIFE AT DOUGLAS.—On M'chester, Sheffield, and Lincol.
Sunday we were visited with one of the most violent aryort and Carlisle
ano Birming
M Bristol,
Midland,l
storms that was ever remembered in this Island. It blew
a perfect hurricane from the S. accompanied by torrents
Midland Great Western (Ireland
of rain. While the storm was raging with its utmost Newmarket
fury, several vessels attempted to make the harbour, in Newcastle and Carlisle
Norfolk . .
which some succeeded, but unfortunately three others
North British ......
were driven, or compelled to run ashore, upon the sands. Paris and Rouen
One of these vessels—the brig Delight—first struck S. Scottish nd Havre
Mary's Rock, and sprung a leak, when the crew took to Central ....
the boat and came safely to land. Five of our veteran Shrewsbury and Chester
pilots,—Edmund Craine, John Younghusband, Jos. Hogg, South-Eastern and Branches
Jas. Stewart. and Paul Kelly, put off to render assistance, South levon
and could not get back to the harbour. They were driven Taff
Ulster
Junctio
to the sands, and when close to the windward of one of
the stranded vessels, the boat upset. Three of the men WishawWhitehaven and Coltnessn reached the shore speedily, but the other two—Craine and York, Newcastle' and Berwick.
Younghusband, were still struggling for their lives. ;York and North Midland, &c
Craine was at length rescued in a most exhausted coudi

MANCHESTER.—There has been very little change in the
aspect of the market for goods and yarn since Tueiday last.
Perhaps, on the whole, the more peaceable character of the re•
cent accounts from France. has tended to remove some portion
of the extreme distrust which prevailed a week ago; and more
inquiries 'have been made for yarn suitable for India, though
hitherto, we believe, without producing much actual business.
Notwithstanding the suspension of purchases however, and
the decline in the Liverpool cotton market, there is not so great
a change in prices here as might. ',Primps, have been expected.
Whilst stocks and railway snares have fallen decidedly lower
than at any former period during the last twelve months, goods
and yarn have not sunk to the extreme rates whieh prevailed
a few weeks ago; and a return of confidence in the preservation
of peace, would probably lead to a speedy improvement. We
understand that some exception has been taken to the correct-
ness of our statement as to the rate of insurance demanded and
paid on 'shipments to the Mediterranean, because insurances
were effected at much lower rates by London underwriters.
We have consequently made some further inquiries, and are
enabled to repeat, that although policies were underwritten in
London at four guineas to .e 4 10s. per cent.,—from 10 to 12
guineas was the rate demanded and paid in Liverpool. We
understand that the reduction in the hours of labour is still
extending on all sides
ROCH DALI

We have had a very still market, and the busi-
ness transacted has been more limitea than that of last week.
In wool there has been very. little doing, and prices are merely
nominal.

LEEDS.—There is no change of importance to note in the
woollen trade this week. A moderate amount of business con-
tinues to be done; but events in France have checked sales.
BRADFORD.—WOOI : Notwithstanding all the accounts of
disturbance in France, and the general limited use of Cobourg
wools, still there is no disposition to press sales. The supply
of skin wools, which is now becoming good, and combing
length, does not affect the price. The stock in the market con-
tinues only bare, and contrary to former years, country supplies
are not sent forward, which is accounted for by their being in
the hands of the growers, who are firm holders for prices far
inn hinh to •e. •tr . - -

—...,E, erns : 1 nere is decidedly
more inquiry for yarns suitable for the shippers; and contrary
to their expectations the stocks ready spun are reduced to a
lower point than for many years. The mouseline de-laine trade
is now active, and large quantities are in regular consumption.
The buyers for home use are also more free to buy for delivery.
feeling confident that as soon as the spring trade opens more
demand will operate and bring an increase in prices.—Pieces.
We cannot hear anything particularly different in the demand,
which is not very animated, but quite equal to the quantity
making. _ _

HAI:IFAX.—Even if there had been any tendency towards *
better. state of trade, the convulsions in the political world
would have checked it. There were scarcely any merchants In
our Piece Hall on S.4titrday, and the French revolution was the
only topic of conversation. There is a slight improvement in
the demand for Yarn, owing to the shippers coming into the
market, and the spinners are firm in demanding old rates. Se-
veral mills have resumed full time. The stock of deep grown
wools is short, and some sorts inquired for, though the con-
sumption still falls below an average. Prices without varia-
tion.

NOTTING HA N.—Lace : We are happy to announce that the
foreign trade is very brisk. The home trade, we regret to say„
continues to be flat. Hosiery: If there is any change to be no-
ticed from onr last, we fear it is for the worse, as most branches
of the trade have experienced another shock of great depres-
sion, quite unprecedented at this season of the year; this, in
some measure, may be partly accounted for from the political
agitations at home, together with the attention paid to the
strife abroad, all tending to increase the want of that confi-
dence which is now so much needed to give an improved tura
in the commercial world.

LEICESTER.—The worsted hosiery trade still continues in is
very depressed state, and the manufacturers make with ex-

treme caution. There is no pushing of goods into the market,
as they are aware, to make sales, it would be at a ruinous sacri-
fice. The cotton branch is more brisk, and one or two heavy
sales have been effected; still, the spring demand has not yet
taken place, nor are there any shipping orders at present to re-
lieve the market. Worsted yarns are dull of sale, although
wools continue firm.

RAILWAY RECEIPTS,

The following are the receipts of railways for the past
that is to say, up to the date to which the respective r
are made :

Week
ending

0 O. C
793 0

2596 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
658 0 0
745 0 0
704 0 0

642 0 0

660 0 0

10759 0 0
956 0 0

1000 0 0
397 0 0
1920 0 0
906 0 0
1814 0 0
15986 0 0
99 0 0
8522 0 0
1322 0 0

118 0 0

33598 0 0
635 0 0

Nis 0 0

18138 0 0
927 0 0
0 0 0
1751 0 0
1595 0 0
1730 0 0

26
- 27
- 26

0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
-27 520 0 0
26 , 5819 0 0
644 0 0
1337 0 0
585 0 0
166 0 0
785 0 0
9689 C 0
6599 0 0

2055
969
1080
5097

I -261

321
5760
427
1403
773