The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-10-06 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

ROCRDALE.—We have had a fair business to-day, at prices
much the same as those of the preceding wee':. In the wool
market there is very little change, except, perhaps, that it is
moi e difficult to buy foreign wool at last week's prices.
LERDS.—We have no better account to give of our market
this day than of preceding ones. The demand continues slack,
and profits ,:revery small on all the business done.
HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—There is scarcely any altera-
tion in the principal manufacture of this district, namely,
wrought cotton hose. The fine trade is in the worst state ;
hose of that description being much out of fashion in England.
The silk glove branch, we regret to say, is by no means amended.
The cotton glove trade, though depressed, is Netter than the
silk branch. The plain silk hose trade is in a lingering condi-
tion, but the-silk knotted hose hands are in general pretty well
employed in making silk hn.e with" smal feet."

HUDDBRSFLELD.—Our market has been flat to-day. but the
quantity of goods that is brought directly from the manufac-
turers to the merchants Keve.,ts the appearance of an}•thing
like briskness in the Cloth Hall. There is no alteration in
prices.

13nAnFonn.—Wocl Market: This l ranch of the trade is sti
inactive. The spinners evince no dispvs.tion to buy, except on
the narrowest scale possible. In prices we do not hear of any
change.—Yarn Market The business doing to-day is an average
of several weeks past; hut still the prices are anything but
profitable to the spinners, who c .mplain of the great dispropor-
tion of the price of wool and the current rate for yarns.—
Piece Yarns : There is hardly so much business doing as in the
beginning of the month just ended ; yet, there is no complain-
ing. Checked Orleans and Coburgs arc flatter ; Orleans and
plain:Paramattas are more inquired for, and steady in prices.

LEICEsTER.—The demand is far from brisk for the sea-on.
The London houses are more flat than those engaged In the
country trace. The fineness of the weather drives off the pur-
chaser s of winter goods later than usual. In Wool and Yarns
no alteration in pr;ce. There is rather more doing in Wools.
Tux Woor. SHARES, LONDON.—In reference to the sales of
Colonial Wool, this circular of Messrs. Simes and Co. thus re-
marks : At the commencement of the present sales, it being
understood that as usual subsequent arrivals should be held
over until the next series, buyers purchased with confidence,
and the sales throughout have progressed with spirit, very folly
supporting the former rates of the last series in July. For
flocks of good quality and state, an advance has been obtained.
We however continue to notice with regret and serious appre-
hension for futtve results, the very general prevalence of burr,
prickle, and grass seed in the importations of the present sea-
son, as well as the ill-condition of many flocks of note—to
their reputation may be attributed the relatively full prices ob-
tained for some of them, whilst the very palpable falling off in
qnality, and the increase of burr and prickles have in most
cases inruced low rates to be paid for a very large proportion of
the season's clip from all our Australian colonies. Cape Wool
was in request at a slight advance on former rates. East India
Wool was in good demand : the quality brought forward was
considerable, and realised full prices.