The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-06-11 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER.—Both our yarn and cloth market continues
firm, and an extensive business has been done this week at the
extreme price of last week. The news from China is satisfac-
tory with respect to goods. Our printers have commenced
purchasing for the autumn trade, which is evident that, in their
opinion, power-loom printers are not likely to recede in price
for some time to come; indeed, the market is too bare to
admit of any such a supposition. The c tton market is also
firmer in Liverpool, in spite of the arrivals, and prices are ra-
ther higher. The printers are preparing for the autumn trade ;
delaines, and good prints, in both plaids and stripes, are ex-
pected to take the lead. 27-inch 6u's, 4s gd to ss; 66's, 5s to
5s 6d; and 72's, 5s 7id to 6s.—Manclester Advertiser, of Satur-
day.

LEEDS.—There is a fair business doing in woollen cloths, and
the transactions would probably be more extensive if the assort-
ments were better; but the stocks are understood to be eery
low by the desire of the manufacturers not to have large stocks
of manufactured goods on hand when the repeal of the wool
duties shall come into operation,
BRADFORD MARKET.—We had a large attendance of mer-
chants at this market on Thursday, who bought freely of various
descriptions of goods, especially merinoes, which fully main-
tained la'e prices as there was only a scanty supply in the mar-
ket. For most other articles the prices were rather firm The
Yarn market was animated, and there was more inquiry for
combing wools, which sold chiefly at late prices.
HUDDERSFIELD MARKET.—The Whitsun holidays over, there
was a large attendance of both manufacturers and merchants at
this market on Tuesday, and a good deal of business was done
both in plain cloths and fabrics of fancy manufacture, bnyers
being under stood to purchase for both foreign and domestic
consumption. The Wool market was rather slack, and, with
the prospect of an immediate reduction of the duty, it was diffi-
cult to effect sales beyond what was really wanted.
HALIFAX MARKET.—We had a pretty good attendance of
buyers here on Saturday, who bought rather freely of manufac-
tured piece goods of the heavier descriptions, late prices being
fully sustained. The Wool market was steady and firm as to
price.

HECKMONDWIKE BLANKET MARKET.—On Monday, being the
annual meeting of the shareholders in the Blanket Hall, the at-
tendance of merchants and buyers was very numerous, and a
full average amount of busines, was done. On Thursday there
was not so much business transacted as on Monday. Goods
were scarce in the market, and manufacturers were crying out
for rain, to enable them to carry on their trade. The small ri-
vers were then nearly all dry.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET.—The market on Monday was
but thinly attended, and the business transacted upon a very
limited scale, at prices much the same as those of last week.
There Was very little doing In the Wool market, with no change
In prices.

LEICESTER TRADE.—There i s a slight improvement in the
home demand; otherwise we have no material difference since
last week to notice. Employment and prices remain about as
usual.

HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—The wrought cotton hose
branch still keeps a shade improving in the fine and extra-fine
departments, while in the coarse qualities there is evidently a
stagnation, and many frames from 24 to 30-guage are standing.
The cut-up hose trade is still tolerably brisk, the hands both in
town and country being fully employed. The cotton glove trade
is still brisk, the demand for these articles being very extensive.
The drawer and pantaloon branch, we are pained to say, is very
dull, many of the shops being extremely short of employment,
some of the houses having for the present stopped all their
frames. The fancy cotton hose branch is in a tolerable state of
demand; employment has increased, but not so as to wages. A
general apathy seems to pervade this branch of workmen, both
as respects improvement and public spirit. The plain silk glove
trade is again upon the decline; it had renovated a shade with
some houses, but it was of short continuance. The plain silk
hose is in much the same state as the glove branch. A census
was taken a few weeks since of the number of frames at work
in the town of Nottingham ; they were found to amount to only
143. In 1812 a similar census was made, and they then amount.
ed to 1625 ; at that time the town contained 34,000, now it con-
tains 51,000 inhabitants. This branch has since become extinct
in London, Dublin, Oldham, and Godalming, and nearly so in
the numerous villages in Northampton in which it was carried
on. It has materially declined in Derby and the county—as in
1814 there were 370 plain silk hose frames in Derby alone. Now
there are not that number going in the whole county, In 17g0
there were 700 frames going in Dublin, of which four-fifths
were employed in making silk hose. The silk knotted branch is
in the same deplorable state that it has been in for years past.
There are only about two houses that keep a few of their hands
regularly employed. The knotted frames have wholly distil).
peared in Northamptonshire, Godalming, and London. In fo-
reign states the manufacture has increased. The framework-
knitters' union has come to the determination of employing
lecturers to advocate the necessity of the stockingers of all
branches making common cause for their defence. The fancy
bobbin-net trade is still very dull; even the best patterns donut
now find a ready sale, except for a few pieces merely as speci.
mens. Plait laces, which were at this time last year in demand,
have become in a manner stationary, sales being only partially
effected ; and stocks are accumulating. The warp lace branch
is still brisk in most of the departments, though a sort of feeling
prevails that the cotton branches have felt a slight alteration.—
Nottingham Journal

IMMENSE ARRIVAL OF VESSELS.—The arrivals at
Liverpool, foreign and coastwise, last week were unusually
numerous, owing to the late change of wind to S.W. On
Tuesday, for instance, 60 vessels arrived ; on Wednesday,
94 ; on Thursday, 57 ; on Friday, 39.