The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-06-06 00:00:00

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great measure, passed away.
LEEDS.—The woollen trade of this town and district, is
out material alteration since our last. A fair amount of
ness continues to be done, and during the week some pur
have been made tor the American market ; but by the
nental houses little is doing. Prices are considered ver
and stocks are not heavy.
ItAmrAx--Pieces: We have had more business doi
Saturday than we have had for some time back, but still s
low prices. Yarns still remain in a very dull state, the ch
being extremely limited. Wool is only in small demand,
to many of the mills running two and three days per wee
BRADFORD.—WooI: The absence of business, durb
turmoil of the week, has not only affected the consun
but also the purchase of all kinds of combing wools, whb
been very dull. There is no material increase in stoi
alteration, in prices. Noils and brokes in steady reqt
former rates. Yarns : We cannot note any improven
this branch of the trade. The demand continues dull,
prices so unremunerating. as to retard any increase in t
duction. Pieces : There is about the same doing in piece

as for some time past. The quantity coming to ma
limited, and stocks on the decrease. The current pri
paramattas and orleans forbid their manufacture ; any
goods, unless they are new in style, will not realize prin
But the policy of the manufacturers, in making only t(
has prevented losses which would otherwise have occurr
HUDDERSFIELD.—We have bad very little doing
market this week, no one buying anything but what thi
for immediate use, and that is not a great deal at this
We are still of opinion that our prospects for the autum
are very favourable. Prices are still very low.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET.—The flannel mart
week has been in a languid state; very little business h.
done, and pieces of some sorts of goods were sold a
prices than last week. The wool market was flat, anC
facturers would only purchase for present use. Price,
lower than last week.
HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—TIIC cut-up stocking
still continues brisk, and the hands have made a slight
at an advance of wages but this was only partially ace
and the hosiers, feeling it as a check. gave out materia'
very sparing hand.—The drawer, pantaloon •
has not improved in the same rz.'
many of the frames being still shy,
cotton glove trade is still in a very improved condi
this is attributed to the glove hands haying turned out,
stillan
n abatementvery
fair
r theirwages.condion,h e
in h
the hands Theplain silk glove
ands in general hr
ploy!yrnt ; but the (?!.her silk branches are in a most

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'condition.—The cotton lace trade is certainly impro
only in demand, but what is of greater importance, in
thod of conducting it. The pusher trade has so far in

that we have hearcrof a few pusher machines being actually in
the course of construction. Two years since this would have
been thought an impossibility.—A considerable trade is carried
on in making bobbin lace from white bleached cotton, in which
bleached flax-thread is introduced in various patterns.—The
silk bobbin trade is still pretty good, and, if anything, increas-
ing.—The muslin laces still keep their ground. Several lace •
workmen have arrived from Lyons; they give a very sorry de-
scription of the Lyonnese manufacturers, who have reduced
wages even beneath the Nottingham prices. They describe the
Lyonnese workmen as a body of resolute, tall, powerful men,
who feel keenly the injuries to which they have been subjected.
The lace-workmen from Vienna are now on their way home.—
Nottingham Journal.