The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-06-03 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE

MANCHESTER.—A greater degree of steadiness has been ma-
nifested in this market during the present week than for some
time past; and although no decided improvement in prices has
taken place, still more business has been done in some sorts of
yarns and goods, at the rates asked, but not without difficulty,
obtained last week. Any inclination to ask an advance on
Tuesday had a tendency to check the deNand ; and as regards
the market since that day, little more can be said than that
prices remain without alteration, although, perhaps, the lowest
rates accepted last week, in some quarters, would hardly meet
with the same ready acceptance now. The export houses, al-
though by no means extensive in their orders, have exhibited
somewhat more confidence, and purchases have been made,
both for the Continent and India; whilst manufacturers, feel-
ing themselves more secure, In consequence of the decline of
prices already marked, have been decidedly more liberal in
their operations, although they are yet by no means extensive.
Goods have been more inquired for, and 40-inch shirtings—if
immediate delivery be required—are somewhat scarce, orders
being held in some quarters, the execution of which will re-
quire some weeks. As regards many sorts of printers, much
the same may be said, and in fact goods are by no means held
in quantities, so that a restoration of a moderate degree of con-
fidence seems all that is required to insure better prices being
obtained,

ROCHDALE.—There has been a rather better attendance of
buyers in the market this week than on the last, but the amount
of business transacted has been much the same, with little or
no variation in price. The wool market has been quiet, and
prices stationary.

LEEDS.—We ilave to report a steady business doing in the
woollen cloth trade, but the sales have not been so large this
week as they were last. Stocks are in moderate compass, and
prices are firm. _ _

BRADFORD.—The tone of the market, both for the raw ma-
terial and piece goods, has been dull this week.
HALIFAX.—In every department of the worsted trade, from
the raw material to the finished goods, there is the same ab-
sence of demand; and prices are, in general, little more than
nominal.

HUDDERSFIELD.— Our market this week has been dull, and
not much business transacted. With the exception of one or
two American houses, the shipping trade is generally flat.
Most of the exchanges have been for the home market, and in
tweeds and crapes a fair business has been done. In the wool
market nothing is doing; and the wool sales, which are at pre-
sent going on, will have some effect upon the trade at present.
BARNSLEY LINEN TRADE.—This trade is certainly very bad,
and a large number of weavers who have thrown themselves
upon the parish are employed in breaking stones. We are in-
formed that a manufacturer, (although he has no order for the
goods), has promised work to a large number of the unem-
ployed, if they will do it at Wigan prices. This not being in
accordance with the Barnsley list, the men refused it, and pre-
fer a scanty allowance, the stone heap, and blistered hands.
MACCLESFIELD.—We are unable to report any amelioration
in the state of the manufactured goods trade. On the con-
trary, the present aspect of this department is even more
gloomy than has hitherto been the case this spring. For thrown
silk the demand remains equally without improvement, and no
business has been transacted of late sufficient to give tone to
prices, which tend downwards. The result of this is seen in the
increased number of mills working short time, and the entire
stoppage of others, till lately in active operation.
NOTTINGHAM.—Lace:—We stated some time since our
opinion that instead of having so large a demand for our goods
this spring as we generally have experienced during the ver-
nal season, it was probable the trade would be spread more
over summer than we have heretofore found it, on account
both of home and foreign buyers waiting to make their pur
chases until they made their visits to the metropolis, to the
" world's fair," and to this opinion we still hold. Up to the
present time, we certainly have not had anything like the de-
mand for goods generally that we have had last year at the
corresponding period. The sales for the week have been mo-
derate We do not hear of any change in the price of cotton
since our last.—Hosiery: There are a few flying orders, that
keep some houses busy, but on the whole our trade is much de-
pressed, and the number of hands out of employment is in.
creased rather than diminished this week. The price of yarn
is about the same, with but little doing; hosiers are expecting
to be able to buy it lower very shortly.