The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-02-13 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

!Lorca EsTEß.—Si••ce our last report our shippers and printers
Pne r to have made up their mitts that good-• and yarns are not
likely to recede in pri e. and have consequently bought at the '
prices they refused to give last weea, therefore a fair amount of
business may be said to he done at the advance required by the
Manufacturers. Two thin s will operate to keep up prices (in
ad -ition to the superahundance of money, which is the greatest
of all alit s to tkspe-ulator,), the scarcity of stock in the hands
°f the manufac'urers, and the absence of even the usual
amount of stock in several of the principal houses here, for
many of the largest houses calculated that goods would he
r. it, v, h oh they were deceived and are therefore very bare
of good.,~owe fear we have little grounds for expecting goods
to be down to price for some months to come. The printers
are complaihing of the high price of cloth and madders, for
they find it difficult to obtain an adequate advance, but the
getting more reasonable and we doubt not in a
short time new pricos will be established. The commercial
news from the east will have little or no effect upon our market.
The news from America is favourable only we fear that they
will be even worse there than here in their cotton gambling
!Peculatioas. The mee' ing• of manufacturers On Tuesday last,
to talk about working short time. will. We ex,:ect, prove an
abortion for the small manufacturers, that are forced to buy
cotton at the present prices, cannot afford to stop their mills for
even an hour, and, with very few exceptions, the larger and
opulent ones that have low priced cotton are too deeply inte-
rested for their own interest to do so; and Eel-interest, after
all. Will, even with the manufacturers. be a strong incentive to
their own
attend to what will benefit themselves, rather than sacrifice
property for the general good. Prices for this week
are as follow :27 inch 6ii's, 6d. to ,s.gd.; 66's, 6s. to 6s. 6d. ;
and 72's, 6f. ad. to is, 3d. ; y-s or 36-inch id's, 6s. to 6s. 4id. ;
and 72's, 6s. yd. to 7s. 3d. • 5-4 or 4 -inch 6 9s. 3d. to 9s. 9d.;
and 72's, los. 3d. to 105. dd.—Manchester Advertiser.
LENDS.—The Woollen trade still continues active in this dis-
trict, and the demand for balk goods in the cloth halls since our
last has been considerable, especially for export. The houses
chiefly en. aged in the home trade are also hu,ily employed in
executing orders for the spring trade. Prices have become
rather firmer since the commencement of the recent Colonist
Wool sales in Lond n.
BRADFORD MARKET. —Trade here, on Thursday, was active
in all departments. The stocks of pieces in the manufacturers'
hands are small. and advanced prices are consequently asked.
Yarns are readily quitted, even at improved rates, and numerous
orders might be bad for delivery at distant dates, but the spin-
ners are too cautious to accept them in the present state of the
Wool market. The demand for that arti -le was extensive, and
as the belief is beginning to gain ground that the accumulated
stocks in the hands of the growers are veil nigh exhausted, the
staplers stand out stoutly for advanced rates.
HUDDERSFIELD MARKET.—There was a good attendance of
Merchants here on Tuesday. notwithstanding the severity of the
Weather, and a large business was done in nearly all descriptions
of goods. Owing to the upward tendency of the Wool market,
the manufacturers found difficulty in selling at prices corn-
Mensurate with the cost of the raw material.
HALIFAX MARKET.—We had again a brisk demand here on
Saturday for prices of nearly all kinds; and, although the manu-
facturers work long hours, they are unable to meet fully the
Wants of the merchants. Yarns also sold freely, and the tran-
sactions in Wool were considerable. Prices still manifest a
tendency 'upwards.
IWAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET.—Although this week's transac-
asts in cambing Wools have scarcely been so extensive as the
last yet they have exceeded the arrivals, and prices may be
maned a shade higher. Low clothing Wools are in brisk de-
at advanced rates.
booHosarav AND LACE TRADES.—The cut-up cotton hosiery
anch is still tolerably brisk, the hands having full employment,
e
;feet gh at
u miserable wages ; the advance upon yarn has had no
we porn them, and as the greater part of these slop rubbish
hands ade white-tie. the change has not been felt by the
nt.e .though it has by the hosiers and bagmen. There is very
_taln chapge in the state of the wrought hosiery branch in this
nov°
am trY, but in Derbyshire it has rather retrograded. There is
silk endinent in any of the silk hosiery branches. The plain
hose hands sti,l hold together and resist to the last. The
silk
;7ages, and misery;
glove hands are- driven to despair by want of employment,
whilst the silk-knotted workmen still
pig d on, amidst uncertain employment and half wages, de-
stilled of all hope of renovation. he fancy bobbin net trade is
aull, but not seriously so; some good patterns of good nets
learnt
visiblereadY sale whilst others are a perfect drug. There is no
Inent. alteration as yet in the warp lace trade, nor have we
that the advance in yarn has affected the employ-
The plain silk blonde branch is yet slowly declining "Mgham Journal.
:Voir

A. GES OF THE NEMESIS.—We understand that the
Narrative of " The Voyages and Services of the Nemesis,
f join 1810 to 1813," is preparing H
for immediate publica-
lisna, from the notes of her late commander, W. H. Hall,
."..N• (of the Victoria and Albert Yacht), and from per-
tonal observations made in China. and other parts, by
D. Bernard, Esq., A.M., &c. The work, besides con-
ynning an accurate description of the numerous interest-
ing localities visited by the Nemesis (the first iron armed
steamer that crossed the line) will comprise a complete
history of the origin, progress, hod termination of the late
events in China, detailing all the operations of the war,
witn remarks upon the character of the people, and the
prospects of our future intercourse with them, a full ac-
count of the new colony of Hong Kong, &c. It will also
at contain notices of some of the Portuguese slave settlements
Mozambique, Delagoa Bay, &c., with observations on
the Comoro Islands, &c • together with some remarks on
the peculiarities of iron steam.' vessels, and their advantages
upon an enemy's coast."—Naval and Military Gazette.
ON THE CORN-LAWS.—Every day discovers new and
satisfactory proof of the great benefit we are about to
'enjoy by means of the cheering observations of Sir Robt.
Peel onthe opening of parliament. It is so intelligible it
'can neither be forgotten nor mistaken ; Ent rk the words,
" He neither has, nor does he contemplate, any depar-
ture whalcver from the present wholesome laws," The
powerful effect this must necessarily produce, now that
the present low rents are not likely to he subject to abate-
ment, has not been lost sight of and is strongly exempli-
fied in Mr. George Robins's early announcement, which
we have befire us •, he there states that during the ensu-
ing months I.e will offer to public competition landed es-
tates exceeding in value " one million pounds sterling,"
He then compliments the minister for the concession he
has made, in terms that would imply that he has done all
that the rational portion of the community ought to re-
quire. He states that " the manly, straightforward, and
uncquivreil declaration of Sir Robert Peel in favour of
the wholesome corn bill, has quieted the apprehensions of
all those who desire to see the manufacturing and agri-
cultural interests go quietly in harness together, without
any undue partiality.' Why, the Corn-law League would
.;?,ellamed to gainsay this palpable fact. Again he says,
ne honest yeoman will now repose on a bed of roses ;"
and
uncert-a
1111u,trn" emphatically concludes, " the sun will now again
favouritilat7
tile agricultural horizon (too long clouded by the
at prevailed), and terra firma become the
a,
annotina oPoosed to Three per Cents. at 98. His
Perusal. rnellts in our journal are worth the trouble of a

PRICES
OF SHARES, FEBRUARY 12.
SHAREs.
.4 in Amt. Sales
••••-...,
A. paid. This Day,
soh°, hAli.wAys.
.t x
b,_ and Preston
'"iighant and Gloucester lOO looi 701
Sir itt°
171
isirn.iin quarter
nittnt"ah'
~, and Derby
kistoi vne-eighth Shares
airke,hand Exeter
70
ad and Chester
Ditto half
20 20
bi,„_, issued........ di
bu,,',,,, new, at 33 dis. 50 6 20i ex.
50 35
gaselarriaraiDnraheda
Ditto new Shares
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O 501
Ditto new shares —
12 Ditto Leith and Newhaven
2o
Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 2O 25
New
Ditto Preference — 12}
Glasgow, Paisley and Ayrshire •
iso 100 227
Grand Junction
50 50
Ditto half shares
25
Quarter —
10
New ditto —
100 65
Great Western
50 50
Ditto new shares
20 12 3 g o
Ditto Eighth Shares
Great North of England lOO 100
HUB and Selby , . 50 50
teDeidtsto..oanes-eflobuyitl; Sh.a:r.e.'
s
100
Leicester and
LanCaSter an
Ditto and C Spwarinington
darlfseston
le
Liverpool and Manchester ... 100 100 1091
Ditto quarter shares
Ditto half shares
London and Birmingham
Ditto quarter
5° 2
. Ditto .t 32 shares .......
2
tOlidon & Brighton ..........
50 50
. Ditto new ............
10
.............
4.ondon and South Western .... —41 i
_
" Ditto, Western
shares
.attiachester, Bolton, & Bury
40
kancliester and Birmingham 7O
7
Ditto and Ditto Extension
7e
Manchester and Leeds lOO
Ditto half shares
Ditto quarter shales
Midland Counties
Ditto, quarter
1
5-sth Shares _ 2 2}
.
North Midland
Ditto new — 40
Ditto 33 6s Sd 55 21i
North Union ...........
125
75
Newcastle and Carlisle
1
Ditto quarter shares
Newcastle and Darlington June. 9
Runcorn Gap
...:.
Ditto half
100 82i
Sheffieldd Havre
2
and Manchester
50 50 7i
South Quarter
25 34i
Eastern and Dover _
New shares ..
351-4
York and North Midland..... se 25°0
13aariti:Hanaaolfdd SaLlFourrieenss : :
......................
20
Paris and Orl e
2 20 33 2 3
0
Barnsley Junction,' _ 36 6
Bailk of . 8ANK5:..........
121 23i
............ Live00l
...... Borough Bank ..............
10 10 Commercial of Liverpool
....... IS—
East of England 2O 10
~_ M'chester Sr L'pool Dsct 2O 10
----
11 th
or ern and Central
~._. x
10 10
........ North and South Wales,
,1000 500
.........
south
of Liverpool
71
........ bnlith Lancashire
20 10 111
....... Liverpool Union
1
~....... Liverpool Banking CO 2O 10
Wilts and Dorset 23 71
144 MISCELLANEOUS.
Up, ai'go ol and
Harrington Water ,
' I
Ilo,t, Wnrks ............. 1 200 Stock.
1.,v0 e Ditto ...... .. :
L'pooeilias Light C.oin"pxly
, i
bitto ew Gas & Coke Co.
ILive, Levy, shares.
: .)
,
0'0°,9 Marine Assurance.. 1
Cieear) '4l)any
........ 1 100 100
i N
Liv,r,„Ahsurance ............ 1,%
pehnel Pi re and Life....... ... . I -.1 l
41,,tyesnter.A.ssurance Company... 100 `2
1
tiart;,,-aries' Company ........ 100 10
1 11
And"."t6ton Docks ......... 80 1' '3
kel, ,pn Carrying Company..:;— 16i i
E
481kart' err3' .........
I 2,,,3
,4;tl'°g' Company .............. i '" i
'''' (Liverpool) .................. 1