The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-06-20 00:00:00

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ent for the la6t two or three weeks, as stocks of this

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tion are still very light, and manufScturers are very shy in
taking orders to make unless they obtain full prices. The de-
preciation in mills and machinery is awful : about two or
three weeks ago a gentleman bought at Stockport for
what cost in building £50,000, and the concern is about to
commence making domestics. We are sorry to report the
stoppage of a print house owing about £-10,000 and if the
father insists upon his claim, we learn that not more than is.
10d. in the pound can be paid. Muslin-de-laine manufactu-
rers are very busy, for the printers for the autumn are pre-
paring this article, which in our opinion will be sold to an
extent never before known. This article is the cause of a great
number of block printers being engaged who have been with-
out work for many months. Good prints are also in request,
and we hope that most of the block printers will he full of
employment. 28-inch 66's may be quoted 4s. 6d. to 4s. 9(1.
and 72's 4s. Ill& to ss. 3d.—Manchester Advertiser of
Saturday.

BLACKBURN.—The cotton trade, during the last three
weeks, has been rather flat; for coarse descriptions of cotton
goods, such as 30's, 32's, and 34's jaconets, there has not
been an average demand; prices are rather lower; contracts
have been offered at from 3d. to 4d. per piece less, and, in
some instances, taken, but not generally. Fancy and figured
goods meet with a more ready sale than for some time past,
but there is no advance in prices, except for cotton and wor-
sted lenies and laced cambrics. The yarn market is rather
flat ; coarse descriptions are a little lower, and liner qualities
meet with a more ready sale. Hand-loom weaving still con-
tinues in a moderate state, and wages are said to be the same ;
but some masters are alleged to be more particular about the
work, and to make abatements for the most trifling faults.
The factory operatives in the town and neighbourhood have
full work. The mechanics and machine makers have a mo-
derate amount of employment; but house builders and ma-
sons have not much work. About three months ago there
were upwards of 600 inmates in the workhouse, but at pre-
sent there are only from 200 to 300, and these are mostly old
people and children.--Ibid.

BRADFORD, THURSDAY.—WooI Market : The demand
continues very steady for most kinds of combing wools. The
supply of new wools is less abundant than usual, which is
easily accounted for by the late extremely cold and wet
weather. Prices continue without any alteration for some
years Bast.—Yarn Market: This branch continues active ;
the spinners are, for the most part, wo.iking to order, at a
little better prices.—Piece Market : There is more business
doing to-day than either of the previous markets this month.
Orleans and merinos are by no means plentiful, and many
manufacturers are making to order. An advance has been
obtained upon many sorts. Fancy goods are in better re-
quest.—lbid.
HECKNIONDWIKE BLANKET MARKET.—On Monday last
there was a good attendance of buyers, and a tolerable amount
of business was transacted, principally for the home trade.
v,.. .h,, attendance of merchants was fully equal to
that of Monday. me _ ,retLy gctiL,.t
the prices of blankets have certainly turned the lowest point.
There are now more blankets rnakirer for the American mar-
ket than at any former period of the present year.—Leeds
Intelligeneer, of Saturday.

WAKEFIELD WOOL. MARKET.—We have no change to re-
port in the wool trade this week, stocks of combing wools
are light in the market, and the late improved rates are fully
maintained. No alteration in the demand or prices for short

TRADE OF LEEDS.—The improvement in the weather on
Tuesday, together with the late arrivals from America and
India, caused a much better attendance in the Cloth-hulls
than had been observed for several market days previous,
and a considerable augmentation of the purchases was ob-
servable principally in the finer qualities of cloths. Some of
our manufactories connected with the Indian market are
working long hours, and hopes are entertained that the im-
provement will become general.—lbid.

HUDDERSFIELD MARKET.--The continuance of unfavour-
able weather had, in some measure, checked the demand for
light fancy goods, suitable for summer wear; but there was,
nevertheless, a good attendance of merchants here on Tues-
day, and a fair quantity of business was done chiefly at pre-
vious rates ; and more might hav'e been sold if the weather
had permitted a better assortment to have been brought to
market.—lbid.

lIALtrAx MARKET.—We had a pretty good market here
on Saturday for manufactured stuff goods, for, although the
attendance of merchants was not so numerous as we have
seen of late, several of them bought largely. Yarns were in
fair request, without any alteration in value. In the Wool
market there was a tolerably brisk demand for the wools of
the better qualities.—lbid.

HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—The silk glove branch
in Derbyshire has suddenly become most dreadfully de-
pressed, the hands in that county being nearly wholly unem-
ployed. This depression, in a lesser degree, extends to Not-
tingham ; but we are not surprised, as the cut-up system
threatens to destroy the demand for this manufacture. The
wrought cotton hose branch is still in the same state of de-
mand as for some months ; but the fancy cotton hose hands
are attacked indirectly in the wages : the bagmen requiring
more work for the same money. This branch has, for some
years, been in a very healthy state as respects wages and de-
mand. The bobbin net trade is still in a fair state of demand,
especially for fancy nets, which are made of several descrip-
tions, many of them highly figured by machinery ; those
that have the gimp or running threads inserted by machinery
are the most in demand. Square nets, which have a very
thin appearance, are somewhat extensively made from the
Leavers' machines. These are as highly ornamented as the
platt nets, and are a contrast to them : they are very much
in demand in France. The system of registering patterns is
extending, and, in all probability, will further extend. As
yet we have heard of no prosecutions. The warp branches
keep gradually improving, especially for silk Jacquard laces,
which are very brisk. The warp trade still commands this
manufacture, as they can work a stout-sized silk, which
would fill the bobbins of the twist machines; this will, ere
long, prove very important, as the articles made are exqui-
site, both in patterns and texture.—Mtlingham Journel of
Friday.
LEICESTER HOSIERY TRADE.—We regret that we are not
able to report any favourable alteration in the Leicester
manufacture. The glove branch, so important to the borough,
is in an unusual state of dulness, and many of the bands are
suffering intense privations. The cotton cut-up hose trade
is at an end for a while, and the lamb's wool and the worsted
season has commenced, but they do not supply the place of
the former. consequently, a greater number of hands will be
but partially employed, and others wholly unemployed. The
worsted spinning factories are working more time, which is
considered by some as a sign of a coming improved home
trade; others, we are afraid, wore justly attribute it to an
increased demand for yarns, to be manufactured abroad.
The fancy trade in mitts, cravats, boots, &c., is getting
rather more satisfactory, but there does not appear to be
anything like the demand that there was at this time last
year for these articles.—lbid.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, JUNE 12.
There has been a very flat market to-day, and a very limited
amount of business transacted, at previous prices. The last,
being Whitsun week, when many of the hands are idle, has
certainly been the occasion of fewer goods being brought to
market. The wool market has been still : the manufacturers
buy very sparingly, perhaps wishing to see what effect the
new clip may have upon prices.