The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-03-04 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE

MANCIIE.STER.—A very heavy business is dob
cloths and 40-inch shirtings suited for the east.
in price of both may be reported; indeed. the nu
of each description that buyers are forced to wai

ng in domestic
and an advance
arket is so bale
it until they can

be made. 87-inch printing cloth was at the early part of the
week very flat, and lower prices were quoted; but for the last
two or three days the printers have been forced to buy, conse-
quently prices are again firm, and a fair business doing. We
may expect less to be made in 27-inch printers, for 9-S's and 40-
inches are in such r< quest, at increased rates, that several ma-
nufacturers have turned from 27-inch to 40-inches. The cotton
market at Liverpool is very buoyant, and in spite of the duty
coming off soon a large business is doing, at full prices, and we
fear cotton is likely to go higher rather than lower. 27-inch
66's, Os. 3d. to ss. td.; and 72's, as. gd. to 6s, lid.—Manchester
Advertiser.

LERDS.—The approach of Spring has caused a good deal of
activity in the demand of goods suitable to the Spring trade, and
especially during the past week, which has witnessed the usual
monthly visits of the metropolitan buyers The stocks of goods
on hand are limited in extent, and as there is a fair prospect of
continued activity, the prices of wool continue firm.

BRADFORD MARKET —The market on Thursday was well
attended by buyers.. and a fair business was done, but the tran-
sactions were limited by the reluctance of the manufacturers to
sell at the prices offered by the merchants. The same feeling
operated in the yarn market, the transactions in which were
further checked by the absence of some i f the foreign yarn
merchants. The wool market was tolerably active, but no ma-
terial change in prices was bservable.

HUDDERSVIELD MARKET.—There was a numerous attendance
here on Tuesday, arid almost every article of fancy manufacture
suitable to the current trade of the season was readily pur-
chased, the prices obtained being rather better than what were
current a month ago. The yarn trade was active ; and business
in the warehouses was likewise brisk, plain cloths being iu
good demand.

HALIFAX MAILICET.—The demand for heavy stuff goods at
this market on Saturday was active, and extensive purchases of
moreens, camlets, lastings, &c., were made. The wool market
was firm, and the late upward tendency of prices caused the
spinners to be cautious in effecting sales of yarns without
realising a corresponding value.

Yotta WOOL MARKET.—We understand the annual York
assize wool market will, this year, fall on Thursday, the 13th

instant

HECKMONLIWIKE BLANKET MARKET.—The attendance of
merchants on both market days, this week, has been good.,
some considerable orders for exponation have been given out;
the demand for home consumption is still very limited.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET —There has been a steady
demand for flan. els, without any change in the rates from those
of the ;ast two weeks. The wool market continues rather dull,
and prices remain the same without any likelihood of advance.
GLOUCESTER.—At Stroud, Chalford, Nailsworth. and neigh-

bourhood, the fine cloth trade is better than

HOSIERY AND LACE 1:1A oss.—The tton hose branches
are but slowly improving; but even this is a great relief, espe-
cially hto the wroug.,t-hose hands, who have been suffering se-
verely from low wages and limited employment. the drawer
and pantaloon branch continues in an improving state : the
hands have f;,11 employment. The cotton glove branch, which
continued dull during the winter, has considerably revived.
we perceive the plain silk glove trade has a little revived in
some qu rters. The bobbin. net trade is again full in activity,
though there is still a degree of caution in the buyers ; but this
generally tends to their own disappointment, as stocks are low,
and will, in all probability be kept so, Ir .m the causes we have
so often assigned,—namely, that when a pattern will not sell.
or a stoppage takes place to endeavour to make one that will
sell. The warp lace trade is still in a tolerably good condition
as respects employment ; but the v ages in the lap and press and
blonde branches are very low.—Nottingham Journal.

PACKET LIST.
GENERAL POST-OFFICE, February 27

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