The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-10-28 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE

MANCIIESTER.—For the last ten days an unusual glom has
been manifest in oar staple trade, and where parties have ef-
fected sales to any amount they have given away in price; but
stocks still continuing light, no very material or general changes
in prices can be noted. The early part of this week, and on
Tuesday in particular, we never remember a m, re marked de-
pression than was evident with all descriptions of traders ; but
yesterday things appeared rather better, and more inquiry was
made for both cloth and yarns. At this season of the year we
begin to be flat, and expect to continue so until the end of the
year ; but in the absence of stocks in the manufacturers' and
spinners' hands we do not anticipate a very material change in
prices, although we have no doubt both goods and yarns will
recede a little in price before Christmas. 27-inch do's 4s sed to
4S ld 66's 5s to 5s lid ; and 72's 5s 104 d to 6s 3d.—Man-
chester Advertiser, of Saturday.
Leh:vs.—Our markets are rather flat, but not more than gene.
rally so at this period of the year. The manufacturers have
very small stocks on hand ; and the merchants, though they
have not calls to make large purchases, have still sufficient to
ensure the full employment of the former without causing a
glut of woollen goods in the market. There is no dottt of our
winter trade being of an average character, but nothing like
briskness can, we think, be looked fer till after Christmas.

BRADVORD.-Our market on Thursday was, for the period of
the season, attended by a good number of buyers, and an ave-
rage amount cf business was done in goods suitable for winter

at recent prices. The wool trade is without alteration. Some
spinners have commenced running short time, in order, if pos-
sible, to bring yarns to their proper value with the raw mate-
riel.
il cDDEnsriELn.—The winter goods trade has now almost
closed, which is somewhat earlier than usual. The consequence
is, that our markets are now but thinly attended by buyers, and
on Tuesday last there was less done than on any market day of
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the season ; but there was no declension i” prices. Some of the
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manufacturers are turirng their attention to the manufacture
of goods suitable for next spring.
HALIFAX.—There is no material alteration in the state of the
staple manufactures of this town and neighbourhood. The de.
!nand for finished goods is about what is usual in the month of
October, in what ate called fair seasons (as this has been), and
the prospects are not bad for the winter months. The demand
for wool is only poor, and prices, if anything, are a shade lower.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET.—We have had a dull market.
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racter—little doing, but prices stationary.
1 HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—The condition of the wrought
cotton hose workmen is rather improving, but also in the same
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imperceptible manner in which for a long time it receded. This
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has little or no effect upon the wages, which have, it may be
hued, arrived at the minimum. The cut-up branches are still
in a most depressed state. the drawer and pantaloon branch
is not amended, and though the wages are not directly reduced,
yet many encroachments are made upon the workmen, and as
the new Truck Bill has no schedule fixed by law for drawers,
the workmen in this branch will not receive much benefit from
this salutary statute. The silk love trade (if we may still de-
scribe it as such—the greater ;agrt being now only " plated,"
the inside being of cotton, and the outside of silk,) is still in a
very low state. The fancy bobbin net trade remains in a de-
pressed state. The cotton tatting warp lace branch is in a most
deplorable state, but the lap and press trade is rather flourish.
ing, when compared with the other parts of the manufacture-
The silk branches are dull, and the intrigues of some of the ma-
nufacturers to reduce wages, have had a teLICICOCy to increase
the evil —Nottingham Journal.