The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-01-30 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER.—During the early part of the week there has
peen rather less business ,one, but we note n ) al eration :n
Prices since our last. stocks of most kinds are too low to ad-
mit of any hope of their growing lower at present. On Thursday
the cotton market was ag Lin animated., and yesterday a large
lamount of bus ness was done. We learn that 10,0 .0 b gs of cot-
SM were sold in Liverpool on one day chiefly tor sp culation.
This spirit of gambling ought to excite die serious consideration
of the manufacturer, for, according to the brokers' returns,
Made up to Monday last, for the week prec ding, the amount of
Sales was 92,580 bales, of which ril.oof were purchased on
sPeculation, at an advance of from itd to 4d per lb. on the prices
of the week preceding. Had the prices which prevailed during
the past year been too low to pay the ordinary average rate of
profit on the cost of production, the advance which has since
taken place would be less au object of regret : but the highest
authorities state, that the. prices last year gave a fair return to
the planters, and any advance alinve that rate is a positive evil,
as it respects the interests of this country. The belief, however,
gains ground that the chief part of the purchases made on
speculation, last week, were the result of orders from the Ame-
rican side, brought by the last steam. r, to aid the scheme laid
there to withhold supplies from the points of shipment. It is,
therefore, an imperative duty, on the part of the manufacturing
interest, to unite in sentiment and action for the purpose of de-
feating the Yankee combination. There is no alteration in
prices of goods since our last quotation.—Manchester Advertiser,
of Saturday.

LEEDs.—There has been considerable activity in onr Cloth.
Halls during the past week, both for home consumption and
export ; nd there have been numerous buyers in town laying in
stocks suitable to the spring trade,
BRADFORD MARKET.—There was a large attendance of mer-
chants here on Thu. sday, and although some of them bought
largely at improved rates, the prices generally realised were,not
consioered equal to the augmented cost of the raw material.
Yarns were sold readily, both for exportation and for domestic
consumption ; and many of the spinners declined orders for
distant (.elivery at present prices. The Wool market was active,
prices of nearly all descriptions still looking up,
HUDDERSFIELD MAKEET —There was a good attendance of
buyers at market, here, on Tuesday, and there was a brisk de.
nand for all kinos of fancy goods suitable to the spring trade,
especialiy in new styles or fabrics. In plain cloths and pilots,
also, there was a fair business done, at previous rates. The
Wool market was active, and prices firm, especially for mid_le
and inferior qualities.
HALIFAX MARKET.-The uniform briskness of this market for
tome time past, affords little room for remark with regard to the
transactions on Saturday. On that day there was a good busi-
ness done at improving rates. The Wool market was animated
and prices very firm.

WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET.—Stock in most kinds both of
long and short wools have been moderately replenished this
week, and sales have been about equally extensive, at prices
somewhat further improved upon last week's prices.
ticsaitwnwlKE BLANKET MARKET —There was a very good
attendance of buyers on Monday, and there was not only ad-
ditional orders put out for the Foreign trade, but there were
large purchases made Jrom " samples" for home consumption.
On Thursday. the attendance of buyers was not so good to-day
as on Monday, but there was a fair trade done. We may just
remark that the attendance of buyers has been more ieularnd
more numerous this mouth than was ever known at this period
of the year.

ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARHET.—There has been a good at
tendance of buyers in the market to day, and about an average
quantity of business has been transacted. More pieces would
have been sold : but the manufacturers could not afford to sell
at former prices without a sacrifice, o❑ account of the regular
advance in the price of the raw material. The wool market is
Much the same as it was the previous Monday, the demand
good, and prices on the advance.

HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—The silk glove trade is brisk in
the vicinity of Nottingham, though not particularly active in the
town itself. There has been for some weeks past a little activity
in the silk knotted branch, but it is again on the decline. In
the cotton hose branch the hands are generally tolerably well
employed. There is little or no improvement in the fancy hosiery
trade; and the drawer branch has, we think, improved a shade,
LEICEST R.—WOOl remains very firm at the advanced prices
spoken of last week ; au many growers are now not content
nnless they have a further advance of three or four shillings;
but the state of the market does not warrant this. Yarns re-
main firm, and i. deed, have slightiy advanced ; but little busi-
ness is doing at the last advance. The general trade continues
much the same as last week.