The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-06-04 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER.—The improvement experienced on Tuesday
has been rather strengthened and extended as the week has
advanced. It may be broadly stated that, in yarns for home
consumption, the attainable prices are now fully id. per lb.
higher than they were this day week, and not less than id., or
id. in mule and water twist adapted for exportation, including
the lower numbers. The manufacturers have bought with a
good deal of freedom, particularly in weft ; and the foreign
transactions have been rather considerable in their aggregate
amount. The upward tendency in goods is less decided and
more partial than in yarns. The main improvement is in
low printing cloths, for which makers have asked some further
advance during the last day or two. In the same time, long
cloths and T cloths have found rather more ready sale, and on
slightly better terms. In the course of the week, we have had
a somewhat increased, though a still limited business in the
lighter makes of 40-inch skirtings, with a trifling advantage,
as to price, on the sellers' side : the better qualities continue
inanimate, yet firm. The manufacturers of stout domestics
are increasingly indifferent about selling. The dispropor-
tionately high price of cotton has led to an unusual extension
of the Whitsuntide holidays amongst the spinners and manu-
facturers, who have availed themselves of this opportunity for
making many repairs and alterations which would otherwise
have been deferred ; thus reducing their consumption of the
raw mateaial without a formal resort to " short time." And
the diminution of production thus effected is manifestly adding
to the effect with which a previous lightness of stock, and a
persuasion that the cost is not likely to be lessened, tell• upon
the value of yarns and goods of all descriptions.
MACCLESFIELD.—Since our last. the sales of manufactured
goods have been on a small scale, and prices are said to be un-
satisfactory.

ROCHDALE.—The wool market is yet dull, and prices, espe-
cially for English Wool, may be quoted rather easier.
LEEDS.—The staple trade of this town and neighbourhood
continues moderately brisk, the manufacturers being well
employed, stocks not heavy, and prices firm. The chief busi-
ness doing is for the foreign trade.
BRADFORD.—WOOL.—The improved demand lately noticed
is fully supported, and some kinds of wool are become scarce.
Fine bright-hair Lincoln and Yorkshire lots are readily taken
out of the market on their arrival, at a small advance; good
useful sorts are also better to sell, though a decided advance
cannot be quoted. In noils and shorts no change since our
last. YARNS.—There is no difference either with the shipping
houses or home consumers ; both are free buyers ; and, prices
having become settled, there is a good business doing.
PIECES.—The demand for Cobourgs is now active, and the
stock on hand is materially reduced. Large orders are given
out, and prices are decidedly firmer. In other goods there is
'so a steady business doing.
There is no .new feature in the aspect of the
. Lastings of low
readily met with.
n the hall to-day,

showing a more than ordinary dem
article. The spinners are fully et
change in the quotations. There is
Wool, as the spinners are working up their stocks, and waiting
for the new clip ; but there is a pretty confident impression
that Wool has seen its lowest figure.
HUDDERSFIELD.-Our market has been rather flat, consi-
dering the fineness of the weather, with the exception of the
fancy and tweed portions ; the manufacturers of those articles
are as busy as possible for the Ame icon IMF -
not been much business doing in the ware'

t. There has
.es this week.

The Wool marl

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