The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-06-03 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE

MANCIIESTBR.—The market has been firm th s week, and a
general upward tendency is observable in our principal staple
articles. The arrival of the American steamer is looked for
daily, &though we do not consider that the intelligence which
she will bring can exercise any material influence upon the
general trade of this district. Prices are about the same as
quoted by us last week, with a shade of increase in one or two
qualities.—Manchester Advertiser.

LEEDS.—Manufacturers continue to be well employed, and
many are making goods to order. Hence, the sales at the Cloth
Halls form no criterion of the amount of business d me. Con.
sidering that the present week is the last in the month. how-
ever, we may say that an average quantity of goods have
changed hands since our last report. stocks are 1 ght, especi-
ally of the finer qualities, and prices have a tendency upward.
Wools are p!entiful since the sales in London, and some of the
home new clip is coming to hand ; but prices are so high, that
the manufacturers refuse to buy freely.

HUDDERSFIELD.-Our market was considerably better to-day
(Thursday,) the merchants, generally, being on the look.ont for
such goods as are likely to suit the winter trade,—under the
impression that some descriptions may be picked up a shade
cheaper than they will be two or three months hence. There is
not a great deal doing in the warehouses. Prices still looking
up.

EJECKMONDWIKK BLANKET MARKET.—The attendance of
merchants this week has been fully equal to the last, but the
manufacturers, in consequence of the wet weather, have not
been able to bring many fresh goods to the market.

BRADFORD.—There has been considerable improvements in
the demand for Orleans, Merinoes, and Cohurgs this week, as
compared with the demand of the past few weeks, at slightly
advanced rates. Stocks generally are low. No alteration in
either the Wool or the Yarn trade.

ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET.—There has been about an
average demand for flannels to-day, with little or no change in
prices. The Wool market is much the same as that of last
week.

LEICESTER.—There is no material alteration in wools and
yarns since our last. Several American buyers have visited the
town during the past week, and this department of trade is con-
sequent:), improved. The continental demand is also very fair,
and for the autumn trade orders have already been receive to
a considerable extent. As a set-off against th's promi ing state
of affairs, we have to mention that the cold north-east winds
continue to exercise a very injurious effect on the spring trade,
and that this week an unusually large number of countermands
have been received. All things considered, however, we hope
that trade prospects may b.: said to be generally encouraging-

HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—The condition of the wrought
cotton, hose branch keeps still slowly retrograding, and em-
ployment is gradually getting scarcer, some of the principal
houses feeling the depression rather heav ly. The drawer and
pantaloon branch is sill very dull, and frames ate tanding.
The silk glove branch is stilt extremely brisk, and wages have
been advanced sixpence per dozen on uncut gloves. The bob-
bin net trade is still much depressed. The warp lace trade is
much the same as for several weeks past. The silk blonde and
fancy silk blonde branches are rather flourishing. The lap and
press tra,e is still very much depres-ed. The tatting manufac-
turers are getting a light stock. The French have, for the last
thirty years, had a d cided superiority in making silk point-net,
which they are on the po'nt of losing, as imitations are now
made from the warp-frames at six times their speed of produc-
tion. Some important improvements have been lattely made
in this manufacture, though for the present the Jacquard laces
seem to have got into the shade.—Nottingham Journal.