The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-11-05 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCIIESTER.-It is a curious fact, that country houses,
mer-
chants, arid calico printers, during the whole of the week, have
been almost at a stand still, and, at the same time. spinners and
manufacturers have had a good demand, and have refused last
week's prices. Indeed, both the spinners and manufacturers of
power-loom printers are completely cleared out of stock, and
are contracting for all they can mate for the next three or four
months. Our manufacturers, also, of heavy cloth, are equally
busy with the makers of power-loom printers, and a larger busi-
ness is doing in domestics than has been done for the last five
or s;x years, and at very satisfactory rates. One manufacturer
assured us. that so many had turned from making domestics to
power.loom printers that the supply of heavy eh the is not
equal to the demand, and that they had orders ott their hooks
that would take them months to deliver. Many masters we
e pleased to learn, have advanced the wages of their hands,
and we do hope that all will fol ow so good an example; for
splatters and manufacturers, particularly when both are corn
biped. can well afil,rd to do it; fir scarcely within the memory
Of man was a more regular, natural, and profitable business
known in this district. The hands are not utireasenrOle, and
we trust the masters will at once comp y. The prices for:;.
inch 66's and 72's are as follow :-27-inch 5s 3d to 5s ;
and 72's, 6s to 6s 4}d.—Manchester Advertiser.
LEEDS.—Though the market on Saturday last was, like most
of the Saturday markets at this season, comparatively 11 t,
there was a fair business done on Tuesday in cloths suitable for
the whiter trade ; but the finer description of cloth goods were
not so ready to sell. Most of the domestic warehouses continue
fully employed in forwarding goods suitable to the season,
HUDDERSFIELD MARKET.—There was an average attendance
of merchants at the market on Tuesday, and their pnrch"es
were fully as extensive as could be expected for the season.
Indeed, whatever may be the weekly report of the sales in the
Piece-hall, there can be no doubt that most of our manufacturers
are doing a good amount of business to order, though the cases
are not few in which the execution of them leaves " nothing to
crack of" in the way of profit.
H ECKMONDWIKE BLANKET MARKET —We have had two
indifferent market days this week. Manufacturers complain
that prices are not remunerating.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET.—The piece market, to-day
has been more languid than usual, and the business transacted
giving
has been upon a very limited scale. Prices are rather -ivi g
way, and the buyers are offering less money. In the wool
market there is no demand.

BRADFORD MARKET.—There was a fair attendance of mer-
chants at this market on Thursday, and the amount of mann
factured goods purchased was fully equal to the dealings of some
previous weeks, but the prices were not so firm. The stocks of
yarn were not so large, as the spinners have wisely been check-
ing production tor some weeks, and the market for that corn.
modity was by no means brisk. The wool market was, on the
whole, rattier flat.
HALIFAX MARRET.—There was nothing new in the transac-
tions at this market on Saturday. vt ith a fair attendance of
buyeis, the sales were of fully an average amount, and thrre
was no material change in the price of either manufactured
pieces, yarns, or wool.
LErcksTert.—No improvement has taken place since last
week. The London houses seem afraid to give any orders at
present. This inactivity in the demand for goods naturally ren-
ters the business in wools and yarns very dull.—Leicester
Chronicle.

HoSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—The state of the cotton ho-
siery trade in nearly every branch keeps gradually getting
worse,-the hands labouring under almost every privation. The
cut-up hose branch is now equally dull with the wrought hose ;
and notwithstanding the extreme low price at which they are
fabricated, it is now proved that even extreme cheapness will
not force a market. The cotton drawer and pantaloon trade
has not revived, still it is in a much better state than it was
two years since. The silk glove branch is, if anything, worse.
The bobbin net trade is still in a tolerable condition; though
not brisk, it is in our opinion in a much better state in fancy
g ods than if it was immoderately so; the machine owners'
profit is in most instances moderate, and the wages such. that
the workmen can live by their industry. A great evil still
exists of night working, which is extremely detrimental both t‘.
their comfort and their health. The warp lace trade has not at
present much improved, but still there are great hopes of a re-
pose tion, as several additional new manufactures are now
making from this description 9f stocking machinery.—Notting-
kam Journal.

WARRINGTON CORN MARKET, OCT. 29.
Total quantities per Price per
Imp. Quarter. Imp. Quarter.
Wheat 350 .... £799 3 4 £2 5 S
Oats 1203 1142 17 0
Barley B6 149 1 4