The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-23 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

LANCASIIIRE.—The spinning branch of the cotton trade is in
a tolerably flourishing state, as there has been a considerable
extension of employment, but no material advance of wages.
The power-loom cloth business is in a brisk state, but there are
some lamentable differences prevailing at a few of the mills
betwixt the employers and the employed, on the subject of
wages. Hatters, at Ashton, Denton, Stockport, and vicinities,
are tolerably busy; the demand for hats is improving, and the
rate of earnings is moderately good. There has been a little
improvement in the cotton trade at Bolton during the last fort-
night, and for some sorts of yarns rather better prices have
been given. There is a good demand for counterpanes, but at
'extremely low profits. Fancy muslins, quiltings, ginghams,
and other manufactured goods are irrfair request. Millwrights,
mechanics, machine, iron, and brass founders are very busy.
Bleachers are moderately employed. Calico block and machine
printers are pretty brisk. The cotton trade at Heywood, near
Bury, is very brisk. A large new foundry is about to be
erected.

lAIILDS.-The markets for Woollen Cloths in the bulk state,
though not uniformly brisk, still continue animated, with a
large business doing. As usual, there was more business tran-
sacted last Saturday than on Tuesday, hut the dealings were
considerable. A fair business has also been done in the ware-
houses, chiefly for domestic consumption.
HUDDERSFIELD MArtrier.—The demand for fancy cloths,
kerseys, &c., still continue active, and many of the manufac-
turers are morking to order, so that the assortment in the Piece
Hails is not so varied as in;glit be desired by the merchants.
There is also a fair business doing in cloths of a more substantial
character and of finer qualities. The wont market presented
no new feature on Tuesday.

BRADFORD MARKET —The comparative inactivity in the de-
mand for worsted goods which we have noticed for the last few
weeks still continues, though there was, perhaps, rather more
business done in the market on Thursday than we have ob.
served on any market day for some time past. Prices still
maintain their ground. In the yarn market there was an ap-
pearance of greater actfvity ; but the wool market was con-
sidered flat, though there was no receding in rrices.
HALIFAX MAREET..—There is still a good demand for the
heavier kinds of stuff, and there was a fair business done in the
Piece Hall here on Saturday. The Yarn market partook of the
briskness, sales being readily effected at former rates. Wool
was in fair request at late prices.
WAKEFIELD WOOL MAKKET.—We are unable to report any
improvement in the demand ur price of Wools of any descrip-
tion, and few sales are passing.
HECKBIONDWIRE BLANKET MARKET.—On Monday there was
a good attendance of buyers, and a full average amount of
business done. Thursday some additional orders were put for
the American market. The manalacturers in this neighbour-
hood generally are pretty well employed.

ROCHDALE FLAHNEL MARKET.—WC have had a better at-
tendance of buyers in the market to-day than last Monday ; but
a very limited quantity of goods have been disposed of. Those
of the coarser kind have been the most inquired after. The
Wool market has been extremely dull, and the manufacturers
are not at all eager to purchase, except for immediate use. The
prices are much the same as last week.

LEICESTER.—We have to regret that we cannot speak
psepxecaekltrontos,f
trade as generally brisk ; indeed, with some partial
the present demand is slack. There is a fair amount of em-
ployment, some of the principal manufacturers making largely
in anticipation of the autumn trade. In those goods for w
there is a demand, the tendency of wages has been upwards of
late, but not yet to such au extent as to make the average rate
high enough to render the workman comfortable. The prices
of wool and yarn have rather slackened.—Leicester chronicle.
HOSIERY AND LACE Trunzs.—The demand for cotton hosiery
still continues good, notwithstanding the high price of yarn and
the restrictions put upon the importation of British hosiery
manufactures in almost every foreign state. The wrought cot-
ton-hose blanch is in much the same state now as for some
time past;' the hands have employment, and but just employ-
ment, there is none to spare. The cotton glove bran h is still
brisk—the demand being good for gloves of almost every de-
scription, whether common cotton, or made from fine hard
twisted yarn, termed thread. The drawer branch, like the
other two-needle branches, still keeps in the same state that it
has been in for months past; the cut-up hose being most in
demand.--Nottingham Jourme(,