The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-09-19 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER.—A feeling of depression has hung over this
market throughout the week, and transactions have been on a
much-reduced scale. This unfavourable change is to be traced
to a number of coincident occurrences, by which a general re-
duction- in demand has taken place from most quarters, to
which the great bulk of our exports are directed. There is
very little doing at present for India and China, whilst the de-
mand for Germany has greatly disappointed expectations; and
during the last week there has been still less inquiry for that
part of the continent, caused principally by the more unfa-
vourable appearance of commercial matters, brought about as
a consequence of the unsettled state of public opinion, on the
subject of the centralised government sought to be supremely
set up at Frankfort. In addition, the houses trading to the
Levant, which have been transacting a large business latterly,
partly in consequence of the cholera, which is raging in the
neighbouring country, and partly by the late disastrous fire,
until the loss occasioned thereby is more distinctly ascertained ;
and, at the same time, the Mediterranean trade has somewhat
fallen off. These various reductions in the demand upon us, it
might be fairly presumed, would, of themselves, affect the tone
ofthe market; but when we bear in mindthat the London money
market has, throughout the week, exhibited some considerable
flatness—a state of things which always affects us here—it is a
matter for congratulation, that so much firmness has been
maintained, both for goods and yarn. In the latter, with the
exception of low numbers, which have been more in demand, a
slight advantage may be noted in favour of the buyer. In the
former. the advance which was last week sought, but not con-
ceded, is no longer asked, and generally some slight concession
could be obtained by purchasers.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET.—We have had more goods
in the market this week than for some time past. There has
also been a very numerous attendance of buyers, manufacturers,
and wool dealers. Low flannels were in good demand, and sold
readily at previous prices. Middling qualities were much in-
quired after, and, in some instances, rather better prices were
obtained. Dying flannels and strong Yorkshire goods sold
readily at previous prices. Foreign wool in good demand.
Brokes and skins were selling briskly at prices similar to our
last report. There appears to be a scarcity of hand-loom
flannel weavers, and those employed on power-looms have full
Work. The hands employed in the cotton mills in this district
generally are fully employed.
LEEDS.—The woollen cloth manufacturers continue wellem-
ployed, and the merchants are doing a fair amount of business
at late prices. Stocks are but low, nearly the whole of the
goods lately made have been for orders. The fine weather has
improved the demand for the home market ; and although
affairs are very unsettled on the Continent, the foreign houses
are pretty busy.
BRADFORD.—WOOLS.—There has been more disposition to
buy wools beyond present consumption, and the supplies
Coming to market are equal to the demand, which keeps prices
steady. The sales of colonial are becoming less animated, the
quantity offering being such as to give strong feeling to com-
petition. YARNS.—There is more inquiry for yarns suitable
for Russia, of which there are no stocks. For the home trade
the demand is steady, but the prices are so low that there is no
inducement to increase the
.production. PIECES.—There has
been a fair business doing in plain goods. Fancy goods are
hardly so brisk, as no new orders are giving out, owing to the
advance of the season.

H iLIFAX.—Our market has been very badly attended this
day, and scarcely a buyer to be seen ; very little business has
consequently been done, and that principally by letter. Yarns
continue in the same dull state, the demand being very limited.
Wool remains much the same as last week.
HUDDERSFIELD.—There has been a fair demand this week.
Some descriptions of uew styles, suitable for autumn and win-
ter wear, have been much sought after. Prices arc firm.
Stocks generally low.