The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-05-20 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCIIESTER.—Such improvement as was observable in
this market, amounting to a greater degree of confidence in
prices, and a larger extent of business, was again dissipated at
the beginning of last week, by the accounts from America,
which noticed a continued and increasing excess in the arri-
vals of cotton at the ports, and a panic in the New York mar-
ket. These accounts produced a rapid decline of prices in the
Liverpool cotton market, which, together with thing rumours
respecting the position of some of the holders of cotton, caused
a complete panic there also. In consequence. on Tuesday both
yarns and goods were again lower, but without tempting pur-
chases of any mo.3ent, buyers becoming exceedingly wary.
and disinclined to operate. This continued to be the case on
Wednesday also, but towards evening the reports from Liver-
pool had a better appearance, which was further confirmed on
Thursday morning by the telegraph announcement that cotton
was id. per lb. higher. This movement was at first little less
destructive to business than the previous one, for whilst spin-
ners and manufacturers expected a proportionate advance,
little disposition was evinced by buyers to concede anything of
the kind; but it has since been found that there is somewhat
more disposition to buy, and where an extreme advance has
not been held for, rather more has been done. As regards
yarns, both for export and home use, there was more doing on
Thursday and since, and in many instances at prices about id.
higher than some previous sales had been made at. An ad-
vance to this extent could hardly be generally quoted, although
asked. Manufacturers from the country were in the market
on Friday, and, although they acted with considerable caution,
thrir purchnepe kayo been larger, especially when they have
orders unexecuted for which they had not purchased the yarn.
The German houses have been founding the market, but still
keep aloof. Rather more has been done for the Mediterra-
nean, but with this exception no orders of moment have been
given out by the exporters.
ROCHDALE.—Monday was one of the dullest markets we
have had this year in pieces. There was a thin attendance of
buyers, and those present evinced no disposition to purchase. There has be— """ • - ' but former prices have

little doing in woo:
been fully maintained.

Leani.—The woollen trade continues moderately active,
and the e is no change deserving of notice since our last re-
port. The demand this week, upon the whole, has been more
than last. Prices are firm, and stocks are not large and do not
accumulate, manufacturers, as well as merchants, being much
disinclined to speculation.
BRADFORD.—WOOI: The prevailing dulness still continues,
and the purchases made are chiefly to supply immediate re-
quirements. Stocks in the staplers' bands are far from large;
nor is the quantity coming to liana an average of former years.
Prices are very firm. In alpaca and mohair wools there is an
animated demand, with scarcely any supply in the market.
Prices may be quoted at Id. to 2d. per lb. higher since last
market day.—"tarns : There is a considerable quantity of yarns
going into consumption, and were the export houses doing
their usual business, yarns would immediately have an upward
tendency, which cannot now be longer delayed.—Pieces : The
demand for goods appears more animated, and we believe the
transactions are upon a broader scale than for some weeks
past, but we fear without any improvement in prices.
HALIFAX.—Our Piece Hall on Saturday was but slenderly
attended by buyers, and the inquiry for worsted goods was
very limited. In the absence of orders for the continent, the
yarn trade remains in a languid condition. The transactions
in wool are not extensive, and the quotations have not under-
gone any change.
HUDDERSFIELD.—In our Cloth Hall a little more business
has been done; mixture crapes and black doeskins have ben
inquired for, and sales generally effected in qualities from
about 2s. to 3s. per yard. The warehouses have been rather
flat during the week, and the American trade is quiet at pre.
sent. In wools not much has been done.

NOTTINGHAM.—Lace: Since our last report we have bad a
number of buyers here from London and other places, but
their purchases are unusually small. There have been a few
American orders received since last week.—Hosiery : The im-
vrovetnent noticed in our last continues, but in a moderate
degree. There are still many hands unemployed. The sale of
yarn is very limited, as there appears much uncertainty re-
specting even the reduced price being maintained, on account
of the fall in price of the raw material in Liverpool.
LEICESTER.—NO material alteration from last week can be
reported in the state of trade. Shipping orders to some extent
have been received; but these in a large measure have been
met by the stocks on hand—so that the amount of employ-
ment remains about the same.