The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-04-11 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER.—There has been little or no alteration in the
condition of this market since Tuesday. Business is all but
completely suspended. A few transactions have taken place
during the week by Greek houses, but they have been both few
in number and insignificant in extent.--In anticipation of the
peace between Mexico and the United States, some shipments
have been made to the former place, both of cloth and yarn,
and at fair prices, as things go at present ; but the purchases
be., not been to such an extent as at all to relieve the market.
There is but little doing for either India or China.
Roc H DA LE . —We have experienced another very dull market,
and although prices are at the lowest ebb, buyers purchased
sparingly. The Wool market remains in the same languid
state. Prices generally much the same as on this day week.
LEEDS.—There is no feature of change in the woollen trade
of this town and district worthy of notice this week. Dulness
is still the characteristic ; but upon the whole more business
has been done this week than last.

BRADFORD.—WOO/: The transactions in Wool of all kinds
Continue to be exceedingly limited, every one seeming inclined
to work up their stocks. Noils and Brokes are also dull, and
sales can only be effected at low prices. Yarns: The same state
of things continues as we have noticed for some weeks past, and
until we have a return of our export business, we cannot have
any improvement. But there is no accumulation of stocks;
machinery is stopped, or the hours of working abridged to the
requirements of the market. Prices continue without change.
Pieces: The demand for Fancy Goods is pretty good, and as
they cannot be woven nearly so quickly as Plain Goods, the de-
mand keeps the market but barely supplied, and prevents any
increase in Cobourgs and Orleans, which are not so much in-
quired for. Prices are generally maintained.

HUDDERSFIELD.—Tfiere has.been little business done inthis
market to-day, and the hall appears very quiet and dull.. Prices
are without alteration, with the exception of some classes of
unseasonable goods, for which lower prices are asked.
LEICESTER.—There continues the same paucity of demand
in the warehouses, and it is feared more workmen will be un-
employed, instead of being set on, as is usual at this period.
The yarn trade is very depressed, and s. inners are doing as
little as they can. Wools continue flat, and are sold at prices
more in favour of the buyer.

GLAsoow.--A more settled feeling has prevailed in our
business circle this week, although there is still little change to
notice in the prices or the amount of transactions. The com-
mercial news from the continent being generally rather more
favourable, business, in some quarters, has been resumed to a
moderate extent. In the country trade, a sliAt progressive
improvement is perceptible.

Siorrz NOHAM.—Lace : Some purchases are making for the
American market in fancy goods, and there is somewhat more
doing for the home trade. Stocks are very much reduced, and
the fine spring weather causes country buyers to replenish
them. Were there no fears of popular effervescence, the pros-
pect would now be cheering, notwithstanding the undesirable
check put, for the moment, upon the execution of some conti-
nental orders, which promised two months ago to be of unusual
magnitude. Hosiery : The fine weather has given considerable
impulse to some branches of our trade. We learn there is
more business doing by the factors generally, and especially
the large wholesale houses in London, which have shown,
during the past week, a more business-like appearance than
they have for several months; yet it is to be feared, from the
universal want of confidence, that the buyers will act very
cautiously, and only purchase for their immediate wants, the
effect of which will much prevent, for the present, any very
great increase in production.