The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-10-21 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE,

MANCHESTER.—The inanimate condition of the market
mentioned in our last publication has continued during the
week, and our report to-day must be even less favourable than
that of Tuesday. With a few exceptions, there seems a com-
plete pause in the market, buyers preferring to look on without
entering into new engagements, even although they could in
many cases secure advantages in price as compared with the
current rates of a week or ten days ago. The continental
advices have of late been discouraging, and the Leipsic fair
has gone off badly, which renders the German houses extremely
cautious in their operations, and disinclined to give out any
but pressing orders. Yarns and goods for the Indian market
are extremely flat and droop!ng, and a gloom at present seems
to hang over this department. Here and there speculative
offers, at a very low figure, have been made to large producers
of these articles, but they have not resulted in buslness. In
domestics, long cloths, and T cloths, there is little stock pres-
sing on the market, and prices are without material alteration.
Printing cloths have been somewhat more favourable to buyers.
Fine 36-inch shirtings are moderately inquired for, and main-
tain their value better than almost anything else in cloth. The
dull and drooping state of cotton at Liverpool has had a very
sensible effect upon our market during yesterday and to-day,
and has tended to aggravate the general disinclination to
operate.

ROCHDALE.—A still market and a limited amount of busi-
ness transacted, at former prices. No activity in the wool
market, but previous prices fully maintained.
LEEDS.—About an average amount of business has been
done in the woollen trade this week, but not more than an
average for the season of the year. We cannot notice any
change in prices, nor do we find much accumulation of goods
on hand. Indeed, we believe the stocks are far from being
heavy.

MACCLESFIELD.—The unsatisfactory state of business
throughout this year has begun to show itself with weak
houses, another failure having occurred, with liabilities, which
are fortunately small when compared with the extent of busi-
ness carried on by the house. The thrown silk market re-
mains totally without improvement, as far as regards home
throwns. Foreign, on the contrary, are in rather better re-
quest, partly owing to reduced prices, and general corm)
cheapness. The business doing in raw silks remains limited,
and will most likely continue so until the result of the public
sales (announced for the 22d inst.) is known.
THE SILK AND COTTON TRADES IN LANCASHIRE.—The
silk trade in Manchester and the neighbouring towns has not
been in such a depressed state for the last ten years past.
This week, several masters have given notice to reduce wages
10, and some l 5 per cent. file winders, warpers, and weavers
have not above half employment. The raw material is very
high. The trade in cotton mills is not so brisk as it was a few
weeks ago, and at some places hands are only partially em-
ployed. Both the silk and cotton trades are in a precarious
state, and wages are lower than they were twelve months ago.
MANCHESTER IRON MARKET.—There has been very little
change in the market for Scotch pig-iron since our report a
fortnight ago; and, though there has been some business doing
in the interim, it has not been to an extent to affect prices.
Indeed, the commercial advices received by the last few mails
from the United States, combined with the disordered state of
the iron trade in South Wales, have tended to depress the mar-
ket, and.to give rise to a very general expectation that a fall in
prices must precede anything like an act,ve trade. We quote
good merchantable brands, mixed numbers, at about 395. per
ton, cash, free on board in the Clyde, and about 445, to 445. 6d.
per ton, cash, for delivery at the Lancashire ports.