The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-01-16 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

Mastcncspsa, January l3.—Ati the early part of the week,
and particularly on Tuesday, one or two occurrences (viz., the
rather unfavourable commercial news from the east, and a
temporary abatement of the activity in the Liverpool cotton
Market) caused our goods market to be flat, although no altera-
tion in prices took place, but on Thursday a very large amount
Of business was done in cotton, and since then our market is
even more animated than last week, and manufacturers have
again advanced the prices of nearly all kinds of cloths, and
Yesterday sales were made in 27-inch printing cloth at an ad-
vance of Ind to 3d per piece. Domestic cloth is in good demand
at id to id per yard advance. 27-inch 66's may be quoted
Bs 96 to 6s ; and 72's 6s 3d to 6s 7ad.
LENDS.—The Woollen markets since our last have been well
attended by buyers, and the business transacted has been exten-
sive, generally at previous rates. The purchases in the ware-
houses for domestic consumption have been considerable; and
the houses in the foreign trade are also tolerably brisk.
BRADFORD MARKET.—There was a good attendance of mer-
chants here on Thursday, most of whom bought freely when they
could meet with articles offering at the prices which ruled last
Month. But in many cases the manufacturers, knowing that
they could not replace their goods at those prices, on account of
the increased cost of the raw material, asked higher prices for
their pieces, and thus checked the sales. There was a fair bu-
siness done in the Yarn market, at late rates, but the spinners
appear to be acting with great caution, apprehensive of further
advance in the price of Wool. The Wool market was very active
for all kinds of combing descriptions, at the prices of last week,
but for Noils and Broke Wools h gher prices were realised.
HUDDERSFIELD MARKET.—The transactions at our market
on Tuesday comprised nearly all descriptions of goods, and were
of considerable extent, especially in fancy articles possessing any
novelty of pattern. The Wool market was also brisk, and some
deScriptions of the staple commodity were not quite so easy to
buy as of late.

HALIFAX MARKET.--There was a numerous attendance of
buyers at this market on Saturday last, and a considerable busi-
ness:was done in Camblets, and Lastings, and the other descrip-
tions of heavy goods at market. The wool market was active,
not only for fine wools suitable for flannels, but for common moils
and broke wools. Prices were rather firm.

WAKEFIELD WOOL MLR/MT.—We have to report a gradual
and steady i.,,proverr ent in the demand for all descriptions of
combing Wools, and as the market continues to be very barely
supplied, the advance demanded last week is now fully obtained.
No movement in short Wools.
LEICBSTER.—In the state of our local trade we have but little
alteration to notice since last week, Wools and Yarns remain
fully as firm, and their tendency is still upwards. Some buyers
have visited the town during the week, and in common and low
goods a fair amount of business is doing; some of the country
houses have also reeeived unexpected orders, In cotton goods
very little is doing ; but in this branch, also, Yarns are firm.
There is a pretty general amount of employment, though still at
lower prices than we like to see; but a decided improvement in
this respect we fear cannot yet be looked for.— Leicester Chro-
nicle.

HOSIERY AND LACE TRADE.—There is a sort of monotony in
the state of the wrought cotton hose branch, which has now
continued for a considerable time, the hands in general being
pretty well employed, except in the finer qualities—that is, hose
above 41l'-guage, which still continue very dull. The cut-up
branch Still keeps toserably brisk, and those engaged in it have
some slight hopes of a further small advance in the rate of
'wages, as the hosiers are gradually acceding to the " penny ad-
vance." The drawer branch, we are sorry to say, is much
Worse this week, as we perceive the masters coming from the
Warehouses with empty bags. There can scarcely be said to be
any improvement in the Nottingham and Derby fancy hosiery
trade, which is in a very lingering state, some branches being
nearly extinct; on the other hand, on the Continent, whether
in Franconio, Austria, the Milanese, the Lyonnois, h ismes,
Catalonia, or Valencia, these branches are flourishing, making
many elegant articles, not known to the English workmen. The
silk glove trade still keeps rather improved, and more work is
obtained; this is felt as a great relief in this district, however
low wages may be. The fancy bobbin net trade is in much the
same dull state that it has been in since the shock of the tempo-
rary panic ; yet, upon the whole, this branch, with the exception
of platt laces, is in a much better state than it was at this season
last year, with considerable hopes on the further approach of
spring. The plain trade is by no means worse, and there seems
a tolerable demand, which takes off all that is now made,
though at mi,erable prices, lace being cheaper than muslins,
and will wear considerably longer.—Nottingham Journal.

Poor Murphy's "occupation" is decidedly " gone"
from henceforth, for a more grievous mistake be could
not have made than in the declaration that Sunday the
7th of January was to be the coldest day of the present
year. Cold, i' faith ! the sun was abroad all day ; and we
wanted but the foliage of the trees and hedgerows to make
us believe that May had made an exchange with January.
AVERAGE MORTALITY OF ALL MANKIND.—The po-
pulation of the whole earth has been variously estimated
between eight hundred and a thousand millions of souls.
If we fix upon an intermediate number—say 946,080,000
.--and assign 30 years for the continuance of each genera-
tion, we shall find that the "children of men" come into
the world and go out of it at the following averages :
Every moment, 1 ; minute, 60 ; hour, 3600; day (24
bours,) 86,400; week, (seven days,) 604,800; month,
(thirty days,) 2,592,000; year, (365 days,) 31,536,000 ;
generation, (thirty years,) 946,080,000.
THE LAST OF THE STUARTS.—This most wonderful
character still lives at Tweedrnouth, having completed his
115th year at Christmas, 1843. His father General John
Stuart, was a cou-in of " Prince Charlie," the Pretender.
his grandmother was the Lady of Airlie, well o
the old Scotch sung. James Stuart saw those no in
memorable
i
battles during the rebellion 1745,n
p Pa and
Culloden, arid has spoken to, and
partaken
resotfnnwinne with
s
the Pretender. He served on
the side of the royalists in
the American war, and was at the battle of Quebec, where
General Wolfe lost his life at the moment of victory. He
served on board a man.of-war for many years under those
naval heroes Admiral Rodney and Rear
.Admiral Hood.
He has been five times married, and now lives with a fifth
wife, 75 years younger than himself. He has had by his
several wives 27 children ; ten of them have been killedin
battle, five of them in India, two at Trafalgar under Nel-
son, one at Waterloo, and two at Algiers. For nearly 60
years he has travelled in the Border districts as a wander-
ing minstrel, playing on a fiddle, but he never asked alms
from any one. Hundreds of persons can bear testimony
to his amazing strength, from which circumstances he got
the bye-name of " Jemmy Strength." Among other
feats he could carry a 24 pounder cannon, and he has been
known to lift a cart load of hay, weighing a ton and a half,
on his
walked back. Many a time he has taken up a jackass, and
It will through the toll-bar, carrying it on his shoulders.
be long before we can look upon his like again, to
hear his stories of 1745, and his glowing descriptions of
the young Chevalier.—Perthshire Advertiser.
ENGLAND'S INCOME AND PROPERTY IN 1778.—The
late Mr. Samuel Curwen in his journal, under the. date
of April 14, 1778
as from , has entered the following particulars
some information communicated to him in con-
versation :—" The land-tax, at four shillings in the pound,
produces two millions • the real tax on a medium is two
shillings nearly, whicl, being a tenth part of income,
war,
that to be twenty millions. Should an expensive
or some unforeseen accident throw the nation into a
convulsion, and discourage lending and lessen supplies, it
would, of course, reduce the value of lands, perhaps to
twenty-five years purchase ; their real value then would
be five hundred millions. Court value of the kingdom
supposed to be eighteen millions, for the following rea-
Pens, viz. fifteen millions were brought into the mint to
12 new coined on proclamation ; the remainder, coin of
George 11. and 111. full weight, still continuing current,
amount to three millions. Amount of fabrics, plate, &c.
Sm., on a modest
. computation, is worth one hundred
millions:
makmg.in all six hundred millions. A nation
possessing twice as much as it owes, need not fear bank-
ruptcy ; England's debt being one hundred and sixty
Millions. I pretend not to judge what would be the
issue of a shock to national credit, much less dare I de-
termine ; but I confess, I fear it would be followed by
dreadful convulsions, and produce cruel ravages and
carnage among the lower classes, who, being deprived of
daily subsistence for want of daily , employ, on stoppage
of trade and manufactures, would not contentedly sit
down and suffer themselves with their wives and little
ones to perish with hunger ; nor even those whose large in-
comes, derived from national funds, being now stopped,
are reduced to a level with the most indigent, and whose
e wants being supplied from their charity, are now their
equal fellow-sufferers."

PREMIUMS OF INSURANCE AT LLOYD'S.
LONDON & LIVERPOOL, Outward. Home.
to
... . .... .. . .. Jamaica
25
Leeward Isl. Dem. & Berbic 20s Ods 30 0 335. Od G 55 0
Honduras 0 0 0 30 0— 40 0
50 0— 60 0 44 0— 55 0
Havana ....
40 0— 0 0 20 0— 0 0
New Orleans
Charleston Savannah
Canada. ... . .....
British vorth linie-;;c'a°
Newfounaiand
Brazils .........
River Plate
East Indies
China
Batavia 35 0— 40 0 35 0— 40
0
New South Wales
Cape of Good Hope
Africa
Gibraltar
is 0— 17 6 17 6 20 0
Lima, Valparaiso, &c.
Malta, Sicily, &c.
SroYrna and Constantinople 3O 0— 0 0 40 0— 0 0
Malaga
Madeira ....
Western Isles, Cape de Verds ——
Lisbon .....
Cadiz ........................
20 0 17 6 20 0
France ........
Holland
liamburg, remen, &c.
Gottenburg, Stockholm ..
Petersburg, Riga, sic.
.. '
0 0 0 0 --
Oporto .. ................ • .

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