The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-02-05 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE

MANCHESTER.—This market has not recovered from the
effects of last week's excitement in the Liverpool Cotton Mar-
ket. Throughout the present week the demand has been lan-
guid ; and although extreme rates have been less generally
asked, buyers still keep aloof, and business is restricted consi-
derably. Notwithstanding the smallness of the demand at the
present moment, both spinners and manufacturers, in conse-
quence of the lightness of stocks, and the unexpected orders
still held in many quarters, are enabled to maintain steadily
full rates. Yesterday and to-day the accounts from Liverpool
represent the Cotton market as somewhat harder, but without
producing any effect here, buyers not being, induced to increase
their •operations by any fear of a further advancein Cotton;
an expectation, that such will be the case on the arrival of the
the steamer next week, being generally entertained. The pause
in the demand extends both to goods and yarns. All light de-
scriptions of the former are scarce, and, with but few excep-
tions, manufucturers are engaged; but in cases where con-
tracts are being completed, somewhat greater moderation as
regards the prices asked is observable, compared with parties
in a different position. The principal feature in the market is
an.almost total absence of inquiry—exporters showing an evi-
dent disposition to keep clear of transactions for the present.
InYarns there has been very little doing, either for Germany
or India, the quotations here being too far in advance of those
current on the other side to justify purchases at present.
There can be little doubt that recent operations hive been, to
some extent speculative, the continuance of which the evident
instability of the raw material has put an end to.
ROCHDALE.—We have had a fair quantity of business doing
in the flannel, at prices much the same as those of the pre-
•ceding Monday. There is little variation in Wool, either in
demand or price.
LEEDS.—The demand for Woollen Cloths continues to keep
the manufacturers well employed, many of whom are working
to order. Merchants buy freely at rather improved prices;
'hut manufacturers complain that they have not realised the
advance which both Wool and dye-stuffs have lately undergone.
BRADFORD.—WOOLS.—The continued difficulty to purchase
from the growers induces the staplers to hold for higher prices
',which cannot at present be realised, but where any inducement
is offered, large lots are freely moved off; and during the week
and to-day more has been done than for two or three weeks
preceding. YARNS.—There is no variation in the demand, and
with little or nothing doing by the shippers, the spinners are
all engaged to order. Prices without alteration. PIECES.—
This branch of the trade is by no means equal to what it was
prior to the advance on Yarns, Which continues firm, and great
complaints are made by the manufacturers that they cannot
realise cost. The demand is not quite so active to-day, but
there are no stocks to be found, and many are entirely engaged
to order.

HALIFAX.—We cannot report any difference in the condition
of the Worsted trade. There is a fair inquiry for most de-
scriptions of goods, but without material Improvement in
prices. The demand for Yarns is still very active, and the
prices of some of the counts most in request continue to look
upwards. There is not much animation in the Wool market,
and the quotations remain stationary.
HUDDERSFIELD.—In middling and superfine not much is
doing, but stocks were never known to be so low at this sea-
son. We had a quick sale on Tuesday.

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