The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-11-28 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE

MANCH ESTER.—This has been a week of extensive operations
in yarns and goods, more especially the latter. Much of this
business has been done with comparative ease, at prices which
were only partially, and with difficulty obtained last week ; and
these have, therefore, now become decided and general rates ;
but, besides this, a positive advance of lad. to 3d. per piece
upon the actual prices of a week ago, is now realised on long
cloths, T cloths, light 7-8 printers, and 40-inch 54 to 64 reed
shirtings. Heavy 40-inch 66 and 72 reed shirtings, adapted to
the China trade, continue exceedingly depressed; while certain
good fabrics of that width, suitable for printing, are in request.
In yarns, the tendency is upward, and, for some kinds, an in-
crease of id. per lb. is paid by shippers. The improvement is
still more marked in spinnings for home manufacture. Natu-
rally enough, the sellers have continued to rise a little on the
hands of the buyers, as the week has advanced; and, quite as
naturally, this is beginning to be slightly felt as a hindrance to
the course of business. Spinners and manufacturers are, how-
ever, so largely under contract, as not to be disposed to take
further orders without an inducement in the terms. Up to the
present time, the buying has, for the most part, been for ex-
portation; the home-trade houses having, as yet, laid in but
little stock of cloth.

BOLTON.—The Cotton trade is improving. The factories
have during the past week increased their number of working
hours, though as yet the number of hands employed is scarcely
more than have been working for some time, but it is believed
further improvement will soon follow. flandloom weaving is
becoming brisker.
LEEDS.—A fair average business, for the season, continues
to be done in the woollen trade. A good amount of light goods
are being purchased for the markets of the east. There being
some advance in the price of wools at the current sales in Lon-
don, the prices of cloth are very firm.
BRADFORD.—WooI: There is no alteration worthy of note
in any branch of the combing wools, which are moved off only
in quantities for present use. The supply coming to market is
not more than is consumed, a circumstance which has a ten-
dency to keep prices steady. At the London sales colonial
wools go off briskly at higher prices, but this market cannot
maintain them. Noils and brokes are without any change
since our last. Yarns: There continues to be an improvement
in the demand for combed yarns of middle numbers. The de-
mand for export is much improved, and if things get settled on
the Continent a large business is expected. Pieces : There is
nothing new to report. The trade is generally fully employed,
and the goods cleared off as produced. Moreens are still ea-
gerly sought after, and the makers will be engaged for some
time to come. . _

HALIFAX.—Very little business has been done here this
week, either in plain or figured goods, and our Piece Hall has
presented, altogether, a very blank appearance. In the ware-
houses, the sale of goods is not much better than in the hall,
and prices remain extremely low. The spinners still continue
fully employed for the continental markets, but there are not
many. fresh orders now giving out, and there is no improvement
in prices. Wool has been selling more freely during the week,
and the upward tendency of some sorts has been fully sustained.
HUDDERSFIELD.—There has been very little business done,
and a quiet market here this week, although not unusually so
for this season of the year. Prices are low, and stocks gene-
rally small.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET.—The market this week has
been moderately brisk. The demand for middle qualities of
flannels has been greater than the supply, and in some instances
rather better prices have been obtained. All other sorts of
goods have sold well at former prices. The wool market has
been brisk, and prices same :s our last.

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER,
BY MR. C. H. CHADBURN, 71, LORD-STRET

ATMOSPHERIC
Daily Direc-
Temperature tion
in Humidity at Fall of
Pressure at shade by self- Noon. Wind
f
registering Difference of oat
Nine Six thermometer Wet and Dry Rain. Noon.
a.m. p.m. Max. I Min. 1 bulb.

O
'., In. In. Deg. Deg. Deg. In.
21 29'55 29'57 49 44 2 o'os K-
-22 29'13 29'05 51 44 1 o'oB s.E.
23 29'11 j 29'23 49 43 9 o'os E. 8. E.
24 29'30 29'48 4G 41 N byw
25 30'01 129'80 55 4
26,
27T 29'85 30'03 50

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1.

RAILWAY RECEIPTS

49 43
50 41
48 40
44 38
48 44
50 45
- -

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The following are the receipts of railways for the past week ;
that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns

are made

Week
ending

Amount

0 0 0
1534 0 0
369 0 0
686 0 0
4529 0 0
U 25 0 0
178 0 0
673 0 0
654 0 0
932 0 0
716 0 0
3402 0 0
2002 0 0
13125 0 0
1522 • 0

SBB3
614
12350
857

-- 18 1227 0 0
__ __ 0 0 0
--
18 2407 0 0
--
18 884 0 0
--
18 3136 0 0
-- 19 17623 0 0
-- -- 0 0 0
--
18 10128 0 0
-- 17 2179 0 0
-19 72 0 0
__ __ 0 0 0
--
19 38216 0 0
-- 19 664 0 0
-- 21 7682 0 0
-• 19 8359 0 0
--
18 2739 0 0
--
-- 0 0 0

2423
1003
1820
16808
90
3730
1364

112
38209
655
7469
7150
2105

--
18 I 19690 0 0
--
19 1302 0 I
--
18 836 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
--- 18 2576 0 0
-- 18 5334 0 0
--
18 2128 0 0
-- 18 917 0 0
--
19 1183 0 0
--
IS 7414 0 0
-- 17 1325 0 0
-- 18 1993 0 0
-- 19 767 0 0
--
II 311 0 0
-- 19. 204 0 0
- 18. 13472 0 0
-- 18 7018 0 0

515
7820
704
1822
739