The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-12-31 00:00:00

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STATE OF TRADE.

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MANCRESTER.—Since cur 1-st a comps to chance has come
over our market, and the calm we noticed last week is changed
into extreme activity, and, in most descriptions of cloths at
advanced rates. Many merchants and printers whose contracts
were executed have renewed them for the next two or three
months; and, cloth being still very scare, we may reasonably
expect that prices will range higher at the opening of the new
year. Yarns have also improved in price, and fine numbers
that were depressed, are in good request at the extreme rates
of last week; and where contracts have been mad a shade
higher prices have been paid. The printers are also very busy
for the spring. and plaids are expected to prove the most
fashionable styles

LuDS.—The demand for etc ths in both the halls here since our
last is °considered to have been unusually large for the period of the
year, especially on Saturday last. Though late prices were fully
sustained, no improvement could be realised; yet the market was
Arm on the whole. During the week there has been comparatively
little doing in the warehouses, all parties being engaged in pre-
paring for the stock-taking next week next week, or in enjoying
;Christmas.

HUDDZIISFIELD MARKET.—There was a much larger attend-
.ance of merchants.hereon Tuesday last than could have ge
been ex-
mected at this season, and thernarket was considered very animated,
although the buyers .evidently purchased only to meet their imme-
t diate wants Prices remained firm, as there was a pretty general
expectation amongst all parties that the turn of the year would add
improved briskness to the demand for nearly all descriptions of
; cloths.
BaAPPPORD MAMT.—There was a good attendance of mer-
chants here on Thursday,-the closing market of the year, and their
dealings were more extensive than might have been expected. There
is a prevalent feeling that prices are now as low as they are likely
to be, and an increased demand for goods is expected with the turn
of the year. The yarn market pretty freely active, and might have
I been more so, had not the spinners held out for advanced rates to
.rneet the rise which bas taken place in the value of wool. In the
wool maiket there was a moderately brisk demand for both comb-
' ing and clothing woolsyaud improved rates were realised for nearly
Hall kinds of wool.
HAztrAx MAawzr.--T,he demand for manufactured goods
suitable for the winter trade here on Saturday was very active,
considering that it was the lasr market but one of the year. The
wool market was brisk, especially in the demand for nails and broke
wools, and prices were very firm, though the staplers were unable
to realize any advance. Better things even than.this are expected
immediately on the turn of the year.
HECKMONDWIKE BLANKET MARKET.—On Monday, there wrs
a good attendance of both merchants and manufacturers, and a
considerable business done, but Thursday being the day after
Ch.listmas day, the attendance was very small, and consequently
but little doing. _

Latcsarsi.—The favourable turn in the stage of our trade
affairs which we noticed last week still continues to hold good. The
severity of the weather appears to have caused a " run" on the
London Lenses, which has probably Lad the effect of nearly clearing
them out; for, this week, buyers from seven or eight of the prin-
cipal houses have visited the town to make purchases. The conse-
quence of this, with the renewal of the frost, is that the wools and
yarns are very firm, and there is a greater amount of employment.
—Leicester 'Chronicle.

HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—The state of the cotton hose
trade is not.considered by any parties to be amended; what ought
to have been.long since expected.has come to pass, namely, that fo-
reigners have become aware of our infamous system of ,making
slop stockings, and are returning them with very little ceremony or
hesitation upon the hands of the manufacturers. The cut-up•branch
is equally as bad, if not worse, than the wrought hose trade, and
when tbo higi,rate of charges is ocnsidered, the journeymen are in
a much worseatate; as in many instances they have to work two
days for their frame charges, before they earn anything for.their
own maintenance. The drawer, pantaloon, and shirt brawl
still much depressed; some few of the workmen have full work, but
they are very limited in number. The cotton glove trade is stillin
the best state of any of the hosiery, bunches, but still it is dull, and
stocks in some instances are rather accumulating. The silk ho-
siery trade is by no means improved, as silk stockings of almost
every kind are out of fashion in En&and. The b.bbiti net lace
trade is still very 41u11, nor has the panic much subsided. The
warp lace trade (as sve stated it would some years since) is in some
measure sunerseding.the cotton bobbin act. In the silk department
the West of England steam machinery havc a decided advantage
over the warp silk blonde nets.—Nottingham Journal.

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RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

(From the Railway Magazine of Saturday.)
The following calculation of the last weekly retnrns of 4g
railways, 1,760 miles in length, given in our present number,
will, we believe, be of interest : —Number of passengers on 34
railways, 265,179. The receipts for passengers on 48 railways,
:674,262 ; ditto for goods on 47 railways. 432.782; total,
£107,844. This is an average of .e 604 per mile per week.

NAME. Passen- 1 i„,coney. Cor. wk.' t:.:
; gers. ' last year :.‹.. 174
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Arbroath and Forfar ....... . j 4122 •128 3.,
Birmingham and Derby .... ! •
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Birmingham and Gloucester..' 2392 1900 2i
Brandling .lunction ! :17 I 2
Bristol and Gloucester ' 3058 1107
Chester and Birkenhead 3601 391 330 li
Dublin and Drogheda .. 5563 51,8
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Dublin and Kingstown — 796 6
Dundee a:,d Arbroath 2848 217 194 4
Durham and Sunderland
Edinburgh and Glasgow
424
Eastern Counties... 15663 4233 4237 33
Glasgow and Ayr 11482 1324 1.92
4
Glasgow and Paisley . . 9697 669 643
Grand Junction
Great North of England
Great westernestern
693 . 7
Liverpool and Manchester
London and Birmingham — 1751: 18266
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London and Btackwall
London and Brighton
London and Croydon 9157 9.4 249 31
London and Greenwich 41638 765 2gs
Southwestern
Manchester, Bolton, and Bury 780 (98 43
Manchester and Birmingham. 3255 2991 a
Manchester and Leeds and
Hull and ,elby 5735 5807 4
Midland Counties
10.'27 9375 7s,
Newcastle and Darlington
Newcastle and Carlisle
1731 1.124 4
Newcastle and North Shields 13510 532 885 2
North Midland — .._..,
North Union —'67o4 1470
Pars and Orleans
3675
Paris and Rouen 3
:e9;9 3.;29 Ws
Preston and Wyre
Sheffield and Manchester 16325
: 61
South Eastern ... 474 _
12117 4517 334,
Taff Vale 2
'16:13 626
Ulster f, 9 7 II
Yarmouth and Norwich
1 622 5
York and North Midland
see Midland Counties.