The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-02-13 00:00:00

Feb. 1:3, ISM

STATE OF TRADE.

IdAxensswt.—Since our last report our shippers and printer=
nPPe rto have made up their minds that goods and yarns are not
likely to recede in price, and have consequently bought at the
pr:ces they refused to give last week, therefore a fair amount of
business may be said to he done at the advance required by the
manufacturers. Two things will operate to keep up prices (in
addition to the superabundance of money, which is the greatest
Of all allies to the speculators), the scarcity of stock in the hands
of the manufacturers, and the absence of even the usual
amount of stock in several of the principal houses here, for
many of the largest houses calculated that goods would be
lower, in which they were deceived, and are therefore very bare
(t).(f, goods, so we fear we have little grounds for expecting goods
be down in price for some months to come. The printers
are complaining of the high price of cloth and madders, for
they find it difficult to obtain an adequate advance, but the
buyers are getting more reasonable, and we doubt not in a
Short time new prices will be established. The commercial
news from the east will have little or no effect upon our market.
The news from America is favourable, only we fear that they
Will be even worse there than here in their cotton gambling
Speculations. The meeting of manufacturers on Tuesday last,
to talk about working short time, will, we expect, prove an
abortion for the small manufacturers, that are forced to buy
cotton at the present prices, cannot afford to stop their mills for
even an hour, and, with very few exceptions, the larger and
opulent ones that have low priced cotton are too deeply inte-
rested for their own interest to do so; and self-interest, after
all, will, even with the manufacturers, be a strong incentive to
attend to what will benefit themselves, rather than sacrifice
their own property for the general good. Prices for this week
are as follow 27 -inch 60's, ss. 6d. toss. gd. ; 66's, 6s. to 6s. 6d. ;
and 72's, 6f. gd. to 7s, 3d. ; 9-8 or 36. inch 66's, 6s. to 6s. 4 d. ;
and 72's, 6s. gd. to 7s. 3d. ; 5.4 or 0-inch 6d's, gs. 3d. to 9s. yd.;
and 72's, 10s. 3d. to 10s. 9d.—Manchester Advertiser.
Lsans.—The Woollen trade still continues active in this dis-
trict, and the demand for balk goods in the cloth halls since our
last has been considerable, especially for export. The houses
chiefly engaged in the home trade are also busily employed in
executing orders for the spring trade. Prices have become
rather 'firmer since the commencement of the recent Colonial
Fool sales in Lond n.
BRADFORD MARKET.—Trade here, on Thursday, was active
ols till deartments. The stocks of pieces in the manufacturers'
bands are small, and advanced prices are consequently asked.
',art% are readily quitted, even at improved rates, and numerous
Orders might be had for delivery at distant dates, but the spin.
tiers are too cautious to accept them in the present state of the
Wool market. The demand for that article was extensive, and
as the belief is beginning to gain ground that the accumulated
stocks in the hands of the growers are well nigh exhausted, the
staplers stand out stoutly for advanced rates.
Hconsasvistn MARKET.—There was a good attendance of
merchants here on Tuesday, notwithstanding the severity of the
weather, and a large business was done in nearly all descriptions
of goods. Owing to the upward tendency of the Wool market,
the manufacturers found difficulty in selling at prices com-
mensurate with the cost of the raw material.
HALIFAX lds.assr.—We had again a brisk demand here on
Saturday for prices of nearly all kinds; and, although the manu-
facturers work long hours, they are unable to meet fully the
wants of the merchants. Yarns also sold freely, and the tran-
sactions in Wool were considerable. Prices still manifest a
tendency Upwards.
WAxevisLo Wool. MARKRT.—Although this week's transac-
tions in 'combing Wools have scarcely been so extensive as the
last, yet they have exceeded the arrivals, and prices may be
quoted a shade higher. Low clothing Wools are in brisk de-
mand at advanced rates.
HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES,—The cut-up cotton hosiery
branch is still tolerably brisk, the hands having full employment,
though at miserable wages; the advance upon yarn has had no
reflect upon them, and as the greater part of these slop rubbish
are made of white-tie, the change has not been felt by the
'bands, though it has by the hosiers and bagmen. There is very
little change in the state of the wrought hosiery branch in this
'Country, but in Derbyshire it has rather retrograded. There is
on amendment in any of the silk hosiery branches. The plain
silk hose hands still hold together and resist to the last. The
silk glove hands are driven to despair by want of employment,
tingeges. and misery; whilst the silk-knotted workmen still
on, amidst uncertain employment and half wages, de-
Prived of all hope of renovation. 'the fancy bobbin net trade is
still dull, but not seriously so; some good patterns of good nets
and a ready sale whilst others are a perfect drug. There is no
visible alteration as yet in the warp lace trade, nor have we
learnt that the advance in yarn has affected the employ-
ment. The plain silk blonde branch is yet slowly declining
Nottingham Journal.

VOYAGES OF THE NEMESIS.—We understand that the
Narrative of " The Voyages and Services of the Nemesis,
from 1840 to 1843," is preparing for immediate publica-
tion, from the notes of her late commander, W. H. Hall,
R.N. (of the Victoria and Albert Yacht), and from per-
sonal observations made in Chins, and other parts, by
W. D. Bernard, Esq., A.M., &c. The work, besides con-
taining an accurate description of the numerous interest-
ing localities visited by the Nemesis (the first iron armed
steamer that crossed the line) will comprise a complete
history of the origin, progress, and termination of the late
events in China, detailing all the operations of the war,
with remarks upon the character of the people, and the
prospects of our future intercourse with them, a full ac-
count of the new colony of Hong Kong, &c. It will also
contain notices of some of the Portuguese slave settlements
at Mozambique, Delagoa Bay, &c., with observations on
the Comoro Islands, &c. ; together with some remarks on
the peculiarities of iron steam vessels, and their advantages
*upon an enemy's coast."—Nasal and Military Gazette.
ON THE CORN-LAWS.—Every day discovers new and
satisfactory proof of the great benefit we are about to
enjoy by means of the cheering observations of Sir Robt.
Peel on the opening of parliament. It is so intelligible it
can neither be forgotten nor mistaken ; intrk the words,
" He neither has, nor does he contemplate, any depar-
ture whatever from the present wholesome laws," The
powerful effect this must necessarily produce, now that
the present low rents are not likely to be subject to abate-
ment, has not been lost sight of and is strongly exempli-
fied in Mr. George Robins's early announcement, which
`we have befire us ; he there states that during the ensu-
ing months Le will offer to public competition landed es-
tates exceeding in value " one million pounds sterling,"
He then compliments the minister for the concession he
has made, in terms that would imply that he has done all
that the rational portion of the community ought to re-
quire. He states that " the manly, straightforward, and
un<quivccal declaration of Sir Robert Peel in favour of
the wholesome corn bill, has quieted the apprehensions of
all those who desire to see the manufacturing and agri-
cultural interests go quietly in harness together, without
any undue partiality.' Why, the Corn-law League would
be!tahamed to gainsay this palpable fact. Again he says,
4'
The honest yeoman will nowrepose on a bed of roses ;"
and thus emphatically concludes, " the sun will now again
illumine the agricultural horizon (too long clouded by the
Uncertainty that prevailed), and terra firma become the
favourite, as opposed to Three per Cents. at 98." His
announcements in our journal are worth the trouble of a
Perusal.

PRICES OF SHARES, FEBRUARY 12.
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SHARES. rn Amt. - Sales
. paid. This Day,
.'•-------.-- --
RAILWAYS. ..e R
1101 ton and Preston
Birmingham and Gloucester
„, Ditto quarter -17*
alirrninghani and Derby
Ditto One-eighth Shares
Bristol and Exeter — 70
Birkenhead and Chester
Ditto half
Ditto, new,issued at .433 dis. 50 6 20q ex.
Dublin and Drogheda
Eastern Counties
Ditto new Shares
Perpetual
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O 50
Ditto new shares — 12*
Ditto Leith and Newhaven
Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 2O 25
New
Ditto Preference —
Glasgow, Paisley and Ayrshire
Grand Junction
Ditto half shares 5O 50
Quarter — 25
New ditto
Great Westeirn • . 10
Ditto new Ditto shares lOO 65
50 50
Great Norithtil Shares
Hull and Se'lic.))f England lOO 100
Ditto One f Y 50 59
Leeds and Selby°urth Shares
100
Leicester and S
-wannington
Lancaster and Preston ILO 47i
. Ditto and Carlisle
l'iverPool and Manchester
Ditto quarter shares
25 25
I)itto half shares
Landon and Birmingham lOO Stock.
13itto quarter
Ditto ,e 32 shares
London & Brighton so so
Ditto new
London and South Western ..., 411
Ditto, loth shares —
Manchester, Bolton, & Bury
Manchester and Birmingham 7o 4o
Ditto and Ditto Extension .
Manchester and Leeds lOO 70
Ditto half shares
Ditto quarter shales
2
Midland Counties
Ditto, quarter — 15
1-sth Shares — 2 2j
North Midland
Ditto new — 40
Ditto .e 33 6s ad 55 21i
North Union ...........
Newcastle and Carlisle lOO Ice
Ditto quarter shares
Newcastle and Darlington Junc. i 9
Runcorn Gap
Ditto half
Rouen and Havre
kiheffield and Manchester
Quarter 5O 50 7
' 25 34i
oU±..h Eastern and Dover --
25 35i—i
New shares
fork and North Midland 5O SO
_ Half Shares
raris and Rouen — 20
Paris and Lyons — 2 3
Paris and Orleans
Barnsley Junction — 36 6
BAN
sank of Liverpool
---- Borough Bank lO 10
---- Commercial of Liverpool lO 10 15—i
--- East of England 2O 10
---- M'cheater & L'pool Dsct 2O 10
---- Northern and Central
North and South Wales lO 10
Royal of Liverpool lOOO 500
'I-- South Lancashire
--- Liverpool Union 2O 10 11
--- Liverpool Banking Co 2O 10
--- Wilts and Dorset 23 7i
MISCELLANEOUS.
Exchange Buildings
'1.'9001 and Harrington Water ,
1 200 Stock.
, Works
lontle Ditto lOO Stock.
1)Pool Gas Light Company
k''Pool New Gas & Coke Co.
Ditto new shares.
Liverpool Marine Assurance.. }
100 100
Company
Ocean Assurance
Liverpool Fire and Life — I 2*
M'eliester Assurance Company lOO 2*
Apothecaries'
Company
Harrington Docks BO 110
Anderton Carrying Company .. I 164
Reek Ferry
steam Tug Company — 10
A'pbalte!Liverpool) I I