The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-07-04 00:00:00

MANUFACTURES

MANCIIESTER.—There has been hardly so much
activity in the market as was the case last week, but
prices continue very firm. On Tuesday, in some quarters,
a rather large increase of price was asked, but the only
effect was, a cessation of purchases, and in but few in-
stances was any advance over the full rates of last week
realised. Both on that day isud since pretty full prices
have been obtained, and a fair business has been done ;
but there has been a decided falling off, as regards the
briskness of the demand. The demand for yarn for the
East continues moderate, the-enhanced rates asked having
tad rather an unfavourable effect. The same may be said
of water yarns for the Eak also, which are in moderate
demand, but for which it is difficult to attain a higher
-position. Manufacturers are rather more sparing •of

their purchases, the Ultimates
to obtain better rates for goods being anything but an
inducement to give more money for the material they re-
quire. The demand for goods is also interfered with by
the higher prices asked, and this has become more appa-
rent during the last few days. Manufacturers find the

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value of yarn gradually .hardening, whilst there is very
great difficulty in obtaining any concurrent advance for
iv descriptions of cloth. The Greek houses are-still
ing to a very fair extent,' and the demand for the
trade continues, but in these cases the higher prices
.e felt to be an impediment.

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HUDDERSFIELD.—The market has been attended
by several buyers from London houses, and on the whole
a fair business has been done, contrasted with the run of
business for some months past. Compared with last week,
there has, however, been wslight falling off; goods of low
and middle qualities are mainly in demand, those of the
• • ed for. The wool

ter qualities not being much Lug=

during th

ands; stocks are by

has been done fn the home track

and rather more than

,dian market.
BRADFORD.—WooIs : The spinners here act with
unusual caution, and the quantity changing hands is very
meagre, the prices sought being beyond the reach of the
consumers. The superior classes of wool grown in Here-
ford, Salop, and Staffordstire, are completely neglected,
Southdown and low qualities in Australian being substi-
tuted.—Yarns The business doing presents no altered
feature since our last. The shippers are buying very
little, and that chiefly in carded yarns; in spools there is
no alteration in consumption worth note; prices are steady
at vey low rates.—Pieces : The stocks in the manufac-
turers' hands are exceedingly limited, as also in the mer-
chants and dyers, and with no disposition on the part of
the producers to augment the quantity making. In all
wool goods the trade is exceedingly profitless, especially
moreens and damasks, which cannot be made except at
high prices ; the demand for tow wools. for army orders
and blankets, having kept the price of the raw material
above its relative proportion in price.

NOTTINGHAM.—A few lane and hosiery manufac-
turers have had a little more demand for their produc-
tions this week ; but it is feared that this improvement is
only temporary.—The price of yarn 'continues low, with
but a small amount of business doing.
LEICESTER.—No improvement in the.general trade.
Great numbers of the workmen are out of employment,
and manufacturers do not appear inclined to snake any
proposition for .stock.