The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-08-15 00:00:00

31ANUFACTUR1S

MANCHESTER. -- Although there is .nothing like
animation in the market, a steady demand continues to
be experienced for most descriptions of both goods and
yarns. In this respect the latter have the advantage,
spinners being entirely free of stocks, and, iu many
instances, • having orders for future delivery. The con-
sequence is, that yarns, of most descriptions' gradually
creep up in price, and this week extreme rates have to be
paid; more especially for water yarns, for export to
Germany and the Mediterranean. For India the demand
is only very moderate. The demand by manufacturers is
confined to their ordinary consumption. The position of
the cloth market remains unaltered. Manufacturers are
enabled, in most instances, to maintain their prices, but
to obtain any advance is impossible ; whilst, week by week,
their position becomes more unfavourable, in consequence
of the advance in yarn. As regards India goods, matters
are still worse, inasmuch as the dulness and absence of
demand, which has now continued for some time, makes
it difficult to maintain even present rates. The Greek
houses still continue to operate, and this week T-cloths
have been in some demand for that quarter.

ROCHDALE.—We lave had a rather better demand
',Jr flannels, and the merchants have purchased more
'reely than on the preceding week. Low priced English
wools are scarce.

LEEDS.—Prices are frm, with rather an upward
tendency ; and the mills continue in full operation. The
.encouraging prospects of the harvest have induced the
the wholesale bnyers to visit the town, and, in consequence,
the trade has been active in the warehouses this week.
BI4ADFORD.—WooI : The stock of English wools in
this market has not been so small at this period for several
years. Spinners hive been using up their stocks, and
buying only to meet their immediate wants, fully antici-
pating a further reduction in prices. This proves a dis-
appointment, as wools have advanced since the end of
June fully ld per lb. upon full-bred wool, and 2d per lb.
upon South-clown wools. There have been more lookers,
and more business has been done during the week, which
has been checked by the high price and want of better
choice. -:Voila and brokes command full Prices, from the
small quantity making.—Yarns : The increasing difficulty
from the advanced price of wool, renders it impossible to
produce yarns at the prices current a few weeks ago. For
both spools and reeled yarns higher prices are demanded,
and there is no diaposition to- sell for distant delivery.—
Pieces : The piece trade is in a more perplexing position
than ever, wool is dearer, and goods cost a great deal
more to make,i especially those all wool, such as lumens,
lastings, &e. In, mixed fabrics the difficulty is not lessened,
and there is no disposition to sell at old prices. The
business done is fully an average of several weeks past.

NOTTINGHAM.—AImost the only article in the lace
trade that may be said to be selling in any quantities
lately, has been. coarse plain goods, for the purpose of
making light summer bonnets ;—fancy 'Roods generally
are even in less demand this week than usual. The
hosiery trade also, so far as regards present demand is
very fiat; some manufacturers are preparing some things
for the winter trade, but not to the extent that they have
for the few previous years past. There is very little doing
in cotton yarn, for either trade, or otherwise this material
would be higher, and probably will' be still. Much of
our future prospects depends on the harvest.

LEICESTER.—We are pleased to observe a continuance
of the improvement inalmost every department of business.
The price of worsted yarn is advanced id per lb. this week,
and the spinners are fully engaged on orders.