The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-24 00:00:00

MANUFACTURES

MANCHESTER.—The market remains in a dull and
inanimate condition, and prices are hardly so firm. The
advices from abroad, for the most part, continue the com-
plaint of overstocked markets, whilst want of confidence
at home paralyzes, to a considerable extent, the operations
of both buyer and seller. Only a very limited business
has been done this week ; and, as regards goods especially,
it is only because the offer of lower rates would not induce
purchases, that reduced prices have not been submitted.
The absence of demand for India yarns still continues,
and prices are barely firm, although the absence of stocks
Prevents any material decline. There has been a good
demand all week by the Greek houses, and for the Medi-
terranean there is also a steady inquiry. The demand
for cloth is extremely limited. India goods are almost
entirely without inquiry, and though domestics are perhaps
as good as anything in the market, it is saying very little
thus to describe them. In consequence of the absence of
demand for India shirtings, these and some classes of
printers and other goods have become depressed in value
to such an extent as to, render their production far from
remunerative, and as there appears no immediate prospect
of any improvement, manufacturers have been compelled
to lessen the production by the adoption of short time.
Many mills in Blackburn have already adopted this course,
and by working only during daylight they have reduced
their production about one-third, and work about four
days per week. This is not confined to Blackburn, but is
also common to that district, including Burnley ; and in
those concerns in which short time has not been adopted it
will shortly be commenced. In some instances the time
of working is reduced to three days per week.

ROCHDALE.—The flannel market has not been quite
so brisk as for the last weeks ; but yet a fair amount of
business has been transacted. The wool dealers are more
willing to sell at former prices than they have been, and
the manufacturers buy very sparingly.
HUDDERSFIELD.—There have been more buyers in
the town, and goods suitable for the season have conse-
quently been in rather increased demand.
LEEDS.—DuII markets at the cloth halls, and business
has also been dull with the commission houses, out of the
markets, the merchants having bought very freely at the
commencement of the season ; and the weather continuing
fine, there has been less consumption of winter goods
than usual, which seems to be the principal cause of the
dulness. The stocks, however, are not large; and, in
consequence, the mills continue in active employment,
and prices are well maintained. Business has, from the
same cause, been dull in the warehouses this week.
BRADFORD.—WooI : The purchases of combing wool
continue to be made in the most sparing manner, but
there is no accumulation of stock in the staplers' hands.
The farmers cling to their clips for prices that cannot be
given for the worsted trade, and this withholding of stock
in the country keeps prices firm here.—Yarns : It is re-
ported that several very extensive works are about to be
closed; while the stoppage of machinery and short time
working of other establishments has reached an extent
never known before. The machinery in actual operation
will, ere long, not be one-third of that running at this
period in 1862. This course is adopted from the business
position of the trade ; for at the present price of wool,
yarns are making a loss so considerable, that there is no
alternative but the course now so generally adopted.--
Pieces : There is no improvement in the demand for
goods, and every day the number of looms idle is on the
increase, for there is no disposition to make goods for
stock, and the prices now current suggest the necessity of
curtailing the supply till a better state of things is apparent.

NOTTINGITAM.—No greater animation in either lace
or hosiery goods than lately reported, and prospects for
the winter are very gloomy. No alteration in the price
of yarn.