The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-08-29 00:00:00

MANUFACTURES

MANCHESTER—The market continues inactive, and
throughout the week increased dulness has prevailed.
Considerable caution is exercised by buyers ; those for the
home trade being actuated by a feeling of insecurity until
the harvest has been housed, and the foreign houses, but
especially those connected with the India trade, in con-
sequence of the unfavourable advices thence. Whether
for home use or export, yarns have been less in demand,
and prices may be considered lid to fd in favour of the
buyer. For India the inquiry is very limited, whilst the
demand for the continent appears to have been satisfied
for the moment. Manufacturers, who have for some time
had to complain of the advance of yarn, whilst goods
could not be moved up, now see a prospect of better terms,
and until prices assume a more, settled aspect, their
operations are only limited. Goods are very little inquired
for, and prices have a further downward tendency.. The
Greek houses, though not purchasing so largely, are still
operiting. India goods are dull, and prices continud
T-cloths, long cloths, and the better class of skirtings are
more firmly maintained, as are also domestics.

ROCHDALE.—A better demand for flannels, and the
manufacturers are asking more for their • pieces to meet
the increased price of raw material. Wool a little firmer,
and the demand steady.

HUDDERSFIELD.—The wool trade has been very
quiet, but rather more has been done in wools than for
some time before.

LEEDS.—Prices are without alteration, and the mills
continue to be fully employed. Many of the wholesale
buyers have been in town this week, and, encouraged by
the favourable prospects of the harvest, have purchased
rather freely, and a full average business has been trans-
acted in the warehouses. The war with Russia is exer-
cising a most prejudicial influence upon the flax trade of
Leeds, and other places in the West Riding, owing to the
principal source of supply being now cut off. Flax, which
not very long ago sold for £35 per ton, is now quoted at £65:
BRADFORD.—WooI : The quantity coming to market
is on the increase, but as many spinners have laid in good
supplies, at prices much easier than are now demanded,
there is no disposition, to add to stocks. The activity in
the woollen trade, and the small quantity now making of
noils and brokes causes them to realise full prices.—Yarns
Contracts for the coming month, are spoken of, but old
orders cannot be removed at the prices they are now
entered at. The increased price for wool from June is
now acting as a formidable opponent to such a course, and
the position of the spinner is now worse than at any
previous period, yarns having been forced down two
months ago, from necessity, by fallen houses, and the
anticipation that wool would be freely bought at 10d per
lb. As the hitter is commanding prices that justify 10s
per gross for common numbers, while the current prices
are under Os, the spinners are compelled to shelter them-
selves by a very limited production, till prices approximate
nearer to value.—Pieces : The demand for goods is not
great, but the advantages offered by the manufacturers at
midsummer induced orders to be given by the merchants.
The time is now past for producing pieces on such favour-
able terms, and fresh orders cannot be placed for yarns,
either cotton or worsted, except at higher pricse, which
must be put on goods ; and unless they are freely conceded,
there is no alternative but to further lessen the quantity
• The stocks •in the markets are unusually small
,on, and at no former period was the legitimate
trade of the town in a sounder position.

for the seas

NOTTINGHAM.—Some sales have been made in the
lace and hosiery trades this week, but they are almost
so much so as not to induce
proprietors of machines to set other bagds to work 'or
even to increase the few working hours to which the
majority of men employed are at this time limited. It is
generally supposed there will be a great improvement in
business matters as soon as the harvest is secured, of
which there appears every prospect of great abundance
and in good condition. No change in the price of yarn.

entirely of

a retail characte

LEICESTER.—This week several buyers have visited
the warehouses, and have made purchases for the autumn
trade, and it is pleasing to observe the generally improved
state of trade, which it is fully expected will continua for
some time. Price of material is again quoted at Id per
lb. more.