The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-11-14 00:00:00

MANUFACTURES

MANCHESTER.—No improvement in this market; on
the contrary, prices have a tendency to further depression.
Any favourable symptom that might have been observable
at the close of last week has entirely disappeared, much
dulness being apparent, which is the case as regards both
goods and yarn. This unsatisfactory state of things is due
to the continued unfavourable advices from abroad, most
of the foreign markets being overstocked. At home there
still exists great want of confidence, whilst the renewed
advance in the corn markets also militates against any
permanent improvement. The pressure upon the market
becomes gradually more urgent, as there is no greater
limit to the production than the partial means of working
only during daylight. This limitation does not appear
sufficient, producers being compelled, week after week, to
submit to increased losses to effect sales. Yarns may be
generally quoted id. per lb. lower. There is little or no
demand for India or China, and but little for Germany.
India yarns, with the exception of common 40's, which
are firm, have a further downward tendency. 'For the
Mediterranean there is still a pretty fair inquiry. Manu-
facturers are by no means extensive buyers, and both warp
and cop yarns are fully 401. per lb. lower. With the excep-
tion of T cloths, long cloths, and domestics, there is very
little doing in the goods market. India shirtings, and
other light goods for the East, are still very dull.

ROCHDALE.—There is no abatement in the demand
for flannels of every description, and the goods are taken
off the market as fast as the manufacturers can make.
them. The little change there may be in wool is rather
in favour of the buyer. The flannel business, for some
time past, has been extremely good ; every hand has been
employed, and goods have been sold to order before they
were manufactured.
BRADFORD.—WooI : A very limited business doing
in all kinds of combing wools. Holders are more disposed
to sell, and sales are made at prices in favour of the buyer.
Noils and brakes command good prices, the quantity
making being very small.—Yarns : No improvement in
this branch. Spinners are curtailing their production as
the daylight decreases, in addition to their unemployed
machinery. Current prices of yarns entail a certain loss,
and none are disposed to produce without actual orders.—
Pieces : The supply coming to market is very limited, and
the purchases of the same character—there is nothing but
what is of a gloomy character.

NOTTINGHAM.—In consequence of the present tem-
porary derangement of commercial affairs in the jjnited
States, there is an unusual dearth of demand for both lace
and hosiery goods, and the London and Manchester hosiers
are not giving out their accustomed amount of orders for
goods for the ensuing spring trade. The South American
East Indian and Australian houses also are not shipping
to anything like the extent they are wont. These circum-
stances combined, render the general trade of this town
more than ordinarily.dull.
LEICESTER.—OnIy a moderate business is doing in
the various warehouses and some branches complain of
being dull. The Australian: trade is small at present, and
but little is expected from the United States for their
spring trade, so that chiefly we must look to the home
markets for our demand, and these will mainly depend
upon the weather and the condition of the people to pur-
chase manufactured goods, which condition is materially
dependant upon the amount of employment for them and
the proportion of their wages expended in provision.
Wool and yarn remain at last quotations.