STATE OF TRADE.
TRADE has been very unequal during the last week, in the 'various general warehouses of the City ; an universal flatness having been ex- perienced the last day or two, while some houses were busy at its com- mencement.
The clothing trade generally is reported, from the city, to be affected by the rumours of the war, otherwise it is distinctly asserted that prices would range "extraordinarily high." There are rapid sales of wool at the prices previously quoted; manu- facturers continue fully employed owing to the absence of continental competition. Cotton steadily advances in price : there are large demands for the East India stock which almost exhaust the supply, though that supply is not "perceptibly short." The prices of flax are still high and will not change until the new crop comes in.
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