On the anticipated trade with China, the Leeds Mercury of
this date remarks and reports-
" All the hest-informed merchants and manufacturers agree in the opinion that ultimately the opening of the new ports in China will be a most important advantage to the.English-trade; but they-are not less clearly of opinion that there is great danger of the trade being ovur,edone in the first instance, and of much money being lost by rash speculations. " Several considerable purchaseslave been made in the woollen-markets for China, and orders have also been put out. A slight advance in prices has been realized, and greater confidence is felt. In the wool-market, an improvemeit is distinctly felt ; more wool has been sold within the last ten days" than within the six weeks preceding, and prices are on the advance."
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