STATE OF TRADE
... Lancashire, Thumdat Jakcary 28.—The demand for cot. ton yarns, at Blackburn, limited, and price are rather lower than they were last week. There is very little doing in the goods market, and manufacturers profits were never known to be less than at the present time. The operatives at many of the cotton mills in the district are working four and five days per week ; the mechanics and machine ...