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Trade Conditions Good. Tinplate Demand Improved. Cotton and Wool Business Brighter. Hosiery Haulage Pros
T"general state of trade as indicated by the condition of the heavy industries remains good. Middlesbrough iron andsteel nianufacturers are confident that they are beginning a further period of expansion. Lancashire is experiencing an increase in the demand for boiler plates and for light steel forgings. In Staffordshire, where conditions. are fair, there is a lull in the demand for finished steel, hut an improvement in the demand for galvanized sheets. The demand for , black sheets is good,
In Sheffield, trade is good in all its branches. There are many orders in hand for motorcar steel; heavy-engineering works are much better employed and there is a continuous increase in the production ofwire rods, strips and sheets.
Glasgow is still content with the home trade, but dissatisfied with the demand from overseas. Ship-repairing is active on the Clyde, on the Northeast Coast and on the Mersey. There is a prospect of greater activity in Scotstoun on account of the planning. of an order for a new vessel.
.CoaL Lynemouth Colliery, Northumberland, has just been brought into use and already 350 miners are engaged. It is expected that 650 men will be at work by Christmas. The wintry weather is stimulating the domestic demand in all areas.
Tinplate.
There is a general improvement in the demand for -tinplates. Many orders have matured and most of the Welsh works have ample business in hand.
Cotton and Wool.
There is a more active demand for yarn than has been the case for some time. The new trade pact with Germany is likely to result in new business in the cotton mills So far as cloth is concerned, the Indian market is more active and the home trade continue's to be healthy, particularly in poplins, ;Less goods and casement cloths. The woollen trade is improving, a considerable number of employees having been re-engaged.
Timber and Building.
Plenty of timber is being collected every day from the London docks. Imports of hardwood and the demand for it are increasing. The cheerful tone of the plywood market continues. Similar reports come florin Liverpool, where the demand for timber from the docks continues to be steady.
Manchester reports no change from the previous favourable position, as does Preston, where it is stated that work at the docks is being concens, trated on the clearing of quays. The situation in the timber docks at Hull is improving rapidly and at Grimsby they are sorting out cargoes from the quays.
Amongst large works contemplated are hospital extensions at 13arnet (£30,000), Derbyshire (£45,000), the rebuilding of a hospital at Bath (£30,000) and a hospital and mental colony in Nottinghamshire (£375,000).
Derbyshire contemplates spending £27,100 on bridges, whilst road schemes in Cheshire (262,000) and Hertfordshire (£68,500) arc proposed. Schools are to be built at Ardwick-leStreet (£50,000), East Barnet (£30,000) and in Herts (£245,000). Cambridge C.C. has approved the erection of three schools to serve Bottisham-Futhourn, Linton and Histon-Cottenham, the estimated cost of which is £40,800.
Ipswich is considering erecting 582 houses, Newark 100, Blackpool 336, Canterbury 132, Derby 601, Farehara 114 and Harrow 471. It is proposed to erect a swimming pool at Chingford (£23,408) and Newport, Mon. (R25,000). Oxford has a club scheme under consideration involving expenditure of £250,000. Tunbridge Wells plans to spend £157,550 on a civic centre.
Actual contracts placed include the following :—A senior school for Bury St. Edmunds E.C. (Messrs. J. Ball and Sons, 221, .Northgate Street, Great Yarmouth), at £20,813; 110 houses in Colnbrook, Bucks, for Eton R.D.C. (Janes [Builders]. Ltd., Slough); Rice and Son, Ltd., Margate, is to build a senior school in Mill Road, Deal, for the T.C. (£24,742). G. and T. Crampton, Ltd., is to build 76 flats in
TENDERS OF INTEREST TO HAULIERS.
MENDERS are invited by the following (latest dates given in parentheses) :—Kent C.C., for broken granite, granite ebippings and other clippings. Apply to the county surveyor, Sc
Peter Street, Maidstone (December In). . East Suffolk C.C., for the supply of (1) tar macadam, (2) granite and slag, (3) local materials, i.e., gravel, dints, shingle, bricks and sand. Apply the county surveyor, County Hall, Ipswich, indicating for which items it is desired to tender (December 171.
East Sussex. C.C. for broken 'stone and drippings. Apply to Ur. H. R Lunn, county .surveyor, Coun'y Hall, Lewes (December 3), Somerset C.C. ;Williten MT the supply of road stone. tar macadam OT bituminous macadam, granite or other hard stone chippings. Apply to the district surveyor, Long Street, Williton. Somerset (November 26). For similar materials and for haulage in Taunton, apply to MT. S. S. Orchard, district surveyor, Mary Street House, Taunton (November 29).
the Hanover Street area and 560 houses on the North Lots area, Dublin, the quoted prices being £33,396 and £201,149 respectively.
A school is to be erected for Durham C.C. at Easington Colliery, by Messrs. C. Valks, Bedale (£17,303). Ashford, Builders Co., Ltd., 3, Bloomsbury Place, London, W.C.1, is to build an elementary school on the Briset Road site, Eltham, for the -L.C.C.
Mr. J. H. Garry, 47, Church Street, West Hartlepool, has prepared a layout plan for 232 houses on Foggy Furze, West Hartlepool, for the public trustee, and plans for club premises for the Belle Vue Social Club, at West Hartlepool. Jonas Drivers and Co.. Chester, has prepared plans for the erection of about 150 houses at Newburn-on-Tyne. The Tyne Commissioners are shortly to start on the erection of new staithes at Hebburn and tenders are being sought for the demolition of existing buildings.
Silk and Rayon.
Business in the Macclesfield silk factories is improving, although most orders are still for small quantities. In some making-up factories overtime is being worked. All the rayon factories are active, Hosiery.
Conditions in the hosiery business in the Leicester area have shown marked improvement during the past week. It is believed., that stocks of knitted underwear in the hands of retailers are small and that considerable business. in that department is likely to ensue in the near future. The lace factories in Nottingham are becoming more active.
hoots and Shoes: Leather.
From the Midlands it is reported that trade is better now than it has been at any time during the year. Most orders are for urgent delivery and there is evidence that retailers' and factors' stocks are low.
In the West Country, Bristol and Kingswood, the report is also that trade is more active than it has been for some time past. Norwich makers are looking forward to orders for spring goods and dealers In London anticipate a shortage of slippers. Conditions in the leather trade are gradually improving.
London Docks.
The following is the number of ships arriving at the London docks, wharves and jetties named, from November 23December 1 inclusive:—Docins:— King George V, 10. Royal Albert, 6. Royal Victoria, 4. Surrey Commercial, 5. West India, 4, East India, 3. Tilbury, 11. Tilbury Stage, S. Mill! wall, 5. London, 2. WHARVF.S:---Hays, 5. Middleton's, 1. Mark Brown's, 1. Tilbury Jetty, 1.