▁foreign ▁im porter . ▁Some ▁mer ch ants ▁import ▁cot ton , ▁and ▁have ▁cot ton ▁mill s ▁in ▁Bomb ay ▁or ▁Shang hai ▁while ▁also ▁export ing ▁there . ▁They ▁met ▁to ▁trade ▁twice ▁a ▁week ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Exchange ▁building , ▁on ▁the ▁largest ▁trad ing ▁floor ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁E ight ▁thousand ▁members ▁would ▁have ▁an ▁allocated ▁spot ▁on ▁the ▁floor . ▁Tr ading ▁was ▁a ▁quiet ▁matter ▁between ▁bu yer ▁and ▁s eller . ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁city ▁were ▁the ▁w are h ouses ▁that ▁acted ▁as ▁show rooms ▁and ▁pack ing ▁facilities . ▁Near ▁the ▁stations ▁were ▁the ▁sh ipping ▁w are h ouses ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁companies . ▁ ▁The ▁Early ▁B anks ▁Manchester ▁Bank ▁of ▁By rom , ▁Allen , ▁Sed g wick ▁and ▁Place ▁built ▁on ▁Bank ▁Street ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 1 . ▁Dem ol ished . ▁John ▁Jones , ▁Bank ers ▁and ▁Te a ▁De al ers ▁ ▁Hey wood ' s ▁Bank ▁King ▁Street ▁( 1 7 8 4 ) ▁then ▁St ▁Ann ' s ▁Square ▁ ▁Bro oks ▁Bank , ▁Market ▁Street ▁( 1 8 2 7 ), ▁Brown ▁Street ▁ ▁then ▁Lomb ard ▁Ch amb ers , ▁Brown ▁Street . ▁Bank ▁of ▁England , ▁King ▁Street ▁( 1 8 4 5 ) ▁ ▁Bank ▁of ▁Manchester , ▁Market ▁Street ▁( 1 8 2 9 ) ▁Manchester ▁& ▁Liverpool ▁District ▁Bank , ▁Spring ▁Gard ens ▁( 1 8 3 4 ) ▁ ▁Manchester ▁& ▁S alf ord ▁Bank ,