The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-04 00:00:00

COLONIAL Wr)OL SALES.

The second aeries of colonial wool sales corn•
menoed on the 30th Aped, and cloned yesterday. The
eateloguee have comprised %All bales, viz.—Sydney,
18,473 ; Port Phillip and Portland Bay, 34,572 ; Vas
Land, 4,803 ; South Australian, 20,907 ; New
&Woad, 5,061; Swan River, 1,111; audit. of bond
Hope, 10,184 bales. In the interim of the anise of the
last sad present sales the arrivals were—Sy y, 15,791 ;
Port Phillip, 40.604 ; Van Diemen 's Lard, 4,606; Adelaide,
21,049 ; New Zealand, 4,917 ; Swan Hirer, 1,122 •, Cape,
10,488 hales, the quantities sold from the nye last districts
beirg in conformity therewith. The increase on the Sydney
arises from second-hand wools, of which there have likewise
been many amongst the Port Phillip, as about 4,000 bales
of the new arrivals were forwarded direct to the interior on
account of importers, end further, about 5,000 bales bang
held over for the next July sales. The present sales lave
been marked throughout with great spirit, and a huge
demand on the part of the French buyers, whilst we never
remember so much comparative dulness to have prevailed
with the home trade of the Yorkshire districts. The
requirements for France were chiefly combing wool, and the
fund clothing descriptions, as also the unwashed wools of
the several colonies; and the operations of the foreign
buyers have upheld prices of these several aorta on en
average to a point equal to this time last year. The sales
opened at the concluding rates of the last series, and,
as they progreased,reached and maintained fully the highest
point of the February and Much sales, with the exception
of middle and inferior clothing wools. In the absence of a
continental demand for the like sorts, it was here that the
decreased requirements of the horn trade worked its pre.
judicial influence, and prices have been very irregular, and
decidedly below the rates current brat year. The MUMe of
the decreased consumption of colonial wool in the York-
shire districts arises from many of the Bradford spinout
being chiefly at work on English and coarse continental
wools, and owing to many manufacturers in and about Had-
donfield and Leeds using nothing but shoddy and cotton
waste. The west of England awl Scotch woollen maaufac-
turers continue to take their usual quantity both of Aus-
tralian and Cape wool, and from their purchases, combined
with demand for the continent, Cape wools have been fully
maintained in price, and at the close were not obtainable at
former rates. The assortment on the present occasion has
been indifferent, with a total absence of floe qualities.
Port Phillip and Adelaide wools have formed the most pro-
minent feature on the present occasion as to quantity ; but
although the Adelaide wools turn out equal to hat year, and
some brands amongst the Port Phillip have realised
high rates up to Is. 90. they have been surpassed
in price by some Australian reaching Is.
but above all by some of the Launceston wools
realizing 3s. 50., thus proving the capabilities of the several
districts to produce wools of high value, although differing
io description. The Swan River wools were of • good useful
middle quality ; and the New Zealand, comprised both long
and short stapled descriptions of good quality. They are
being sent over much improved as to regularity of packing.
Lamb wool has been in less demand for the continent thin
of late; the quantity of good and fair length stapled descrip-
tions has, however, not been more than equal to the require-
manta of the home trade, and prices have been fully Mail-
tabbed, with a tendency upwards towards the close. The
too early shearing of much of the Port Phillip renders it
toeless for hosiery purposes ; and the felt batting trade, for
which short lambs are mostly used, being very depressed,
wires have ruled lower for these sorts. The quantity taken
kw export on the present occasion cannot be far short of
nearly one-half the wool sold, notwithstanding the de-
creased operations of the Belgian and Netherlands manatee.
Wren. It is difficult and dangerous to hazard an °pinkie
as to the future, but as thehome staplers have added so
little to stock, we are inclined to think they mast operate
' more freely in the next July and August roles, to the main.
, tenance of present prices. Towards the July said August
Balm 39,127 bales have arrived.—(From the circular of
Neon. Richard Dutton and Son, dated Jane 3.)