The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-06 00:00:00

WOOL SALES.

The progress of thu WI f sales is notioed as fol-
lows in Mr. Helmuth Schwartze's circular, dated
March 4 :
The first series of this year's public sales of colonial woo!
opened on the ttth alt., and up to date the following
quantities have been catalogued : bales Port Phil; ;
bales Sydney ; 2,dt boles Adelaide; 4.i V..:.
Diemen's Land ; 479 bales New Zealand ; bales ;
16,6(54 bales colonial ; 47S bales sundries—total, 17 !dui
bales. The arrivals in time consist of 19,670 lades Sydney;
47,01 bales Port Phillip ; 41;9 hales Van Diem Ws Land ;
14,140 bales Adelaide; VI bales New Zealand mei bales
Swan River; 32,:v47 bales Cape—total, 116,32'.0
The saleroom on the ol g, as well as on subsequer.t.
nights. has been numerously attended, home le.yers
mustering very strongly. France tends the ii.ual cohtiu-
gent, which, however, after the long lull in the purchases
for that country, if hardly as large as might ha., been ex-
pected. Prices for all good wools allow very little, if any,
alteration as compared with November rats, the only ex-
ceptions being fine scoured Sydney end else wools, al Nei
are about ht. to 1.1. per lb. chisiller. For the hest class
of Port Phillip wools there is good demand, prices ruling
about as high as in the May-June series of last year. In-
ferior and faulty sorts are neglected, and rule irregularly.
The general feeling appears to be that the present rates will
be maintained, for though sonic momentary want, missy just
now give au animation to the wiles which in their fix tiie:
contact would disappear, the generally favourable conditions
which influence business at present may be expected. by
improving trade, to work as a set oaf, and keep the Yalu.:
of wool in its existing condition. I now snot" good t..
superior Australian as high as in May Last ; middling :and
inferior ditto, Ail. to 1.1. per lb. lower than in November
males ; scauital Cape, Id. per lb. ditto ; fleece and greas,
Cape, id. per lb. ditto.

FIRE AT THE ROYAL ARTILLERY R tcli
WoOLUICII.--Comilienible alarm was caused at the Roy-.l
Artillery Barracks, at four o'clock yesterday afteno..m. Ly
the report that a fire had broken out at the Itattery.rawze
quarters, situated over the Royal Horse Artillery staid,
A large number of the troops were quickly on the spot, s.tul
• plentiful supply of water being at hs..nd the tire was awn
extinguished, with the aid of buckets tool other appliances.
The cause of the fire will be a sulsject of inve.tintion,
but it appears to have been confined to some beams sup.
porting dooring, a portion of which had to be remove.l for
the more speedy extinguishment of the outbreak.
EASTERN EYtHANIIE HANK . —At the meetintf of
the proprietors of the Eestern Exchange Ilatsk, heist in
Liverpool yesterday, the report, which rto3llll,mll.lrd
dividend of s. per share for the half-year, was rolopU .1.
It was stated that the Egyptian busineos was on a sound
and healthy footing, and that, had it not been fur the
knee, under the India credit, a very satisfactory dividend
might have been declared. The chairman believed tii..t
good dividends would be paid in future years.
DESTRUCTION OF THE SHIP MAIN IV% BV FIRE.
—Advises were received in Liverpool yesterday. to the
effect that the ship Monica, Capt tin Hunter, had !a en de-
etroyed at New Orleans, on the 17th ult., by fire. At
the time of the condsgration the Monica had L.OO bales, of
cotton on board, a portion of which it was expected ws.nld
be saved. The dilated vessel was owned in Lis tura,: by
Meesre. Sharpies, Jones. awl Co., was built at tjurbec in
114 M, and was 1,E4 tons regiattr.