The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-03 00:00:00

THE WOOL 'IMADE.

Onr lastanonthly report was issued at the close of our sales on the
Bth ult. For ten days subsequently the business doing was of trifling
importance, which was to be expected, buyers being pretty well
stocked. and although an improved demand has since e,isted, the
transactions have been necessarily limifed, owing to the London
Public Sales having continued until the 30th ult. The result of these
sales is on the whole not unsatisfactory, (tieing into account the
stringency in the Money Market, which has prevailed throughout
the greater part of the period they have been in progress. They
opened at e.n average decline at led. per lb. on the closing rates of
the Feb.uary-March Sales; after the first fortnight, and the foreign
demand had been in some degree satisfied, for the next week or ten
days a flatter tone prevailed, 'and, in some• instances; a farther decline
was established to the extent of id. par lb.. but more particularly in
faulty descriptions ; since then the biddings proceeded with more
spirit, and the decline has been more than recovered, the cle:ing
rates being rather higher than at the commencement, and as the
quantity disposed of at this series was unusually large for the period
of the year,being 63,000 bales, or 11 000 baits more than last year,
it cannot fail to give stability to prices, which may now be considered
firmly established. It is an important feature to-notice the very large
proportion taken at these sales for Escort,—about one-third of the
whole quantity I—based in a great measure upon the expectation that
prices, at is e approeching German Wool Fars, are likely to rule see y
high, a; stocks there of all qualities below 33. per lb. are completely
exhausted, and should this be realised, of which we entertain no
doubt, it will exercise an important influence at the succeeding sales
and during te•e remainder of the year. River Plate wools have lately
been more sought after by private contract, and sales to some extent
have been effec•ed at satisfactory prices. Cordova has also been in
more demand at an improvement en late rates. East India wools
cantinue in favour, end the purchases at our late sales are fast going
into consumption. On the 29th and 30th ult. 994 bales of this
description were sold at auction in Leaden, at prices about on a per
with our last sales. In low wools generally, we have to notice a
great paucity of stacks, and the transactions have consequently been
of such limited extent as to call for little comment. Good Egyptian
is still in request, but none at hand. feveral hundred bales of the
last arrivals from Melbourne, including some superior flocks, have
been held over for sale here by private contract, and now that prices
are established, they will be placed on the market. There is also
some quantity in the Danaid M'Kay, (now off the port) as well as by
other vessals, whirls muse be close at heed, and which will be kept
for sale in this market.

The Home clip is beginning to come to market, and prices hive
opened higher than seemed generally to he expected, and the pros-
peels for a good business appear on the whole favourable. In Scotch
wools the sales have been small, owing to the extreme lightness of
stocks, but prises remain steady. _ _

Sheepskin's hare met with ajar demand at about previous ra'es.
IMPORT OF FOREIGN WOOL.
From Ist January to 31st May. 1857,.. 65 559 bales.
Ist January to 31st M •y, 1856,.... 75,20 „

HUGHES & RONALD.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL, JUNE 3.

Ilion WATER—Morn. 8 37—Even. 9 I—Height, 12 ft. 4 in

OFF THE. PORT AND INWARD BOUND.

'Borland, Spirit of Trade, Astoria, LeJa, Duke of Lancaster, Excelsior,
Champion, Chaseley, Potomac, Win. Haut, Humphrey Nelson,
Columbine, Wingate Grange, Ranee, Netherton, John Barbour,
Aleppo (s.s.), and Magrico.

ARRIVED.

June 1.

Elise Danzie
Dodo (s s ) _ Rotterdam

Castries St. Lucia
Earl of t=haftshury .. st. John, N.H.
Kossuth New Orleans
Avery Shanghae
f.uder . S' John, N.B.
Emilia Gonalves

• Jnne 2.:
City of Manchester Bombay
Mary Carson Bombay
Emily Para