The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-22 00:00:00

PORT PHILLIP WOOL

This wool, consisting of 49 bales, was then offered, and
the highest offer that was made for it was 2s lid per
pound, consequently the auctioneer declared that he
could not sell at that price, and was about to pass it,
when a number 9f the buyers expressed their disapproba-
tion, one gentleman shouting out from the stands that
they (the buyers) had been regularly humbugged, and
therefore the brokers had a right to pay their expenses in
bringing them to Liverpool. The auctieneer said he could
not help it; the owner was present, and would not have
the wool sold at the prices offered. A Buyer : Then he
ought to be ashamed of himself. What right have we to
be brought here to Liverpool to buy Australian wool,
and then when we make an offer for it, it is withdrawn.
The Auctioneer : You did not make a fair offer. The
Buyer : It is all gammon. The Auctioneer : I cannot sell
it for less than 28.4 d per pound. The Buyer: Then why
did you not let us know the lowest price, that we might
not have been kept here ? It could have been placed on
the bales. I have been in the trade all my life, and as
long as any man;And I never heard of such a case
before. There never was one like it before: We have been
humbugged, and we ought to have oar expenses paid.
The Auctioneer : If you choose to bid for the wool, we
will put it up, but we don't sell for less than 2a 4d. fhe
buyer : We should have been told that before. It won't do
to come here to buy Australian wool, then. We don't get
treated in that way in London. Another buyer . We have
been regularly hooked into it. The auctioneer tan put
up lot 76, consisting of six bales of yearling washed Port
Philip wool. This lot was knocked down at 2s 2d par lb.,
amidst strong marks of disapprobation from the buyers,
who gave several vehement hisses, and suggested that three
hisses should be given to the purchaser. A buyer : Oh, it
aint sold: it's only a dog. The Auctioneer: It is s )Id,
and I should like to know who will tell me that it is not.
The purchaser is Mr. Hibbard. A buyer : That is all very,
well. Let us have our expenses paid us for being hum-
bugged.. After some little manifestations of warmth of

temper on the part of some of the buyers present (many
having left the room), order was restored, and the auctioneer
proceeded to offer 119 bags of Alentego wool, for which
not an offer was male; but five skins of Merino fleece were
knocked down at 19i1 per lb.

MR. EDMUND BUCKLEY'S LIST.
The ealalogue of this sale comprised :-
144 Bags Lisbon,
62 „ Italian,
23 „ Chilian,
12 „ Buenos Ayres,
6 „ Florence Lambs,
6 „ Magadore.

263 Bags

Alio, on account of whom it may concern,
28 Bales Unwashed Chilian,
28 „ Alpaca,

56 Bales partly sea damaged,

Ex Jenny Jones.

The only lots, however, sold were 23 bales of Chilian
wool, at 100 per lb. Three lots of Buenos Ayres, the one
at 8-1,1, and the other at 80, and a third at 83. The grey
Florence was sold at std and 540, and one lot of black do.
at 10td, but the second lot of the same description was
withdrawn. One lot of Lisbon Alentejo sold at 164 d, but
all other lots were withdrawn. The following lots were
also disposed of :-
28 Bales Alpaca, Chili.
28 „ Unwashed Chilian. All faults 48 5 lld
All faults 43 4 2s 3d Do 49 6 l Old
Nitre damag'd 44 22s 70 Do 50 6 104(1
Stained 45 10 2s 74-d Do 51 1 104 d
Do 46 10 2s 7d Do 52 2 814
47 22s 7d Stained 53 4 f with-
Do 54 4 1 dra'n

Comnierttal intelligence.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARK ET.-JAN. 21.

The cotton market to-day has been quiet, but steady ;
the demand 'was pretty general, hut limited to small
quantities, and prices continue without chance. The sales
—including 80 Pernambucos 71d to 7/d, 70 Bahias 71d, 80
Maranhams 711 to Sfd, 400 Egyptians 7id to 80, 500
Surats sid to 6d—are reported 6,000 bales, of which 1,000
are on speculation and for export.