The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-08-02 00:00:00

The present defy would eery tittle of Hie Importatios of
the liner aline it cos be supposed we wont,
more especially as Spiv has taken sfr a duly on the ex.
portatioe sanely equal to that we have laid en. cps• the
whole it may be seid, that the assertion of the rule of the
manufacture, from the impesitios of a ditty at wool, is
made in kisser of truth and common pewee: fee the pre-
sent price of foreign wool, duty Iseladed, is only Ise-half of
whet it was a few years ago, sad thee our mantiforlsres were
flourishing. It cannot, therefore, be argued, that the price
of the raw teetotal, was affected by the duty, or is is the
slightest degree the cause of the distress felt by the manu-
facturer; for it is • tact, that the best Spanish wool, see now
20 per cent. cheaper than when the defy wee Bret laid. In-
deed it may be generally asserted, that at the time the le-
purtatiou of foreign wool began to iucreaee so greatly, the
price of the manufacture was extrairagastly raised on the
consumer. The Seem broad cloths, which in toy recollec-
tion sold at lbs. per yard, have been lately sold at Ws. At
the same time the export of woollens of the finest foreign
wool was ineousiderable.
Ceder these circumstances, It is aliment ineeoceivable
that men should expose their west of Isfensiatios or consi-
deration, or that any circemsiances should bias them so far
as to induce them to assert, that the small duty on the ins.
port of &trigs wool bad ruined our ameofsel arms, and
prevented ahem from undertaking to supply clothing to the
Russian army, when it appears that the Importation was in
1818 ten times, and last year upwards of six limns, the
amount of whet it bad been on the average previously Is
1789. What makes the assertion still more ridiculous and
absurd is, that note lock of the Spanish, Semis, or any Ise
imported wool, or even of the floe wools of this country,
wait ever worked up io the kind of cloth that was made for
the Russian soldier. It would have hems more candid to
have slated, that oar Government had stipulated with Ros-
sia to pay certain sums of mosey in British woollens, which
arrangement is now at as end; and that Russia has remit-
ted part of the duties on woollens in f of Prussia,
which country now principally supplies that article at •
cheaper rate.
It may not be Inexpedient to lay before you the accounts
•f the imports • for the quarters ending April sad July,
1819, and the corresponding gamier, in the present year ;
and to offer some explanation of the difference that will ap.
pear in their amosint.
The total import of Foreign Wool for the quar-
ter, ending sth April 1819, was
The import auto London, fur ditto, ending Sib
July 1819
The total import of Foreign Woul for the quar-
ter ending sth April 1820
The import into Loudon, for ditto, aiding 6th
July 1820
This, I would observe, proves nothing as to the effect of the
duty on foreign wool, because the extraordinary delay of so
many months, is laying on that duty, ftermished the opportu-
nity of crowding into this country wool from all parts, free
of duty, 'oche anameet of 11.450,1271b5.; only 231,7151b5.
were however liable to the duty—and 2,054,3181 b.. ware-
housed under bond, for the purpose of postpoeieg the pay-
ment of the duty until taken out for consumption; which at
the uhf rate of something less than one peony per pored,
was net the practice.
The extravagant insportatiou that has lakes place of late,
has been attended with equal injury to the wool buyer mid ti.
seller. It has deranged the market. The buyer had not as-
licipated that such immense quantities would have bees im-
ported, which have mot only lowered the value, bet have
deprived bins of the power of disposing of the British wool
he had on baud: In fact, so completely is the British wool
driven from the market, that at Huddersfield, on an average
10 bap of &retire wool were oold,for one of English growth.
All this has evidently arises from the ientlEciescy of the is-
port duty (which should bare been at least double its pre-
sent amount), • truth which the wool buyers themselves are
ready, and indeed have but too mach reason, to acknowledge.
It may here be observed that the French have taken off the
export defy; and have imposed a duty of 10 per cent. un
wool imported into France; they have granted It per cent.
bounty on clothe exported. The consequence has been, that
wool (the produce of Fresco) hoe advanced IS per cent.
I one sorry that I cannot lay before you • ewe favourable
scones, of the value of wool. The price, I flatter myself, is,
however rising; but yet it is low heyood example, and
highly discouraciog to the grower. South Down wool of
last year's clip has lately been so low as 14d. per lb.; and
fleeces of this wool, fed in Norfolk, to the value of 10,0001.
have been sold in Yorkshire at about lbd. per lb. The South
Down tag has sold at ls. 101 d. But it is admitted in the
Loudon market, that South Down wools, fed in Sussex, are
worth from 18d. to 19d. per lb., and they are certainly rising.
Woofer • cross, between the South Down sod Leicester, has
✓oid in Norfolk as high as 58s. per tod of 28Ibs. or 2s. Il e.
per lb.
At Hereford fair, held un the Ist tilt the quantity of wool
offered fur male was very cousiderable. None appeared to
have been withheld from market, except some Merino and
its cremes. The prices offered in the meriting were deemed
so low that few purchases were effected: bet about live
o'clock in the afternoon, the growers (compelled from the
difficulty of converting agricultural produce of any kind into
mosey) began to accede to the terms proposed, and the sale
continued very briskly until ten at night, when nearly the
whole quantity was disposed of at these prices:—
Comm Welsh ls. 2d. per lb.
Cross of Ryeland aod Leicester (the
prevailing wool of this county)
Memorised Merino Cress la. sd. to 2s. Od. per lb.
At Church Steelton new Wool Fair, held on the 3d ult. the
Shropshire Fleece Wool met with ready sale at Is. 4d. to
Is. 7d. and sum very prime lots sold as high as Is. 9d.
per lb.
At Hon Castle, Lincolnshire, Wool 'tasselling on the 15th
inmost at from Is. 24d. to Is. 41d. per lb.
The quantity of Wool at Rose Fair on the 20th was great.
The prices of the brat trinded Wool from IBld. to Is. 9d.
per lb. sod the inferior from 14p. to 181 d. per lb. This,
upon a fair average, may be considered as an advance of
two shillings per stone on the prices of Monmouth and Col-
ford. Lamb's Wool was is great demand, and sold at from
Is. 4d. to Is. 9d. per lb. _

I have Dot yet received the regular account of the Gloat.
rester X ideaminer Fair • but I tears that some farmers iu
that county have sold their coarse wool at the price of last
year. Their Smith Dow. has been very low, bat is now on
She advance.
I. Norfolk little ur no business bas bee. done, except
that Mr. Coke hes sold his woul at Is. ftid. per lb.; uor have
heard of any other sales io those parts.
Tb. Essex, or Colchester Fair, does not take place till
Augusto bat the South Mum wools have been sold at
Some ardiaary South Dow's, sumo Norfolk, and some
crosses, have fetched readily lbd. and led. per lb.

'The British market io 'corral is so completely deranged,
overstocked, and glutted, that it cais hardly be said there is
any settled price. Of course the materials 1 bare been able
to culled art very wooly, sod hernial little satisfactory in-
furasalloo. .

I am informed that several growers is the eastern part of
this coualy have mold at 18d. per lb. and one at 181 d. Aud
1 ant of opiaims that eves those who cannot wait fur better
times, should sot take less. As soon meths great overstock,
especially of Foniga coarse Wools, shall be reduced, the
duty will cheek the importation of that kind, and naturally
the Woe! of this coustry will six when the foreign is clear-
ed from the market.
In Scotland, Hie price of wool adios ow the advance. At
Aberdeen market, on the 7th instant, there was • consider-
able quantity of wool, which was sold in • few boors. Prices,
Highland, white from 21s. to 2ss. per stone. Tarry 12s. to
Ihs.; Cheviot,4os. to 41
At lisvens.ms great I fair wool was sold to a consider-
able aspens', at higher prices thus could have bees expected.
COlllll6OO wool, per doable moue, 18s. to 2Us.
Cheviot wool, per single moor 20s. to 225.
Is theme's' distressed state of lestasad,eaused by the (.1.
lure of banks, mad the woosequeot disappearance of almost
all circulating medium it that part of the ewspire,sno steady
price ma be collected for wool, ef Weed for any agricuk viral
produce. The market is general memos to be guided by that of