The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-23 00:00:00

WOOL.

The public sales of colonial wool commenced on Thurs-
day. Up to the present time the attendance of buyers has
been very moderate, and the biddings have ruled inactive
at unaltered quotations. About 6,000 bales have now
changed hands, as follows :—Port Philip—Clean sheep's,
is Ord to 2s 11 ; damaged lld to is 3d ; black, 9d ; lambs,
2s to 2s 21d ; ditto damaged, 10d ; ditto part black, is 9d ;
pieces, is 51d to is 81d ; ditto grease, 9d to is 11d ; locks,
is 5d to is 81d ; part ditto, is 7d ; pieces and locks, is 4d
to is 71d ; Mixed, is 91d ; grease, 10d to is 3d ; ditto
lambs', is 41d ; second skin, is 9d ; handwashed ditto,
is 61d to is Bd.—Cape--Clean sheep's, is ld to is 10d ;
damaged, is to is 6d ; very low, 3d ; second, is 6d to
is 9d ; handwashed, 10d to is 6d ; black and grease, 81d ;
pickings, 5d to 9d ; grease, 51d to is 3d ; ditto lambs',
111 d ; skin, is 2d to is 41d ; Pieces, 10d to is 31d.—Laun-
ceston—Second skin, is 9d ; handwashed ditto, is 11d to
to is 7d.—Hobart Town—Handwashed skin, is 5d to is
71d ; ditto damaged, is 51d ; ditto locks, ls 41d ; clean
sheep's, is B::,d.—Sydney--Second sheep's, is 7d to 2s 3d ;
handwashed ditto, is 7d to is 71d ; ditto damaged, is 21d ;
handwashed skin, is 141 to is 7d; ditto damaged,b is 2d
to is 31d ; clean sheep's, is 61d to is 101 d ; second pieces,
is 6d to 2s 3d; locks, is 31d to is ;- ditto and black,
111 d ; damaged, 11d per lb. Privately, very little is
doing. Last week's imports were about 500 bales, from
various quarters.

SEEDS.
Linseed continues in very moderate request, and prices

are barely supported. Black Sea on the spot has changed
hands at 46s to 46s 6d. A cargo from the Sea of Azoff has I
realised 465. Rape steady. Cakes and other articles are
dull in sale. At auction, 150 qrs., Teel went at 50s 6d to
51s 6d. ; and 18 qrs. Bombay rape 40s 6d per qr.
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Tarnip,White, per bush. 9s to 11 s
Swede • • lOs 12sl
vtustard, Brown.. ...• 7s Os
White, new Is (id Os
T Ares, Winter, new .. .. Os Od Os Od

Spring • • • • .. 4s 6d 5s 6d
Canary, per quarter . 40s 44s

Rye grass.. •.. •• •
Mover,RedEng.
White ••
Foreign ited......

..:... 46s 485
'Coriander.. • • 11$ 14s
liempseed, per quarter 38s 44s
Linseed, Eng.:owing • • 54s 58s
Crushing •• • • 45s 80s

Baltic .. •• ...... 44s 48s
Odessa •• •• —.. .. 465 48s

Linseed Cake, pr. ton—
English •• . 81 55 9i 10s
Foreign, per ton 7110 s 91 55
Rape Cakes, pr ton 41 It s Si Os
Rapeseed, New, pr Ist 21105 2410$

Trefoil, new..........

¶Bs 34s
4is 643
48s 67s
44s 62s
51s 67s
24s 2831
TALLOW.

Since Monday last a very limited business has been
doing in our market. In prices, however, very little
change has taken place. To-day T.Y.C., on the spot, has
sold at 475., and for delivery during the last three months
475. 3d. per cwt. Town tallow—the supply of which is
very moderate— is worth 465. 9d. to 475. 3d. per cwt. net
cash ; rough fat, 2s. 8d per 81bs.

I 1849. ; 1850. 1851. 1852. 1853.
Stock this day 24,760 24,611 36.848 42,054 23.935
Price of Y. C. ~.. lito2lis9d
ci,336.8759d0ctt0 30705. Od to
6d to 3,ososOodd 40,_0ssOdodt0
Delivery last week .. I 1,113 I 1,147 766 956 766
Ditto from June 1.... I 96,560 j 93,305 89,942 102,282 101,249
Arrivals last week ..I 1,743 I 1,376 2,640 709 324
Ditto from June 1....1112,787 192,445 101,272 1107,802 81,556
Puce of Town ..... I 39s 6d 38s Od 38s Od 138 s 9d 493 3d