The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-18 00:00:00

WOOL.

The public sales of colonial wool commenced on Thurs-
day, with a very moderate attendance of buyers. The
biddings, owing chiefly to the largo .quantity advertised
(upwards of 60,000 bales), have ruled inactive, at a decline
in prices of from id to id per lb. The following quotations
have, been paid :—Port Philip : Clean sheep's, is 6id to
01dthtio do. and
n g
is 5d ;
is ilid ; skin,
is lOid ; damaged do., is 7d to is 10d ; part grease, is 7d ;
grease
i se i
, iss
;.
lia Amdbtso, se
65di dt
0;
2l locks, ctsd ;
, 1
is 4id to is 5d ; combing, is 80 ; scoured sheep's, is 9d to
2s ld ; greasy, 11Ad to is Oid.—Moreton Bay : Clean
sheep's, is 9d to is 9A ' • damaged, is 8d ; locks, is 3d ; -
do.
awl pieces, is 2d; Leggett, is 10d.—Adelaide : Greasy
sheep's 8d to is ; lambs', is 21d ; clean sheep's, is 5d to
is 8X; locks, 7d ; grease, 9d to is.—Sydney : Snow
white sheep's, is ltd to is 10i ; damaged, is 9d to is Oid;
clean sheep's, is 7d to is 10d ; super do., 2s 4d ; damaged,
is 7d to is Bid • broken, is 6)d; clothing, is 10Ad to is
ild ; combing, is 10id ; hogged, is liAd to 2s Old; hand-
washed, is 4id ; locks, is 6d to is 7d. New Zealand :
Scoured sheep's, is 6d ; grease, is ; handwashed,
is 3Ad ; mixed, is 3,l.—Algoa Bay : Clean sheep's,
is 4a to is ; handwashed, is 2d to is 3d.—
Portland Bay : Clean sheep's, is 4d to is &l ; grease, lid
to is 3d.—Launceston : Clean sheep's, is 7id to is 9d :
lamb's, is 10d to 25.—Hobart Town : Clean sheep's is 6d
to is 7,1,d ; combing, is 7?2d ; lamb's, is 61d to is 74d.—It
has been announced that only ono more series will be held
this year, and that two months will elapse between the
holding of the present and the commencement of the next
auctions. In the private market, next to nothing is doing.
Last week's imports were 1,153 bales from Sydney, 79 do.
from Hamburgh, 366 from Bombay, 35 from Alexandria,
25 from Odense, 17 from Seville, 1,406 from Port Philip,
136 from Mogadore, 2,800 from Geelong, 10 from Mar
seilles, 368 from Taganrog, and 800 from Algoa Bay.

TALLOW.
Since our last report, there has been less activity in the
demand for tallow, and several large parcels have changed
hands for delivery during the last throe months at 51s 6d
per cwt. To-day, P.Y.C. ou the spot is quoted at 52s to

1849. I 1850. I 1851. 1852. 1853.
Stock this day ' 21,152 I 25,435 33,849 43,287 19,434
Price of Y. C." ....
tto393s9Ndi3oofiss3doctio 3378ss9dcuto
to37osos9odd 51;350d6dt0
Delivery last week .. 1,152 1.364 1,448 467 1,567
Ditto from June 1.... 7,576 7,951 8,921 6,525 10,070
Arrivals last week .. 575 '206 1,234 605 678
Ditto from June 1.... 6,245 7,712 6,237 9,184 6,189
Price of Town .... • • 403 Od 38s Od 39s 6(1 393 6d 543 ad

SEEDS.
Since our last report a steady business has been doing in
linseed, at full prices. All other seeds have moved off
slowly, at barely late rates. Cakes command very full
currencies.

Turnip,White, per bush. Os to I I,
Swede ... • ...... 103 12a
guatard. 8r0wn...... 78 Os
White, new...... Is ed 9s
Tares, Winter, new.... Os Od 030 d
Spring • • •• • • .... 43 6d 5s 6d
Canary, per quarter .. 40a 44s
gye grass...... • • .... 28, 34,,
Clover, Red Eng. (cut.) 443 64a
White • • • • .... • • 48s 65s
Foreign Red.... • • 44s 62s
White.... 5 1 s 65s
trefoil, new........ • • 243 28a

Carraway ............ 46s 4F s
Coriander .. • • .... •• .. Ils la
liempseed, per quarter 38s 42s
Linseed, Eng• Sowing.. 54e 588
Crushing .• •• •• 478 49s
Baltic ••••• • • • • • 45s 488
Odessa .. .....• • • 46s 483
Linseed Cake, pr. ton—
English . 81 Os 94 5s

Foreign,per ton 7110 s bi Os
Rape Cakes, pr ton 4/ lt s lil Os
Rapeseed, New, prlst 2110 s 241 Cs

ASCENT OF MONT BLANC.

Mr. Albert Smith has been ascending Mont Blanc
nightly now for nearly two seasons, but he appears as
far as ever from realising Coleridge's description of the
poor relation—

" That hath outstayed his welcome while,
And tells the jest without tho smile."

The popularity of his amusing entertainment, so far
from diminishing, is decidedly on the increase every
week. Considering the long run it has had—we are
afraid to say how many, but over 300—ono would al-
most fancy that everybody had seen it sufficiently often,
and that, despite all its brilliant jokes and clever hits,
it would have grown as wearisome as a twice-told tale ;
but -Mr. Albert Smith seems to have the knack
of telling the same good thing in half-a-dozen
different ways, and though the delighted auditor knows
perfectly well what is coming, he cannot resist the
drollery. What an enviable person, then, must he be
who has the pleasure in store of hearing the Ascent for
the first time, and no doubt there are such persons left,
though, if we are to judge from the squeeze every night
at Egyptian-hall, the race promises soon to become ex-
tinct. Mr. Albert Smith had long been a popular
favourite, but he has now become the leading saran of
Europe, and we shall soon expect to see all the letters
of the alphabet tacked to his name, for no philosopher
however learned, and no digger however industrious,
ever found so much gold at so high a level as Mr. A.
Smith has succeeded in finding on the top of Mont Blanc.
We heartily congratulate Mr. Smith on his success, for
no man deserves it better.