The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-08-10 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL WOOL SALES

(From Messrs. Hughes and Ronald's Circular (May. 6.)
We never remember a more numerous attendance of
the trade than at the public sales yesterday and to-day-
The quantity of fine colonial, although small, excited &
most animated competition. A great part of these wools
were by no means of a superior character, still the whole
sold with spirit, at an advance of fullyl4d. to 2d. per
lb. on the prices of the late sales here and in London, not-
withstanding the advance in the grain market consequent
on the unfavourable change in the weather and the re-
newed pressure in the money market, both circumstances
strongly calculated to operate against the sales.
We are, therefore, glad to have it in our power to report
so favourable a result. Clean, light-conditioned Wools
have commanded most attention, and brought relatively
higher prices than the heavier kinds, and particularly such
as were infected with burrs and grass seeds, which descrip-
tions are getting more into disrepute, and we expect this
will become more the case, as the arrivals from the river
Plate and other quarters come in more freely; and, as they
are taking great pains to remove this disadvantage, which
is particularly apparent in the best managed flocks lately
received from Monte Video and Buenos Ayres, it is impe-
rative on the Australian colonists to pay the greatest at-
tention in this respect.

There was a very small proportion of good combing
Wools in these sales. We regret to notice the continued
depression in this branch of the trade, which has now pre-
vailed for nearly two years ; but still we would recommend
a careful classification of combing and clothing qualities,
as it thereby improves the appearance of each.
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,ow East India, agyptian, and all other use—
ful qualities met with a ready sale, and at full rates. The
assortment of Buenos Ayres comprised chiefly middle and
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mixed quc

or whic

iere is very little demand : the

greater part was consequently withdrawn. The same with
regard to Turkey Wools, for which, however, we have
found more inquiry since the sales, and at better prices
than could there be obtained.

We annex particulars of the Wools offered and quota-
tions of prices obtained :

Of 1139 bales Port Philip, fleece sold at Is. 2d. to Is. Bd.o
lambs Is. to Is. 7d.. skin Is. Rd. to la. 9Arl lnrksz and

w is. 10., grease 6d. to Sd. of 86 balei South kustialian,
fleece sold at Is. to Is. 4d., inferior Bd. to Is. ; 9 bales inferior
Cape sold at 6d. to Is.; of 246 bales Portugal (chiefly with-
drawn), R's sold at Iod., black sd. to 6d. ' • 34 bales United
a States fleece sold at Is. Old. to Is. sd. ;of 363 bales East r- *tt

(a portion withdrawn), white sold at 71d. to 9d., yellow 60. to
Bd., grey 21d. to 6d. ; of 205 bales Turkey (part withdrawn),
good sold at 7id. to 9d., inferior s)d. to 6)4.; of 266 bales
Buenos Ayres (part withdrawn), fair to good sold at 7)d. to 104.,
common burry 4d. to 634., and of 52 bales picked, a few lots
sold at Bd. to Is. 2d ; 30 bales Russian, fair sold at 6i4 ; of 42
bales Egyptian, inferior white sold at 84d., yellow and grey 7d.,
black and fawn 6)d. ; inferior sd. to sfd. ; of 46 bales Peruvian,
a few lots very prime sold at lid. to Is. ld. ; 57 bales Syria sold
at 5d to 6)d.1 and of 99 bales sundry, white highland sold at
4)d per lb.

QUARTERLY RETURN OF HEALTH AND

MORTALITY

We gave in our last the general results of the
return just published, showing the number of deaths
registered in 117 districts of England, including the prin-
cipal towns, in the quarters ended 30th June; and we
shall now give the data furnished with respect to our town
and the towns in this district. In St. Martin's District
(Liverpool) the deaths in the quarter ended 30th June,
1847, were 661, being an excess of 203 over the corres-
ponding quarter of last year. The prevailing diseases
have been typhus and diarrhoea, with a slight increase of
small-pox. The deaths have been chiefly amongst the
Irish. In Great Howard-street the deaths have been
1050, which is a very tremendous increase. This, how-
ever, is attributable, in a great measure, to the existence
of a Fever Hospital in the street, together with the great
mortality of the Irish in the neighbourhood. In Dale-
street the deaths were 809, which is an excess of 230 over
those of the corresponding quarter of last year, entirely
owing to increase of fever amidst the lower class of Irish-
-280 of the deaths were from fever, and 40 from small-pox-
In St. Thomas's the deaths were 598, considerably
above the average. Fever was fatal in 173 cases ; small
pox in 13. In Mount-pleasant the deaths were 1007, in-
cluding 690 in the Workhouse, 51 at the Infirmary, and
one at the Lunatic Asylum. The fever sheds in this dis-
trict of course contributed to swell the mortality. The
excess this quarter over the corresponding quarter last
year was 499. There were 276 fatal cases of fever, 144 of
dysentery, 96 of diarrhoea, and 15 of pthysis, in the Work-
house. There were also 33 fatal cases of fever in the dis-
trict, besides those in the above institutions.
In Islington district the deaths were 466, being an
increase of 193 over the corresponding quarter of 1846,
principally to be attributed to the great increase of fever,
measles, small pox, diarrhoea, dysentery, pthysis, an&
pneumonia. The deaths from fever in the quarter were
98, almost all residents of the town. In St. George's the
deaths were 188, being an increase of 88, which is also
attributed to the influx of Irish. In West Derby the
deaths were 227, being an increase of 55. The principal
cases have been typhus and consumption, and fever con-
tinues prevalent. 46 persons died of typhus.. In Evertor&
the deaths were 238, of which 44 were from fever_ and 22

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from measles. In To.rteth-park the deaths were 431,
being an increase of 35 as compared with March quarter.
Tvnhus 1s on the inere.ce em.a mot_

were 2'

deaths in t;

le,quarter from typhus

If is remark-

ntants o:

he town

average

las continued above an

Liverpool, it appears from these returns, has been es-
pecially a sufferer from the invasion of Irish pauperism ;
but other neighbouring towns have not been exempt from
the effects of the visitation. In Blackburn, Preston,
Rochdale, Bury, Bolton, Wigan, (of which the registrar

ie great mortality of this town can only beattri-
bnted to the filthy state of the streets, courts, and dwel-
lings of the poor") and Prescot, the deaths have been
largely above an average, and have been resulted mostly
from fever amongst the Irish, and small-pox:without pre-
vious vaccination. In many of these places the mortality
is said to have taken place chiefly in the common lodging
houses, to the state of which it would be well if the au-
thorities in every town would direct their attention,
although it is to be feared that until we have some general
and stringent sanatory bill they cannot be thoroughly
purified and regulated.

The state of Manchester and its out townships has been
peculiar during the last few months. Of Chorlton-upon-
Medlock the Registrar says, " Deaths 184: from fever
23 deaths have occurred, 13 in the fever ward, a tempo-
rary accommodation for the pauper cases belonging to the
various districts which form the Chorlton Union. Taking
into consideration the privations the half-worked and
unemployed have had to endure, the health of the dis-
trict must be deemed satisfactory, as the deaths only ex-
ceed by two the corresponding quarter of 1846." The
same is remarked of other districts, not subject to the
Irish invasion. Fever, small-pox, &c., have been preva-
lent, but the mortality is chiefly tributed to (sic in ori-.
ginal,) " the fact that the working classes, not having
had a sufficiency of the requisites of life, have beem
much more susceptible of disease in general."
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In one district (Deansiate,) it is remarked by the Regis..
trar that " still the infant mortality constitutes nearly
one half of the total." In Ashton and tiittio Hud-
dersfield, Halifax, Leeds, (the Registrir:s
district that " it is in a very unhealthy
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other considerable towns, the mo )4s a en,
above the average. Where the Iris ..,baye tiOti 'r
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and carried fever with them, me est.•;scatlatiriana
hooping cough have been prevale 14ecinly—anarK4
children.