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THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



WOOL MARKETS. 

 ENGLISH WOOL MARKET. 

 LONDON, Monday, July 26.— Owing to the large sup- 

 plies of wool now ou offer at public sale, the demand for 

 English qualities has fallen off, and in some iustaaees low 

 descriptions were sold at a slight reduction in prices. An 

 increased supply is on the market, and holders evince some 

 anxiety to get out of stock. 



Per pack of 2401b8. 



Fleeces— Southdown Hoss £14 ]0to£l5 



Do. HaU-bred Hogs HO 15 



Do. Kent IS 10 14 10 



Do. Southdown Ewesand Wethers 1.3 10 14 



Do. Leicester do 13 1.3 10 



Sorts— Clothinp, picklock 15 10 



Do. Prime and picklock H 14 10 



Do. Choice..... 13 10 14 



Do. Super i2 18 



Do. Combing — Wether matching . .. 15 10 16 



Do. Picklock IS 14 



Do. Common 12 12 10 



Do. IIo? matching 17 18 



Do. Picklock mat h^ng 15 15 10 



Do. Supcrdo 12 10 13 



BRADFORD WOOL MARKET, (Thursday.)— The sales 

 of the week are not large, spinners buying to cover orders on 

 hand. The prices ruling in the country are higher than can 

 be realized in this market. Noils and brokes without change, 

 Yarns : The export houses are buying more extensively than 

 for some months past, and as old stocks are cleared off, orders 

 are only accepted at a price more commensurate with the cost. 

 Cotton yaroa about the same as last week. Pieces : There 

 has been a fair attendance of buyers to-day, but the advance 

 demanded somewhat restricted operations. — Bradford 

 Observer. 



BRISTOL WOOL SALE was numerously attended by 

 buyers and others. The sale was under the direction of Mr. 

 T. Warren, broker, for whom i\[r. Coombs acted as a>ictioneer. 

 There were 46 parcels of wool put down ou the list for com- 

 petition, and .they were placed in their respective allotments 

 for inspection. The bidding was not so active as might have 

 been desired. The following was the business done : 80 fleeces, 

 wethers, at IB^d. per Ib.j 60 ditto, teg?, 14f d. ; ISO prime 

 teers, \^^.•, 46 wethers, 133d.; 95 tegs, l^^d.; 126 wethers, 

 13id. ; 2S0 ditto, 14id.; 200 (150 wethers and 50 tegs), 14d. , 

 two sheets Cots., 9Jd. ; 120 tegs, 14Jd.; 250 wethers, 14d.; 

 one sheet of lamb wool, 13|d.; one superior combing, I4d. ; 

 one superior lamb, liid. ; one combing skin. 13d. ; 200 wethers; 

 13^; ISOtegs, 14id.; 320 wether.s,14|d.; 85 wethers, 13d. , 

 130 wethers (Downs), 14d. ; 80 tegs, HJd. ; 250 wethers, 

 13^; two sheetalan.b, 13id; 70 wethers, 135; 40tegs,14§J. , 

 31(15 wethers and 16 tegs), IS^d. ; one sheet shorn lamb; 

 13^d. ; 250 (120 wethers and ISO tegs), 14d. For two lots of 

 super, skin and a lot of coarse wool there was no bidding. Txo 

 bales of AnstraVau sold at 16d. per lb., the amount of the first 

 bid ; and four bales of Cape went at lOd. The principal pur- 

 chasers were Messrs. Hambler and Blackburn, of Halifax, who 

 took 180 tegs at Is. 4d. ; Mr. Gideon, of Bradford, had also 

 several large lots assie^ned to him. 



DONCASTER WOOL MARKET, (Saturday last.)— Very 

 small 8Ui)ply of Wool here again tc-day. It is evident the 

 bulk of the clip has been already disposed of. Prices are un- 

 altered, the diminished q'lautity giving firmness to value. The 

 fair being on the 5th August next, there will be no market here 

 next Saturday. 



DORCHESTER WOOL FAIR.— About 2,500 tods were 

 pitched, being an increase on last year's supply by 500 tods. 

 Trade was dull in the early part of the morning, bu} as the 

 day advanced the scales were in greater requisition, and ulti- 

 mately all was sold, with the exception of about 150 tods, at 

 the following prices : — Ewe wool, from .'iOd. to 323. ; mixed, 

 328. to 33s. 6d. ; teg (Down), 33g. 6d. to 35s. 6d. 



LEEDS (ENGLISH AND FOREIGN) AVOOL MAR- 

 KET, July 23. — The relative prices of all kinds of combing 

 wool in this market, as compared with the prices lately paid to 

 the farmer, are much too low, and yet there does not seem a 

 probability of an immediate advance, in the face of an im- 

 mense supply of every description. There is a general dis- 

 approval of the recent speculations, and yet it not unfrequently 

 happens that merchants and manufacturers yield against their 

 judgment to an active competition. The market being well 



supplied, buyers do not show much eagerness to purchase. A 

 good deal of colonial wool has been sold since the public sales 

 commenced, partly in consequence of the advanced rates paid 

 in London. In low wool there is a fair demand, and prices 

 are unaltered. 



TH E LEWES WOOL FAIR.— This annual wool fair 

 was held at the White Hart Hotel, on Tuesday last. There 

 were nearly 100 farmers, wool buyers, and others present. 

 John EUman, Esq., presided. The following were amongst 

 the sales effected at the dinner:— Mr. U. II. Ellman offered 

 Mr. Cvrus Legg 797 ewe fleeces, 96 wether, 15 ram, 23 ram 

 teg, and 430 ewe teg fleeces— total 1,361 fleeces at 449. 

 per tod— Is. 4Jd. per lb. ; the Sussex tod being 321bs. Mr. 

 Breach : And a very liberal oftVr (a laugh). The Chairman 

 observed that it was' only fair to state that Mr. Wallace, 

 who had usually bought the wool of his son, not being able 

 to be present, had requested him to offer it to Mr. Cyrus 

 Legg. Mr. C. Legg offered Is. 4d. per lb. Ultimately 

 Mr.' Ellman 's wool was sold to Mr. T. Legg for his brother, 

 at 43s. per tod. Mr. J. Saxby offered to Mr. T. Legg 700 

 ewes, 250 tegs, and a few other fleeces, at Is. 4d.— 42s. per 

 tod offered and accepted. ]\Ir. Harvey sold the wool of the 

 Earl of Chichester to Mr. Legg, 660 ewe and 300 teg 

 fleeces, at 43s. per tod. Mr. Hodson offered to IMr. Breach, 

 for My. Powell, 1,383 fleeces, the usual portion of tegs, at 

 433.— taken by Mr. Legg at the price. Mr. Knight (Pul- 

 borough) sold to Mr. Sprately 25,5 tegs and 240 wethers for 

 Is. 3d. per lb. Mr. Ilodson sold Mr. Moore tbeBlatching- 

 ton and Portslade wool, 1,600 fleeces, more than a quarter 

 tegs, at Is. 3d. per lb. ]Mr. Hackman sold to Mr. Adams 

 300 ewe and 120 teg fleeces at 42s. per tod. Mr. Kent 

 sold to Mr. Adams the Soutbease and Iford wool— 1,202 

 fleeces, including 840 ewes, 300 tegs, 36 fatting sbeep, and 

 34 rams— for 428, per tod. Mr. G. Blaker sold to Mr. Legg 

 ,003 ewe fleeces, 337 teg, and some others, at 43s. per tod. 

 Mr. Guy sold to Mr. Adams his wool (quantities not stated) 

 at 43s. per tnd. Mr, P. Gorringe announced that he and 

 ills neighbour, Mr. Langridge, bad sold their wool at 42s. 

 per tod. Mr. Assender (of Fletcbing) sold to Mr. Hother 

 160 Down fleeces— about 50 of them ewes, and 20 half- 

 bred Leicester— for Is. 3d. per lb. Mr. Adams bought Mr. 

 M. Filder's wool at Is. 4d. per lb. Mr. John Gosden sold 

 to Messrs. Rickraan and Co. 700 ewe fleeces and 450 tegs 

 at 43s. per tod. 



LIVERPOOL WOOL MARKET, July 24. 

 Scotch.— The result of the fairs liss in some degree 

 fixed prices, and there is now a fair steady demand from the 

 trade for all sorts, about the quotations. 



s. d. 8. (1. 



Laid Hiehland Wool per 24 lbs 10 Otoll 



White Hii'hland do 12 13 



LaidCiosscd do.. unv^ ashed .... 12 13 



Do. do. .washed 13 15 



Laid Cheviot do..unwaslied. ... .. 14 16 



Do, do. .washed 16 18 



WhiteCheviot do. .washed 24 28 



Foreign. — The public sales of fine colonial wool ate pro- 

 gressing favourably, which give a firmer tone to our markets, 

 and there is a fair business doing by private contrHct. 

 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL WOOL MARKET. 

 Per lb. s. d. s. d. 



German, rist and 2nd Elect 3 4 to 4 6 



Saxin, JPrima 2 4 3 



and )Secimda 2 2 4 



Prussian. (Tertia 18 110 



Colonial : -Sydney — Lambs 1 £J 2 I 



Scoured do 1 4^ 2 8 



Unwashe<l 83 16 



Locks and Pieces 10 19 



Slipe and Skin 14 19 



Port Pirii.ip— Lambs 14 3 1 



.'Secured do 1 2^ 2 8J 



Unwashed 6 1 (A 



Locks and Pieces 11 17} 



lipeandPkin 8J 1 64 



9. AuSTRALiAy — Lambs 14 19 



Scoured do 13 2 2 



Unwashed 9 Oil 



Locks and Pieces.. 7 12 



V. D. Land— Lambs 1 6J 111 



Scoured do 16 2 8 



Unwashed 1 1} 1 3 



Printed by Rogcrson and Tuxford, 246, Strand, London. 



