MELBOURNE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VIII, Issue 494, 29 July 1857, Page 4

MELBOURNE.

Wool.—-An important wool sale took place j on Thursday, at Mr. Goldsbrough's stores. The major portion of the lots disposed of consisted of several fine samples of New Zealand wool, with reference to the quality of which it will be noted that Mr. Goldbrough favourably reports as follows:—"A sale of wool was this day held at my stores. 441 bales were offered,—amongst which were two shipments from New Zealand consisting of 130 bales, ex Gil Bias, from Otago ; and 102 bales, ex Highlander, from the Canterbury settlement; which realized firstrate prices ; indeed, the competition .was such as unmistakably showed the estimation our buyers have of this class of wool; and should our friends in New Zealand pay a little more attention to the getting up of future clips, we have no hesitation in saying that then' shipments will take a first rank, not only in this, bat the English markets." Annexed we give marks and prices of the lots offered :-—Ex Highlander, from Lyttelton, New Zealand: — Fleece, A D Fuller, 1 bale, 20|d.; do. JBC, 1 do.; 20£ d.; do., J McL, 2 do., 21|d.; do., B, 1 do., 15d. ; do., EC, 1 do., do., G S, 7 do., 21Jd.; do., T W in heart, 10 do., 25.; do.. J. &L, 13 do., 21 |d.; do., G D, 1 . do., 19i'd.; do., A, 5 do., 21|d.; do., McD, 64 do., 23^d.; slipe, CS, 32 do./pressed ; scoured, C, 32 do., 25.; do., 0, 35 do., passed.— Argus, June 29.