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Marlborough Press, Volume I, Issue 35, 1 September 1860, Page 2

PROVINCE OF MARLBOROUGH. Superintendent’s Office, 27th July, 1860. rSpENDERS will be received at this Office, on or before MONDAY, the 24th September, for the EXECUTION of the following WORKS Erecting a Timber Bridge over the Ornaka River, at Blenheim, within 150 yards of the head of the Opawa River navigation Erecting a Timber Bridge over the Tua Marina Biver, at the Massacre Hill, adjoining the Wait oh i Boad Constructing a Punt (for a cart ferry), to be delivered near Mr. Gouland’s, on the Wairau Biver. Plans and specifications of the above Works, and Forms of Tender, may be seen at this Office, and at the offices of the Nelson Examiner, Nelson, and the Veiling ton Independent, Wellington. No Tenders will be accepted unless approved by the Provincial Engineer. William Adams, Superintendent. SECOND LAND SALES. Land Office, Marlborough, August 17th, 1860. OTI C E is hereby given that all PLANS for the NEXT LAND SALES must be left at this Office on or before the 10th of OCTOBER NEXT. William Adams, 339 Commissioner of Crown Lands. Superintendent’s Office, Marlborough, August 31, 1860. TENDERS will be received at this Office, on or before MONDA Y, the 24th day of September next, for ERECTING GOVERNMENT OFFICES at Picton. Plans and Specifications may be seen at this Office, and at the office of Mr. Edward C. Morgan, Architect and Builder, Picton. William Adams, 355 Superintendent. Superintendent’s Office, Marlborough, August 31, 1860. TENDERS will be received at this Office, on or before MONDAY, the 17th September, for the following WORKS : Road from Blenheim to Wairau Ferry— Forming Twenty Chains of Road from the Opawa towards Blenheim. Cutting about Forty Chains of Ditch, and Forming about Twenty Chains of Road, between the Bush Road and the Sandhills. Road from Dodson’s Brewery to Waihopai— Forming about Thirty Chains, commencing at the west end of M'Callum’s section. Specifications and Forms of Tender maybe seen at this Office. William Adams, 356 Superintendent. LONDON WOOL REPORT. [From Charles Jacomb and Son’s Circular. ] London, Ist June, 18GO. The public sales of colonial wool, which commenced 3rd May, closed this afternoon. The quantities catalogued have been—ll,7o7 bales Australian, 30,211 bales Victoria, 3,592 bales Tasmania, 12,458 bales Adelaide, 701 bales Swan River, 385 bales New Zealand, 8,847 bales Cape, of Good Hope, total, G7,90l bales colonial. 430 bales German, 287 bales Spanish, 316 bales Russian Merino, 277 bales Buenos Ayres, 27 bales Sundries, total, 1,137 bales foreign. The sales opened at rates about Id. per lb. below those of March last for all descriptions, and, hardening as they progressed, closed with much spirit at rates equal to those then ranging. The general result has been quite unexpected, inasmuch as at the small sale of 2,200 bales Victoria wool on the 18th April at Liverpool, owing to the want of foreign competition, and apparently increasing stringency in the money market, a'very severe decline on London March rates was submitted to, averaging full 2d. per lb., in some cases 3d. to 4d. per lb. The intelligence of the new tariff on wools imported into France having passsd into law arrived on the 3rd May; this had been anticipated, and is no doubt the cause of so unusual a number of French buyers being in attendance at this series ; and their stocks having been reduced to a very low ebb, their purchases have been on an unprecedented scale, and we can hardly estimate the. ‘total ’ taken for export at less than 25,000 to 27,000 bales. The duty in France is now a nominal one of about Jd. per lb., whilst the heavy bounties on exported milled woollens are to be continued for five months, on cloths from combed wools for four months, and on yarns for two months, from 7th May. This will entitle to drawback all exported woollen goods and yarns from wools bought in this series, and probably a small portion of the former from wools bought in July sales. There cannot be a doubt that importers have benefitted by this reduction of duty and continuance of bounties, which have been the main causes of this extraordinary export and consequent rise in value ; and it remains to be proved how far a continuance of such purchases and prices can be expected in the succeeding series in July. The home trade have been most unwillingly compelled to supply immediate wants at rates far above their expectations, {rusting to a relaxation of foreign competition in July. Scoured wools from all ports have been taken with much avidity at fully former rates. Pkices of New Zealand Wool. —Average to good, in fair condition, Is.Bd. to Is. lid.; ordinary and ill-conditioned, Is. 6d. to Is. Bd.; in grease, Is. Id. to Is. 4d. Arrivals to date for July Sales. —Australian, 9,192 hales; Victoria, 13,179 bales; Tasmania, 7.G60 bales; Adelaide, 3,G11 bales; New Zealand, 6,472 bales; Swan River, 1,010 bales; Cape, 4,946 bales. Total, 46,070 bales.