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♦ Herald Office, Friday evening. ENGLISH IMPORTERS OF COLONIAL WOOLS. We have been favored with the following list of London importers of Australasian and Cape wool, and one specially of importers of New Zealand wool, shewing the total number of bales received by them in the year 1878. Compared with the corresponding lists for 1877, the total quantity imported shews a decrease of 3 per cent., wliile Australia and the Cape of Good Hope show a diminution in their exports of 4.3 per cent, and 8.7 per cent, respectively. It is gratifying to observe that New Zealand shews an increase of 6 per cent. We .subjoin the figures : — 1877 1878 Australia .. 558,280 Bales 534,214 Bales dee. 4.3% New Zealand... 102,250 „ 171,939 „ inc. 0% Capo of Good Hope .. 128,286 „ 117,141 „ dec. 8.7% 848,822 „ 833,274 „ dec. 3% We observe that our Colonial institution, the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (limited) heads both lists, importing from Australia, and New Zealand 65,223 bales, if which 38,104 bales are from NeAV Zealand, nore than a fifth of the total export. We v n a list of the principal importers : — appenu "tulia and cape of good hope. PHO3I AUS'i. Loan and Mercantile New Zealand ;;; -; £5,223 DalgetyDuSro^nu Land and Australian Mortgage 3J ' 4 || Finance Co. ... "' „'„. Sanderson, Murray, and Co. - gj'J™ A. L. Elder VSSR Young, Ehlers, and Co ' .<, Leishman, lnglis, and Co *•. F.HutkandCo !»>£; Australian Joint Stock Bank ... 16,645 Eobert Brooks, and Co JMJ" J. Morrison and Co. *>.»* Redfern, Alexander, and Co. ... 15,«<£ R. Jowitt and Sons io,doo National Mort. and Agency Co. of N.Z 14 » 94 ' 9 Commercial Bank of Sydney ... Hl7B ] Potter, Wilson, and Co IL,A)6 New Zealand and Australian Land Co 10 > 562 E.Stavenliagen J0.271 < T. M'Comas and Co. 10 > 132 A. Scott 9 > 9 ?? MUes Bros, and Co. { W. Grice and Co 9>J°* Blame, Maodonald, and Co 9,177 Atkins and Co 7 > 979 EROM NEW ZEALAND. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co 38,104National Mortgage and Agency Co. o f N.Z. 14,949 Dalgety, Dv Groz and Co 10 >297 Miles Bros, and Co •• 9 > yi& Australian Mortgage Land and Finance Co 8,999 Redfern, Alexander, and Co. ••• |,643 Potter, Wilson, and Co. ... ••• °>227 Sanderson, Murray, and Co. ••• 7,905 Now Zealand and Australian Land Co ... 7 > 878 A. L. Elder ... 6,448 N. Edwards and Co. 5)497 Johnson and Allsup 4,982 James Morrison and Co 4,010 R.Campbell 3,904 R. Brooks and Co 2,944 Bank of New South Wales . . . 2,488 Bichardson Bros, and Co 2,340 MathesonandCo 2 »240 Thomas Anderson - ••• 1,768 Bank of Australasia !j620 Edwards, Bennett, and Co. ••• 1,474 Scales and Rogei'3 1>297 Alexander, Sclanders, and Co. ... 1,244 F. HuthandCo l > ol6
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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5331, 15 March 1879, Page 2
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437COMMERCIAL. Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5331, 15 March 1879, Page 2
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