♦ THE HOME MARKETS. Messrs Fell Brothers and Co.'s London agents advise them as follows under date of June 29th .:— Wool Sales. — The catalogues have com. prised the following quantities : — Bales. New South Wales & Queens land .. .. 79,369 Victoria.. , ... .. 97,121 South Australia .. .. 83,605 Swan River ... .. 6,795 Tasmania .. .. 13,069 New Zealand. ... .. 80,092. Cape of Good Hope .. 29,459 TotaL .. ; .. 340,320 Of these, some 25,000 bales have been held over and withdrawn. The total quantity taken for export; is estimated at 175,000 bales. The progress of the sales has been quite animated, and the features disclosed in the arly pact of. series have more or less characterised the sales throughout, altho' some sligh some slight falling-off was no ticeable at the last. Merinos and fine crossbieds have sold well throughout, and at the' close compared with the dosing rates of February-March. Superior comb ing and scoured merino are Jd to Id per lb higher. Ordinary to good merino and fine scoured and greasy crossbreds maintain rates, bat ooarse orossbreds of all descrip tions must be quoted Id to 2d per lb lower. Lambs' wool has been in fair demand, and on the whole some advance has been obtainable. The next series will probably commence on 22nd August, but the date is not yet definitely fixed. The arrivals for same up to datj total about 260,000 bales, whereof some 74,000 balds are from Sydney, 64,000 bales from Victoria, 14,000 bales from S. Australia, and some 66,000 bales from N. Zealand. JBEUIEB'S T£LEOBAMB.] London, August 21. Consols are unchanged at 995. The market rate of discount has been raised Jto 3J per cent. Bank rate 4 per cent. New Zealand securities remain at last quotations. Adelaide wheat has further declined Gd and is now worth 48s 6d ; New Zealand wheat has fallen Is and is now worth 475. Adelaide flour, ex store, is unchanged at 345. Australian tollowis without quotable ohange. Stokzy, August 18. Wheat is unchanged at 6s 4d per bushel New Zealand oats are quoted to-day at 3i 4a, Id below last week's price. Maize remains at ss. Melbourne, August 23. 