The Wairoa Hotels.

Auckland Star, Volume VII, Issue 1973, 6 June 1876, Page 3

The Wairoa Hotels.

Kaipara Licensing Gourt.

HELENSVILLE.

(From our Special Correspondent.) This day. At the Kaipara licensing oottrt. to-day, Mr Brookfield represented the applicant for the Mangawhare Hotel, Mr Rees for the Kaihu Hotel, and Mr Armstrong for the Toka Toka Hotel.

The counsel employed raised a series of technical objections. The Court has retired to consider an application for an adjournment for thirteen davß.

Mr Hesketh represents the opponents. Tha adjournment will probably be granted,

THE SHARTCMARKttT.

Bank of N.Z.—Buyers, £17 15s ; sellers, £17 17s Gd. National Bank—Sellers, 765. Colonial Bank—Buyers, 32s ; sellers, 333. New Zealand Shipping Co. - Buyers, 765, South Brisish Instuance—Bayers, 53? 6d. Standard? Insurance—l2s; buyer?, 11s 6d. Auckland Gas—Buyers, £10 ss. Union Sash <te Door Co. (new). —£S 13s. Loan and Mercantile (new) —Buyeis, 32a Od. Waitekauri—Sellers, 5a 9d. Caledonian (dblc), 20.3, 20s Gd, 21s j buyera, 20s. City of London- Sellers, 203. Karangahake-Sellers, 4*. Kuramii Elill—St'llars, 53 Cure—Buyers, 5s 6d. Queen of May Buyers, 6s Gd. Union Beach, 70s, 723, 72s Gd. Tokatea - Sillers, 9s. Royal Oak - Sellers, Gs. Tairua— Sailers, 12s. A jax, 5s ; buyers, 53. Bismatck—Sellers, Gs.

Joseph Newman.

In our share report last night Union Sash and Door Co. shares were misquoted. The proper quotations were—Sales : New, £8 13s j old, £9 53.

We are indebted to the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company for the following important commercial cablegram:— London, May 13th, 1876. —Wool : The sales comprise about 230,000 bales. 130,000 bales have been taken for export. 7,000 bales have been withdrawn during the past sales. The sales closed at an average decline of i^d, to 2d. Scoured has declined 2d. per lb. since close of last sale. The Antwerp sales are flat. Trade in the manufacturing districts is dull. We look for a decline at next public sales. Up to date 241,000 bales have arrived. Tallow : Market firm. Stocks of all sorts, 151,000 casks. Mutton, 41s. ; beef, 40s. per cwt. LEATHER : 800 sides Australian have been sold since last report. Best sides showed decline on previous rates, in proportion j^d. per lb. Mimosa Bark :—Arrival during th,e past four weeks, 800 tons. Sales reported for the month amount to 300 tons. Quotations for Adelaide]'ground, 45 crowns per ton. Cori'Eß : Market dull. Wallaroo worth per ton. Tin : The market is quiet. Trade demand is slack. Fine Australian tin in warehouse is worth ,£74 per ton. Wheat : The market flat. Adelaide is worth 51s. per 496 lbs.

When Da Chaillu was in Africa, a king presented him with 853 girls from whom to select a wife. Dv Chaillu remarked that if he married one the others would be jealous. " T,hen marry them all," said the king. Dv Chaillu took him at his royal word.

A B C D E F at the City Hall. A Beautiful, 0 leanly, D urable, E conO' .mical Floorcloth.

Linoleum, the Cork Carpet, has now been proved by the severest tests to be the best covering for floors of dining-rooms, halls, offices, &c, it lies more solid, is warmer to the feet, much less noisy, retains its pattern longer, and is far more durable than oilcloth. By the " Dilpnssund " Holloway and Garlick have received their fourth large shipment—six new handsome designs never seen in the Colonies before ; also, a lot of Tap. Brussel Carpets at 3s 4d, 3s 9d, 38 lid, the very cheapest in Auckland; Door Mats from Is lid each. They've on view Furniture of all kinds, Bedding, their own make, good and cheap ; 100 Hearth Eugs from 5a lid to 18s 6d, decided bargains ; Toilet Glasses and Chairs, Dining and Drawing Room Suites, &c, &c. Goods delivered Free to,any part of the city. Cash buyers call at Holloway and Garlick's, who offer you excellent value. Go andtest them.—City Hal], Queen-street.