Commercial Summary.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XVII, Issue 1379, 1 March 1861, Page 3

Commercial Summary.

The markets are almost without change ; business is dull, as might be expected, and but little has been transacted.

Stationery, heavy stocks Books laige stocks. Boots and Shoes, ladies' wanted Seasonable Diapery, saleable at good piicea. Eaithemvare, ditto, no sale. Whalebone and Black Oil, none offering. Saddlery, no advance on invoice Perfuineiy, on invoice, at 33 per cent advance. Canvas " fiom 20 to 25 per c. " Slop Clothing " " 30 to 40 Drapery " " 25 to 40 per c. " Plated Waie " " 20 " " Watches, Clocks, do. "10 " <• Musical Instruments, unsaleable.

A Return, in detail, of Imports vr the Pout or Auckland, from the Ist to tiie 28th Feu , 1861, INCLUbIVL

A Return, in detail, of Exports prom the Port OP AUOKt,VND, FHOM THE IST TO THE 2STH FlB , ISOI, BOTH DVIS INCLUSIVE

At tides Value. Agi lcultui al Implements, — m/ , ploughs and haiiows - - £96 All othei kinds - - 148 Ale and beoi itc - - 538 Apothecii) 'naies - 31G Aims - IG7 Bags and Sacks [- - SO3 Books, printed - - 184 Boots and Shoes - - 1135 Biuslmaie and perfumery 270 Candles - - - 548 Caits andCaimgcs - 150 Coals .... 576 Coftee Z - - - 31 t Coidige - 554 Coiks 70 Chocolate 30 Diapen— m/ , Cottons -.- 2GU Hats and Cips - - 501 Linens - - 306 Silks ... 100 "Woollens ... 2397 Ilibeidisheiy and Clothing " - - 7759 E-u thorn ue - - 39S Fruits, gicen - - r >3 Furnituie 97 Glass and Glasswaie - 233 Grain— mz , Mnue - 70 Oils ... (,o Haid«iie and Cutlery 353 Harness and Saddlen - 720 Iromnongci y—^ 1/ , Hollow aic - - - 112 Nails - - - 340 All othei kinds - - 597 Leather - - - 122 Machinery - 7G4 Musical Installments - 285 Oilman's Stoics - - 509 Oil— w , Coba - - 53 Linseed ... HG Speim - - - 125 All othei kinds - 9 Onions 29 Paints and Painters ' niatenals - - 349 Paintings &Engia\ings 54 Papoi - - - 343 Plants ... 53 Plate and Jew elleiv - 317 Printing Materials - 110 PiOMsions — m/ , Beef - - - 362 Biscuit - - 11 Butter - - 112 Cheese 22

Articles. Value Appaiel £155 Arras & Ammunition, uz , Aims 151 Gunpowdei 409 Pcicussion Caps 14 Shot 50 Bags and Sacks ..» 525 Bonos 13 Coals 360 Gum (Kami) 4900 Hides . . 50 Hoins 5 Oil— Spain 100 Plants 25 Sheep 37 Shells 15 Slush . 150

A) tides. Value. riour - - £43">G Oitmcal 52 Rice - 139 Salt . . 2jO Seeds - - 909 Ship Clnmllei}— M 7 , Ancliois'md* Chains - 125 Sail Cloth - . 180 All othei kinds 37 Soip - - 522 Soda 25 Spices 12 Spints— m/ , ■\\lns\c> - - 21 Stationeij - - G29 Stock— tiz , Hoises - 190 Sheep fiO Sugar - - 4155 Tallow - - 51 Tea - - 13j3 Tin m plites 50 Turn me - - 14 lobiceo - - 113 " CisaisandSnuft 141 lo\ - mcl Vanc\ Goods - 45 Tuipcntine 14 Vesta M itches - - SbT 19 Mitei Butts 50 Wine - - 17b Zmo - - - jl All othoi goods, ■naic-, ■xud lucicllandizc - 751 €42,318 ■\Vakfiiousfd Ale and I3cei, &.c. - 10C5 Oindlcs ... 51 Coftee - - 18G Dr■lpel^ — \i/ , Cottons IS bilk - - 00 Woollens - - 98 H-iberdashci y & Clothing 155 1 Flints, DiiLd 30 Oilman's btoics 9S Soap - - 131 Spn its —^ i/ , Absj lithe 50 BriiuU ... 1155 Gin - 223 Rum - - 803 Spirits of Wine - 7 Whiskey - - 115 Sugu - - 688 Tei - 812 Tobiceo - - 347 " Cigais - - 182 "Wine - - 1477 Total - - £52,114

A) tides. Value Skills £50 Tei 70 Timbci 230 Whalebone 20 Wool 12-142 All other Goods, Wares and Meicliandi/e 413 £20,154 Ex AY uiEiiousi Ale and Bom 150 Arms &. Ammunition, \ 1/ , Anns 114 Gunpow der GO Total £20,538

The receipts of Customs Revenue at the Port of Auckland, m the month ending 28th February, IS 6I, amounted to £6,170 0s Oil ; shewing an incieaso of £1620 3s 4d , as compared with the receipts for the month of Febiuary, 1860.

Treacle " 32 0 0 — 0 0 0 Tea— Black Congou $ cheat 8 0 0 —11 0 0 Green ... " 12 0 0 — 0 0 0 Tapioca percwt. 3 0 o—3 10 0 Vinegar ... . per gal. 0 2 0 — 026 Wrlnuts perlb. 0 0 5— 0 0 6 Tobacco — Negrohead(inbond)sß>. 0 19 — 020 Cavendish " 014 — 618 Cigars — Manilla, No. 2, per M . 2 7 0 — 2 15 0 Havannah do. " ... 210 o—3 15 6 PtOVISIOtIS. Beef, fiesh " 005 — 006 " salt, per tiwce 4 0 0 — 500 Poik, fresh pei Ib. 0 0 5J— 0 0 0 " salt . " 0 0 5— 0 0 5i Bacon & hams, Coloiil " 0 0 S— 0 0 9 " " English " 010 — 013 Mutton, fresh . " 0 0 7 — 000 Cheese, Colonial . " 008 — 009 English " 013 — 000 Eggs . perdoz 0 16-000 Laid . . per lb. 0 0 6 — 009 Hour, first .. .pei ton 22 0 0— 0 0 0 " second . . " 18 0 0— 0 0 0 Sharps " 900 — 000 Bran, per bush, of 20Ibs. 0 13 — 000 Bread, per 21b. loaf — 0 0 6 Biscuits (cabin) pei 100 lbs. 112 0 — Oatmeal " cwt. 1 8,0 — 0 0 0 Qrain, &>c. Wheat, per bubh.(of 60fts ) 0 8 0-000 Maize (N.S.W.) " nominal Oats . . j" 0 5 6 — 060 Hay .. per ton G 0 0 — 7 0 0 Stiaw " 300-000 Wines, Spiuts, $c. — Port, (in w00d) .... per gal. 0 13 6 — 0 17 6 Sherry (do) " 011 6 — 015 6 Champagne per do?. 2 0 0 — 210 0 Brandy, Martell's (in Bond) pei gal 0 13 6 — 0 0 0 Eum, (m Bond) " 0 4 o—o 4 6 Whiskey (in Bond) ..." 046 — 050 Geneva (in Bond) per case 016 0 — 017 6 Ditto (m Bond) per 4 ca&e 0 8 9 — 090 Old Tom (in Bond) per gal , overstocked 043 — 000 Ale and Beer, §c, (duty paid.) — Ale — Bottled (to arrive) per do/ien 0 10 C — 0 11 0 " Blood/Wolfe & Co , do. 011 0 — 011 0 " Maizettis, per do/, . 0 10 G— 0 11 0 " (In Bulk), Bass's No. 3, per hhd 8 10 0 — 0 0 0 " Dawson's, do. . 8 0 0 — 000 " Ordinary brands tf hhd 6 0 0 — 800 dull of sale, " Maman's No. 3 " . 7 10 0— 8 0 0 " Allsopp's — pev dozen 0 11 0 — 0 11 6 " Bottled, (Barclay and Peikins), per dozen 0 10 6 — 0 11 0 " (In Bulk) per hhd. scarce. •' Whi thread's porter, per hhd 6 10 0 — 0 0 0 Sundries. — Coals, English (alongside vessel) no supply, pei ton 3 0 0 — 0 0 0 Coals, Austialian . per ton 2 2 0 — 2 5 0 Bricks .. . per 1000 3 0 0 — 310 0 Firewood " 0 8 6 — 0 10 0 Hides raw . ... each 050 — 000 lion, English bar., per ton 13 10 0 —15 0 0 " pig " 5 0 0— 0 0 0 Ewbanks' Nails, heavy supplies. Linseed oil, raw . . per gal 0 4 6— 0 4 9 " boiled .." 049—500 Slates, Countess . per 1000 10 0 0 — 0 0 0 Tuipentme per gal. 0 0 0— 0 6 0 White lead per lb. 0 0 4£— 0 0 5 Gunpowder (blasting) " ) , nrnhimted " (canmster FEE) " \ sale P lonlbltea Pitch, (scarce,) pei barrel 1 5 o—l 15 0 Tar (Stockholm) .. " 110 0 — 115 0 " (Coal) " 2 0 0— 2 10 0 Kami Gum per ton 9 0 o—lo 0 0 Wool Lashing " 20 0 0 —26 0 0 Flax, per ton 16 0 0 — 000 Potatoesfeood samples) p. ton 5 0 0 — 6 0 0

Groceries.s — £ s. d. £ s. d. Arrowroot (South Sea) " 004 to 0010 Aisles (dried), ... per lb. 0 0 7\ — 0 0 0 Bees Wax " 016-000 Candles — BelmontSpenn,No.l. " 015 — 010 Neva " 000 — 016 Tallow " 009-000 Candied Peel . " 018 — 200 Coffee (Java) scarce.. " 015 — 160 Cocoa " 0 12 — 018 Chocolate " 014 — 018 Chirrant3, Eleme ." 006 — 007 Fiiuts, Bottled per doz. 0 18 0 — 0 19 6 Honey perlb. 0 0 6 — 008 Jams (lib.) perdoz. 0 18 0— 1 0 0 Mustard (P.) " 0 9 6— 0 10 6 Oil— Salad, pints . . " 014 o—o 16 0 Lamp per gal. 0 3 0 — 050 Pickles (pints) ... . perdoz. 0 10 6 — 0 14 0 Rice — Java per B). 0 0 2£ — 0 0 21 Patna .. ."00 2f— 0 0 3J Raisins — Muscatel ..." 010 — 013 Eleme " 0 0 S — 0 0 9 Sago " 0 0 4—005 Saltpetre " 0 0 9 — 000 Salt— Fine perton. 5 0 o—s 10 0 Coarse .... " 5 0 0 — 5100 Soap— Liverpool " 20 0 0 — 24 0 0 Sydney " 42 0 0 —46 0 0 Steel's (best) ..." 34 0 0 —37 0 0 Ditto (common) . " 20 0 0 —24 0 0 Soda — Carbonate perlb. 0 0 4— 0 0 0 Washing.. perton. 12 0 o—l4lo 0 Sardines (f) p.doz.(in demand) 0 8 0 — 0 10 0 " (i) .. . " 010 o—o 15 9 Sugar— Loaf . pel ton 63 0 0 —75 0 0 Crystals " 60 0 0 —00 0 0 Co's No 1 Pieces " 0 0 0 —56 0 0 Pampanga . " 32 0 0 — 0 0 0

WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT. Thursday, Feb. 28, 1861.