MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. Southern Cross Office, Thursday evening.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4608, 31 May 1872, Page 2

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. Southern Cross Office, Thursday evening.

THE SHAREMARKET. ' Mr. E. B. Robinson reports :— "A moderately active market;. Bismarcka advancing to £4 7a Gd, Siesjo of Paris to 15s. I sold — Tookey, £6 10s; Cure, £1 4a. Market closed with buyers for Caledonian, £20 ; Bismarck, £4 ss; Siege of Paris, 14s; Tookey, £6 10s." Messrs. Hague Smith and Walker report : — " Business on the Exchange has been tolerably brisk to-day. Bismarcks in demand at considerable advance ou yesterday's quotations. Our sales have been : Caledonians, £20, £20 53 ; Moanataiari, £4 7a 6d ; Waitemata, 10s Gd, Us ; Ruby, 8s ; Bismarck, £4, £4 7a Cd ; Peep o'Day, 7». Buyers : Bismarck, £4 5a ; Thames, £o 10s." Mr. Richard Fenton reports; — "There waa considerable activity in the market. Rismarck were in demand at £3 10s to £4 10s ; Waitemata, 10s. Sellers : Bismarck, £4 10s ; Tokatea, £3 15a ; Caledonian, £20 103 ; Windsor Castle, £1. Buyers : Cale- | donian, £20 ; Thames, £5 10s ; Tokatea, ! £3 12s Od ; Gas shares, £9 ; Waitemata, 10s j Bismarck, £4 ss; Siege of Paria, 13s ; Cure, £1 55." 1 Mr. J. M. Lennox reports : — "The sharemarket continues active. Caledonians are still ingooddemnnd at yesterday's quotations. Biamarck shares advanced to £4 ss, aud closed firm. Mv sales comprise — Caledonian, £20, £19 10s, £20 j Thainci, £5 12s Gd ; Bismarck, £4 ; Peep o' Day, 7a ; Tookey, double issue, £6 2a Gd. Closing buyers : Caledonian, £20 ; Thames, £5 12a 6<l ; Bismarck, £4 sa, Sellers : Caledonian, £20 10a ; Thames, £2 los; Biamarck, £4 7s Gil; Pride of ToUatea, 95." Mi. J. Mowbr.iy reports :— " Sales this day : Bismarck, £4 ; Siege of Paris, 14a ; I'eeo o'D.iy, Gs Gd ; Windsor Castle, 17s Gd ; Oole uda, £*? 5s Buyerd : Caledonian, £20 ; Thames, £5 10s ; Bißmarck, £4; Siege of Paiis, 133 ; Peep o'Day, Gs Gd. Sellers : Caledonian, £21 ; Thames, £5 15s ; Bismarck, £4 10s ; Peep o'Day, 7s Gd; Windsor Castlo, 21s ; Golden Pah, 255 ; Golcouda, £2 7*6.1." Mr. Charles Burton reports :— " An active market. Caledonian, £20 10s, buyers £20 cum div. ; Thames, £5 12d Gd, sellers £3 los ; Bismarck, £3 17s Gd, £4, to £4 7a ; Siege of Paris, 15s ; Poep o'Day, Gs Gil, with buyers ; fiolconfla, £2 .">3 ; MnUum-in-Parvo, Gs, buyers os ; Windsor Castle, 17s Gd to 18s Gd; Argo, Is G>l ; Waitemata, 10s, Us, buyers 11s ; To.vey, buyers £6 ss, sellers £6 10*. " Mr. S.iunders reports :— "Sales this dayPeep o'Day, 7a ; Caledonian, £20, closing buyers £20 ; I hames, buyers, £5 10s ; Siege, 14s, closing sellers 16a ; Marguerite, 5s Gd and Gd ; Cure, 24a, closing buyeis 24s ; Inverness, 17s Gd, closing buyers 17s Gd. Windsor Castle in demand at 18a ; Waitemata, Us; Albion, £4; John Bull, 7s Gd. Bismarck inquired for at £4 sa, sellers £4 103." Messrs. Waid md Gellion report:--" A considerable amount of business done. (Caledonian sold freely afc £20, no advance procurable. Waitemata advanced -toil'ls 3d; receded slightly at cloain. Inverness claimed i the attention of buyers throughout the day in large parcels ab advancing rates ; market cleared at closing at 17s 6 1. Exchanges : | Caledonian, £20 ; Waitemata, 10s, 11s ; Inverness, 12s Gd, 13s, 15s, 17a Gd. Buyers : Windsor Castle, Tookey, Junction, All ! Nations."

AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKET. Messrs. ITunter and Nolans Heport. Horses : Tho supply has been small,and of inferior description, with an inactive demand. Friday being the Queen's Birthday, the auction sale was hold on Saturday. A moderate number were entered, but bidding was slow, and sales most difficult to effect, less than the average being placed. For good up-sfcanding young horses, heavy weightcarriers, there is an unsatisfied inquiry. Cattle : The muster has been but small, but a good demand haa existed, and prices have been firm. Good dairy cows at calving are much sought for, and well-bred thriving grown steers are salable at full rates. The supply of fat i beasts was limited; demand good, particularly ! for good quality and light weights, »t from 25s to 27s 6d per 1001b. Dairy oows sold lat from £8 10s to £11 ; yearlings, from £2 to -£2 5s ; -well-bred two year-old steers, in fresh oondition, £4 to £4 15s. Sheep : There was an increase in the number penned. The demand was slack, at from 2a 6d to 3s per 81b. Stores are in good demand, and rule relatively high, Merinos averaging 12s. > No longwoolled offered. Pigs : But a limited number were yarded, and prices had an upward tendency,

PROVISION MAKKET. COLONIAL PRODUCE.

BREADSTUFF 9." ■ FLOUR. TTHOLMAU , Miters' Priot. per torf-litquillty .. -\ .. £17 tint Flour (household . .. / „ '•• »*l» Seconds, JSIO.- Sh»rps,£7. Brteri 1 Price, per 1b. .. .. ».'"',. 9a, Bban, U p»r buihtl. ; v - . Br«ad, ptr 2'b. loaf. <H. to 4Jd. Otbiu Bl«onU..i>(irlO((|h. .. .. «. R«UJI, 2O» MAIZB, I)ATS, ?OTATOBB, BTU , ' 1 " ' '? - WHOLMAAV. aUteC^ktMjioii'.ed/psrJbiwboL c Otti: S«ed, St^Sd. toSi. M. ptr bmhel ; f #ed, Si. to Bi. Bd. ' ' ' PoUtoa, m 10f. to £7 10*. Bnua, Is. pwbtuhel. H«j",iBlt<J««p«rtoU.

Straw, ifi to £6 por ton. Chafl, €7 10s. per ton. Ma1«0,4«. Od to 6». porbo»htl. O»ts, 3t. Od. to Bs. 9d. por bushel; »eea, 3i. 9d. to 4s Od Potatoes, 78. Cd. to Bi. por cwf. Bran, li 3il. per bushel. I U«3r,cwt,,(ss. to Bs. I Straw, 6s to B*. por owt. 7s. Gd. to B». cwt.

(icawe) m KAURI GUM AND FLAX MASKfT. The following are the pricei In th» Aucuana QuM-W^U«cr*ped, bett quality ... «»*>&» PtAX-Pineat quality Second ditto £19 to £22 TWr £*

BUILDING MATERIALS. TiMB*E.-Be«d8 and wanttlng. lOOffc^ Bi. to 18«.; planed, tongued, and grooved, 10« to 16s. N.vr Zealand palingi, Weet, lOt.; 6-foet }Jt.i tear iree rails, £210s. per 100; purW J>°**>s* }°%%,®t per 100; •hinglea, Bi. to 13*. per l^MjHdbiu* Town palingt, »«•. W«« t"l^!fi«-»18«'5 ntibKi Town r»IU, 67a. 6d.t070f.

SOUTHERN. Wellington.— The /ncfejpfintfcnS of May 22 says :— " The arrivals of a week ago have completely glutted the market for oata, wheat, and flour. Some inferior pawls of the latter have baen sold at as low U £12 10a to £13, but best qnalitiei r*ng« from fiH 10a to £15, Wood's fetching the highest figure. Oats are a complete glut, and the market rate is rapidly receding ; 2s 6d to 2s lOd embrace the highest mwgin. Bran is unsalable. The only tales of barley have been for fowl feed at 3» to 3a 6d. There is no demand whatover for good malting samples. An excellent parcel wa» on offer a few day ago, but, nothing exceeding 3s 3d being obtainbale, the lot tra» shipped to Auckland, where higher rates ar© ruling. Oatmeal is in a falling market. What little has changed bands has been at the stationary rate for the past three month*, £14 10s to £15. In ipite of the great demand and high prices for potatoe», the market is encumbeied with samples of the most inferior description j £5 10a is readily tjoramauded for ordinary samples. Cheese f etches from Gd to 7d."

Spirits ..£ Cißart Tobacco Wive.. Aloand porter {blk. & btle.) Tflft . . Suear .. «, Coffee, choooUte,*c. .. £218 14 7 Good* by 0 5 0 Measurement 13 15 6 47 18 2 Weight . . 12 6 2 8 6 5 Ad valorem 7)4 0 All other kinds 610 '6 0 0 0 Dues .. .. 6 2 8 64 11 0 Pilotage .. 78 7 75 0 10 ' ToUl .. £452 111 0 0 0

The Customs revenue received to-day was as follows s — '

A rat. Tjflat Total Capital, per sli. Div. Date. Piv.pr. «h. £ &s. s. (I £a. d. UlNntiom 4.CJO 10 0 5 0 May 11 712 0 Üburnia.... 7,000 10 0 10 0 Jmio 10 100 Bright Smilo 3,0 <0 15 0 5 0 Fob. 0 6 0 3is.ii.irck.... 8,000 10 8 0 April 15 0 80 Bnillgo Indpt 5,400 10 012 0 Doc. 23 02 6 -aledouian.. 34,5J0 12 0 40 0 Apr 20 195 10 0 Califoromn . . 14,7'iQ 5 0 10 J«n. 20 05 6 LJoliban .... 7,500 10 20 — 020 Dumtless & „ Sink la llise W,OOO 5 0 2 0 Doc 0 7 6 Dixon's No. 1 24,000 10 0 4 0 Sopt 14 116 9 Flying Cloud 1,000 210 2 0 — 02 0 Inverness . . 55,000 5 0 10 April 5 0 2 6 Junction.... 30,000 5 0 1 0 Doc 0 26 Kuramii .... 127,000 10 O 2 0 April 14 2 7 0 Lonir Drive 0,000 10 0 20 0 May 3 09 0 0 MoatMtamri 135,000 10 0 5 0 May 31 10 0 MltmiiiPrvo 32,000 4 0 1 0 October 2 019 Middle Stir 30,000 25 0 5 0 Dos 13 0 6 0 Morning Mnr 3')."00 50 20 — 100 Nouuireil .. 28,000 SO 4 0 Nov. 1 2 36 Man's Cndlgt 13,000 5 0 10 May 10 0 3 0 " .itoa .... 100 000 50 10 Feb. 20 026 ShotovorNo.l 224,000 10 0 2 6 Nov 9 013 6 Sous ot Freed<;ra . . . . 8,000 5020 0 May 14 10 0 Star of the „ „ „, a Thamei ... 10,800 2 0 10 Dec. 8 010 Thames .... 60.000 10 010 0 Miy 3 32 7 6 Tokate* .... 100,000 6 0 4 0 May 4 113 6 n P epubh' ea . 9,218 8 0 6 0 Ocb 20 06 0 ofjune hi .. 7,500 210 3 6 - 0 30 Una 7C.000 5 0 1 0 Dec. 11 0 76 V.'loofAvoc* 0,600 1 0 lOM»roh7 020 -Martin Sholl, No. 6, Inauranco BuildiugB. Queea-street.

DIVIDEND*PA\'ING CLAIMS.

i. a. i. a. ■. u. ■• «• Butter, per lb. 1 0-0 0 Duclw ;». 4 6-60 Oheeto ... 0 5-0 6 Gee«« ... 4 6-5 0 Ewi,perdo». 2 0-0 0 Turkeyi ... 4 0-5 0 Urd ,pvtW. 0 9-0 10 B*con (col.) 0 6-0 8 Vowb, ptivn. 4 0-4 6 Dam* ... 0 8-0 0

i. a. • a. t.a. ». u. Milk, per ut. 0 OtoO 6 I Dutki, per pr.s ,' 0 — 8 0 Butter (freib) 1 3— 0 0 | Geeie, e*ch 6 o—o 0 Cheete (col) 0 7->0 10 Turkey*, taoh 6;0 — 7 Q Rggi.perdoz. 2 8— 0 0 Bacon, per lb. 0 10— 1 '0 I,«rd,perlb. 1 0-0 0 H*mi- (En«0O i 0--<l 9

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iBXXAIX. PRIOBM. Farm and Diibt JPaodvoz.

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GRASS SEEDS.