Commercial Record.

New Zealander, Volume 11, Issue 959, 23 June 1855, Page 3

Commercial Record.

New Zealander Office, Friday, 22nd June, 1855. W* are without arrivals this week, and our commercial transactions have been confined to one or two Auction Sale* of moderate extent. The departures have been the William Denny, steamship, for Sydney ; the Elizabeth, brigantine, cleared for Melbourne, with the intention (wind and weather permitting) of making a passage to Adelaide; the Primo, brig, for Honolulu ; and the following vessels loaded, and ready to sail; — v ; z . ; The Fullerton, brig, with colonial produce, for Melbourne; the Algerine, brig. alio with colonial produce, for Sydney ; and the brig Sporting Lass, for the Coast. The past week, though keen in the mornings and evenings, has been one of exceeding beauty, partaking much more of the brilliancy of summer, than the dreariness of winter. As will he seen by our returns below, our Export of produce is still active, and vessels yet continue to arrive with full cargoes from the coast. If, however, we may judge from the prices asked for export, and those obtained for home consumption, the supplies must be becoming scanty. Potatoes, as we have all along predicted, are now commanding a high figure—from 12 1, to 15f. being demanded by the Native growers, and 14/. having been paid by the European shippers. It is but just to state that some of the native-grown potatoes shipped by the Algerine, are of a very sound and equal quality. The exports of the week, by vessels already sailed, amount to 3730 bushels wheat, 245 tons potatoes, S tons onions, and 3 tons flax; by vessels cleared and ready to sail, 200 tons potatoes, 10 tons onions, 2700 bushels wheat, and 2 coils rope. The Imports, coastwise, during the week, have been comparatively small, the prevalence of light winds and calms having prevented manv of our small »< liog craft from making their passages. They amount to lOCObusliels wheat, 528 bushels maize, 32 tons potatoes, 12 pigs, 2,7 fowls, C turkeys, 2 casks pork, 1 ton flax, 300 feet blocks, 3100 posts and rails, 50,000 shingles, 111 tons firewood, 35,000 feet sawn timber. Commerce is, for the time being, in a depressed state; real property also suffers a depreciation ;—but this state of things is perhaps fully more attributable to the unsatisfactory position of our domestic “ policy,” than to any want of inherent stability or commercial enterprise. The credit of the Province is affirmed, by those presumed to be, in every respect, competent to pronounce an opinion, in a satisfactory position ; but, as from 40,000/, to 50,000/. are said to be locked up in the Provincial Treasury in consequence of “ law opinions," it is not to be wondered at that money should be tight, and commercial affairs correspondingly stagnant. AUCKLAND MARKET PRICES. Friday Evening, June 22nd, 1855. The Mills.—Mr. Fletcher’s Steam Mill: —Flour first quality, £37, seconds, £3sper ton. Wheat may be quoted at from Us. to 12s. fid. bushel; oats a good supply)* 6s. 6d. to 7». 6d. per bushel; barley, none maize, 6?. to 7*. per bushel; bran, 2s. 6d. per bushel. Messrs low and Motion :—Flour, first quality, £37, seconds £35 per ton; wheat, 11s. to 12s. 6d. per bushel; maize, 6s. to 7s, per bushel; bran, 2s. 6d. per bushel. Mr. Partington'sFlour, first qualilv, £57, seconds, £35 per ton; wheat, ll«. to 12s 6d.; per bushel; bran, 2s. 6d. per busheUAfißicununAL Produce - Potatoes,scarce,£T2 to £l4 per ton; wheat, 12s. to 12s. 6d. per bushel oats 7s. to 7s. Cd. per bushel; maiie, 7s. 6d. to 8». fid. per bushel; barley none; clover seed (white), plentiful; red, 112s. per cwt.; grass seeds—rye, ("scarce), 155.; mixed, Bs. to 10s.per bushel; straw, £5 to 10s. per ton ; bay (pressed for shipment), nominal. Dairv Produce.— Butter (fresh) 3s. to 3s. 6d. salt 2s. fij. to 2s. 9d. per lb.; cheese (colonial), Is. 6d. per lb; haras, Is 3d; bacon, Is. to Is.3d; fowls,6s. 6d. to 7s. per couple; ducks (scarce), B*. per couple; geese Bs. to 10s. each ; Turkeys (scarce), 12s. to 16s. each ; lard,9d, to lOd, per lb.; milk, B<J. per quart; eggs, 3s. 3d. to 3s. 6d. per dozen. Provisions. Beef (fTestl), —retail —9d. to lid. per lb.; mutton, lOd. to lid. per lb.; lamb, perquarter, 6s. to 7s:; veal (scarce), pork, (fresh), Bd. 9d, ; New Zealand salt ditto, 6d. to 7d. per lb. Sydney £6 10s. per tierce; Irish (wholesale), 7d. to Bd. per lb.; bread 9d. per 2lb. loaf biscuit cabin, 455.; ship, SSs.; pilot 40*. per cwt. Stock.—Working Bullocks from 40/. to 501. per pair. Calves 40s. to 605.; ewes 235. to 30b. ; wedders 82s. to 295.; Horses for the plough 50/. to 60/.; cart 70/. to 90f.; Hacks 25/. to 33/. Wines.—Champagne, Claret, and Madiera very dull Port, best 12/. to 13/. dommon £7 to £8 per quarter ca.«k; in cases, dull; sherry nominal. Spirits in Bond, Duty 6s.—Brandy, (bare supply) Martell’s dark, 13s. to 15s, per gallon; Geneve, 20s. to 21s. per case; rum, 6s. to 7s. per gallon; whiskey, 7s. 6d. to Bs. fid. per gallon. Besr.—Ale, Bass’* Burton, (barely supplied) £9 to £lo 10s. perhbd; colonial 41. per bbd. London bottled 111. to 12s. per dozen ; porter, Truman’s, XX, (heavy stocks) £7 to £8 ss. per hhd.; colonial, £4 10s. per bbd.; London, bottled, 14s. to 15s. per dozen. Building Materials.—Timber, 245. to 265. per 100 feet; shingles, (scarce) 24*. to 30a. per 1000; palings, lßs. to 80s. per 100; bricks, £7 per 1000. Boots and Shoes.—Both men’s and women’s (h’ivy) are in demand ; Napoleon’s 355. to 40s. per pair; Wellington’s English, 3<)s. to 32s ; colonial, 355. to 40s. per pair; Blucher’s and Oxford, English, 12s. colonial, 14s. per pair; Women’s cloth boots, Bs. to 10s. per pair; shoes, 4s. 6d. to 6s. per pair. Labour.—Masons (per diem), 14s. ; bricklayers (per diem), 14s. ; carpenters (per diem), 125.; cabinet makers (perdiem), 12s. to 135.; farm servants (with rations), from £55 to £SO per annum ; female servants, Bs. to 12s. per week ; d»y labourers, 7». to Bs. per diem. Sundries,—Firewood (on the beach), 13s. to 14s. per ton; coals, £3 to £4 per ton ; posts and rail*, £4 10a per 100 ; flax (very scarce and in demand,) £2O to £34 per ion, according to quality ; kauri gum (nothing whatever doing in this none in the market Cart and dray hire (in town), from 3s. 6d, to 4s. 6d, OvrnuNOA. There exists some little difference in the price of Timber and otlifr articles at Onehunga and Auckland. The following are the latest quotations from Onehunga. Timber.—Boards, per 100 feet . 235. Scantling and heavy stuff, per do. 21s. Posts (Puriri) per 100 , . 110s, “ Tea Tree, per do. . 90s. Hails, per do. . • • 70s, Lime (by the kiln), per bushel . 2s. “ (by the bushel), per do. . 2s. fid.