Commercial Record.

New Zealander, Volume XVII, Issue 1544, 2 February 1861, Page 3

Commercial Record.

NKW-ZriALANOKti Olflce, Auckland, Friday, February Ist, IBS]

'There have been no foreign arrivals or departures during the current week ; but, as the Sevilla is now 1)8 days out from Cork, and the Zealandia 93 days from Gravesend, their speedy arrival may be looked for. The ships Robert Lowe and Boanerges are preparing for sea, and both will take their departure, in a day or two, for London. The supplies received coastwise have been limited, namely 32 bushels wheat, 40 bushels glass seeds. 204 bushels apples and pears, 1411 lbs. honey. 112 lbs. jams, 120 lbs lard, 16 cwt onions, 4 tons potatoes, 1 box eggs, 400 lbs wool, 1 cwt tlax, 4 casks slush, 16 sheep, 47 head cattle, lit tons towai bark, 32 tons kauri gum, 271 tons firewood, 55 feet house blocks, 600 rails, 13,0011 shingles, 66,900 feet sawn timber.

The Customs Revenue received during the week ended the 2Uth ul'., amounted ,0£1342 13s. 4d. Hunter, Cochrane ;nd Co., held their usual sale of cattle, sheep, Ate, at Otahu in, on Wednesday last ; a for supply, but buyers were very dull in bidding. Dairy cows sold fom i'li to £'10; a mixed lot of steers and heifers, X'.'i 12s (i.l. mid fc'4 7s. (id. respectively; 30 ;..;ed sheep sold at lis. !M. e.icli. Hunter, Cochrane ind Co report, at their cattle sale held at their yirds, Newmar <et, on Monday last, the supply was somewhat li mted, but qutlity g, >d, and induced good competition. Dairy cows sold frorr. £0 to £.') 17s. (id, Fat stock from £>> to t'l2 I7s. <id. Fat sheep from 2(ts. to 2. r >s. eadh, and lambs lis. each ; a lot of store s ieep at His. each.

-At Hunter, Cochra le and Go's, usual sale of horse stock at the Horse Bazaar, last Saturday, an average lot of horses were driven in for sale, but bidding was dull; a few middle class stock \ ere sold at fair and remunerative prices, NiI.SON. 'The Mills. —Mr, Saunders's four, best, .£2l; 25i per loolbs. retail; wheat, IK per bushel ; Bread. 41b loaf Is; Butler, tresh, Is per 11) : Kggs, Is (Id per doz ; Cheese Is ,'ldto Is (Id ; Candles—sperm Is Od., home nude 10d., ditto Sydney, Is per lb; Beef, 31 to (id; Mutton, 3d. to (id; Veal. 7d ; Fork, 7d, j Bacon. Is to Is 2d; Hams Is 4d per lb ; Potatoes, new, per inn lbs., os4d. i Carrots and turnips 2d per bundle.