Commercial Record.

New Zealander, Volume XVII, Issue 1568, 27 April 1861, Page 3

Commercial Record.

Nbw-Zeala.nd«ii Office, Auckland, Friday, April 2fith, 1861. The past has been a perfect hurricane week of wind, rain, hail, thunder and lightning and all the accompan iinents of a perinature and severe winter. Krom Sunday the Slit until this monimg we have had a succession of hard gales, commencing at North-east, the wind veering gradually round io South, where it ii now stationary, a light breeze and pleasant genial weather Outward bound ships have only been able to take their departure this morning; whilst, coastwise, the arrivals have been barely nominal ; the only supplies leceived consisting of 2711 tons firewood, 600 feet boat timbers, HO bushels wheat, 18 cwt potatoes, ft f>wls, 180 gallons oil. This detention of our coasting craft is occasioning some inconvienence in the supply of shingles of which the market, for the moment, is bare, and at a time when the commodity is inactive demand. Now, however, that the weather appears to hare returned to set fair, we shall no doubt have the wind bound tumbling in m masse. The foreign arrivals have been the schooner Tawera with a '«'ge general cargo from Sydney; James Booth, ship, with •undry merchandise from Liverpool via Melbourne ; and Sarah, brig, from Adelaide, with flour. The Customs Revenue received during the week ended the *<h instant amounted to £ijßß 19s 3. Hunter, Cochrane and Co., report, at their Sale of horse •lock held in the Greyhound Vards, last Saturday, but few hones were brought forward for sale. Value of horse stock re- ■ Mined as previously reported; no material change in the market. Hunter, Cochrane and Co., report, at their Sale held at Newmarket on Tuesday last, there was a good attendance of buyers ; wl cattle realised good prices ; and fat beef of superior qua"•y *as considerably dearer, Dairy cows sold well, and enquired after. Store stock not much in demand. Fat sheep at l*'e prices. Store sheep ruled low. Hunter, Cochrane and Co., report, at their sale of cattle held M Oiahuhu on Wednesday last, a good number of cattle were brought in; and for lirst class quality, the weather being so Inclement, kept buyers back ; nevertheless, a goodly number of BWto were disposed of. Several pens of steers fetched respecfl Wj £3 ISa, £4 7» Bd. £4 tsa,and£s 1». A prime lot of 2 ywr.old heifers were held for an advance in price. Store stock 'omewhat low; and several lots of sheep sold at fair value. "r. Mfred liuckland's sale at the lltyinarket, on Saturday last, was fully attended, and the improved prices for draught horses of ihe previous week fully maintained. There were not *° many in the market as the previous week Good young horses realized from £43 to X'4j ; of a lighter class, from £li) la £'23. Sixteen were sold. Mr. Alfred Buckland'l yards at Newmarket, on Thursday wit. were well supplied with dairy cows. The prices obtained •or them varied from £l2 los to £|s 13s. Store cattle were jnll of tale. Fat cattle were plentiful, and sold very irregular'y.] A few well fatted sold at late prices, but on the greater "umber a decline of about 20s per head was submitted toaheep were in fair supply, and without alteration in price.

Land Association No. 4—Offlcu, comer of Queen and Wyndham streets, open from 6 to 8 p.m. Committee man, Mr. J. Heron. Open on Monday from 9to 10 a.m. Committeeman, Mr, S. Forsaith. Land Association No. 3—Office, Savings Bank, Queen-street, hours of attendance, same as No. 4. MONDAT. Savings Bank—Queen-street, open from Bto Ham, Trustee Mr. It. Patterson. Odd Fellows' (Good Intent Lodge), Wheat Sheaf Inn, 8 p.m. TUESDAY. Militia (unarmed men who huve been drilled)— Company Nos. 1. 2, and 3, will Parade iti Albert Barracks, half-past <> a.m.* N. B.—The above diary only purports to give notices of meetings of public bodies, or such committee meetings, <.Vc, as are duly notified to us ; and, in cases where the advertisement appears in this journal. • This mark indicates a corresponding announcement in our advertising columns.