Commercial Record.

New Zealander, Volume XVII, Issue 1584, 22 June 1861, Page 3

Commercial Record.

Nkw-Zkala.vdkfi Office, Auckland, Friday, June 21st, 11161. We have tiad two arrivals and one departure during the past week, the Watcrliy from London, witli a moderate supply of goods on merchants account, and a large quantity of military stores and rifle ammunition; the Coral Queen from the south Sea Islands, with a cargo fruit which was brought to the hammer by Mr. Phillips on Thursday, and met with a dull sale. The departure was the Minden, in ballast, for Guam. There is a considerable amount of business doing, but, unless by the retailers, it is mainly conducted at the Auction Marts which, in most of the Colonies to the Southward of the Equator, are the general and favourite mediums of effecting clearances “ to close consignmentf." It is a noticeable fact that, in despite of existing and untoward relations with our Maori brethren, landed property has been but little depreciated even on the outskirts of settlement, whilst in Auckland and its suburbs, high prices continue to rule. In exemplification of this we need but advert to the sale of town allotments effected by Messrs. Cochrane, Brother it Co’, on Thursday last, which we, at least, should be disposed to pronounce as highly satisfactory. The amouut of produce received from the coast, consists of 1830 bushels of wheat, 220 bushels maize, 49 bushels apples, 200 bushels sand, 500 bushels lime, 0 hides, ;i sheepskins, 100 lbs smoked fish, 4 tons salt pork, 0$ tons potatoes, 20 cwt. pumpkins, 672 lbs butter, 1560 lbs honey, 20 pigs, 44 head cattle, 160 sheep, 7000 bricks. Udd feet house blocks, 000 posts and rails, 06 tons kauri gum, 004 tons firewood, 51,000 shingles, 52,002 feet sawn timber. The Customs Revenue received during the week ended the 15th instant, amounted to JL'IOOO 10s, Od. Messrs. S. Cochrane Brothers iSr Co., held a sale of real property at their Mart Fore street on Thursday last, when thirteen allotments situate in Nelson, Cook, and Hobson streets were submitted to public competition. There was a good attendance of buyers and a considerable degree of spirit manifested; for three lots in Nelson street, of thirty three feet frontage by fifty feet in depth, from £3. 2s 6d. to £o per foot frontage was obtained ; for five lots in Cook street of vaiious frontages, with a depth of about fifty feet, from £4 to ,£'4 ss. per foot frontage was realised> For lot 7, on which were the dwelling house and offices, with a fro.itage 0f65 feet, £7, Ids- |iei foot was offered, but at that price it was withdrawn. The adjoining lot, No. 11, was also withdrawn. For three lots in Hobson street, of from sixty to seventy two feet in depth from £7 ss. to £8 Ids. per foot frontage were realised. The total of this sale amounted to £1827. A house and an allotment of land in Pitt street, 40 foot frontage with a depth of 23d feet was withdrawn at £B ss. per foot frontage.

Messrs. Hunter, Cochrane, and Co. report at their sale of horse stock, held on Saturday last at the Greyhound yards, a fair average number were driven in for sale. Bidding was somewhat more spirited, and thirteen horses were sold. The pontes advertised fetched from £9 ss. to £ls 2s. (id- each. Hiding and harness cobs fetched £8 to £2B ss. each. A draught horse sold for £4O: and a team of two horses, dray, and harness sold for £125 fhe lot. Messrs. Hunter, Cochrane, and Co, report at their cattle sale held at Newmarket on Tuesday last, a goodly number ofcattle, were driven in, and competition rather slow Dairy cows, advertised, were not brought in Forty-one head ot beef went to the butcher at rather lower rates than last market. Store cows fetched £0 12s. Cd. to £!) 2s fid. Three pens of steers fetched respectively £4 17s. Gd . £5, and £7 12s. fid. each : wotking bullocks, i'lfi 12s. fid. each: fat sheep, Ills fid- to 2!ls. each. A pen of ewes, in lamb, sold for 225. fid. each. Fat pigs sold well j store pigs dull of saleMr. Alfred Bttckland reports his sale yard at the Haymarket, on Saturday last, to have been fairly attended. Draught stock were in request, and sold at advanced prices A team of small compact horses, with dray and harness, realized £'l23! another team, £122. Unbroken draught colts, if of sufficient age to work, sell well. Young horse stock and inferior animals sell very low. Seed oats realized 7*- and Js 3d. per bushel; feed oats, (is. 3d- to 7s. 3d. A large quantity was disposed of. Maize, Bs. fid. per bushel. Hay, £0 per ton ; and potatoes £4 Ids. Mr. Buckland's sale yards at Newmarket, on Thursday, were fairly supplied with fat cattle, Prices remain without alteration Working bullocks were plentiful and in demand; twenty-four wore sold, realizing from £l2 to £l7 each; and one team withdrawn at £l(i each. A large number of store cattle sold at low rates, 2ds. per head under late prices. Sheep, both fat and store, were plentiful; those of best quality for the butcher maintained their price, on second rate quality there was a decline of 2s. per head on last week’s market. Fat pigs command good prices; a full market met with a ready sale.

Svdxky Markets.— May 24.

Wheat and Flour—The mills quote line (lour at ,£l!l. and second quality at £‘l7 per ton of 21100 Ihs. Wheat is worth 7s per bushel. Bran Is to }s 3d per bushel. Biscuit —Mr Wilkie quotes cabin biscuit at 27s and navy at 18s per 100 lbs. Mr Hamilton: ship 97-“ and navy Uts per 100 Ihs. Bread—sd per 2-Ih loaf. Vegetables—Potatoes £5 to £7, onions £5 to £8 per ton,

Maiti.an i >. —Mark ets.

I-Mour.—The roads being again in good condition, there have been considerable transactions in flour, for which there lias been a good demand at X'KI and £'2o per ton. Wheat.—The supply of wheat has been moderate, Oood samples have changed hands, at from (is. to (is, 9d, per bushel. Maize,—Good samples of maize have been purchased at 4s. per bushel. Some small parcels for ,'ls. Dd.ner bushel. Bran —No change has taken place in the price of br,m this wetk.— From the Herald June 25. SOUTHERN MARKETS. Nelson. I'm: Mills Mr. White's Klour, £22 per ton ; 2'is- per 100 lt>s. retail ; Wheat, (Is. per bushel. Ilread, 4-lb. loaf. Is,: nutter, fresh, Is. (id. per lb, ; Cheese Is to Is. 4d. per !h. ; Lard, Is. per lb. ; Beef 4d. to (id. ; Mutton, 4d. to (id.; Veal, (id. to 7d.; Pork, (id. to 7d. ; Bacon, Is. tola. 2d.; Hams, li. 3d,, Potatoes, (is. per ovt From the Examiner June (I. Canterbury Markets —Wheat very little in demand : offered at .'is. (id. to ss. led per bushel; barley was enquired for at (is to (is (id. A few oats were sold at ris to 3s (id. Potatoes, t'2 IDs to I' 4 Ids per ton. The following are retail prices, Flour, 20s per KM) Ihs. Bread. Kid the 4-th loaf. Beef, 4d to I! I Mutton, 5d to "d . Veal. Bd., Pork, lid— From thtfPreis June 1