Commercial Record.

New Zealander, Volume XVIII, Issue 1742, 15 November 1862, Page 3

Commercial Record.

N K U'-Z K A I. A NI) R R O fli CO, Friday, November Mth, 18(52. } he weeli has been, comparatively, an idle one—Monday being a general holiday in celebration of the coming of age of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wale,—and Wednesday in celebiation of the Auckland Cattle Show. Strong westerly weather has continued to prevail, blighting the pastures, and drying np the soil in every direction, On Wednesday and Thursday we had some passing showers, but they were much too scanty to penetrate the ground, which stands greatly in need of a thorough soaking. T he foreign arrivals have been the Fanny Fisher, Trossacks, and Ann and Jane, barques, from Adelaide, with wheat and flour ; the I’rossacks having likewise brought sugar and rice, part of cargo shipped at the Mauritius. Breadalbane, barque, from Launceston, with gram and lumber. Fortune, brig, from Newcastle, with coals; and ship William Miles, from London, with merchandise, and 332 passengers. The departures were the ship Hanover, for Calcutta; btig Woodlark, tor Sydney ; and schooner Flying Fish, for Tahiti. The utmost bustle prevails at the wharf, which, f om morning tilt night, is crowded with carts, drays, goods, and passengers luggage, to a most inconvenient degree. All the berths are occupied, barques, brigs, and schooners, taking possession of every available space, and olbcts clamouring to come alongside. The want of sufficient bcrtlinge is becoming more and more urgent, and we heartily hope that speedy means will be devised to meet the daily increasing necessities of the port. '1 he produce received coastwise this lust week is very limited, amounting only tt -1 bushels wheat, lOcwt.pork, 50 lbs, butter, 2(1 dozen eggs, 22 fowls, 51 head cattle, 3(i pigs, 2 horses, 2 tuns oil, 200 lbs. wool, 2 tons kauri gum, 2,000 palings, 20,000 shingles, 400 feet sawn timber, ,0J tons firewood, 40 cwt. bacon, 150 lbs. lard, 43 sheep.

The Customs Revenue received during (tie week ended the Bth instant, amounted to .{,2,017 15s. 7d. On Thursday Mr. I). Nathan held a sale of groceries, Arc,, at hit Stores, Short land street, when the following prices were realised : —Starch, 5Jd. per lb.; thumb blue, lid, per lb.; Whybrow's half-pint salad oil, IDs. (id, per dozen ; Whybrow's pints salad oil. l(js per dozen ; Champion’s vinegar, Is. !U. per gallon; table vinegar, UK (id. per dozen; Mora’s hair oil, 1(K lid. per dozen ; sardines, 7s. Kid. per dozen; fresh herrings ( I lb. tins), is. id, per tin ; paint oil, 4s. (id. per gallon; Dell and (Hack's round plaid vestas, 15s. per gross; Hell and Dlack’s tin boxes vestas, 42*. pet gross; Warren and Russell’s paste blacking, ss, /‘L per gross ; Warren amt Russell's tins blacking, 2s. lid. per dozen; hops (damaged), ,'UO. per lb.; raisins, (ijd. per lb. ; figs, 84 1. per lb. ; Huntley and Palmer’s biscuits, dlls, per dozen tins; sherry, 2(is. per dozen ; port. 2<K per dozen; tea. 2s. 5:1. per lb.; colza oil, ss. (M. per gallon ; mustard (half pound), 7s. !(I. per dozen; soap, His. (id. per box.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND SHAKE MARKET. Auckland Stock Exchange. The principal item of intelligence from Coromandel this week refers to the discovery of the reef in the Driving Creek. This circumstance cannot fail to lead to important results in the future operations in that locality. I shall be able next week to give a description of the auriferous character of the quartz. The Share List of the “Perse verance Quartz Reefing Company” closed on the Kith instant. Roth Keven’s and the Auckland Companies are expediting the erection of their Machinery, which will probably be in good working order in about six weeks. The Share Market generally may be described to be at present in a very torpid condition, Nkw Zealand Stock.

Queen-street, November 11th. Stock and Share Broker. RETAIL MARKET. li iSt an r •—Cabin, j>7«. Bread, per 21b. loaf, rid. Burt itkks' Mkat.—lleef, per lb., (Id. to (Id. Mutton, 7d to (id: Pork, 7d to lid. KAit.il avo Dai iti Pkooiick.—Uiitter, (fresh) per lb., Is (Id i Cheese, (Colonial) per lb.. Is. to Is. 4d ; Eggs, per do/, Is. Gd.; M ilk, per quart, sd. i Bacon, peril)., ltd. to Is,; Hams, per 'h, Is tols (id; Potatoes, per cwt., 3s. to-Ist Onions, per lb, 3d to 4d ; Hay, per ton, X' 7 to (,'7 Uls.; Straw, X' 4. Hi; i no r vo Matkkials. — Hoards and ' canlling, pel 100 fait. 14s. to 17s, Hoards, tongued andgroov' j, 225; Shingles, Ids to 13s G l per KHIO ; Palings, 12s: Posts and Bails, X’3 lo Xd as per UK): Bricks f.l (is to X 3 Ids’ per limn; Dime, Is 4d to 2s per bushel.

Amount raised. Annual iareie»f. Gen. G iv. Obligations, Ditto ditto, KJCO • • Ki.aC I ,-€500,000 . . ' 150,000 4 rp* cent. C cent. t L.TK l. A V I) Stock. Amount issued. Annual iote-est. Provincial Gov. Debentures ,'£-15,0(10 City of Auckland do. 15,000 Auckland Harbor Trust do. 25,000 Auckland Debentures 1082, ,£'80,000 auth. to be issued (' lo pet cent. 7 ditto 7 ditto 0 ditto Siiauk List. Capital. Amount Amount: Current ip share. paid, j prices. .£' £ j ,€ i Rank of New Zealand 500,000 10 I 4 3os. prem. N. Z. Insurance Co.' • 2 >0,000 100 (J WK preir. Waihoihoi Coal Co. • 10,000 r> , 5 j Auckland Gas Co. - • ■ • 20,000 5 1 10s. | par Keven's Qtz, Reef Co. 10,000 loo 70 Kapanga Qtz. Ileef Co. 2, 111 10 50 (.25 prem. Auckld. Gold Mining and ytz. Crushg. Co. 2,000 100 25 • • Union Gold Ming. Co. 1,200 loo Albion Gold Ming. Co. 1,400 III Victoria Gold Mg, Co. .0(10 10 ,£’15 prem. Osmund I. k tv is,