WEEKLY COMMERCIAL RECORD.

New Zealander, Volume XX, Issue 2068, 19 March 1864, Page 4

WEEKLY COMMERCIAL RECORD.

Since our last weekly report there is very little change. A fair trade has been done, and a few auction sales been held, the result of which if taken as a guide, docs not indicate an advancing market. Our imports have been 212 head of cattle, two small cargoes of coals, one of sundries from Hobarton, and the general cargo of the Gladiator from Loudon. The market is not overstocked,'excepting liquids, and if goods do not arrive more freely than they do at present, there is not much fern- of a glut. Of land sales we have two rather extensive, the first was suburban land beyond Freeman’s Bay, cut up into allotments, and sold at very high rates; the second an extension of the township of Drury, was sold, also at high prices, by Mr. Buckland. This is scarcely to bo wondered at, as Drury is the chief landing place and depot at present, for the supply of the army of the Waikato. A large sale of land, at Drury, took place at Mr. Alfred Buckland’s mart, yesterday, it was an extension of the government laid out township, and was divided into ton sections ; the allotments were mostly 66 feet frontage, and the roads the same width, the attendance was very largo, and we suppose the prices obtained were satisfactory, the whole or nearly the whole of the lots were sold and realized as under. Section 1, lot 1 and 2, and 3, 4s. 6d.; 4, 5, and 6, 65.; 7, 8, 9, and 10, 4s. 6d.; 11, 12, and 13, 3s. 6d.; 14, 15, 16, and 17, 4s. 3d.; 18, 2s. 6d. ; 19, and 20, 4s. 6d.; 21, 22 and 23, 2s. 6d. per foot. Section 2, lot 1, 2, 3 and 4, ss, 6d.; 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, 4s. 6d.; 10, 11, 12 and 13, 55.; 14, 65.; 15 and 16, ss. 6d.: 17, 3s. 6d.; 18, 19, and 20, 3s. and 9d. ; 21 and 22, 6s. 3d.; 23, 3s. 6d.; 24, 3s. ; 25, ss. 3d.; 26, 4s ; 27 and 28, 2s. 6d. per foot. Sections, lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, 10s.; 5,6 and 7, Bs.; 8, 9, 10 and 11, 155.; 12, 13, 14 and 15, 10s. 9d. ; 16, 17 and 18, Bs. ;19 and 20, 13s. 3d.; 21 22, 23 and 24, Bs. 3d.; 25, 17s. 6d.; 26, 17s. 9d.; 27, 6s. 9d.; 28, ss. 6d.; 29, 6s. 9d.; 30, 31 and 32, 6s. 3d.; per foot. Section 4, lot 1, 305.; 2, 165.; 3, 125.; 4, 11s. 6d.; 5, 325. per foot; 6, containing 1 acre, and house with 7 rooms in it, £390 ; 8, 20s. 9, with house, 40s; 10, 205., 11, 12, and 13, 18s. 6d.; 15 and 16, 235. ; 17, 17s. 6d.; 18, 18s. 6d.; 22, 3ls. ; 23, 7s. 6d. ; 24 and 25, ss. per foot. Section, 5, lot 1, 4s. ;2, 3, and 4, 2s. 9.; 5, Bs. 3d 6 and 7, 2s. 9d.; 8, 225.; 9 and 10, 225. 6d,; 11, 455.; 12, 785.; 13, 305.; 16 and 17, 20s ; 18. 165.; 19, 14s. 6d.: 20, 55.; 21 and 22, 6s ; 3d.; 23, Bs' 6d.; 24, 75.; 25, 11s. 3d.; 26,65. 3d. ; 27, 6s, ; 28 and 29 ss. 9d. ; per foot. Sec. tion 6, lot 1, 35.; 2, 4s. ; 3, 4s. 3d.; 4, 75.; 5, 4s. i 6, 3s. 6d.; 7, 3s. 9d. ; 8, 4s. ; 9, ss. 3d.; 10, 135.; ly and 12, 175.; 13 and 14, 10s. 3d.; 15 and 16, 11s. ; 1. and 18, 14s. ; 19 and 20, 4s, 3d.; 21, 35.; 22, 4s. 6d. ’ 23, 2s. 3d.; 24. 2s. 6d.; 25, 65.; 26, 27, and 28, 3s. 6d.; 29, 2s. 9d.; 30 and 31, 25.; 32, 2s. 9d. ; 33 and 34, Is. 9d.; 35, ss. 9d. per foot. Section 7, lot 1, 2s. 3d. ; 2, Is. 6d.; 3, 35.; 4 and 5, Is. 9d.; 6, 2s. 9d.; 7, 8, 6, anp 10, Is. 6d.; 11, 2s. 9d.; 12 and 13. Is. 6d.; 14, 2s. 9d.; 15 and I6d, Is. 6d.; 17, Is. 3d.; 18 and 19, Is. 9d.; 20 and 27, 14s. 3d.; 28 and 29, 3s. 9d.; 30, 31, and 32, 35.; 33, 165.; 34, 35, 36, 37, and 38, 135.; 39, 1 Is. ; 40, 41, 42, and 43, 12s. ; 44, 4s. 6d.; 45 and 46, ss. ; 47, 35.; 48, 25.; 49 and 50, Is. 9d.; 51 and 52, Is. 6d. ; 53, Is. 9d,; 54. 55, and 56, Is. 6d. Section 8, lot 1, Is.; 2 and 3, Is. 9d.; 4, 25.; 5, 2s. 6d. ; 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Is. Od.; U, 12, and 13, Is. 3d. ; 14, 2s. 9d. ; 15, Is. 9d. ; 16, 17, 18, and 19. Is. 6d.; 20, 21, and 22, Is. 4d. ; 23 and 24, 25, 26. and 27, 75.; 28 and 29, 6s. 6d.; 30, 31, and 32, 7s. 6d!; 33 and 34, 2s. 4d. ; 35 and 36, 2s. 9d.; 37, 25.; 38 and 39. 10s.; 40 and 41, ss. 9d.; 42 and 43, 4s. 6d.; 44, 45 and 46, ss. 6d. ; 47, 2s. 6d.; 48 and 49, 2s. 2d.; 50, 45.; 51 and 52, 25.; 53, 54, 55 and 56, 4s. 9.1; per foot. Section 2, lot 1 and 2, Is. 6d.; 3, 4, 5, Is. 2d.: 6, 7, 8 and 9, Is. Bd.; 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, Is.; 16, 17 and 18, Is. 2d.; 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2s ; 23 and 24, Is. Id.; 25, Is. 6d.; 26 and 27,25.; 28,29,30,25.; 31, 32 33, 2s. 9d,; 34j 2s. 2d.; 35 and 36, Is, 4d.; 37, 38 and 39, 4s. 6d.; 40, 3s. 6d.; 41, 42 43 and 44, 3s. 9d.; 45, Is. 6d.; 46, 47, 48 and 49, 2s. lOd.; 50, 51, 52, 53, Is. 9d. per foot. Section 10, lot 1 and 2, lOd.; 3, 4 and 5, Is. Id.; 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, Is.; 12 and 13, Is. Id.; 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18, Is.; 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2s. 95.; and 23, 45.; 24, 4s. Id.; 25, 26, 27 and 28, 3s. 3d.; 29 and 30, 31, 32, and 33, Is. 6d. per foot.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND SHARE MARKET. (mr. hj. p. stark.) There is no alteration worth noting in the Share market. Business throughout the week has been dull, and very few transactions effected.

MB. ALFRED BUCKLAND’S WEEKLY REPORT. At the Haymarket, on Saturday, there xx-as a full supply of horse stock, and a brisk sale, particularly for heax’y ; last arrivals bringing from £7O to £IOO each; light draught, and good strong riding horses xvere in request, and brought from £57 to £65; horses in low condition, and common hacks, xvere dull of sale. During the week the cattle market has been completely gutted with the numbers received from the and prices both for fat and store cattle, have been much depressed. The cargo of the Monarch brought an average at auction of £4 17s. 6d. and the Harriet Armitage £7 ; and a part of the cargo of the Ashburton £5 7d. 6d. each. Our own cattle lias shared in the depression, and the price of cattle, particularly steers, is very loxv. The cargo of well fatted cattle, ex 11 Prince Alfred” from Wanganui, sold from £6 17s. 6d. to £l7, averaging £l3 17s. 6s. each. On the sheep market there has not been much variation,; store merino, brought from 19s. to 20s. each ; fatted Merinos, 225. to 265.; Half bred 245. to 30s. A full market of pigs of small size, met with a brisk sale.

STYAK AND HUNTER’S WEEKLY REPORT. Horses.—The Show of horses xvas very inferior, none of good quality having been offered. Those [disposed of were merely hacks at £5 10s. to L 25. Fat Cattle. —The supply was abundant, but consisted chiefly of ship cattle. Those ex “ Hydra,” fetched prices varying from £8 to £l4 7s. 6d. Fat Sheep and Lambs.—None of prime quality offered. The shipments ex “ Hydra,” “ Severn,” and “John Vanner.” were disposed of as stores. Those ex “ Hydra" fetched 20s. and 215.; the others, Bs. and 10s. A lot of settlers’ sheep sold at 21s. ; do. lambs, 23. 6d. Dairy and Stoke Cattle were scarce. The highest price for dairy cows was £ls 7s. 6d.; ditto stores, £7 155.; ditto young steers, £5 15s. Working Bullocks. —Not so much sought after as the previous week. Those advertised were withdrawn. Pigs,—None disposed of.

AUCKLAND RETAIL MARKETS. Butchers’ M eat. —Beef, per If)., 10<1. to lid.; mutton from lOd. to lid.; pork, do., lOd. Biscuit. —Cabin, per cwt, 245.; bread, per 211). loaf sd. Farm and Dairy Produce.— Butter (fresh), per m. 2s. ; cheese (colonial), Is. 3d; eggs, per doz. 2s. 6d.; milk, per quart, 6d.; bacon, per 11)., Is. 3d.; ham Is, 3d to Is. 6d.; lard, do., Is. 6d.; fowls, per pair 6s. to 75,; ducks, do., 6s. to Bs.; geese, each, 10s., turkeys, do., Bs. to IDs. Od.; potatoes, per cwt., Bs.; onions, per lb,, 4d.; hay, per ton, £7 to £7 10s; Building Materials. —Boards and scantling, per 100 feet, 14s. to 175.; boards, tongued and grooved, do, 225.; lining boards, 125.; shingles, per 1000, 12s. to 13s. od., palings, per 100, 165.; postsand rails, do, £3 to £3 ss. ; bricks, per 1000, £3 ss. to ** lime, per bushel, Is. 4d., to 2s.

THE MILLS ■Wholesale. —Fine flour, (silk dressed) per ton, £l9, seconds, do., £ls; sharps, do., £l2 ; bran, per bushel, 2s. .Retail. —Fine flour, per 100 lbs., 215.; seconds, do., 175.; sharps, 145.; bran, per bushel, 2s. 3d,

Capital. Ain't. per Share. Am’t paid up. Am't of last dividend Last quotation. 500,000 Bank of New Zealand m lo £6 lOffann. 510s pm ,200,000 N. Z. Insurance Co. .. 100 12 lOlfann, 14 sh ' 20,000 Auckland Gas Co 5 2 10 par. io, ooo Waihoihoi Coal Co.... 5 2 pur. 10,000 Auckland Saw Mills Co. 200 200 par. 250,000 N. Z. St Nav. Limited 10 2 10 lOlfann. par. Tararaki Debentures. 6 p ct 600,000 N.Z. Banking Corptn. UlOO £10 H P. Stark, Share Broker. Queen-st, Auckland, March 18, 1864.