Commercial Intelligence.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 108, 18 March 1864, Page 3

Commercial Intelligence.

Tin- following is the report of "Sir. S. Co.-I.raue's side of fruit, &c., held yiMlcnbiy :—Caryo of'tiii-' Will i Wnleh,' from (he -South Sea' Islands—Oranges, Iμ. i 7d. lo Is. Bd. pt-r doz.; cocoa nuts, is. Id. do?; pine ' apples, 11(1. each: green bananas, 11(1. to .I*. Id. p,-r I lb. ; eoll'oe, Is. 3d. do.: sugar canes, la. (id. eneh ; I lime juice, Is. 3d!,. per gal. ; (lie muts uud cunoaitie? | will be sold on Monday next. Apples, o.W. to 4.jd. | per lb. ; quinces, 'JAd. toojd. do. ; pears, ifkl. !o (i.'ul. I do.; grapes, -It. do. ; onions, 2/d. ; Tasmania!! biicon, Bd. to lid. per lb.; do. hams, \)\ to lud. uo.; Sydney bacon, Od. to S}d. per lb. ■WELLINGTON LIVK STOCK MARKET. The export trade lias been very quiet for, somo time, past; the 'Valiant' anil ' Gazelle' being tlin only vessels now engaged. Since our last monthly- report these vcsels havo taken to I.yttelton 111) hc-.id of store cuttle which is about tho whole quantily exported in that, interval. an J Auckland have b-.-m overdone, with A's.-ilrslian c-ittl.:. which havo h'vi to Ik sold on arriv.U at- jiric-Te which o-ffxti;il(j .t'.oj) :inv importation from tliin port, il. l-jinaiiu fo botwen whether thuv will not h.wh p:«i J. t.oo d.vr tor lh.-ir duv).p meat by thn introd'ictinn oi :i J:.+ '.i-+.i t'mai which (.he.-w wiimin might h.wo bwn oUiiirvo«i I;t;pi lVeo. Thoro lia:< been iki Higna of it in thi;i province, as ye-t, but its presence in fho north shmiid excite more alarm than it appears to do among our graziers, who will doubtless make si great hubbub about the stable door after the horse is stolen. Fat shcop rind eattlo for home consumption have come in very freely at u reduction on former vales, tlie supplv being much in excess of the requirements of tho trade. Several mobs of store cattle have been placed on j the peninsula, preparatory to shipment, find n small ! lot of about -o head from" "\V. Vf. Taylor's station, of ! fair sivoragu quality, v.ero taken by the trade. I DO sheep (vi'ry fat and in splendid condition) from John Uussell's run at XVangiamoua were brought in hy Messrs. Harbor's; wo noticed also a very fair mob from T. Cotter's and two lots from Gillies' and Collin's stations : stll Uiken Tiy tho butchers at moderate | prices. " | At the . .it market there was a good supply of j beasts and a fair attendance, lint most, of the shoe)) | were withdrawn, and only a i'uw fat store cattle sold reduced rates. We quoto fat heasts, 3'.d. to -Id. per lb. ; fatwotliers -Id. to sd. per lb.; cattle, XI to i-") per head; store, wethers Iris, to I (is. ]ier head: store ewes, '2ls. to T6s. 0. H. LiMoiu.. & Co. "Wcllin-lon, March 9, ISO!. | NELSOX. i if.irch li. ; Mr. .lary quolos l-'ino Vlour, wholesale, .'JSOperton: j 'vheut. 7s."(id. per bushel; sharps, 10s.; pollanie, (is.; bran. Is. :id. liread. -i-lb. loaf. Hid.; I'.utter, fresh, Is. Id. pnr ; lb. ; !v'i;s, Is-. Id. per cl.omi : Ciw.ic, If. -M. to Is. j oil. ]>er ib. : Lsir.l, Is. lid. v «v lb.: .i'.oof ild. to Hid.: I Mutton, Sd. to >M.\ Yisil, Sd. to '.Id. lierlli.; J'crk. S.I. | to !i,!.: K-uvii, 1.-. G-.1. : Urn:,.*, is. .Sil. per 11..: Candies. ln.nife-7iiad<\ 1 U. 1.; Onic-sis, ,'id.: l'otatoes, ■J.I. jut lb.; Fowls, per pair. Is. {*. '*.; i):scl;s, fc.. | tiers.', e;iflii, .ss. to (is. : Tiirkcs, t.-n-ii. 7s. i White l'inn and Kiuiu.--l'..jjrus and Siantiiu-, | l'.s. iiu-r 100 tocl.; Slumps, be.-t Tolaw, !Ss. per | ],Uoi»'. ' j I """ " ""' j j CHKISTCHUKCiC (iKAIX JfAKKKT. • j (1-Vnai tllo-Ljlli'lliil] Ttiili:s," .M.v.fli 7.) ! : Wh.al, white, (is ]«r l.iishi-i; wheat, ivd, ■'~, f,,i ; ; per biish.-l. J ! (liils. —is per biisiu-:. j IJarley.—Xinii! in the maiK.t. ! I'otatoes.-—£7 por ton. CmUSTCHURCH LIVK STOCK JLVUKKT. ! Jlr. W. i). liarnard reports a decided improver.ietit : in the horse market. Althouth the prices oiilaiued aro I scarcely higher than former q\iotation?, still there j seem to lio more buyers for all classes of stock. : Upwards of >"iO horses wore entered for sale, con- I sistinf, , principally of medium draught useful bucks, light-harness horses, &e. ! The following prices may l<o quoted: —Medium ] draught, from .1115 to iiio ; hacks and light-harness ] horses, from £25 to £40 ; inferior ditto, from £tO lo j £20. Cettlo. —About IT. head of medium cows and two year old heifers were disposed of at tho following prices:— Cows, from £10 to ij\o ; two year old heifers, from £.1 10s. to £9 10s. DUNEDIX PIIODCE MARKET. March .5, ISG4. The farmers aro now busily engaged with the harvest, and the crops of oats anil potatoes arc most abundant. Demand for oats in the Northern Island, will, it is expected, somewhat relieve our market, which is now largely overstocked with that grain. The consumption of potatoes will be very considerable, and our tine article of home produce will command a remunerative price. liarley.—The stock is low, but demand is qnito limited." AVe quoto at us (>d. Crushed is worth o.s to 6s Sd. Urun.- —Tin; market is full, and demand fair. Small lots bring Is 'Jd to Is lud. Uutchcrs' Meat.—licef, by the carcase, 7<l to Sd j per lb. Market prettv well supplied. Eat sheep, 7(1 to Bd. A plentiful supplv. Tigs, Ud to 10il. l)e----j mand good; supply limited. Calves, 9d to 10d. A ' I iair siipph-. Lamb Od to 10d. Market fairly sup- ! pli.'d. 1 Chaff.—Supply equal to demand; little over £S ! can be oblainut.' ; (ham.—Little or none in the market. Trice, £M , lo £14 His. ' ; Hay.—Thi- stock of pressed is now very low. The ■ i best Provincial is worth £8. ', I Hats.—Cood Colonial is worth -Is (id io ss. AVe I j have heard of one or two sales of new crop at Is fid. - i Unions.—(.food samples are scarce, none having - j arrived now for some da vs. Trice, £1S for a fair i I sample. - , l\.tutoes. - P-.-;,.-.;s are much the same as last week. • j C.iioniat an; s.-arce s;i, pnseui, none having a reived i' 1 diii-iu;;- the past wi.-ek. V>'e i|Uotc Vrovincial at £7 H>i • I to £S, and i 'oioni;d at C',l, l.iy the quantity. -j (51 raw. -Good wheatfii straw is worth £L> I">s to - '; £:; per load. iJy the ton, it may be quoted at £(i to t ! W'Ju-iif.--There i.-i littln doing in this article at ■- I present, an; , , quotations remain unaltered. ',- i KKTAiI. I'KK'ES. .• ; - Dunedin. ."ilareh ."., KSiii ', Th.ro i.rii s. L'ood supply of veg.-table:-, and i prices of vim.: arli.-i.-sai,; Imvw. (.anlifiowers, which, ■ a fhui L time -i'lce. «et- •.•■■i-c- ;.ml d<Mi\ are oecomnig- , j.ifiiiiiul, bin! asu-h si tides as ]'ia msiuus. vcgoie-.'iu

marrows and pumpkins, begin to corao in J.Tom Tafl--mania and Victoria. Of fish and wild fowl tho Bup* ply is irregular. Of fruit, tho supply is protty good. Ono lot of prapcs has bwn brought in from Sydney,. which retailed readily at 3s per lb.; and the first lotof ripo peaches has boon received this week from Akaroa. Thcro wns likowiso a solitary lot of etavc- ■ berries from the Water of Lcith, which retailed at 4uporib. A quantity of cherry apples and plums have ■ just been received from Hobart Town. Bread and Iflour.—Bread, 9d to 10d, lib loaf.. Flour, 3d per lb. Butchers - Meat.—Beef, Is per lb ; mutton 10d to ■ Is; lamb, 10s to 11s. per quarter ; pork, Is to Is 3d per 11); pral, Is to Is 3d per lb. Dairy Produce.—Bacon, Is 4d to Is fid; butt<;r,. fresh, is 3d to 2s Gil; ditto, salt, Is (id to Is 10; cheese, colonial. Is Gd ; ditto, ICnglish, Isdl to Is 8d ; eggs, fresh, 4s: ditto, imported, "Js Gil to 3s; ham, Is 6dto 2s ; milk Sd per quart. Poultry.—Fowls, 11s. to l'Js per couple ; ducks, I'Jn to 13s per pair ; gross , , l'-Nto iis iiach ; turkeys, none ;• rabbits, Is tu i..-; tilt pair; pigeons, fis to Sa per pair. "Wild Fowl.—Duoks 7.i to 3s per brace ; teal 3r tc 4s per brace. Fisli. —lSarracor.lns, 'id each ; flounders, 3s to 10s per dozen ; giupors, ;'>s to 8s each; ling Iβ to '2s each ;". rock rod, (id to Is each ; triiriish. 4s to Cs per dozou ;. li'-rrings, - Js to .is per dozen ; silver fish, Is to 2s Gd per dozen ; cols, s<l to ll'ii por ib ; crayfish, (id to Is eacli; oyster.*, Is tu Is lid per down. Fruit"—App'.es, 4d to Is per lb; ditto, dried, 9d ; apricots, none'; liaivcia---, ncin.', cliiinic-, nonu ; currants, none ; sjnoaebeirics, none ; nectarines, nonp ; orange;, 3d to 4d vach : pears, (id to Is per lb ; peaches, none; pine apples, la to JJs rach : ]»lums, 6d to Is per lb; lemons, Id to (id each ; raspberries, nono ; stmwlierries, nono ; coco.inuts, (id to Is uaeh; grapue, nono. I Veietablc^. —Artichokes, Is each; asparagus, none; I bean.-, hroad, M jirj- I'j. ; do, Krcticli. (id per lb.; cah- ': but;,.*, Mlo 'jil i'iic-li; ciirri.is 3d per bunch ; cauli- ; ll'iwurs. -Irl t., (iri V :, x h : f-li.-.",-, none ; cucumbers, 'kl . l<) 1.-, (ii.l ra-h ; livks, mm.- ; 'Wtuiw, 2d to (id oncJi : ■; onions, dri<::l, lid I<> l<l $•/ \h. ■ ditto, Id •]{■• jliuiich; p.u>k'-, l<l i[. J hunch ; pi<; liu'ions, If, lo Is .(•■\: p..-aa, Id tu (id }(.■' I.V : potatuo.-, ncn-, <«•' I !!>.; ;.-iimi>kin:', noiio ; ra'lishiv, _'<l to 3d ty bunch ; i ilmbani. Is ')(■' bim<:ii ; tomatoes, noue; turnips, 3d ! to Id if bimoh ; ve-etablo marrows, Is to -Js. each ; I wiitorcress, Ud to Wty- , bu-idi. I I-'iicl.~-Miinuka \\<;>A. £:■ \f' conl, deiivered ; cohU, I i' 3 10s #•• ton. ; I The .Sai't/itiwH .\Vv/>, March 3. says:—"Thu destructive lire of ycslcninv iiaa (■au-e<l a temporary (I,'prussiun in business luuuors, and but few transactions liavc b>:-<"ii uiitoro-.l into. A fair amount of loading has Ik'CU sent to the districts of j tii'e interior, wlienoo thu accounts :iro encom-aging. The Union Ran':;, whosu premises wore destroyed by tip-fire yw-tcrday, reciiuu-d_ business this day, at Messrs. i):Jgu'tv,"Kat'i-av & Go's oih'ce, Kelvin-street. AVe are happy v> state that alrhough the Bank books wore injuri'd vi-tliu , writing in them is perfoctly lugibl,-.' ,