Commercial.

New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 642, 2 December 1865, Page 4

Commercial.

WEEKLY OOMMEttOfAL EE PORT. New ZsiiiiKD Hhi'Ald Office, Friday evening. Owixo principally to the unfavourable weather in the early part ' f 'lie week, business has bei-n dull ; but the fine weather hiving apparently net in ag;iin, .it hns somewhat revived. There hav 1 een no imyio ! ant trade siles during the week, an I there is baldly any alteration to note in quotations generally. 'I'he flour -nay still he qn it.e l at £20 retail, anrl £-3 wholesale ; and it wi.l probably rule at that until later advices arc received from Australia. J he accounts from South Australia, the ehi-f granary of these colonies, are conflicting. Xh-re can be no doubt that the cropß have suffered in- somn districts, but it is generally the case th n ro that a fitiluro is Only partial. The reports from other grain-producing countries arc such as would lead to the belief that then! need be no fear of the samo scarcity of breadntuffg that was experienced about this time'last year. Ihere has been a good deal doing in maize recently, and there have been considerable importations, the dcinnnd coutiiiuep. Our stock of sugars is not exhausted, but it is likely that the cargo of i,he Pioneer, from tho Mauritius i<> that portion of it which is to be submitted'for Bale by public auction on Tuesday next by MiSamuel Cochrane, will realise good prices. The Bamples are very go:d, and as there is no prospect of another shipment for a couple of months to come at least, the rate; obt lined will doubtless be satisfactory to the importers. There is littlo doing in the timber trade, tho demand being very limited. "When the weather is settled, however, building operations will probably be continued with more spirit. In consequent of the continued ecarrify of mon-y ( and in some cases probab.y the bad weather preventing the attendance of intending purlins t e txo or three land sales held during the week ha»<- b ;pn tha revere of satisfactory, ana we see no ptosp cfc of Jwjpnmasnfc until w? bsgin to rssp tbe frpJti of

onergotio action on tho part, of our new Government. Land and houso property has considerably fallou in j valuo, that is for immediuto sale, but wo bolieve that tli(* depression will bo only temporary, and tluit tho?o who can afforil to hold will in tho end bo tho g-uilors. Thoro h bi'on a sale of drapery durilii* tho week, But the prices realised wore unsatisfactory; in lact the market isati 11 largely overstocked. Well assortod shipments of boots and shoos aro saleable at fair prices. Bearing in mind the amount of smuggling and illicit distillation which is going on hero, and of _ which we havo recently, owing to tho seizure* that have been made, had ample proof, it is surprising that tho Customs revenue in Auckland continues so large; tint for the mouth ending 30th November no loss than £11,117 9s Od- As it will be seen, however, by a notico from Hie ot Customs, already published, thoro u t"> bo a refund g on certain arcicles up rn which duty has boon paid under protest; and this will probably reduce tho month's returns somo hundreds of pounds. Thoro lmvo been a few country orders recoived - this week, and as wo aro now in December, it be expected that tho demand for Chriifmfts supplios g will keep the merchants and shopkeepers pretty busy for the next three weeks to b'>me. 5 Tho Customs receipts collected to-day amounted ( to £360 l«s 'Id. To-day Messrs Tones &Co , disposed of b? auction two farms at itfnngonut, 214 acres at £'235; 214 j acres, with dwelling houso i hereon, £340. Messrs. 'Ridings & Dowdon hold a sa\e of houso- ( hold furniture to-day, which realised fair prices. ! Mr. George b-ibbiu's sale at Mi-. Canning's, Qtnen- ( street, which was advertized to bo held to-day, has been postponed till Monday next. ; AUCKLAND RETAIL PROVISION MARKETS. Friday, December 1. I'AltM AND DAIRY I'IIODUCE. s. d. s. d. I s. d. a. d. Butter lb. fr. 1 9to 0 0 Duel-?, pairfr. 5 0 to 6 0 Milk, quart 0 5— 0 6 Geese, each CO — 7 0 Cheoso (col.) 1 o—l I! Turkeys, eh. 4 6— 50 Kggs, dozen 19— 0 0 Hao.on, 11>. 00— 1 0 Lird, per lb. 1 0— 1 3 Ham (''•ng ) 0 0— 10 Fowls, pair 5 0— 5 6 | Potatoes, ct. 9 0— 0 0 IIUTCHRRs' MKAT. Beef, per lb. 0 5 —0 7 | Pork, per lb. 0 0— 0 8 Mutton,Jb. 0 G— 0 S ' FLOTJR, &c. The Mil.i.9 (Wholosalq). — Tine flour (silk dressed), per ton, £26 ; seconds, £23 ; sharps, £12. Bran, 2s. 3d. Retail. —Fine flour, per 1001bs., 2Ss.; seconds, 1'.05.; sharps, 14s. Bran, per bushel, 2s. 6d. Mes<ks. Hkn-dkrson & ArACFAnr,\NE quoto Adelaide Flour (llart3 and Boeby) at £27 Chilian, £24. Biscuit.—Partington's—Wholesale and Ilotail, cabin, 27s per 100 ; ship, per 100; fancy, Sd. per lb. Canning's.—Wholesale, cabin, 225. per 100 ; ship, 20s. per 100 ; fancy, Bd. per lb. Retail 275. per 100 ; ship, 21s. per '00; fancy, lOd. per lb. Bkead, per 2lb. loaf, Gd to7d. BUILDING MATERIAL. TillnEu.—Boards and scantling, per 100 foot, 13s to 14s; boards, tongued and grooved, lis to 20s Od ; shingles, per 100i>, 9s to lis; palings, per 100, 13s. Posts and Uaii.s, per 100, Clt ss. Hricss per 1000, Wholesale on the Wharf, £3 10- ; £4, delivered. Lime, p>T bushel, Is 3d to Is Gd, delivorcd. AUCKLVND CATTLE MARKET. MESSRS. IUNTEII AND CO.'S WEEKT.Y RBTORT. We have to report that provincial-fattened c.iUlo wore a shale higher in price mi Monday last than for the previous two weeks. The number brought in were short of the requirements. Dairy cows were in fair stipp'v, and brought satisfactory prices. Store cattle of a good description sell readily at. fair prices, there i" considerable demand for this claw of stock. Veal calves were in full supply, and sold at , good prices. Siieef Mahkrt. —Wo had a large market of storo sheep. A lot from Napier with tho wool on, but- in low condition brought 21s a head. The Sydney ntore sheep ox Kate, shorn, br ught 17s 6d. Fat ' bheep, shorn, good qualities, brought from 3' l s to 35s ' each ; medium tlua'.iti' S, shorn, from 2'2s to 2osc ich. House Mauket.— We had a largo show of horses on Saturday, both of heavy draught and saddle . horses, but prices had declined considerably from the | previous wmk's ra'.o-i, sales were difficult to effect; soma of tho draught ?tock were of a better description ' than what, lias been .shown for some time. Otahttiitt Sale. —We had u good market of store s cattle and dairy cows, which woro all Bold. Pricc3 ' ranged about the same as at Newmarket, and the r demand good. The following prices havo rulod: — ir at cattle, 45s to SOs per IOOIbs. ; dairy cows, £12 to £15. Store p slock, yearlings .63 to CI. Sheep, stores 20s to 22s ; I fat sheep, 30s to 3 Is, shorn ; half-fat, shorn, 22s to 25s I Horses, good hacks, £12 to £25 ; liirlit harness , horses, £15 to £25; heavy draught £35 to £50; j medium draught, £20 to £30. 1 MB. ALFBTiD HLTKLAND'3 WEEKLY TIEPORT. f Hay was in short supply on Sttuiday last, and prices rulol higher, about 20» per ton A larger T ihan usual muster of horses were nearly all sold, but. with no improvement in prices. Store cattle offered in very limited nnmbers; yet there is but little in- , quiry for stock of thii description. Dairy cows are , in request, and good animals command high rates. [ Fat cattle are offered in numbers fu'ly equal to re- , quirements, and previous rates aro baroly maintained, j Calves are iu fair supply, with a free demand; they r maintain their lato prices I Storo sheep soil freely. At Otahuhu, merino r wethers, in their wool, brought 21s each ; shorn ] ewe 3 and lambs, from 31.3 to 49s tho couple. At > Newmarket, merino wolhers recently landed brought 20s Gd each. Fat sheep pens wore full,met with a good j enquiry, and at the end of the = ale obtained batter P prices than at the commencement. Lambs maintained a high relitivc price, best quality bringing from 24s to 27a; inferior lambs from 15s. \ Scarcely any pigs in tho market; f»r those brought ' forward extreme prices wero obtained. , AUCKLAND STOCK AND SHARE MARKET, r m.h. it. r. stark's report, i My report this weak is morely a second edition of my last, the sharemarket continuing firm and 1 buoyant. u Bank of New Zealand Bliarea havo boon dealt in more extensively than for sevoral weoks post. Tho i market opening in the early part of tho week at £15 upwards ; sellers aro scarce and hold for this . prico in all transactions (excepting an obligatory sale, mado just as the Southern mail was closing, at £15.) Transfe-s have since been efleetod at £15 os. New Zealand Insurance pharos havo shown a fair amount of activity, with an increase of dealings at advanced rates. Hales ha. ing been registered ftt £23 10s per share. The past half-year' 3 business (ending yesterday) is roporte Ito bo very successful. Auck--1 laud Gas shares have a downward tendency, changes ; having been effected with ditlimliy at £2 15s per , share (£0 paid up). Mining and miscellaneous securities havo been 2 talked of,_ but no sales reported, excepting Ivapanga 1 Gold Mining shares, at current figures. The following aro last prices of the transfers ! niad-j:—

11. P. STAHK, Share Broker. Auckland, December 1, 1805.

Capital. Amt. Amt.l qnotat. pr.slir. puid. j p r , slir. Bank of New Zealand £500,000 £10 CIO j£155sps N T . 7i. Banking Corporation ... 000,000 ]<) i o'£i 0 Bank of Auckland 100,000 10 3 10 par >Tew Zealand Insurance ... 250,000 100 20 .€23p.sh. Auckland Insurance Company 150,000 300 2 10 — S. Z. Steam Nav. Co., limited... 250,000 lo 10 HOndis. Auckland (ios Company 20,000 5 5 £215sps Waihoihoi Coal Company ... 10,000 5 5 — Auckland Saw Mill Company... 10,000 50 5') — Auckl. Sash & Door Company. 25,000 5 5 — GOLD MINKS. rsnital I AlIl,t Ain ' 1 JjUSt UipiUl. p r . 8 | ir p a id. quo. Kapansa Gold Mining Cornp. £10,000 £I») £8 10 £10 p. sh. Coromandcl Ditto 5120 35 £12 10 £8 pr. sh. Wailum Ditto £12,500} 300 £15 0 £1U fjrah.