Commercial.

New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 682, 20 January 1866, Page 4

Commercial.

AUCKLAND. New Zealand Herald Office, Friday evening. The Customs Revenue roceivod to-day amounted to £719 143. 7d. Business during tho week has been dull, and no auction sales of importance have taken place. WOOL SALE. Messrs Hunter and Co. held their second "Wool Sale, this day, which was attended by all tho principal buyers, and the following prices wore realised; — Greasy long wool 9d. to Is.; ditto merino, B|d. to 20d.; washed half-bred, to lGr^-d.; ditto ditto lambs, 10-J-d.; ditto Southdown, lad.; ditto merino, 14Ad. to 15d-f AUCKLAND DETAIL PROVISION MAKKETS. Friday, January 19. i'AllM AXD DAIItY PRODUCE. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Butter lb. fr. 2 oto 0 0 Geese, each 6 0— 7 0 Milk, quart 0 5— 0 G Turkeys, oh. 4 6— 5 0 Cheeso (col.) 10 —13 Bacon, lb. 0 0— 1 9 Eggs, dozen 20— 0 0 Ham (I'.ng )19— 2 0 Lard, per lb. 10—13 Potatoes, ct. n. G 0— 0 0 Fowls, pair 50— 5 6 Ditto old, 30— 6 0 Ducks, pairfr. 5 0 io 5 G ISUTCHEHS' MEAT. Beef, per lb. 0 5— 0 71 Pork, per lb. 0 0— 0 8 Mutton, lb. 0 G — OS' FLOUR, &c. The Mills (Wholesale). — Fine flour (silk dressed), per ton, £26 ; seconds, £20 ; sharps, £12. Bran, 2s. 3d. Retail.—Fino flour, per 1001bs., 2Ss.; seconds, 225.; sharps, 14s. Brail, per bushel, 2s. 6d. Messrs. ITenuerson & Maccahlane quote Adelaide Flour (Harts and Beeby) at £27 Chilian, £24. Biscuit.—Partington's—^Wholesale and Retail cabin, 27s per 100 ; ship, 245. por 100 ; fancy, Sd. per lb. Canning's.—Wholesale, cabin, 225. per 100 ; ship, 20s. por 100; fancy, Sd. per lb. Retail 275. per 100 ; ship, 2-ls. per !00 ; fancy, lOd. por lb. Bread, per 21b. loaf, Gd to7d. BUILDING MATERIAL. Tiiiiiun. —Boards and scantling, por 100 feet, 12s to 14s; boards, tongued and grooved, 17s to 20s 0d; shingles, per 1000, 9s to lis j palings, per 100, 13s. Posts and Kails, per 100, .£ t ss. Bricks per 1000, Wholesale oil the Wharf £3 ; £3 10 s. delivered. Lime, p«r bushel, Is 3d to Is Gd, delivered. AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET. MESSRS. HI'NTKR AND CO.'S WEEKLY ItEPOBT. We liuve to report that Kat Catttlo have not maintained tho rates that have been ruling for the last few weeks. We consider them fully five shillings the hundred pounds less than what they have been for tho last four weeks, and with a disposition only to purchase what wore prime qualities, medium qualities not, fully fat wero difficult to sell. We had a largo market but not of the best qualities ; dairy cows, therO was a good number brought into tho market andall sold at fair prices. Store Cattle—TherO was a good show of store cattle of difleront sorts which wore all sold about the same rates as have bean ruling for some time back. Sheep Market. —Wo had a large maikct of fat sheep and lambs which wore mostly all sold, wo consider them two or three shillings a head loss this week than last; medium qualities brought from 21s to 2os a head; some prime hillf-breds brought 3-Is each ; lambs brought 2153 and 24s each. OrAiit.nu — » v o had a large market at Otahuliu of store cattle and dairy cows. Abou'. 100 he,id were sold, we consider prijes about tho samo as the last month's. Steers brought from £') 10s to £7 10s a head; heifers, fiotn £5 to £6 108 a hoad; dairy cow», from £7 to £12 10s each ; a lot of store sheop, half fat, brought 22s each. Rous* Makket.—Wo had a full market of horses on Saturday last, but principally of an inferior class, both of draught and saddle horses, prices were considerably down from last week's rates, and sales difficult to effect, but still any horses that were really good sold at fair prices. Dburt Sale.—Wo hold our usual monthly sales at Orury this week. There was a fair sale of cattle and sheep. Merino ewes with half-bred lambs, brought 225. 6d. each; store cattlo and dairy cows Tided about the same as at Otahuliu. The following rates have ruled during the week. Provincial fattened eatlle, prime, 40s. per 100 lbs ; dairy cows, £10 to £15; young stnro stock steers £6 to £7 17s. Gd.; heifers £5 to £8; sheep, medium qualities, 225. Gd. to 255. good balf-breds, 33a. to 345. (id.; lambs, 235. to S is. Horse Market—inferior draught horses, £15 to £25 ; good extra heavy £25 to .£4.0 ; hacks, £8 to £20 ; superior ditto, £20 to £25 ; light harness horses £15 to £30; maize, 6s. 3d. to Gs. 6d. per bushel; hay, £4 to £5 per ton. MR. ALFRED lIUCKLASB'S WEEKLY REPORT. At the Haymarket on Saturday fodder was in usual supply; meadow hay brought about £4 t e ton, and oaten hay about £6. Maize dull of sale at 6s 3d the bushel. A largo muster of unbroken horse stock, generally of middling quality, sold at low prices. At tho Triangle, about 30 bead grown cattle, threefourths fat, sold freely, at fully late rates. At Newmarsct mi Thursday there was a large muster of stock. Storo cattle, in middling condition, sold at relutively high rates : and penß of three-year old steors. in fresh condition, brought from £8 2s Gd to £9 each. Fat cattlo were plentiful, but not generally of prime quality; thoy wero lower in price about 5s the lOOlbs.; a few animals realised 40s. tho lOOlbs., bu' the average of the market was about 32s the lOOlbs. Sheep offered plentifully; there is a steady inquiry for ewes at full prices, anu store wethers were at lato rates ; but fat sheep were lower at 2s per head, merino wethers bringing from 21s to 26s cach and abovo; 100 were withdrawn from the side. Lamb, wero also lower in price. Calves were in full supply, and not so free ef sale, l'igs wero in limited supply, and sold freoly. AOCKLAND STOCK AND SHARE MARKET. MR. H. V. STARK'S REPORT. The this week has shown more ac tivity than for several months past. Prices have been well mnit tained with a general upward tendency. Tho following are figures of last business done: , Last Capital. Arat - Amt. quotat. pr.ahr. paid. j>r. Blir. Bank of New Zealand £500,000 £10 1110 £isssps iV. Banking Corporation ... (>OO,OOO 10 I o£l 0 Hank of Auckland 100,000 10 £1 o£4 pr.sh. jVow Zealand Insurance ... 250,000 100 '->0 £27 p.s. Auckland I»M<ranco Company 150.000 100 210 ' N. Z. Steam Xav. Co., limited... 250,000 Io 10 Auckland Gas Company 20,000 Br, Wailioihoi Coal Company ... 10,000 6 5 Auckland Saw Mill Company... 10,000 50 60 Auckl. Sash Si Door Company. 25,000 6 5 GOLD MIITES. Capital. „ Al "' t A»'tpr.shr paid. quo. Wapanea Gold Mining Comp. £10.000 £i<t £s In riTT, ,1, Coromandcl Ditto 5120 IS XT'lO _ Wailiau Ditto £12,500 100 £20 o £20 prsh. H. P. STABK, Share Broker. Auckland, January 19,1866.