Commercial.

New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 874, 1 September 1866, Page 4

Commercial.

AUCKLAND. JNjsw Zealand Beeald Office, Friday afternoon. The Customs receipts for to-day amounted to £34i Bs. sd. STOCK IN" THE B ONDED WAREHOUSES FOB THE MONTH ENDING 26tk JULY, 1860. Balance in BondZHh July , 1866. —Brandy, gal'r ; 23,418 ; gin, do., 7,127; ruin, do., 2,097; whi«!.'., do., 6.H37; tobacco, lbs., 152,265; cigars, do. v 7 ■<.) wine, gals., 34,151. Received into Store. —Brandy, galls., 4,875 : do., 1292 ; rum, do., 13,433 ; whiskey, do., 686; toTiocco, lbs., 28,341 ; cigars, do., 386; wine, galls., 6,0fi2. Home Consumption. —Brandy, galls., 2 9C7 ; gin, do., 890; rum, do., 5,139; whiskey, do., 733; tobacco, lbs., 15,084; cigars, do., 416 ; wino, galls., 2,581. Export and Mt'moval Coastwise. —Brandy, galls., 12u7; gin, do., 455; rum, do., 656 ; whiskey, do., 1,212 ; tobacco, lbs., G,OJ7 ; cigars, 380; wine, galls., 700. Balance in Bond, Aug. 25th, 1866.—Brandy, galls., 21,119 ; gin, do., 7,014; rum, do , 9,785 ; Whiskey, do., 5,378; tobacco, lbs., 159,465; cigars, do., 7,036; wino, galls., 36,932. AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET. MR. ALFRED BUCKLAND'S WEEKLY BEPOBT. At the Haymarket, on Saturday last, hay was lower in price, only from 2s 6d to 3s 3d the ton. Maize, an inferior sample, 5s 9d the bushel. Good seed oats, 7s. Bran, Is 7d the bushel. Thorloy's food, 35s the case. Whitechapel spring carts, £25 ea< h. Horse Btock offered in limited number. There were none of good quality, and prices ruled low. At the Triangle, on Tuesday, there was a full muster of cattle, which met with a free sale. Cows and steers, from £7 15s to £9. Zoarlings, £4 5s to £5 12s 6d. The ineriap ewes brought from 19s 6d to 235. Aged half-bred ewes and lambs, 32s each. At .Newmarket, on Thursday, dairy cows in fair supply, and met with a good eale, prices of this description of stock heing higher than for some weeks. Fat cattle in usual supply, 83 head Bold ; last week's advance fully sustained, prime animals bringing near 7d. the lb.

Fat sheep were of good quality, but met a dull Bile, an 1 ssveral pens remained unsold ; prices lower, 2s to 3s each.

Pigs very plentiful, not more than half the number penned were sold, and those at much lower rates than have lately ruled.

MBBSKS, HUNTER AHBCO.'S WEEKI.T BEPOBT.

"We have to report that at our yards on Monday, fat cattle were in good supply ; prices ruled very high—fully 50s. the 100 lbs. Store Cattle were in good supply, and brought fair , Pr Cows, from Napier, in low condition, brought from 'Dairy Cows' wore in fiir supply, and sold readily; prices are rather lower for this class of stock and are likely to fall still more, from ihe extreme high rates they have been bringing. Calves were in fair Puppo'i and sold well. Shbep Maiucst.-Wo had a fair market of of merino and half-bro-!s, but not of best qualities, Wanganui half-breds, second qualities, ranged Irom 275. to 30s. each. Merino, secoud qualities, 21s. ana ""otahuhu Sale.—We had a large market of store cattle at our yards ; prices ruled from 20s. to Ms. a head higher thnn at Newmarket on Monday. All to hand were Bold. Hohse Mabket.—We had a large mark«t of light harness, saddle, and draught horses. A considerable number changed hands; prices are a Bhade better. The demand for young draught stock is improving.

BANK RATES OF DISCOUNT, INTEREST. AND EXCHANGE. DISCOUNT. 65 days 8 per cent. 95 days 9 per cent. 126 days ....... 10 por cent. INTEREST ;OK DEPOSITS'. 3 months ...... 3 per cent. 6 months 4 P er cont--12 months "per oent. EXCHANGE ON" LONDON. Bank Drafts at 60 days Bight 2V por cent, per annum. AUCKLAND STOCK AND SHARE MARKET. MH. H. P. REPORT; I have no report to make this week, and prices remain as under :—

H. P. StabEj Share Broker. Auckland, August 31, 1866. MB. J. T. OABtTCK'S BBFORT. Since my last report I have quitted. Bank of New Zealand at £'0 15j, 'feeing 5b- alvance on last week's quotations; these are the only shares really in demand. Ihere have boen no other transfers worthy of notice. . The following table will shew the closing prices of our securities: —

J. T, Gabuck, Share Broker. 31st August, 1866. AUCKLAND PRO VISION MARKETS. RETAIL PRICES. The following are the Belling prices by the Auokr land dealers :— VARM AND BATRY PRODUCE.

B. d. 8. d. s, d. 8. d. Milk, quart, 0 6to 0 0 Duets, pairfr. 6 oto 7 0 Butterlb.fr. 2 3— 2 6 . Geese, each 6 o—7 0 Cheese (col.) 1 3—l 6 Turkeys, eh. 6 0— 8 0 Eggs, dozen 1 3— 1 6 Bacon, lb. 1 3—l 6 Lard, per lb. 1 o—l 3 Hain 1 6-—1 9 Fowls, pair 6 0— G 6 potatoes, cwt. '5 0— 6 0 Pheasants,br. 10 0— 12 o'. GroefiPeas,p.ks 0— 00 BUTCHERS MKAT. Beef, per lb. 0 s—o 8 | Pork, per lb. 0 8— 0 9 Mutton, lb. 0 6— 08

I COLONIAL PRODUCE. Buying prices as corrected by the Auckland dealers, AngtlSt 31, 1.866. b. a. *■ 4-, B. d. s, d. Batter, per lb. 2 o—2 ? I Ducks' 4 6-r-S O Cheese 10 —1' 3'j Creese 5 0— 60 Eggs, per doz. 10—1 3 Turkeys 4 6—5 fi Lard, per lb. 0 o—l 0 Bacon (col.) 1 6-*-1 3 Fowls 3 6— 4 6 Hams 1 3— 1 6 Potatoes. £4 to £-1 ss. BREAD3TUFFS. The Mllifl.—Fine-floiir (who'ow:!?}, £18 per ton.; seconds, £14. (Retail) fine flour, >:'!■? per IQolbs.; seconds, 165d0.; sharpß, £9 pr. ton j oran, Is 6(1 per bushel. Henderson & Macfarlake.—-Adelaide., flour, wholesale, £20 per tori:; 'Chilian* £18 per ton. I J. &J. Soppett —Fine flour (wholesale), £20 per | ton; seconds, £15. Fine flour (retail), 22s per 101lbs. ; seconds, 17s do.; sharps, 9j do.; bran Is BU p»r bushel. ' ' O. F. Partington.-— Chilian flour (retail), 20s per 100 lbs. ; Adelaide, ditto, 22s • sharps, 10s • bran Is 9d per bushel; biscuits (best cabin), 20s per 100 lbs ; ditto (navy), 18s; fancy, 9d, Robley & ItuesEiL—Fine flour (wholesale), £18 per ton; seconds, £14. Fine flour (retail), 205.; seconds, 15s. sharps, fls.; bran, la 6d! HAT MARKET^ A. Btjoklanb.—Best oaten hay (pressed), £6 ; loORe, £3 to £3 10s ; clover hay, £3 10s to £4, ; straw, 50s the cwt. ; maize, 6s; seed oats, 7s fid;' bran, Is 8d per bushel. M. Someevillb. — Wholesale—Hay, £4 to £4,; 10s; straw, £3; maize, (crushed and: whole), 6s ; oata, (feed), 5s 6d to 6s; do,, (seed), 6s to. 6s 6d •. bran, Is 61. Ketail—Hay, 6s per cwt; strayv, 4s 6d •, maize, 6s 6d per bushel ; oats, (feed), 6s to 6s 6d';" do., (seed), 6s 6d to 7s 6d; bran, \ B 9d' per buiiheL D. K. Clarkson. —Wholesale—Oaten hay,'£4 10s ; rye grass ditto. £4 10s; straw, £3.; maize; 6s 3d ; oats 5s per bushel. Retail—-4ay, '6s per cwt ', ditto; straw, 4s 6d ditto; oatß, 5s 6d to 6s 6d -maize' 6s 6d. * ■■■■■»

Stone Bbothebs.— M 10s, oatßn (pressed) £10 ;. oats, 5s 6d; tiia ize, 6s 3d, bran, Is 9cl ; potatoes, $5 sa. Ketaii-r-Hay, ,6s • oats, 6s 6d ; maize, 6s 6d ; potitoesj 5s 6d j bran, 2s, BUILDING MATERIALS. Tihber.—Boards and scahtlinp, per lOOfeet, 9s to 10a; boards, tongued and-jgroovedj 12s to 14s • broad timber, 12s to 16s. ' "

Posts, £t 10s; Kails, £2 lOs; 6,feet palings, 16s ; 5-feet palings, 12s; shingles, 10s; New Zealand palings, lis; do. shingles) 10s to 12s. Bkicks per 1000, wholesale,. £2 15s deliyer»d, retail, £3 6s to £i (warranted): delivered; Lime, p«r bushel, 18.3d tols6d, delivered • stone lime, m roach, 2s per bushel; Is Id. KAURI GUM MARKET, Quantity arrived this week, from the coaßt, 32 tons. *

Katjhi Gum.- We have ,t<>,report a decline in the price of this article. This probably arises from the monetary panic in England anjl the vat oa the cto-

fiuent, not from an over-stocked market, as a 1* "0 6! by the last mail do not sav that is the case. Should encouraging news reach us next mail,. we maylooite forward to better prices being obtained. inere is not much offering on this mnrlo t, the natives refusing to sell at present prices, ami in one in«tance have taken it back to their s-ttlnmonts. Ordinary, in kits.'jElS to £24 per ton; . caso nam, if well scraped und of good quality, SO* to 3h per cwt. ; Papakura, scraped, 18s to 22s per do. ; Waikato, do., 17s to 20s per do.

AUCKLAND COAL MARKET. Receipts this week from Wangarei—l6s tons. Price—3ss per ton, delivered. Receipts from Newcastle,' N.S.W.—.3so—Price —50s per ton, delivert-d,

PRICES OF FIREWOOD. Per ton, including cartage, 10s to Us; per stack five or six tons, 8s to 8s Od; wholesale price per boat load, 7s to 7s 6d.

W. J". & CO.'S PRODUCE. j : PBICEB CUBEENT FOR WItEE. ENTHN& IST SEPT., I ' 1866. t • Potatoes. —Farmers stand out for £4 10s at the I Tamaki; tho stocks are now getting very low. Sydney advices quote a good market there at £5. Prime qualities in dealers', hands are worth £6 per ton. Inferior, £5 to £5 10s. For some imported Hobart Towns ex ' Bella Mary,' £10 has been obtained. Oats.—None in importers' hands; dealers seek 6s 9d and 63. Seed—Dealers ask 7s 6d. Barley.—Some seed barley of fine quality has just arrivod; it realizes 7s. Dealers require Bs. Bran.—Full supply at mills; Is 6d per bushel. Retail—Per b*g, 1- 9d. KkY — £.i 10s to £5 ; oaton, £1 to £4 10s. Floub —Mill—best, £30; seconds, £15 ; sharps, £9. Adelaide, £20. Chilian, £1.8 to £18 10s,; market bare. Bone Dust.—Fine Auckland, £10; fine Sydney, £9 10s and £10; Market very bare. Coals.—New South Wales, store 45s to 50s. Wangarie, alongside 25s ; store 30s. W. J. Htj st &.C6., Produce Brokers; QueenTStreet.

— ■ ■'■■■'■ : i Last ■Canitai : Aint; AmtV <l no t»Bank of New Zealand £500,000 £10 £10 £1610 Bank of Auckland .., IOQ.0™: ™ ' fj — Now Zealand Insurance ... .259,000 I"0 ■*■-■' Auckland Insurance Company 1.50;0P0 100 : .3 10 — N.Z.StoamNav. Co., limited... 250,000 10 10 4 0 6 Auckland Gas Company... ... 20,000 6 5 — Waihoiliol Coal Company .... 10,000 5 6 — Auckland Saw Mill Company... 10,000 60 0 — Union Sash & Door Company. 25.000 5 6 -r BankofOtago ........ 500.000 20 8 — QOLlD MINES. ~ ,, .... ,. Am'tAmti. Last. Capital; p r8hr piId q u0> Kapan e aGoldMin!n K Comp. ,: £W.00n. i:Id £8.10 12 : 0 0 Cnromandel Ditto S120 .15 £15 P - Waihau Ditto 5£S g —

3 '.-a .Sit Capital Z -a Public Companies. \«-3 g'S ' '•' « £ £ £ 8. Cent. £ s. 4. 500,000 10 10 0 Bank of New: Zealand ., 17 16 i'S 0 100,000 10 5 0 Bank of Auckland .. 10 — Insurance — 250,000 100 22 0 N\Z. Insurance Company 10 — 160,000 100 3 10 Auckland ditto .,10 — ili&ellaneous — 250 000 10 10 0 N.Z. Steam Jfav. Co. ■., 10 ■?— 20 000 6 SO Auckland tias Company. — — 10 060 50 60 0 Auckland Saw Mill: Co... 7J — 25,000 5 5 0 Union Saalii Door Co. .*: 10 — Mining Companies — Slu • ■ .;i: 10000 10 8 10 Kapanga Gold Mining Co. £3,0.' l-l 0 Q 6-250 15 13 10 Coromandel dp. do.. 7 500 6 2 0 Waihau do. do. — 2 0 0