Commercial.

New Zealand Herald, Volume IV, Issue 1077, 27 April 1867, Page 4

Commercial.

AUCKLAND. New Zealand Herald Office, Friday afternoon. Tho Customs Receipts for to-day amounted to £79t> 19a. Messrs. Turroll and Tonks sold to-day as follows: — Hollands, 5d j cnlieoa, 5Jd ; long e J}i r fe l^§g z t C l JQI urn IJivl I>lh, 2s to 3s 8d each, &c. On Thursday Messrs. J. Itoberton & Co. sold at auction a choice assortment of apples ex Bella Alarv, from Hobart Town, at 3}d per lb.; also onions, do., and potatoes, £3 17s 6d per ton. PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT LAND SALETho attondanco at the Government Zand Sale yesterday was remarkably fair indeed ; and notwithstanding that nearly 7t>,000 acres were thrown open lor selection, tho number of applications receivad did not excoed tweatv-throe. Tho lands applied for were in eyery instance granted without compe'ition. AIjOKXAND PROVISION' MARKETS. JIETAIL PItICES. Tho following aro the selling prices by the Auckand dealers :— VAHM AND DAIRY PRODUCE. »• 1. s. d. | S. d. s. d. Milk, quart, 0 6to 0 0 Ducks, pair 5 oto 6 0 Butter lb. fr. ' 6— 0 0 Geese, each 6 0— 7 g Cheese (col.) I o—o 0 Turkeys, oh. G 0 80 Eggs, dozen 23— 2S j Bacon, ib. 13 i g Lard, per lb. 10 — 1 3 Ham 16 19 Fowls, pair 5 0— 6 0 1 Potatoos, cwt. 5 0— G 0 BUTCHERS* HEAT. Beef, per lb. 0 5 — 0 7 j Pork, per lb. 0 G — 0 S llutton, lb. 0 6— 0 7 Biiead, 4d to 4jd per 21b. loaf. COLONIAL PRODUCE. Buying prices as corrected by the Auckland dealers, April 26, 18G7. s. d. s. d. g. d. s. d. Butter, per lb. 1 3—o 0 Ducks 4 0— 4 6 Cheeso 0 7—o 9 Gueso 50 —60 Eggs, per doz. 2 0— 2 3 Turkeys 50—60 Lard, per lb. 0 o—l 3 Bacon (col.) 0 o—l 6 Fowls per pr. 3 6— 4 6 Hams 13 16 Potatoes, £4 to £4 os. FLOUR MARKET. The Mills—Fine (lour (wholesale), £14 per ton; seconds, £i 0 ; bran, Is Od. (Retail) fino flour, 15s per 100 lbs.; soconds, lls do!; sharps, £9 per ton ; bran, Is 3d per bushel; fresh California flour, wholesale, £13 ; do. Chilian do., £13.

HAY MARKET. A. Buckland.—Boat oaten hay (pressed), £6 ; loose, £3 to £3 10s ; elovor hay, £3 10s to £4; straw, 50s the ton ; maize, 4s 6d to 5s ; bran, Is 3d per j bushel; oats, 3s (id to4s. M. Sostekville.—Wholesale—Oats (seed), 5s to 5j 6d per bushitl; ditto (feed), 3s 6d to 4s Gd ; maizo (whole or crunhed), is 9d ; bran, Is Od; hay, £4 por ton ; straw, £3 ditto. Rotail— Oafs (seed), Ga per bushol; ditto (feed), 4a 6d to 5s ; maize fwholo or crushoJ), 5s 3d; bran, Is 3d; hay, 5s per owt; straw, 4s ditto. D. K. Clarkson. — Wholesale — Maize, <ts 6d ; feed oats, 5a ; Tasmanian Boed oats, 5s 6d ; barley, 5s Cd ; bran. Is per bushel; hay, 4s Gd ; straw' 3s; chaff, 6s to 8s per owt. Retail—Maize, 5s •' oats, 5s 6d ; Tasmaniansoedoats, 6a ; barley, 6s ; bran, la 3d per bushol; hay, 5a ; straw, 4s ; chaff, 6a to 8a 6d ; Jlour, Auckland brands, 16s pgr 100 lb. ATJOKLAND COAL MARKET. Recoipts this week from Wangarei— 70 tons. < Price—2os per ton, delivered. • Receipts from Newcastle, M. - ."W.—234 tons. Price —50s por ton, delivered (l mited supply), j BUILDING MATERIALS. 1 Timber.—Boards and scantling, per 100 foot, 9g to 10s; boards, tongued and grooved, lis to 13s ; broad timber, 12s to los. Posts, £& 10a; Rails, £2 10a ; 6-feet palings, 16s ; ] 5-faot palings, 12s; shingles, 10s; Now Zealand palings, lis; do. shingles, 10s to 12s. Bricks por 1000, wholesale, £2 15a delivered, •etuil, £3 5s to £4 (warranted) delivered. Lime, per bushel, Is 3d to Is 6d, delivered ; atone iine, in roach, 2s per bushel; wholesale, Is Id. |

KAURI GUM MABKiST. "Receipts this week, 41 tons. By advices dated January 22, 1867, we note a ilight decline on th' l home market from 3a to 6s per ;vt. Th« imports h'.vo been for the twelvemonths ibout 2200 tons, and importers generally, e-peeiilly ilurintr tbo la;it six months, Lave been free sellers, considering which, with the increased supplies and nbsence of speculation, prices have been well maintained. We quote the following as our prices on this market:— Thoroughly scrHped 35s Medium scraped, in kits ... 26s to 28s Inferior scraped, in kits ... 16s — 18s Papakura, well scraped 23s — 26s It may afford BOme satisfaction ti those who so often suy that the kauri gum is getting worked out, and the natives will not dig, that the imuorts on the London market in 1865 was 1600 tons ; in 1860 the quantity was 2200 tons, or, in round numbers, 600 tnns more ; and why should this not continue ? As the country opens up, and roads or tramwayß are mad", so the interior will be worked, and there is no question but that thousands of tons are yet to be dug out, where willing hands pursue that avocation. By th'> same advices we find that Mew Zealand flax, cleaned and prepared, would sell readily. W. J. HURST & CO.'3 PRODUCE PSIOH9 CUBRENT TOR WEEK ENDING APBIL 26. Oats.—Feed, 5s ; wholesale, 4s 6d ; market glutted. Seed, superior colonial grown, 6s Beak.—From Mills, Is ; wholesale, Is 3d. ; retail, Is Od per bushel Basi»t—4s 6d to 03 ; seed, 6s 6d per bushel. Potatoes —£4 to £4 10s per ton ; 5s per cwfc.; sale dull; supply abundant. Hat—£3 to £4 10s. Oaten, £4 to £5. Bone-dttst.—£B 10s to £9 per ton; 10s per cwt. Vitriolised bone manure, £12 per ton; 13s 6d per cwt. Bags.—New, 16s 6d ; second-hand, 12s. Guano.—£lo per ton; 12s the cwfc. Phosphate guano, £8 per ton. Seeds.—Red clover, Is 3d per lb. ; white, Is 6d; perenniul rye grass, 14s per bushel, alsyke, 2s 6d per lb. Coals.—New South Wales, 45s to 50s per ton ; 2s 6d per cwt. "W. J. Burst & Co. Produce Brokers, Queen-street.