Commercial.

New Zealand Herald, Volume IV, Issue 1125, 22 June 1867, Page 4

Commercial.

AUCKLAND.

New Zeaiand Herald Office, Friday afternoon. To-day Mr. O. Tavis sold at auctiou the nrt icles Eared from the wreck of the barque Torqui], near the North Cape, comprising boats, barometers, compasses, cabin and aide lamps, colors, and four sails ; as also the whole or any of the wreck : it brought £8. The captain's cfFects and the chronometer, badly damaged, was so'd for £8. The following is the report of the sale of 32 cases and bales seasonable drapery, just landed ex Warwick, from London, held to-day by Mr. O. Stichbury, under instructions from C. Petsehler, Esq. :— Whito super blankets, 15s 3d to 19s 9d per pair; cotton sheets, 2s 6d to 3s 3d per pair ; grey domestics, 4Jd yard; superior Scotch twill shirts, heavy, 14s to 32s Od por dozen ; blue serpe shirts, 34s per dozen ; moleaiin trousers, 5s 3d per pair; fancy prints, 5Jd per yard ; white and coloured flannels, Is 3d to is sdper yard ; shepherd, Ion?, square, and tartan shawls, 6s 6d to 13s Gd each ; printed delaines, 4-Jd per yard ; rugs, 5s 6d each ; cotton Crimean Bhirts, 34-s per dozen. The following is the report of tho sale held at Bonar's Mills, Kaipara, by Messrs. S. Cochrane and Son, on Monday last : —Timber, 3s Id por 100 feet 37 logs, in creek, £18 10s; 76 ditto, in bush, £15; small punt, £2 ; large ditto, £3 ; boat, £2 ; 3 iron tankß, 55s each ; 3 timber trucks, 35s each ; cross cut saws, 10s Cd each ■ timber jacks, 50s each ; chain cable 1 70s. The same firm also sold to-day a quantity of household furniture, 4c., at good prices.

W. J. HUBST & CO.'S PRODUCE

Pbioes Cotjuent for Week ending June 21. Oats.—Feed, 4s Gd to 4a 9d; seed, 5s 6d per bushol. Maize.—Tho market is ngain bare; for good 5s may be quoted wholesale ; 5b 6d to 5s 9d retail. Bran.—Wholesale, Is ; retail, Is 3d; scarce. Baeiey—4s Gd to 5s s seed, 6s 6d per bushel. Potatoes.W—holesale, £3 to £3 10a per ton ; retail, 4s 6d to ss. Southern markets present a slightly firmer appearance, but as yet, Sydney affords no prospect of a market. Hat—£3 10s to £5. Oaten, £5 to £6. Bone-dust.—£B 10s] to £9 per ton; 10g per cwt. Vitriolised bone manure, £12 per ton; 13s 6d per cwt. Bags.—New, 16e 6d; second-hand, 12s. Guano.—£lo ptr ton; 12s tho cwt. Phospho guano, £8 per ton. Seeds.—Bed- clover, 1b 3d. per lb.; white, Is 6d ; perennial rye grass, 14s per bushel ; alsyke, 2s 6d per lb. Coals.—New South Wales, 45s at store; 50s per tbn, delivered ; 2s 6d per cwt.; Wangarei coal, 30s per ton, delivered. W. J. Hitebt & Co., Produce Brokers, Queen-street,

I AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET. |

I MH. aifred buckland's weekly eepoet. I At tho Haymarket, on Saturday, fodder was without 1 alteration in price ; maizo brought 5a 3d the bushel, i Draught horses were in moderate supply, and good useful medium stock Bold freely at prices varying botween £12 and £21; a very superior draught torso brought £55 for export to Napier; horses of a light description, and aged draught from 50a each. At tho Triangle on Tuesday a largo number of : store cattle were penned, and prices woro lower than for Bomo time. Merino wethers brought 10s and 10s 3d ; tho long woolled owes were withdrawn at 45s each. The salo of Commissariat Btock hold at the stablea 5 of tho Military Train on Wednesday was very numerously attended, and everything offered freely competed for; the horaea varied in price from £3 to £31 10s, and averaged £15 aaeh. At Bomuera, on Thursday, tho yards woro woll filled ; dairy cattlo offered plentifully, and prices wore lower 40s per head than has hitherto ruled, best animals bringing from £12 to £15 each; several pens of grown cattlo nearly fat sold freely, and for this description of stock full rates were obtained s quiet heifers wore also in request, and maintained their prico ; but young cattle and dry cows were lower in ; fat cattle were plentiful and of good quality, prices were higher than on Thursday last, 30s per head. The sheop market was not ao fully supplied as on. tho previous week, prices were without alteration. Grown pigs were in better request, and higher rates than have lately ruled were obtained for them. MESSRS. W. HUNTEE AITD CO. Have to report that on Saturday last hero was a largo number of horses brought forward which were rather dull of sale ; several changed, hands at about former prices. On Monday last there was a largo supply of cattle; thore wore about 100 head brought forward, which were nearly all sold at advanced prices. Fat cattlo fetched from about 35s to 40s per 100 lbs ; several lots of three year old steers fetched from £7 5s to £8 5s per head to the graziers. Dairy Stock. —There was i> large number of dairy cowb brought forward which fetched from £8 to £10, and some superior cowb fetched from £15 to £17 each. t Shebp Maeket. —Thero was rather a short supply of fat sheep, but those brought forward fetched 4s per head on advance of last vreek ; merino wethers fetched Irom 17s 6d to 22s per head; a few half-bred hoggots fetched £1 lis 6d. There waß a large supply of pigs ; fat pigs fetched from £2 to £3 per head ; store pigs were sold at former prices.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND SHARE MARKET.

MR. READER WOOD'S "WEEKLY REPORT. A moderate amount of business is doing in tho Sharemarket, and former quotations are fully maintained. I hare sold this week Bank of New Zealand Shares, £16 10b, and Gas Shares, £5 ss. JFor any other stock the demand is extremely limited. In Gold Mining Shares thero is nothing doing. About 300 oz. of gold from the Kapanga Claim may be expected this montb. Header Wood. Auckland, June 21, 1867. MR. H. P. STARK'S "WEEKLY REPORT. There has been a slight improvement in the Sharemarket this week, but no material alteration of quotations.

BT. P. Stake, Share Broker. Auckland, June 21, 1867. AtiOKLAND PROVISION MARKETS. RETAIL PRICES. Tho following are the selling prices by the Auokand dealers:— FARM AND DAIRY PRODUCE. s. d. s. d. S. d. s. d. Milk, quart, 0 6to 0 0 Ducks, pair 5 oto 6 0 Butter lb. fr. 1 6— 0 0 Gceso, each 6 0— 7 q Cheese (col.) 10 — 0 0 Turkeys, eh. G 0— 8 0 Eggs, dozen 2 —2 6 Bacon, lb. 13 —16 Lard, per lb. I'o — 1 3 Ham 1 6 1 9 Fowls, pair 5 0— 6 0 Potatoes, cwt. 5 0— 6 0 BUTCHERS' MEAT. Beef, per lb. 0 5— 0 7 1 Pork, per lb. 0 6—o 8 Mutton, lb. 0 6— 0 7 Bread, 4d to 4id per 21b. loaf.

COLONIAL PRODUCE.

Buying prices as corrected by the Auckland dealers, Juno 21, 1867. 8. d. 8. d. s. d. s. d. Butter, per lb. 1 3— 0 0 Ducks 4 0— 4 6 Cheese 0 7— 0 9 Geese 5 0— GO Eggs, per doz. 2 0— 2 3 Turkeys 5 o—6o Lard, per lb. 0 0— 1 3 Bacon (col.) 0 o—l 6 Fowls per pr. 3 6— 4 6 Hams 13 — 1 6 Potatoes, £4 to £4 ss.

FLOUR MARKET. The Mitls.—Fine flour (wholesale), £14 per ton ; seconds, £10 ; bran, Is Od. (Hotail) flno flour, 15b per 100 lbs.; seconds, Us do.; sharps, £9 per ton ; bran, Is 3d per bushel; fresh California flour, ■wholesale, £13 ; do. Chilian do., £13.

HAY MARKET.

A. Btjckland.—Best oaten hay (pressed), £6; loose, £3 to £3 10s ; clover hay, £3 10s to £4 ; straw, 50s the ton ; maizo, 5s Gd ; bran, Is 3d per bushel ; oats, 4s. M. SoatEßVixiE.—Wholesale — Maizo, 5s j Oats (seed), 4s 3d per bushel ; ditto (feed), 3s Gd to 4s ; bran, Is Od; hay, £4 10s per ton; straw, £3 ditto, Retail—Oats (seed), 5s per bushel; ditto (feed), 4s to 4s 3d; maizo, 5s to 6s; bran, Is 3d; hay, 5s 6d per cwt; straw, 4s ditto. D. K. Clahkson. — Wholesale — Maize, ss; feed oats, 4s ; Tnsmanian seed oats, 4s Gd; barley, 5s 6d ; bran, 1b per bushel; hay, 4s Gd; straw, 3s; chaff, 6s to 8s per cwt. Betail—Maize, 6s Od; oats, 4s6d ; Tasmaniansced oats, Gb ; barley, 6s; bran, Is 3d per bushel j hay, 5s Gd ; straw, 4s ; chaff', Cs to 8s 6d ; 'flour, Auckland brands, 16s per 100 lb.

AUCKLAND COAL MARKET. Receipts this week, from Wangarei—GO tons. Price—2ss per ton, delivered. Receipts from Newcastle, N.S.W. — Nil. Price—sos per ton, delivered (limited supply).

BUILDING MATERIALS. Timber.—Boards and scantling, por 100 feefc, 9s to 10s; boards, tongued and grooved, lis to 13s ; broad timber, 12s to los. Posts, £4 10s; Sails, £2 10s; 6-feefc palings, 16s; 5-feefc palings, 12a; shingles, 10s; New Zealand palings, lis; do. Bliingles, 10s to 12s. Bbioks per 1000, wholesale, £2 15s delivered, retail, £3 5s to £4 (warranted) delivered. Lime, per bushel, Is 3d to-la 6d, delivered ; atone me, in roach, 2s per bushel; -wholesale, Is Id.

KAURI G-tXM MARKET. Quantity received this week, 52 tons. Our advices this mail inform us of the home market being overstocked, and prices have a down■war tendency ; sales are not easily effected, and trade dull, we may therefore expect that the prices were will lower some £2 or £3 per ton very soon. Beport also speaks of a large quantity lately imported of an inferior quality, light, chalky, and spongy. We presume this will be the Papa ura gum. We quote the following prices on the Auckland market:— "Well scraped, ana bold ;. : . 35s to.;3Ss. ! Medium scraped, in kits 25s to 27s Inferior quality 18s to 20a Papakura, well scraped .... ... 22a to 245.

Last Capital. Amt. Amt. (^notjv. pr.Bkr. paid. pr. ahr. Bank of New Zealand £500,000 £10 £10 £1610 0 New Zealand Insurance ... 250,000 100 £22 N. Z. Steam Nar. Co., limitod... 250,000 10 10 Auckland Gas Company 20,000 5 5 5 5 Auckland Saw Mill Company... 10,000 60 0 Union Sash & Door Company. 25,000 5 5 N. Z. Loan & Mercantile Co... 500,000 25 2J OOID MDTEB. Capital. Am .' t At ?'- Last y pr.Bhr paid. quoKapanga Gold Mining Comp. £10,000 £10 £810 Waihan Ditto — 5 £o 0 —