THE AUCKLAND MARKETS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1516, 3 October 1868, Page 4

THE AUCKLAND MARKETS.

FARM AND DAIRY PRODUCE. RETAIL PRICES. Milk, quart, 0 4to 0 5 | Ducks, pair 5 oto 6 0 Butter ib. fr. 1 3— 1 6 j Geese, each 5 0— 6 0 Cheese (col.) 1 o—o 0 Turkeys, eh. 4 6— 56 Eggs, dozen 1 3— 1 6 Bacon, lb. 10 —13 Lard, per lb, 1 0— 0 0 Ham 1 0— 16 Fowls, pair 4 3— 5 0 | Potatoes, cwt. 5 0— 5 6 HUTCH EUS' MEAT. Beof, pei-lb. 0 7— 0 9 | Pork, per lb. 0 7—oß Mutton, lb. 0 6— 0 8 Vea'j per lb. 0 o—o 7 Bread, 5d per 21b. loaf. WHOLESALE EItICEB. a. d. b. d. 8. d. s. d. 13utter, per lb. 1 0— 1 3 Ducks 3 6— 4 6 Cheese 0 7 —o 9 Geese 4 0— 5 0 Eggs, per doz. 10 —13 Turkeys 4 o—<l 6 Lard, por lb. 1 o—o 0 Bacon (col.) 09— 1 0 Fowls per pr. 3 9—4 0 Hams 1 0— 1 3 Potatoes, £4 to £4 10b. FLOTJR MARKEX.—Wholesale. Tiie Mills.—Suporline flour, silk dressed, crown brand, £21 per ton ; fine flour, silk dressed T. S. & F. brand, £19 ; Californian, £19 ; imported Canterbury (lour, £16; seconds, £13 ; sharps, £1 ; bran, Is per bushel ; oats, 3s Cd ; maize, 4s 3d. BUILDING MATERIALS. Timhek.—Boards and scantling, per 100 feet, 14a to 16s; boards, tongued and grooved, 19s. Posts, £4 to £4 10a ; Hails, £2 5s to £2 10s ; New Zealand palings, 5-feet, lis to 12s; ti-feet, 12a to 14s. Bbicks por 1000, £3 10a delivered. Limk, por bushel, Is to Is 6d. Shinglm, per 1000, lis to 12s. KAURI GUM MARKET. Wo quoto the following prices on the Auckland market:— Well scraped, first quality ... ' 25s to 28?. Inferior quality 18s to 23a. Papakura. good hill gum ... 20s to 245. Biverhead, well cluanod ... 20s to 245. HAY AND CORK MARKET. ■WHOLKSiXB. Maize, 4b to 4s 3(1; oats (seed), <Ja 3d to 4s Gel; oats (feed), ,3s 6d to 3s 9d ; bran, Is; hay, £4 to £4 10s per ton; straw, £2 to £2 10s ; chaff, £5 JOs. to £7.

BBTAIL. Maize, 4s Sd to 4s 3d ; oats, 3s 6d to 4a 6d; bran, 1b 3d per bushel; hay, 5s ; straw, 4» to 4s 6d ; chaff, 6b 6d to 7» per cwt. COAL AND FIREWOOD MARKET. CoAx>. —Newcastle, 50s to 55s per ton delivered Bay of Islands l , 300 per ton at the wharf. screened and delivered, 40s. Wangarie, 25s per ton at the wharf Firbwood—lss to 17s per ton delivered. Tauranga, s.s., Sellars, from the Thames, with passengers. Ualoyon, s.b., Wing, from -Tapu, with passsngers, , , • ■ ■ -

AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET. MR. AIiFIIED BUCKIiAND'S EEPOKT. At the Haymarket, on Saturday last, beat hay sold freely at a demand; prices medium, worses were hotter worth, but heavy draught were lower in value not many wero brought forward. At Remuera, on Thursday, the dairy stock were of middling quality only ; they met with a steady demand at full rateß. Grown store cattle were plentiful; on those of good quality prices were lower from 10s to 30s per head, and on coarse cattle from 30s to 60s. Fat oattle were of plentiful supply and of larger size than usual; 101 head, penned. Prices were lower from 63 to 10s the lOOlbs.; best quality only realising 45s the lOOlbs. Working oxen offered plentifully ; thoy brought from £11 10s to £16 10s each. Fat sheep wero in average supply, and of better than average quality; they had a steady sale at fully $d per lb. over last week's quotations; 498 sold. Lambs were not so numerous as last vreek, and maintained their price. Most of the pigs penned wore of a coarse description, and sold relatively low; the few well bred pigs penned brought extreme prices.

MESSES. HUNTER AND CO.'s REPORT. On Saturday, at the Durham Yards, very few horses were brought forward, and those offered were moßtly of inferior quality. Good hacks were in demand, and draught horses much enquired after. At Newmarket, on Monday, there was a good supply of milking cows, which sold at late ratesStore stock were plentiful, and roalised good prices, fully maintaining the late advance. Fat cattle were more sought after than on the previous week, and maintained a slight advance. Sheep The supply of fat Bheep were adequate to the demand, but as the enquiry for this description Of stock was great, late prices were fully maintained. Lambs of good quality sold well. There was a fair supply of pigs, which sold readily at a slight advance. At Otahuhu, on Tuesday, there was but a limited quantity of stock, which wore disposed of at Newmarket rates. At the Three Kings' special sale, on Wednesday, there was a large attendance of buyers, and the stock realized extremo rates:—Ewe hoggets sold for 345. 6d.; ewes and lambs, 395.; rams, from £2 2s. 6d. to £3. Cattle sold at an advance on Newmarket prices, and horses realised Auckland rates. AUCKLAND STOCK AND SHARE MARKET. MR. 8. VICKERS' REPORT. The Bharetnarket during the past month haß •hewn a gradual improvement in prices, and present quotations are held with much firmness. At the commencement of the month. Bank of New Zealand shares were done at £16 15s, —now they cannot be obtained under £17 10s. The dWidend on this stook for the half-year ending yesterday will shortly be declared.

New Zealand Insurance Company shares, which until lately were rather neglected, are now worth £19 to £20.

Of Auckland Gas shares there hare been buyers at £5 5a all through the month, but sellers do not come forward at that price.

For Bay of Island Coal Company there has been a good enquiry, and a good many parcels have changed hands at from £5 to £5 10s.

Prices on the whole shew firmness, with perhaps an upward tendency.

Last Capital Ami. Amt. quotatn. pr.slir. paid. pr. slir. of Vim ?onl:tr.-1 £503.000 £10 £10 17}, 17} Vow Zeiilrturt ! !i*»nrn*.T ...j 2VH>V. ion .€2 19, 20 Cl:.> O . ...' :< V 1 " ■ "■ ft N*. /.. I/ptn .t M.-iv.i-hk- Oi ! -V'V'i:'l .'■* 2J to 3 '-l-'lt.w I V"'"| 1" 9 — !>ay of Jsian'U Co .1 Compimy ; lu 5 6to 5J Samoki. Viokers Share Broker. 107 October 1, 1868. WELLINGTON. Trade continues dull with lit lie r, • ; l0 alteration in current rates. Some improvement is noticeable in the enquiries for butter of first-class cure fur the Thames goldfield, and there is a brisk demand for fat cattle on the West Coast, which must eventually influence the price of stock iu the market—otherwise there is nothing of variety to report. Mr. G-. H. Vannell sold at Messrs. Turnbull, Reeves and Co.'s stores, on the 22nd, oats, bags slightly damaged, 2s 9d per bushel; English cheese, 10d per lb.; butter, 5d per lb., inferior ; Australian flour, £19 per ton; sperm candled, lljd per lb ; Primrose soap, £25 103 per ton j Patna rice, £29 por ton; white Mauritius su«Hr, £39 ; first counter ditto, £32; second counter ditto, £29 por ton, in bond ; Capo raisins, 6jd per lb., duty paid ; Jeffrey's stout, 8s 6d per dozen. At Mr. Ton's sale, on the 24th, oats were withdrawn at 3s per bu«hel; a few cases Downer's kerosine fetched 2s 9d per gal.; Australian mould candles, 6i per lb.; and a smnll lot of New Zealand hams andbacoa wore sold for 9d and 7d per lb ; attendance limited. The freehold property advertised was withdrawn, their boing no oifere.—lndependent, Soptember 26.

LYTTELTON. The Customs revenue collected at Ohriotehurch, to-day, amounted to £177 7s sd. The following wore the items : —Wine, 57 gals., £11 8s ; spirits 179J irals., £107 18s 101; bitter?, 8 gals., £5 3s 2d ; tea, 12451b5., £31 2s 6d; cabinet-waro, 2 cases, 18a 7d ; perfumery, 1 case, £1 If 2d ; btushwaro. 2 capes, 16s lid; hair oil (in bo'tle), 1 cisp, 183 4il ; fancy goods, 10 cases, £6 Ss 3d; toys, 7 cases, 2 casks, £4 2s 2d ; hardware. 7 owt. 1 qr.. £1 9i ; piotures, 3 cases, £2 4s; plated ware, 2 owt., £2 16s ; ink, 1 cask, 10a 5d ; arms fees, la. The Customs revenue collected at Lyttelton to-day amounted to £68 9s 7d. The following were the items: —Spirits, 52 cals., £32 18s 6d ; wine, 45 Ejals., £9 3s 7'i; tea, 4301bs , £10 15s jjewellry, 1 package, ; tobacco, 120iha., £15; light duos, 10s sd.— Times, September 24.