COMMERCIAL SUMMARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XII, Issue 4259, 8 July 1875, Page 6

COMMERCIAL SUMMARY.

SALES BY AUCTION. New Zealand Hep.ald Office, June 10. The sale of damaged goods ex Shooting Star, by Messrs. Tonks and Co , was well attended to-day. The longcloths, American drills, sheeting, and prints fetched fair prices. . Jlessr.<. Cochrane and Son offered for sale, to-diy, a number of allotments subject to leases, situated at the Thames, by order of the mortgagee. The bidding was exceedingly low, and all the lots were passed except lots 101 and 102, which were sold to Mr. \\ ilkmson for £90 and £21. ' June 12. The cargo of the btu Derwcnt was sold at auction by Mr. G. W. Binney this morning The whole cargo, consisting of 330 tons Wallsend coals, was bought by Mr. W. Kirby at 87s per ton. June I*. The brig Derwent was offere-l at auction this morning. by Mr. G. W. Binney. There was little bidding, and tfie vessel was ultimately withdrawn at £875. Messrs. E. and H. Isaacs' report on this morning s sale of brushware, mats, ic., was far from satisfactory. Each lot quitted w*s considerably under cost and charges. This is chiefly attributable to the market being inundated with this clas3 cf goods. Mr. K. Arthur's sale of Japanese goods was well attended, and every line sold at good prices. June 21. Messrs. Cochrane and Son offered for saleto-d«y. by order of the Domain Board, the pasturage of that portion situated outside the plantation. The sum realised per annum was £150. Ihe purchaser was Mr. Cook. The six allotments in Grafton Road, opposite the Bowling Green, were withdrawn. June 22. Messrs B. Tonks and Co. held a large trade sale of groceries, oilmen's stores, Arc.*, to-day. There was a moderate attendance of the trade, but the bidding was duIL Mr. G. W. Binney sold by auction, to*day, 150 bag 3 Svdney maize, at 5s Id per busheL "Mr. R. Arthur sold this day, at his mart, 9 crates of earthenware, ex Caller Ou, from London: Toilet sets(assorted 1 , 9s, 10s, to 10s 6d per set; white chambers, 6s to 12s per dozen; ewers and basins, 4s 6dto4s9d; per pair; bowls (assorted), 2s lOd per dozen; cups and saucers, 5s 3d per dozen; silver lustre teapots, 2s 1 each * *r , o July 2. Messrs. Grant and Morton report that the firm at Maungatautari, Waikato, was sold by order of the mortgagee to-day. There was a large attendance and keen competition. The property was started at £1000, and knocked down to Mr. A. W. Gubbins, represented by Mr. Kisaling, for £2500. July 3. Mr. R. Arthur sold to-day by auction a large consignment of fruit ex Hero and Syren. The following prices were realised:—Oranges, 5s to 7s 6d per case; mandarins, 6s 6d to 8s; lemon*, 6s 6d to Ss; apples, ljd to 3jd per lb.; French crabs, 2sd to 2jd; stone pippins, 23d to 3fd; russets, lsd to 3d. July 5. Messrs. Samuel Cochrane and Son held a property sale to-day. The house m Dublin-street, Newton, was not sold. Allotment in Gisborne, 1 rood, realised £22; 40 acre?, part of Allotment 193, parish of Takapuna, £10; 10y acres, Matakohe, Is per acre; 44 acres, Omaha, 2s per acre; 5 acres 4 perches, Waikomiti, 27s per acre. Messrs. IS. Tonks and Co. sold to-diy the whole of the building* on the oil Supreme Court site, for removal. They realised from £4 10s to £21 each. July 6. The schooner Fortune was offered at auction today by Mr. G. W. Binney, but was withdrawn at £220. At Mr. G. W. Binney'a auction sale to-day oats realised 3d 6d; bran, Is; bacon, SJ«i; cheese, lOjd. Grain biddings brisk, others moderate. MONTHLY CUSTOMS RETURN'S. The following are the returns of Customs duties collected at the port of Auckland for the month ended 30th June, 1575: —

QUARTERLY CUSTOMS RETURNS. IMPORTS AJiD EXPORTS. Total value of the imports and exports at the port of Auckland, from and to each couutry, for the quarters ended June 30,1575, and 1874, respectively:— Imports. Exports. 1575. 1574. 1875. 1574. United Kingdom 161,071 255,156 09,570 104.132 New Wales 35.091) 9,971 34,827 Queensland .. — — 5 129 South Australia.. 8,073 5,713 — — Tasmania .. 10,717 8,294 121 — Victoria .. .. 42,179 31.551 2,217 5.545 Western Australia — 600 — — Norfolk Island .. 96 — 1,004 737 Hawaiian Islands 514 1,213 S4O 3G3 New Caledonia .. 185 ISO 200 60S I.nit«>d States .. 4,35* 10,433 19,952 2C.3U4 South Sea Islands 10,442 13,511 13,791 8,296 Total.. .. 273,934 302,247 117,073 154.551 The decrease in imports for June quarter, 1575, as against the correspondiKg quarter of 1574, was £39,313: and the decrease in exports for the same period was £00,573. HALF-YEARLY CUSTOMS RETURN'S. Comp\raiive return shewing the nett amount of Customs duties collected at the port of Auckland (according to the several heads of revenue undermentioned), for the half-years ending respectively 30th June, 1575, and 30th June, 1374:--1575. 1574. £ s. d. £ s. d. Spirits .. .. .. 32,557 1 S 23,559 5 6 Cigars . .. .. 1,340 10 4 15 10 Tobacco 12.103 9 4 lO.Tutf 0 S Wine 2.811 19 11 2,745 12 0 Ale 2.130 5 G 2,230 13 9 Tea 6.057 C 0 5,350 10 7 Coffee .. .. .. 793 3 4 051 11 4 Sugar 12,532 0 10 11,243 0 1 Opium . .. .. ■ 42 0 0 Goods by weight .. 8,252 14 7 5,544 16 6 Ad valorem .. .. 39.0G1 17 7 36,393 7 3 Other duties not specitied above •• •• 3,070 2 S 3,056 15 1 Total £121.940 10 3 £108,445 1 0 ANNUAL CUSTOMS RETURNS. The following are the returns of Customs duties collected at the port of_Auckl»nd, for the financial year ended 3uth June, 1875 : — £ s. d. Spirits .. .. .. .. G3.403 4 S Cigars 2,951 13 11 Tobacco 23,012 5 4 Wine 5,590 25 7 Ale 3,608 17 0 Tea 13,007 8 9 Coffee 1,444 2 3 Sugar •• .*. •• •• 23,056 12 6 Opium 34 0 0 Goods by weight .. .. 15,092 15 4 Ad valorem .. .. .. 77,171 S 10 Other kinds not specified abo\e 6,195 2 6 Total £234,549 1 7 DETAILED EXPORT LIST. General exports for the port of Auckland, for the quarter ended 30th June, IS75:— New Zealand Produce and Mauufactures— £ Apparel, 9 packages .. 254 Bark, 140 cwt. .. .. 40 Beer (bottled). 414 gallons.. .. .. .. 54 Beer (in bulk), 119 gallons .. .. .. 123 Biscuits (plain), 429 cwt 611 Boats, 3 20 Bones. 4 tons 50 Boots and shoes, 3 packages . .. .. 33 Bran, 9 cwt .. .. 6 Building materials 11l Butter, 2J cwt. 2d Candles, 5 cwt 13 Carriages and Carts, 3 50 Casks ), 25 .. .. 5 Cheese, 12$ cwt 54 Cordage, 94 cwt 25C Curi. sity, I ~ .. .. .. .. .. 5 Doors, 50 .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 Flour. 30 tons .. 413 Fungus, 101J cwt. 410 Furniture, 1 package 3 Glue pieces, 123 cwt. .. .. .. .. SO Gold, 10,905 ozs. 12 dwts. 3 grs 40,773 Grain (oats), 119 bushels 22 Gum (kauri), 17,545 cwt. .. .. .. ..37,071 Hair, 7£ cwt 52 Hay, 2£ ton 3 11 Hides, 000 552 Horns and hoofs, 4 tons 40 Leather, 45 cwt .. 1,579 Live Stock— Horned cattle, 193 .. .. 1,085 Horses, 17 .. .. .. .. .. .. 335 Poultry. 1 package 1 Shuop, 600 .. .. .. ». .. . 612 Machinery, 1 package .. .. .. .. \ Miscellaneous.. . .. 375 Oatmeal, 3 cwt. 5 Oil (tiili), 2340 gallons 23") Oil \sperui), 570 gallons .. l'Js Onious, 55} cwt. .. .. 57 Painting*, 1 package.. 200 Phormium, 35£ tons.. .. .. .. .. 033 Potatoes, 41J tons .. .. .. .. .. 220 Plants and tree 3, 37 packages 107 ProvisionsMeats (preserved), 36 cwt .. 72. Salted beef, 211 cwt 200 Bac-jn and hams, 27 cwt. .. .. .. .. 15«j Sashes, 42 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 » Siuces, 5 packages 13 Seeds, 4 packages 17 .

Silver, 16,440 ozs. 2 dwts. .. .. . £via Skins, 1220 .. " *'?iS Soap, 317* CWt "" Jo? Stationery, 6 packages °rr Tallow, 653 cwt .. .. .. . " Timber— * Logs and Piles, 5 . q Sawn, 396,626 feet ' H J Shingles, 30,000 " --°Jr Baulk, 170,000 feet Wha'ebone, 3 cwt. - Wool, 75,610 lbs. 4#7s S Total value of New Zealand produce and manufacture £iqj jsg Total value of British, foreign, and other colonial produce 10,515 Total for June quarter, 1575 117^673 Total for June quarter, 1574 U4.551 IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION". Beturn of immigration and emigration at the port of Auckland during the three months ended 30th June, 1575

£ s. d. Spirits 7,180 1 0 Cignrs 160 3 7 Tobacco .♦ •• •• •• 2,329 0 11 ■\Viud 504 8 10 Ale 495 3 6 Tea 3,134 0 6 Coffee, &c. .. •• •• 210 4 0 Sugar 2,201 19 8 Goods by weight .. •• •• 1.9<55 9 7 Ad valorem 4,025 12 8 Other duties not specified above 567 12 0 Total £20,774 5 3 Other receipts .. .. 243 9 7 Total £21,017 14 10

Immigration. Emigration. M. t\ M. F. United Kingdom .. 242 206 1 1 New South Wales .. 2DS 134 107 75 South Australia .. 4 G — — Tasmania .... 5 *2 2 1 Fiji 23 5 19 7 Norfolk Island .. .. — — 8 1 Hawaiian Islands .. 107 33 212 7? New C-iledooi*.. .. 10 6 — Friendly Islands .. 5 — 3 — Uarvey Group .... 2 1 9 6 Navigators Island .. — 1 3 1 Tahiti 4 — — — Totals .. 700 393 454 170