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New Zealand Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 4444, 10 February 1876, Page 2

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NEW Zeat.ANl> HERALD, "Wednesday evening. The wreck of the schooner Su«an, as it lies on Long Beach, Waiheke, was sold to-day at auction, by Messrs. Cochrane and S n, to Mr. Mcß-* eu, for £12. Stdnby.—The Sydney Morning Herald of the 20th ttH., reports:—Business in the import markets does not improve as tho week progresses, and to-day was quite as slack as Monday. There was n good demand for floor, at from £1220j to £13. Is so wheat ia stock, and the few sales being made are for forward delivery at 5s 3d for parcels afloat, <ind Id less for all February. In liquors, we hea dof the quittance of & inde parcel ot Hvnnes-y's case brandy at a shade under 80s. By auction* Mr Threikeld disposed of the cargo of Mauritius sugar ex havid Autersen, at £30 10s for Constance crystals, £35 10* to £35 153 for fine whites, £34 15s to £35 for fine counters, and £33 to £33 12s 6d for yellows. Messrs Cary, Gillies, and Co. •old by auction yesterday about lfi6,oo(> feet of cedar at up to 13s per 100 f»»et. Messrs Mort and Co/s eatalogue for to-day's wool sale included about 2000 bales, but, as buyers showed no disposition to do business freely; the bnlk of the wool offered was bought in. Of the lots sold at auction and privately, fleece realised 15d to 20d; greasy, Od to 10l«t per lb. Sheepskins were also more dull of s:ile, and brought from 5Jd to 7J\l per lb for fair to well-grown. CALLS. . The following are the current calls in the com-

paoies named below:— £ i*. rf. Date. ' Speedwell 0 0 1 — Feb. 9 Independent .. .. 0 0 0 — Feb. 0 Aju .. .. .. 0 0 6 — Feb. 9