COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 4481, 24 March 1876, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

« Nsw Zealand Herald Office, Thursday evening. The Customs duties for to-day amounted to £545 12s. Messrs. E. and H. Isaacs rsport upon the sale of ship's stores this day as follows :— Attendance wa3 very large, bidding very spirited, and the prices .realised were fully . up to expectations, -which they attribute'to , ■the superior quality of goods submitted The same lirjn also quitted 175 cases Hennessey's braudy, and ISO case 3 Geneva, at average market quotations." K. Arthur reports the following prices realised at auction mart of jams and fruits ex Jane, f roitti-tl obart Town— Lemon pippins, 31dperlb; Alexander,'3id ; H awthomden, U : Rilwtone, -id to -tr ; Margil, 4d : ciown cudiiii3, ?,\ to 4d; mob cuitlius, 3d ; golden

ipippais, 3i 5 .'.Tyyfeon pippins, r!3Jd-| Clarrick pearmW/ ;3$ to 4d ; ,damspn<'-,2id to ,3d; "VY&Bon'B' 3am,!7s 3d to 7s 44 per lb. Aucklanifrhit":' Dam Son's,-3jd "J? 3i"d,j p'eairaKSJd'to A SJ; apples, 4d to 4%d. " ' ,

::-- ~ AUCKLAND -CATTLE MARKET.—

Me. Bucklaitd's /Weekly Re- ( pokt.—At the''Haymarket on Friday'last, fodder was in short supply, biit with rip improvement in value:*— were~in~ U3ual numbers and fair enquiry, the greater number being sold. Unbroken stock, medium dranght bronght £21 to =£24--10s; broken horses: Medium draught, £15 to £20; riding horsesand ponies, £3 10s to £8 each ; oats, 23 6d to 2s lid the bushel; maize, 2s 6d • rye grass, ss'9d the bushel; hay/2sto 3s 9d the cwt. Hides, skins, and wool were in usual supply, and brought:—-Hides, 4d and l-16th the lb. ; skins,-Is Sd to 2s 2d each; lambswool, 9Sd to 10d; T coast wool, 6H to B*d; locks and 'pieces, 4jd the lb. At Eemuera, on Thursday, not many dairy cows at profit were penned; they were in demand at late values ; dry cows in usual numbers, and dull o£ sale; store cattle of other descriptions scarcely represented ; fat cattle in full numbers, and of choice quality, ISO head sold to the trade, at prices irregular, but in the whole . higher than for several weeks ; for the breeding ewes advertised there was no sale; inferior fat sheep were also dull o£ sale, and mostly withdrawn; well fatted sheep in demand at a slight advance; lambs in less than usual number, and better worth; fat calves and pigs scarce, and at extreme values. Prices given were : Dairy cows, £8 to £12 : dry cows, 50s to 80s ; steer calves, 30s and 31s ; three-year-old steers, £4 17s Cd to £6 ss; fat "steers, 2Ss to 35s ; cowsr24s to 30s'the 100 lbs.; fat ewes, 2id; wethers, 3d thelb.; lambs, 12s each.

Messes. Hunter and Nolan's Weekly Report.—Horses : There has not been much activity in the market, Friday being a kind of half holiday ; although a good many were entered for disposal by auction, bidding lacked spirit, and , several vrece -withdrawn. "We quote hacks, from £8 to £20 10s; light harness horses, from £12 10s to £26 ss. Cattle : There was a very largo muster at Kewmarket, on Tuesday. Dairy cows, if of good description, maintained last week's prices. Good stores maintained late values, but for coarse bred animals in low condition bidding was slow, with some exceptions. The stock in the butchers' pens was not sufficiently fatted, and although the competition for top sorts was good, the bidding for indifferent was rather languid. We sold dairy cows, at from £0 to £13 15s; backward springers, £7 to £7 17s 6d; two and three-year-old steers, from £4 17s 6d to £6; yearling heifers and steers, from £2 5s to £2 17s 6d; beef, 25s to 30s per lOOlbs. Sheep : There was but a limited number penned, but the demand was good, and prices were fully sustained. . Fat sheep sold from 16s to 18s; fat lambs, from Ss to 15s 6d ; store ewes, in low condition, 8s each. Pigs ; Very few yarded, and in improved demand.

fPaMup. 22, Insurance Buildings, March 23. IS* 6. CALLS AND DIVIDENDS. The following are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies nauoedbulow : — M, a. U. Date. CAfct— Herald 0 2 6 — April 3 Pri.le of Tokatea ..006 — April 12 • Dividkxd— National Bank.. ~ 6 p.c. — Mar. 23 :\

THE MAKKET3. I Farm an» Dauiy Pxodttck. ■Wholesale Prices. s. d. s. d. • a. d. «. d. Butter, fs, lb 0 10 tp 1 0 tard lb .. 0 — 0 6 Batter, sit. lb 0 0 — 0 0 Bacon, Pro. 0 — 0 0 Cheese Wra, 0 0 — 0 8 Hams, Pro. 0 0 — 00 Do.,Ct'bnry 0 0—0 10 Ct'burybacon Ui —0 0 Ejgs, dozen 0 0—19 Ct'tiury hams 1 2 — 0 0 .Retail Prices. Milk, quart 0 0 to 0 6 | Fowls,pair.. 1 6-2 6 Batter, fs, lb 1 3 — 0 0 Ducks, pair 2 0 to 2 8 Butter, salt 0 0 — 00 Geese, each 46 — 60 Cheese, col. 0 0 — 12 Turkeys, do. 30 — 5 0 Eggs, dozett 10-00 Bacon, lb ..1 3-0 0 Laid'lb. ..0 S-0 9 Hams.lb. 1.3-0.0 Bread 3Jd to 4d 21b. loaf. .".... V , • . Floor. Market. •Wholesale. £ s: d. Superfine Flour, silk dressed, per ton .. 14 0 0 Fine Flour, ditto, household 12 0 0 Seconds, per ton' .. .. .. . .. Ml* j> Sharps, per ton.. o 17 b Adelaide, per ton «» 0 Oamaru, ditto •• 12 0 0 DunEdin dittc •• .'. 12 0 0 Canterbury, ditto 12 0 0 Bran per bushel (sacks included) .. . , 6 5 0 Auckland "beat per bushel (best) .. .. 0 5 0 Adelaide wheat 0 5 0 Hay an© Corn Market. Wholesale. s d s d. £».£». tfaizo, SydnevO 0 — 0 0 Hay, ton ..5 10 — 6 10 Do Pro. ..3 6 — 4 0 Oaten, ditto 0 0 — 6 10 Do , b'iji ..4 0 — 4 3 Lucerne.ditto • 0 — 610 Oats(Soath) 3 0 —S 6 Straw, ditto 2 10-3 0 Wheat (fowl) 4 0 — 4 31 Chaff, ditto BIO-β 0 I Potatees.nowi 0 — 5 0 Itetail. ». d. 3. d. s. d. s. d. Uaize .. ..46 — 50 Lucerne, owt. 0 0 — 6 0 Oats, ditto 3 9 — 40 Oaten, ditto S 10 — 6 0 Bian ditto 14 — 00 Straw, ditto 4 0 — 6 0 Wheat (fowl) 4 3—40 Chaff, ditto 7 0 — 7 10 Hay cwt. .. 5 0 to 0 0 BUILDIXO MATERIALS. Timber.—Board3 and Scantling, 100ft., 9s to 15s; Us 6d at mill: planed, tonjued and grooved, 11s 6d. New Zealand Palings, 5ft., 12s 6<1; 6ft, 13s ; Ti-treo Rails, £3 per 100: Pariri Posts. £6 lOato £7: Shingles, l«s to 183 per 1,000; Hoburt Town Palings, 5ft., 17s; ft., 193; Hobart Town Kails. SOa. Leather. Solo Leather, lid to 15d COAL AMD ElREWOOD MARKET. Coal.—Newcastle, 40s to 45s per ton; Bay of Islands, at yards, 25s per ton; ditto, at the miue, 12s Firewood.—TJncut, 14s per ton, delivered; Cut, 17s 6d per ton, delivered. Kauri Gum and Flax Market. Wo quote the following prices on the Auckland market delivered nett cash:— 3UM.—Ordinary (scraped) .. £26 per ton Fiax —Finest quality .. .. 18 to — perton Flax.—Fair to good .. .. 15 to 16 „ Flax.—"Native jressed, nnscutched 14 to — „ Tow 7 to 8 „ Bojte DnsT, with hafts, best imported, £S 10s; Bono Flour £0 10s- Vitriolized Bones, £10: Provincial, £8 per ton (wholesale). Guano. Peruvian, £19 to £20. MR. TICKERS' WEEKLY STOCK AND SHARE WST AND INVESTORS' GUIDE. : MM Amt. Amt| 1st. 3 M coaii-ANT. Capital, of paid sales — | Sh. up. s E - 5 S I T~ ~£~ £ "% % Bank of W. Zealand 700,000 10 10 18 15 8j Ditt', new issue .. 17f National Bank If. Z. 2.000,000 10 Si 74/ 6 6j Colonial Bank N.Z. 2,000,000 5 lj 30/ — — N.Z. Loan .fc Mercantile Agency .. 1,000,000 25 2J 4} 121 7 Fiji Banking & Commercial Co?.. .. 250,003 5 2i 40/ 5 — k. Z. Insurance ..1,000,000 10 { ,„§, *_ « S British do. .. 750,000 20 33/4 50/ 10 5 j N Insurance Co... 1,000,000 10 i 54/ 15 6 Standard Ins. Co. .. 1,000,000 10 J 12/ — — I Auckland Gas Co... 30.000 5 5 10 15 7J ThSS ? de. .. 25,000 2i 33/ 27/ 10 13i Union s. & IX Co. 2O,4Oo] 5 5 S} 20 11 Hauraki S. Co. 86 — 10 _ A p^cket n Co. S ' 0?m . ISO.OOojlO A 'i 10 10 . 'Vhte.Fe'rryCo 6,000 1 1 18/ 5 6 V Bay of Is Sal CO. 20O0O 10 10 6 10 ;17 D S Cross & W. -V. 10,000 10 10 4 10 -.121 Waikato Steam K , . . . ■ ■ \ '■ and CM. Co. .. .10,000 10 8 — — -