COMMERCIAL SUMMARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 5657, 5 January 1880, Page 6

COMMERCIAL SUMMARY.

SALES BY AUCTION.

, r „ , December S. Messrs. S. Cochrane and Son offered for sale this morning, by order of the executors under the will of the late Mr. Henry Keesiug, the the wnole of his city, suburban, and country properties, and shares. The large room of the auctioneers was crowded, and the majority of the lots offered were sold. Lot 5, with brick buildings in Shorttand-street, realised £360 ; lot 7, 23 feet frontage to Shortland-street, passed in , the residence of the deceased, in Waterloo Quadrant £GOO; lot 18, 43 feet frontage to 1 unces-street, withdrawn at £575; lot 5, West Queen-street, with wooden building 3, £260; lot lb, 6o feet frontage to Bank-street, withdrawn at 2oa per foot; lots 12 and ID, Cook-street 15s per foot; lot 9, Graham-street, with cottage subject to purchase by tenant, £65 : Symonds-street— unexpired lease, with sevenP9nn m p u ru , a ' £25; Richmond—B acres, 7?;• L ° n3 °nby—lots 23 and 30, with frontages of 39 feet each, 21s per foot; Hellyers Creek— tt a t Cres 4 per , aoro ' Overhead—l 4 allotments, 7s 6d each; Drury—2 allotments £1 cSi.-S;'ss. -Sw» SSBfifflSKS "S posed of o0 sharas in the Coromandel Stnir-." Company (Limited) at 2s 6J each and its the Tokatea Gold Mining Comply at

Mr. G. W. Binney, under ins true the purchasers of the estate of J. Suiter and C\> sold_ yesterday a leasehold allotment and house sum of £3°Ba 3 * g eW^orth

Messrs. B. Tonks ard Co. sale yesterday of oilmen's stores, <aoc'- ' ! VbL and bottled fruic, preserved gin-r. r '•!;"> attendance of the trade was lar--c" 'is? lines realised fair prices. ° 1 ar,; Messrs. B. Tonks and Co.sole thi.- 'f by order of the Harbour Board, the months of the storage ah cds 011 the Q„el~ ! ir M and Railway TV3,: - ; i Shed A, V.V/' "'-3*® Queen-street Wharf, £23 per moutK sßs Mr. S. A. Beardsley; shed D, wA>. ,Cus *s® £17, Mr. "William Cruickabank ; sh^U- 1 '"US wharf. £3 ss, Captain Nearing shell tee, £3, Kaip;,ra Steamship Com],any ■ L V" e ,St Railway Wharf, £4 15s, Mr. William' >'■ *53 shank. The total being £Gl2 per >r nun. ,® by £0 than the year just closing. X|, e .•- orl gß for removal at the silt basin, r:i dock yard, £16. ~ '' !Bp Mr. R. C. Greenwood offered this r. io ; igj public competition 17 [t i;. Parnell, with Retreat Cottage an j Newmarket, the property of Mr. J i Bidding did not reach the reserve the wholo were withdrawn for iE g|l Messrs. E. and A. Isaacs held a V'Tgl ship's stores, ex Waikato and London. A line of 55 cases of Ynr r wines, and 101 boxe3 of orange peko» l also quitted. The attendance of bujip*3§| numerous, and fair prices realised. a *Wx Mr. G. W. Binney sold, on behalf nf f '".j.-'sw| John Reid and Co., a consignment cf boots and shoes. Out of 60 cases, ~.:j placed at a discount from the invoice The attendance of the trade was good, ijyij diDg far from animated. j~|| December JS Messrs. Cochrane and Son's weekiv s furniture and general merchandise 'v-~i r,-=f; tended to-day, and the following ar . cipal lines sold The yacht Mary. deckeJ || feet long, with sails, gear, anchor, | Jro jyS £15. The sailing boat was with irw n "f|j private sale. The walnut pianoforte (trichor® sold for £25. Eight cases of Crao.-,, to t ;c J brought 7d per lb.; a suite. £9; clocks, 3 each; furniture and articles of ilomesia use realised good prices. The jewellery yesterday was largely attended by :.ersWif the trade. Eight diamond rings w»ru solll one brought £23 10s ; one, £22 ; on.'. £1.-,, ,J others from £10 to £15. A gold el. -.in reViisgl £15, and a brooch, £10. The jewellery generaS sold well. • 5 December LJ. \ Mr. R. C. Greenwood sold at auction, rji morning, a couple of allotments nf 1 ; 3 Mount Roskill', the properly of Mr. F. 'linjtcil 3J acres with cottage. for £ISO, 1 fcj 'lyde - 4 acres and cottage, £2(50, Mr.

MR. K. ARTHUR'S WEEKLY RKPOUT.j But little done in produce this weell Potatoes are still quite a drug. Only one s*l|j by auction, owing to the holidays. g Taesday's sale was thinly attended; business done. Poultry sold at lon* pricey To clear out stale Hues of potatoes Is 0d to 3| perewt. had to betaken; could not clear o$ all on hand at these prices. These who roouiS potatoes are prepared to give £4 to £5 for ccS samples ; but if much more than the qiuuiitj required is seut into the market at this st.isoE of course, they cannot be sold. There is a fag demand for good cheese. E icon and Inius good quality sell well—in cloth, 10Jd to 10y for the case; hams, at 12d. Fowls sold a! Is Id to Is lOd ; turkeys, 2s to 3s Gd ; ducks, l] 3d to Is Gd; geese. 2s 3d to 2s 7d ; smallpig« Ss to 9s ; onions, Jd to lji ; cheese, 5d to 7$ sundry bacon, 5d to 7d ; apples, 2d to greengage plumbs, 9Jd; dates, butter, & to B^d; maize, 4s; biscuits, 6:1 ; rice, starch, 4sd; sugar, 3£d to 5d ; oats, 3s ; brad--5s Gd to 6s; sharps, Gs ; tea (box), 20$. FarnJ ture in fair demand. Pianos sold at £17 t j

WOOL SALES. M Messrs. Hunter and Nolan's second vroul salt* of the season was held at the Durham &d3S| Yards on Dec. 8. There was a full atteud.inclß of buyers, ar.d, notwithstanding the some-mSM unsatisfactory nature of the List telegram the Home and Mercantile Agency of Loudon]!! the previous prices werf: fully sustained. "Xoogß in giease ranged from Sid to Gjpl, the being 7£« l and 7jd ; washed wool also purchasers at well-sustained figures. riu a -iagS according to quality from (it wLLh :wa|B parcels of five bales were withdrawn) to A large number of lot 3 changed hands a.t- fronjjjj IOJd to 10Jd and 10J. The total number oSI bales is 15G and with the exception of trie tv»a|§| lots already referred to, the whole of the lot«ij were cleared at prices apparently satisfactory toj? the owners. After the wool sale a nuuiVr o£§| bags of locks and pieces were c£ere(3§ and purchased at fair prices. g| The third of Mr. BuokUnd's wool sales of thef! season took place on Dec. 17, and the number of|| bales catalogued was 321, an increase over last sale. Out of these seven only were p:;;sed,|| not fetching the figure which the owner w.-:nt€d.S The bidding was dull on the whole, tlm price for washed wool was from bl to Id p n r ib.|| higher than at last sale. On unwuslied tkftjg price was id lower. %

Messrs. Hunter and Nolan held a wool sulegl on Tuesday, Dec. 23, in the Durham-str£efc||j Yards. . The bidding was very brisk. Ivi* were catalogued, out of which four lots passed, of 5, 4, 4, and 1 bale respectively, co&fpa fetching the prices wanted by owners. §|]

PUBLIC SALE OF WASTE LAXDS. M A public sale of waste lands of the Crown|l was held on Dec. 22, at the principal disiricfc offices, Parliament-street, —Mr. D. A. Tolc, Chief Commissioner, officiating as s.ile-niaE. J There was a good attendance 01 buyers. proportion to the number of lots oiiere 1. there fe was an unusually large number sold. In fact, i| only three lots in the whole catalogue failed to® produce a bid to the upset price. One of those f! was a 57-acre lot in the Parish of Xuak.va, at |S the upset price of £S5 10s ; the second was a |jj 20-acre lot in the Parish of Koheroa, at the || upset price of £20 ; and the third was a od-acre fi lot in* the Parish of Te Papa, at the upse: price fi of £30. The following are the sales effected: — ||f Parish of Tuakau : Lot 35, 3Sa, upset price i's7, Jfi Brady; lot S9, 50.t. upset price £75, Shea ;|| lot 90, 50a, upset price £75, £101, McG.irry; 9 lot 01, 50a, upset 2>riee £75, £140, Cooney; fi lot 92, 7Ga, upset price £114, Shea. Parish of || Whangamarino : Lot 475, 20a, upset price £20, fl Birss ; lot 476, 20a, upset price £20, £31, Eirss; §1 lot 477, 20a, upset price £20, £31, Kelehcr: ft Waitoa Survey District (Whakakapua Elock): f| Block XVI., Section 1, ICOa, upset price £240, Ja £500, Laurie. Parish of Kawakawa (Biycf 11 Islands District) : Lot 141, 220 a, upset price fi £220, Gilfillan. Russell Survey District: || 20a, upset price £20, JtfcLeod. Tauracga Bis* S fcrict (Pariah of Te Puna) : Lot 201, 100 a, upset p price £109, Armstrong. Parish of Waipaieira : ¥, Lot 110, 20a, upset price £20, Litfcen. r»lercary h Bay District (Parish of Whenuakite): Lot 5, S 20a, upset price £20, Schappe and Ansenne. If Parish of Waiheke : Lot 65, 120 a, upse- mice 1 £120, Dunstan. ' II

following is the value and cargo of tiie 1 New Zealand Shipping Company's ship "Wai- 8 kato, Captain Worster, which sailed for Loiulm 1 on Dec. 23 :— 1 Wool. 2,053 bales £23,769 Zin2. 77 ingots .. 06 Kauri gui, 1,972 Cotton. 9 bale 3 .. ca cs .. .. 12,027 Ivory nut*. 7 toas 59 Le*th«r. 43 bilej 3,110 Pearl-shell, 0 lullo 150 casks 1,405 ciscs .. .. Copra, 145 tons.. 2,175 Botes, SL sacks.. 25 Coitm-seeil. J5 Sundries.. .. 104 tons .. .. 225 iUnginese, lOti " Total value of tOU3 •' 424 car^o Statement showing the amouui of , duties collected at the port of Auckland, in the colony of New Zealand (according to the several heads of revenue undermentioned), from the Ist to the 31st December, IS7O, both days inclusive :— Headi of Receipts. * Total Spirits, 2Ls J4'. 12s per gallon .. jcr, " > 2 Cigars and snuif, b's and 5s por l;i •' -7 3 7 Tobacco, 3s OA and 2i Gd per ib ° U 0 Wine. 6s, 4s. sa, 4*, and *2s p«r caT'oa i o Ale and beer, in bottle, Is 3d p*r gallon 3 Tea, 4d per 1b... .. .. 1,0:0 3 Coffee, cocoa, chicory, and chocolate 3d per lb ; 123 IS 11 Sugar, raw, retined, and molasses -<t per lb urj 7 Goods by weight 1,31112 0 Ad valorem, 15 per cent .. .. 3*505 10 0 Other duties not specified above .. G2l 0 1 n u , T ° Ul £17,173 II S j Gold duty... 379 2 11 j £17,55; 14 7 j Comparative return, shewing the net amount j of Customs duties (after deducting refi:ii»JiV . { collected at the port of Auckland, in the f of New Zealand (according to the several of revenue under-mentioned), for the quarter* ending respectively, Dec. 31, IS7O, and Dis. 31, IS7S Quarter ending Quarter en-iicg Heads of Revenue. l?ec. 31,1579. l)ec. 39, ibic. Daty. Daty. Spirits, 2ls, 141, and 12s galioa .. .. £13,910 9 1 i£13,94S = } Ciyars and sauff, 5s and Gs lb 1,059 9 4 1.159 0 W Tob;coo, 3s 0d per lb. G/.54 9 0 0,214 12 0 Tobaoco, sheepw&sh, 3d ■ per 1b... 1113 0 W 0 0 Wiue, 2s,ds, sj, : &G3gaL 1,543 S 10 •' Ale,beer, &c.,in bottle, . Is 3d per gallon .. 9GI S 2 -0 - Ale, beer, &c., in wood, , Is per gallon.. .. 75 0 0 0 , Tea, 4d per lb 5,307 3 0 r> \ cocoa. 3d per lb. 42»j 10 3 5 ' offe-, rousted, od lb. 3 10 10 0 14 ' ] Sugar and molasses, . / J per lb 4,524 10 10 Wo-* \ '■ | Opiuu;, 20s per lb. .. 0 0 0 if ,1 •> § Goods by weight .. 4,657 2 S ~ | Ad valorem, 25.15,aud ... : j 1 audlv-perceut .. 10,220 15 0 a Other duties not sped- -»• to 2 -I fiod above .. .. 1,954 5 4 _ 1 Totals ' .. £51,376 13 10 J J j THE CUSTOJ-S TAKIFF. 1 The folio wing is the Customs Tariff now | It will bo fouud that.several iruportanl | have been made in committee :— 1 First Schedule.' j Almonds ill the s'lell and Nuts | of all kinds, except Cocoa- \ nuts .. .. .. ... -M per lb Almoiids, sbclled, not otherwiio | enumerated ' 3J per lu i Candles, other tlJiu tallow .. ljd per m | Chuff.. .. ■ 10s per ton ] Chamois Leaths.'i " •• 15 per «»t. • |

I Cocoa Brans Id per lb Corks, bottling 35 per cent, au v. ruits, dried 2d per lb owiinir-pieces, Kifles, and other Fiveaims -- •• -- 15 per cent, na r. Galvanized Corrugated Iron SVieets, Guttering, Kidgin?, Screw?, ' and Wire Netting.. .. .. ....403 per ton m , "s i ror i, r a " d 23 per 150 ft super Class, plat:, polished, co'onrcl, m l oilier kinds n«>t otherijgfcg an . oin.r K 15 per cent- adv. wise enumerated •• •: 101 es?«> Dnian --.f everv Kinu fe. rit*. W per 100!b &C% (irVm and l»ul.-o of cverv kind t-jjui nor. otherwise enumerated, ViiSiff' * iicn Tr.uiiil or in any way - nr .,. aired.. .. ;; 6dpcrl!) m J ™sS& r "!: a " a per ton STBg T«»n T-uiks 63 " ach I® andCon " :osi,l< ' nW,>ins :: rSr-sr jggf Jtatcbc*ofa»i>ir<l» •• .. JCaifs.'iwt otlii > »*:•.<; <siumented 3< per «wt IP? Peas, yjiUt I'iwc.t li&M Ptrfun-erv mid roile: l'roiwrations not uih-'/wise enumerated 2:» per cant, ad v. Sashes, plain 2a P er I* 111 " Fashes glared with ornamental fM. ' Class t spe L pair Doors', pl.iin ~ s fc Doors, glazed with ornamental *• l'iss op.cn Timber sawn, rough .. •• 2s per 100 ft supor dressed .. .. 4d „ „ „ Ig&jfc ' SbW'es ami Laths .. 2d per 1,000 Wfe » Pabugs 2a per 100 l» Posts f* ~ „ Rails •• 43 " " Spirits or Strong Wat;r.-». not ®J[ bein.< sweetened or mixed '&<rii with anv article, so that fggfe the degree of strength thereof cmnot he as-er-tained hy >y l es's hydro Mgi metrr, for ©very gallon oi *>&s' the strength of proof by such hvdrometcr, ami so in pro- - portion fo.-anvgrcateror less strengih than "the strength ■}%.%? of proof, and for :m.v greater 'VJr-'fl or less qim.ti'y than a gallon .. .. -- •• 14s per gal Oilier Spirits-, being sweetcned or mixed s > th.it. the decree nf strentrth eannotb* :%£ nsce'tained as;-foresiid .. 14s per gal Liqueurs and Cordials .. .. lis per Perfumed spirits and Cologne ;:/%£ Water 21s per gal Pteerine .. .. •• •• Id per lb Tobacco 3s Od per lb Cigars, Cigarettes ami SnufY .. (Js per lb .V--'"-; Wine othei than sparkling and '•:AA Ausira i-n in wo.»d or bottle, containing Jess tli m 40 ner • : /' V 4 cent of i-ivoi spirit verified b\* >vkes s hvdroineter. r ho gallon, or for six reputed ">4r quart bottles, or twelve rcputcd pint • ott e< .. .. 5s per gal "Wii.o, Australian, containing not •vTrV J<iure tiian I'cr cent, of \»rcof spirit \erfi'd by f-"*/' .*Svke?*s liyi ronioier, tli*> gjillon. or" fur six reputed cpiart bottles, or twelve le."•X puted pint bvt't'es .. .. 4opergal vsv>r All Hrti le» n i : 'M& aU'd which arc mow cliarge-'.-iil: utic with dutv At 10 p<-r veistuoi «</ r,tl«rum .. .. 15 per cent, ad ». ;-S; Second (lixempt from duty). Almonds, ; arbiry, Sicily, and French, used ill Confectioners* 31anuf.;e.ures Vli? Bolts und Nuts Buiriry .-bafts. Bont VTbeei-rims, and other Bent Cnrr aire Bjlw ar.d N'uts. Tire i'olts, Shnekle Holders, and o'her Iron Kiitings fo Carriages Carriage anil Coach-builders' Rubber Cloth " Cod Liver Oil Coir >-nd Coir Yarn Ks?cniial Oils V.i:';:- Fi'e Iron, lira??, and Copper Wire, and Brush Wood ware for iu Brusli making >,1 Grindery (excepting Heel and Too-platcs\ Boot -v.v; lining, Las:s, and Shoemak-.iV Wooden -r-? : Glycerine Haueis' Gallons, Flatters* C.dicocs, and Sp.-le-bo.irdsf.-r bat boxe^ Hickory, u wj ought Maize ileta' i'rani-. ; for iWg- nnd Satchels isoroeo»>, K-- n. .f.i[»aune I. a!»i s namolled Leather, ■;C-' r and Scr.l - i:in« aTJtI ' oat Skins Pea Nuts { r ; c.m . for mn.n:iueturo of Oil rhosph ru-..!>d i! of Khodiuin Plain j-heet Galvanized iron 'f'j£ Plain Jrheet Znc Saddlers' li'-nnion.ery, ll.uncs. and Mounts for *J?£\ Harness 'r7~i Sulpliat- <1 da y?ty Tinsmiths' . and Tru le Furniture.