COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6567, 4 December 1882, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Hebald Office. Saturday afternoon. The duties coll;cied to-day amounted to £'306 18s. The following are the Customs receipts for the week: — Duties £4,203 13 11 Light dues 3 13 i M. S. fees 20 13 3 Other receipts 423 15 2 £4.712 0 S Business ia the general markets since our last monthly summary has been of a very quiet and unimportnnt character, aud few transactions have been reported, except in small quantitio ß for immediate requirements. Trada sales are, however, made moderately freely, and with a fair country demand large lines are beiDg cleared off in small parcols at what tiro considered satisfactory prices. But merchants anticipate si more active and more extensive business than has been the ca*o for som time past. Keports from the country also give good accounts of the crop?, and should nothing unforeseen occur it is expected that a fair average crop will be harvested, and it is fully anticipated that the expansion of the summer trade will in some measure compensates for tho dulncae of the winter and spring trade. Whilst the general market has been quiet vre are pleased to note that thero ia a continued briskness in the building trndn, with every appearance (as fine weather ha"! now set in) of still further increasing. Consequently the price of timber has been exceedingly firm, and there ia a report of a likely rifo in price tailing plnco within tho next week or ton days. The .nills are all employed to their fullest extent, and a difficulty has been experienced ia filling orders on dates. VFe quote pricc3 : Boards and scantlings, ISs to 19* lid for best ; Os to 13s Gd forseconda; rusticated woatherboards, ISs. At mills :—Carcoos best, 13s to 14s Gd ; seconds, Si; balk, 7s; West Const, 13s. The briskness of the timber trade is also, to » very large extent, noticeable in our other local industries tho Oil aud Candle Works, the Hulpusvillo Canning and Tinning Company, nnd the Auckland Fibre Company are well employed in executing order*. Several other industrie 3, such as a sugar refining establishment, ironworks, &c, will, it in expected, .loon bo started, the former having already obtained a portion fcf the foreshore of the harbour upon a long leaso on favourable terms from the Harbour Board, and tho necessary buildings are tc be orectod forthwith, so that optrntio:)!! can be commenced without delay. Stocks of almost all lines rue heavy, ;md tho recent ariivaU from Homo of tho ship Margaret Galbraith. .' nil barques Corornandrl, koch Urr, nml Loch Fleet, with well-assorted cirgoes, has added voiy considerably to the geuernl fulncsn of stock on hand, and in sodip lines to effect sains vtry low prices have had to be accepted. Business has been throughout of :i quiet nature, no disposition being shown to do" more than NUtlicii-rit for pros.-nt requirements. In tho kauri gum market business lias, not been quite so brink as dining tho r.ro"'ioU9 month, although a :;ood fair trade :j ropa.-ti-d s.t the followir.g rates : —Ordiiriry Kuni, firm r.nil steady, at from £-15 to AMU; Hast Const, about £5-| tc .£55. Tho supplies for tho month amount to -IS3 tons', mul btocUn on hand an) not very heavy, owing to recent shipment;' having r-rnn made per Hormiori! , . for London, vi'.d Hamlr. I<>l<-, for .Sew York. Shipments swo ntill bci ' ; ..i,i<le bj AHhn:)t(>, for Lomlcr. (slio i;t date 1510 .vises oil board, and with for 1750 cfises). Xlic L&iru, for London, hns also 75 cases on board, and with engagements for some 1500 cases more. In tho flux market there ha;i been seeeral sales effected at speculative prices for the English market, but prions have not in any way advanced upon previous quotr.tiona—viz.. £17 to £20. Of ironmongery there is an eiceedir-sly full market of almoxc all lines, an-1 consequently aales uro only mads at low prices. Zinc is now quoted at £25 to £2(i, aud English bar iron from £9 to £10. Them is a good enquiry for barb wire, at firm price.) ; it is now worth £11) to i'l4. Powders of iill brands are very much overstocked. Thi3 reraark ia also

applisablo to wire nails. Corrugated iron, 6,i , and S feet, is quoted at £2310..; 9 feet £25; 10 feet, £26 12s 6d : pig lead is exceedingly scarce, there boing little or none in the market. Oilmen's stores are overstocked in almost every line, particularly in candles, and they are quitted at prices that leave no margin of profit to the importer. Hops remain extremalf firm and as the supply is limited, and held by onl> one or two hands, the firmness may be expected to continue. They *r<. quoted at 4s 3d, but we have heard of an offer of is 3i having been refused. 6lalt ii scarce, and there is little, or™ demand. Quotations are given at 6a to G» 3d. In breadstuift and grain there is a very quiet market, flour quotation* teirn; only nominal. r do 11 ;^ other than te meat present requirements. Local millers' quote :-Superfine "'k-dressed, £13 103 and househoM, £12 10s ; brr.n, i-0 103 to'£7 ; Bhirps, £0 10<. Both these Hues aYe in fair demand. Oats aro still uncUaogod at ■U 6d to 3s Sil, although it was anticipated markets reported in the of the month- Latest advices from Australia quoted Now Zealand nats at 3s 3d, and Southern 3s 3d to 33 id. Supplies of oats are quoted as sufficient to nieet all requirements until the arrival oi the crops. In wheat the market is quiet of transactions. Potatoes are still scarce at £7 per ton —in fact the market is almost bare. As the suinmor months are advancing, there is a noticeafcly increased activity in light ales and Australian wines, although tbo market is still fully stocked. Walker's whisky and some lines of beers are well supplied, several cheap lines having been recently auctioned off. Building materials are quiet at prices alreadyquoted. Countess slates are marked at £12 to £13, and they are fully supplied. Tho market is full of plaster of Paris, and the demand is but of a most limited native. In sugars *nd teas there is little to report, except that the market for each line, like almost all other articles, is suffering from on over supply. Of Californian crushed sugar, thure is a limited supply, and we hear of several inquiries at fa*r prices. Foo Chow advices of October 10th report:—" Conjou : Settlements amount to 55.G05 chests atC.'iotls., to 21 short, making a total to date of 563,423 chests, against 615,000 chests same time last yuir. The total yield will be much loss than lust season's, say 3ome 50,000 chosts at le*st. and the ehort export ought to lead to a better stato of affairs generally in Australian markets, exports as follows: — To Melbourne, 8,440,4551b5.; to Sydnoy, 1,159,051ib5. ; to New ZeaUml, 2,42(i,32G1h3 " Of the Indian markpt, telegrams dated Calcutta, November Bth, siys : — " Last Auction sale of Indian teas much higher-fine teas one annn, and common grades half-anno, dearer." Oils and paint are in fair demand at prices unchanged except for white lend, ground, which, has receded to 345, and No. 1 whito load to 31s. Boiled linseed oil is n.>w quoted in drums at 3a lid ; bulk, 3* 7d, *nd is overstocked. Raw drum, 3* 7d ; bulk, 3s sd. For fruits there is a fair demand, and as the tirsi shipment of the new season's curranis aad raisins, Jtc, have reached this market, a better demand maj be anticipated, especially as the biiskent portion of tho season is now near at hand. Prices ramain unchanged. lujutegodds theru is little to report, wool bales only be: ng enquired for at unchanged prices. Kates of interest, exchange, and freights remain iinaltered, at figures already quoted. Considerable attention has been given to mining stock, and to such an extent that bank and other company's stocks h»ve been almost entirely neglected. During the spring, and until the beginning of the presunt month, thero was an active demand for suburban sections. It was not long before speculators took advantage of this bona fide demand to out up and place in tho market block after block of suburban land—good, bad, and indifferent—asking prices which, in many cftses, wero out of all proportion to the natural advantages of situation, proximity to town, &c, of tbe properties offered. The want of judgment with which such properties have been rushed into the markot has hid its natural result in nn almost completo cessation of speculation in this direction. At tho sales which have recently taken place buyers have boen conspicuous by their absenco, and tho bulk of tho l:\nds offeted has been withdrawn to await a hotter market. What hag to a considerable extent contributed to choke off speculative investors is no doubt what wo believe to be a temporary tightaess in the mor.ey market, partly brought about by the action of tho local banks, who have lately thought fit to contract thoir advances, a stop which, though no doubt financially sound, has caused personal inconvenience to several of theii* customers. Wo do not anticipate that the present want of movement in thd land market is anything more than a temporary check. It is not so much that suburban sections are not wanted at a fair price as that there is but little available cash for buying at any price while thero i.i so much building going on at present, notwithstanding the high price of timber now ruling. It must bo admitted that there is nothing stationary in the growth of the cf.ty and suburbs of Auckland. This being so, nothing cm prevent a steady rise in tho value of land surrounding Auckland which may be suitable for residential purposes. Iβ time the Hues will tend to spread the population outwards from the city by enabling business men to live some miles out of town, and yet be within easy reach of thoir offices. The housos now going up in every direction are not built to stand empty, hut houao agents tell us that the supply of houses to let does not by any means equal the demand. For these, amongst other reasons, we do not think the difficulty just now experienced in realising a fair prico for good suburban properties is anything but a tempo rary one. Inleed, the enforced check which has been put to what might have become a " land mania "is probably a good thing in tho interests of tho community generally. Wo do not want inflated values and bogus prosperity in Auckland, whatever may havo been the case in other colonial towns. Kate.s or E-tciTAn'oe ox AjOVDox.—-Buyiniy z 12 days, lg per cent discount; 00 days, 1J per cent, discount; CO days, J per cent, discount; SO days, J per cent. Sight, J per cent. Selling : 120 days, J per cent, premium; 90 days, J per cent, premium ; GO days, 1 per cent, premium; 30 days, per centpremium; on demand per cont. premium. Dii. count: 05 days, 7J per cent.; 12S (lays, S per cent. J-'r.KioiiTs.—The following are tho rates of freight quoted at this port for London :—Wool, greasy, §d per 11).; ditto, washed, 3d per lb.; leather, 00s per ton ; oil, 80s per tun of 252 gals.; tallow, COS per ton ; copra, 00s per ton ; whalebone, 80s per ton ; kauri gum, 00s per ton ; shells, 05s per ton ; dead weight, 30a per ton ; cotton, pressed, gd per lb.; sheepskins Jd perlb.; measurement, 50.5 por ton Ale* AVI) PoiiTKit.—Marshall's Duncdra Ale (duty paid), in bulk (palc),£S; xxxx, £0 103. Ale, in bulk (duty paid) per barrel, Bass's, £S; Ashby's, ,CS. Alo (in bond), Tennont's, pints, (is (id; quarts, S3 fld (nominal); liass'.i Do?shoad brand (Head's bottling, pints, 6s Gd; quarts, 9s liulldog (It. Porter and Co'» bottliiiff), (is and 9s ; Grillin brand, Cs, (is 3d, and !)s L"d; ditto sparkling pale ale, 0s 9d and 0a 3d ; W. Younger's, 5s and 7s 3d ; Ashby's, Cs 3d to Cs Gd and Ss fld; Ind Coopo, pints, (ia Cd ; quarts, Ss 9d ; lia:is's (Hlood bottlers), pints, 4s ; quarts Cs Cd, Anglo-liavarian : pints 0s Ud, quarts 9s. Boar's Head : quarts, Ss 9d ; pints, 0s fid. Guinnens" Harp brand by Kostor : pints, (Js ; quarts, Sis. Norway alc3, pints Cs 4d, quirts Ss (i<l. Stouts in bond: Blood's, pints, fis; quarts, 7s; Dogshead, Guianess's (Read's liottliiii;). pints, Gs; quarts, Ss. !M ; It. Porter and Co.'s bottling, 0s Gd and Ss Gd ; Spark's Molinc bottling, (is to 9s lid ; (Trillin brand, (J* 9d and 9s 3d; r.urko's, Cs and 9s ; Cameron and Saundcrs's, 7s and Us (Id ; other brands, fls and 7s Cd ; Combo's, quarts, 7s (stock heavy); pints, Cs 0.1 (nominal.) Duty: Pints, Is (id ; quarts, iSi Uuii.iH.vn M.vtki'.iai.s. —Cement may be quoted at K. 8.. jr.s. Market supplied. Slates: Supply equal to requirements. Kimlish Countesses aro worth Xll to iiVi. Market full. American, >:3 to £10. Plaster of Paris, 11s, demand slight packs, full' l'olhs.,'-J7 k'f.l, Calcutta,' Ss M : Dundee, -Jn 0d ; cornsacl:s, -1-bush., -JMII)., 11s Od. Breaiistuvfs am) GuAiN".—Local bc«t silk-drc3sed Hour, £i:s 10s; household, £12 10s; Southern brands, £I'J to X.U I'-'s : Ailclaiilu (none). Wheat (Auckland), none. Oats: l-'ced, os fid to Us (!il. liran (Southern), £0 10a to .£7 ; Incnl millers' quotations. £0 to £0 10s per ton. Southern sharps, £H to tU 10s. Mabre (duty. Od per cental;: Is Od tons; Viji, none: Svdnev, none. Oatmeal, £17 to ins. l'.adey (for ma'lting) r,s (nominal): Southern, fo.-ding," Cd to I*; poirl, £20 10s to £21. Cabin bread, £13 per ton. l'otatoes, £0 to £7 per ton. CoitDAuf., ;i.i-.—Manila hemp rope, all sizes, Sydney, . _:£<lo to £70; Atirkl.'iiid nnulo, £7» to" £7S; wltalo ami tam-e lines, £.so; cutting in falls, £S0; New Zealand flax rope, all sizos, £10; Auckland made. C.'SS to £10; wool lashings, Jl-M : clotlicH lines, r,il per lb., subject to tra.lo discount; .Manila clothes linos, Sd • lukinn, free, dittn, £10; spun yam two-yarn, ditto, £H to £.-.,-,; twine, shop, tl.p., perlli.,'.)d to Irf2(l; sewing twine, Is Id per lb.; local make, Is to lii M. C0A1..--Xe\vr:i.stlo is Kiiflicient for requirements, .'!.':? at ship's fide ; :«;s to IG.s in ynrds, may l>o taken as a fair quotation. Hay of'r.slunds is very scarce, and 12s, f.0.1i., at the mine--, is quoted; Wh.'lni;,iri!i coal, 9s to Kls ditto, Waikiito ; steam, s<; household, 10,-. Curri.r. ani> Hi-icr.s (in hmid), ;,.>r lb.—Coylon, co/Toj plantation, Is; do., l-'iji, (i.l to 9d"; <-hii:nrv, colonial, 71d ; mi-oa. il.p., Taylor's l:i I'.d; l'rv'i Is 111; Van llcuiten's, Is :;d folscd ; Kpji.s's.'ls lijd ; Maravilhi, Is Cd : elio,-n!ato. Taylor's, Is :id • l-Vy's. ls:;d. K|.Uvs, d.|..: 1'1,,v. ■■;, I :i lid; !,lea/-hed cinir.-r, lid • iinl.lc.i.-lii-il .!n..'.id- nutint-.-s ;js<:dblack pepper, ivliolii, !>il; wl.ii.. do., lid. CoKn:.-rii.M; l iv.-l.w: l lmaniif:u-turiT..;ariM>ro(liiciiii ! sood articles, and 1112 cotisiiniptiou Is craduallv iiK-r.-a::i.ii,r. Waters .-i colonial boiled, CM • ilrv M'M: jujubes. Is -.H . KuilJur's :issov!.:d" voufe'e tions, lOil; (irays, 10il ; c.ii.licd lemon and oral, i-o puol, dp.,' lii'd to Is; citron, lj ;id ; jujulies. Is OJd ti> Is Id. CiiTM, fi.Ax, At.-Cum is llrmor, and may be emoted lit tlin follnwhiß rates;—Drrtinary. £!:. to £G"l; Kast Coast, £. r >t to £r,r.. Flax: First quality, £20; second, i:l7 to £2n ; tow, £710s per tof. Tocoaiiut ltbre, Kir, to 017 ; Cocoanut oil (lliiu wliiU), per ton, £:!.",. Copra, per ton. £'J lus to <-10. Ir.oN.MiiN'i.r.nv.—Ewlnnk's nails, invoice, 10 ptjr cont. oir list; galvanized comigated iron, duty now 10a per ton, (i, 7. S feet, £2:'. 10s ; U feel, £-'.J • 10 feet, £2(i lii GJ ; JCnßlish bar iron,' per ton, £'J to £10; pii; iron, ill 10s to £5 Ss; plate iron, Cl 2 to £13; fencing wire Is overstocked, duty 20s per ton : assorted sizes £l:( 10s. Shcet-leail, £19 10s to £29105; pig-lead £1S (very scarce); sheet-zinc, £25 to £27. Powder,

Kalmea", Curtis and Harvey's, 5d per lb. ; Hall's, 6d to 05(1; sporting (in canutor), ia; for 20 and 24, .. d.p. canister, So. 2, d.p., 3a od. Yellow metal, 7Jd ; Muntz, 7Jd to Sjd. JxM3, Dried Fncrrs, ic—Tlie duty under tha naw tariff on dried fruit is 2(1, and on preserver, Ud. Knilisu marmalade, llb.-tins, 7s Cd to S3 Gd ;"l{oir's,7s ad ; Hobart jams. Knight and Johnson, 7s ; Peacock's, 7s; jars, 7<i ; JS'elson (New Zealand). 7s lid ; sultanas, 6U to 7Jd ; muscatcla, Is -id ; olemes, 7d t.i 7i'l; Cttrrant3, s|ld to 6d ; ass, 6Jd to SJd ; Turkish prunes, ad to sii. Dried apples (very scarce), ordinary, in kegs and cases, o}d; Alden's procoss, 7i<l to Sd, d.p. Leather and Hii»:s.—Sole leather, KM to Is 3d per lb.; kips, Is (Jd to is; runners, '2s 6d to 2s Cd ; calf, colonial, -is to 4s 3d; basils, 12s to 2Si per dozen - closed uppers, 4s Od to 9s 3d per pair. Hides, 3d to ajd ; calf skins, aid to 3Jd uerl').; sheepskins, CJ to l>s. £0 15J; Auckland, £7 to £S 'lOj ; superphosplule of lime. £3 Iris to C 9 10s; bonellour, tS to C ; Peruvian guano, £17 to £1S per ton ; Jarvb Island, £4 per ton ; animal manure, none; cocoanut oil cake (none); linseed cake, £12; Mu'.don Island gu-ino t:7 10s ; Hiion Island guano. £•} ; Uurit'3 cheiuicll manure, £14 10s. no eijlfrienced.'* Colonial, 6s 3d. Hops: English, 4s 0d; >'elson, is 3d ; Saccharum. 543; glucose, £30. <l.p. Oilmen's Sisilih.— Price's Bolniont candles, d. ljd. 91(1, d.p., perlb.; Deßoubaix .Jenar, Sd; Brandon's Nevis, and Gouda's Schiedam, D.R.0., 7 1 d to Sd • MoLeod's Uuncdin sperm, 7Jd to Sα. Local blue-mottled soap, £27 per ton; carbolic, £.2S ; best yellow, £.27; household, £14 ; lirst Crow-n, £.•15 ■ second Crown, H.HJ ; soft soap, in tins, -1 J d perlb.; toilet, 9d to lOdperlb.; mould candles, s:t per lb. ; all subject to trado discount, bait: ■ Coarse,£3l2sCd; lino, £31750 d; Jordanalinonds. 2.1 to 2s od. Blacking paste, Day and Martin's, 4s 9d. Colman's starch, N"o. 1: white, 4}d- blue 4id; Orlando Jones' starch, 4d. Gill and Tucker's starch, 4d. Mustard, d.p.: Snuthdale's libs.. Is 2d ; Champion's pnuino 1-lb. book-shapod tins, 19s to 10s (id; i-lb. tins, 9s 3d to 9s 9d; Colman's 1-lb. tins (red), 10 , 6d ; half ditto, 5s 9d ; 7-lb- tits trail to green), 7Jd to Is; 1-lb. tins (greon), 13s , S-lb. dittos 7s 0d; DSF i-lb. tins, 9s tid ; Keen's, 9s od. Blue : Keckitt's Thumb, Sjd; Paris, in squares, 10d; Keoa's, Bid. MatcV»s : Vestas, d.p., Bryant ami May's 2; - iO, per gross, 17s to ISs; ditto, plaid, 4s 0d to 4s 9d; ditto, fancy oval, 22j Cd- Lotchford's, 17s; Bell and Black's, 17s to 133- plaids, 4s 5d to 4s 9d: li. Hell and Co., "sO's lOi 0d to 17s ; plaids, 4s to 4s 6d ; Crown plai<ls, 4s 3d to 4s 0d ; 250's, 13s. Oil: Castor, in pints, Ss 3d; half-pints, 4s 9d to ss; quarterpints, 43 3d. Salad : C. and 8., pints, 13s to 14a; half-ditto, 7s 0d to 8s; Morton's pints, 10s ; haU-pints, 5s 9<i. Pickles : Stephens' pints, 7s; Crosse and Blackwell's, pints, 12s 9J ; Pool's, 9s ; Morton's and others, from Ss to 103 od. Kico (ground), in tins, 4id. Sauces: Lea and Perriu's, half-pints, 12s Oil; C. and I:., half-pints, i>3 ; Millers, 7s Od ; Stephens', Gs Od; CJoodhall's Yorkshire Keiisb, 03 o<l. Vinegar, d.p.: Champion's, per gallon, 23 2d ; I'ow's, 2s to 2s 2d ; Kvans', 2s 2d : Burnetts, 2s 2d ; Potts', Is lid. Treacle : golden syrup, 3Jd per lb. American honey, 2-lb. tins, 12s od, d.p. Sa?o, 3jd; tapioca, 4d. CornHour: Brown's, 4UI, J-P-; Brown and Poison's, CM- Johnston's, (i;d; Wade's, SUI; Mucin's, od. Preserved milk : Pestle's, Ss 9d ; Milkmaid, s> Gd ; Milkman, 7s Oil. Tartaric acid, is 2d ; cream of tartar, Is 9d ; bicarb, soda, 17s ; soda crytals, £7 103 to . Oils axd Paixts.—Duty Cd a gallon. Colza, in drums, 4s 3d; bulk, 3s lOd , ; linseed, boiled drums, 3s lid ; bulk, 3s 7d ; raw drums, 3s 7d ; bulk, 3a fid • castor, in bulk, 3s 9d to 4a; kerosene, d.p.. Is 2dtols 7d. White lead, ground, porewt "onuino, 345; No. 1 whites lead, 31s to 355; red load, dry, £1 . 10s. Oil colours, assorted, £1 10s to £1 ISs. Turps, duty paid ; drums, 4s to 43 0d ; American, 3s 9d ; whiting, per ton, £4 15s ; resin, £9 to £0 10s (overstocked); Provision* Cheese -double' Glo3ter, unsaleable ; Dutch, Is Id; provincial, none; Canterbury, 0d to OJd. Salt butter, 8(1 for good sound. Eico, d.p., Rangoon, £22; Saigon, £2i; Japan dressed, £13, i.b., for parcels. Hams and bacon (duty, 2d per lb.); Canterbury hams and bacon, 8d to BJd; do. in cloth, SJ.I to 9d, market overstocked. Fish : Lin:; 5Jd ; preserved red herrings, in tins, 30s to ."Ws per dozen (2.1b. tins); white, 34s per barrel; Kiudon haddocks 10s- lobsters, American, libs., 8s 9'i to 93 Od; 21bs., 18s; salmon, lib., Ss 6d; pickled salmon, 3d ; sardines (Albert's), quarters, 5s Ud ; halvos, 10s 0d ; oysters, Os 0d to 7s. Suoaks, u.r.—Sydney, No. 1, £37; Yarraville, IC, £37; I\V, £41 to £42; brewers' crystal", £37 to £40; Mauritius white crystals, £37 to £38 ; bright, 35s ; yellow, £32 to .C 32 10s; English crushed loaf, Sd ; Californian crushed, 43d (very baro): Californian cube, I'.d ; I'ijian rations. £25 to £23 ; yellow crystals and counters £29 to £33. Spirits.—Brandy : Eonyer, Gouillet and Co, 2.1s and 8s; Marcellain's, case, 22a Ud, IB ; flask. 23s 0d : half-Ilask, 35s Od; quartcr-llask, 53s od, and in bulk 7s fld ; Hennossy's brandy, bulk, 13s 0d to 14s ; case, 39s to 40s; Biscuit Duboucho and Co.'s palo, in lihda. and qr.-caaks, 8s; Beehive, bulk, Ss; Courvoisier's, case, 345; Otard's, casv;, 29s (nominal); bulk, 10s Oil; Beehive, caso, 24s ; Bisquit Dubouche and Co.'s, 25s ; nine's, 2Ss; bulk, Ss ; Gautier's, 32s and 10s 0d ; Burg.iud's, 7s 3d to 7s 9tl ■ Muller Frcre's, 20s: Cavalier Frere's, 245; J. B. Reno's caso, 225: Moukow, 30s and 10s; Menimaud, 0s to Ss 0d; Dessandier's, 22s and 7s od. Whisky, bulk : Walker's \VW, 10s; Groenless and Colvillo'a 5s Cd to 63 3d ; caso, Rob Roy, ISs ; caso, Beith, Eossand Co.'s, 0s ; Teachor's, 9s Od : Dunvlllo's, 5s Cd ; caso, ISs ; Lome Highland, 21s ; Red Deer 0s 8(1 to 7s ; caso, 19s; Craig, 03 0d and £43; Heddlo's old casi, 10s Cd ; Royal 131 end, -.Ms; Teacher's old, 24s to 20s ; Encore, 19s; Banai'her, 19s ; Walker's WW, 235; Jeraboam, 2Ss; LL, 22s 6d to 235; all in bond. Genova, proof, 3 gallons, JDKZ, IS bottles, 16s; 20 bottles, 19s; key, gonova, proof, 13s; Schnapps, Wolfe's, 21s Cd ; Dew of tho Alps, 275. Gin. Booth's, Ids; Burnett's, 15s. Lowndo's rum, 30 op, 43 UdtoSs; Red ifoavt, case, 25s Cd; Burnett's caso, 225. Key, 225. Duty, 14s. Tobacco.—Duty, 3s Cd. Venu3, 10s; throoquartor boxes, 1? 4d; cases, Is 4}d ; Vonus, Navy Hat work, la Gd ; double-thick ditto. Is 8d ; Over the Wattr. 10s ; caso Is 3d ; Barrett's Crown, lid ; Two Soa.' 13 Id to Is 4Jd ; Victory Twist, Is ljd ; and c.ises, Is 0d; low, iOs, 9d to lid; Derby 13's, Is Id; Derby O's, Is 4d ; Orion It's, Is 3d; Cameron's Fancy Aroniatie, Is 7d to Is lid ; Royal Standtrd, laid. Timber. — Quotations aro as follows: — Kauri boards a) d scantling cargoes, 100 foot, at mill, f.0.)., Kast Coast, 13s to Us od, tlmclasj ; Ss, second-class; at yards, Auckland, 15s to 10s ilrst-class: 10s second-class. r'loorinj,', 10s 6d to 17s Cd first-class; 12s seennd class ; rusticated, 17s to ISs. West Coast, ISs ; b.iulk, 7s; whitd pinu (kahikatca), 7s; T aud G, 9i f.0.b., at mills; at yard, llrst-clasa 14; secondclass ils; Hobart palings, 6 feet, 15s ; 0 feet, 17s ; Hobart rails, £3 15s. Teas.—Prices range as follows (in bond):—Congon.l. common to good, 7'd to Is Id ; middling to uno kinds, Is ljd to 13 4d ; Saryunes and Panvongs, Is 4d to 2s ; Souchongs and Chingwo Kaisows, Is 0d to 2s 3d. Indian teas are now coming into the market regularly. Prices may be quoted for Semi-broken and fine Souchong kinds, 13 5d to 2s Id. Wixes.—Champagne, duty paid : Perier Jouet and Co., lirat quality, quarts, 803 ; pints, Sis; hulfpints, 04s; second quality, quarts, (Jl3; pints, OSs; half-pints, 7Ss. Inf;lolieim, quarts, SOs ; S4s; Moet, quarts, BSS; pints, 90s; ltoederer, quarts, 100s; pints, 10' is ; Pol. lioijer and Co, 100.5 and 103s; Adolplio Collins, 00s and 705., ditto extra superior, 70s, 80s. Arpad Haraszthy and Co.'s, quarts, 70s, pints, 70s. St. Huberts' Australian, 22s per dozen. Mr. K. Autucju's Weekly Report. — A busy weok in all departments. A large amount of goods havo changed hands at satisfactory prices. Potatoes havo declined a. little in price. Cheese is coming to hand very freoly, could not clear out at reducod prices. Bacon doss not improvo in price; there is a fair supply. A few new onions have come to hand ; tin ro is not a great domand. Monday: A trade salo of Rrocorle.i and Christmas frr.it at Messrs. Potter and Co.'s, Durham street, the was well represented, a Rood business was done at fair prlcex. Currants, sd ; Klcmo raisins, OJd to 7(1; arrowroot, 4Jd ; tartaric acid, 2s Id ; Taylor's cocoa, 13 31tl ; Tulloch's cocoa, 2s 3d ; Koillor's jujuboi. Is : confectionery, assorted, 9d to 9ld ; mints, »)d to Is 3d ; pastilles, 12! d: liquorice, Ujd to Is; Celmont candles, Od to Ojd : Brandon's, 7ii ; U.K.J., 7^(1; National. 9Jd : Imperial, 9d ; cftrriaco, 9d ; cream tartar, Is Gd ; salt, X 3 4s to £4 ; brewn sugar, 3d to 4}d ; sarilinos, 5s 3d ; carbonate soda, 14s to 15s ; ossenco lemon, 5s to 5s stl; Morton's vinegar, 7s 0d ; Champion's. 7s 9.1 to 7s 10d ; nuts, 5,d ; mustard, Is SJrt ; C and B silad oil, i's, 0s 0d ; castor oil, 5s Id; W'hybrow's salad oil, J's, 53 10d; ' Morton's salad oil, }'s, 5s Sd; assorted peels, 12d to 12jd ; Morton's jiicklos, Ss ; Edwards, 0s Sd ; Nabob. 14s 3d; rice, ISs :id to 10s. Tuesday's sale of household furniture ami elTocts at a private house. Mount Roskill, a fair attendance and satisfactory prices. We.lnuaiiay's salo of Sydney fruit, etc., at mart; there was a lar-o uttendan.-o. Cherry iilumssold at 4d to «.[d ; apricots, 3d to Sd; oram-e's, 9s 0d to 12s 0d ; peanun, 3d ; Nelson gooseberries, 4d to 4jd ; American apples, 10s 0.1; potttoes. Id to \\d. Tile sale of furniture was well attended, and all sold at fair prices. Thursday's trade pale of qenenl merchandise at Messrs I'ottor aud Co.'s., Durham-street, there was a fnir attondan.-w. and a very larsu quuntity sold > at neaday next. Friday. Sale of produce, jwultry. etc , at mart. Tho attendance was large ; a i;ood business was dono. Poultry sold at much lower prices than for some time \:;isl. Fowls. Is 4d to 2s 4d; chicUrt, 7d to Is Id; game, os Id ; Lcingdlinns, 4s:id; Dorkings, 4s ; turkeys, .".s to tis ; ducks, Is -Id to Is 8d ; geese. :N Id : pigeons, fld to Is Id ; pigs, 73 (id to l;is ; (ild potatoes, 2h to (is ; new potatoes, 5s to 9s Id ; pens. Is 2(1 to Is 7d ; beans,.ld to id, onions, Id to 11,1; j -osoberries. 2>l to i|d ; bananas, 2d; peanuts, 3d ; lemons, Is 3d to Is fid; oats, 4s: wheat, 4s to Is (id : Hour, .tS to £1:1 10a ; chrese, 5Jd to «I<l ; bacon, 3d to 7Jd ; butter. M to OJd ; oatmeal, lls ; biscuits, 3.U1 to ild ; tea (half-chests). Is 10,1; tea (brx), 21s; sugar, 3',d to 4jd ; chair, 2s 0d per sack : lard, ISJd to Oα ; while load, ljd.