COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6965, 14 March 1884, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

NIW Zkalako Hekald Office. Thursday evening. The Customs receipts to-day wero £'SSO ISs 3d. The week has closed quietly, and few sales of any consequence have come under our notice. The demand both, locally and from the country, has been of a limited character, and tho few sales reported have been of small parcels for actual wants. In dairy produce we have to quote butter at Is per lb. wholesale, and Is 3d per lb. retail ; and eggs at Is 6i per doz. wholesale, and Is 9d per doz. retail. Of salt butter, another large shipment has been made to Sydney, the market there being reported as most encouraging. The s.a. Ringarooma, which left yesterday, took 611 kegs. We have no alteration in price to quote here. The kauri gum is still unchanged at last week's prices. Both the Lutterworth and the Amazon have good shipments on board for London. The market has been a fairly active market for grain. Maize, of which several parcels have been sent on to Sydney, is now quotable at 3* 3d to 3s 6d, being an advanco of 3d. This has been brought about by the firmer tone of the Sydney market. Wheat is now selling at 4s, and fowl wheat at 2s 9d to 3a. Oaten hay is now quoted at £5 to £5 10s. In manures we notice that prime Sydney bonedust is now selling at £S to £8 10s, and interior at £6 15s to £7 10s. The arrivals during the week have been numerous, but, excepting the mail steamer City of Sydney, not of much importance. The same remarks apply to the departures. Messrs. G. W. Binney and Co. report that at their weekly sale of wool, hides, skins, and tallow good salted hides were still_ in demand, and found a ready Bale at 3JA to 3Jd ; light and inferior. 2Jd to 3d per lb. ; polts, Is Id to Is Sd ; fullwool skins, 2s to 3s 2d ; green pelts, la lOd to 2s ; others in proportion. THE AUCKLAND MARKETS. Pbebkrved and Dried Fruits. — Wholesale: Dried Prunes, 6Jd to 7d; Crysta'.lsed Pine Apples Is to Is 3d per lb: Preserved Oinger, Is to Is 2d: Peanuts, l»d to 2d; Baiceloua, &Jd to 7d per lb.: Shelled Nuts, 9d to Is; Braril. rid to 9d. Retail: Driet Prunes. Sd to lOd; Crystallzed Pine Apples. Is 9d to 2s per lb.; Preserved Gin&or. Is fid to 2s; Peanuts, 3d to Is : Barcelona Is to Is 6d; Shelled Nuts Is to Is 6d: Braiil. 9d to Is.

Gardes aitd Orchard Produce.— WholetaUz Apples. 85 to 12s Od per ca*»e; Lemons, per doz., Is to Is 2d; Onions, per lb., jd to 2d; Colery, per doz., 2s to 4s: Garlic. 3d to 63 per lb ; Pumpkin, 4s 6d to Ss 6d per cwt; Cocoanuts, bs to 10s per 100: Oranges, lOd to Is 3d par doz. ; Bananas. l}d to 2d; Pine Apples, Ss to 0s 6d ; Oranges, 7s ad to 9s 6d per case ; Mandarins, 8s 6d to lis 6d. Retail: Oranges, Is 3d to 2s per doz.; Lemons, 2d to 3d each; Onions, per lb.. 2d to 4d: Apples, per lb., 2d to 6d: Celery, per bundle, 2s to 6i: Pumpkin, per lb, ljd to 2d; Bauanas. 3d to 8d ; Garlic, 8d to 9d per lb.; Grapes, Is to Is 8d p«r lb.

Farm and Dairy Produce.— WhoUiile: Butter, fresh, Is : Butter, salt, Sd to 10J : Cheese, good local 6d to 6d : Canterbury, do., bd to 7d ; Eggs, per dos.. Is 6d ; Lard, per bladder, 7Jd ; Bacon and Hams, Provincial, 6d to Sd; Hams, 6d to Od; Canterbury Kam and Bacon, 3d, in cloth ; Hams only, lid; Jams, per case. 5 dor.. £3 17» 6d to £1 lfea 3d : Fowls, per pair, 2s 6d to 4s : Feathers, baked, clean and selected. Is 6d to Is 3d per lb. Retail .- Milk, per quart, 4d : Butter, fresh. Is 3d ; salt do., lOd to Is ; Cheese, colonial, do., 9d to lOd ; Eggs, perdoz., Is 3d ; Lard, per lb, 6d to 9d: Fowls, each. 2s to 3s : Ducks, do., 2s to 3s : Geese, do., 5s to 7s; Turkeys, do., each, 53 to Ss Cd ; Bacon, per lb., lOd to Is ; Hams, do., Is to Is -Id.

Hat axdCo&x Market.— Wholciale : Maize, local, 3s 3d to 3s 6d : Oats, 2s Sd te 2s 7d ; Wheat. 4s ; fowl. 2s Od to 3s ; Barley, 2s 9d to 3s 3d: Malting Earlej. 5s to 5s 3d (no demind); Hay, meadow, per ton. pressed, £6 to £6 ss; Lucerne, do., £6 to £0 10s (nominal): Straw, per load, ISa to £1 10s; Chaff, mixed, £5: Oaten Chaff £5 to £i> 10; Hay. oaten. £5 to £8 : Clover. £5 10s to £7 ; Potatoes, per ton, £3 to £4. Retail: Maize, 4s; Oats, do., 2s Od to 3s 3d; Bran, per .lOOlbs.. «s; Sharps, per lOOlbs., 6s; Wheat, fowl, per bushel, 3s Od to 4s; Barley, feed do., 3s 6d to 4s; Hay. per cwt., 6s 6d to 7s; Lucerne, do., 7s ed to 2s ; Oaten.do., tia to 7s; Straw, do., 3s to 4s ; Chaff, do., 03 to 7s.

Kauri Gdm and Flax Marret. — The guru market is Arm at prices quoted below. Beceipts for mouth to date, about 107 tons. The following quotations approximate to present rates :— Poor ordinary, £40; fair to good ordinary £1 - to £44; superior do., £45 to £40; East Coa3t, alii to £'36. Flax, per ton, £18 to £21: Tow, do.. £7 to £9; Fungus, per lb., 2Jd to 3d: Gcoaanut Fibre, per cwt., 16s to 17s; Beea wax, 9d to lOd lb.

Coal and Firewood Market—Cot!: Newcastle (ship's side),'cargo, 30s to 33s per ton ; y-rd, 3-2s to 355. Bay of Islands, at yards, 275, scarce : screened, 30s; ditto attho mine, 13s; ship's side. 25s to 265. Walkato, 8s to 12s; in Auckland, lfcSi to 225. Kamo, 12s por ton at loading ground. Taupiri at mine, 8s 6d to 12s; at yard, 18s 6d to 225. Whangarel. at mine, 9s 6d; yard (steam), 173; household, 21s delivered 235. Firewood: Uncut at wharf (cargo), 9s to 10s per ton; delivered. 14s; cut. 17s to 18s.

Floor Markit.— WhoUials : Superfine Flour, silk dressed, per ton, £1310s; do., do., household, £1210s: hundreds 55., fifties 10s., per ton extra. Backs and bagsfrco: Southern, d 0.,£10 10s to £11 10s ; Bran,per tou (sacks includod). local. £5: Southern, do., £5; Sharps, £5 10s; Cabin Broad, do., £18 ; Oatmeal, do., £12 10s to £13; Pearl Barley, do., £23 to £24 ; Bread, per 21b loaf, 31d.

Seeds.—Lucerne, Is 3d ; White Clover, per lb., Is 3d to Is id ; Red Clover, per lb., 3d to Wd: Cowgrans, per lb.. Is to Is 2d; Alsjrke, por lb., Is 3d to Is 4d ; Trefoil, per lb., 7d to 8d: Timothy, per lb., 7d ; Rape, per lb., id to sd; Purple-top Abor. Turnip, per Hi., Is 3d; Green-top Aber. Turnip, per lb., Is 3d; Green Globe Turnip, per lb., Is; Prairie Gross, per bushol. 6a; Ryegrass, por bushel, 5s to 6s; Cocksfoot per bushol, about Bs.

Miscellaneous. —Kerosene, from Is 7d to Is 8d ordinary brand.-" ; Fencing Wire, No. 6, 7, and S. assorted, £14 10« to £15 10s per ton ; Lime, slacked, Is por bushel; Quick Lime, in stone Is 6d to 2s. Now Zealand Palings. sft., 7s 6d to 10s; oft., 13s; Ti-troo Kails, £2 10s to £4 per 100 ; Puriri Posts £8 to £7 ; Shingles, 13s to 16s 6d per 1,000 ; Dobart Palings, sft., 15s to 19s; 6ft., 17s to 21s; Hobart Bails, 75s to 85s. Buying and selling quotations. Butcheks' Meat.— Retail: Rcasting Beef, per lb., 4d to 6d; Boiling Beef, do., 3d to Cd ; Mutton, hindquarter, do., 4d; do., fore-quarter, do., 3d; Lamb, 3s to 4s quarter; Pork and Veal, por lb., do., 5Jd to 7d; Steaks do., 6d to 8d: Chops and Sausages, 4il to 6d. WlwUsalc: Tallow, mutton, por cwt., 48s to 60s mixed, do., 25s to 355. Manures.—Bonedust, Sydney, prime, £S to £8 10s ; Boneflour, £9 10s ; Auckland, £9, inferior, £6 15s to £7 10s; to £S 10s ; Peruvian guano. £18; Maldon Island,'£B Tluon Guano, small lots, £5 to £6, bags included ; Hurst's Chomical Manure. £14 10s. Building Materials.—Timber: Boards and Scantling, 100 ft., 10s to 15s, best dressed, 18s to 19s 6d; second class, 9s to 12s 6d; rustic weather boards. 17s to 18s. Mills : Cargc. bost. 12a to 14s 6d ; second class, 6s to Bs. Balk, 6s Cd to 7s. Bricks (at Whatl), 35s to 40s; Town Yards, £2 6s to £2 10s por 1000. Drain Pipos, por 1000, 6 Inchos boro, 30s : 4 inches, 14s; 3 inches, 9s; 22 inches, £2 5s per 1000; Socket Glazed Pipes, IS inches, 3a; 15 inchos. 2s 6d; 12 inchos, 2s; 19 Inches, Is 3d; 6 inches. Sd: 4 inchos, 6d per foot LIVE STOOK AND PKODUCE MARKETS. AUCKLAND. Ms. Alired Bbcsusb's Weekly RtponT.—At the sale of llr. Claude's (mm 3tocA on Saturday last there »as a numerous attendance and bri»ic bidding throughout, particularly fur tho implements, which were of the best class obtainable and in perfect order. Cuttle and horses were also freely competed for, with the result of obtaining, on the whole. 25 per centover tho owners' valuation. At Newmarket on Friday few dairy or store cattle were 3arUed ; tliose were without altera: ion in values. Fat cattle in full numbers. Steers fully maintained late values but cows and heifers were at something lower prices, Store

«heop wore plentiful and at low values, aged ewes from 3s to 48 Cd; lambs, 2s 3d to 3s each : fat sheep, plentiful, but none of choice quality, late values well obtained; fat lambs, in full number and brisk inquiry, prices ranted from 8s to 14» each ; tat calves, plentiful, and required, prices ranged from 20s to 491 each ; pigs, scarce, and at /nil values. Averages were 7 oien, James Taylor. £10 ; 18 steers, Auckland Agricultural Companv. £S ; 10 steers, E. Allen, £7 16s ; 16 steers. Grico and P.irker, £7 7s 9d : 8 steers, G. Clark, £7; 21 calves, E. Allen, 36« 6d ; 70 boegets. Bcssnko Bros., 13s 01; 50 lambs, J. Kimpton, 13s; 27 lambs, J. Manning. Us 6d. ; VSiKSSKH.' HCNTEB AND NOLAKS REPORT.— HOrseS The supply has been up to the average. At the Durham jards on Friday, except for foreign horses, bidding was dull though the majority of those entered for sale were soil at the hammer or privately. There was uo alteration in late quotations. On Monday we held a sale at Sir. Brown's at Mangare ; stock of all descriptions and fArming implements sold well. ': . On Tuescay at the Durham yards wo held our weekly hide, skin and wool S'le. We quote hides 3Jd to sid ; pel s and skins, 7d to 3s 4d; wool, 4i-l to 5Jd. At tho Junction Yards, on Tuesday, dairy stock were in lull supplj, and everything of a gnod class sole freely. Store stock were in average supply, but tho beef pens were well filled. Prices varied duiing the sale, but a draft of prime Hawera bullocks were quitted at 23s per lOOlbs. Theie was no nottcable alteration in dairy or stoie prices. Sheep: The yards well tilled, and prices showed an advance on last week's prices. Lambs wero in full sold huh. Pigs were short of requirements, and are still wanted at eood prices. Cattle: At Pukekohe,, on Wednesday, there was a full muster of all de- | scriptions of stock, and met with purchase! sat late | values. A larfte draft of pigs from the Chsese Factory sold at good prices. THAMES. Missus Banks and Co.'s Report (By Telograoh).— At Parawai, on Thur-day, about the usual number of, fa*, cattle were yarded. Prime steers and. heifers brought 24s per- 1001b ; coarse aid inferior, animals, very low; sheep were in fair supp'y—mixed sexes of fair quality made 13i 6d; lambs, 9s 9d to 10s 9tt each.; MB. VJCKKRS'S WEEKLY STOCK AND'■ SHARE., LIST AND INVESTORS' GUIDE:,, ■,„ „>' ■■■{;]

A. Saunders, C. Alexander, S. Vickers, J.-:F. Clarke, R. Fratar. John Mowbray, R. Home, J. U. Morpeth, J. M. Lennox, W. Flood, H. J. Wickens, O. B. McDonald, D. G. MacDonnoll, Altken! Carrtck, R. Spratt, Francis Hull. Joseph Newman, Chairman. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. ■ lai.LK. £■ s. d. Dat'. Queen of Benuty G.M. Co. .. 0 0 6 f-? Star. 17 Auckland B ick and Tile Co. 0 10 0 — Mar. 21 IMVIDKND. NewFinriGM.Co 0 1 0 rr .-Mar. .13 Standard Insurance Co. .. — ■— .Now. 1B Y TELEGRAPH. CHIUSTCHUROIT. March 13.—The following are tho only changes in prices : —Retail, fresh butter, lid; wholesale, bntter, SJd to OJ. flour. £9 10s ; oats, milling, nsw. 2s to 2n OJd ; wheat, milling, sound, new, Sa oil tu 3s sd.

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