COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 7175, 14 November 1884, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Hebalo Office. Thursday evening. CUSTOMS duties : Today, £972 3s lOd.

Business during the past week has been somewhat quieter, which may in a measure be nccounted for from the fact that the present week was mail week, and there is little disposition to do business until after the arrival of the English mail due here on Saturday. In dairy produce there is little to note. Butter is still coming forward in good supply, and is unchanged in price, being 8d per lb. wholesale and lOd per lb. retail. Eggs have to Is per doz. wholesale, and Is 3d per doz\ retail. Iq the hay and corn market business has been dull, no sales being reported cf consequence, business being altogether confined to filling immediate requirements. Outs are quoted at 2s lOd to 3s 2d ; fowl wheat from 3s to 3s 3d ; and barley at 3i 2d to 33. Potatoes are still dull of sale, and the market is still overstocked. We quote prices up to £i. In the open markets we hear of lines of good sound potatoes being sold at under £2.

A fair consumptive demand has been experienced in the flour market, although orders have only been to fill present requirement?. We quote local superfine silk dressed at. £12: household, £11; Southern, dull of sale at £9 10s to £10; Southern bran, £5 15s ; sharps, £5 15s.

The gum market continues quiet and depressed, there being almost no buyers, and heavy stocks both of Bast Coast and ordinary qualities are accumulating in town and count iy. The Mountain Laurel and Wntkato are on the berth for London, and the Elinor Vernon for New York. We quote poor ordinary nominally, 30s to 323, unsaleable ; fair ordinary, 34s to 36s ; best ordinary, 37s to 40s ; East Coast, 50s. Messrs. B. Tonka and Co. sold by auction, at their mart, the whole of the cargo of sugars, ex Lapwing, from Brisbane, and fair priceß were obtained. The trade was well represented. 4 trade sale of wines and spiiits was also held. All the lines offered were disposed of at fair prices.

THE AUCKLAND MARKETS.

Kaubi Gum akd Fuur Marb.et. —Receipts'for month to date, about 101' tons. We quote: Poor Ordinary. £30 10 £32; Fair do. £34 to £36; Best do., £37 to £40. East Coast, £50 per ton. Flax, per ton, £18 to £21; Tow, do., £7 to £9; Fungus, per lb., 2jd to 3d: Coccanut Fibre, per cwt.. 15s to 17s; Beeswax, Sd to lOd per lb. Preserved and Dried Fruits. — Wholesale: Dried Prunes, 6Jd to 7d; Crystallized Pine Apples, Is to Is 3d per lb: Preserved Ginger, Is to Is 2d; Peanuts, ljd to 2d; Barcelona, to 7d per lb.; Shelled Nuts. 9d to Is; Brazil. 6d to 9d. Retail: Dried Prunes, 8d to lOd; Crystalized Pine Apples, Is 9d to 2s per lb.; Preserved Ginger, Is 9d to 2s; Peanuts, fld to 9d; Barcelona, Is to Is 6d; Shelled Nuts Is to Is 6d: Brazil. 9d to la. Farm and Dairy Produce.— Wholesale: Butter, fresh, 8d; salt, 8d to lOd: Cheese, good local, 5d to 6Jd; Canterbury, do.. sjd to 5Jd; Eggs, per doz.. Is; Lard, per bladder, 7d; Bacon and Hams, Provincial, ed to 8d; Hams, 8d to 9d; Canterbury Hams and Bacon, bare sides, 8?d; equal numbers, 9d; Hams, 10} d; in cloth, Ad extra all round; Jams, per case, 5 doz., £112s Gil to £115s fid: Fowls, per pair, 2s 6d to 4s; Feathers, baked, clean and selected. Is (3d to Is 9d per lb. Retail: Milk, per quart, 4d; Butter, fresh, lOd; salt do., lOd to Is; Cheese, colonial, do., 8d to 9d; Eggs, per doz., Is 3d; Lard, per lb, 6d to Sd; Fowls, each, 2s to 3s ; Ducks, do., 2s to 3s: Geese, do., 5s to 7s; Turkeys, do., each, 5s to 8s 6d; Bacon, per lb., lOd to Is ; Hams, do., Is tols4d-

Hay and Cork Market.— Wholescle (selling ex store).- Maize, local (new), 43 6d to ss; Oats, 2s lOd to 3s 2d; Wheat, 4s; fowl, 3s to 3s 3d; Barley, 3s; Malting Barlej, 4s 3d to 4s 6d (no demand); Hay, meadow, per ton. pressed, £6 to £6 6s; Lucerne, do., £6 to £6 10s (nominal); Straw, per load, 18s to £1 10s; Chaff, mixed, £5 to £5 10s; Oaten Chan*, £5 10-; Hay. oaten. £5 to £6; Clover, £510s to £7; Potatoes, par ton, up to £4. Retail: Maize, 5s 3d to 5s 6d; Oats, do., 3s 4d to 3s 8d; "Wheat, fowl, per bnshel, 3s 6d; Barley, feed do., 3s 6d to 4s; Hay, per cwt., 6s 6d to 7s; Lucerne, do., 7s 6d to 8s; Oat on. do., 6s to 7s: Straw, do., 3s to 4s : Chan', do., 5s to 6s; Potatoes. 3s 6d to 4s Cd.

Garden and Orchard Prodooe.—KPftoJesats : Apples, 15s to 20sper case; Lemons, per doz., Is to Is 6d; Onions, per lb., Jdto 2d; Celery, per doz., 2s to 4s; Gooseberries, 9d per quart; Garlic, 3d to 6d per lb.; Pumpkin, 4s 6d to 5s Cd per cwt; Cocoanuts, 93 to lis per 100; Oranges, Is to Is 6d per doz.; Bananas, 2d to 3d; Fine Apples, 8s to 9s 6d; Oranges, 14s to 17s per case. Retail: Oranges, 2s Cd to Ss per doz.; Lemons, 2d to 3d each; Onions, per lb., 2d to 4d; Apples, per lb., 3d to Sd; Celery, per handle, 2d to ed: Pumpkin, per lb, lid to 2d; Bananas, 3d to 6d; Garlic, 8d to 9d per lb.; Gooseberries, Is to Is 6d per quart. Flour Market.— Wholesale: Superfine Flour, silk dressed, per ton, £12; do., do., housohold, £11; hundreds 55., fifties 10s., per ton extra, sacks and bags free: Southern, do., £910s to £10; Bran, per ion (sacks included), local, £7: Southern do., £5 15s ; Sharps, £5 15s ; Cabin Bread, do., £1& ; Oatmeal, do., £15 to £1510s; Pearl Barley, do., £22 to £23 ; Bread, per 21b loaf, Sid.

Coax aitd Fibewood Hieket—Coal: Newcastle (ship's side), cargo, 28s to 30s per ton; yard, 32s to 355. Bay of Islands, at yards, 275, scarce; scree-nod, 30s; ditto at the mine, 12s 6d; ship's side. 25s to 265. Waikato, 8s to 12s; in .Auckland, 18s to 223. Kamo, 12s per ton at loading ground. Taupiri at mine, 8s to 12s; at yard, 18s 6d to 225. -Whangarei, at mine, 9s 6d; yard (steam), 17s; household, 21s, delivered 255. Firewood: Uncut at wharf (cargo), 9s to 10s per ton; delivered, Hs: cat, 15s to 10s. Maitubes, —Bonedust, Sydney, prime, £8 to £8 10s Boneflour, £9; Auckland, £8, Inferior. £6 15s to £710s; to £8 10s; Peruvian guano, £18; Maiden Island, £8 Huon Guano, small lots, £& to £0, bags included; Hurst's Chemical Manure. £1410s. Misoellaneous.—Kerosene, from la 7d to Is 8d ordinary brands ; Fencing Wire, No. 8, 7, and 8, assorted, £13, £13 10s, and £14 respectively per ton ; Lime, slacked, Is per bushel; Quick Lime, in stone Is 6d to 2s. New Zealand Palings, sft., 7s 6<l to 10s; 6ft., 13s; Ti-troe Bails, £2 10s to £i per 100; Puriri Posts, £6 to £7 ; Shingles, 13s to 16s fld per 1000: Hobart Palings, 6ft., 17s to 20s; 6ft.. 18s to 21s; Hobart Rails, 80s to 90s. Buying and selling quotations. New Zealand Flax Bofs.—Prices subject to trads terms. Rope of all afces, per ton, £40; Tarred Yam do., £40; Wool Lashing;do.. £38. Seeds. —Lucerne, Is 3d ; White Clover, per lb., Is 3d to Is 4d; Bed Clover, per lb., 9d to lUd; Cowgrass, per lb., Is to Is 2d; Alsyke, per lb., la 3d to ls4d; Trefoil per lb., 7d to 8d; Timothy, per lb., 7d; Bape, per lb., 4d to 6d; Purple-top Aber. Turnip, per lb., Is 3d; Green-top Aber. Turnip, per lb., Is 3d; Green Globe Turnip, per lb., Is; Prairie Grass, per bushel, 6s; Ryegrass, per bushel, 5s to 6s; Cocksfoot per bushel, 8s 6d. BnTLDmo Materials.—Timber: Boards and Scantling, 100 ft., 10s to 15s, best dressed, 18s to 10s 6d; second class, 9s to 12s 6d; rustic weather boards, 17s to 18s. Mills: Cargo, bost, 12s to 14s Od ; second class, 8s to Bs. Balk, 6s 6d to 7s. Bricks (at Whan), 35s to 40s; Town Yards, £2 6s to £2 10s per 1000. Drain Pipes, per 1000. 6 Inches bore, £16; 4 Inches, £7 lOd; 3 inches, £6 ; 2 inches, £2 10s per 1000; Socket Glazed Pipes, IS Inches, 4s; 15 inches, 4s Cd; 12 Inches, 3s; 6 inches, 2; 6 inches, Is; 4 inches, 9d-j 3 inches, 7d per foot. Botkjhebs' Meat.— Retail: Bcasting Beef, per lb., 4d to 6d; Boiling Beef, do., 3d to 6d; Mutton, kindquarter, do., 4d; do., fore-quarter, do., 3d; Lamb, 4s to 6s quarter; Pork and Voal, per lb., do., 5Jd to 7d; Steaks do., Od to 8d; Chops and Sausages, 4d to Bd. WlwUsale: Tallow, mutton, per cwt., 35s to 48); mixed, do., 25s to 365.

LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

AUCKLAND Mb. Altbed Bdckxand'b Weekly Beport.—At the Haymarket on Friday, November 4, fodder was at low values ; oaten hay at 3s Od ; meadow hay. from Is 6d: straw. Is Cd the cwt ; oats, 'is lid and 3s the bushel; chaff, from £2 6s to £4 5s the ton; horse stock wero fairly represented, anil at late values. Medium draught unbroken colts from £12 to £16; the yearling by Ariel, 40 guineas ; carriage horse, £40 ; medium draught broken, £20 and £25; and a Courtland waggon, £30. At the hide and skin sale on Tuesday, late values were sustained. Bides ranged from 2Jd to 4£d the lb; tallow, 25s to 27s 6d the cwt; sheepskins, 2s lid to 5s each : longwool, 6d to OJd the lb. During the past foituight stock has arrived from the coast In greatly ibcreased numbers. Prices have in consequence fallen. At Bemuera, on Thursday, cattle were yarded largely in excess of usual numbers, and prices realised were from 2i to 3a the lOOlbd. Itsi th»n last week; ship-bome cattle were at 20s ; Auckland fatted, up to 23s the lOOlbs. The prize oxen wero fairly competed for, and purchased by Mr. A. Carter. The short-horn ox realised £20 12j 6d, and the Hereford £17 15s. Fat calves in demand at full rates. Sheep weru plentiful .ind at Irregular values, but on th.f wholo lower in price. The prize sheep were bougit by Mr. B. Giles and Mr. A. Carter. Prices ranged from 23s to 25s Od each. Lambs numerous, but maintained their position, good qnsllty ranging from 10s to 16s. Store pigs abundant, and considerably lower in value. Small-sized fairly fatted pirs at late prices. ..--._ „ Messbs. Honteb aiti>;Noi,as s Befobt.—Horses A large number have been brought forward, and generally found purchasers at fully the previous week's values, notwithstanding Urge lots being in transit for this maiket. The Durham yards were well filled on Friday, and with few exceptions those ontered found purchasers. We quote: Heavy draught horses, £25 to £35 : harness horses, from £18 to £25; -hacks, from £7 to £22 10s; Wool, hides, and skins: There was a fair quantity of hides, but many were in bad condition, and sold relatively lower. We quote: hides, from lid to 3}d per lb.; skins,' from ls.Bd to 4s 8d; wool, sid to 6d per lb. Cattle: A large number

have been brought forward, and changed hand* with but-little alterations In value. There was quite an average muster at Newmarket on Tuesday, and a large one at Pukekohe on Wednesday. Previous week's values for stores and dairy catlle were fully maintained. There was a large prepondeiance of cows In tbe butchers* pens, which had a depressing influence on average prices, which consequently receded fully 2s per lOOlbi; other stock -without noteworthy alteration. Sheep: Above an average number have been penned, and a very large number of lambs. Ibe latter affected the price of sheep, and a reduction In both resulted. The Newmarket yards were well filled on Tuesday. There was a full attendance of buyers, but prices were in favour of purchaser from Is to 23 each ; lambs sold at from 2s to 20s Cd. Pigs: Very few yarded ; demand good. THAMES. Messes. Banks and Co.'s Weekly Report (By > Telegraph).—At Parawal on Thursday the market was again well supplied with fat cattle. A further draft of prime Napier steers, similar to last weeks, a>eraged£9each, being a alight declino from former prices A large number of »heep were penned, shorn wethera selling at from 14s to 17s 3d. Lambs were again offered in numbers fully up to requirements, and prices ranged from 6s 6d to lis.

STOCK AND MINING ASSOCIATION.

A. Saunders, C. Alexander, S. Tickers, J. F. Clarke, R. Frater, John Mowbray, J. B. Morpetb, J. M. Lennox, "W. Flood, D. B. McDonald, D. G* MacDounell, Aitken Carrick, E. Spratt, Francis HulL % Joseph Newman, Chairman.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. oallh. £ s. d. Data. Queen of Beauty G. M. Co. .. 0 0 6 — Nov. 21 Auckland Piumpton Coursing 0 2 6 — Nov. 22 Tokatea G.M.Co 0 0 0 — Nov. 29 North N.Z. Farmers' Co-opera- ; tive Association . ..010 — Dec. , 1 Auckland Tramways Co. .. 0 13 — Dec. 8 Wellington G.M. Co 0 0 1 — Dec. 10 Caledonian Low Level G.M. Co. 0 0 1 — Dec. 10

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Auckland, November 13. 1884. Compmy. Business. Closing Prices. Bayers. Sellers. Bank?— £ s d. £ s d Now Zealand .. 21/7/6 — — iNHUBANCfca— New Zealand .. 78/ 3 17 6 3 19 0 National .. -• — — 1 1 C Standard .. .. — — 0 12 6 Union .. .. — — 13 9 Colonial .. .. — 066070 MliH'RLLANXOUB — N.Z. Loan and Mer. — 5 5 0 5 10 0 Auckland Gas, new — 14 6 — Ur.ion Sash and Door — 5 0 0 — Auckland Timber.. 4/17/6 4 16 6 — N.Z. Timber .. — — 5 0 0 Devonport Ferry .. — 0 19 0 — Mining — Deep Level Crosa .. — — 0 17 Prince Imperial .. 16/ ~ 0 16 6 Caledonian .. .. /8 0 0 7 — Cambria .. .. 6/ 10/ 9/6 0 9 0 0 10 0 Ivanhoo .. .. 4/9 — 0 4 9 Darwin *. .. 4/5/ 4/3 0 4 0 0 4 6