COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7661, 11 June 1886, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Heeald Office. ; Thursday evening. BUSINESS in the import market has been by no means brisk this week. Orders from retail distributors are confined to sorting tip lines. Island business has, however, been above the average, the requirements for the schooners Olive and Julia Pryce and steamer Eiplorer putting soma vitality in the trade, otherwise sluggish. It was expected that the crucial 4th of the month would disclose some weak spots, and the remit fully confirms anticipations. _ The groat difficult in collecting money is putting a good many into a tight corner ; and in the case of country storekeepers, depending on sales of timber and gum, the welt-nigh impossibility of realising is seriously militating against the meeting of trade engagements. Scarcely any alteration in values of oversea goods has occurred. A better demand has sprung up for essentially winter lines, such as oatmeal, cocoas, etc.; »Iho seasonable" liquids and kerosene. The 7000 caaes of the latter, (jx, Wolfe, have not Jod to any reduction in '

market price. At present figures. Fiji and Island requirements can be executed, orders of late haying largely gone preferentially to Sydney. , . , A fairly active inquiry keeps up for teas and corn«acks, the latter especially hardening in price, and now quotable at 5b 9d per dozen, the overstock having been brought down by tue late demand from the East Coast. 3100 casks of German cement, ex Sidlaw, nave been placed in one parcel. „ n In the sugar market, prices remain « m £23, and £23 respectively, for No. 1. 2, and o Company's sugar. The late advance in Sydney whites is noted as a sign of strength. 1600 mats of Yarraville arrived per Wairarapa. Dried fruits are very firm in price, althougn buyers show great reluctance in giving advanced figures. There is ft curious fancy afloat that merchants' rates should not be regulated by London costs, but by tbe retail prices in Karangahape Road. We observe by late cable messages to Melbourne that good elemes are practically unobtainable for shipment in London, and that currants continue exceedingly scarce. ~ , The only item worth recording as regards tobacco is the arrival of a, parcel of Queen of the Sea, ex Wolfe. The syndicate for loading the Notero for Kimbsrley ports show enterprise, and a lot of stuff will doubtless go in her under tbe admirable arrangements made for selling from the ship's hold on arrival. We hear the Bay Coal Company have obtained the contract for the supply of the big pump, and that the prospects at the mine are particularly bright. The demand for coal keeps strong, and when the No. 3 level is opened out for working, the output is likely to be doubled. A serious continuation of the depression in the timber and building tr*de is to be noted. The fact of the 3a»h and Door Company a shares being sold for ?8s speaks volumes. We quote : Old maize at 4s ; new. 3s 3d to 3s 6d ; oats, 2s 9d : milling wheat, 4s 6d to 4s 9d ; chick wheat, scarce, at 3s 0,1 to 4s ; potatoes, £4 10s. per ton, with an upward tendency. In the local produce market, butter is quoted at lOd per lb wholesale, and Is per lb retail. Fggs have receded a little, and are now quoted at Is Cd per dozen wholesale and Is 9d per dozen retail. BThe Customs duties to-day were £100313s Id. KAURI GUM MARKET. There is no change in thn gum market, and East Coast still in the old state of deadlock: Supplies for month so far, about 76 tons. We quote :— Poor ordinary, about 25s ; fair ordinary, 32s to 34s ; superior ordinary, 36a to 38s ; and East Coast, no transactions, sellers 50s to 525, buyers 45s to 18s.

THE AUCKLAND MARKETS. Farm and Dairy Product.— WholuaU : Butter resh, lOd; salt s 7d to Sd; Cheese, good local. 6d to 7d: Canterbury, do., none ; Eggs, uer dox., Is »>d ; Lard in bladder, per lb.. 6jd to 7d; Bacon and Hams. •Provincial. (3d to Hd : Hams. 6JU to Sid; Canterbury Bacon, Sd; equal numben Hams and Bacon, Bsd ; Hams, lcjd; Jams, per case, 6 dot.. 80s ; Fowls, per pair, 2s to 3s «d; Feathers, baked, clean and, selected. Is 6d to Is 9d per lb. Retail : Milk, per quart, 4(1; Butter, fresh, op to Is per lb.; salt do., prime. Sid to 9d ; inferior salt, 3d to 7d : Cheese, per lb. tid to 9d; Eggs, per dos., Is9d; Lard, per lb, 6d to 9d ; Fowls, each, 2s (3d to 4s ; Ducks, do., 2s 6d to *i: Geese, do., 6s 6d to 8s; Turkeys, each. fis to 7a Cd ; Bacon, par lb.. 7Jd to la : Hams, do., Sd to Is 3d. Garden- and Orchard Produce.— VFkeluaU: Apples, 6« 6d to 9j per case; li to 3d per lb.; Lemons, per dos., is to Is 3d; Onions, per lb., Jd to ljd; Celery, per dor., Is 3d to Ss 6d ; Garlic, 3d to 6d per lb.; Pumpkin. 2s to 5s 6d per cwt; Cocoanuts, 7s to 108 per sack: Oranges, rid to 7d per dor.; Bananas, 2d to 3d. Retail: Lemons, Is Od to 2s per doz.; Onions, per lb.. 2d; Apples, per lb.. 4d to 64; Oranges, 10d to Is per doz.; Celery, per bundle, 2d to 6d: Pumpkin, per lb, Id to ljd Bananas, Mto6d ; Garlic, Sd to 9d cor lb.; Cocoanuts, 2d to 4d each. Flour Market.— Wholetale: Superfine Flour, silk dressed, per ton, £1210s ;do., do., household, £1110 a to £1010s ; hundreds 6s. fifties 10s. per ton extra, sacks and bags freo; Southern, do., £10 5s to £1015s ; Bran, per ton (sacks included), £7 ; Sharps, £7 10s; Cabin Bread, do.. £15 ; Oatmeal £14 ; Pearl Barley, do., £1710s to £18. _ „ . Kauri Gun and Flax Market.—Supplies for the month to date, 476 tons. We quote prices: Poor Ordinary, £25 ; Fair Ordinary, £32 10 £34 ; Superior Ordinary, £36 to £33 ; East Coast, sellers, £60 to £62 ; buyers, £45 to £4S : Flax, per ton, £15 to £19 ; Tow, do., £5 10s to £8 10s; Fungus, per lb., 2Jd to 3}d; Cocoanut Fibre, per cwt, 15s to 17s; Beeswax, 7d to lOd per lb. Hat and Corn Market.— Wholualt (selling ex store): Maiie, local (new), 3s: Oats, 2s 9J ; Barley, 2s 3d : Malting Barley. 4s to 4s 3d ; Wheat, 4s 3d to 4s 9d; fowl. 4s ; Hay meadow, per ton. pressed £4 6s to £5 10s; Lucerne, do., £6 to £6 10s (nominal): Straw, per load, ISs to £1 10s; Chaff, mixed, £3 10s to £4 10s; Oaten Chaff, £4 5s to £4155; Hay. oaten. £4 to £4 10s; Clover. £6 10s to £7; Potatoes. £4 0s; per ton. Retail: Chaff, 5s to 6» ; Potatoes, 4s 6d to 6s per cwt.; Maize, 3s »d to 4s; Oats, 2s 9d; Wheat, fowl, per bushel, 3s 9d104s ; Barley, feed do., 2s 6d to 2s 9d; Hay, per cwt., 6s 6d to 7s; Lucerne, do., 7s 6d to 8s ; Oaten.do., 6s to 7s; Straw, do.. Ss to 4s. Preserved and Dried Fruits. — Wholttale: Dried Prunes, 6jd to 7d; Preserved Ginger, 8d ; Peanuts. 2d to 3Jd ; Barcelona, 6sd per lb.; Shelled Nuts, 9d to Is; Brazil. 6d to 9d. Retail: Dried Prunes, 8d to lOd; Shelled Nuts. Is to Is 6d: Brazil. Bdtola. „. . T, J J Building Materials.—: Boards and Scantling, 100 ft., 10s to 15s, bust dressed, ISs to 19s 6d; second class, 9s to 12s 6d; rustic weather boards. 17s to ISs. Mills : Cargo, best, 12s to 14s 6d ; second class, 6s to Ss. Balk, 6s tid to 7s. Bricks (at Whau), 35s to 40s; Town Yards. 37s fed to £2 2s per 1000. Lime, Is to Is 6d per bushel. Drain Pmes, per 1000, 6 inches bore, £15; 4 inches, £7 lOd; 3 inches, £5 ; 2 Inches, £2 10s per 1000; Socket Glued Pipes, IS Inches, 4s ; 15 Inches, 4s 6J • 12 inches, 3s; 6 Inches. 2: 6 inches. Is; 4 Inches. 9d ; 3 inches, 7d per foot; English slates, £1 1 per ICOO. Seeds.-Swede and Turnip Seed, Is to Is 3d per lb.; Sorghum, l.« per lb.; Planters' Friend, Is per lb. Retail: White Clover, Is Id ; Rod Clover, 9d ; Cow-grass-American. lOd; English, Is; Alsyke, Is Id; Timothy, 8J ; Trefoil, SI; Lucerne, Is 6d ; Kapo, 6J ; grass (scarce), 6s (id to 7a 6d bushel; Cocksfoot h3*6il bushel.

New Zkalakd Flax Eofe.— subject to trade terms. Rope of all sUes, per ton, £40 ; Tarred Yarn do., £10; Wool Lashing, do., £33. Miscilli-Keouh.—Kerosene. 130- test (duty paid) from Is 7d ; 150' test (duty paid), 2s: Fencing Wire. No. 6, 7, and S, assorted, £13, £13 10s, and £12 respectively rjer ton ; Lime, slacked, Is por bushel; Quick Lime, In stone Is 6d to 2s. New Zealand l'alings, sft., 7s 6d to 13s ; 6ft., 14s; Ti-tree Ralls, £2 10s to £4 per 100: Puriri Posts, £6 to £7; Shingles, 13s to 16s 6d per 1000 ; Hobart Palings, 6ft. 17s to 20s; 6ft., 18s to 21s; Hobart Rails, 80s to 90s; Wire. 6in., £12 ; 7ii., £12 10s ; Bin., £13 ; Barbed Wire 30s per cwt. Buying and selling Quotations. Manubes.— Sydney, prime, £8 10s to £9; inferior. £7 15s to £3; Boneflour, £9 to £10; Auck land, £8 ; Peruvian guano, £14 to £17 ; Coral Queen do., £5; Long Island do.. £4 10s, bags Included; Superphosphate of Lime, 20 per cent, to 28 per cent. £0 to £6 10j ; do., do., 36 per cent, to 33 per cent. iX to £8 10s ; Hurst's Chemical Manure, £13 ; Freez in? Company's Superphosphate. 32 per cent., £8 ; do. do., 25 percent. ,£6; Corn Manure, £8 ; Koot Manure £S 10s ; Potato Manure, £8 10s per ton; Grass Manure, £8 ; Bonodust, £9. Coal and Firewood Market—Coal: Newcastle (ship's side), cargo, 22s 6d to 25s per ton ; yard, 28s to :Us ; Ray of Islands, at yards, 22s Cd ; screened, 'iOs; ditto at the mine, 13s ; ship's side, 20s; Waikato, steam Bs, household, 12s; in Auckland, 18s to 225. Kamo, 12s per ton at loading ground. Tau piri at mine, 8s to 12s; at yard (steam), 17s Cd, household, 225. Whangarei. »' mine, 9s 6d; yard (steam), 17s; household, 21s, delivered 255. Firewood: Uncut at wharf (cargo), 0s to 10s per ton; delivered, 14s; cut. 15s to 18s. Botchers' Meat.— Retail: Rcastinf Beef, per b., 4d to 6d ; Boiling Beef, do., 3d to 6d ; Mutton, hindquarter, do., 4d; do., fore-quartor, do., 3d; Pork and Veal, per lb., do., 5d to 6d; Steaks do., 6d tc 8d; Chops and Sausages, 4d to 6d. Wholesale: Tallow, mutton, per cwt., 80s to 40s; mixed, do. 21s to 325. LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS. AUCKLAND. Mr. Alfred Buckund's Weekly Report.— At the Haymarket on Friday, June 4, loose fodder brought from 2s to 3s 6d the cwt. oats 2s 8d to 2s 9d, maize 3s Cd the bushel. Horse stock were plentiful, and sold more freely than usual at fully late values. On Tuesday fodder was offered in larger quantity than is usual on this day ; prices showed an improvement on that ruling on Friday previously. Tha number of hides sold by auction is steadily increasing, it being found that batter prices are obtained than by private sales. On Tuesday, Bth Instant, they were pitched in full number, and brought up to 4Jd the Ib, or for heavy ox hides from 25s to 27s 6d e«ch ; tallow 16s 3d the cwt, and sheepskins up to 2s 0.1 each. At Waiuku, on Saturday, the severe weather occasioned a small muster of cattle, moitly backed and dairy cows, and for these good prices wore given. At Pukeioheon the Mond»y following, a good supply of stock njet with corresponding demand. All yarded were sold at satisfactory pric»s. At Eemuera, on Thursday, dairy cows were plentiful, but dull of fale. Pikes were lower than of late, good store steers in fair inquiry. Fat cattle in full number, prices lower than last weak Z>» to 10s each. Auckland fatted steers were at "*Bs. but shipborne were not more than 17s the 1001b Fat calves numerous, and kept their late v»lnes. Shtep : in moderate supply, and slightly better worth. Pigs : Abundant, but required, and fully maintained last weelc's values.

Messrs. Hctktei and Nolans Weeklyßet-out.-— Horses: The marker, has not bem oe«rly bo brias as en the previous w«ek, owing principally to the supply being a lorn', one, and not a large number being brought forwaid. An average number were submitted by auction it the Durham Yard, on Friday. Competition was steady, as a rule, but for some lots was slack. We quott: Macks £5 10s to £12 15s, light harness £8 to £18, iridium draught £12 10s to £16. Wool, hides, and skits : An increased number were pitched at the Durham sale on Tuesday. No first-class heavies were offend, 4j|d belnir the price, washed station light 3d to 4\<\, skins Is 4d to Is lid each. Cattle : There has been an increase in the number brought forward in all liaises. There was a slight depression in prices of Awry stock, but other descriptions sustained the previous week's values, The Newmarket pens on Tuesday v.re quite full, and there was also a good muster on Wednesday at Pukekohe. Dairy cows were not so well competed for, orders for Sydney having been completed, and prices had a slightly downward tendency. Stores, particularly steers, advanced slightly ii value. Provincial fat beasts maintained tally Vhe previous week's prices, but owing to bad weather ta the West Coast shipborne were looked upon with suspicion, and told relatively lower. We quote : Calves 18s to 235, yearlings 20s to 30a, empty cows £2 to £3 6s, grown steers in fresh condition £5. Sheep.' The numbsr yarded at Newmarket on Tuesday was below the average, there being very few ship sheep amongst them, but pricos did not advance on the. whole, although Is 8d par 81b was reached for -prime withers ewes Is 4d per stone, lambs sold at from 5s 94 to ',)» 3d. Pigs: Some very good ones were yardad, and were well competed for, prices ranging from 2d to ad per lb live weight. \ Mfssks. G. W. Bintuet and Sons Rkfort.-\u our sales on Tuesday last we sold a full catalogue if hides and skins. Competition for all offered wa. brisk. Heavy hides sold at last week's rate*. We quote locr.l butchers' ox at au average of 23s Bd, some extra heavy reaching 2fis 6d. Calfskins sold freely up to *i& per Hi; medium weights realised from Sjii to 3Ja per lb ; light, dull of sale at 2jd to 3d. Damaged hides sold ai low as Ad per lb. > Sheepskins ; Country skins sold up to 3s lid each for

well woolled : Is to Is 3d for pood; butchers skins realised is lOd to 2s each ; lambskins. Is lid. Tallow : Small parcels sold at 10s «d to 12s per cwt. We sell an extra catalogue, of 200 hides to-day (Fridoj). THAMES CATTLE MABKKT. Misses. Banks and Co.'a Weekly Report (by telegraph).-At Parawai, on Thursday, fat cattle. were brought forward in numhers f ally up to requirements, but toe quality being good with very few e:;c.?ptions. they were all quitted at fair prices, steers matin* from £5 7s Gd to £S 17s Cd, cows from £3 10s to £4 each, being from 18s to 20s per 1001b. Lsmhs were in full supply, and the values wore about Is per head leu than last week. Lambs wore also penned in large numbers, and the same decline in prices was observable. • STOCK AND MINING ASSOCIATION. Auckland, June 10,1SSC. Company. Business. Clcsinj; Prices. _______ __ Huyern. ! Sellers. Bank— _ £ a d£ 5 d Colonial _? - — 2 19 — Insurance— Now Zealand — 70/ — | — Standard .. - — 010 01 - MININR- _, „ Cambria .... — — 0 7 6 Sllverton ... .. — 3/8 0 4 0 A. Saunders, U. Alexander, a. Vickera, J. V. dartre. R. Prater, John Mowbray. J. ii. Morpeth, J. M. Lennox, D. Ji. McDonald, D. G. MacDonnell, Aitken Carriett. R. Spratt, Francis Hull, James Reld, R. G. Macky. Joseph Newman, Chairman. GALL AND DIVIDEND LIST, rut,™. & '. d. Datf. N.Z. Sugar Co 800 — Juno IS North N.Z. Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association .. ..010 — Juno 23 Diamond O.M. Co 00l — July * DubboQ.M.Co 0 0 1 — July 14