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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7899, 18 March 1887, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

Nxw Zealand Herald Oflice, Thursday eveniee. The Customs duties to-day amounted to £192 lis 6d. Trade continues generally very dull, and, we understand, in some branches, this is hardly expressive enough to convey a seuse of the shrinkage in retail takings. This naturally has its corresponding effect on wholesale business. In such a market as Auckland, there it, of course, constant buying and selling going on, and even in quiet times the aggregate of a. week's transactions, if it were possible to get at it, would doubtless astonish ourselves. Still, Che tone just now is not over good, and a spirit of cautiousness is running through the mercantile community. The most interesting item for merchants and grocers is the advance in No.'2 sugar already Announced. The Sugar Company have most liberally dealt with their clients in this respect, for it has been abundantly clear that an advance here would have to follow the rise in Australia and Java, yet they have enabled immediate supplies to be well laid in at old rates; «nd in putting up the price of No. 2 only 10s per ton they have again exhibited their moderation. Cable advice of a further advance of 10s per ton by the Victoria Sugar Company has been received from Melbourne. We hear of sales of Japan rice at slightly easier rates. The market is now rather heavily stocked. The Canopus, from London, brings a first parcel of Japan rice, dressed, we presume, in Europe. It appears a roundabout way of gettiug this article, but the extraordinary low rates of sailing freights now-a days makes strange developments. We observe the vessel also brought 75 pianos. This Is a singular comnentaiy upon "depression." If these instruments can be placed within any reasonable time, we shall be inclined to think all the talk about bad times unmitigated humbug. Cable advices have been received that tho well-known Virginian tobacco factory, known as Tennent aud Co.'s, makers of the " Derby," baa been burnt down. This fact will doubtless have its influence on the price of this make of tobacco. Sago has been very scarce, but a small supply to keep the market going arrived on Monday. Inquiry for ling, salt salmon, herilngs, etc., ' it plentiful, and nuppiiet short. A little more activity in the brick building : trai e is noticeable. A sale of 1500 casks German cement is reported. In the metal trade the country demand has been muoh assisted by the work going on at the Kaihu Vulley railway, on which tbere are sixteen bridges to be built. The tenders for same have all been let separately. A fairly good demand is reported in all general lines. The importation of galvanised corrugated iron is lessening, the iron coming out in plain sheets, the galvanising and corrugating being done locally, and a saving of £2 per ton in duty thereby saved. A. movement it on foot to alter the building regulations, so that shingle roofing will not be permitted. This is a wise precaution, which should have been in force long ago. Mnize is worth 3s 91; oats, 2s 3d : milling wheat, 3s 9d; fowl wheat, 3s 6d; potatoes, £4 10*. . la the local produce market the price of butter remains the same as last week. Loud complaints are made on all hands about the quality and condition of the bulk of that furnished by local producers. It is stated that that which is obtained from the Taranaki district is far superior to the bulk of Auckland make. The Taranaki butter is said to be better bandied, and to possess a richer fhvour, the latter, perhaps, due to better pasturage for the cattle, borne quote at 81 and others at lOd per lb wholesale, while retail prices are 2d in advance on wholesale rates. Eggs have advanced to Is 6d per dozen wholesale, and Is 9d retail. kauri GUM MARKET. Supplies continue to come in at about the rate of 20 tons a day, with the result that ordinary is much easier in price. As :<n instance, we heard of Papakura gum beini: offered at 38s. Supplies for 16 days of March, 330 tons. We quote fair ordinary, 42s to 435; best ordinary (free from swamp), 453; E*st Coast, 55s to DCs. THE AUCKLAND MARKETS. (Corrected up to noon of Tliureday.) Karm and Dairy Produci.— Wholeialt .* Butter fresh, 8d to lOd per lb, according to quality I salt, 5Jd, nominal, not being In demand; Cheese, (rood local, 6J to did: Canterbury, do., none; Eggs, oer dox., Is 6d ; Lard, in bladder, per lb., 6Jd to 7d; Bacon and Hams, Provincial, 6d to 8d : Hams, fl jd to BJd; Canterbury Bacon 7d (new care); equal numbers Bamsand Bacon, bare, 7£d ; Hams, B|d ; Jams, per case, 5 doz.. 27s 6dto3os; Fowls, per pair, 2s to 3s 66d : Feathers, baked, clean and selected. Is 6d to Is 9(1 per lb. Retail Milk, per quart, id ; Butter, fresh, 10.1 and Is per lb. ; salt do., prime, Bid to 7}d ; inferior salt, 3d to fid; Cheese, per lb. fid to Is; Eggs, per doz., Is Od; Lard, per lb, tid to 3d; Fowls, each, 2s to 3s: Ducks, do., 2s to 3s: Geese, do., 6s to 7s; Turkeys, each. 6s to 7s fid Bacon, per lb,, 7J«! to Is ; flams, do., 8d to l.i 3d. FLona M-AJtKiT.— Wholetalt: Boiler Flour, per ton, £12 5s ; Superfine flour, silk diesseu, £12 ; do., household, £11 (tacks free); Southern, do., £9 16s to £10 10s ; Bran, per ton (sacks included), £5 10s to £6; .Sharps, £6 10s to £6; Cabin Bread, do., £16: Oatmeal £13 ; Pearl Karley do., £17 10s to £18 ; Patent Porridge Meal, £13 ISs. Garden and Obobard Pbodoob.— WholuaU: Apples, 6s 6d to 9s per case; 2d to 3d per lb.; Lemons, per doz., up to Is id ; Onions, per lb., Id; Celery, per doz., 2s: Garlic, 3d per lb.; Pumpkin, 6< 6<i par cwt; Cocoanuta, f>s to 10s per sack; Oranges, 9d per doz., 9* tid per case; Bananas, 2i to 2d. Httail: Lemons, np to 2s per doz; Unions, per lb.. 2d; Apples, per lb.. 3d to 6d ; Oranges, Is to Is 3d per dos.; Celery, per bundle, 2d to 3d: Pumpkin, per lb, 2d ; Bananas, 8d to 4d; Garlic, 61 per lb.; Cocoanuta, 2d to 3d each. Hat and Co&nMabket.— Wholetale (current selling rates): Maize, local, 3s 9d; Oats, 2s 6d; Barley, 3s to 3s 3d; Malting Barley, 4s to 4s 3d ; Wheat, 3s 9d; fowl, 3s tid; Hay, meadow, per ton, pressed £4 to £6; Lucerne, do., £6 to £6 10* (nominal); Straw, per load, 18s to £1 10s: Chaff, mixed, £3 10s to £4 10s; Oaten Chaff, £4; Hay, oaten, £4 to £4 10s: Clover. £6 10s to £7 ; Potatoes, £4 10s per ton. .Retail: Chaff, 6s to 6s: Potatoes, 6s 6d to 6s per cwt.; Maize, 4s Sd ; Oats, feed, 2s 9d ; seed.Ss 8d to 3s fid ; Wheat, 4* 3d to 4s 9d ; do. fowl, per bushel, 8s 9d to 4s Barley, feed do., ii 3d to 3s 8d; Hay, per cwt., 6s 6d to 7s; Lucerne, do., 7s fid to 8s ; (Oaten, do., 6s to 7s: Straw, do.. ■'.* to it. iiAT/Ri Gum and Flat Marskt.—Supplies for the sixteen days in March, 330 tons We quote prices: Par Ordinary, £42 to £43; East Coast, £65 to £66; Superior Ordinary (free from swamp), £45. Flax per ton, £>4 to £17; Tow, do., £5 to £7 ; Fungus, per lb., 2}d to 3Jd: Cocoanut Fibre, per cwt.. l&s to 17s; Beeswax 7d to 9d per lb. Misoxxlankods.—Kerosene. 130' test (duty paid) from is 6d to Is 6; 160' test (duty paid), Is Od to Is lOd; Fencing Wire, No. 6, 7, and 8, assorted, £13, £18 10a, and £12 respectively per ton ; Lime, slacked, Is per bushel; Quick Lime, in stone, Is 6d to 2s. New Zealand Palings, 6ft., 7s 6d to 13s ; 6ft., 14s; Ti-tree Rails, £2 10s to £4 per 100; Puriri Posts, £6 to £7 Shingles, 18s to 16s tid per 1000; Hobart Palings, 6ft, 17a to 20a: 6ft.. 18s to 21s; Hobart Rails, 80s to 90s; Wire, bin., £12 ; 7in., £12 10s ; 81 , £13 ; Barbed Wire, 80s per cwt. Buying and selling quotations. Manures.— Sydney, prime, £810s to £9 inferior. £7 16s to £8; Boneflour, £9 to £10 ; Auckland £8; Peruvian guano, £14 14s to £17; Coral Queen do., £6; Long Island do.. £4 10s, bags included; Superphosphate of Lime, 26 per ceut. to 28 per cent. £6 to £6 10s ; do., do., 86 per cent, to 33 per cent. . £8. to £8. Ids : Haiti's Chemical Manure. £13: Frees.

ill* Company's Superphosphate. 32 per cant.. £8 : do. do., 25 periVmt., £ii: Corn Manure, £8; uoot Manure £8 lu» ; ot.to Mannro, £8 10» per ton; Bone Manure £S; Ora-k Manure. £7 15' ; Bonotinst. £810s. Butiibkrs' *IVAT.— Httail: Hoisting Beef, per 1.. 3d to 5d ; Bollhift Beof, do., ljd to 3d : Mutton, bind, quarter, do., 3d ; <w., fore-quarter, do., 1 Jd to 2d ; Pork and Veal, par II).. 3d to sd; Steaim do., 4d to 8d ; Mutton Chop*. 3d to «d ; Sausages. 2,1 to 6d. Vr holmait : TalloW, mutton, per cwt.. 18s to 21s; B?ef anl mixed. «» , 14« to 16s. Kuildino MaTjbtriaxs.—Timber: Boards and Scantling, lOOft., IS* to 12s, host dressed, 15s to 16.«; second class,'' 7 to 10? ; rustic weatbe; boards. 161 to 16s. Wills : Cargo, best, 9s to 12s second class. tie to \ Bs. Balk, 5s to 6s. Bricks (at Whau), 80s to \ 40s; Town Yards, 86s to £2 per 1000. Lima, Is to Is 6(1 per bushel Drain Pipes, par 1000, 0 inches bora, £16; 4 Inchon, £7 lOd; 3 Inches, £5; V Inches, £2 10s per 1000; Socket Glased Pipes, 1* Inches, 4s ; 15 inches, 4« 8d: IK Inched, 3»; 0 Inches. 2; fl Inches, It; 4 inches, 9J ; 3 niches, 7d pr* foot; English slates, £1 1 per 1000. \ Niw Zkaland Flax KopcV— Prices subject to trade term>. Rope of all sUae, per ton, £36 to £40; Tarre Yarn do.. £80 to £10 ; Wool Lashing, do., £35 to £38. pRESBKVKU AND DyrKD rY.ITTS. — WhoUtat* : Dried Prunes, (ija to 7ii; Prewired Ginger, 8d; Peanuts, 2d to 3Jd ; Barcelona, cud per lb.; Shelled Nuts, <M to Is; Brazil, 6d to (id. Beiail: Dried ; Prunes, M to lOd ; Shelled Nuts, is to Is fid: Brazil. ; 3d to la. Coal AND Fiftawoun Market— Coal: Newcastle (ship's side), cargo, 22s 6d to 26s per ten, yard, 28s te i SI; ; Bay at Inlands, at yards, 2Hs fid; screened, 28s; ditto at the mine, 13s; ship's aids, 20s; Waikate steam Ss, household. 12s: la Auckland, 18s to 225. Kamu, 10j per ton at leading ground. Tau. piri at mine, 8s to 12s: at yard (steart), 17s fid, household, 225. Whanuarsi, at alius, 9s 6i; vara (steam), 17s; household, 20s. Firewood: If scut at wharf (carrot. 9s te 10s per ton: delivered, lßstol2s out. 13.i to IDs Butter and Haas.— Auckland Grocers' As-. asclation quoic, the wholesale price of fiesh nutter lOd per lb, and fresh eggs is 6d p.r dozen delivered for trie wi'ok ending March 'ii, 1837. The ahovsj quotation refers to best qu*lity only he New Zealaud <-rc3eu Meat and JU.r*xe Company (Limited), Butter Department, mioses: — Baiter, Bd, wholesale; Agg'i Is W, nhoiesaie. LIVE STOCK AND PRODUOJS MARKETS. AUCKLAND. MR. ALFRED BnCKLANDS Weekly REPORT.—At the llaymarket nurmK the past week loose fodder ranjtd frum 2s to 3s 3d ti.e cwt; or.t*, from Is lOd to 2s 6d ; maize, 8s 91 to Ss lid ; wheal, 4s the bushel. Miliums, deters, and grass Beads intra also sold in considerable quantities. On Friday last horse stock ware sold in larger number than of late. Prices fotUKsfui riding and light horse* ranged from £7 10m to £12; and a choice active heavy draught. £30 ; apriaticirt, £10 las. At the wool hide, ana skin salt) held 0.. Tuesday, 16th lest., heavy hides were in brisk demand, and brought np \o <Jd the lb; tallow from lis to 15s the cwt; pelts and sk.us, from ! 9.1 to 2s 61 «»ch; wool, 7d and 7J1 the lb. At the private»al-> held the farm of Ur. W. Waters, of I'aiilt utoe, there was a very nuiaerouj{attdudanoo, and the prices obtained were satlrf.c'ory throughout. The oouutry caul* sales, held at Pi-keno and Drury, on Monday aud Wednesday re»pecviveiy, w.re fniiy supplied with bioca of «li classes. Prices rued low, but, o*ine to th« scsroit* uf feed, there were very lew reserves At Kesiui ra on Thursday dairy cows at their prone were better wartb. sum cattle dull of sale. J'at cattle In less than usual number, brought about 16s the lOOlbs. Wei. fatted calves were In demand at full prices. lat sheet, in short supply, obtained no improvement on las- week's vs ues. t'Le of all classes, particularly porters, were iu better Inquiry than at any time during the butter weather. Alfc-SSRS. Hl'Kltr. and Nolan's Ksnst.Hoi.se feed and teeds were in brisk demand: oats at & 41 to 2s fid per b ithsl ; pollard, 4s 6l"per 1001b ; bran, 41 tid per lOOlb. Horses. Dulness has charaoteriß'd tie market ; no strainers were brought forward, and there no outsiue borers, consequently sales were limited at the i.renlous week's Values, Entries at the Duiham Y»rds were sorfcely up so the average in number, and did sot inoiude many of a decent stamp. Coojpetl'ion was slow, but most of the lots «e.-- disposed of eventually. a,. quote: Hacks, from £4 10s to £13; light harness horses, from £8 to £16 ; drauehls, from £13 ios to £20. Wool, hides, and skies: Steady demand at the previous week's v..lues. We quote; Ox hides, at from 4d to n<l ; cow hides, 2J(I to 3Jd per lb ; skins, from la 3d to Si ed. Cattle Ihe supply has been good. P'at beats have been principally ship-borne. Young store stock were mora plentiful, and there was a tendency to increase iu value. The Newmarket Yards wire fairly rilled on Tuesday, and tDero was steady competition f.-r well fatted animals, which realised relatively better values than those that iv-re not prime. Privss ringed from 16s to 18s irer 1001b. Dairy cows were fairly «ell represented, and found purchasers at the previous week's values. A few mure stores were yarded and disposed of. nheep : There was a larger muster at ewraa. ket th»n on the previous weok but Here was a sli|ht<y Upward tendency in value. *ath«r. "Id at from lis to lis 6.1 ; ewes, from 7* 9d to Us. lambs: Scarce, aud of lud fferent quality, sold at from 61 3d .to be 0.1, Fins: scarce, and in improved dsnuud, at Ironi 2d to 3d per lb, lire weight. Uiasns. G. W. Bijrsay asd Sons' RkPOßr,—At their wee aly sale of bides, etc, a good demand was experienced for all classes d good and sound bides. hi.r» b-avy leallsod .Jil ; heavy, Id to 4^'i ; m dluni, 3j(i to ;ij i ; at each, prime, SO. ; heavy, iii ; average grreu ox, 22s (id; com, Sd in iii 1 ', calfskins, 3d to 4.d ,a In ; .-.ait. d pelts. Is 3d to 2* . .aruDsklns, 8d to 2s 3d ; dry pelts areraged 91 ; lambskins averaged is 2d each ; ialicw, 13s to 16s; bones, 4s 9.1 per cwt; rough (at, id per lb. MJCSSaS. VIOK.KBS AND MULL WEEKLY STOCK ASD SHARK LIST AND IKYESTOHS' QDIDE.

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