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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 8061, 23 September 1887, Page 4

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, -♦ New Zealand Herald Office, Thursday evening. Thz Customs duties to«d.iy amounted to £291 10s. The arrival of the ZeaUndia, Aoraugi, and the Union steamers from Melbourne and Sydney hu put a lively appearance upon trade, but there ii more appearance than reality. There Is a complete ab»ence of anything like speculation, and order* are confined to the usual sorting up trade demand. Certainly the toue ie rather improved. Firmness is the rule, and there is leu eagerneu to sell. Aα unusual soaroity of many lines of daily request is manifest. Alto* gether a. more confident feeling is afloat, partly because of a widespread belief in the value of he recent gold discoveries. The principal item of interest In tho mall advices is the strong advance in salmon. To use an Americanism, " prices have gone away out of sight." No local business is reported, and it will probably be some time before buyer* will be educated up to the new position of this line. We may expect a much larger supply of Alaska fish in the coming season. Columbia River brands are bound to be exceedingly scarce. We hear of a transaction with a Melbourne tea. house whioh is likely to be argued before the Law Courts. The case is briefly this : A parcel of tea waa bought on the faith of a sample shown, the sample being kept by the buyer. In due course the tea was delivered and sent to bond, but upon the buyer taking it from bond for consumption, the bulk was found not in accordance with simple. The shipment was, however, drawn against, and the draft accepted in good faith, but upon representation the sellers consider the transaction closed by acceptance of draft. Whether there is any legal remedy for the buyer ii a nice question of law, but there cin be no two opinions upon the question of mercantile morality. Table fruits of first quality are quoted higher, particularly peaches. It is a great reflection upon the enterprise of this province that so much canned fruit and dried plums, peaches, apricots, apples, etc., are imported. Short sixes in various brands of tobacco are in demand, with stooks very small. A large line of Over the Water aromatic has been placed at a low price, considering the latest reports of the Amerionn market, which is hardening every day. Instructions have been received by agents not to sell to arrive, and this indicates an upward movement. Sugar ie unaltered, with not much doing. Epps , cocoa is very scarce, aa also D.8.F., and superior mustard. Salt is inquired for, but buyers all look for 'lower prices than holders are disposed for. Dried fruits continue in good request. Retail quotations are about the same an wholesale. How this is done in a puzzle to the uninitiated. In " ways that are dark, and tricks that are vain," there is a peculiarity among some distributors which we do not attempt to fathom. Maize is worth 3s 3d On the wharf in parcels, with a brisk demand. Wheat is worth 3s lid to 4i Id onto, good feed, 2s id; light and not good coloured, 2a 3d ; potatoes, 30s to 40s. In the local produce market prices remain almost the same us last week. Ejgs are 7d per dozen wholesale and 9i per dozen retail; while butter wholesale is 10d per lb all round, and Is per lb retail. Flour has dropped 10s per ton, alio sharps; while bran has advanced 10.*. KAURI GUM MARKET. The gum market continues depressed and stagnant, ind buyers are only taking what their regular customers send forward. The 0. W. Janes having cleared, there is now no vessel to New York until early in November, and most of her cargo is already bought. In Kiefc Coast gum there is nothing doing; sellers continue to ask 56i; but, as buyers expect prices from £4 to £6 lower, there are no transactions, and stocks of East Coast continue to grow. Supplier for the 21 days of September are about 410 tons. We quote, with very weak market; Fair ordinary, 36s to 38j ; best ordinary, 39» to 40e. and East Coast, sellers 565, buyers 50s to 52«, no transactions. TIMBER. About eighteen months ago an effort was 1 made to introduce kauri timber Into the Lon* (ion market, and shipments were sent in the Haloioae, the Min, and the Lutterwoith. Payable quotations were at first given for one or two logs sold in a retail way, but there was a difficulty in making larger sales. From a catalogue of Messrs. Churchill and Son, the timber brokers of London, we observe that on the. 27th July these three shipment* were brought to the hammer, and, although there was a very large attendance of buyers, the shipments, ex Halcione, and Min, were passed in without a bid, while tho Lutterworth's shipment of logs, offered without reserve, realised only Is to Is 3d per cubic foot on six months' terms. These prices *re equal to 8s to 10s per 100 feet superficial measure* ment; and, as the freight paid on some of the shipments amounted to 8i per 100 feet, superficial, it will be seen that the venture has proved almost a total loss.

LIVE STOCK ANI> PRODUCE MJIRK.KTS; AUCKLAND. ■'' • '•; 'A .- Missrs. Honxkr an» Nolan's R*roiiT.-Graln, hone food, seed*, etc.: The demand has been steady, Willi a.nrnxpomiine supply. Danish oats have been in bri-k dema A, ">nd tiood oaten chaff sold readily, but lltht itarß colour, d,was neglected. Keel oats sold at 2a 3d per bushel ; Danish. 2s 4.1 to 2s fid ; clieff, £3 10s to Li per ton ; Oamaru potatoes. £.2 6s to £2 16s per uer ton • bran, £3 15i to £4 per ton ; Sydney boa*, dust £7 per ton. Horses: There was a little mure aniruttloo in the market, and a good many changed owners a*, fully the provt in week's values. At the Durham Yards on Friday about th» usual number were submitted by auction, aud although for some lota competition was -low, most of them found purchasers. We quote: Macks, at i.'s 15s to Mi ; light harness hors'», from £6 Us to £18 ; medium draught, £7 10e to £14 10s Wool, hides, skins, tallow, boues, etc.: Thaw has beeu a good demand, with moderate supply aud no material alteration in value. At the Durham Yards on Tuesday tho ox hides that were pitched wore nearly all light weights. We (l uote : Ox hides, from H|tl to 4jd per lb : cow, 2Jd to 3Jd ; calf, Bid to 4JI; sheepskins, from 8s to 6s 6.1 each ; tallow, £12 to£l3los per ton ; bones, £4 138 per ton. Cattle: The number brought forward lias been sufficient for requirements. \Voll fa.ted oxen were a shade hUher in value, but there was no change in other descriptions. Scarcely as umnv were yarded at Nowmaiket on Tuesday as on the previous week. The deiu ml was steady throughout th.i sale, and there was no noteworthy alteration in value. Sheep : But few arrived coaJtwlae, and tho upply was rather limited, with a slightly upward tendency in v»lue. A good many more would have found room and purchasers at Newmarket on Tuesday. No heavyweights were penned, but 17s Gd was obtained for medium wethers. E*es sold at from Si to Us 6d. Lambs were In sufficient, numberi, aud s >ldat from 6a OS to 13s tkl each, l'lgt : Uut few yardod, porkers worth 3Jil per lb live weight, but low conditioned stores were cheap. Mr .urnw BncKUKD's WEBKLi- Report — At the Haymarket on Fri lay, September 16, loose fodder wai in usual supply, and urou>[ht from 2s 6d to 4s the cwt. delivered ; Oatnaru potatoes, 40s to 50i; bran, £4 10s : chaff, GO* to 90s the ton : inaijso sold better, an«l brought 3a β-l and 3a 7d ; oats, 2e 3d to 3j Id the bushel; woolpacks—wholesale, 3s, retail, 3s 6d each. Horse atonic, yardfd iu usual numbers, were dull of sale, but good animals maintain their values. Young draught marcs brought £20 and £25 etch ; the entire Sir Colli), 30 guineas; unbroken three-year colw, up to £18. Tlio hldo ami skins began this week at ten o'clock, instead of tweivu as heretofore, and will in future bo held at this huur. There was the usual muster of hides, and Uta vnluoi wore fully suetained. Tallow, Us (id the cwt : HUeopcklus, up to Us each. The country cattle tales, held respectively at I'okeno 6ud Ururjr. were more fully supplied with store cattle than for some months ; the stoclt generally are in low condition, and wits iu calf aro worth but little. There is good competition for steers of all classes but particularly far grown stoers in frosh condition. At K. muera, en Thursday, dairy cattle woro fairly competed for ; store cattle uumorons, but in low condltloß, prices ruled low ; yearling steers, from l(is to 25s ; two-ye*r-olcl steers, from SOJ to 35.1; three-year-old steers, 4i>e to BOa ; yeaninjr h»ii»rs, 10* to 16s; two-year-olds, 255; three-year-old*, 26s to 3>» each, with a dull »ale. Kat cilvts, in usual nutubsr, sold briskly. F»t cattle, better woitb .bout los each — prices ranged from 13« to 20s th* lQOlt). Fat lambs, iu moderate nnmuer, ware In demand , at from 8s to Hi ea.-h, and Bheop were bettor worth about 2s. bo.d -.ether* brought !6s 6J. Few pigs yarded. Miessßb. U. W. Bi>nky and Sons' KKroRT.—At their .-ale o( Miles, skins, tallow, etc., a brisk demand was experienced for all classes of hides in sound condition. They qU3te: Kxtra stout hides, 4Jd to 4 j>l ; heavy. 4.1 to 4JM ; medium, 3Jd t.i SJd ; heavy c w, 3{J to 3Jd ; medium, 3d to 3i ' ; light, 2Jd to 2|d ; sup. 3d to 3 4 ' ; calfskins, aid to 6d per lb ; a«tns. Is yd to 5a Id; lambskins, Is di ea li : wool, 7d ; loch »nd pieces, 4.1 per lb ; bone», 4s 9J to os ; tallow, 0i 6d to 13s por cwt ; rough fat, Id per lb. THAMES CATTLE MARKET. Messrs. Banks and Co. s Weeki.t Kbport (by telegraph). —At Tarawa! on Thursday there was a rather short >upply of fat cattle, »ud competition beimr good thrnushout, a considerable improvement ic prices was experienced. Hum weight steers sold at fioiu £6 to £7 2i Cd each ; heifers from £4 2i 6d to £5 10.', or from 19 j to 21s per lOOlb. Sheep were pros«ni in small numbers also, and werow.rth moro by about 2s per head than last week. A small lot of early limbs made Us each. JOHNSONVILLE MARKET RKPORT. Messrs. Freeman 11. Jackson and Co.'s Johnsonville Stock Report is us follows :— the ya.ds were well filled with st;> of srood quality. Beef and mutton maintained last week's value. No shorn sheep came forward, Pigs were well contested for, and maintained last sales' vilues. Cattle and bullocks, £7 10j to £3. average £7 15s 10d; utlier line* of bullocks, £7 5s to £$, a»erage £7 13j ; lighter weighli, £t5 7e «1 to £7 ss, average £ti ISs ; cjwj. £4 ; »eal calves, Hi to Sis. Sheep : Wetbere in Tool, 14s 9d to ISs 3d ; fat lambs, 6e 7d to 7s. Pus : 14kr ft e porkers, 22s ; medium, Uβ to IDs ; small pigs, 7s 6.1 to Si ttd. Wo quote : JLSeef, 17» tid the 1001b ; mutton, in wool, 2jd per lb. THE AOUKLA.ND MAKKETB. FARM AND DAIRY PRODUCE. WHOLESALE.

DrmsDiN Grain and Floor Markets, Wrbk end ino Sep. 21, 1887: — Robert Anderson, grain morohant ana miller, reports:—Market still remains arm Wheat]: Uest pearl or velvet, 3s MM to 4s Id per bushel; Tub. can, 3s 10d to in ; Hunter's white, 3s 8d to is; rowl wheat, 3s 3d to Si 6d. Oats : Stocks much reduced. Ueavr milling. Is lid to 2s per bushel; prime short feed, Is lOd to Is lid ; medium short feed, Is 9d to Is 10d. itarley : Malting, *s pnr bushel; milling, 3s ; feed, 2s 6d. Flour, suporllne patent, £9 10s per ton ; oatmeal, Urenty-ftves, £.9 ; bran, £3 10s ; sharps, &i ; all 1.0.b. *.n<i sacks Included.—Francia A. Trlname, agent for Auckland.

A. .launders, C. Alexander, 3. Vlckers, J. V. Clarke, K Fraiar, John Mowbrav, J. It. Morpeth, J. M. Lennox, D. B. MoDonald, D. G. MacDonnoll. Aitk«n Carrick, K. Spratt. Iranoli Hull, James Beld, R. Q. Macky. JosKPn Ncwmak, Chairman. '.Ur.L AND DIVIUKND LIBT. DIVIDSTNDS. Bank of Austialaala .. . 13} per cent ..' Oct. 7

s. d. s. (I. 5. d. i. d Batter, fj.,lb 10 to 0 0 Canterbury Do., salt 0 6J-0 7 Bacon, new 0 7[—0 0 Cheese, local 0 'ii—0 4 Hams and Do.,DestfacO 44—0 5 Bacon,bare 0 7i— '0 0 E*gs, dor 0 7 — 00 Hams ..,.0 8J—0 0 Ii.rd.bUd. 0 5J-0 (Jj Janii, case Bacon »nil 6 dox. 27 6-30 0 Haras, Pro. 0 6—08 Fowls, pair 1 0—2 0 Hams 0 6}—Q Si Feathers, lb;i 6—19 KKTAIL. Milk, quart 0 Sjto 0 i Lard, lb ..JO OJ-[0 9 Butter, fresh Fowls, oach i 0 — 3 0 lb.. ..10 — 00 Ducks, do. 20 — 30 Do. salt, Qeeso, do. 5 0 — 70 prime .. 0 6J— 0 7} Turkeys, do. tifiO — 7 6 inferior salt 0 3 — 0 6 nacon, ib 0.6—1 0 Cheese, lb 0 « — 0 8 Hams, do. 0 8J— 3 Eggs, dox 0 9 — 00 GARDEN AND ORCHARD PRODUCE. ; WHOLESALE s. A. s. d. a. d. 8. d Apples, cases 0 —12 0 Cocoannts. Do., lb .. 0 2J—0 2\ per eack S 0—10 0 Lemons.rloz 0 9—13 OrAnges, dot 0 8 — 0 0 '.mijus. lb 0 I —0 li Do.. c*se 8 0—8 6 Celery, c'oz 2 0 — 00 Bananas, lb 0 —0 "J '.arlic. lb 0 3 — 00 Pumpkins per cwt .. 3 6—4 0 BETAtI, Lemons.do 2 0—00 Pumpkin. lbO 1'— 0 unions, 1!. 0 2 — 0 0 H-inanas, lb 0 3 — 0 4 Apples, lb 0 4 — 00 Garlic, lb_ 0 6 —.0 0 Or*ugee,duz. 1 0—1 3 Cocoauuts 0 2 — 03 Celery, Ul». 0 3 — 00 HAY an l> CORN WHOHSiLK. £ ; 9. £ Maize ..." 3 — 0 50 Lucerne, do. (J 0 -J6 10 Oats ..3 3 — 2 i Siraw. load 0 18—1 10 Barley ..3 0 — 3 3 Ch»«,m:ied'3 10 — 4'10 Mlt. 15*rley 4 0 — 4 8 Oaten Chaff 3 10 —.0 0 Wheat ..3 11—4 1 Oaten Hay 3 10 — 5 0 Heed .. 3 6 — 3 9 Cio»er _ 6 0|—0 0 Fowl .. 3 6 — 3 9 Potatoes ..jllO — 3 0 £ I. £, s Hay, ton 4 0-50 R ETA IIs. d. 8. <!. it. cl 8. d. Potatoes, Do., Fowl <1 0 — 4 3 ton .. 40 0—BO 0 iiarlny. Chaff .. 6 0—6 0 feed, do. 33 — 36 Maizj .. 3 6 — 3 9 li-iy, <;wt. 6 6 — 70 Oati, feed 2 6 — 10 Lucorus .. 76 — 80 Seed .. 3 0 — 8 3 Oitei\ .. 6 9 — 7 0 Wheat _ 4 4 —4 8 Straw .. 3 0—4 0 KAURI GUM AND FLAX. Supplies fortwenty-onedays of September are 410 tons. £ a. £. S. 8. d. 8. d. F. Ordinary 31 0-38 0 Fundus, !b 0 2J — 0 3i Kkst Coast 0 0—66 0 Locoanut superior 0.39 0—40 0 Fibre, cwt. 15 0—17 JO Flax .. 14 0-17 0 Beeiwax.lb.O 6 — Ojt8 Tow .. 6 — 7 0 MANURES. £ 8. £ 4. £ 8. £ Bonedust, Freezing Sydney .. 7 10—;8 0 Company's Inferior.. 7 0—710 SuterphosBoueflour 8 10-U 0 phate, 32 Auckland 8 0 — 00 percent. 8 0 — 0 Peruvian Iio., do., 25 • iuano .. 14 0—17 0 percent. 0 0 — 0 0 Corai Qn'en Corn Mando. ..60 — 0 0 ure ..80 — 00 Long Island Koot Mand"., bags uru .. 8 10—0 0 included 4 10—0 0 Potato ManSuperphos- ure, tou.. 8 10 — 0 0 phate of Bone U.inLime, 26 to ure ..80 — 0 0 28peicent. 6 0 — 6 10 Grass ManDo., do., 38 ure .. 7 10 — 0 0 to38 perc. 8 0— [8 10 Bonedaet 8 10 — 0 0 Buret's Chemical Manure _ 7 15-15 0 NEW ZEALAND FLAX HOPfl. Prices subject to trade terms. £ 8. £ 8. £ s. £ 8 Rope In all Wool Lashsizes, ton 36 0—40 0 ing do. 36 0—38 0 Tarfd Varn do. .. 36 0-40 0 FLOUR. WHOLE9ALK. £ 8. £ 8. £ 8. £ 8 Roller Fl., Sharps, ton 5 0— 10 per ion 12 10 — 0 0 Cabin Hre*dl5 0—0 0 Superfine Outmcal 11 0—11 10 Flour, e.d. 11 0-0 0 P.art B»rDo. House- ley ... 20 0—22 0 hold .. 10 0-0 0 Patent PorSouthern, ridge MoaI, do. .. 10 15-11 0 71b bags 13 15—15 0 Bran .. 6 6 — 0 0 BUTCHERS' MhAT. KKTAIL 8. 1 d. B. d. a. d.JTs. . d Boasting Pork and] Beef, lb 0 3 — 05 Veal, lb.. 0 3—05 Boiling Steaks, do. 0 4 — 0 8 Beef, do. 0 li— 0 3' 11 I. Chops [0 3-0.4 Mil't'n, hind- ' " Saunas.. 0 2 — 0 quarter, do. 0 3 — 0 0 L»o., foreinarter, do. 0 1}— 0 2 WaOLKHALC. 8. d. 8. (1. 8. <15 8. d Mutton T*l- B*ef and low, cwt 18 0-21 0 Mixed, do.14 0 — 16 0 BUILDING MATERIALS. s d. 1. d £ b. £ 1 Boards and Drain Pipes Scantling, per 1000 leoft .. 12 0 — 0 0 (tin bores 15 0 — 0 0 Beatdre3a'dl3 P— 14 0 4 inches 7 10 — 0 0 JSV.idclase 7 0 — 90 ."inches , 60 — 00 Kustic 2 inches 2 10 — 0 0 weather- Eng. Slates, boards.. 3 6— 0 per 1000.. 11 — 00 Mills 8. d. 8. d. Cargo, best 10 0 — 0 Socket Flitches.. 8 6 — 00 Gz d Pipes Balk .. 6 0 — 70 , per foot, ; Brick*, at 18 inches 4 0 —"0 0 Whan ..30 0 —10 0 16 inches 4 6 — 0 0 Town Yds., 12 inches 3 0 — 00 per 1000 35 0 —40 0 *? 9 inches 2 0 — 00 Lime, per 6 Inches 1 0 — 00 bushel .. 1 0 — 6 4 inches 0 9 — 0 0 Helios 0 7—0 0 COAL AND FIREWOOD a. d. 8. d. s. d. 8. d Coal: Tauplri, at Newcastle, mine .. 8 0—12 0 ship a side, yard, steam 17 6-0 0 cargo, ton 20 0-25 0 household 24 0—25 0 Do., yar.l 25 0—28 0 Whang»rei Bay of Is- at mine 9 6 — lands yard 22 6 — 0 0 Yd., steam 17 0— Screened 26 0 — 0 0 Household 2$ 0-25 0 Do., mine 13 0 — 0 0 Firewood: «nlp"»sl(ie 20 0 — 0 0 Uncut at Waikftto, wharf, c'go. steam .. 8 0 — 0 0 per tou.. 7 0 — 00 Household 12 0 — 0 0 Delivered 110 0—12 0 In AucTnd 18 0— 0) Cut .. '13 0—16 0 Kami, load Ing ground, per ton „ 10 0—0 0

PBKSEKVED AND ORIKD FRUITS. WHOLESALE. B. d. 8, .d. 8 (]. 8 d I)r\l Prunes 0 6&— 0 7 Barcelona 0 6J— 0 0 Preserved Sbell'd Nuts 0 9 — 0 10 Ginger.. 0 7—00 Brazil ... 0 6 — 0 9 Peanut* .. 0 — 0 2* RETAIL. > t. d. g. d. a. d, e. d Dr'd Pruees 0 8 — 0 10 Brazil -09 — 10 Shsll'dNutsl 0 — 16 Peanuts.. 0 6 — 08 MISCELLANEOUS a. d. i. d, Kerosene. Te'tr e Rails, 130 teit, por 100 .. 2 10 — 4 0 duty paid 17-00 Furlrl Posts — 70 160 do. .. 2 0—10 Wire, Cln 12 0 — 0 d £ b. 0. a. „ 7ia 12 18 - 0 0 I K'nc'netflre „ 8ln IS 0 — 0 0 ton,0.6 13 0 — 0 0 Barb. Wire 7 do. .. 13 10*-0 0 percwl.. 110 — 0 0 8 do. .. 12 0 — 0 0 8. d. e. d. s. d. s. d. Shingles Lime. ski. per 1000 13 0—18 6 perbsh... 1 0 — 00 Hob'rt TailQuick Lime, Inge, 6ft 17 0—20 0 inetone.. 1 6 — 2 0 6 feet ... IS 0—21 0 .Z. Phil- Hob't Balls 80 0—90 0 Nnge, 6ft.. 7 6—13 0 Iβ feet ..14 0—0 0

MESSRS. ??OKBBS AND HULLS WEEKLY STOOK AND SHARE LIST AND INVESTORS* OUIDK. ef i«*§5»s- e I ssi i~i<» gs 55" is^ssassrisir 10 ! 00 ! , - «j$ _______—— — «. I —oooooteoecooo'j 0 oo *° 0 X I £ is .B«n*o-oejw«ieiflM |Ooo I I I IS O eeS" <Ncoeo ' ,,000r,<0^" < """"* ° ■— £ T3ooooooooooo^-ooooo«oc«os-a e> la ** 5° ,ooooooe«jeoMa»o«o 0 2 HO >\l 2"0 1-1 l-l ririri ■* r-« t-. r-i <1L <«g oi « ,e "'" ,000,H0 8 rtlfi0 '"' 0rie o 9 Si O O O OO O O O O O O O O O O O O O O SCO uoeoeooooooHietieHieoHgieci " i-4 WHNHr-)HtN »~ , >^ T* r* C* C$ *+r* rH r4 rH 0* r+ '„» I = 1 i 1 1 : 1 1 1 1 m 1 : S 1 : SSI o ft , 3ai ! |, l ?J! : s".''yiIi: i ?i3:!;9i8!^&&& a 23,23 e 0%o §t-|w q a a ■Ssl^ 1 ►"Ss gl-2 N --3 S-S g"3 »s » » * a «3_- « o o ■ n S 0 S o £ « o September 21, 1887. tEx dlr. aXOOK AND MININCi ASSOCIATION. Auckland, September 22, 1887. Company. Budneaa. Closing Prices. Banks— Buyert. Sellers \e« Zetland „ — — 15 15 0 Colonial .... — 8 16 — Inbi.kance— New Zealand .. — 8 8 6 3 10 0 South Kritlsh .. — I 11 6 — lil.ii-KI.I.A.NICOl'.i — Auckland limber.. 33/6 — — N.Z. 1,. au ana Mer. — 3 3 0 — JN.Z Land Mortgage — 10 9 116 Mining— ! CamDrla .. .. . — 030043 Caletlooian., ,, — 0 3 6 — Trenton .... — 0 1 1 — Union .. ..„ 3/e 8/9 — — Smon .... — — I 0 2 2