COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9027, 13 April 1888, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald Office, Thursday evening. A quiet steady business is -being done in all departments of trade, without any especial activity being manifest, but yet without anything like dullness. Comment is being freely made at the numerous departures to fresh fields and pastures new. The prolonged quietness in commercial life has led many to take a sombre forecast of the immediate future, while the reasoning from facts is all on the side of a steady improvement, the result of a general state of thrift and material development. Whether the expectations of the sanguine in respect to very payable results in the prosecution of mining enterprises are realised or not, the new-born faith is undoubtedly restoring confidence among the level-headed, and 110 inconsiderable sums are being put into investments that but a few months ago would have been scarcely noticed. Sugar is unchanged. The arrival of a large parcel of China whites has not disturbed quotations. The disproportionate price of yellows is throwing more demand on the lower-priced whites. The feature of the week in regard to the import market is the quick advance of £1 per ton in fine salt. Orders can only be partly executed on account of unusual scarcity of Black Horse. Coarse has not advanced in the same proportion. Pearl barley is dearer on account of the scarcity of good grain barley fit for milling. Oatmeal has advanced 10s a ton, with a prospect of a further rise. Kerosene keeps about the same. Local stocks are just moderate, but arrivals in Southern ports have rather weakened the market in that quarter. - ft Cocoas are in fair trade demand. Corn sacks have an upward tendency. Castor oil in drums is meeting with improved enquiry, with small stocks. Paint oils are in improved demand. The tobacco market is again exercised with the difficulty of obtaining enough Derby to satisfy trade requirements. Old Judge tens are extremely scarce. The mail brought advice of a strong advance in citrtm peel. Oats have advanced to 2s 3d ; maize is worth 3s Id, with market drooping; milling wheat, 3s Id; fowl wheat, about 3s; potatoes, £2 10s. In the local produce market, a change has taken place in the price of both butter and eggs. The best dairy butter, owing to the large arrivals from Taranaki, has receded to 7d per lb. wholesale, and 9d per lb. retail, while the shell brand remains at lOd per lb. wholesale and Is per lb. retail. Eggs have advanced to Is 3d per dozen wholesale, and Is 6d per dozen retail.

KAURI GUM MARKET. The market, since our last report, is weaker both for ordinary and East Coast, while re-scraped and black are both neglected. Indeed, gum has had a most eventful career during this last summer. It is only during the summer months, while our swamps are dry, that black gum in quantity is produced. It used to be sold in two qualities, namely, good black and poor black, but, at the beginning of the season, a strong demand began, for what is termed in the trade, "sugar," namely, tindery, burned up rubbish, in which there is no substance, and for such stuff that buyers have almost been willing to pay carters to take it away from their stores, as high as £13 to £15 was eagerly paid, and good black gum hardened in consequence. But the collapse came, as we all along foresaw, and '' sugar," of which there are large accumulated quantities on hand, is now refused at almost anything over 2s to 3s; while good black, which ruled from 33s to 40s, has now fallen to 203 to 28s. We should have referred to this sooner, but that all black contains more or less " sugar" and valueless dust, and there is consequently no grade more variable in price, or more difficult to quote. Besides this, there are not any continuous buyers of black, and we cannot always quote for an article for which there are at times no buyers at any price. The supplies of all qualities for 11 days of April are about 204 tons. We quote : Poor ordinary, 30s to 32s ; fair ordinary, 33s to 35s ; best ordinary, 36s to 375 ; And East Coast, 42s to 48s.

LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS. AUCKLAND Messrs. Hunter and Nolan's Weekly Report. —Grain, seeds, horse feed, etc. : There has been a good supply, but slack demand. For horse feed and grain a little more has been doing in each at the previous week's values. Horses : There has been a little stir in the market ; prices were a shade higher, and more sales were effected. Above an average number were entered for disposal by auction at the Durham Yards on Friday, and most of the lots were cleared at an advance on the previous week, and there remained an unsatisfied enquiry for young, upstanding horses. . Cattle: An improved demand existed. An average number having been brought forward, prices for dairy and fat stock advanced slightly. Both the Newmarket and Pukekohe yards were fairly well filled ; competition was good throughout. Stores were unaltered in value, but there was an upward tendency in price for cows at their profit. Well-fatted bullocks were 10s per head higher, but there was no advance in rough cattle. . Sheep were in short supply at Newmarket on Tuesday. The previous week's prices were given. Lambs scarce. Pigs: Few yarded. Values unaltered. Wool, Hides, and Skins: About the usual number were pitched at the Durham Yards on Tuesday. There was. a spirited demand for ox hides, at from 4sd to 4JU per lb ; cows, 3d to 3Jd ; calf skins, id to 6d per lb; sheep skins, from 2s to 3s 6d each. -•»,•' Mb. Alfred Buckland's Weekly REPORT.— At the Haymarket, during the past week, loose fodder has obtained an improvement in value, and has ranged from Is 6d to 2s 9d, the greater portion bringing 2s to 2s 3d per cwt; oats, from Is lOd to 2s 2d ; maize, 3s 4d the bushel ; potatoes, £2 to £2 5s the ton. Grass seeds and, manures have also been sold in quantity. Ryegrass from 3s to 3s 6d ; Cocksfoot, 6s the bushel; chaff, from £3 to £3 10s the ton. At the horse sale, on Friday, April 6, the usual number were brought forward, and without alteration in values, useful horses ranged from £8 to £16 each ; a choice draught colt, £20; an express waggon, £19 16s; buggy, £6 7s 6d ; dray, £10, wer the prices obtained. -At the hide and skin sale, o D

Tuesday, hides, in full numbers, kept their previous values; ox hides, from 4d to 4|d; cows' hides, 3d to 3}d the pound ; tallow, 14s the cwt; sheep skins. Is 4d to 3s Od ; lambs' skins, Is lOd each ; wool, 6Jd to 7d the pound. At the Wainku cattle sale, store cattle were yarded plentifully, and prices well sustained. At Remuera, on Thursday, dairy cattle were scarcely represented ; store cattle, in moderate number, kept their price ; fat cattle, in full number, were lower in value about 2s the 1001b; prices ranged from lis for fair cows to 14s for Rood ox beef; fat sheep abundant, and prices lower ; 70-lb wethers sold for 10s 6d, or about l}d the pound ; lambs, in moderate supply, at last week's values; calves, numerous, but mostly of inferior quality ; those sold at low price*, but well-fatted young calves sold satisfactorily ; store pics were something lower in price, but fairly-fatted pigs maintained their values. Messrs. G. w. Binnev and Son's Report.— A large, catalogue of hides, etc., cleared under brisk competition; prime ox, 4sd to 4jd (27s to 32s 6d each); heavy, 4d to 4}d (22s to 24s each); medium, 3Jd to 3jd ; cow, heavy, 3jd; medium, Sid to 3Jd; kip, 3jd to 4d ; calf, ISO sold from 4Jd to 5Jd ■ for well taken off parcels ; fair, 3|d to 4d; damaged, 2d to Sid per lb; local, green ox, 24s ; cows, 13s tol4s each. .Sheepskins : Best salted, 2s to 2s 4d ; lambs, 2s to 2s 6d ; medium, Is 6d to Is lOd ; dry, Is 3d to 2s ; local, green, 2s 6d ; lambs. 2s Od ; shearlings, salted, Od to Is; dry, 2d to Od each. Tallow : Best, 13s 6d to 14s 6d ; medium, 12s 6d ; inferior, 8s to 10s per cwt. Bones: Firm at £4 10s per ton ; •>

THE AUCKLAND MARKETS. [Corrected to noon of 2'hurgday.] FARM AND DAIRY PRODUCE. Wholesale. Retail. s. d. s. il. s. (1. s. d. Butter, fresh, lb .. 0 7too 10 o9to l 0 Do., salt .. ..05 —06 0 6j— 0 7 Do., inferior salt .. .. 0 3— 06 Milk, quart ...... 0 SJ— 0 4 Cheese, local, lb .. 0 3}— 0 4 06— 08 Do., best factory -.. 0 4$ — 0 6 Eggs, dozen .. ..13 —00 16 —00 Lard, bladder, lb .. 0 s}— 0 6} 0 6— 00 Hams and Bacon, Pro. 0 6 —08 Do., bare .. .. 0 "}— 0 0 .. * Cant. Bacon, new ..07—00 Hams 0 6}— 0 SJ 0 8— 13 Bacon .. 06 — 10 Jams, case sdoz .. 25 0 —27 6 Fowls, each .. ..06 — 10 10 —20 Ducks, do .. 2 0 — 30 Geese, do .... .. 5 0 — 70 Turkeys, do .. 6 0 — 76 Feathers, lb .. ..16 —10 FLOUR £. £ s Flour, Auck.roller, ton :0 .5 - 10 10 Do., household .. 910 —10 0 «, Do., Southern, roller 10 6 —10 10 _ Do-, Southern, stone 0 6—o 10 Bran • ..• .. 40 — 00 Sharps 4 10 — 5 10 Cabin Bread .. .. 15 0 — 0 0 Oatmeal .. 11 0 —11 10 Pearl Barley .. .. 20 0—22 0 Patent Porridge Meal, 71b bags .. ..0 o—ls 0 HAY AND CORN. Per cwt. Hay, ton .. ..40 — 50 66 — 76 Lucerne, do 6 0 — 6 10 7 6 — 80 Oaten, do 3 10 — 5 0 6 9 — 70 Chaff, mixed .. .. 20 —2 10 00 — 00, Oaten Chaff .. .. 215 —3 0 Straw, load .. .. 018— 110 40 —50 Clover, ton .. ..50 —00 Rye Cross per bush.. .. 3 9 — 4 0 Cocksfoot .. .. .. 5 6 — 66 Potatoes .. .. 210 —00 00 —00 s. d. s. d. • Maize, bushel.. ..34—00 39 —40 Barley, feed .. ..30 — 3 3 33 — 40 Do., malting .. ..39 — 310 Oats, feed .. ..23 —00 26 —00 Oats, seed, Tartarian 23 —00 00 —00 Wheat 31 — 00 00 — 00 Do., fowl .. ..30 — 30 Per pound. White Clover .. .. 0 0— 0 0 0 10},- 1 I Red „ .. 00 —00 08 —09 Cow Grass .. .. 00 —00 0 9 —0 11 Alsyke 0 0— 00 0 10}—1 0 Timothv .. .. 00 —00 05 —00 Trefoil 00 — 0 0 06 — 00 Rape 00 — 00 04 — 00 GARDEN AND ORCHARD PRODUCE. Apples, case .. ..46 — 66 .. Do., lb I—ol} 03 —04 Lemons, doz .. ..16 —19 16 —20 Oranges 00 — 09 10 — 13 Do., case .. ..80 — 00 Bananas, lb.. ..0 — 0 2£ 04 —00 Cocoanuts, each .. .. 0 2 — 0 3 Do., sack .. .. 10 0 — 0 0 Onions, lb .. ..01 —00 0 IJ—O 6 Garlic .... ..03 —00 06 —00 Celery, bundle .. .. 0 3 — 00 Grapes 10 — 00 14 — 10 Plums 0 2}— 0 2} 0 0— 00 BUILDING MATERIALS. Boards and Scantling, 100 ft .. 012 0 — 000 Do., best dressed 0 13 6 — 0 14 0 Do., second-class .. .. 066 — 090 Rustic weatherboards .. .. 0 9 0 — 0140 Mills, cargo, best .. .. 010 0— 0 0 0 Flitches 0 8 6-000 Balk 050 — 070 Bricks, Whan 110 0 — 200 Do., town yards, 1000 .. .. 15 0-2 0 o.' Lime bushel 010 — 016 Drain Pipes, 6in bores, 1000 ..1500 — 000 Do., 4in 6 10 0-000 Do., Sin 4 10 0 — 0 0 0 Do., 2*n 3 0 0-000 Do., 2in 2 10 0 —000 English Slates, 1000 .. .. 10 10 0— 0 0 0 Socket Glazed Pipes, foot: 24 inches 060 — 000 21 inches 0 4 6-000 18 inches 0 2 3 — 000 15 inches 01 11 — 000 12 inches 11 I}— 0 0 0 9 inches .. .. ... 0 010 — 0 0 0 6 inches 0 0 4j—o 0 0 4 inches .. .. .. 0 0 3$ — 00 0 3 inches .. .. .. 003 — 000 KAURI GUM AND FLAX. Supplies for eleven days of April, 201 tons. £ s. d. £ s. d. Poor Ordinary, ton .. .. 30 0 0—32 0 0 East Coast 42 0 o—4B 0 0 Fair Ordinary .. .. .. 33 0 0 —35 0 0 Best Ordinary 36 0 0 —37 0 0 Flax 18 0 —19 0 0 Tow .. .. 600 — 70 Fungus, lb 0 0 3£— 0 0 0 Cocoanut Fibre, cut, cwt.. .. 0 15 0 — 0 17 0 Beeswax, lb 000 — 009 N.Z. FLAX ROPE. Prices subject to trade terms. Rope in all sizes, ton .. .. 36 0 0-40 0 0 Tarred Yarn, do 36 0 0 —40 0 0 Wool Tailings, do 35 0 0 —38 0 0 COAL AND FIREWOOD Coal, Newcastle, ship's side, cargo, ton 100 — 150 Do., yard 150 — 180 Do., Bay of Islands, yard .. 12 6 — 000 Do., delivered .. .. .. 160 — Do., mine 0 13 0 — 000 Do., ship's side 100 — 000 Waikato, steam 080 — 000 Do., household 0 12 0 —000 Do., in Auckland 0 18 0 — 1 2 0 Karoo, loading ground, ton .. 010 0-00 Taupiri, mine 080 —0 12 0 Do., yard, steam 0 17 6 — 0 0 0 Do., household 140 — 150 Whangarei, mine .. .. 09 6 — 000 Do., yard, steam 0 17 0 — 000 Do., household 130 — 150 Firowood, uncut, wharf, cargo, ton 0 7 0 — 076 Do., delivered 010 0 — 0 12 0 Do., cut 013 0-015 0 BUTCHERS' MEAT. Roasting Beef, lb .. .. 0 3— 06 Boiling do. ..• .. ~ 0 —0 3 Mutton, hindquarter .. 0* 3 — 0 4 Do., forequarter .. .. 0 —0 Pork and Veal ' .. .. 0 3 — 0 Steaks .... .. .. 04 — 0 Mutton Chops.. .. .. 0 3 — 0 Sausages .. .. .. 0 2 — 0 Mutton Tallow, cwt... 18 o—2l 0 - Beef and Mixed do. 15 0 —29 0 MANURES' Bonedust, Sydney, ton .. .. 7 10 0 — 8 0 0 Do., inferior 6 10 0 —700 Boneflour 800 — 8 10 0 Do., Auckland 800 — 000 Peruvian Guano 14 0 0 —17 D 0 Coral Queen do .. .. 500 — 000 Long Island do., bags included 410 0— 0 0 0 Superphosphate- of Lime, 26 to 28 per cent 600 — 6 10 0 Do., 36 to 38 per cent 8 0 0 — 8 10 0 Ammonia Phosphate, Fison's 10 10 0— 0 0 0 Special Potato Fertiliser „ 1100 —000 Superphosphate :. .. ~ — 000 Freezing Company's Superphosphate, 32 per cent 8 0 0 — 000 Do., 25 per cent 600 — 000 Corn Manure 800 — 000 Root Manure 8 10 0 — 000 Potato Manure .. .. .. 810 0 — 000 Bone Manure 800 — 000 Grass Manure 710 — 000 Bonedust 8 10 0 — 000 PRESERVED AND DRIED FRUITS. Dried Prunes, lb .. 0 — 0 7 0 B—o 10 Preserved Ginger ..07 —00 Shelled Nuts .. .. 09 — 0 10 10 — 16 Barcelona do 0 — 0 0' Brazil do. .... 06 —09 09 —10 Peannts .. .. 0 2-0 2} 06 —00 MISCELLANEOUS Kerosene, 130" test, duty paid 0 17 — 000 Do., 150' test « 020 — 000 Fencing wire, No. 6, ton .. 10 10 0— 0 0 0 Do., No. 7 10 10 0 — 0 0 0 Do., No. 8 s. 10 0 0— 0 0 0 Barb Fencing Wire .. .. 21 10 0 —22 10 0 Lime, slacked, bushel .. .. 0 10 — 000 Quick lime, in stone .. .. 0 16 — 0 0 0 New Zealand Pailings, sft .. 0 7 6—o 10 0 Do., 0 14 0-000 Teatree Rails, 100 .. .. 2 10 0-3 10 0 Puriri Posts .. .. .. 600 — 700 Shingles, 1000 0 12 0 — 0 13 0 Hobart Pailings, sft .. .. 017 0— 1 0 0 Do.. 6ft .. 018 0 — 110 Hobart Rails 400 — 4 10 0

STOCK AND MINING ASSOCIATION.

A. Saunders, C. Alexander, S. Vickers, J. F. Clarke R. Prater, J. B. Morpeth. J. M. Lennox, D. B* McDonald. D. O. McDonnell, Aitken Carrick R. Spratt, Francis Hull, James Raid, R. G Macky. Joseph Newman, Chairman.

Auckland, April 12, 1888. Company. Business. Closing Prices. • Buyers. Sellers. Banks: £ a d'£ s d . New Zealand .. — — 12 3 6 Colonial, ex .. — 2 2.0 — Insurance: New Zealand .. — 3 10 6 — South British ... — — 226 Colonial .... — — 0 5 9 Miscellaneous Auckland Gas, new — 6 10 0 — . N.Z. Loan and Mer. — 3 14 0 — Mining : Cambria .'. .. — 0 8 0 0 8 6 Saxon .. .'. 4/ 0 3 0 0 4 0 Now. P. Imperial _ _ 0 0 0 Old Caledonian .. — — 0 6 0 Trenton .. .. — 0 2 0 — Manukau .. .. 2/, 2/1 — 0 2 2 Albnrnia .. .. 3/3 • — 0 3 6 Paroquet .... — — 0 5 0 Gem .,.. _ - ;-.'—.' 0 10 Golden Drop .. — _ 0 l 0 Woodstock .. 2/6,2tf — ' — Kenilworth ... 2/8 027 — Silverton .. .. — — ,, 0 3 0

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