COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9153, 7 September 1888, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald Office, Thursday evening. The Customs duties to-day amounted to £'1669 3s sd. Trade is steady, and there is little to report. The bills due on the fourth have been met better than was anticipated, considering the dullness of trade for the last month. The removal of the coast steamers by the Union Company, and the putting of them on as colliers from Westport and Greymouth, has upset calculations of produce lines. The necessity to supply coal for the weekly big steamers calling at the principal ports is paramount. It is impossible to forecast the result of the strike, or its probable ending, but it may lie regarded as likely that the difficulty will be ended in a month. In the meantime prices are all influenced by freight charges, &c. There is nothing new in the import market. Kerosene keeps very stiff, notwithstanding the arrival of the Albert Russell, the low test supply in which is found to be very short, three-fourths of the cargo being high test. I There is a somewhat easier feeling in pearl barley. Oatmeal is firm at previous rates. 16,000 bags of oats going to Melbourne in one steamer, the Hauroto, shows the drain going on. In the dried fruit market there is a better demand for dates, and muscatels are scarce.

' The arrival to-day of the Killochan supi plies the market with many short lines. . ___ In the metal trade we hear of a sale of 200 casks wire nails, ex Crusader, m one line. Teas have been more active. Auction disposals have been good, sellers and buyers alike being satisfied. , , . ~ Maize has been more plentiful during the last week, but the market being bare it is all I distributed. The quality is now better, and j iu firmer condition. Price, 2s 4d, for parcels !ex wharf. . , , ! Wheat: Milling, no quotations; fowl 1 wheat, good, whole. 3s : inferior, 2s 9d. I Oats : Firmer at Southern ports, to the extent of 2d per bushel. Potatoes are declining. Of Oamarus there are none ; Canterbury's, 72s 6d ; local, 655. Flour : An advance of 10s per ton is recorded during the week, and a further rise is expected. . . In the local produce market, the price ot ecrrs remains unchanged, at (id per dozen wholesale and M per dozen retail. Dairy butter is Incoming plentiful, and, as indicated last week, a tall in price has now taken j place. Best dairy butter is now quoted at j lOd per lb wholesale and Is per lb retail. KAURI GUM MARKET. ! Notwithstanding the heavy supplies, there : is a strong and active demand for good quali--1 ties of ordinary gum, at full current rates. So far, the excessive production lias not been checked in the slightest degree. For the eight expired months of we have received 5U67 tons against 6456 tons for the whole of last year. The supplies for the month of August were 715 tons, and for five days of September about 52 tons. We quote : — Fair ordinary, 29s to 30s ; best ordinary, Sis ; and East Coast, 43s to 445. LIVE STOCK & PRODUCE MARKETS. AUCKLAND. Mk>-rs. Hi'ntkk am) Nolan's Weekly Kf.port. —Grain, seeds, hursefeetl, Ac., a moderate demand has existed, and with the exception of oaten chaff, all descriptions of horse teed have been plentiful. The demand for seed oats has been in excess of supply, and prices have had an upward tendency. We quote : Oats ..teed), is «d; Tartarian, is 5d ; maize, is s<l to is «M ; nraii, los ; chaff, Jil to £- It's. Horses : Not many have been brought forward, and these ere principally of inferior stamp. Those submitted by auction at the Durham Yards were much the same description as on the previous week. The tew strangers were welt competed for, but for lot* previously held over sale was slow. We 'itiote : Hacks. £3 is (id to £10 lis mi : litht harness, id 10s to ill ; draught. £11. Wool, hides, and skins were pitched in u--.ua! quantities at the Durham Yards on Tuesday, and were ste.oii!y competed for, but there was a decline in the value of hides, particularly for heavies. Skins realised fully the previous week's values. We quote : Ox. ajd to 4.1 ; cow, i*d to .-d ; calf skins, :.j<l to -iid ; .-heepskiu pelts, sd ; woolied skins, is vHI to &> yd. Cattle: There has been increased animation in the market, particularly in stores, and there remains an unsatishetl demand for steers of all description-:, and particularly for grown ones in fresh conditio!!, as also for empty cows. There was a short muster at Newmarket on Tuesday, but a good one at Papakura on Wednesday. Dairy stock were well represented, , k nd were well competed for, notwithstanding the food muster at the Utter place. Sheep: Only an average number were brought forward, and prices were a shade firmer. Pi:.* in fair supply, and brisk dem in 1. ..Messrs. A. I>ickla'm>A So.vs' Weekly Ueport. —Duriui the past week meadow hay has tanked mm Is ;ki to is 0d ; oaten sheaves, 1* od to is ,>>i the cut ; maize, at ship's side, is Id, in store, is ■id to i-; ?d: oats, is <d to is M the bushel; bonwtust and superpho-piiates. x«5 10s to t's l'fs the ton. On Friday. Aupist 31. horse stock maintained the previous week's improved values : Useful horses ranged from £6 to £12 lbs ; spring cart*. c,; " ( s Od and £tl Ks ; drays, £7 and £3 7s M. At the hide and skin sale on Tuesday prices for hides were well sustained, sood ox brought from Sjd to ibi: cow, ijd : calfskins. sjd to 4;d the lb ; sheepskins were in itood demand, and brought from is yd to Is 3d each : bails of" wool. .'.'jd to 'jjd the lb. At tile usual cattle sale held at Waiuku on Saturday Li.st the farm of Mr. l'yke was not sold, although a desirable homestead. Cattle were in good inquiry at an advance over late markets of is i dto ;.s each, i At Kenmera on Thnrsdiy, dairy cattle sold more freely than last wees, but prices were low, varying from £- to £4 7*s each, .-store cattle in moderate number were required. Fat cattle in short supply scarcely maintained last week's values. I'sices ranged for steers from £7 17s Od to £4 lis, or from 15s to 17s per l'X»lbs. sheep were of good uniform quality, and were also in less than usual numbers; prices were firm, and highest at conclusion of sale. Wethers ranged from los to lis Od ; ewes, lis to los each, or ij\i tt> 3d per In. I.itnbs varied in weight considerably, and ranged from 13> 6d to 5s each. | Calves were in short supply, arid bronchi extreme prices. Pus also were in demand at improved values, kindij porkers bringing near 4d per lb, and good store pigs equally high. Messrs. o. w . bis.M.v and Son's Report.— Hides selling freely at the decline in value. Heavy | ox. 4d ; medium, ajd '-•» :>id ; heavy cow, 3d to 3yl"; medium and light, _;d to _'.;d ; sloppy anil wet, ijd ; calf. 4i to Od : : -aI jtree'i ox, prim*, "i.■ - t->-Jis; heavy. 20* to iis t,i ; medium. 14s to lOs : heavy cow," is to lis : medium, los : light, 0s to n* each". Sheepskins : Demand brisk. Local green. I* Gd to 5s •»} . country heavy, 4. C<t to 5s : medium, 3- ol to 4s ; mixed lots. Is t . ,-.s 9.1 each. Wool: small lots, Cd to s 1 per lb. 1 Jones: 4s t'-d per rut. Fallow : If is to 14s 'id per cwt ; fit, Id per lb. Potatoes : At i sale ".i-day local (Waiktto) j«..; i es -id freely at i 70s p».r ton. and -hew an a-iv.usee of los during the week. No Southern offered. We anticipate a :irm market during thts mo ith. Uut-fcse : Local, aal : l»est Canterbury. 4>d to id per 10. H-jiiedust: i.C to 0 ]'•- per ton. Messrs. Sxo.nf. Bkothkks' Report of Grain. Produce, etc.. for the week ending «th Sep-temu-r (subject t" fluctuations oi market}. — Splendid bright ,-i.or". (sits, is «i<i; crushed oils, -gs t»i: Dai.:-'!, is 5-1; Tartarian, is 7d : pressed ii.,y (s.i.ail bales), is per cw t ; catfnea! Various i-aS-~;, iV, ill, in 71b» £li 15s; wneat, fowj, is ;•! ; ■southern flour, is 15s; .-harp-, its; hran. 75^; »•« i!f, '5-; bs.rley (.feed), 33 3d; Canterbury and < t,v:i: a r.: ;-otatoe.s. sy,; maize, is -d: hams and bacon (Cant«i bury, equal number? i, 7;d : Southern. Sydney, and Auckland bonedu»ts, from o'j :•'« £7 lb-; p.t:e malt vinegar in vigils I casks fr-e.i. Is 4-1 ; llob.ut nil-, per H»J. 6as ; paling—"ft, »"s: 7ft, 17s; spl-ndid tea, 1- id; chtsts, from 3 s i'«l; U-.xe.-. lis; ielb.es. cart shafts, oils. v. ;atc leads, v. flit'.- .unc, mixed paint.-, iiiani.la and -rope ropes, etc.. cheap. N.j;.-id perbu-hel re.Vfui'-t: en gram. and is '-i per ton on potatoes, bran, .-harps, etc.. very at ship's side. .JoHNsONVIhhK CAITI.II M AKKi'.T Mils--/is. Freeman R. .le is,,a A Co. > REPORT : The }ards on Wednesday were all full. >~j:.e prime bullocks were penned, and a number of inferior cattle also came forward, Heef was well competed for, ;.nd ma ie It>s Oi the lnyib. A large entry uf sheep ailis to hand, maii.t.u.nii.g last safe's prices. Pigs sold at tail value. Cattle, best line, made from £<} is Ou to £.s J7< c«i, averaging £7 7- Ed. Other lines avenged £r, 9.< 7 i. 4;.; 7- Od. 5..; is Id, £5 It's 7d. and £5 7s od. Sheep : Wither*. 15.- to lbs 7d; ewe-, lis to i.-s; lambs, l"s <M to lis Td. Pigs. : haconers, £i li- t , 5,4 lo>; others, ,;is to ;C>«; porkers, 17s to i;'- ; si'iall pigs, los to Its >xl. MR. I). LUNDON'S MONTHLY' RKI'ORT. Mr. D. Ll'SDon reports .-—The two .-ales at the Haymarket, I'ati.ang.a, w ere wril attended, and with few except,oils nil -t'/ck and farm produce w- re disposed of at satisfactory prices. Light inferior hacks are dull of sale. at low value-. 1 quote light hacks from jtl 5s to sil 10s : light h irne.—, from £2 to £0; draught, £10 to £-£j; fowl-, 1- ad to is «kl; pea. fowls, 3s .4(1; bacon, od ; him-, 7d to vl ; rye, is. A mixed lot of skins ami pelts sold at is j.j.i ; maize "is 0d ; potatoes, 0- per sack. he cattle sale at the Judea Yards was well attended. All lots offered were, with few exceptions, disposed of at satisfactory price*. Beef, bis; springing heifers (small), from j gis to jOs; yearlings. 1.1s; dry cov;.-, i;',- ; springers, £3 to £, ; ewes and lambs. 13-. No trade of any extent has been done in maize, owing to the lowprices ruling. Three sections of land have been disposed of at fair prices. AUCK LAN D MARKETS. [Corrected to 'noon uj" Thursday.] FARM AND DAIRY PRODUCE. Wholesale. Retail. s. d. .s. d. s. d. s. d. Butter, fresh, dairy, lb 0 10 — 0 0 0 0 — 1 0 Do , Waikato "Anchor'' brand .. .. 13 — 0 0 0 0 — 1 6 Do., inferior salt .. .. 0 3 — 0 6 .Milk, quart .. .. .. 0 3J— 0 4 Chet.*e local, lb .. 0 1-0 4J 05 —07 } Do., best factory .. 0 4>— 0 5 Eggs, dozen .. .. 0 <i — 0 0 OS — 0 0 1 Lard, bladder, lb .. 0 .vj— 0 (>} u 0— 0 0 Hams and Bacon, Pro. 0 6— D 8 Do., bare . . ..0 7' — 00 Cant. Bacon, new .. 0 7— 0 0 0 7s— 0 8 Hams 0 7j-- 0 fcj 0 b— 1 0 Jams, case sdoz .. 20 0—27 ti Fowls, each .. ..06 — 10 10 —20 Ducks, do .. .. .. 2 0 — 30 Geese, do .. 5 — 70 Turkeys, do .. SO — 7 6 Feathers, lb.. 1 G — 19 „ FLOUR. £ s. £ s. Flour, Auck.roller, ton 11 o —11 5 .. Do., household .. 10 10 —10 la ~ Do., Southern, roller 10 0 —11 0 Do., Southern, atone 010— 015 Bran .. .. .. 3 10 — 4 0 Sharps 4 10 — 0 0 Cabin Bread .. . . 15 0 — 0 0 Oatmeal 25s .. .. 9 —10 0 Oatmeal 7a .. .. 12 o—l2 10 Pearl Barley .. .. 20 0 —22 0 Patent Porridge Meal, 71b bags .. ..0 o—ls 0 HAY AND CORN. Per cwt. 0 Hay, ton .. ..3 0 — 4 0 50 — 00 Lucerne, do 6 0 — 0 10 7 6 — 8 0 Oaten, do 3 0 — 4 0 4 0 — 5 0 Chaff, threshed .. 1 10 —'2 0 0— 00 Oaten Chaff .. ..2 o—2 15 ■Straw, load .. .. OIS — 1 10 40 —50 Clover, ton .. ..50 —00 Potatoes local.. .. 35— 0 0 36 —40 Potatoes, Oamaru .. 410 — 0 0 Potatoes, Canterbury 3 12i— 0 0 s. d. «. d. Maize, bushel.. .. 24—00 00 —00 Barley, feed .. .. 30 — 33 33 —40 Do., malting .. ..3 9 — 3 10 Oats, feed .. .. 26 — 0 0 20 —29 Oats, milling .. .. 211 — 0 0 0 0— 0 0 Oats, seed, Tartarian 2 3— 2 6 2 0— 2 9 Do., dun. Southern .. 2 9— 0 0 0 0— 0 0 Do., black .. .. 2 5— 2 7 0 0— 0 0 Wheat, local . .. 33 —00 00 —00 Wheat, Southern ~ 3 7— Of) 0 0— 0 0 Do., fowl .. .. 29 — 30 33 —36 GARDEN* AND ORCHARD PRODUCE. Apples, case, imported 6 6 — 8 0 Do., lb, local .. ..0 24— 0 4 0 3 — 0 6 Lemons, doz .. .. 10 —13 13 — 19 Oranges 0 8 — 0 7 1 0 — 1,3 Do., case .. ..60 — 70 .. Bananas, lb.. .. 0 1-0 2J 04 —00 Cocoanuts, each .. .. 0 2 — 03 Do., sack .. .. 10 0 — 0 0 Onions, cwt .. .. 56 —66 0 0J — 0 0 Garlic 04 — 00 06—00 Celery, bundle .. .. 0 3 — 00 Grapes 16 — 20 00 — 21 PRESERVED AND DRIED FRUITS. Dried Prunes, lb ..0 6.1— 0 7 0 B—o 10 Preserved Ginger ..0 7— 0 0 Shelled Nuts .. .. 09 —0 10 10 —16 Barcelona do 0 6 — 00 Brazil do 06 — 09 00 — 10 Peannts .. .. 0 2- 0 2* 00 —00 N.Z. AX 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 —33 0 0

! BUILDING MATERIALS, | Board" and Scantling, 100ft „ 0 13 0 — 0 0 0 Do., best dressed.. .. — 0 II 6-015 0 Do., second-class.. — — 076 - 010 0 j Rustic weatherboards — _ 0 10 6 — 0 14 C Mills, cargo, best. _ ... Olio — 000 j Flitches ... .. _ ~ 096 — 000 | Balk „ 060 _ 080 j Bricks, Whau .. — .. 1 10 0 — 2 0 0 1 Do., town yards, 1000 .. _* 1 15 0 — 2 0 0 ; Do., delivered .. — — 200 — 25 0 [ Lime bushel .. .. — 01.0 — 016 Drain Pipes, 6Ln bores, 1003 .. 15 0 0 — 00 0 Do., 4in « 6 10 0 — 000 Do., 3in .. .. _ . 4 10 0 — 000 Do., 2Jn .. .. — - 300 — 000 Do., 2in .. 2 10 0 — 0 0 0 English Slates, 1000 .. _ 10 10 — 0 0 0 Socket Glazed Pipes, foot: £4 inches .. .. ... 060 — 000 21 inches „ .. „ 046 — 000 IS inches ... .. „. 0 2 3 — 000 15 inches .. _ ... 0 1 11 —0 0 0 12 inches _ „ ..0 1 — 0 0 0 9 inches „ .. .. 0 0 10 — 0 0 0 Cinches _ .. ..0 0 —0 0 0 4 inches 0 0 3J— 0 0 0 3 inches 003-000 MANURES. Bonedust, Sydney, ton .. .. 7 10 0 • 8 0 0 Do., inferior .. .. .. (i 10 0-7 0 0 Bonefiour — 800 — 8 10 0 Do., Auckland 800 — 000 Peruvian Guano .. .. .. 14 0 0 —it 0 0 Coral Queen do 500-000 Lone Island do., bags included 4 10 0 — 0 0 0 Superphosphate of Lime, 26 to •is per cent 600 — 6 10 0 Do., 36 to 3S per cent. .. .. 8 0 0 — 8 10 0 Ammonia Phosphate, Fison's 10 10 0 — 0 0 0 Special Potato Fertiliser „ 1100 — 000 Superphosphate .. .. ,, S00 — 000 Freezing Company phate, 32 per cent 8 0 0 — 0 0 0 Do., 25 per cent 600 — 000 Corn Manure .. .. „ 800 — 000 Root Manure .. .. .. 8 10 0 — 000 Potato Manure 8 10 0 — 000 Bone Manure .. .. .. 800 — 000 Gra-ss Manure .. .. .. 7 10 '0 — 0 0 0 N.Z.F. Co.'s quotations are subject to liberal discount. MISCELLANEOUS. Kerosene, 133" test, duty paid 0 1 S — 0 0 0 Do., ISO" test " .. 0 2 0-000 Fencing wire, No. 6, ton .. *1 No. 7 .. .. >11 10 0 -12 0 0 No. 8 .. ..J Barb Fencing Wire .. .. 21 10 0 —22 10 0 Lime, slacked, bushel .. .. 0 10 — 000 Quick lime, in stone .. .. 016 — 000 New Zealand Failings, ofC .. 0 7 6 — 0 10 0 Do., 6ft 0 14 0 — 0 0 0 Teatree Kails, 100 _ .. 2 10 0 — 3 10 0 Puriri Posts 600 — 700 Shingles, 1000 .. „ _ 0 12 0 — 0 13 0 Hobart Failings, 5ft .. .. 0 17 0 — 10 0 Do., frfl „ 0 18 0 — 1 1 0 Hobart Rails 400 — 4 10 0 STOCK AND MINING ASSOCIATION. Auckland. September 6, isss. Company. j Business, j Closing Prices. Buyers. i Sellers. Insurance : *; s d£ s d New Zealand .. SO/ — 14 1 6 South British .. — 2 7 0' — Accident .. ..1 — — 10 7 3 Miscellaneous: j N.Z.L. & Mercantile — 14 2 6 — N.Z.Land Mortgage — I — ! 0 li) 6 Auckland (• as. old — 10 15 0 — Taupiri Coal Co. .. j — — '250 Mining : j Cambria .. - \ — — j 0 5 9 Saxon .. ..1 3/6 — ; 0 3 9 < >ld Caledonian .. | — — ■ 0 5 0 Trenton .. ..I — 0 2 0 0 2 2 Hem ! — 012014 Marototo .. ..I — — ,050 Crown .. .. ! — — ;040 Colonist .. .. i — —036 A. Saunders. C. Alexander, S. A'ickers, J. F. Clark#, ( R. Kniter. J. M. Lennox, I). B. McDonald. 1). G. MacDotmell, A >1 ken Carrick. U. Spratt, Francis Huil, James ltcid. K. C,. Macky. JuaEi'H Newman, Chairman. MESSED. VICKKRS AND HULL'S WEEKLY STOCK AND SHARK LIST AND INVESTORS GUIDE.

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