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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9189, 19 October 1888, Page 4

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- New Zealand Herald Office. - Thursday evening. The Customs receipts to-day were £709 7s 7d. The arrival of the mail. gives a certain ' amount of interest to business matters; apart from that derivable from trade demand : but information' for the Press is exceedingly scanty, , as '■ all ; reports, are devoid of? points worth reproduction. ■ ' _ ;; The local trade'of the week has increased in volume, '. and there ?, is - an improved ; tone throughout our little commercial world. M .■:,;; ■ Pair sales have been made of salt from ship's side. The demand for fine is improving. ■ The leading item of the week is the big rise in hops. With '":. duty, of 6d per lb against imported; it looks as if the Southern speculators are in for si good time, and out of the profits of the beer trade the levy of many pence per - lb will have to: be ; paid to the one or « two who i: have spotted the good thing. Fairly active business u is: • passing ;': in last year's growth. We learn that about 600 bales have been exported, to Australia from Nelson within the last two months. , :; Sugars are; quiet, but very firm nevertheless. We hear. of considerable sales of yellows for the Southern markets. '■■;■ Quicksilver:has advanced 3d; per lb. :. fi;.; Galvanised iron is up £1 per ton since mail advices, making a rise of 30s per ton in all lately. Teas are moderately active. ■■. Salmon and fresh herrings show improved activity. Muscatels fron California nave been mov- : ing freely. v; The improved 'quality of the Californian fruit, in bloom and size of grape, j is remarked upon. " 'Kerosene is in active request, holders being in no humour for concessions. .' i There is .< some \ notion S! about rice being affected by the famine in some parts of India, and the Indian Government is buying largely, but we do not hear of : any decided market change. „ The principle of - the ; r nimble: ninepence is ? generally.; followed ' here, and a safe profit; however reasonable, is the aim of distributors., who let famines : and floods';.. take their course with philosophic indifference. ■■■:■ Jute goods are rather dull. ■M Cheese of good quality, is in demand. _ ■■ ; I 'Maize is easier, but the price is still 2s 6d, i with large quantity offering to, arrive. ;; ;-V-. i .. Wheat has . advanced 3d per bushel _ at: Southern ports, t and speculators are buying freely at the increased rates. Fowl wheat is scarce, and worth 3s 6d. Oats are firmer at late quotations.' r: Flour : Some Southern brands '.- have advanced 10s during the' week, but it is not; yet general. ' • ' ,-'__' '-» ;.; Potatoes : Southern, 90s ; locals, 753. Very scarce. . ' - i ln the local produce market the prices remain ; the same as last week. The beat dairy butter is in abundant supply at fid : per lb wholesale, and 8d per lb retail, while eggs are also ) plentiful; at 6d per dozen wholesale and 8d per dozen retail. ' ",, ,' Messrs. Samuel Cochrane and Son': sola ■■ by auction to-day, at their rooms, Queen-street,, a comfortable residence and two acres of land at V.atcrview, near Avondale, for £350. KAURI GUM MARKETS. ■ This market is firm, but it is believed that the American demand which exists is ; entirely due to present low prices, and would cease if ; prices ; advance, ;; Supplies for , the seventeen days of \ October are about 320 tons. We quote :—Fair; ordinary, 29s to 30s; best ordinary, 31s; East Coast, 40s to 433. LIVE stock & PRODUCE MARKETS. 3 - AUCKLAND. fe; Messrs. Hunter ano Nolan's Weeklt Retort. Horsefeed, 5 seeds, grain, &x. : There has been'an adequate supply and steady demand,- with little or no alteration in value. We quote.: Feed oats, 2s 9d to 2s lid per bushel ; maize, 'ia 8d : bran, £C per ton; chaff, 305.;. : Horses: There.has been a slight increase in ; the supply and; corresponding improvement in the demand, and slightly better prices wero given.' About an average number were submitted by auction at the Durham Yards on Friday. Bidding was tolerably brisk, and' in some cases advanced values were reached. ,We quote hacks at; from £6 to £12 10s ; light-harness horses, from £9 5s to £14 : medium draught, £12 5s to £18. ; Wool, hides and skins :' A moderate number of hides were pitched : at I the Durham Yards i on Tuesday, rather a large number of sheepskins, and but little wool. ■ Competition was brisk throughout. We quote : Ox hides, 3Jd to 4ld per lb -, cow, 2Jd to Sjjd; calfskins, 4d to ild per lb; pelts, to 6d each ; skins, 2s 8d to 53 Bd. Cattle : Store and dairy- stock have been plentiful, and fat boasts have been sufficient for requirements. There was but little alteration in value, but fresh conditioned stores have an upward tendency. The Newmarket pens on Tuesday were well filled with dairy and : store cattle, and .there was good competition 'throughout tho sale, although dairy and fat stock barely maintained the previous week's j values, but i well .conditioned steers t were worth more money by 3s per head. - There, was no noteworthy alteration in other descriptions of stock, j Some averages were: Steers—£6los 6d, £5 16s 3d, ' £0 4s Bd, £6 lis 3d, £8 12s 6d. Cows— 15s to £4. j Sheep were penned at Newmarket on Tuesday in i rather less than the usual numbers. There was an ! upward tendency in value, although averages were ; no higher, some of which were lis to 1 Is 4d for shorn ! wethers, and 15s to 16s 4d for wethers in wool. Pigs— ■i A good many were yarded. Good pigs of all classes ' sold well, but rough stores were at i low i values ; ' prices ranged from 2d to 3d per lb, live weight. ' ! Messrs. a. Buckland and Sons' Weekly Report.—At the , Haymarket during the: past ;week > loose fodder was at low values : Small loads, from j 6s to lis each ; ; larger ones, Is to 2s the cwt ; chaff, ■■ from Is 3d to 2s "(id the cwt; oats, 2s 9d : maize, ; varying with dryness, 2s «d to 3s the bushel; pota- ' toes, £4 the ton. On Friday, October 12, the lamb-? ..j advertised ranged from 6s to 8s; owes, 12s Cd each. ! Horse stock were in full numbers, and the advance in ; price lately obtained fully sustained.; Useful I horses ranged from £8 to £12 ; and a thoroughbred " two-year-old i colt brought; £25. On Tuesday bides were in full' number, and at late values : Medium ; ox, 3Jd to 4d; cows, 2Jd and 2gd; calfskins, up to ; 4Jd the lb. i Sheepskins continue in. requeiit, | butchers' skins, up to 6s 7d; " station skins, 4s M ; each ; wool in bags, 6Jd and 6Jd the lb. At the ; country cattle sales, held respectively at Pokono ' and Drury, prices for grown cattle, suitable for iinrrie- . diate fattening, were well sustained but young ! with tho exception of choice-bred heifers, wore >it ■ lo ver values, and dairy cows, were in bettor demand; At Kemuevs on Thursday dairy cattle were sli-w of ■ saM m. less values than ' have lately obtained. Ti-'rii'isJ rahgiid i'rOiii 45s toii'Os. Steve CAttJn, in average nurabor, were without alteration in values. Fat cattle sold irregularly at first lower, when a number of pens were ■ passed prices rallied for a time, but again fell about,2s the lUOlb. 15s the 1001b waR the average price obtained for steers of good quality," Cows and Inferior steers from 13s upwards : averages for steers ranged from £5 5s to £0 • 10*. Fat calves, numerous, at lato values. Prices V varie I with quality from 7s to 20.i, Slioop t in aveI rare numbijr. Long-woo'lsd ewes Jambs, at, sida, 1 br»ught 1-2* 6d thecal>.;.;. Fat . wethers, in their ; J wool, 15s to 18s eaclt; »W-|. wethers, lis to; 13s. ' T v~iki were of nitw -'wJ'ivm -quality than, last ' - - Vf ami ■•~i(fi< i h v> . '(>■ w Im. A few dairy-fed i vi„ :s , oln".vc";>>vtcoa\;ia-i)rftd stores were in full I i'-tbera '." : '-J*"* **aU>*» !';«>«> 3s toSs each. ■•!•''; i'IESS'S. r>'.'V>. Bl.'-'M'V and SON'S RK?ORT.— t V'i'.'es' 6'i<•'•«•' " iar;re -catalogue, of. hides, sheep- ' i'iins etc , 0.-; w':s-iay'l.ist. Heavy ox sold freely ! *rom id to *»d ,' medium,' 3Jd to 3jd; steer and i'heavy cow, 3iVtc 3}d ; medium cow, iM : heavy kip, i'M to 23d ;■ lifci-.t," 3d ; calf, 4 i ,L ' Sheepskins : No !.ilt(irp.ti;.ti in value to report, l.ongwool, if- -xl to 5s : I 3d >-.*}k ; countxvlots. 2s to 4a Sd each. • .nes, 4s

! fid per cwt; shanks, 6a per cwt; tallow, 12s to lis 6d per cwt; rough fat. Id' per lb; flour (Gray and Aldrich's). sacks £10,100s, and 60s, £1010s per ton ; •wool bales, 2s 7d to 2s lOd each. Bouedust: Melbourne, £6 to £6 10s ; Sydney, £6158 to £6 per ton. ■< • 7 AUCKLAND MARKETS. 1 ; ■:■! [Corrected to noon of Thursday.] : . FARM AND DAIRY PRODUCE.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. CALLS. a s: d. Due. 01(1 Caledonian G.M. Co. ~010 — Oct. 24 Arch-Hill brick & Tile Co. 0 1 0 — Oct. 31 Com C.iM. Co .004 — Oct. 29 Now Prince Imperial G.Ji.Co. 0 10 — Nov. 14 j SSiiverton G.M. Co. .. .. 0 0 3 — Nov. 14 ; • DIVIDENDS. i Auckland Timber Co. .. 419 8 — 0" t. 'i? i —

wholesale. ■ ! "V .. ■, ' s. d. & d. - 8. d. a. d. ButttT, fresh, dairy, lb 0 0 — 0 0 0.0— 0 8 Do., Woikato "Anchor" ;. ,; n ■ 'brand .. .. 010-° 0 00 — 10 Do., inferior salt .. .. JJ 3 — 0 6 Milk, quart .. ••••«„,'£ I 1- a J Cheese, local, lb , .. .• 04 — 0 ,4} 06 — 07 Do., boat factory .. 0 4}—0 5 „ v*' Eggs, dozen .. .. 0 0 — 0 0 0 8 — 0 0 . Lard, bladder, ib .. 0 6} — 0 0} 0 0 — 0.9 Hams and Bacon, Pro. .0.6 — 0 8 . ' Do., bare . .. .. 0 —0 0 .. . . _ Cant. Bacon, new -.. 0 V— 0 0 0 i}— 0 5 Hams .. .. .. 0 7}- 0 S} .0 8-10 Jams, case 5doz .. 25 0 —27 6 . .. • - . Fowls, each .. j .. 0 6 — 1 01 0 — on •Ducks, do.' _ .. .. ? 0 — 3 0 Geese, do. « -• .. - - ' 5 ® ~~ I ® Turkeys, do. .. .. \ « ' 8 0 — 7 o Feathers, lb .. . - 16 — 1 0 . ■ . •• GARDEN AND ORCHARD PRODUCE. Apples, case, imported 6 - 6 — 80 „•*«„ Do., lb! local .. - .. 0 2}- 0 4 ; 0 3- 0 v Lemons, doz .". • • 1.0 — la in , *V •. Oranges . ■■' ' .. 0 8 — 0 7 10 1'. Do., case . .. : .. 0 0 — 7 0 .. >l : Bananas, lb .. - ..01 — 0 2} 04 — 00 Cocoanuts, each .. -• • ■ „ ; 0 - 0 *. Do., sack .. .. 10 0 — 0 0 '•• Onions, cwt • •.. A '.. 50 — 00 0 0}— 0 0 Garlic .. .. ... 04 — 00 06-00 Celery, bundle ... .. , •• , 0 3 — 0 0 j Grapes'.. 16 — 2 . 0 0 0 — 2 3;; i "i —6 TT —■ —nirrr. ■■-. I /■ , PRESERVED AND DRIED FRUITS. ., Dried Prunes, lb ... .. • 0 0} — 0 7.0 8 — 0 10 Preserved Ginger .. . 07 — 00 Shelled Nuts .. .. 0 9 — 0 10 10 — 16 Barcelona do..; ..0 0 — 0 0 Brazil do. % .. • • .0-6 — 0 9 0 0 — 1 0 Peannts „ : ..* 02 — 0 2} . 00 — 00 V: • , . I "LOUR. ■ ' - V I , .VuvV'.-: . £ s. ; £ s ' _ Flour, Anck. roller, ton 11 10 —1116 ; "J. : v j Do., household .. 11 0—11 5" a* ' Do., Southern, roller 11 —12 0 ; S» Do., Southern, stone 10 10 —10 15 ■ Bran .... .. .. 3 10 — 4 0 • > : Sharps -.. • .... 4 10 — 0 0 9 Cabin Bread .. .. 15 0 — 0 0 > i Oatmeal 25s .. .. 9 15 —10 0 > f : ! Oatmeal 7s : . . .. 12 0—12 10. ... ; Pearl Barley .. .. 20 0 22 0 '. : Patent Porridge Meal, . J 71b bags .. ... 0 0 —15 0 — I ' . HAY AND CORN. " Per cwt, Hay, ton .... .. 3 0 - 4 0 . 5 0 — .0 Lucerne, do. .. .. 6 0 — 6 10 7 6 — f- 0 Oaten, do. .. .» 20 — 30 40 — o 0 Chaff, threshed .. 1 10 — 20 y 0 — 0 0 ten Chaff .. . ..2 0 — 2 15 ,, / •• • „ Straw, load .. 0 18 — l 10 4 0 — 6 0 Clover, ton' .. .. 5 0 — 0 0 < _ .. Potatoes local.. .. 3 15—0 0 4 0-6. Potatoes, Oaciaru ..4 5 — 410 .., Potatoes (Canterbury 4 10 — 0 0 ». Potatoes, Hawkes Bay 3 0 — 3 10 — •>.'■' ' .'V : S. d. s. d. . : Maize, bushel.. .. 2 .6 — 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 ; Barley,, feed .. .. 3 0 — 'A 3 3 3 — *• r Do., ' waiting ... .... 3 9 — 3 10 • • Oats, fsed • .. ..3 0 — 0 0 3 0 — S >•- j OaU\ milling .. .. 3.0 — 00 0 0-00 Oats, seed, , Tartarian 2.6 — 2 9 2 9 — 3 0 Do., dun. Southern ..29 — 00 00 — 0 0 Do., black . .. 1 .'. 25 — 27 00 — 0 0 Wheat, local milling 4 2 — 0 0 00 — 00 Wheat, Southern „ 44 — 00 00 — 0 0 Do., fowl .. .. 3.6 — 0 0 3 10 — 0 0 'KAURI GUM AND FLAX. i, Sut>Dues for seventeen days of October, 320 tons. I p & a. d. £ s. d. Poor Ordinary, ton . .. . .. 20 0 0 — 0 0 0 > Hast Const .. ; .. ' .. 40 0 0 —43 0 '' I Fair Ordinary ..... '■ .. - 29 0 : 0 30 0 0 HestOrdinary ... ...... 31 0 0 — 0 0 0 Flax.. .. .. .. 15 0 0 —16 0 0 Tow .. * '.'.' . • .. .. 5 0-0 — 000 Fungus, lb ... . •.. .. . .. 0 0 3} — 0 0 0 I CocoanufcFibre, cut, cwt.. .. 0 15 . 0 — 0 17 0 Beeswax, lb . .. . . .. .. 000 — 009 ; MANURES... Bonedust, .Sydney, ton .. '.. 7 10 0 • 8 0 0 Do., inferior . ..' .. .. C IO 0 — 700 Bonetiour .. .. .. .. 800 — 8 10 0 Do., Auckland .. ' .. .. 800 — 0 0 .0 Peruvian Guano .. ... .. 14 0 0 —17 0 0 Coral Queen do. .. . : 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 Long Island do., bugs included : 4 10 0 — 0 0 0 Superphosphate of Limo, it) to - 23 per cent. .. , .. .. <10 0 — 6 10 0 Do., 30 to SS per cent. .. .. 8 0 C — 8 10 0 Ammonia Phosphate, Fi3on's 10 10 0 — 0 0 0 Special Potato Fertiliser „ 1100 — 000 Superphosphate ...-. ... „ ■ 700 — 000 ; Freezing Compiiny'sSuperpnos- . : £ phate, 32 per cent. .. ... 8 0 0 — 0 0 0 Do., 25 per cent. .'. .. .. 600 — 000 Corn Manure .. .. v 800 — 000 Root Manure > : .. .. .. 8 10 0 — 0 0 0 Potato Manure ,. .. .. . 8 10 0 — 0 0 0 Bone Manure ' • .. '' 800 — 000 Grass Manure >.. .... 7 10 0 — 0 0 o . N.Z.F. Co.'s quotations are subject to liberal . discount, r. . . . N.Z. FLAX ROPE. , - Prices subject to trade terms. Rope in all sizes, ton .. ... # 0 0 —40 0 0 Tarred Yarn, do... • .. .. 36 0 0 —40 0.0 Wool 'failings, do. .. .. 35 0. 0 —38 0 0 COAL AND FIREWOOD. Coal, Newcastle, ship's side, cargo, ton- V.. .. .. 200 — 000 Do., delivered .. .. .. 200-00 0 Do., yard .. .. .. 1 16. 6-000 Bo., Bay of Islands, yard .. 17 0 — 10 0 Do., delivered ,. 1 10 0 — 0 0 0 Do., mini! •.. • ... . .. .. „ 0 13 0 — 0 -0 0 Do., ship's side .. .. 1 5 0 — 0 0 0 Waikabo, mine ' . . .. ... 0,8 .0 — 0 '0 0 Do., household .. .. .. • 0 12 0 —000 Do., in Aucklaud . .. . 0 18 0 — 1 2 0 Kan id, loading ground, ton ... . . 0 12 0 • 0 0 0 Taupiri, mine, ateam .. . .. 0 8 0 — 0 12 0 Do., yard, .steam . , .. .. 0 17 6 — 0 0 0 Do., Household ... •' ..*'• .. 14 0 — 16 0 Whangarei, mine . .. .. 0 9 6 —.0 0 0 Do , yard, steam .. . .. .. 0 17. 0 — 0 0 Do., household .. .. .. , . 12 — 13 0 Firewood, uncut, wharf, cargo,' ton . .. .. .. ... 0 7 0 — 0.7.6 Do., delivered .. 0 10 0 — 0 12 0 Do., cut.. ... .. .. .. .. ' 0 13 < 0 — 0 15 BUILDING MATERIALS. " Boards and Scantling, 100ft- .. 0 13 0 — 0 0 0 Do., bast dressed.. ....... 0 14 6 — 0 15 0 . Do., second-class.. .. .. . 0 ' 7 6 — 0 10' a . Rustic weatherboards .. .. 0 10 6 — 0 11 C Mills, cargo, best .. ;. .. 0 11 0 — O'O'O Flitches .. .. ... ... 096-000 Balk.. ' .." .. .. - 0 6-0 — 080 Bricks, AVhau /.. ' .. .. 1 10 0 - 0 0 Do., town yards, 1000 .. .. 1 15 0 — 2 0 0 Do., delivered ; , 200 — 250 Lime bushel .. .. .. 010 — 016 Drain Pipes, Cin bores, 1000 .. 15 0 0 — 0 0 0 i Do., 4in ".i .. ! .. ' i 6 10 0 — 000 | Do.. 3 in ... . 4 10 0 — 0 0 0 Do., 2»n .. .. .. .. 300 — 000 Do.,-2m .. .. .. .. 2 10 0 — 0 0 0 English Slates, 1000 .'. ... 10 10 — 0 0 0 Socket Glazed Pipes, foot: 24 inches . .. .. .. 060 — 000 21 iuchcs .. .. m. 046 — 0 0 0 18 inches ... .. „ 0 2 3 — 0 0 0. 15 inches „. .. .. 01 11 — 000 1" inches .. .. .01 1} — 0 0 0 9 inches . „ _. . 0 0 10 — 0 0 0 0 inches „ .. „ 0 0 44— 0 0 0 4 inches .. .. .. 0 0 3} — 0 0 0 3 inches .. .. .. 0 03 — 000 BUTCHERS' MEAT. " " > Per pound. Roasting Beef, lb .. .. 0 3 — 0 6 Boiling do., .. ' .. 0 1} —0 3 ".Mutton, hindquaiter .. 0 3 — 04 Do., foroquarter .. .. , 0 1} — ■; 2 Pork and Veal .. .. 0.3 — 0 6 Steaks ... ....'.. 04 — 08 Glutton Chops.. ....... 0 3 — 0 4 Sausages .. .. .. .02 — 0 3 Mutton Tallow, cwt... 18 0—21 0 — Beef and Mixed do. 15 0 —29 0 : - MISCELLANEOUS ,, Kerosene, 130' teat, duty paid 1 0 18 — 00 Do., 150" test . . .. 020 — 00 ; Fencing wire, No. 0, ton .. 1 No. 7 .. .. 5-11 10 0 —12 0 0 ' No. 8 v.. . ..J J '■• : Barb Fencing Wire .. .. 21 10 0 —22 10 Lime, slacked, bushel .. '.. 010 — 0 00 Quick lime, in stone .. • .. 010 — 000 New Zealand Failings, 5ft ... 0 7 . 0 — 0 10 0 I Do., Oft .. .. .. .. 0 14 0-0 0 0 Toatree Rails, 100 .. .. 2 10 0 — 3 10 0 Ptiriri Posts' ,. .. .. 600 — 700 Shingles, 1000 .. .. .. 0 12 0 — 0 13 , 0' Hobart PaUings, 5ffc ... .. 0 17 0 — 1 0 0 Do., 0ft ... .. ... „ , 0 18 0 — 1 1 0 Hobart Rails' .. .. .. 400 — 4 10 "STOCK AND MINING. ASSOCIATION , j Auckland, October 18, 1888. Company. Business. j Closing Prices. _ . . __ ■ 'Buyers. | Sellers. Banks : £ s d|£ s d National ,. .. 35/6 1 15 0 — Colonial .. .. — 2 2 6 — j Insurance: i New Zealand .. — — 4 0 0 National .. .. . — * — 0 19 4 Union .. .. — 156 — Miscellaneous: N.Z. Mercantile — — 4 0 0 • N.Z.Liiid Mortgage — - 0 18 0 Auckland Gas .. 10/16/0 10 15 011 0 0 KcmpthonioProssur — 0 19 9 1 0 6 Mining: , Cambria .. .. — 03 3039 Saxon .. .. 4/6,4/4 0 4 4 0 4 6 Trenton .. .. — — . 0 2 3 Alburnia .. ... — — 020 Paroquet .. .. — 0 2 9 — (Jem.. .. .. — — 0 0 9 Crown . .... — 0 4 3 Adeline .. .. /6,17 : 0 0 6 0 0 8 Joseph Newman, Chairman.