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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8161, 24 January 1890, Page 4

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New Zk.u.and Herald Office, Thursday evening. The Customs duties to-day amounted to £2530 15s 9-1. Business is very uneventful, and rather dull. Wo hear of no material change in prices. F.lemes and saltanas are perhaps a little tinner. Spot stocks are very light, and the Southern houses are more buyers than sellers. In cornsacks, the latest Calcutta reports are in favour of holders, the Jute Mill Association having fixed up a minimum rate as binding. The market is rather bare of rice, while at this season there is always some increase in the sale. .Sugar remains unaltered locally, but the latest Mauritius advices report a sharp advance, the' Bombay buvers having operated heavily at the late fall. This will tend to counteract the weakening inllence of extra .shipments being afloat for Australia and New Zealand. China sugars arc not coming forward plentifully. In the tobacco trade there is more disposition to take Juno. The Derby brand, However. still retains the bulk of the trade, but orders ate not as free as they used to be. Fairly good business is reported in box teas. The demand still keeps brisk for lowpriced China, buyers generally springing a little to secure. Owing to no tonnage being available for New York or London, and the Waimea space being all engaged, there is a temporary check in the flax market, but the Willow Bank is on the way from P.ockhampton to load here, and the arrival of the Canterbury is an assistance to the shipping firms in nroviding the much-needed requirement of snippers. In the metal trade prices are still hardening. Every home report bristles with argumentative points, justifying extreme confidence. The days of Starvation wages are evidently numbered. The mighty foicc of trade unionism is being powerfully wielded, and demands for mote wages and shorter wording hours are mostly met or compromised after a stubborn light between Labour and Capital. Money is also rising, as is usually the case after a speculative era like that which lias existed for the la* two years. China is attracting great railway schemes, and the demands tor rails for this purpose is an important point in the maintenance of high prices for iron. In other home manufacturing industries the tendency of prices is upward. Maize is in good supply with off-wharf price from 2s yd to 2s lOd. We can hear of no business in milling wheat. Fowl wheat is scarce, with value 3s Id. Oats are reported firmer. We quote, shortfeed, 2s 2d: Danish, 2s Id. Potatoes, very plentiful at £2. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., of Sydney, report on the I.lth instant : — Millers are olferim: :is anil S.s Id p.t countrv -tatioa< for new stt.voir.-i wheat and Inlying freely, as smill growers who are threshed v>iu are content with thi* figure. We do nut think, however, that lara« grown;; with their bulk well stacked anil thatch>*l will lie inclined to accept this tisjute ititt yet. Thy daily iinre;;-iim revelations of rust in victoria and S uth Australia are li coming much more serious than wa» at lit»t anticipated, and we are !-tri>iiy!y of (.pinion that although we shall imt suffer to the ".uiie extent as the other colonies, it «111 have a veiy serious influence ii|)i>n returns ami prices to the grower. The threshing lesults in Kiigl.md and other European centres are not up to tlin estimates, so that we feel sure valutas will not >:<) below present Kngii-h quotations, but strongly point to a steady upward tendency in the near future. Our New "/-.aland and Ta-ina.nl in correspondents inform us that the stauditig crops are looking well, and the former will have, as usual, a large quantity for export, but will luo» to Kurope a- her outlet. In ia>e of any requirements in this market for Xew Zealand wheat it is to he hoped that exporters will not make the grave error of last season of putting ridiculous reHci-yes on their consignments but be content to ship for sale at bust obtainable prices. It is of course at the present moment (juite a matter of conjecture, hut we feel sure that every circiim.su.nce points to a considerable advance upon present prices. .Maize i-. keeping even value. Constant and steady supplier from the northern rivers and New Zealand fully meeting all requirements. Very little prospect of an advance. Jubilee is in everybody's mouth, both in town and country, and not a few traders express opinions that the holiday and sporting spirit is being rather too much cultivated, but as few of us will see another Jubilee, we suppose it is excusable to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of the splendid colony that we are privileged to live in, by a series of what Lord Falmcrston used to cull our Isthmian games. hi the local produce market the prices remain unchanged, Best farmers' butter is 7d per lb wholesale; second quality, od; and third, 4d. Eggs are lOd per dozen wholesale, and Is per dozen retail. KAURI GUM MARKETS. Notwithstanding recent cables advising the London market being Hat, this market continues steady for ordinary gum, with a good demand at juices quoted below. East Coast continues scarce and firm. Supplies of all qualities for -2 days of January are about 280 tons. This is below recent average supply, but is partly attributable to irregularity of steamers from holidays and other causes. We quote :— Poor ordinary, 32s to 36s -. fair ordinary, 37s to 38s ; best ordinary, 395; and East Coast, 555. LIVE STOCK & PRODUCE MARKETS. AUCKLAND. MKSSILS. IIUSTKK AND NOLAN'S WKKKLY REPOIIT. —drain, seed, horse feed, Ac.: There hies been an iacrtxsed supply, but no improvement in the demand. We quote : Oats, Is lid to 2* 4d ; maize, 3a per bushel; bran, £3 10s to £1 per ton. Horses : There was an average muster at the Durham Yards on Friday, unci competition was stoutly throughout. We quote : Hacks, £5 Ids to £10; medium draught, £5 to £12 10s ; unbroken colts, Kb to £9 10s. Wool, hides, and skins: (Juite average quantities were pitched at the Durham Yards' on Tuesday. We quote : Ox hides, 2d to I'M ; cows. ljtl to 2d"; calfskins, 23<l 10 4(1; sheepskins, 2s 0(1 to f>s4<l; lambskins. Is lOd to 2s 4d ; polls, Is Oil to Is 3d ; wool, Cpl to BJd. Cattle : The supply at the Newmarket Yards has been large, the demand for fat steers steady at previous week's prices. Dairy stock continue at low values. .Some averages of fat steers were: £7 lf>s, £7 Ss, £« 17s Cd, £0 14s 3d, £0 12s Cd ; cows, £4, £3 12s Cd, ji'i. 10s, £2 !)s. Sheep : There was an avei'Hge muster— wethers sold at ironi 8s 9d to 13s Oil : ewes, Os to l)s Oil. Lambs were plentiful, and sold at from 4s fld to 12s (id. Pigs: Very few yarded, and sold at the previous week's prices. MKSSKS. ALKKED ItIJCKI.ANI) AND SONS' WEEKLY Report.— At the Haymarket during the pa>t week oaten sheaves have brought 2s 3d the cwt; maize, 2s Od to 2s lid ; wheat, 2s lOd ; oats, 2s the bushel. On Friday horse stock were more dull of sale than for the past few weeks, but with little alteration in values : Good serviceable medium draught ranged from £8 to ,015 each. At Renittea, on Thursday, dairy cows were in better inquiry. .Store cattle : Scarcely represented. l''at.cattfe: 'in usual number, generally heavy weights of prime quality, brought from 14s to 10s the 1001b. l-at nheup : Plentiful; kept last week's prices. But lambs were lower from Is to 2s each. Pigs: In moderate supply, were slightly better worth. Some averages were: 55 steers, £'/ Is 3d ; 25 steers, £6 18s 3d ; 20 steers, £0 17s ; 8 steers, £5 10s ; 15 steers, £5 10s 9d; 7 steers, £5 lis ; * steers, ££ Os ; 15 cows, £3 Ids Cd ; IS cows, £3 5s 3d ; 24 cows, £2103 lOd; wethers ranged from 10s 0d to 14s Od ; ewes, 0s to 9s Od ; lambs, 6s 6d to *& ; porkers, 19i to 255; aged store ewes, 3s 6d and 3s 9d ; store wethers, Ss Oil each. Messrs. Q. w. Hi.inky and son's Report.—On Tuesday hides sold freely at lato values. Stout ox' are very scarce and wanted ; medium and cow are plentiful. One line of over 200 medium ox avenged a fraction over 3d, and lines of cow lid to»lJd ; a few picked, 2d. Kins : Light, 2d to 3d; heavy, i]d to 2d; calf, 3d to 4pl per lb. Sheepskins: Salted (butchers') sell freely up to Is 9d ; f,,r picked average lots Is 6d ; lambs', Is to 2s fld each. Dry pelts are not in such demand, and sell at an averac« of 3d

loss than salted. Wool: Bales sold at equal values to late sales. Bags and dumps are eagerly sought after, and sell in favour of vendors, lAmbs wool in request; sales at TJd to 7J.1 per. u> - Tallow: All offering sold under brisk competition Me quote: Best, 18s to IDs ; medium, 14s to 17s ; fat Id per lb. Bonos : Knqulry very brisk, and we anticipate a rise in value. Present rate, £4 10s to £4 lis 0d per ton. FROZEN MKAT TRADE. Hastings. January 23.-Messrs. Nolsou Brothers have received the following information from their London agent:—The mutton market is ttrraer. Pest quality is 4jd per lb; beef, hindquarters, 3Jil, and forequarters SJd per lb. THE AUCKLAND MARKETS.

STOCK AND MINING ASSOCIATION. Auckland, January 23. ISM. Company. Business. Closing Prices. ' Buyers. rSelier^ Banks: £ s d £ s d New Zealand ... 6/10/ — 5 11) I) Colonial .. .. 43/0 — — Insurance: New Zealand ». 65'0 35 0 — National .. .. -. 017 0 - Union .... _ 15 3 — Accident .. .. _ 0 7 0 — Miscellaneous: Auckland Gas, old _ 10 0 0 — „ >• new 6/8/ — — „ Kauri Timber _ — 0 14 0 N.Z.L. A Mercantile _ —390 National Mortgage — 011 0 — Northern Steam . . 0 4 6 — Taupirl Coal Ext. __ 110 — Minimi : Cambria .. .. 2/S 02S 03 0 Saxon .. .. — 0 5 3 N. Prince Imperial 3/ 0 3 0 0 3 0 Caledonian .. — 0 10 Trenton .. .. s/6 0 3 3 0 3 6 Manukau .. .. _ — 0 17 New Moanntaiari 6' 5/3 0 5 0 0 6 0 New Albumia .. 0/ 0 2 0 0 22 Royal Oak.. ..07 — — Mav Queen .. _ 0 14 0 10 Lone Hand .. _ —080 Try Fluke .. .. 4/5, 4/7 — — C. Alexander, S. Vicken, J. V. Clarke, R. Prater, J. M. Lennox, O. It. .McDonald, 1). G. MacDonnell, Aitkcn Carriek, It. Spratt, Francis Hull, .lames 0. Heid, It. Wacky, SaiuiiHl Turtle, T, A. Meiwiea Joseph Newman. Chairman. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. CALLS. X *. d. May Queen G.M.Co. .. . 0 0 2.. Jan. 23 Trenton G.M.Co 0 0 3 .. Jan. 27 Caledonian G.M.Co 0 0 0 .. Feb. 12 DIVIDENDS. New Zealand and River Plato L.ind .Mortgage and Investment Co '.3 .. Now.

{Corrected to noon of Tkttrtday.) FARM AND DAIRY PRODUCE. Wholesale. RKTAIL. s. d. 3. d. s. (1. k, ii Butter, fresh, dairy, lb 0 7 - 0 (i 0 9-00 Do., second quality 05-00 0 0—00 Do., third quality .. 04 — OS 06—00 Do , Waikaio "Anchor" brand .. .. 0 10 — 00 00 — 00 Prim.! .salt .. ..06 — 0* 0 0 — 00 Do., inferior salt .. 03 — 04 04—00 Milk, quart .. .. .. 0 3|-0 0 Cheese, local, lb ..04 — 06} 06 — 00 Do., best factory ..05 — 00 Ksrs, dozen .. .. 0 10 — 0 0 10 — 00 llrd. bladder, lb ..0 5—06 00 — 00 Hams and Bacon, Pro. 0 6i—0 0} Cant. Bacon, new .. 0 7}— 0 0 Hams 0 9J— 0 0 Jam*, wise 6doz .. 23 9 -26 3 Fowls, each .. ..06 — 10 14 — 20 Ducks, do. » .. .. 10 — 18 Geese, do 2 0-30 Turkeys, do .. 0 t) — 8 0 Feathers, lb... ..16 — 19 _ FLOUR. £ 8. Northern Roller Flour, sacks ocr ton .. ..05 „ Household do. do. do. ..8 6 .. Boiler Flour, Southern do. ..9 6 .. Combined do. do. do. ..SIS Household do. do. do. .. S 5 Wheatineal 9 5 Itran 3 10 Sharps 3 10 Cabin Dread .. .. 15 0 — 0 0 Oatmeal, 25's .. ..14 10 — 0 0 Oatmeal, 7's .. .. 10 10 — 0 0 Pearl Barley .. .. 20 0 —21 0 HAT AND CORN. Percwt. [Taj? ton .. ..30 — 40 50 — 00 Lucerne, do 60 —0 10 70 —SO Oaten, do 20 — 30 40 — So Chaff, threshed .. 2 0 — 2 10 0 0 — 0 0 Oaten Chaff .. .. 3 5 — 3 10 Straw, load .. .. 0 18 — 1 10 Clover, ton .. ..60 — 00 Potatoes, local ..20—30 s. el s. d Maize, bushel.. .. 2 9 - 2 10 3 3 — 00 Barlev, feed .. ..30 — 33 33 — 30 Do., malting .. .. 3 9 — 3 10 Oats, feed .. ..21-22 24 — 28 Oats, seed .. .. 2 0 — 00 00 — 0 0 Oats, milling .. .. 2 3-211 0 0—00 Wheat, local milling 30 — 00 00 — 0 0 Wheat, Southern 3 2 — 30 00 — 0 0 Wheat, seed .. ..3 6 — 39 00 — 00 Do., fowl .. ..31—00 36 — 00 OARDKN AND ORCHARD PRODUCE. Apples, Hobart none 0 0 — 00 Do., lb, local .. .. 01 — OS 02 — 04 Lemons, doz .. ..13 — 00 16 — 2 0 Oranpas 13 — 10 19 — 20 Bananas, lb .. ..0 1-0 8) 03 — 04 Cocoanuts, each .. .. 0 2 — 0 4 Do., sack .. .. 10 0 — 0 0 Onions, cwt .. ..90 — 93 01—0 C-arlic, lb .. ..00 — 00 06—0 0 PRESERVED AND DRIED FRUITS. Dried Prunes, lb .. 0 0$— 0 7 0 8 — 010 Preserved Ginger .. 0 7 — 0 0 Shelled Nuts .. .. 0 9 — 0 10 10 — 16 Barcelona do 0 0 — 00 Brazil do 0 0 — 09 00 — 10 Peanuts .. ..02 — 02* 00 — 00 KAURI GUM, FLAX, ETC. Supplies (or the 22 days of January 2S5 tons. jC s. d. £ s. d. Poor Ordinary, ton nominal .. 32 0 0 — 20 0 0 East Coast " 0 0 0 —65 0 0 Fair Ordinary 37 0 0—38 0 0 Best Ordinary ranee gum .. 0 0 0—39 0 0 Flax, best clean Auckland .. 24 10 -25 0 0 Good medium 23 0 0—23 10 0 Do., ordinary £0 0 0—22 0 0 Tow 2 10 0 — 3 0 0 Fungus, lb 0 0 3-000 Cocoanist Fibre, cut, cwt .. 0 15 0 — 0 17 0 Beeswax, lb 0 0 9 — 009 NX FLAX ROPE Prices subject to trade terms. Rope in all sizes, ton .. .. 30 0 0—40 0 0 Tarred Yam, do HO 0 0—40 0 0 Wool Tailings, do 35 (I II —3S 0 0 MANURES. Bonedust, Sydney, ton .. .. 7 0 0 7 10 0 Do., inferior 000 —0 10 o Bonert.mr 7 0 0 — 800 Do., Auckland 6 10 0 — 7 10 0 Peruvian Guano 14 O 0—17 0 0 Coral Queen do 500-000 Lon»; island do., baps included 4 10 0 — 0 0 0 Superphosphate of Lime, 20 to SS per cent flOO — C10 0 Do.. SO to 38 per cant 3 0 ' 0 — 8 10 0 Potato Fertiliser Fison'a .. 11 0 0 —o 0 0 Wheat „ „ .. 10 10 0 — 0 0 0 Crass ,. „ .. 10 10 0 — 0 0 0 Turnip Fertilisers _ .. S10O — 000 Superphosphate ,, .. 7 10 0 — 0 0 0 NEW ZEALAND DRUG CO.'S .MANURES. 2 Tons. 6 Tons. Superphosphate, B %S. P. L. 4 2 0 — 400 Do. C25 „ 5 7 0 — 56 0 Do. A 32 „ 7 5 0 — 700 Bonedust, pure .. .. .. 7 10 0 — 7 6 0 Do. and Biood .. ►. .- 0 10 0 — 6 7 0 Root Manure .. „ .. 7 10 0 — 7 0 0 Corn .Manure 7 5 0 — 700 Grass.Manure 0 15 0 — 010 0 Potato Manure 7 10 0 — 7 6 I) Maize Manure 750 — 7 00 Orchard and Tobacco Manure 8 16 0 — S 10 0 Terms 2} per Cent, discount for ca-.li within one month. COAL AND FIREWOOD. Coal, Newcastle, ship's side, carzo, ton 110 0 — 000 Do., delivered 116 0-000 Do., vard 112 0-000 Do., Bav of Islands, yard .. 1 7 0 — 1 10 0 Do., delivered 1 10 0 — 0 0 0 Do., mine - 0 13 0 — 0 0 0 Do., ship's side 0-000 Miranda, mine 0 8 0 — 000 Do., household 0 12 0 — 0 0 0 Do., in Auckland 10 0-120 Kaiuo, loading ground, ton .. 0 12 0 — 0 0 0 Tatipiii. mine, steam .. .. 0 8 0 — 0 12 0 Do., vard. steam 0 17 6 — 0 0 0 Do., household .. _ _ 140 — 150 Whangarei, mine .. .. 0 9 6-000 Do , vard, steam 0 17 0 — 0 0 0 Do., household 12 0—130 Firewood, uncut, wharf, cargo, ton 0 8 0 — 080 Do., delivered 0 10 0 — 0 12 (l Do., cut 0 14 0 — 015 0 BUILDING MATERIALS. Boards and Scantling, 100ft .. 0 13 0—0130 Do., best dressed 0 14 6 — 0 15 0 Do., second-class 0 8 0 — 0 11 0 Rustic weatherboards, best .. 0 11 0 — 0 15 0 Mills, cargo, best .. .. 0 11 0 — 0 10 0 Flitches 0 11 0 — 0 0 0 Balk 0 00 — 080 Bricks, "Whan 110 0 —200 Do., town yards, 1000 .. .. 1 15 0 — 2 0 0 Do., delivered 2 0 0 — 250 Lime bushel 0 10 — 0 1 C Drain Pipes, Oin bores, 1000 .. 16 0 0 — 0 0 0 Do., 4in 0 10 0 — 0 0 0 Do., ;iin .. .. - . 4 10 0 — 0 0 0 Do., 2}n 3 0 0 — 00 II Do., 2in 2 10 0 — 0 0 0 English Slates, 1000 .. .. 10 10 0 — 0 0 0 Socket Glazed Pipes, foot: 24 inches 070 — 000 21 inches 000 — 00 0 18 inches 0 3 0 — 000 15 inches 020 — 000 12 inches 0 2 0 — 000 9 inches 0 16—000 0 inches 0 0 0 — 000 4 inches 004 — 000 : 3 inches 0 0 4 — 000 BUTCHERS' MEAT. Per pound. Roasting Beef, lb .. .. 0 0 — 05 Boiling do .. 0 2 — 04 Mutton, hindquarter .. 0 4 — 00 Do., forequarter .. .. 0 2 — 0 0 Pork .. 05 — 00 Veal .. 0 3 — 05 Steaks .. 0 4—0 Mutton Chops.. .. .. 0 4 — 0 Sausages .. .. .. 0 3 — 04 Mutton Tallow, cwt... 18 0 —19 0 — Beef and Mixed do. 15 0—17 0 MISCELLANEOUS. Kerosene, 130" test, duty paid 0 17 — 0 0 0 Do., 160-test 0 1 10 — 0 0 0 Fencing wire. No. 0, ton .. 1 No. 7 .. .. Ml 10 0 —12 " ' No. 8 .. ..J Barb Fancinc Wire .. .. 24 0 0—25 0 0 Lime, slacked, bushel .. .. 0 10-000 Quick lime, in stouo .. .. 0 16—000 Now Zealand Palings, 5ft .. 0 7 0 — 0 10 0 Teatrce Rails, 100 .. .. 2 10 0 — 3 10 0 Puriri Posts 600-000 Shingles. 1000 0 12 0 — 0 13 0 Hobart Palings, 5ft .. .. 0 17 0 — 1 0 0 Do., 0ft 0 18 0 — 1 1 0 Hobart Rails 400 —4 10 0 MESSRS. VICKKKS AND HULL'S WEEKLY STOCK AND SHAKE LIST AND INVESTORS' GUIDE. iZ ■/! 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