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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8663, 4 September 1891, Page 4

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New Zealand Herald Office, Thursday evening. The Customs duties to-day amounted to £717 8s lOd. The commencement of a new month always gives a fillip to business, so that the week now ending is not altogether an unsatisfactory one as regards actual trade. The general tone, however, is depressing. Tho outlook is far from cheerful, and belief is strong that we are steadily drifting from bad to worse, notwithstanding a magnificent season, and several circumstances to take off the sombreness that colours all the immediate prospect. There are optimists blessed with a temperament akin to Mark Tapley's, who could always see something cheerful amid the most dismal surroundings, and to these it may be something that we are better off than the residents of Valparaiso, that gum is fetching an excellent paying price, that the lambing season has been good, and that the prospects of the wheat market give good hopes of a largely increased income to the colony. We could point out a reverse side to the picture, but why should we discourage good belief ? There is nothing like philosophy, especially when it is called for, as now. The fall in sugar confirms our previously expressed views of the course of the market. A shipment of American granulated is expected by the incoming mail steamer. Kerosene remains altogether in favour of buyers, and sellers are only anxious to get out at about cost.

It is understood the candle combination intend to drop the price of candles a farthing per lb on the cheap lines on the list on Ist proximo. The first lots of the new season's China tea 3 arrived per Wairarapa. The shrinkage of the New Zealand demand for Foochow teas has been so remarkable this season as to stop a direct boat coining as formerly. The demand for box teas has gone off in a surprising manner, and after awhile this package will be obsolete. It is being found that tin teas preserve the quality better. The tin is also useful for household purposes when •emptied, whereas a box is worthless, and in blends any quality can be had. The box tea demand runs most on high class quality. Supplies of thi3 character are bare. Corn sacks exhibit a hardening tendency. No new contracts with the Calcutta mills could be made unless at about lh per cent, on previous rates. Speculators have fixed forward business so heavily that the only thing in buyers' favour is the possibility tnat the clever ones have bought too heavily, and stocks will be too hot to hold. The character of the new South Australian and Victorian harvest rules the price. As far as money goes, it is just as safe to have a "spec." in Sylvias or Mo&nataiaria. It is pure chance. 'I he rate of exchange, the competition in freights, and the yield of jute all regulate the business. It is much the same in woolpacks, of which there are more enquiries as the shearing season gets closer. It is understood that this line has been an unprofitable one for years past, and there is a general disposition to leave it severely alone. The chance is that any holders may secure better prices with less severe competition. Dried fruit : The advices are that the new currant crop looks wonderfully good, and if all goes well a magnificent yield will be secured. Prices so far are unaltered, as immediate business is very different to transactions in new fruit to arrive. Quotations for new currants, Eleinea and Sultanas, arc already cabled. Speculation nowadays anticipates actual harvesting. There are to-day tens of thousands of cases _of Alaska salmon sold, of which not one fish has been caught. Contracts are being made in new fruits which are not yet off the vines in sunny Greece or in Asia Minor. The old-fashioned idea of waiting until stock is actually in hand is far too slow for the calculators who take time by the forelock, and chance the result in the same way that a card player chances the " turn up." < Derby tobacco is extremely scarce. Liquid business has ruled good for the week. There is, however, no vim in the whole business, and ,to hold your own has become the modest wish of all in trade. Large sales have been made in Gaelic whisky. Limejuice is in more request for export. In the metal trade fencing wire continues to be in strong request, otherwise the trade shows no particular feature. The flax market is very dull. The drop in Manila reported by cable affects limits to such an extent that fair average quality flax cannot be made at a profit on such offers as are being telegraphed from London and New York. Maize : For the last week or two this commodity has varied very much in price, owing to the determination on the part Of growers to hold it back unless a higher price is realised than present values. Owing to the scarcity lots nave been sold, ex wharf, at 2s 4d, 2s f)d, and 2s Cd; but this does not represent the worth in value, as we hear of several sales to arrive at 2s 3d, and as there are considerable quantities afloat we think the price will be lower during the coming week.

Oats have experienced a firm advance at Southern ports, and prices here do not represent equal values at shipping ports. Potatoes have sold at £215 a for prime Southern; but we do not think this price will be maintained, as Southerners are pushing to Bell at lower prices. Milling wheat, local and Southern: Fair arrivals this week. Heavy rain has retarded luivt'3o operations in England and Ireland, and caused great excitement in the London market. Floating cargoes are again dearer, but the latest advices from America and the Continent of Europe are rather quieter. Fowl wheat is scarce, and 2d per bushel dearer. Seed wheat is selling very freely. Bran is scarce, but sharps are more plentiful, and 10s per ton cheaper. I 1 lour has had heavy sales and big deliveries. In the local produce market prices have somewhat changed. Butter is becoming more plentiful, and it and egas have fallen in price. The prices now are -.—Best dairy butter, lQd; second quality, 8d ; and third quality, 6d per lb wholesale. Eggs are Gd per dozen wholesale, and 8d per dozen retail. KAURI GUM MARKET. The following is the report of the gum market and ruling quotations, as furnished to us by the committee of gum merchants : — Good ordinary. .. .. £38 Poor ordinary £30 to £35 Ksut Coast .. ... .. .. £06 to.£oß' Supplies for month of August, 020 tons. The market still remains quiet for all low grades, but really good ordinary is in demand.

LIVE STOCK & PRODUCE MARKETS. AUCKLAND. 0 , Messrs. Alfred Buck, land and Sons Weekly Report.—At the Haymarket durtho past week oaten sheaves ranged from Is 6cl to 2s Cd : meadow hay, Is 3d to 2s per cwt; oats, la , lOd to 29; maize, 2a 7d; Poverty Bay rye grass, 7s 3d; cocksfoot, 9s per bushel; bonedust, £7; chaff, £2 10s per ton. On Friday the market was fully supplied with horse stock of medium quality. Btrong riding and spring cart horses ranged from £8 to £13: smaller horses from £3 upwards. On Friday hides pitched in usual number kept their values. Stout ox brought from 4>Jd to s£d ; light ox, frotn2&d upwards : cow hides, l|d to 2kl; calf skins, 4d to Oid per lb; tallow, 17s Gel per cwt; rough fat, ljd per lb ; bones, £5 per ton. Sheep skins continue in request; fresh skins brought from 4s to 7s Id dry skins. Is Cd to 5a each. At the cattle sale held at Pukekohe on Monday, stock were yarded in full munbors. Dairy cows weie at lower values, but all others brought higher values than have hitherto been obtained. At Remuera, on Thursday, dairy cows, in usual number, wero in better inquiry than last week—all at their profit were sold at prices varying from £3 to £4 lCs. The store cattle advertised fully kept up the late advance in values. Fat calves in usual number; 60 sold. Young calves at late values, but large calves better worth, being competed for by the grazier. Fat cattle, in average number; 220 sold were irregular m price, but on tho whole slightly better worth. Ship-borne cattle wero lower, but Auckland fatted in many instances higher than last week; no good Auckland tutted cattle wero under 18s the lOOlb. Sheep, in average number; 820 sold obtained a slight advance over List week's market; store wethers were at 14s; fat wethers, 16s to 22a 6d each. Pigs, abundant; kindly-bred pigs of all classes required, and sold satisfactorily; coarse pigs at nominal values.

Messrs. Hunter and Nolan's Weekly Report. — Horse feed, grain, seeds, etc. : There has been more doing in maize and grass seeds, but for horse feed the demand has been slack. We quote : Feed oats, Is Gd to 2s 2d per bushel; brail, £4 10s per ton; oaten chaff, £2 10s to £2 12s lid ; rye grass. »3 6d to 6s Gil per bushel ; cocksfoot;, 8s Gd per bushel. Horses brought forward in limited number a steady demand existed, and without exception those offered changed hands. Less than the usual number were submitted by auction at the Durham Yards on Tuesday. Buyers were in attendance, and prices were satisfactory to vendors. We quote: Hacks, £4 10s to £9 12a(id ; light harness and medium draught, £5 15s to £12 17s 6d : unbroken medium draught colts and fillies, £7 10s to £16 15s. Wool, hides, skins, tallow, etc.: There was not a large catalogue on Tuesday at the Durham Yards, but a brisk demand existed. We quote : Extra stout ox, s{d per lb ; stout, 4d to sd; medium, 3jd to .'fyd : steer and cow, ljd to 2|d; kips, 2|d to 3d ; calfskins, 2d to s&d per lb; sheepskins, butchers' 3s 3d to 7s /d each, country 2s lid to 5s ; pelts, 7d to 2s Cd ; lambskins, Is 3d to Is od each; wool in bags, GUI to 7|d per lb. Cattle : There has been a continuous demand, but no material alteration in value. There was a fair number yarded at both Newmarket ami Papakura. Competition was good. Prices for stores were slightly in favour of the vendor and for tat beasts and dairy cows in favour of the purchaser. Some averages of steers wore: £7 12s, £7 2s, £7 Is 3d, £0 17s Cd, £6 14s Gd, £6 10s 9d, £0 9s, £6 6s ; cows, £5 17s, £5 0s 6d, £4 10s, £4 Is Cd, £3 12s Gd, £3 10s. Sheep were penned in moderate numbers at Newmarket on Tuesday, but weights were not so heavy as usual, and prices were Is per head in favour of the purchaser; wethers sold at from 13s to 19s, ewes 10s 3d to 17a 9d. Pigs : Small muster, and chietly rough, sold at 2jd per lb live weight. Messrs. G. W. Binney and Sons' Report. —On Tuesday we cleared a large catalogue of hides, sheepskins, tallow, etc. Hides: Heavy extra stout ox sold up to G£d ; heavy stout, 4Jdto 5d : stout, 4d to ; steer, 2Jd to 3.Ju. Cow hides advanced a farthing, and now sell at from 2*d to 3d ; wet and sloppy, 2d to 2id. Kip and calf are in short supply and realise from 2|d for heavy kip to sia for prime calf. Damaged and stag hides sell from Id to 2d per lb. At each local green ox sell from 21s to 52s ; steer, 14s to 18s. Sheepskins : Market firm. Choice picked longwools sold from 7s to 9s 3d; ordinary, 6a to 6s Gd ; crossbreds, 5s Gd to 6s 3d ; fine crossbreds and merinos, 4s 6d to 5s each ; country dry, skl to s?d per lb ; salted, same a3 green. Talfow : Prices firm. Best, 18s ; medium, 15s to 16s per cwt; rough fat, IJd per lb. Bones, £4 15s per ton.

TAURANGA MARKETS. Mr. D. Lukdon' reports for the month of August as follows The usual sales have been held at the Haymarket during the month. There is no material change to report. Prices rule much the same as last quoted. Hacks, good upstanding, £5 to £10; light, from £1 to £4: lifjhfc harness from £3 to £9; heavy draught iroin £9 to £16 10s; carriage horse and harass, £39 ; hides, ljd : skins, from 2s Cd to -Is 9d; mutton, forequarters ljd, loins 2d, legs 3jd; pork, legs 34d, loins 3d, forequarters 3d ; butter, fresh, Is to Is 4d ; eggs, 6d to 9d ; potatoes, 35s to 60s; oats, feed, from 2s to2s 3d ; Southern seed, 2s Gd ; bran, 3s Gd ; pollard, 5s ; maizo. 2s; bananas, stale and black, from Gd to 2a 3d per bunch ; lemons, 6d to Is ; bacon, good, 3d to 6d ; hams, 6d to 7d ; checse, 4£d, AUCKLAND MARKETS. [Corrected to noon J Thursday.}

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE, AUCKLAND, SEPTEMBER 2, 1891.

Joseph Newman, S. Vickers, J. Friar Clarke, It. Krator, J. M. I.onnox, D. It. McD«>i>alil, I). U. MacDoitueil. Aitknn Curtlck, K. Sprutt, Francis Hull, JauiKs fluid, it. O. Mucky. T. A. Monzics, James Frater, G. F. Briiubiecombe, A. Brodie. V. Alkxa.ndku, Chairman. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST * calls. ».' •<. i. Due. Orlando G.M.Co. ... .. 0 0 8 .. Sept. 6 llazelbarik G.M.Co. .. _ 0 0 3 „ Sept. 8 Eminence 0.M.C0 0 0 1.. Sept. 9 Syl via Gold and Silver Mining Company 0 0 C .. Sept. 9 Great Mercury G.M.Co. ~ 0 0 (i .. Sept. 9 Waitoinata G.M.Co. .. ..001.. Sept. 12 Waihi 0.M.C0 0 5 0 „ Sept. 10 City of Dunedin .. ~001.. Sept. 18 Waitaia G.M.Co 0 0 1 „ Sept. '8 l'ride of the Hills G.M.C0... 0 0 I _ Sept. 30 DIVIDENDS. Bank of Now Zealand ... C % „ Aug. 17 Union Bank of Australia ..14% _ — Te Aroha Gold and Silver Mining Co. .. .. .. 0 0 4 .. Sept. 1 Thames Gas Co 0 12.. Sept. 7 BROKEN HILL SHAREMARKET. Press Association.Electric 'Telegraph.— Copyright. Sydney, September 3. The following are the current quotations for the principal silver mining shares: — Proprietary, £10 ; British, £'2, >3; Centrals, £7 via (id ; South, £5 3s Gd : Block 14, £6 10s : Block 10, £15 59; Junctions, £1 8a Cel. LONDON. Press Association.—Electric Telet/raph.—Copi/rii/ht. London, September 2. The quantity of wheat and dour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,948,000qr; for the continent,2, 544,00Uqr. The New Zealand Shipping Company's shares are £4, and Shaw, Saviii, and Albion Co.'s at £10.

FARM AND DAIRY PRODUCE. Wholesale. Retail. g. d. *. d. r d. a. d Butter, fresh, dairy, lb 0 10 - 0 0 - 0—00 Do., second quality 0 8 — 0 0 0 10 — 0 0 I)u., third quality ..0 0 — 00 08—00 Do., Waikato "Anchor' brand .. .. 14 00 00 — 00 Do., Now Zealand Dairy Association ,. 00 — 00 00 — 00 Prime salt .. .. 0 74— 0 bj 0 0 — 0 0 Do., inferior salt ..0 3 — 0 ♦ 0 4 — 0 0 Milk, quart .. .. .. 0 Si—0 0 Cheese, local, lb ... 04 — 06 05 — 00 Do., best factory .. 0 fl — 0 0 Eggs, dozen .. .. 0 C — 00 08 — 00 laud, bladder, lb .. o a — 0 « 0 6 — 0 0 Ifauin and Bacon, Pro. 0 — 0 0} 00 — 00 (Jane. Bacon, now (in cloth) .. .. 71— 7 J ... Hams (in cloth) .. 0 9 — 0 10 j Jains. case idoz .. 23 9 —2(3 3 .. Fowls, each .. .. 08 — 10 14 — 2C Ducks, do .. 10 — 1 o Geese, do .. "6 — 3 8 Turkeys, do .. 6 0 — 8 C Feathers, lb.. ,.16 — 1 9 — FLO UK. £ 3. Auckland Roller Flour, sacks per ton .. .. 12 10 Household do. do. do. .,12 0 .. Roller Flour, Southern do. .. 12 10 .. Stone Make do. do. do. .. 11 10 .. Wheatmeal 12 10 Bran 4 (I .. Sharps 4 10 .. Cabin Bread .. .. 15 0 — 0 0 Oatmeal, 26'» .. .. 11 0 — 0 0 Oatmeal, 7's .. ..13 0 — 0 U Pearl Barley .. .. 19 0 —20 0 HAY AND CORN. Per cwt. Hay, ton .. .. 3 0 — 4 0 5 0 — 0 0 Lucerne, do 60 — 0 10 76 — 80 Oaten, do. .. .. 20 — 3 0 * 0 — 60 Chaff, threshed .. 2 0 — 2 10 0 0 — 0 0 Oaten Chaff .. ..3 6 — 3 10 „ • Straw, load .. .. 0 18 — 1 10 r . Clover, ton .. ..5 0 — 0 0 Potatoes .. .. 40 0 —42 6 Circular Heads, seed.. 80 0 —85 0 „ Do., Oainaru.. .. 55 0 — 0 0 „ Do., Kidney Seed .. 75 0 —SO 0 ,. S. (1 H. (J. Maize, bushel,. 23 — 20 00 — 00 Barley, feed .. ..'26-30 00 — 00 Do., malting .. ..3 0 — 3 10 Oats, feed .. ..21 — 23 00 — Oats, need .. .. 24 — 20 00 — 00 Oats, milling .. .. 22 — 24 00 — 00 Wheat, local .. ..4 0-00 — 00 (Sacks extra.) Wheat, Southern .. 46 — 40 00 — 00 (Sacks extra.) Do,, do., seed .. 0 0 — 46 0 0 — 0 0 (Sacks included.) Do., do., local .. 40 — 40 00 — 00 Sacks included.) Do., local, Heed ..0 0 — 00 00 — 0 0 Do., fowl .. .. 3 10 —00 00— 0 (Sacks included) GARDEN AND ORCHARD PRODUCE. Apples, lb, local 0 1-0 2| 0 0 — 0 0 Lemons, do* .. .. 10 — 00' 13-00 Oranges, doz .. .. 00 — 10 00 — 00 Bananas, lb.. .. 02 — 03 00 — 00 Cocoanuts, each .. .. 0 2 — 00 Do., sack .. .. 10 0 — 0 0 „ Onions, lb .. ..03—00 00 — 00 Garlic, lb .. .. 00 — 00 06-00 PRESERVED AND DRIED FRUITS Dried Prunes, lb .. 0 «i— 0 7 0 8 — 0 10 Preserved Ginger ..0 7 — 0 0 „ Shelled Nuts .. .. 09 —0 10 10 — 16 Barcelona do 0 7 — 0 0 _ Brazil do 00 — 09 00 — 10 Peanuts .. .. 0 3 — 03 00-00 SURDS. Clover, white .. ..0 yj— 1 2 0 0 — 0 0 Do., red.. .. , 0 74— 0 10 0 0 - 0 0 Cowgrass .. ..0 8$--* 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 Alyske .. .. .. 0 11 — 11 00 — 00 Timothy .. .. 05 — 00 00 — 00 Trefoil 06 - 00 00 — 00 Rape 0 3J— 0 6 0 0 — 0 0 Ryegrass, Poverty Bay 00 — 00 00 — 00 Do., Southern.. .. 0 6 — 6 6 00-00 Do., Italian .. .. 00 — 66 00 — 00 Cocksfoot .. .. 86 — 90 00 — 00 MANURES Bonedust, Sydnoy, ton.. .. 7 10 0 > 8 10 0 Do., inferior 6 10 0 — 7 00 Boneflour 860 — 900 Do., Auckland 7 10 0-8 10 0 Peruvian Guano 14 0 0 —17 0 0 Coral Queen do 500 — 000 Long Island do., bags Included 4 10 0 — 0 0 0 Superphosphate of Limo, 20 to 28 per cent. .. .. .. 600 — 0 10 0 Do., 30 to 38 per cent 8 0 0 — 8 10 0 Potato Fertiliser Fison's .. 11 0 0 — 0 0 0 Wheat „ „ .. 10 10 0 — 0 0 0 Grass „ 4 > „ .. 10 10 0 — 0 0 0 Turnip Fertilisers .. .. S 10 0 — 0 0 0 Superphosphate „ .. 7 10 0 — 0 0 0 Lawes' Superp'phate. 30/8 per ct. 7 10 0 — 8 0 0 Do., do. 20/8 per ct. (i 10 0 — 7 0 0 Do., Dissolved Bone Compound 7 10 0 — 8 10 0 Anglo Co.'a .Superphosphate .. 7 5 0 — 7 10 0 Potash Manure for Root Crops 7 6 0 — 7 10 0 Potash do. for Grass and Grain 7 0 0 — 7 6 .0 Nitrate of Soda .. .. ..17 0 0 -18 0 0 Indian Bone Meal _ ..7 0 0 — 8 0 0

KAURI GUM, FLAX. ETC Supplies tor thirty-one days of August, 020 tons. £ i. d. £ s. a. Poor Ordinary, ton nominal . SO 0 0 —36 <> o East Coast .. .. _ 60 0 0 —88 0 0 Good Ordinary range mini ., 3300-000 Has. best clean Auckland .. 18 0 0 —19 0 0 Good medium .. .. .. 15 10 0—16 10 0 Poor, ordinary ... „ „ 13 0 0 —14 0 0 Tow .. „ .. .. « 2 II 0 - 210 0 Fungus, lb.. „ .. .. 0 0 2j— 0 0 0 Cocoanut Fibre, cut, cwt .. 016 0 — 0 17 0 Beeswax, lb „ .. .. 009 — 008 N.Z. FLAX ROPE. Prices subject to trade terms. Hope in all sized, ton _ .. 30 0 —40 0 0 Tarred Yarn, do... .. .. 36 0 0 —40 0 0 Wool Tailings, do 36 0 0 -33 0 0 BUTCHERS' MEAT. Per pound. Roasting Beef, lb « *. 04 — 06 Boiling do „ .0 — 0 4 Mutton, himlquartor «. 0 4 — 0 0 „ legs .. m. 0 4J— 0 0 Do., forequartor „ «. 0 2J— 0 0 Pork .. .. .. .. 0 4 — 0 b Veal .. 0 3 — 0 & Mutton Tallow, cwt,.. 20 — 0 0 — Beef and Mixed do. 23 0 — 0 0 Steaks .. 0 6—07 Mutton Chops.. .. .. 0 6 — 00 Sausages .. .. .. 0 0 — 04 NEW ZEALAND DRUG CO.'S MANURES. 1 Ton. 6 Ton*, Superphosphate, C 26 „ 6 17 0 — 6 14 0 .Do. A 32 „ 7 6 0 - 7 0 0 Boneclust, pure .. .. .. 7 10 0 — 7 6 0 Do. and Bicod .. „ .. 6 16 0-6 10 0 Animal Manure .. ~ _ 6 '2 0— 600 Root Manure .. .. *. 7 10 0 — 7 6 0 Corn Manure .. .. M 760 — 700 Grass Manure .. „ .. 6 16 0 — 0 10 0 Potato Manure 7 10 0 — 7 6 0 .Maine Manure .. .. .« 750 — 700 Turnip .Manure 7 10 0 — 7 6 0 Orchard and Tobacco Manure 8 16 0 — 8 10 6 Coral Queen Guano, 50j% •• 6 0 0 — 6 17 0 Sulphate of Ammonia .. .. 17 0 0 — 0 0 0 Terms 2J per cent, discount for cash within one month. BUILDING MATERIALS. Boards and Scantling, undressed, first class, 100ft .. 0 13 0 — 0 0 0 Do., do., medium . .. 0 10 0 — 000 Do., do., second-class .. .. 0 7 C — 0 0 0 Flooring boards, P.T.G., first* class .. .• .. •• 0150 — 000 Do., do., medium .. .. 0 12 0 — 0 0 0 Do., do., second-class ., ,, 096 — 000 Rustic weatherboards, best ... 0 9 0 — 0 15 (5 Mills, cargo, best ... .. O 11 O — 0 10 0 Flitches . .. „ - - 011 0-0 0 J Balk - *. 0 0 0 — 0 8 0 Bricks, Wltau .. .. ... 110 0 — - J * Do., town yards, 1000 .. .. 2 0 0 — -®® Do., delivered .. .. .. * 10 0 — 0 0 I) Hvdraulic lime, bushel — 016—000 Sliell Lime « 010 — 020 Craig's Stone do., .. .. 016-000 Drain Pipes, Oln bores, 1000 „ 16 00 — 000 Do., 4in .. » w> « 6 10 0 — 000 Do., Sin - - - . ill) 0-0 0 0 Do., 2Jn„ - - m 300 — 000 Do. Sin .. .. - .. 2 10 0 — 0 0 0 English Slates, 1000 .. « It 10 0 -0 0 0 Socket Glazed Pipes, foot: 24 indies .. « . 070 — 00 0 21 inches „ „ .. 060 — 000 15 inches ... _ „0S0 — 000 16 inches « « M 026 — 000 12 inches « - 020-000 9 inches „ _ — 016-000 6 inches « „ . 000 — 000 4 inches .. .. u 004 — 000 3 inches 0 0 4 - 0 0 0 COAL AND FIREWOOD. Coal, Newcastle, ship's side, cargo, ton 126 — 000 Do., delivered .. _ » 1 10 0 — 1 16 0 Do., yard .. .. « - 100 — 000 Grey mouth yard 1 15 0 — 000 Do., Bay of Islands, yard .. 000 — 000 Do., delivered .. _ 000-000 Do., mine .. „ .. - 000 — 000 Do., ship's side .. .. M 000—000 Miranda, mine „ . 090 — 000 Do., household .. _ .. 0 12 0 — 000 Do., in Auckland.. .. _ 0 16 0—000 Kauio, loading ground, *,on _ 0 11 0-00 0 Tnupiri, mine, steam .. _ 0 10 0 - 000 Do., yard, steam . .. ... 0 18 0 — 0 0 n Do., household .. . . : „ 110 — 000 Do., do., delive ed .. .. 15 0 — 170 Firewood, uncut Aharf, cargo, ton .. .. .. .. 0 8 0 — 0 0 0 Do., delivered .. .. .. 0 12 0 — 018.0 Do.. cut « .. .. - 0 14 0 — 0 16 0 MIS CELT, AN ROUS. Kerosene, 130- test, duty paid 0 10 — 000 Do., 150-test .. .. .. 0 18 — 019 Fencing wire, No. 6, ton .. 1 „ No. 7 „ w > 14 0 0 —15 0 0 No. 8 - ..J Barb Fencing Wire ... ... 20 ID 0 — 10 0 Pig Wire fcloso barb) .. _ 21 0 0 —25 0 0 Galvanised Iron, 5 to 8f& .. 23 0 0 —24 0 0 Lime, slacked, bushel .. _ 0 1 0 — 000 Quick lime, in stone .. «. 016—000 New Zealand Palings, 6ft _ 0 7 0-010 0 Teatree Ralls, 100 „ «. 2 10 0 — S 10 0 Puriri Posts _ „ „ 600 — 600 Shingles, 1000 .. « „ 0 32 0 — 0 13 0 llobart Palings, 5ft . „ 0 17 0 — 1 0 0 Do., Oft .. ...... 0 18 0- 110 Hobart Rails .. _ .. 4 0 0 — 4 10 0

Company. Business. Closing Prices. ~~ ' : Buyer*. Sella™. Banks : & a d« * <1. Now Zealand .. — — 0 12 0 National .... — — 0 11 0 Colonial .. „ — 210 2 20 Miscellaneous : Auckland (iaa .. <— — 10 3 0 N.Z. & R.P.I And M. 8/ 0 7 6 0 8 0 N.Z. Loan & .. — 211 0 — Union Oil .. .. — 0 IS 0 — ■uini.no : May Queen,. .. — 0 7 0 0 7 10 New Moanataiari .. 7/9 — 0 7 10 Saxon ... .. 0/3,0/2 0 6 0 0 0 4 Albumin. „ .. 2/3 0 2 2 0 2 0 Caledonian .... — — 0 14 Dives „ .. — 010011 Cambria «... — — 0 2 * Norfolk „ .. — —010 Victoria (T.) .. — 0 14 0 15 Sylvia «... — — 0 10 0 Calliope — — — 007 Consols .. .. 1/1, 1/2 0 1 0 0 1 2 Hazelbank.l/Opd.up — — 0 2 4 Woodstock .. .. — —• 0 2 0 Silvertoa .. — 0260211 W.iihi .... — — 0 19 3 Try Muke .. .. — 0 4 0 0 5 2 Kapai .. .. — — 0 11 PuhlpuUi Prspectr* — 0 2 0 0 3 2