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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8681, 25 September 1891, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald Office, Thursday evening. The Customs duties to-day amounted to £2443 14s 7d. Except in .the drapery division, trade exhibits little, if any, improvement. The usual spring season movement has so far been altogetner wanting, and under excellent authorities we find the dulness of the local merchants trade not in any way exceptional to this province, as all over the colony there is the same experience, as if the bottom had tumbled out of the buckets. With a generally lifeless import market, it seems nearly a farce to write reports. The only business passing is that of filling small sorting up orders. Holders welcome advices of advances in rice and cornsucks, but scarcely follow them, as good buyers can, with little difficulty, secure at previous rates. . : . - Tnere are only a very few* lines that command really firm rates. The general tendency is towards weakness. Currants rule firm with demand better. Dried tipples are scarce, and no good fruit is obtainable in the Australian markets. There is a small but improving demand for figs. ' Raw linseed oil is in bare supply with a good demand. Columbia tobacco is again on offer. Derby keeps particularly scarce. Fair average flax has been done at £16 10s per ton, and a higher class at £18 per ton. Maize is in heavy supply. Sales have been made off wharf at 2s and 2s Id. Oats are firm at 2s 2d to 2s 3d, with a prospect of an advance. Potatoes are unquotable. They are in a perfect state of glut. Milling wheat, local and Southern : Few arrivals this week. More exciting war rumours from Europe caused quite a 11 utter in the Melbourne market, when wheat suddenly jumped up 9d per bushel, and Victorian millers advanced the price of flour 40s per ton. As yet, it has made little or no difference in prices either here or in the South Island. Fowl wheat is selling freely^ Seed wheat, sowing is finished around Auckland. Bran is dull of sale, and 5s per ton oheaper. Sharps are slow of sale, and 10s per ton cheaper. Flour : Large orders have been booked this week. In the local produce market the price of eggs remains unchanged, but butter is plentiful and lias fallen Id per pound all round. The prices now are : Best dairy butter, 7d ; second quality, Gd; and third quality, 3d • per lb wholesale. Eggs are (kl per dozen wholesale, and 3d per dozen retail. Mr. R. C. Carr. auctioneer, offered for sale, to-day, the Jdiranda Coal and Iron Company's mines and properties, consisting of the machinery and plant in and about the mine, aUo freehold situated at Bridgewater, containing 1030 acres, on which are manager's dwelling, eight miners' cottages, store, drying house, and other buildings. On the property is a seam of coal over 50 feet thick and bands of ironstone. Mr. Devore bought the property on behalf of the mortgagee for £500. Messrs. Wilson and Clayton offered for sale, to-day, Harbour Board leases of allotments in Quay-street, but no bids were given.

LIY'E STOCK & PRODUCE MARKETS. AUCKLAND. Messrs. Hunter and Nolan's Report. —Horse feed, grain, seeds, etc. : The supply of maize has been large, and of other descriptions of grain ample for requirements. We quote : Onts, from Is 6d to 2s Gd jnr bushel; maize, 2s to 2s 6d per bushel; bran, £4 108 to £5 per ton; oaten chaff, £2 103 to £2 12s Gel per ton ryegrass, lis to 7s per bushel. Horses : Sales have been limited, owing principally to the limited number of those of a good stamp being brought forward, and prices for this class had an upward tendency. But few good horses were submitted by auction at the Durham Yards on Friday, but bidding was good, and almost without exception _ vendors' expectations were exceeded. We quote: Hacks, from £4 10s to £9 15s; medium draught, £8 to £10 10s; weeds, £1 os to £2153. Wool, hides, skins, tallow, etc. : _ About the usual quantities were submitted at the Durham Yards on Tuesday. Competition was brisk, and the previous week's values were sustained. We quote : —Picked ox hides, sfd to per lb; stout, 4d to 5d ; medium, 3d to 4d ; steer and cow, 2d to 3d; calfskins, 3id to &Jd per lb; sheepskins, local, 2s lOd to 7s 9d each ; country, .'ls to 5s 2d ; pelts, 3d to 2s lOd: wool, in bags, to 7d; rough fat, gd to ljd per lb; tallow, 14s to J7a Gd per ewt; bones, £4 153 to £4 17s (id per ton. Cattle : A large number of stores have been disposed of ; grown steers and young cattle fully maintained their value, but there was a downward tendency for other descriptions. Dairy and fat stock were brought forward in rather limited numbers, and advanced slightly in value. The Newmarket yards were well filled at the cattle fair on Monday, and there was a large attendance of buyers, and 1247 changed hands; grown steers at from £3 10.4 to £0 2s Cd; two-year-old steers, £2 15s to £3 17s Cd ; yearlings, £1 17s Gd to £2 7s Gd ; calves, £1 to £1 12s; dry cows, £1 15s to £3 2s 6d. At the regular weekly sale at Newmarket, on Tuesday, therc.was rather a small muster. Pat beasts advanced in value fully 10s per head, reaching over2os per 1001 b for prime ox ; 3ome averages of steers were £9 7s, £8 2s 6d, £7 os, £7 Bs, £5 IGs; cows, £6, £5s 15s, £4 10s Gd, £3 10s, £3 ss. Sheep were penned In limited numbers, and prices were markedly in favour of the vendor ; wethers sold at from IGs Gd to 23s Gd each ewes, 14s to IGs Gd ; lambs, 9s Gd to 14s. Pigs : Short supply, sold at from 2h<l to 3d per lb live weight. Messrs. Alfred Rockland and Sons' Weekly Report.At the Haymarket during the past week meadow hay has been brought from 2s Gd to 3s Gd; oaten sheaves, Is to 28 Gd the cwt; maize, 2s 2d to 2s 3d; oats, 2s to 2s 4d the bushel; chaff, £2 10s to £3 10s the ton. At the horse market, on Friday, horse stock sold freely. Useful horses ranged from £8 to £14 each ; a buggy brought £9; dogcart, £14 10s; saddles, from £1 to £2 153 each. At the hide and skin sale, on Tuesday, ox hides kept late values ; cow hides were better worth; heavy ox hides, to sd; good medium, 3"d to 4Jd; light ox 2d to 3sd; cow hides, 2d to 25 ; calfskins, 5d to f>£d the lb; rough fat. the lb; tallow, 14s to 17s 3d the cwt; bones, £4 15s the ton; butchers' skins, 3s to Gs 8d; station skins, 2s to G.s; lamb skins, 8d to Is 5d each ; wool in bags, 6d to 7d the lb. At Remuera on Thursday, dairy cattle at their profit yarded in less numbers than usual, kept last week's values, their prices ranged from £3 10s to £5. Store cattle in usual supply; 75 head of all classes sold, fully kept late values, particularly young cattle. Fat calves, mostly under six weeks old, sold satisfactorily, 48 yarded; prices ranged from 4s to 22s each. Fat cattle in usual supply, 240 yarded. Ship-borne cattle were no better worth, and remained at 17s, but Auckland fatted advanced in price. All good steers were at 20s the lOOlbs, and choice cows at 17s the lOOlbs. Sheep in usual supply, 934 sold. A pen of crossbred ewes and .lambs brought 15s 9d the couple; store hoggets, 10s 9d each; fat sheep advanced in price from 2s to 3s each; wethers were at3£d the lb ; crossbred wethers brought 19s to 22s each; lambs, plentiful, mostly brought from 9s to 13s each; inferior, from Gs Gd upwards; pigs in larger number than for several weeks, were required; well-bred porkers averaged 245, or fully ;Ud the lb; large coarse pigs were dull of sale. Messrs. G. W. Binney and Sons' Report. —On Tuesday hides were briskly competed

for, and values fully maintained. Picked ox sold up to (3d; heavy stout, 4sd to <ki| heavy,' Si a to 4d; steer, 2|d to 3d; heavy cow, 2kl to 2Jd ; medium, 2d to 2sd; wet and sloppy id lower; kip. 2£d to 3d; calf, 4jd to SA« per lb; damaged, la to l^d per lb : stags, l|d to 2d per lb. Sheepskins The fall in value of wool in London has affected sheepskins herefrom 6dVto tkl each, but the sale was very irregular throughout. Country dry declined Ad per lb, and now sell from 4Au to &}(! per lb; local green, picked, /3 Ud; ordinary, 5a 6d to 6s Gd; crossbreds, 4s od to os each. Wool: Small lots of medium, bad to 7d per lb. Tallow: No change to report. Bones: £4 15s per ton.

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 .. .. .. £33 to £39 Poor ordinary .. .. «• Kast Coast .. .. .. . - £07 to £69 Supplies from the Ist instant to date, 490 tons. There has been a little bettor demand during the post week for ordinary, anil prices ate steady. <v e can only repeat that well-scraped lots are in strong demand, anil think it should well pay the diggers for the advanced price they would get to clean their gum better. AUCKLAND MARKETS. ICorrtcied to noon of Thursday FARM AND DAIRY PRODUCE. Wholesale. UKXAit. S. d. S. d. 8. d. 8. d Butter, fresh, dairy, lb 0. 7— 0 O 0 9— 0 0 Do., second quality 06 —00 os— o Do., third quality .. 05 —00 07 0 0 Do., Waikato "Anchor' brand .. .. 1 0— 00 00 —00 Do., New Zealand Dairy Association .. 010 — 0 0 0 0— 0 0 Prime salt .. .. 0 "4 —0 SJ 0 0— 00 Do., inferior salt ~ 0 3— 0 * 0 4— 0 0 Milk, quart .. .. .. 0 3J— 0 0 Cheese, local, lb .. 04 —06 06 —00 Do., best factory ..05 —00 •• Eggs, dozen .. .. 00—00 08—00 Lard, bladder, lb .. 0 6— 0 6 0 6— no liams and Bacon, Pro. 0 -I) Cj 00 —00 Cant. Bacon, new (in cloth) .. _ J— 7J flams (in cloth) .. 09 — 0 10.J .. Jams, case aduz .. 23 9 "26 3 Fowls, each .. ..06 —10 14 —20 Ducks, do. * .. .. 10 —10 Geese, do. .. .. -. 26— 38 Turkeys, do. .. ... .. 00 — 80 Feather#, lb — _ 16 —13 •- FLOOR. £ 8. Auckland Roller Flour, sacks per ton .. .. 12 10 M Household do. do. do. .. 12 0 Holler Flour, Southern do. .. li 10 Stone Make do. do. do. .. 11 10 .. Wheat iueal .. .. .. 12 10 Bran .. ... .. ..4 0 .. Sharps *0 Cabin Bread .. .. 15 0 — 0 0 „ Oatmeal, 26's .. .. 11 0 — 0 0 _ Oatmeal, 7's .. .. 13 0 — 0 0 -. Pearl Barley .. .. 19 0 —'-0 0 <-. HAY AND CORN'. Pet cwt. Hay, ton .. .. 30— 40 50 —CO Lucerne, do, ... ««60 — 6 10 76 — 80 Oaten, do. .. - 2 0— 3 0 40 —60 Chaff, threshed .. 2 o—2 10 0 0— 00 Oaten Chart .. .. S 5—3 10 Straw, load .. .. OIS— 110 » Clover, ton .. .. 5 0— (1 0 .. Potatoes .. .. 30 0 —35 O .. Waikato seed .. .. 40 0 —SO 0 .. Do., Southern ... 35 O —10 0 .. s. it s. (1. Maize, bushel., .. 20 —21 00 —00 Barley, feed .. ..2 0— 30 00 —00 Do., malting .. .. 3 0— 3 10 Oats, feed .. .. 22 — 2 3 0 0 —00 Oats, seed ~ ..2 4— 2 0 0 0— 0 0 Oats, milling .. .. 22- 2 4 00-00 Wheat, local .. .. 4 0— 00 0 0 — 0 0 (Sacks extra.) Wheat; Southern .. 46 — 4 9 00 —00 (Sacks extra.) Do., do., seed ..00 —66 00 —00 (Sacks included.) Do., do., local ..4 0— 46 00 —00 Sacks included.) Do., local, seed ..4 9— 5 0 00 —00 Do., fowl .. .. alo— 43 00 —00 (Sacks included) GARDEN AND ORCHARD PRODUCE. Apples, lb, local .. 0 1-0 2$ 0 0-0 0 Lentous, do?. .. ..10-00 13-0 0 Oranges, doz .. _ 00— 10 00 —00 Bananas, lb.. .. 0 2— 03 00 —00 Cocoanuts, each .. .. 0 2 — 0 0 Do., sack .. .. »0 0 — 0 0 .. Onions, lb .. .. — 00 00 — 00 Garlic, lb - .. 0 0 — 0 0 0 6 - 0 0 SEEDS. Clover, white .« ..0 yj— 1 2 00 — 0 0 Do., red 0 7?— 010 0 0— 0 0 CowL'iass .. ..0 S.J— 1 0 0 0— 0 0 Alyske 011 — 1 1 0 0— 00 Timothy .. .. 05 —00 00 —00 Trefoil 05 — 00 00 — 00 Rape 0 3J— OS 0 0— 00 Hyegrass, Poverty Bay 00 —00 00 —00 Do., Southern.. .. f> 6— CO 0 0— 0 0 Do., Italian .. _ 0 0— 00 00 —00 Cocksfoot .. ..80 — 90 00 — 00 BUTCHERS MEAT. Per pound. Roasting Beef, lb ... — 04 — 0 6 Boiling do •». 0 2J— 0 4 Mutton, hindquarter — ' 0 4— 00 ~ legs.. .. — 0 41 — 0 0 Do., forenuarter „ 0 2J— 0 0 Pork .. ;. .. .. 0 4 06 Veal •• 03 — 06 Mutton Tallow, cwt... 20 —00 — Beef and Mixed do. 25 0 — 0 0 Steaks .. 05 — 07 Mutton Chops.. .. .. 0 s—oo Sausages .. .. .. 0 0 —04 .V.7.. FLAX ROPE. Prices subject to trade terms. Rope in all sizes, ton — .. 30 0 0 —40 0 0 Tarred Yarn, do 36 0 0 —40 0 0 Wool Tailings, do. .. .. 35 0 0 —38 0 0 MANURES

Bonedusfc, Sydney, too .. 710 0 • 810 0 Do., inferior .. .. .. Cloo— 70 0 Bonetlour .. .. .. .. 8 5 0— 9 0 0 Do., Auckland .. .. .. 710 o—B 10 0 Peruvian Guano .. ~ .. 1* 0 0 —17 0 0 Coral Queen do. .. .. 500 — 000 Long I stand do., baps included 410 0— 0 0 0 Superphosphate of Liine, 20 to 23 per cent. .. .. .. COO —ClO 0 Do., 30 to 38 per cent. .. .. 8 0 o—B 10 0 Potato Fertiliser Fiaon's ... 11 0 0— 0 0 0 Wheat „ ~ .. 10 10 0— 0 0 0 Grass ~ ~ ~ 10 10 0- 0 0 0 1 Turnip Fertilisers — .. 810 0 — 000 Superphosphate ~ .. 710 0— 0 0 0 Lanes'Superp'phate, 20/8 per ct. 7 10 0— 8 0 0 Do., do. 2l!/8 per ct. 0 10 0 — 7 0 0 Do., Dissolved Bone Compound 7 10 0 — 8 10 0 Anglo Co.'s Superphosphate .. 7 5 0 — "10 0 Potash Manure for Root Crops 7 6 o—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 KAUKI GUM. FLAX, Etc Supplies for twenty-three days of September 490 tons, i £ s. d. £ a. d. Poor Ordinary, ton nominal '.. 130 0 0— 35 0 0 East. Coast .. .. ... 07 0 0 —GO 0 0 Good Ordinary ranee Kura .. 33 0 0— 0 0 0 Flax, best clean Auckland .. 13 0 0 —19 0 0 Good medium .. .. .. 15 10 0 —10 10 0 Poor, ordinary .. .. .. 13 0 0 —14 0 0 Tow 2 0 0 — 2 10 0 Fungus, lb.. 0 0 2.}— 0 0 0 Cocoanut Fibre, cut, ewt .. 010 o—o 17 0 Beeswax, lb .. .. .. 009 — 009 NEW ZEALAND DRUG CO.'S MANURES. 1 Ton. 5 Tons. Superphosphate, C 25 „ 517 o—s 14 0 Do. A 32 „ 7 5 0— 7 0 0 Bonedust, pure .. .. — 710 0 — 50 Do. and Blood 0 15 0 — 0 10 0 Animal Manure .. .. .. 6 2 6—500 Root Manure .. .. .. 710 0 — 760 Corn Manure .. — .. 750 — 700 Grass Manure .. ~ .. 615 o—o 10 0 Potato Manure .. .. .. 710 0— 7 5 0 Maize Manure .. .. .. 7 50 — 700 Turnip Manure .. .. .. 710 0- 7 5 0 Orchard and Tobacco Manure 815 o—B 10 (1 Coral Queen Guano, 60J% .. 0 0 o—s 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, IOOf6 .. 013 6— 0 0 0 Do., do., medium - .. 010 0 —000 Do., do., second-class .. .. 0 7 0— 0 0 0 Flooring boards, P.T.G., firstclass .. .. ... .. 015 6-0 0 0 Do., do., medium .. ~ 012 0— 0 0 0 Do., do., second-class .. .. 000 — 000 Rustic weatherboards/best .. 0 9 o—o 15 (1 Mills, cargo, bust .. ~ 011 0-0 10 0 Flitches .. .. .. ... 011 000 Balk .. .. .. ~ 0 li 0— 0 8 0 Bricks, Whau .. .. 110 o—2 0 9 Do., town yards, 1000 .. ~ 200 — 250 Do., delivered .. .. '.. 210 0— 0 0 0 Hydraulic Lime, bushel .. 0 16—0 0 Shell Lime .. .. 010 — 020 Craig's Stone do., .. .. 0 1 0— 0 0 0 Drain Pipes, (tin bores, 1000 .. 15 0 0— 0 0 0 Do., 41n .. .. .. . 010 0— 0 0 0 Do., Sin .. .. - . 410 0— 0 0 0 Do., 2jn .. .. -. _ 30 — 000 Do., 2in .. 210 0— 0 0 0 English Slates, 1000 .. _ It 10 0— 0 0 0 Socket Glazed Pipes, foot: 24 inchos 070 — 000 21 inches .. .. .. 0 0 0— 0 0 0 18 inches .. .. .. 030 — 000 15 inches ... „ ~ 0 2 o—ooo 12 inches r „ .. 020 — 000 9 inches „ „ „ 010-000 Cinches .. ... „ 0 06-000 4 inches .. .. .. 0 0 4— 0 0 0 3 inches .. .. 004 — 000 COAL AND FIREWOOD. Coal, Newcastle, ship's side, cargo, ton .. .. .. 126 — 000 Do., delivered .. .. .. 110 0-115 0 Do., yard .. .. .. .. 100 — 000 Greyinotith yard.. .. ~ 115 0-0 0 0 Do., Bay of Islands, yard .. 000 — 0 0 0 Do., delivered .. .. „ 000 — 000 Do., mine .. .. .. „ 000-000 Do., ship's side .. .. .. 0 00-000 Miranda, mine .. .. .. 090 — 000 Do., household ... .. .. 012 0 — 000 Do., in Auckland .. .. 010 0- 0 0 0 Kamo, loading ground, ton .. 011 0— 0 0 0 Taupiri, mine, steam .. .. 010 o—o 0 0 Do., yard, steam .. .. .. 018 0— 0 0 0 Do., household .. _ _ —000 Do., do., delive.ed .. .. 150 — 170 Firewood, uncut cargo, •ton .. .. .. .. 0 8 0- 0 0 0 Do., delivered ~ .. .. 012 0-0 13 0 Do., cut „ .. « 014 '0 — 0 10.0

MISCELLANEOUS. Kerosene, 130' tC3t, duty paid 0 16-000 Do., 160- test 018 — 010 Policing wiro, No. 0, ton .. i .. No. 7 .. .. Vl4 0 0 -15 0 0 ii „ No. 8 .. ..J Barb Fencing Wire .. .. 23 ID 0 —24 10 0 Pig Wire (close barb) .. .. 24 0 0 —25 0 0 Galvanised Iron, 6 to Bffc ~ 23 0 —24 0 0 Lime, slacked, bushel .. .. — 000 Quick lime, in stone .. .. 0 1 C — 0 0 0 New Zealand Paling, eft .. 0 7 6 — 0 10 0 Teatroo lUiln, 100 „ . 2 10 0 — 8 10 0 Puriri Posts 600-000 Shingles 1000 .. „ .. 0 12 0 - 0 13 0 llobart Paling l ), Of .. .. 0 17 0 — 1 0 0 U°V 6f . t T, 0 18 O — 1 l 0 Hobart Rails — „ 4 0 0-410 II

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. AUCKLAND, SEPTEMBER 24, 1891.

Joseph Newman, S. Vlckers, J. Friar Clarke, It Fr&ter. J. M. Leuuox, D. B. McDonald, D. G. Mac- . Donnell, Aitk«n Carrick, It. Spratt. Francis Hull, James Raid, R. G. Mucky, T. A. M mules, James Frator, G. F. Brlmblecombe, A. Brodio. C. Alexander, Chairman. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. CALLS. £ ■•. 11. Due. Hauraki G.M.Co 0 0 1 - Sept. 26 I'ride of the Hills G.M.Cq... 0 0 1.. Sept. 30 Surplus G.M.Co. .. _ 0 0 1 .. Sept. SO Consols G.M.Co. .. .. 0 0 2 .. Sept. SO Crackshot G.M.Co. .. ..001- Oct. 1 Norfolk G.M.Co .. .. 0 0 2 .. Oct. f> Owera G.M.Co .. .. 0 0 8 - Oct. 7 Victoria G.M.Co 0 0 1,. Oct. .14 Now Manultati G.M.Co. .. 0 0 3 .. Oct. 14 Pride of Karaka G.M.Co. .. 0 0 3 .. Oct. 15 Puhipuhi Prospectors' Co. .. 0 0 2 » Oct. 23 DIVIDENDS. Bank of Australasia .. .. 14 % .. Oct. 2 Standard Insurance Co. ~ — .. Now. LONDON COMMERCIAL. Press Association.— TeU'/mph.—Copyright. London, September 23. The money market is very firm owing to continued demands from outside. Tho market rate of discount for three months' bills is 2 : per cent. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,910,000 quarters, and for tho Continent 2,005,000 quarters. Shares in the New Zealand Trust and Lsan Company are £0 15s; Australian and New Zealand Mortgage Agency Company, £2; National Mortgage Agency of New Zealand, 10s; Otago and Southland Investment Company, 10a. . 1 Two hundred mats of Queensland Bugar, brown syrup, were sold by auction at 10s 3d. The estimated visible supply of American wheat is 32,600,000 bushels. The wool sales are showing a slightly im- j proved tone. Per JS'eto Zealand. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. j London, September 22. j Wheat.— market is firm. New Zealand wheat, f.ft.q., is worth c.i.f. to arrive, 40a 6d per 48011)9. New Zealand average and long-berried are worth, respectively, 41s 6d and 43s 6d per 4961bs landed. , BROKEN HILL 9HAREMARKET. SyiAiev, September 24. Broken Hill Proprietary, £9 6s; British Broken Hill, £1 15s ; Central, £6 15s Gd ; South, £4 14s 6d ; Block 14, £0 2s 6d; Block | 10, £14 8s; Junctions, £1 ss. I

Company. , .■ Business. Closing Prices. —'—— — ——— Buyer*. SelltirN. Insurance: fl « d £ s (1. South British .. <— - 1 11 C . — Miscki.unkous: »■ N.Z. itR.P.LanJM. — 0 3 0 — mining : . May Queen.. .. 6/6 — 0 15 0 Now Moanataiarl,, — —.070 Saxon .. .. — 040060 Lone Hand .. .. — ■—•010 Cambria .... — —023 Victoria (T.) ,. 1/2 — 0 12 Woodstock — ., — 01002 0 Silverton « .. — 028030 Try I'liilca .. .. — 0*0040 Rod Mercury .. — — Oil Mariposa .. — — 0 0 4 Kapai .... — —Oil