Commercial News.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 365, 8 February 1879, Page 13

Commercial News.

The amount of Customs duties received at this port for the week ending February 6th, 1879, was as under :

Sugar .. .. 436 2 4 | £7401 6 5 A fair amount of business has been doing in the import trade during the past week, notwithstanding the interruptions caused by race holidays, &c. A reference to our Customs' receipts for the week will show that stocks have increased considerably, but prices remain without alteration, and low enough to compete successfully with shipments from any of the Australian ports. We have no special changes in quotations to report. In New Zealand produce prices remain unaltered from last week's report, with only a moderate trade doing. Lower Hutt.—Augarde and Co report sales of horses, cattle, and pigs at their yards, Lower Hutt (usual monthly sale), as follows :—Pigs, 7 weeks old, 13s 3d; young bull, £2; heifers, 2 years old, £2 12s 6d to £3 17s 6d : 3 year olds, £4 17s 6d to £5 ; cows, in milk, £7 2s 6cl to £7 10s ; cows, aged, £2 ; horses, aged, £3 to £5: hacks, £6 10s to £7; cart stock bovght in sit £25 to £3O. A fair show of stock. Attendance good. Buyers shy, owing to the races probably. THE WELLINGTON" MARKETS Wholesale Prices.

Timber, —Boards and Scantling, 100 ft., 9s. to 15s. lis. 6d. at mill; planed, tonguedand grooved, lis. 6d. to 12s. sd. Red pine palings, 12s. per 100 ; red pine timber, 16s. per 100 feet ; kauri timber, ISs. per 100 feet ; red pine, tongue groved, 225. per 100 feet; totara posts, Is. 4d. each ; birch rails, Sd. each ; white pine shingles, 16s. to ISs. per 1000. Hobarton timber and fencing- material Shingles, lOs.per IQOO ; palings, from 16s. to ISs. per 100 ; rough spokes, 255. per 100 ; felloes, from 100 s. feo 200 s. per 100 timber, 14s. to 10s. per 100 feet, superior; posts,; £4los. per 100; rails £3 3s. 4d. per 100

Coal and Firewood Market. Firewood. —2 foot rata, 365. to 40s per cord ; 1 foot wood, 455. per cord ; 4 foot wood, 365. per cord; G oot wood, 365. per cord. Coal.—-Newcastle, £2 5 0 per ton. lONE DUST. Bone dust, No. 1, £7 to £8 ; bone dust, No. 2, £7 10s. to £8 10s.; bone dust. No. 3, £6 to £6 10s. SALE OF LINCOLN RAMS AT NAPIER. Mr. M. R. Miller reports the sale of all the Lincoln rams imported from Auckland on Friday and Saturday last at the Spit yards, at the following prices : Mr. Joseph May's thirteen to Mr. T. Bishop, at £l2 10s, £lO 10s, £lO, £9 10s, £B, and £6 5s each, also 44 rams to the same buyer, at £3 each; 25 to Mr. J. W; Wilson, at £l2 10s, £B, £6 10s, £6 ss, £5 15s, £5 10s, £5 ss, and £4 each; 5 to Mr. Powdrell, at £B, £slos, £4 10s, and £4; 5 to Mr. Pocock at £4 and £3; 8 to Mr. Peddie at £4 and £3 5s ; average, £4 14s each. Messrs. McLean and Co, per Major Jackson:—l2 to Mr. Bishop, at £ll 10s, £7, £5 15s, £5, and £4 10s; 2 to Mr. A. McLean, at £l7 and £5; 5 to Mr. Chambers, at £5 10s, £5, and £4; 41 to Mr. Seale at £3los each; average, £4 8s each. Under the peculiar circumstances and the hurried notice of this sale the prices realised were as good as could be expected. MELBOURNE MARKET. The following is Messrs Goldsbrough and Co's wool report:— MELBOURNE, Jan. 29, 1879. Wool. —We catalogue 788 bales for our sale to-day, consisting chiefly of small lots in ordinary condition, as is usually the case towards the close of the season. Prices were well maintained at late rates, and competition was brisk, greasy ranging from 6Jd to 10|d; and fleece and scoured up to ISJd per pound. No superior clips were offered. In all 530 bales were sold. Sheepskins.- -There was a good attendance at our sales held during the past week, and we cleared out a full supply at about late rates. The tone of the market is a little firmer. Butchers' green pelts realised from Is to 2s each ; do dry do realised up to Is 6d each ; dry skins realised from 3d to 6M per pound. Hides.—We report having disposed of a large number of hides during ihe week, and a fair demand exists for heavy weights. Inferior hides and calfskins are neglected. Ox hides, average sizes, realised from 15s to 24s each ; cow hides, do, 10s to 14s ; Victorian salted, 2id to 3|d per pound ; New Zealand silted, 3d to 4d per pound. Kangaroo Skins.—Little or no demand exists, and only superior fresh skins are saleable up to 9d per pound. Tallow.—We cleared out a full catalogue at auction yesterday, and obtained about low rates. There is inquiry both for shipment and local use at quotations, viz.—Mutton, from £2S to £3O per ton ; beef, from £25 to £2B do ; mixed, from £2l to £27 do ; Inferior, from £lB to £22 do. January 29th, 1879. Wheat.—We catalogued 2573 bags for our sale to-day, and had a full attendance of buyers and good competition, 1970 bags being sold at auction and by private contract at the following prices, viz.:— Prime milling, 4s 8d ; medium to good, 4s 4d to 4s 7d; and inferior 10 medium, 3s 4d to 4s 3d per bushel. Flour.—Good country brands are saleable at £lO 10s sterling per ton. Oats. —Since our last report we have sold 639 bags at the following prices :—Good seed, at 3s lOd ; good feed, 3s 9d ; medium to good, 3s 5d to 3s Sd ; and inferior. 2s lOd to 3s 4d per bushel. Barley.—We notice a decided improvement in prices, and owing to the scarcity of this cereal higher rates have been obtained. Since our last we have sold 324 bags at the following prices :—Prime malting, 7s ; and medium to good, 5s 6d to 6s 9d per bushel; and good Cape, from 3s Sd to 4s per bushel.

J. M. TAYLOR'S SHARE REPORT. Wellington, February 7, 1879.

BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET. (from our own correspondent.) AUCKLAND, Thursday. Mr. Alexander Saunders reports : —Sellers : Bank of New Zealand (new), £lB ss; Colonial Bank, 50s ; National Bank, 66s ; New Zealand Insurance, 765; South British, 645; Union, 13s 3d ; National, 24s 6d; Sash and Door, £10; .Alburnia, 245; Moanataiari' 40s ; Kuru->ui Hill, 10s ; Corby, 17s 6d. Buckland's sale at Remuera to-day :—Dairy cattle, short supply ; store cattle, dull sale; fat cattle, supply not equal to demands. Beasts panned in remarkably good condition, selling at thirty shillings per hundred pounds. Sheep (abundant supply): best wethers, threepence per pound ; ewes, two pence to twopence half-penny ; fat lambs, in request, from ten to thirteen shillings; steers, eight pounds ten to nine pounds fourteen.—Waiuku Agricultural Show takes place on February 11. _ Entries received includes: horses, 22; cattle, 23 ; pigs, 11. Farm and garden produce more fully represented, there being 73 entries.

Spirits .. 996 17 9 Goods by Cigars.. 67 13 10 weight .. 510 5 0 Tobacco .. 373 15 0 Ad valorem .. 3752 18 6 Wine .. .. 86 4 5 Other duties.. 357 0 4 Ale .. .. 400 3 9 . Light dues, shipTea .. .. 118 14 0 ping, &c, .. 203 10 G Coffee.. .. 9S 1 0

Farm and Dairy Produce s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Butter, fs, lb 0 10 to 1 0 j Lard, lb 0 OtoO 0 Butter sit, lb 0 0—0 0} Bacon, Pro.. 0 7 — 0 0 Retail Price. Milk, quart.. 0 4to0 6 Fowls, pair.. 6 0to7 0 Butter, fs., lb 1 2 — 1 0 Ducks, pair.. 7 0—8 0 Butter, salt.. 1 0 — 0 0 Geese, each.. 7 0 — 8 0 Cheese, Col.. 1 0 — 0 0 Turkeys, do. 6 0—10 0 Eggs, dozen 1 9 — 2 0 Bacon, lb .. 0 0 — 1 0 Lard, lb .. 0 0 — 0 10 Ham, lb 1 0—1 2 Babbits, pair 2 0 —0 0 Carrots 4 6 — 5 0 Cabbages, dz 2 6 — 3 0 Potatoes 0 0 —10 0 Turnips, doz 2 6 — 3 0 Bread, 4d. to 5d. 21b. loaf. A'dveg'bl, dz 2 0 — 2 6 J LOUR MAP.KET. Wholesale. £ S. d. Superfine Flour, silk dressed, per ton £16 0--15 0 0 Flour, ditto, household £13--14 0 0 Seconds, per ton 0 0 0 8 0 0 17 0 0 Oamaru ditto 12 10 0 Dunedin, dit 11 0 0 10 0 0 1 6 — 1 8 Hay a.fd Corn Market. s. d. s. d. £ s. £ s. Maize, Sydney 0 0 to 6 0 Hay, ton 7 OtoO 0 Do. Crushed 6 6 — 0 0 Oaten, ditto 0 0 — 6 10 Oats (South). .4 6 —4 9 | Lucerne, ditto 0 0 —5 0 Wheat (fowl) 4 6 — 0 01 Straw, ditto 5 0 — 0 0 Potatoes .. 100 0 — 0 0 | Chaff, ditto 9 0—0 0 Seeds Ryegrass, bsh. 7 0to8 0 Alsyke, lb. -.1 2to0 c Do. Pov. B., do.8 0—0 0 Cow grass, do ...1 3—0 0 Cocksfoot, do. 10 0—0 0 Rape, do. ..0 6—0 0 Wt. clover, lb. 1 2—0 0 Lucerne, do. ..1 6- 0 0 Bed do. do... 1 0—0 0 | Timothy, do. Retail, s. d. s. d. ..1 0—0 0 s. d. s. d. Maize .. 6 6 to 0 0 Peas 5 0 to 0 0 Oats, ditto .. 5 0 — 0 0 Do. crushed 5 6 — 0 0 Bran, ditto 1 8 —0 0 Lucerne, cwt. 0 0 — 7 6 Wheat (fowl) 4 3 — 4 6 Oaten, ditto 5 10-0 0 Hay, cwt. .. 7 6 — 0 0 Straw, ditto 6 10 —0 0 Beans .. 5 6 — 0 0 Chaff, ditto 7 L0 — 0 0 Do. crushed 5 6 — 0 0 O'Sheath's do. 6 0 — 0 0 Brocolo from 0 . —0 0 Building Materials.

Company, ff £h o r?9 Capital. w o >-> 53 3 Or— ■a o ft 3? s > 3 _ £ £ £ • & % Bank of New Zealand 725,000 10 10 430/ 15 Do new issue 300/ Union Bank of Australia 1.500,000 25 25 60 16 National Bank of N. Z. 1,000,000 10 3A 67/6 6 Colonial Bank of N. Z. 2,000,000 5 2* 50/ 7 New Zealand Insurance Co. 1,000,000 10 2 78/ 15 South British Insurance 1,000,000 20 2 65/ lb National Insurance 1,000,000 10 10/ 25/ 20 Standard Insurance 1,000,000 10 15/ 19/ 134 Union Insurance 2,000,000 20 12/6 13/ — Colonial Insurance 2,000,000 10 5/ 4/ — New Zealand L. and M. A.. 2,000,000 25 2k H 15 New Zealand Shipping 100.000 10 5 85/ — Wellington Trust and Loan 200,000 10 5 H 10 Do. (2nd issue) 30,000 10 22'6 28/6 — Wellington Gas 30,000 10 10 340/ 15 Do. (2nd issue) 20,000 10 1 28/ — Wellington Public Hall .. 9,000 30 30/ 35/ 10 Te Aro Theatre 10,000 10 5h 40/ — West Wanganui Coal 50,000 5 15/ r - — There is no change in quotations for shares, and owing to money being scarce and dear there are no buyers, no matter how low ii l price.