Commercial Record.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume XII, Issue 1228, 9 May 1857, Page 2

Commercial Record.

New Zealand Spectator, May 9, 1857. STOCK IN THE BONDED WAREHOUSE.

The Heroes of Alma arrived last Sunday, bringing a large and assorted cargo, which (with previous arrivals) will quite fill the hands of our merchants for some time to come. The sales of the week, although not numerous, have evinced a greater degree of activity than has been lately witnessed. At the Hutt market on Wednesday a considerable amount of business was done : among private sales we beard of 5 fat bullocks sold by Mr. Barton at. £l3 each, and 150 wethers, for which we believe 18s. was obtained. Messrs. Bethune & Hunter also sold one or two horses (one for £-10), and various other transactions in slock took place. By Auction, Messrs. Bethune & Hunter also sold one or two pieces of land on the Hutt Road (more than half way to the Taita), at the rate of £67 10s. per acre. Mr. Horner sold : s its fx for £34, a cow for £lO, and a lot of pigs, all of which brought good prices ; and Mr. J. H. Wallace sold 3 head of cattle at £8 10s to £lO each, a cart for £2l, and two horses, at £2B and £32 each. Altogether In the town Messrs, R. J. Duncan & Co. had a sale on Thursday at which 13 bales of Wool brought Is Cd per lb , 4 bales do. Is. 5Jd„ 1 bale (in grease) Is.,’and 1 bale of washed wool Is cjd , the latter being we believe, the highest price ever obtained in Wellington The same firm also sold 1 ton of Port Cooper Flour a! £Tn, arid 54 tons at £lB to £l9, together with a variety of other goods and 2 eases of Book. „ I „r which found purchasers at fair prices Tim nJ,, mi ° sale was Helt! by when 5 bales of Wool were offered, and which being a

very fine sample again brought the udusuhll. price of Is. GJd.; Messrs. Johnston also sold m 3 11 at 18s. to 19s. per pair, Moleskin Trousers »> i i?‘ to ss. fid. per pair, Drab do. at 5s 9d. to (is o’ roy Trousers at ss. Cd. to ss. 9d., Pilot O|„n’ , 7s. fid. to Bs., Blue Serge Shirts at 5Gs to ’ Bt per doz., Blucher Boots at Bs. per pair, an d a B 'J ,et of similar goods at corresponding rates to C etlwr?m ty few chests of Tea which brought £5 1; 3 chest, and Pearl Barley at 3d. to 3Jd. per lb.’ fcc We are yet without any very decided inWn from the Nelson gold fields, and are of opinioJu"* the spring must come, before the matter will fi. r -, tested. "“‘be fairly

Goods. Balances , last week. Received into store. Delivered! Balances fromstore. remaining. 3 randy 11674 gals. I lOgals. 4555 gals. Rum 6054 .. 515 gals. 137 .. 6428 .. Gin IfiflOS .. i) i i ,, 288 .. 7197 .. Whisky .. . 1893 .. 1393 .. Wine |.W03 .. 150 .. 5653 .. 1'obacco ... 290901bs. UM lbs. 39r>351bs. Cigars 11678 .. 2020 .. Snuff ..... |.. 91 .. 91 ..