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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume XII, Issue 1284, 21 November 1857, Page 2

Sales by auction h ive been more numerous and varied daring the week, and a larger amount of business has been done, than in the weeks immediately preceding. Ou Tuesday, Messrs. Bethune & Hunter sold six bales of wool, which brought Is. 6d. per lb , a very high price as compared with the quality of the article. Messrs. R. J. Duncan Co. sold on the same day an invoice of 52 cases of oilmen's stores, and also some other goods. Prices realized were, —Mustard, in libs. 17*.; in Albs. Ils. 6d.; salad oil, pints Ils. 6d., halfpints Bs. 'id., do. (in decanters) 20s. ; vinegar, quarts Us. 6d.; lime-juice, 12s. 6d. ; pickles, quarts 12s. fid., pints Bs. 6(1. to 9s. ; capers, 7s. fid. ; sauces, 7s. 6d.; ra-pbeiry vinegar. Bs. Gd. ; bottled fruits, 155.; candied peel, (2lb. jars) 50s. per doz.; bleached ginger Is 6d., pimen o 25., cloves 35., pearl barley 3Jd., oatmeal from 3.{d to 34d per lb.; Imperial plums •'44lb. glass jars. 7s. Gd.; Yarmouth bloaters, 4s. 6d. per tin ; Cavendish tobacco (in bond) 9d. to 9Ad. per lb.; Mauritius sugar X 56 per ton ; tea in half-chests £'4, 12s ; grocer’s paper (royal hand) 13s. 6d. per ream; nails. 2in. 405., 24in. 365. to 385., 3in. 345., and Hin. 525. per cwt. Of these prices we may remark generally that while the Oilmen's stores seem to give a very fair advance on English prices, yet when charges, cost cf packages, &c., are added there will be but a small margin left, j The same firm sold on Thursday for Messrs. W. Hickson \ Co., at their stores, a considerable quantity of the following goods, viz.,—Pampanga, 525., withdrawn ; No. 1 Pieces, 635. to 64 s.; Crystals, 6fis., withdrawn ; Snowdrops, 735. ; Tea, chests and halves, /.'B, 15s. to I*9 ; No. 2 Cigars, 555. per thousand; Tob cco. Is. to Is. o.|d. in bond; Sydney Soap, 43sper cwt. ; Sydney Mould Candles, 9|d. per lb.; Sperm Candles. Is. sd. per lb.; Coffee, Is. to Is. o|d. ; Patna Rice, 365. per bug ; Currants, BJd. per lb.; Sago, 9d. to lOd per lb. And on the same day, Mr. Allen sold a partially completed vessel lying at Napier for .£l5O ; 150 acres | compensa'ion scrip at 9s. per acre; and New Zealand flour (Schultze s brand) £22 per ton. A house at Napier, the “ Settlers’ Hotel,” was also offered, but was bought in at £'2oo. The John .If'V"zcar is rapidly discharging, and the Gleaner has arrived, bringing passengers and some cargo for this port.