Commercial.

Wellington Independent, Volume XV, Issue 1413, 16 March 1860, Page 2

Commercial.

BOBINESB still remains quiet. The Hutt Races and the departure of the troops for T<»ranaki, have principally engaged public attention this week. There have |only been two auction sales. Wool continues to arrive from the coast, and tke succession of fine wenther has enabled tbe ships laid on for London to use the greatest despatch in loading. The Snareshrnok has transhipped her wool and poasengers to the Zealandia, nnd the latter vessel will eail for London on Tuesday, the 30th March. We understand that the Ecfipxe on arrival from Ahuriri, wil! tranship her wool, about 400 bales, to the Melbourne, which will then be a Cull ship.

Messrs. Smith & Co, sod by public auction, on Tuesday, the 13th inst., at their mart, ex J^hcenix, English wheat at 7s. per bushel ; coals JJ3 to £2 H'B per ton ; T.ivprpoof soip, DQ lbs. boxes, £34 10s. to £35 per ton; crushed suirar. £*i 10*. to £55 per ton ; marine soap, £23 to £24 por ton.

On Tuesday, 13th inst., Mussis. Bethune & Hunter sold by public auction, at I. ewer Mount Cook Barmcka, sundry condemned stores, consisting of blankets, rusrs.iron. &c. which realised fnir p< i; npq.

Married. — At Napier, on the 6tli inst., t»\ me Rev. P. Barclny, Corporal Henky Ghoom, of the Napier Police, late Quarter-Mnster in the Spanish and Portuguppe Legion, to Jane, eldest daughter of Mr. Art. Ross, of Abeideen. N.B. [V!r. Groom being an old resident, and much respected, the good people of Napier determined that the event shou'd notpftss unnoticed, and in the eveninsr a large num. her Resembled on the ground opposite his house with musical instruments and fire-arms, and kept up seranding and firm? salutes till a late hour,]

Bibths

Al Napier, on Kfonday, March stb, tbe wife of Capt. Alex. BtAin, of a son.

At Spri g Bank, Rua Taniwha, on the 10th ult., Mrs. Holder, of a daughter.

At Paihia. Bay of Islands, on the lßth instant, the wife of the Rev. T. B. Huttos, of a daughter.

On the 7th inst., at Government House, Auckland, the wife of Colonel Gorb Browne, C.b., of a son.

On Wednesday, the 14th March, at Cambridge Terrace, the wif« of Mr. G. A. Berry, of a daughter.