COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume III, Issue 642, 1 February 1872, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star Office, ~ „ , Thursday afternoon. Messrs. Cochrane and Son submitted to public competition to-day (by -order of the mortgagee) the stock-in-trade, goodwill, and lease of premises of Mr. B. N. Manley. The bidding only came up to £370 The property was withdrawn at £420. Mr. G. Binney sold to-day, at his Exchange Rooms a consignment of fruit, ex City of Adelaide, which realised the following:—Apples, lid. to 2fd per pound ; pears, 2d. per pound ; oranges. 13s. 6d. per case ; grapes, 2id. to k ßd. per pound: passion fruit 4s. Gd.fper case. '

At Mr. Sibbin's auction mart, to-day, some hundreds of.cases of fruit were disposed of at the following prices :—Apples, 2jd. to 3d. per pound; pears, 2Jd. to 4d. per pound ; peaches, 2s. 9d. per case; pine apples ; 3s. 9d. to 4s. per dozen ; grapes, 7Ad to Bd. per pound ; oranges, 12s. per case. Mr. E. Arthur held an auction sale of fruit to-day, at his auction mart. The attendance was good, and bidding brisk. The following are quotations:— Grapes, 2d. to 9d. per pound ; pears, l|d. to 3d. per pound: pine apples, 3s. Od. to 3s. 9d. per dozen; apples, 2Jd. to 3d. per pound. Also sold yesterdayCanterbury bacon, 7£d. to B|d. per pound; ditto hams, Sd. to 9d. per pound ; oatmeal, £15 per ton. Mr. S. Jones held a clearing-out sale of groceries, kerosine, &c. The attendance was fair. No quotations.

MINING. The following are the current calls and dividends payable In the companies named below :—

MEETINGS TO COME. New Eakaia, Coromandel, February 2 Yon Tempsky, Coromandel, February 2 Nebraska, Grahamatown, February 5 Hauraki Saw Mill Company, Company's office, 2 p.m. February 5 Vtnus, Coromandel, February 6 Bass Eock, Queen's Ferry Hotel, Auckland, 3.30 p m February 6 Evening Star, Queen's Ferry Hotel, Auckland, 2 p.m. February 6 Conquering Hero, 12, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 4 p.m. February 8 Crown Prince, Queen's Ferry Hotel, Auckland February 8 Little Wonder, Coromandel, February 8 Golden Phoenix, Grahamstown, February 9 Queen's Ferry, 49, Queen street, Auckland, 4pm February 13 Golden Pah, Coromandel, February 15. Smiling Beauty, Grahamstown, February 16. Pride of Tokatea, Company's office, Queen street, Auckland, 3 p.m. February 22 Lowland Lass, Grahamstown, February 24

All Nations CALLS Shotover.. Coromandel Harp Highland Chief.. Ruby Mary Ann Orolden Lion Bank of New Zealand.. 3oldflnch Standard Brighton Scandinavian Little Angel .. Whau Bird in Hand .. 3toclc Importation Lowland Lass .. Pacific 0 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 2 6 0 0 C 0 0 6 0 5 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 Feb 5 Feb 1 Feb 2 Feb 3 Feb 4 Feb 4 Feb 5 Feb 5 Feb 5 Feb 7 Feb 8 Feb 12 Feb 12 Feb 14 Feb 14 Feb 19 Feb 19 Feb 19