COMMERCIAL.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1540, 24 January 1879, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Jaruary 23. Mr Buckland reports Eat cattle in good number. Prices ranged between 27s and 30s the 1001 b.; Bheep from to 3d the pound Mr A. Saunders reports on the share market Sales—Knrunui Hill, 15s j Albumin, 255; Moanatairi, 525; Bank of New Zealand, new, £lB 10s; Colonial, 50s; National 675. Sellers South British, 64s ; New Zealand, 70s ; Auckland Gas, £9 6s ; Sash and Door, £lO. ... Mr Binney reports that the produce market shows no activity, and prices remain stationary. Southern flour is coming forward in excess, and stocks in store are heavy. Southern flour, £lO to £ll, and has changed hands at £9 ; Adelaide flour, £l3 10s to £11; bran, £5 10s to £6; pollard, £5 15s to £6 ; maize, none in market ; oats, 4s 6d; oatmeal, ; pearl barley, £24 ; local cheese, 6d to 7d; hams and bacon, in cloth, 8d ;do bare, 6d to 7d; potatoes £5 10s to £6 10s. Timber, large orders in market, prices very Arm. Wellington, January 23. Mr George Thomas reports on the markets as follows :-Flour, Adelaide, £lB, s ill very scarce and price reported as easily obtained; colonial flour. £lO 10s to£ll,market full; oats,4ssdto4s6d, in demand for good samples; bran, Is to Is 2d; wheat, 4s ■ good fowls’ wheat rather scarce market being being full of inferior samples; hams, 94,0; bacon, 8d ■ cheese, BJd to 9fd; market entirely bare and consignments will obtain a ready sale ; maize, 5s 3d, scarce ; pollard, 7s ; butter, lOd; potatoes, Bs, scarce. _ _ Dunedin, January 23. Mr Bradshaw reports National Bank, 70s: Colonial Bank, 50s; New Zealand Insurance, 80s ; National Insurance, 255; South British Insurance, 66s ; Union Insurance, 12s 6d; Colonial Insurance, 4s; Standard Imsurauce, 14s. Invercargill, January 23. The Strathmore estate. Otautau, was offered at auction to-day by Mr G. F. Martin, of the National Mortgage. The attendance was good but the bidding slack. The estate was put up at per acre and withdrawn at £7 17s 6d, the highest bid.