COMMERCIAL.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume II, Issue 72, 13 November 1862, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

The greatest Auction Sale that ever occurred in this Province was held by Mr. Y. Janisch on the 4th, sth, Gth, 7th, and Bth inst., at the Stores of Messrs. Stuart, Kinross, & Co., at the Spit. There was a large attendance, and the bidding was spirited, and the lots were quickly disposed of at prices which could scarcely have been anticipated at the present time. The proceeds will amount to some ,£12,000 or £14,000. , The following are the quotations of prices realized for most of the articles :—Sugar, 22 tons Manila, 41d to 5d per lb, London crushed, Gid per lb, Dutch crushed, 5d per lb, Mauritius, 44d to 5d per lb. Company’s pieces No. 1,54 dto s)d per lb, No. 2, l-Vd per lb, and No. 3, -Hd per lb—the whole duty paid; Tea, chests, £7 to £1 18s, 4-chests £3 10s to £3 17s Gd, boxes £2 to £2 5s ; Tobacco, under bond, 4s 3d to 4s 6d per lb ; Belmont sperm candles, Is 2d to Is 3d per lb ; Currants, in casks, 5d per jb : Manilla rope (a splendid lot), Gls to 05s per cwt. ; Raisins, in boxes, 6d to GVd per lb ; Flour best crown brand, £2l per ton, Adelaide, £lO 10s to £lB per ton, Greenmeadows, £l9 10s to £2O per ton ; Maize, N.SAV r ., os 3d per bushel ; Rice, best Carolina, 34 cl to 4d per lb, Java, 21d to 3d per lb ; Salt, fine, £6 15s to £7 10s per ton, coarse, £5 10s to £0 per ton ; Soap, Sydney, 36s to 37s per cut., London, 35s to 3Gs per cwt, Irish, 2Ss to 31s per cwt, Pear! Barley, 3 tons sold at lid per lb —a good article; Peppercorns, white, 9J-d per lb, black, 7cl to 7ld per lb ; Starch, 9)d per lb ; Nutmegs. 2s Gd to 2s 9d per lb; Tapioca,, in cask, 2-1 per lb, in tin, 7cl per lb ; Oatmeal, in barrel, 24d to 2-Jd per lb; Epsom Salts, 1)cl to 4d per lb ; Chicory, in tin, 54 cl per lb ; Fancy biscuits, in tin, Scl to lid per lb ; English cheese (inferior) Del per lb ; Manilla cheroots, £3 10s per thousand ; Confections,intin,lslclper lb ;Mustard, in tin, 81 to 101 per lb ; Candied peel, Is 8d ]> lb ; Letehford’s vestas, IsSdperdoz. ; Ginger bleached, lOd per lb ; Fancy soap. Is per lb ; Castor oil, 11s Gd per doz : Pickles, 13s per doz ; Sardines, small tins, 8s to 8s Gd per doz ; Red herrings, 2s 9cl to 3s Id per tin ; Sauces, l)s to 12s Gd per doz ; Pipes, T.D., 2s to 5s 3d per gross ; "Wool packs, half size, 2s 9d to 3s 9d each, large size, 5s 3d each; Corn sacks, 13s to 14s per doz ; American buckets, 24s to 2Gs per doz ; American tubs, 28s to 30s per nest; American brooms, 20s to 24s per doz ; Arsenic, lid per lb ; Clover seed, white, Is 3d per lb ; Colza oil, 5s Gd to Gs per gallon, Raw and boiled oil, 5s Scl. per gallon ; Wines and spirits,—all under bond, Brandy Martcll’s, 15s to 15s 3(1 per gallon; Whiskey, Islay, Gs to 7s Gd per gallon; Campbelltown, 5s Scl to 5s Gd per gallon ; Rum, in hogsheads, 3s 9cl to 4s per gallon, in 4-casks, 4s per gallon ; Sherry, best pale, 10s 3d to 10s 9d per gallon, inferior dark, 3s 9d to 7s 3d per gallon ; in bottle, 14s per doz (inferior) ; Port, in 4-casks, 10s to 10s 3d per gallon, in octaves 9s Gd per gallon ; Old Tom, 19s 6d per doz; Geneva, 21s per case; Ginger wine (inferior), 17s per doz ; Asserted Liqueurs, 22s to 27s per doz ; Claret, in bottle, 19s to 22s per doz ; Champagne, 53s per doz ; Ale, in bulk, £8 15s. to £lO per hogshead (duty paid) ; a lot. of fencing wire, £2l per ton ; dog carts from £lB to £2O each. Mr. Alfred Bucklaml reports that during the past month Ins sales have been fully supplied with stock. Prices have more than maintained their previous rales. Fat cattle realising from £2 15s. to £3 ss. the lOOlhs. ; working oxen, £l7 to £22 10s. each ; store steers from 3 to 4 years old, £l2 to £l6 ; 2 to 3 years, £8 10s. to £l2 ; yearlings, £G 10s. to £8 10s. ; calves, £3 10s. to £5 ; dairy cows, £l3 to £lB each. The average of a sale of 260 head being, £l2 Is. each. Sheep continue at high rates, owners not caring to sell until after the shearing. Merino wethers ex Queen, brought from 28s. to 31s. each ; Leicester hoggets, from 295. to 375. each; ewes and lambs, from 40s. to 60s. the couple, in their wool; fat sheep bring from Gd. to 7d. per ib. ; fat lambs, from 13s. to 225. each. In the horse market there has been considerable activity, and high prices rule. Good draught stock bring from £SO to £6O, and in one case a powerful horse brought £112; draught mares in foal, from £7O to £BO each ; medium draught stock, from £3O to £SO ; good and well bred hacks scarce, and bring from £25 to £10; old and worn stock are at nominal rates. —Hew Zealander , Oct. 31.