Commercial Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1267, 7 March 1872, Page 2

Commercial Intelligence.

AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MARKET. (Reports to March 2.) [MESSRS. HUNTER AND NOLAN.] Cattle; The market has been characterised by great activity. An unexpectedly large supply has come forward, and improved demand has existed for all descriptions of stock, particularly for prime fat beasts and well bred dairy cows, at their profit. There was a good muster of stock at .Newmarket on Tuesday, and a full attendance of buyers. Of dairy cows, a fair proportion offered. Store stock were but poorly represented, but fat beasts were in full supply, and prime provincial commanded extreme rates. A draft of Mr Joseph Clarke's, bred and fattened by himself were looked upon with special favor averaging about 37s 6d per JOOfh. We sold the cargo of the St. Kilda in one line, at £lO 5s per head. We quote dairy cows at their profit, from £9 to £1!. Sheep having been near cleared out, a very brisk demand has existed, and fortunately a good supply came forward, which commanded brisk competition, and for pure sorts extreme rates were obtained, averaging from 3s to 3s 6d per 8 lbs. There was a fair muster of lambs, which sold proportionately well. AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET, (Reports for March 2.) Mr J. M. Lennox reports:— There was a slight rise in the markot. My sales comprise Caledonian, £ls ; Thames, £5 10s ; Non pareil, £2 16s to £2 17s 6d ; Moanataiari, £2 12s 6d; Tokatea, £2 5s 6d ; John Hull, 2s 6d. Sellers : Caledonian, £ls ; Thames, £5 15s. Buyers of Caledonian, Thames, G-alden Harp, Moanataiari, and Tokatea. Mr J. Tonson Garlick reports sales this day :—Thames, £5 10s ; buyers, £5 10s; Central Italy, £2 7s 6d, £2 sa, and £2 3s; All Rations, £5 7s 6d. ENGLAND AND AMERICA. [SPECIAL COMMERCIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS Otf THE TVORLH.I London, January 20. —The cheapness of money ha 9 exerted a beneficial influence in commercial affairs, but at the close the markets were less active, and the late extreme prices were not upheld. Wool; Strong inquiry made. Prices very firm, with upward tendency. Tallow j Active under speculative demand. Australian mutton advanced Is; closing at 495. Flax ; New Zealand in good di mand, with further rise of 30s per ton. New Yoek, February 3—Wool active, and prices generally higher. At Boston the market is al?o active at advanced prices. Sales of 48,000 pounds, New Zealand, 55c. to 56c. New Zealand flax ? Steady and firm. Kauri Gum : Sales of, 33 cases scraped at 13 cents ; #7,000 cases, to arrive, on private terms. San Fbancisoo, February 6.—There has been nothing doing of any moment in New Zealand produce during the last month. There is still an inquiry for flax } low and medium qualities would find a market. The butter irom New Zealand per Moses Taylor (about 800 kegs, chiefly from the Middle Islandj has pot yet been placed in the market. We have a very fair parcel in our hands, which we are sanguine will yield a good margin to our constituents. English Mails ; We anticipate that considerable disappointment will be experienced in the Qolonies by the arrival of the s>b¥aska without an English Mail. No mails have oome to hand here from the East lor upwards of a fortnight, the North Pacific

Railway being for the time blockaded with snow. We understand that the N.P. directors contemplate erecting snow sheds after the manner of the Central Pacific Railway Company, which has by these means kept open their line the entire winter. If this resolution is carried out it is anticipated that the line will be always free from stoppage in future, and thus prevent the most serious inconvenience that the present nondelivery of mails must occasion, especially to New Zealand. —Erom Morison, Middelton and Co.'s Circular.