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Hawke's Bay Times, Issue 1613, 22 September 1874, Page 366

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AUCKLAND. 17th September, Potatoes.— A cargo of 100 tons of potatoes, per Gem, from Warrnambool, which arrived to-day, were all disposed of at an average of £9 per ton, bags extra. 18th September. Live Stock. —Mr Buckland reports store cattle in full supply, and in supply at full rates ; for fat cattle the prices are higher, 40/ to 47/6 f lOOfbs; for sheep, late prices are sustained—fat, 5/ lb; ewes and lambs, 28/6 a couple; fat lambs, 10/ to 18/ each. Produce.— Mr George Binney reports the grain market improving in some lines. Oats, scarce, 5s 3d to 5s 6d; wheat, dull, 6s; flour, £l3; bran, £7 B s; pollard, £8; barley, ss; butter, Is sd; cheese, 8d; hams and bacou, 10d to lid ; potatoes, £lO. Skaremarket.— Mr Alexander Saunders reports sales of Fiji Bank shares at £2 14s; Bank of New Zealand, £l7 12s 6d; buyers of South British Insurance, £2 10s; National Insurance, £1 8s; sellers of South British, £2 12s, WELLINGTON. 17 th September Produce.— Mr O’Shea reports flour at from £l2 15/ to £l3 5/; bran 1/3J- ; wheat, chick, 4/6 to 5/6; oats, 5/ to 5/3 ; oatmeal, £24 to £26 f ton ; hams and bacon, •/ 10J to 1/; cheese, •/8 to 8J; butter, 1/9 to 2/, CHRISTCHURCH. 17th September, Produce.— The following quotations are f.o.b. in Lyttleton Oats, upward tendency, 5/3; wheat, 4/6 to 5(3; barley, 5/9; bran, £6; sharps, £7 ; flour, £l2 to £l3 ; potatoes, very scarce, £10; bacon and hams, in cloth, -/10; cheese, */8; butter, 1/2; bacon, uncovered, -/8J; hams, uncovered, 1/. MELBOURNE. 10th September, The markets continue very dull. Wheat, 6/2 ; oats, 4/9 to 5/; kerosine has sold as low as 1/B|. Owing to favorable advices, Mauritius sugars have been in demand, at advanced rates. Large sales of Cameron’s tobaccos have been made on the spot, and to arrive, A large line of California oats has been sold at 4/10, LAUNCESTON. 10th September. The failure of Peter Barnard and Co, for £160,000 has caused much excitement, other bouses being involved. The following firms have,also failed,—Edin and Co,, £10,800; Brand, £12,300; Nicholls, £13,500; Hubard, £ll,lOO ; and others are spoken of, LONDON, 3rd September, At the wool sales, 100,000 bales were sold, principally to the home trade. The tone of the market is now weaker, Blaine and Oo„ wool brokers, report on the series an advance on superior washed half-bred, -/I to -/ H ; on greasy half-bred, -/i to -/I; greasy merino, -/£. Wheat is at a steady decline; Adelaide, 66/ to 58/. Flour, 37/ to 43/ f 2801 K Tallermau’s Meat Company have declared a dividend of 10 per cent, The Union Bank has declared a dividend of 14 per cent. The New Zealand Trust and Loan Co, has declared a dividend of £6 per share. 12th September. The wool market continues firm, and prices are well sustained ; scoured maintains its favorable position. 156,000 bales have been sold, and it is expected that present prices will be continued till the close of the gales. New Zealand Flax.—343 bales have been offered, but the chief part was withdrawn, holders wanting from £l9 to £2O f ton. Wheat.—Quotations are unchanged. Large amounts of Australian gold have arrived, and money is easy, Copper, firm, with hardening prices. Australian, 90 to 91, Gotten (Indian) dull. The report of the English-Scottish-Aus-tralian Bank recommends a dividend of 7 per cent. Home markets show little change,