Commercial.

Hawke's Bay Times, Issue 1614, 25 September 1874, Page 370

Commercial.

NAPIEU. 24th September. Horse Sale.—Mr M. R. Miller reports that at his sale at the Shamrock Yards, the attendance was limited Draught Horses were sold at from £7O to £9O ; Draught Colts at from £4O to £6">. For the medium class there was no demand. AUCKLAND. 21st September. Fiji Sugar.—The first shipment of Fiji sugars was lauded here to-day, and is pronounced to be of excellent quality and flavor. Sharemarket.—Mr Alexander Saunders reports sales of Bank of New Zealand shares at £l7 15/; National Bank, £3 11]; National Insurance, £l9/ There are buyers of National; Bank shares at £3 9|; South British, £2 10/. The.e are sellers of South British at £2 12/6. . TARANAKI. 2Brd September.' Land.—Land is changing hand 3 at fair prices. Mr Vavasour, of Wellington, has purchased William Bayley's Tataraimaka. property, at £8 sp acre. Mr Drake, of Wellington, bought Dingle's farm at Ahuahu, at £3 3.0 f. Some land in Devon-street sold at £lO f foot. In the centre of the town £ls and £2O was asked f foot. CHEISf CHURCH. 21st September Sharemarket.—Mr De Bourbel reports buyers of National Bank shares at £3 8/; Standard Insurance Company. 11/ ; Colonial Bank. 13/. Sellers of National Insurance Co.'s shares, 30/; National Bank £3 10/ ; Standard, 12/; Colonial Bank, 15/. MELBOURNE. 14th September. Tarraville sugars realized full prices for the best qualities, but declined 10s on lover sorts. A demand has sprung up .for currants ; sales have been effected at 9d. Maize in small parcels has been sold at ss. 17th September. Business dull. Currants, o/; breadstuffs unchanged. Adelaide wheat, 14,000 bushels sold at 5/. LAUNCESTON. 14th September. The stoppage of three more firms has been annouueed, namely. Sadler & Co., White, Mills & Co., Dowie & Woodgatc. 16th September. There have been more failures at Launceston. , In the oslate of Mills, White & Co, the direct liabilities are between £12,000 and £13.000. the contingent liability being—£2.i.ooo to £30.000. The only available asset is about £3OHO. The firm is indebted to Peters, Barnard & Co., £34.000 for accommodation bills.