Commercial Record.

New Zealander, Volume XVIII, Issue 1725, 20 September 1862, Page 3

Commercial Record.

Nbiv-Zkalandkr Office, Friday, September 19th, 1M?.

The weather, throughout the past week, has been variable but mild, strong breezes with heavy squalls of rain alternating with light airs and calms and brilliant outbursts of sunshine; upon the whole, seasonable, growing weathe', The arrivals have been the barque Kate and brig L ilia Rookh, both from Sydney, the former with a general cargo of merchandise, the latter with coals. The splendid ship Hanover from London has likewise arrived, with 343 of the Albertl.nd settlers, an assorted cargo of merchandise, and a large supply of ammunition for government.

The Queen of the North has sailed for Chinn, the Osprey for the South seas, and the brig Montezuma for Melbourne calling at Wangaroa to ship a cargo of kauri timber. The biigintine Clutha has cleared for Newcastle,

The local steamer Tasmanian Maid has taken her position in the Auckland and Coromandel trade, going the one day and returning the next, performing the work with punctuality and dispatch, and greatly to the comfort and convenience of her passengers, as well as to the benefit of the settlement. We are unable to chronicle the amount of passengers and gold she carries, she having been supplied with a cargo book, and therefore does not enter or clear at the Customs.

The following produce has been received from i)ie coast 2(« bushels wheat, 280 bushels maize, 30 bushels oats, (I bushels apples, 35 cwt bacon. 3 cwt b?ef, 103 cwt pork, i'O cwt onions.. 100 lbs. butter, 300 lbs. lard, 10 pigs, 30 fowls, 72 head of cattle, fill dozen eggs, 12,000 f<et timber, 20,000 shingles, 11(1 tons firewood, 21) tons kauri gum, 140 ounces gold. The Custom* Revenue received during the week ended the 13th imt.i amounted to £1,430 11-. 2d. On Wednesday last, 17th instant, Messrs. Connell and Ridings Meld an extensive drapery sale at the stores of Messrs. Gilfill.m and Co. The following is a list of the prices obtained:—Fanes tweeds, 2s. lltd , lU. .'id., 4. I0d„ 6s. to ss. 9d. per yard; fancy fianuel shirts, fJOI. and G3s. to 117-. per doz. : blue serge, Ms to (IK per doz.; long cloth shirts, :125., 411., 17-. to .Ills, per doz. ; regatta shifts, 2.15., -Ids., to 53., per doz.i wool shawls, (..'ls., (,!)<., to <J3>. per doz.; wool scarfs, 10*. Od. to 1 Is. 4d. each ; corsets. 12l 27" . to COS. per do/.; half hose. lis. M., Ids., to 12s. per doz.; dungaree. <U- jd.; (loth cap.. 4is. to 51s. per doz.; grey calico, (lid. j white calico, 3Jd. to 41. An extensive sale of property was held yesterd.y at their itorei Fort Street by Messrs. Cochrane Brother k Co., when took place the first compulsory sale of freehold Estate, under the Fencing Act passed ill the second session of the Provincial Council. In this case the price per acre obtained was .12.1 His. and only sufficient sold to pay the claim and costs winch amounted to £7: l 13'. lid. The timber statloi on the Manukau was obtained by Mr. It. 11. Shalders for £7'"> and Mr. Tandy's allotment of 33 feet in Paniell with the buildings upon it sold for £G2O., 40 acres bush at Waikomiti brought i:>-. fid., per acre and an allotment in Bayfield 6s. Ltd., per foot. The Mangawai lots of'W acres only realised 11*. 01. per acre. With reference to the sale under the Fencing Ordinance wc are unable to state, whether the half est of Ihe new fence rendered necessary by the present sale, has been provided for in the estimajed expense: if not, (he same legal, routine may again be gone through, and if thrice repeated would nibble away the properly altogether.

STOCK IN TILJ-: BONDED WAREHOUSES, At THE Fort or Auckland on 19th Sept., 1862

Brandy 12820 gU 60 «ls. 3M «1..| .••• W3»B|to. GinS Geneva 5283 ; -- *'» ~ ■••• ~,„.,, „ lobacco ....250521b! 120 lbs. Wi-lbs. .... lb.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND SHAKE MARKET.

Auckland Stock Exchange.

The Share Market has bepn extremely quiet during the past week, aud holders of the different stock do not appear to be tempted to sell at the prices quoted, but even to look for a further advance. Both New Zealand Bank and Insurance shares have maintained their last week's value. The Gas shares are firmer in consequence of the almost certain prospects of the Company being in a position to supply Gas by next winter. The arrival of Keven's Quartz Crushing Machinery has given an impetus to Coromandel operations, aud has led to arrangements being made to work some of the other reefs. The main reef in Brackenbury's Claim has proved under a recent test to be highly remunerative. In my next I shall be able to report more fully upon various of the claim'.

RETAIL MARKET. Biscuit.—Cabin, 275. Bread, per L'lh. loaf. sd. Butch una' Mkat.—Beef, per !h., lid. to 9d. Mutton, ",4 to Sid: Pork, "d to Hd. (•'ARM and Dairv PftODUCK.— Butter, (fresh) per th., 2s (id; Cheese, (Colonial) per lb., Is, 10 Is. 4d ; Kggs, per doz. Is. 3d. ; Milk, per quart, 5d.; Bacon, peril),, lid. to Is.; Hams, per !h, Is to Is (id; Potatoes, per cwt., 3s. to 4s; Onions, per lb, 3d to 4d ; Hay. per ton, ,17 to (-7 10s.; Straw, .£4. Building Matkrials.—Boards ami Scantling, per UK) feet. 14s. to 17-"» Boards, tongued and grooved, '22s; Shingles, 12s to 13s Gd per 1000 s Palings, 12s; Posts and Rails, £3 to £3 5s per 100: Bricks fc'3 5s to .{.'.l Ills per 11)00; Lime, Is 4d to 2s per bushel. $t THE MILLS. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Whoi.ksai.k.—Fine Flour £ll). Seconds £l4, Sharp,!, £8 per ton. Bran Is 3d, Oats (is. crushed, Maize, (is crushed. Uktaii Pine Flour 21s, Seconds 16s, Sharps lo< pei KM) lbs., Bran Is (M, Oats (J-. (id.

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Nk w Zkala.vd Stock. Gen. Gov. Obligations, Ditto ditto, 1860 •• 1856 1 Amount raised . i Annual interest. ,£.'iiio,oiio 150,000 4 ■%» cent. 6 ip> cent. Auckland Stock. 1 Amount issuer 1, Annual interest. Provincial Gov. Debentures City of Auckland do. Auckland Harbor Trust do. Auckland Debentures 111(12,' £60,000 auth, to be issued: £45,000 is (mo 25,000 } 10 per cent. 7 ditto 7 ditto 6 ditto ' SuAitK List. Capital. Amount qp sbare. Amount paid. Current prices. Bank of New Zealand N. Z. Insurance Co.- • Waihoihoi Coal Co. ■ Keven's Qit, Reef Co. Ditto (-1:1 Shares) £500,0(10 250.OUO 10,111)0 10,000 20,001) £10 loo loo 100 £4 6 70 50 10s, L'O prem. 4o prem. Queen-street, Sep tern b Osmund er l!)th. Stod Lkwis, <. and Sh are Broker.