Shipping matters in the port of Auckland during the past month have been quiet and dull; indeed, there has been and is still a eort of stagnation in almost; ail branches of export trade. The coastal, intercolonial and foreign trades are slack, and compara tively few freights are offering. The timber report business is very slack, and the Kauri Timber Company are nob anxious to charter. ' There has been a fall in outward timber freights, 2s per 100 feet Ease Coast to Sydney, and 2s 6d to Melbourne, being all now offering. Coal is coming across from Newcastle at 9s per ton. Several cargoes of "Southern produce have arrived here lately at customary rates. In our Home export industry things are nob busy. The barque Camana is on the loading berth for London, the ship Blenheim having been the last sailing vessel. The direct cargo-steamers are now picking up most of the local ship ments for London. The next boat to call here will be the Pakeha, now ab Wel lineton. The New York trade is also rather slacker than customary. Good shipments of gum and flax have been despatched hence by sailing vessel bo tho States, but of late vessels have not been given quite such rapid despatch as usual, owing to cargo coming forward slowly. The brigantiue Emma L. Shaw is at pre sent loading up here for New York with gum and flax, with the barque Clan Mc- Leod to follow her, while the barque 13. Webster ia to arrive here from Ade laide to load for New York on behalf of the New Zealand Shipping Com pany. The ship Piako was to have loaded for New York, bub she was taken oif the berbh to go bo the Blutf and load there for London. Tho Evie Reed sailed for New- York on the 20th ult. The South Sea Island trade has been fairly brisk tor the month, several stearuera and sail ing vessels having arrived and departed, the localities being Tonga, .Fiji, Samoa, Rarotonga, and vicinity. Two large cargoes ot raw sugar were brought in trom Fiji a couple of days ago by the s.s. Pohorua and barque Northern Star. The schooners Jessie Niccol, Ivan hoe and Ocean were des patched to the Islands during the month, besides the s.s. Taupo and Wainui. A fair amount of. 