Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 3660, 14 November 1874, Page 2

Commercial.

The amount of revenue received at the Cus tom-house on *,ooda cleared for consumption this day was L 407 11s lOd. During the Aveek a fair business has been done in the general market, on the Avhole, at steady prices. In fact so little variation has taken place that avc cannot alter quotations from last Aveek excepting in sugar. Yesterday Messrs M‘Landless, Hepburn, and Co. offered at auction the tugars ex Ardour, from the Mauritius. There was a fair attendance of buyers, but only a portion sold. Good Avhites fetched L 34 15s to LSS. and brewer's crystals, L 33 to L 34. Messrs M'Landress, Hepburn, and Co. today offered for sale, on behalf of Mr Kennedy, several sections in the township of Embury. Of the 116 sections submitted, seventy-six Avere sold at from the upset price (L2O) to Lsl. The balance will be open for private sale at the upset price for a feAv days. SHARE MARKET. Mr Hooper reports that the share market is dull this Aveek, few transactions having taken place. * Colonial Banks are Avithout change; National and Standard Insurance shares have declined in value, the former about Is, and the latter about the same rate. In mining shares I know of no transactions. Stocks generally arc without any change in price, excepting as above. The following may be taken as about current rates :—National Insurance, 27s (id to 28a Gd for cash; Standard Insurance, 8s; South British, 50s; National Banks, L 3 8s; Ngav Zealand Bank's, LI8; Colonial Bank’s, 11s 3d : Fiji Bank’s, L 3. THE LABOR MARKET. Mr Skene reports-There has been plenty of employment offering during the Aveek, and really good and tried laboring men are scarce. Hands for farm and station are constantly wanted, and people at all accustomed to country life have no difficulty in getting employment and fair Avages, Skilled tradesmen •re in full swing. Experienced shopmen,B&c., Tir Ve now difficulty in getting situations. Wages as folloAvs—House girls, from L 26 to “Pewe»oed general do., L4O and L 4 5; (00KB; 20s and 80b per week j ploughmen anil

shepherds, L 55 to L 65 ; mustering shepherds, short time, 40s per week ; country couples, L 75, LBO, and L9O; boys and girls, 6s, 7s, Bs, and 10s per week ; carpenters, masons, &c., for town, 12s to 15s per day, for country, 36s per week and found ; country blacksmiths, 1.3 and L 4 per week ; dairy lads and girls, 15s per week; steamboat cooks, at Ll2 per mouth ; road and quarrymen, 9s and 10s per day.