Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 3755, 6 March 1875, Page 2

Commercial.

The amount of revenue received at the Customhouse on goods cleared for consumption this day was L 641 8s 9d. wasfine weather for the Canterbury Ram Show, held at Christchurch yesterday, and the general qualities of the entries were very good, especially in imported sheep, of which there were a good number entered. The business done was very small. Only one or ■wo imported rams were sold, the highest price obtained being 41 guineas. There were no buyers from other Provinces. Ardgom- station has again hands, Messrs Dalgetty, Nichols, and Co., being the purchasers. At the adjourned meeting of the Temperance Hall Company lost night it was reported that 818 of the required thousand shares had been taken up. There little doubt that the whole thousand will be taken up, as a good many have promised to apply for them. We learn that, from yesterday, our town millers have further lowered the price of flour Sds per ton, ?nc-' MOW 10;-,, Till?, is o“A'iri's‘ bn k.' CTI i ompGtiv.o.i arid the low opening 'ri p..; ?.f .-bent and flour in the North.. Business has been lastly active d;o-i-> * the w< there having been good demand for goodstim in■ erior. The plcntUr.) c itv. si has t.' l ruu't Hv led to cornsaeks being in request: and altliougb -do. : s la.’.; ( un-iderable, it is eot likely thev will prove in excess; of requircnua.i s. Pri.es ilr.,- ;V t parcels. Butter is very scarce, and in c-Miscqinnsc a. heavy rise is price has taken place; Is 2d per in is freely given for prime quality. Jd.r.iv and W<.:, continue difficult to obtain, and quotations are therefore nominal. Cheese is coming forward more J a s the demand is great it remains firm •tvh n?. e market is well supplied with sugar, notwithstanding the large consumption; prices arc unchanged. We notice that the Medora, from Foochow, with tea, arrived this morning. As previous arrivals of tea have been moving off very rapidly, there is every reason to think the market will hear this addition to its stock of tea without depressing its value. There is a brisk demand for candles, for winch 10Jd is asked and obtained. Diamond brand of kerosene commands Is 4*d ; Devoe’s patent cans, Is and his patent taps, Is Bd. Hennessey’s brandy both in bulk and case, is in good supply, and prices remain low compared with Home quotations. In other spirits no change can he recorded. Both •cilemes and sultana raisins are very scarce, and realise unusually high prices. Currants are abundant, and command 4Jd. THE LABOR MARKET. Mr Skene reports that, although most of the are suitable people, it cannot be expected that such large numbers can be x)laced without some delay. The demand for useful servants is aa great os ever, and likely to continue. Farm and stanon hands, both single and married, arc wanted. Tradesmen are very active. Female servants are always short of the demand. Clerks and shopmen are neglected unless Al. Wages:— House and hotel females, L 26 to L 52; cooks and barmaids, more money; farm men and shepherds, from Lssto L 65: couples, L7O to L9O, and found; laborers, 9s to 10s : quarry men, 10s, 11s, and 12s; dairy hands, 15s and per week; station cooks, 30s per week; gardeners, grooms, waiters, barmen, &c., 25s to 'los per week; carpenters and masons, from 12s to 15ssmart boys and girls, from 6s to 10a per week, THE SHARE MARKET. Whitelaw and Co. report sales of shares during the past week as follows Colonial Bank, 20s ; National, 71s; Kanieri Lakes (in quantities), 18s. They also held a sale of shares by auction to-day, when there was a large attendance, hut an absence of spirit, and tho following rates were offered:— National Insurance, 27s 0d; Standard, 11s 9d: Colonial Bank, 19s 6d. Sellers—National Insurance, r~ 3 3( f J South British do, 50s; Standard do, 13s; Mosgoels, 60s; Arrow River, 10s; Walton Park, 7s I ? ri Lak o Water Race, 19s; Star of the Aast Mining Company, L 5 10s; Lucknow Mining Company, L2l2s 6d. [By Tr-LranAPH.] Auckland, March 6.— Mr Buckland reports •— Fat cattle, unusually full supply at 25s to 26s per lOOlhs • inferior, 20a. Fat sheep, 3d to 3id per lb; inferior ewes, 8a to 12 s each.