Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 3838, 12 June 1875, Page 3

Commercial.

There has been a steady business doing this week. Several lines of the cargo of sugars by the Robert Jones have been taken up privately. The yellows and best whites have commanded most attention, these qualities being scarce in the market; best yellows are worth L 33 10s, and best whites L 35. There have been several transactions in tea during tho week ; prices withheld. Hennessy s case brandy has been sold at 325, t°_ > , no change in bulk brandy. Geneva, i I , 1 , 3 h ® ld for 13s 6cl. The New Zealand Distillery is now only in second hands and commands 465, duty paid. Candles are firm at lOld for Brandon s, and 10J-d for Price’s. Cheese continues very high, 10} d being asked and paid. Butter ws quote at Is sd. Hamg and, bacon iu equal quantities, Is Id. Oil stores unchanged. Patna nee is quoted at L 27105. THE LABOR MARKET. Mr. Skene reports that the labor market is very well supplied at present. The only exception is the female department; no fear of being over-stocked with good useful servant girls. Indoor trades are active. Builders are almost at a stand. Plenty of railway work, but too much broken time. Farm and station hands, always needed. Wages Boys and girls, 6s to 15s per week ; house girls, £26 to £4O; hotel ditto, £36 to £52; cooks, barmen, waiters, grooms, &c., 25s to 60s per week: ploughmen, shepherds, &c., £52 to £65 ; carpenters, lolto I 2s 5vSr y a " or ’ ls to ls 6d per hour ; couples, £65 to £9O, and found; gardeners, £65 to £7O, and found; store hands and clerks, dull. SHARE MARKET. Mr J. Reid Mackenzie reports cash sales during the week ending the 12th inst. as follows.—National Bank, L 3 18s; National Insurance, LI 4s: South British, L2 6s; Colonial Bonk, LI 7s ; Standard Insurance, 12s 6d and 12s 9d. Mr Hooper reports that there is little to note in the share market. Quotations of the several stocks may he set down at about last week’s rates. National Insurance are seemingly a little firmer than they were last week, but without rise in price. Standard Insurance have advanced slightly, present price _ 13s to 13s 3d; National Insurance, 24s • Colonial Bank, 275, less 2$ per cent, commission; National Bank, 765; 4 Guardian 1 printing unsaleable, paid-up, L 3, sellers, 40s; Shotovers, paid-up are inquired for at 3a 6d. Titanic Steel Company’s shares, Greymouth, and Walton Park Coal Mini™ Company’s shares unsaleable. Money seems to be further tightening. Whitelaw and Co. report sale of shares during the week, as follows: —National Insurance, 245; South British, 46s - Standard, 12s 9d ; National Banks. 77s 6d; Colonial, 26s 9d. Sellers: National Insurance, 235: Standard, 13s; South British, 47s • New Zealand, Sis,; National Bank, 80s ; Colonial’ 275; N, Z. Shippiug Co., 295; Mosgiels, 54s ; Albion Brewing and Malting Co., 2s6d; Shotovers. 6s ; Lneknows, 655.

Mr Frederick H. Evans reports for the week ending to-day an increased activity in the demand for Standard Insurance, National Insurance, and National Bank shores. No business doing as yet in Star of the East, as no news is to hand. Lucknows have changed hands this week, and fully paid-up Shotovers are inquired for. Sales-Na-tional Banks, L 3 10s, paid-up, 78s. National Insuranee, 10s paid np, 24s to 255; Standard Insurance, 10s paid up, 12s 9d; Lucknow Quartz Mining Company, 30s'paid.up, L 3 2s 6d. SellersNational Bonk, L 4; Bank of flew Zealand, Ll7 15sColonial Bank, 275; New Zealand Insurance, 30s ’ South British, 47s ; National Insurance, 25s • Standard Insurance, 13s 3d; Otago and Southland Laves ;ment, 275; Mosgiel Woolen, 635; ‘Guardian’ Printing Company, 50a. Daily Times’and‘Witness,’ L 47 ; Albion Brewing Company, 3s • Porhnry Parks, L 3 3; New Zealand Shippiug, 27s’: Star of the East Quartz Company, L 7; Lucknow do, L 3 2s 6d; Shotover J(fully paid up), ss; Kanieri Lake Water Company, 20s. Buyers—National Bank, L 3 18s 6d; South British Insurance, 45s ; National Insurance, 23s 6d; Standard Insurance, 13s; Shotovers (fully paid up) 4s.