Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 3856, 3 July 1875, Page 3

Commercial.

The amount of revenue loceivcd nt (he Customhouse on goods cleared for consumption this day was L4OB. The Customs revenue for Wellington during June, 1875, was L 9,917. The returns Inst quarter were L 35,046. Total Customs revenue of the port for the financial year, L 137.704. Trade has been dull during the week, caused to some extent no doubt by-the severity of the' weather. Mr H. Driver bold a sale, on the 2nd, of Yarrayille sugars. The damaged portion sold at j full prices, while for the sound only one small line ' found a purchaser, via., white at 345. Eehuessy’s case brandy is in sli rt supply, and holders are firm at 34s to Sts 6d; bull, we quote at Os-; Otard’a commands 7s 6d for bulk and 27s for ease ; Blajctell’s case we quote b; 3)s, L.B. Dried fruits continue scarce; currants in bisks are worthed, and in coseifd; Eleme raisins fetch 7d to 7id ; sultanas are not in ths • market; caudles are in good demand—Brandon's at IOJd, Price's 10Jd, and paraffin Is 2d. Tobaccos coul nue firm at the lato advance. Corusacks have been sold this week, to laud, at 11s; and woolpaeks at Is 6d. Butter is firm for prime quality at Is 6(1. A produce telegram of t he New Zealand Loon and Mercantile Agency . tinted London, 18th June, ; states:—“ The weol mien oc.-priso about’27,COO ■ bales, end 6,000 hales i ave been withdrawn. Isj.-Vf, taken for the Continent, Hales closed with an average improvement o' Id to IJd on last sales, the principal advance being on cross-breds and superior washed, combing, medium, and inferior greasy, ,The market is rat in r easier,” , A cablegram dated the 20th quotes it *8 7d, and New Zealand hemp at L 26 per ton. Tha public wool sales on that day comprised 500 bales.

THE LABOR MARKET. Mr -Ska' a reports that plenty of work wa« offering during tho week. The only difficulty is to get constun'yat It, through broken time. Female servini , are more plentiful, hut too many are either nub ainetl onmwilliugto soli their Ungers. Ploughing is active at present; stations are quiet. Hotels are slack, lioad, rail, and bush want people. Clerks and shopmen are seldom asked for at this doll sposou. Wag- s—Road, rail, and bush, Bs, ts, and 1 13 ; fern do servants, LSO to LSB j cooks, Sto tv 80s j couples 'or hotels, 50s per week; boys and girls, Ps to 15s per wetk; shepherds, LfiO and Lfißj oarpnrers, Ids and 12s per day; mafioso and brisk* ■ aye-s nowhe"e; plsnghmsn, L 55 to LIS; handy ner. for dairy or station, 90s per week; station coupler Lon to L 80; grooms, cooks, waiters, and stewards, from 3Ss to LOO per weet^

THB SHARE MARKET. Mr Frederick H, Evans reports for the week nrling July 3 that business in tha share market has been very inactive, transactions having been few and not of much moment, excepting the sale of a large parcel of National Insurance shares already rt ported. These shares have strengthened eons’ lerahly during the last few days. Standard shares are also very Arm j the third sixSnenths’ operations of ibis company dosed on Jnne 80. National Bank shares still continue in demand; for Colonial Banks very little inquiry. Sales: National Insurance, 24s Id; Standard, IBe fid; ‘Dally Times and ‘Witness Company, L4O, Sellers■ New Zealand, LTSj ifatlenal Bank! L 4; Colonial Bank, 96s fid; New Zeeland Insoraaee! 60a; National Insurance. 2S» fid; South Britieh, fffl Standard, 14s fid: Moegiel Voollen, LB Ito Lady Times, LSO; Albion Browing, 7s (10b paid-unl; Lucknow, L 3. Bu» era : National Bank, LS 18s fid: Colonial Bonk, 35#; National Insurance, SMa • Standard. 13s fid: South British, 455: Porbnry Parks, L 32; Nsw Zealand Shipping, 255; Star of the Eftlt, L 5.