Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 3904, 28 August 1875, Page 3

Commercial.

The amount of revenue received at the Customhouse on foods cleared for consumption this dav was L2lO 15s 4d. ' A fair amount of business has been transacted during the week, hut there were "no changes of any moment to report in prices. Stocks in various lines arc light, and the arrival of some of the overdue Homo ships is looked for ansioHsly. THK MIAEE MARKET. ]\lY Frederick IT. Krone, reports sales for the week endm? 28th Am-i^t:—Colonial Bank, 27sNational P.ank. 7:.'* ; National Insurance, 24s Cd' Standard Insurance, l;»s Cd ; Lucknow Quart'! Mining Company. .Vs. Sellers' prices—Bank of New Zealand. LI? 15s : National, LS 12s 6d; Colonial. LI 7s ; Fiji. Ij2'l3r; New Zealand Insurance, L2 8s ; South Rritifb, L2 Sm Cd ; National, LI 5s 3dStandard, ir.s Od : Orago and Southland Investment Company, 1.165: Mosgiel Factory (L 3 jaid up), L2 15s ; ' Guardian.' Printing Compauy, L2 5s • Albion Brewin.,', 7s: Forbury Park, L 35 : New Zealand ShiiM.inp. LI ; Stir of the East, L 5 10s: Heart of Oak, LI 10s; Elizabeth, LI 10s; Lucknow, L 3 • Caledonian, LI 5s ; Shotovev, 2s 6d ; Kanieri Lake! 15s: Tcms.ovnl.ce Hall Company, 16s; Friendly So. ektios' Hall, :;os. THE LABOR MARKET. Mr Skene reports that the stormy, wet weather put :i I'omnV.-tesior. to onl-donr work duriutr the week, and every!himr is very <iuict. Wages : House and hotel females, L2.T 1o L 52 ; cooks, barmen, ,tc, 20s to 50s nor week ; day liiboicrs, Bs, 9s, and 10a ; masons, bricklayers, and carpenters, 10s to 15s pelday : ploughmen and shepherds, L6O to L7O • couples. L7O to LKiO ; dairy and general hands', las to 2os j)or week : store hands, from 35s to 70s per week; blacksmiths, lo.s to GO.s per week.