Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 4015, 8 January 1876, Page 3

Commercial.

The amount of revenue receive i n.t urn cieno; . notice on goods cleared tor con’U'j'ti.-.v -Sue ,t y T7ii« Lino 7s sd, ilusiuufis h;u been very brisk during the week. (Jaitage to the countiy being reasonable, storekeepers art* {stiuous to toko advantage of it. There have been no transactions of any great magnitude to give tone to the market, so that it >uv<y be prefuaned no gi«v.t i.bunao "I jokes has taken place. e have to repoi t he an leal of three Shipments '■) the IK.-v. season’d teas, all ci .'.hie!; are oi fair '.quality. A considerable X'Oftion of the first consignmenfby the Auguste has gone into consumption &&d is giving satisfaction. I boss by the Kardoo

and Anna Dorothea are but just landed, and nro gradually being placed. In sugars, the market is becoming bare of certain classes. Best yellows and best whites, including Victorian Company’s relined, are rather scarce. We are glad to notice that two shipments from the Mauritius for this port may be daily expected. In spirits, Honnessy’s brand in case is rather easier, and may be quoted at 3ls Cd; bulk, 8s 9d. Other brands are unchanged. In whiskeys, Thom and Cameron’s fetches 4s Cd to 4s 9d; Glenary, 5s 9d to 6s. Sultanas are sea cely to be obtained, and command iud ; Elemesfetch currants,4sd; muscatels,ls. Bottled beer has been more in demand during the last mouth. We quote Blood’s stout Is 6d; Guiness’a and pig brand, 12s to 12 6d; Tennant's ale, 12s 6d; Bass’s Pyramid, 11s Cd; Allsopp’s aud Younger’s, the same. Candles are in good demand, nt IOJd for Eoabaix aud for Price’s. Kerosene (Diamond), Is l.jd ; Devoe’s, Is Cd; Silvcrlight, Is Cd. Oilmen’s stores are in good supply, but prices are unchanged. Cheese is coming to hand more freely, and may be quoted at 10d to lid. Hams, Is 10; bacon, lid. [Br Telegraph.] Wellington, January B.—Mr O’Shea reports flour LlO 17s Cd to Lll ss; wheat, 4s 9d to ss; oats, 2s Cd to 2s 9d ; maize, 4s 7d to 4s 9d; bran, 9d to lOd; pollard, Cs to 6s Cd; potatoes, old, 40s to 50s; cheese, 8d to 9d; butter, nominal, lOd; hams, 110 to Is; bacon, lOd to lid. Auckland, January 8. Dunedin flour, Lll; Christchurch do, LlO 10s; Oamaru do, Lll 10s; bran, 5s ; pollard, ss; oatmeal, 15s; pearl barley, 23s ; wheat, 5s 3d ; oats, 3s 9d; Fiji maize, 3s 6d; hams and bacon, Is; cheese, lOd; butter, Is. Nothing selling except retail lines. Market com* plctely glutted. THE LABOR MARKET. Mr Skene reports that the labor market has resumed its wonted abtivity. There is a good demand for ordinary laborers. Country wants are in excess of the supply. The building trade is fairly bnsy. Female servants are now to be had. Couples more off slowly. Harvest will take all unemployed shortly. Wages: Couples, L7O to L9O; females, from L 26 to L4O. Hire for hotels, from 15s to 30s per week. Cooks, waiters, grooms, &c., from 25s to 60s per week; day labor, 8s and 9s; busbmen, from 9s to :1s; carpenters, 13s; short country jobs, 15s; masons, about 15s; dairy aud odd hands, 20s and 25s per week; hoys aud girls, from 6s to 16s per week; shepherds, Cos and 70s; ploughmen, L 52 to L 65 •, storemen and clerks, ordinary, 30a to 50s per week. SHARE MARKET. Wbitelaw and Co. report sales of shares during the week as follows: —National Insurance Company, 22s Cd ; Standard, 13s 3d; South British, 51s; Colonial Bank, 30s ; National, 75s ; Albion Brewing Company, 10s. Buyers: Colonial Banks, 295; National, 74s ; Standard Insurance Company, 12s 9d; National, 21s 9d ; South British, 50s.