Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 4176, 15 July 1876, Page 3

Commercial.

The- amount of revenue received at the Custom, bouse on (roods cleared for consumption this day was ' 55310 a Hd. Business has been quiet during the week:—On Friday M'Landress, Hepbum, and Co. offered the cargo of sugar ex Abeona, from Mauritius, and although there was a full attendance of the trade, only about one-third of the cargo was placed. None of the whites found buyers, tie limit being considered too high. THie finest vyhites were withdrawn for L 35105, and seconds for L 34105. Several lines of the yellows and browws were sold; good yellows fetched LSI 10s to L 32. ard best browns L3O sa. Brewers’ crystals commanded L 32 15s. Hennessy’s brandy, in case, has been placed at 31s ; and bulk is offering at 7s 9d ; Bisquit Dubouoho Is held for 7s; Otard’s is out of the market. Candles nave been sold during this week in quantity at 9}d. Kerosene is held for7sßd. Oats are in demand for shipment, and have been placed at Is 8d to Is 9d, according to sample, “LABOR MARKET. Mr Skene reports tha* the labor market is quiet in most departments, but briskness is not looked for iu In id-winter. The demand for farm and Btalion people, single and married, is improved. Town work is limited at present. Female servant* for hotels and for private hottsbfi are much needed, with experience. Shopmen and clerks are of little value at present. Wages: Connies, L 65, L7O, and L7o ; shepherds, L 65 to L7O; ploughmen, L 52, L 55 and L6O; dairy hands, 15s and 20s; day labor, 7s, bs, and 9s; cooks, waiters, grooms, &0.,a05, 255. Un T°,A Goß i IT? T’ 8 -1 08 «nd !5s 5 farm do. 1,30 to Liio; hotel do, 12s, 15s, and 20s ; carpenters, 10s to 13s i bricklayers, 133 and 14a ; boys and girls, 6s to 10s j storemen and clerks, 30s to 60s. SHARE MARKET, T,^ r ia ’ % ei , d reports for Wednesday, Zealand Shipping Company, s-is, South British Insurance, 535; Hhiiiddvd Insu- . 5 National Xne'Arauce, 23s 9d and 245; Ibsuiauce, 795; Colonial Bank, 33s . I of New Zealand, 3625. Buyers : Colonial Bank, 33s 3d ; Nationai Bank, 74s i Bank of New Zealand, 36Csj Shipping Company, 80s; Natlonal Insurance, 23s 3d; Standard Insurance. 121 ; South British Insurance, 525: Hew Zealand Wn)V e « C ti Societies’ Hiill, 30s; Walton ..nrS Lotnpany, 6s 6d; Greymouth Coal Company, 255. Sellers: Kaitangata Coal and RailH a n C lo£ P T’ °* H; uut . ld '' Pastoral AssociaHaoir rui et . nn '3 Cornish Mine, 17s; Colonial Hank, 33s 6d ; South Bntish Insurance, 535. cent o 7' Intcrcst upon freeholds, 9 and 10 per