Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 4218, 2 September 1876, Page 3

Commercial.

The amount of reroute received at the Customhouse on goods cleared for consumption this day was L 656 3a’,od.

THE LABOR MARKET. Mr Skene reports for the week, ending 2nd Inst., that the labor market is at last showing signs of improvement. It is very stiff work still in Dunodin, but trade improves with good roads, mild weather, and long days. Inquiry is now on f>r shepherds, and good men with dogs may look out. Ploughmen, couples, and all suitable for arable fanning and dairy ore soon nicked up. Female servants, os usual, are very difficult to be hod with experience. We are quite overstocked with clerks and shopmen. The demand for hotel servants is hardly on yet. Wages;— Day labor, road, rail, and bash, 8s and 9s; ploughmen, L 52 to L6O; shepherds, L6O and L 65; couples, L7O to LSO; carpenters, 10s and 13s; housi girls, 10a, 12s, and 15s; hotel do, 12s, 15s, and up to 30a; cooks, barmen, waiters, agaAleners, grooms, 25s to 50a; dairy meu, 15s to 255; storemen and clerks, 30» to 60s; boys, Os to 10s.

THE SHAKE MAEKET, Messrs Whitelaw and Co. report sales of shores during the past’ week as follows liwumnoe ; New Zealand, 76a; National, ‘JEa; Standw'). 13s: South British, 565. Banka: National. 70s; Co.' lonial, 3ls 6d. Walton Bark Goal Company, Ss i!d. Buyei a: Insurance—National, 25a; New Zealand, 768} South British, 665. Colonial Bunks,[3ls. Key Zealand Shipping Co., 73s 6d ; Walton Park Coal, Bs. [By Telegraph.] Christchurch, September I.—Wheat ('scarce) ss; oats, 2b 2d; barley. 3s 9d to 4s; flour, Lll to Llfc; bran, L 5; oheoee, 9Jd; butter, llfcd; potatoes, L 3, stocks low in consequence of heavy export, market hardening .* hams and bacon, 9d to Old. Auckland, September I.—Mr Binney reports Dunedin and Oqmaru flour, Ll2 10s j Christchnaeh do, LH; oatmeal, Idß 10s; wheat, 5a (id ; barley, 4s fid: oats, 2s 8d; maize, 4s 7d; potatoes, 1A 10s; hams and bacon, lOd; cheese, Old. Sydney, September I.—Heuhessy’s cnee brandy, 30s to Sis; quarters, 7s fid to 7s 7d: rice, L2O to L2l; flue medal candles, lOd; Adelaide flour,Lll 155,; wheat, 6s 3d to ss4d; New Zealand flour, LlO ss; oats, nominal; kerosene, firm, 2s 3d.