Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 4225, 11 September 1876, Page 3

Commercial.

The amount of revenue received at the Customhouse on goods cleared for consumption this day was (.492 9s lOd. A land sale was held by Messrs M’Lean Bros., at the Provincial Hotel, Port Chalmers, on Saturday afternoon, when a number of sections situated in Mansford Bay were submitted, and 25 sold, at prices varying from £l6 to £6O. THE SHARE MARKET. Messrs Wbitelaw and Co. report a dull week in stores of all descriptions Sellers: InsurancesNew Zealand, 78s; Standard, 13s 3d: South British, 57s 6d; National, 25s 9d. Banks—Colonial, Sis 6d: National, 71s 6d; New Zealand, LlB 6s. Other companies—New Zealand Shipping Co., 775; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., 88s; Kaitangata Railway Co., L 1 0; Albion Brewing Co., 6s. Buyei s—Colonial Bank, Sis. THE LABOR MARKET. Mr Skene reports, for the week ending 9th inst., that everything is very slack in the labor market, more so than usual for the season: but a decided reaction may be counted on at any time now. With the opening season a few odd men are always needed for farm, station, and day labor. In town wants are few. Both in the building trade and ordinary business there is room for improvement. Female servants,, trained to ordinary work, are much needed, while dairy people are in good demand. Hotel bands are still very slack. Wages • Couples, 165 to LBO- shepherds, L6O and L7O: ploughmen, L 52 to L6O; dairy hands, 15s to 255; day labor, 7s, Bs, and 9s; houss girls, 10s to 15s; hotel do, 15s to 30a; carpenters, 10s to 13s ; boys, 6s to 10b ; shopmen, clerks, <fcc., 80s to 50a ; bushmen, 8s; dairymaids, 15s per week; gardeners, grooms, butchers, waiters, cooks, from 25s to 50s per week.

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Sydney, September B.—Kerosene, firmer and scarce, 2s Id to 2s 3d; Hennessy’s case brandy, 13s 6d; quarters, 7s 6d; Adelaide floor, Lll 10s to Ll2; wheat, 5s 2d to 5s 3d; New Zealand oats, 2s 6d to 2s 9d; other prices unchanged.