COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 932, 12 April 1879, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE ILABOB MARKET. Mr. tf. Mackintosh, reports foe the week ending April t>2th. a» follows :—The demand thie week for all classes oi servants has greatly improved, the demand 1 stilt exceeding the supply. Parmer* are making' a start, hut want a couple of days-' rain to soften the ground, and many have not Hniehed carting in their grain, so. that ploughing has not become general yet. Gobi! ploughmen are scarce—'that is to say,, hands accustomed to working the double-furrow plough, and also, men thoroughly accustomed to working horses i the horses in thie district! being of a high class, farmers are not inclined to have them- spoiled by novices. Hood men are iu demand. Rates of wages—• Couples, L 73 to L!) 0 !: shepherds and ploughmen, LltOY LB&\ and L7o>: day tabor. 8s- to 10s: cooks, boots, and waiters. We to 4f)» ; grooms. 235: station cooks, 23» : ordinary girls,. 10s. t2s, and- I.ls •„ superior do;, 20e to tiOn : boys and girls, Be to lOs : milkers, tf>e to 2455-: butchers, 30s to 40s. IUX TKCKURAPH.)' April U. Mr. J. O-'Shoa reports :—Adelaide Hour. H 2 I.ls to LP'. Canterbury. LO to Li* 3s;. Oairowu. L»5» to L» U)»t sharps. L"> Wte; bran, lOd i oats,. 3s 3d to 3s 6d tor milting : potatoes, £4 Be to L 4 t()e :: maize, 4s M t hams amt bacon, wmat shares, 9s i butter. LOd to ltd. [uv 'ritticouAPtr.j April tl.. Mr. J. Fleming reports .-—Wheat.. 3s Sti to 3s «d per bushel: oats, 29 «d so2»Sd; old, 28 Ud to 3s per bushel •. potatoes. L 4 to Mfie per ton : hay (new), t4 i old. ts< per ton: chaff,. W to E. 4 tOs per ton; straw. L'i : bran, L 4; Hotnv large sucks,. LH 10s to LD per ton: oatmeal,. LIB tOe per ton; barley, .1* (5d to tie ; feed. 3'S- to 3s Bd pes bushel:, peart barley, L2(5 pes ton : onionv 9» per cwt. : cheeae, *d to 8d per tb : bacon. »4d per tb. TUMARtf. Tbv •ftttKtinAPtt.l April 11. Oats show a dowtvward tendency, white wheat, owing to recent advices from Home, is hardly so firm as- last weefc. There is a slight indication of money becoming easier, atvd the coming week will show whether this is true or not. Gffß.tSTciltrßPll. Mr. J. L. Wilson reports -.—The grainsales have been somewhat slower, and there were not the number of samples offering last week as heretofore. The wheat i» steady at from !5s 3d- to 3» Bd. the market for inferior is brisk for feed purpose*. Oats are duller, and the prices which have been aiveu difficult to reach t present prices will bo from 2s (id to 2a !)d. Barley ie not so nmoh eniniired for. and the price for second class say From 4s Bd to 3s, and best 3s 9d to tie. Crass seed moving slowly at from 'fo Bd to Sk Bit. according to quality. Flour steady at L» 10s to Li); Potatoes are pi-ice. ua far as ascertained;. 30s to 335. At AiUliiigtim yards., cattle of fat and good iiuality realised from LB tOe to L!)- tOs. 'there was a dull market, and a great many had to be returned. Sheep, too, did not go ulb' well. MRLBOtrRNE. Tile Argue of April t reports : Breadstutls are exceedingly slow. Wu do not hear of any demand whatever for export, and as tho millers show no disposition, to operate, some difficulty must naturatty be experienced in making safe*. Fine samples of wheat are still quoted at 'fc» M to 4s !)d. and our quotations are obtained for any small tots disposed of. Inferior qualities generally find their market thromjh the auction mart. Flour i» quoted at LtO to LtO 3s, but only the merest trade parcels are moving off at the rates named. Country supplies stttt continue to come forward largely, and though, the quantity to hand: is tess than the previous week, fully one-third-of the wheat has. wo observe, been sent on direct to Wtltiamshmn. In feedimj grains little of interest nas transpired; Feeding oats are quoted at 3s 3d to 3e 'M. but the business done is limited to supplying actual wants. Trade sales of milling are reported at 4s tit..