COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1025, 2 August 1879, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

♦ THE LABOR MARKET. Mr. ir. Mackintosh reports for the week ending August 2nd. as follows :—There is a alight improvement in the labor market this week, but the supply is jnore than equal to the demand, except for first-class female servants. Of this class the supply has always been limited, and although good wages are offered, they cannot he got when wanted. Good hotel servants are also scarce. Country orders are becoming more plentiful, and we hope to see things take a turn for the better before long. Wages for the ordinary class of servants are slightly lower, nor can it be wondered at. Kates as follow:—Ploughmen, 20s to 22s Bd ; couples. L 7-0 to- L 75 t shepherds, LW> to L7*>; station | «oelt9» 20a to 22s ; good general servants, l.Ts to Tss ; ordinary do,. Its to 12s ; waitresses and housemaids, Iss to lis ; female cooks, 23s to 3©» ; men cooks, .10s to 35s ; barmen, 30a to 33a boots and waiters, 20s to 235; gjrls and boys. Ss to Its; billiard markers, SB# to 365. Trade is almost at a stand-still, owing to- the prevailing depression. BUNEDIN. [IST XEI^aEAPH.] August 1. Wheat, 4a to 4a 6d;. fowls' wheat, 3a to rjff 3d : oats. 2a to 2s 3d ; barley. 5s to 5s fid ; feed, 3» to- 3a Pd ; potatoes, L 5 10s : hay, L 4: chaff, L 4 to L 4 10s: straw, L2 sa; bran, L-t ss; pollard, LS 10s ; flour, large stacks, LI 1 i small bags, LlO 10s ; oatmeal, Lt.llos ; pearl bartey, L 26 ; onions, 12s Cd ; cheese, 9d ; bacon, 9d. INVEKCARGILL. [BY TEt,E(;RAPK.J August I. Oats, ts 9d to Is ttd For good feed samples ; milling. 2s to 2s 3d : seed. 2» 3d to 2s till; several lota are beinsr offered at these prices, and for cash td less would in many easea be accepted. Wheat. 3s to 3s 4d for food milling; inferior, 2s 3d to 3s Dd. hiring the past week money has been much easier, and capitalists seem to be more willing to take up securities at 10 percent. Several loans at the above rate have been arranged. TIM Aft IT. The fine weather ruling during the past ten days has been hatted with deitgfit. The early-sown; crops above the ground now took very strong and healthy. Wheat shows an increased tendency to harden, and. as the stocks in growers' hands are very smalt, the 'prices will probably continue to rise. Best willing samptes are quoted at from 3s Bd to 3s yd. Oats are at ts 3d to ts Dd, and barley 'ts (id to 3s or 3s 3d. AUSTRALIAN COMMERCTAL. [t!Y tMPt.K.'I August 1. Tfetmessy's case brandy. 32s : New Zeataud wheat, -ts Hit; oats. lid : maize. 2s (id ; Sugar Co."is No. I pieces,. L 33-; candles. Sd to >HJd: rice, tobacco, and kerosene are unchanged. Adelaide, August 1. Wheat, 5s 3d.