COMMERCIAL.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 220, 7 November 1874, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

TRADE REPORT FOR OCTOBER.

Standard & People’s Advocate Office, Gisborne, November 6, 1874. customs receipts

For the past month have risen to £7 )4 5s Gel, a figure which shows increase ? a tivity in commercial circles, consequent, chieily on the arrival of shipments of datiab’.c gcods direct, from the home markets. The December quarter’s returns may, therefore, be fairly looked forward to as comparing favorably with that of 1873. BUILDING. The building trade for the month has been rather quiet, but still a fair amount, of business has been done. The buildings finished are— Captain Trimmer’s new Hotel, and the teacher’s house and native school-room, at Tologa Bay; and the Presbyterian Church in Gisborne. Messrs. MDougall’s, Kelly’s, Parnell’s, and Tutchen’s dwellinghouses are being proceeded with rapidly, besides a largo amount of country station work.

The English Church has been at a stand still for some time, owing to tho want of timber, which has now arrived, and active operations will be commenced at once for its erection.

The importations for the month have been —24,000 ft. kauri ; 70 pairs sashes ; 72 doors ; 7000 ft. mouldings; 1000 ft. architraves; 1000 ft skirting ; 6000 Hobartown palings. A large quantity of bricks are now being made in the district, which will prevent any future importations. Mr. Clai k also produces an excellent quality of stone lime. From the increased facilities of manufacturing our local white pine, the production exceeds the demand. A shipment of 50,000 feet is in preparation for Napier from the Makauri Mill. The following are present quotations—Kauri timber (F.C.) 19s ; while pine, Ils ; sft. (H.F.) palings, per 100, 24s ; Bricks, per 1000, £6 10s ; Lime, per bushel, 3s ; shingles (W.P) 14s 6d LABOR Remuneration is unchanged in nearly all branches of trade and industry, with a fairly increasing demand. Tho enquiry for good domestic servants still exists. THE PRODUCE •Market is in average supply, excepting potatoes, which are scarce and dear. There are no quotations of any appreciable alteration since last month. The arrival of the Queen Bee from London, daily expected, will fill up lines which are now running down. BANK RATES Are without alteration, saving that bills at 95 days dis. arc quoted at 8 p.c.; over 95 days, 9 p.c. WOOL, STOCK, &C.

Several Stations are in full swing, as the wool season is now fairly come. Shearing is going on briskly, and something above the average clips are expected. A sale was recently effected by M. de Moidrey of 1200 ewes wnh lambs at foot, at 12s a head, a price which is considered satisfactory. Mr. Scott of the Willows Station has imported two very fine Lincoln rams; also two cows and calves, all of which are said to be valuable additions to his stud.

In exports, stock has left this port for the Auckland market, some of which, it is thought, can ill be spared. The Pretty Jane has taken two cargos of 760 sheep in all, 26 head of cattle, and 8 pigs.