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Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1770, 8 November 1883, Page 2

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\ ' 'ifpikato Times Office, Wednesday. ' ' ' , LAIIOUH KIU'OKT. tossusß. M. HKUiiiroN anm> Co. labour a routs, 177 (Juoon-htiiJot, ropmts as follows :— Our BiigagiJinjni-* for the last wcb'.v havo bsen numerous We find good general servant*, good cwki and lanlldre3-.ossc.irco; also boys for ge uuul f.vrm work. Wo have nn thVb v>ks clerk •«, m irriod coupli^, hmisu- <* k«iopoi>, l yonfcl)>, f.um handh, nimuis, handy *m3ii, plrt»!jlini*n, good d.inynii-i, .wicl station h!M>fl> w.utmg eniploym.Mit. Our eufjaj?v>mcnts h.wo bjon, duriiig tho week, as follows :— M in lod couple-., €70 to €80; dairymen, tf> to t">o ; station h uicK, -SlO to €oO; waiti'i-*, 20^ tit 2^ ; liotclniwn, I'j--to 30*; nnlkeis !">•> to 20>; plou^imi'ii, '£■50 to £.)3; bay,, from 10-. to 1.1,, .nut found; gemu.U serv.inU, 10> to ps; mechanics aiv scarce. Wo hud h'linu clitiiculty in laociiring general sorv.uits ; nur.segirls, housemaids aiuHninuids are plentiful; women surv.wt" aie .slow at taking Uduntry Mfcu.itious, jiiefcrin^ the city. Several eldeily ni-.i aie waiting employment. We cull tho attention of eniploycru to our reports-, and w ould advise them to forn.ird their onlor-N a> early a, p.ivsible, that they may procure good and useful serV.Ultf.

(Received No\cml>«i 7th, 12..") 1 } a.m.) LONDON" MAKi\KI'.->. | LoNPOX, Xnvenibai ■").— Consols ha\e advanced to 1014.— New Zealand securities remain as follows : -."j per cont. 10.30 loan, 103V : .■» per cent. 1&S!) loan, ex div., 103/. ; 11,I 1 , per cent. 187!M!»04 loan, 100^; 4 per cent, in-ciib^d .-,tock, 100 e\ div. —Wheat had advanced (id toi-. per quarter. Adelaide, e\ bton<, is now quoted at 4,~» 3d, and New Zealand clitt > at ."38s (id to 44.s l»d..\nstralian Tallow: l^ct beef remain* at W.-. -The market rate of discount lias fuithur f.illen I, .uid i^ now 'Jj per wivt. The b.mk rate is li \» r cent.

rut: n<o/[ s m w rinnr, The N.Z. Loan & Mercantile Company"* report uudur date Cht ntohuicli November I as f»>Hiiw« :— When tin-. mdustiy was tiiht mooted m New Zealand- lc-s than two yeai.s ago the. most .-anguine advticato could h.ndly h.ui' anticipated such startling lesiilts in mi hiiefa period. Tin 1 e\jxirt aheadv uncii 117,113 caieasus of *heeu. whilst. 1 ."),()()!> .idditional .ue undei process, .iw.uting shipment, .aid \m« understand that en-j.i<rements luui- liot'ii i-utovod into lvi the comev.uiu* of ,it liv^t 1300,000 during the yen 18S4. Tin- v, holc-.ih; w lthdr.iw.il fiomthi- Hod- of the Colony cannot fail to ;,'iw a pi-ini.inent \ahietu it-, lho btocK, .uid to tin' hurt- which cany it. Thciei^ accoi dmgly an .ipineombU'tnancfd in the piiee of >lv'> j» to he noted in this connection accompanied by an nnpio\ed enquiry for gia/.ing pmpuitu 1 -. lJux'j.niN.--Tho -„ . Biitish Queen cleared out on 22nd in-*fc. 701.S caica-e-, of niuttdii on lioaul. calling- at Lyttluton, whore this mnnbor was suiipleinented. Tin* •fhiji OuiK'diu cle.ned on 'ilith uist. with «S(U"» c.v\c.isc-,, all fio/.t-n <>u boaul. Cmusivm lien. Shipment- dininjf the month conipiise 401"> hheep p'>i Done ; 1354 ]>er i'Vnstanton ; and 1147 per Biitish Queen; biiugmg up the total e\poit to 20,24~icaic.isL'- to dat". The si..iultaneoius arri\ al in h mdon of thi- Bntish King and Catalonia with upw aids of 22,000 c.uea-es at an unf.iunitabli 1 moment in repaid to the home supply, has appaienth attecttd puces to such .1 (Kgii'o, that instead of li/d to 7f as (ilitiincd f"i tin- pioMous nhipllient, only lid is now made foi tho-e consignment-. This iesult points to the de-suahlene-s of shipments hein^ legul.ited to meet the season of scucity at home. TlM.viM-.— The locil c Miipany has nowbeen legist") ed, and i site eho-en. The J)irectois aied'.t"i mined to push on with the uoiks asiapidly a- possible, -o that no time may be 10-t in ommenoing opeiatioiis. AVI.LMN'MON.-Tlie Wellniijton Meat K\jioitCnni]iau\ is nuu engaged in pieparing.i caiyo of ")00i) cue's';-, toi -hipping ]>er -.-. lonic, e\i> ctcd to -.ul mi the 7th ]ho\., iind ahut'hci lot of fODO tm the -.s. Triumph, li'vmii^ mi Uie 2")t!i \nn\ IJi.hMimi.- The, hi-t -hipment fioin IJlcnhenn c nnpiisin^ .>OO -life]) w is ni.ide on 23id nist pl ]> Jjsttelton, loi ti.ui^hipinentat Wellmgtoi., \, Inch mil be f.illowed by fuith"i lot- atic^ulai intei\al-.