COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 6915, 30 May 1885, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The amount of revenue collected at the Customhouse on goods cleared to-day for consumption was L 367 6s Cd.

Bus ness during the week baa not been brisk, sotars having been a'.out the only line dealt in to aty extent. We learn that the whole stock of the New Z-aland Company’s tugsts in the bands of the local agents bat been placed in one line, Mauritius sugars also have been in active demand at advanced rates. We quite fl.iest whites, 1.24 10s ; good whites, L 23 10s to L 24 ; greys, L 22 to L 22 10s; yellows, L2l to L2l 10s. Fruits continue quiet; currants bring 4Jdto 5d ; sultanas, Cd to 0} 1; i-kines, CJd Fish is nu.l cled. almou is worth 7s 3i to 7s Cd ; sardines, halves 8s 3d to 8* fid, quirttrs 6s to 5s 3d; ling, 4Jd to 4Jd. The ma-ket is new fairly well supplied with kerosene, ordinary test. Star brand is offering at ltd (orparcels. Cornsacks ate tcorcely so firm and may be bought at fs 31. Patna rice is id good inquiry at Ll4 to Ll4 10s, Soda crystals and fine salt are still almost unprocurable. Coarse salt is in bet cr supply and Is so ling at L 4 las in 2cwt bags. Only trade sales are passing in spirits; ale and stout at usual rates. Colza oil has been sold in parcels at 44, but ordinary quotation is 4s 3d ; boiled oil brings 3s 4d ; raw, 3s 2d ; coarse castor, 3i4d to 3s Sd.

THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

The Wellington manager of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company hag received a cable message from London to the effect that the frozen meat by the Ruaj ehu has arrived in bad condition in cv.nsfquence of the piston of the freezing machinery bating broken on the voyage.

THE LABOR MARKET,

Mr Skene reports: Wages: Females for farms, stations, town, and hotels, ICs, 12s, and 15s—if good cooks, 20s; hous keepers and governesses, L4O to L 62; day laborers, town, 5s to 7s-for comity, roads, rail, and bush, 7s to 8s; foremen and gaffers, 9s and 10s; dairy lads and boys, 10s, 12s, and 15.: cooks and bakers, 20s to 30s: couples for stations, farms, dairies, etc, L 65, L7O, L 75. and L 8 0; gardeners, LBO to L 12 0; ploughmen, L 52 to L 6 5; shepherds, L6O and L 65; masons, carpi ntere, and their followers crowd each other out—wages, from 9s to 11s and 12s; town hoys, 5s to 7s (no allowances); country hoys, well paid and well fed ; hotel men, dull at frrra 15s to 20s and 304; storemen, shopmen, and ole ks are certainly not wanted in Dunedin.

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE.

Report for week ended May 30 : Banks.— New Zealand, L2017s Cd ; Colonial, 41s Cd. Insurants.— National. 19s fid; Union, 235; South British, 47s ; Colonial, fig 3d ; Equitable, la 4d dard, 12s 8d; Accident Association, Is lid. Miscellaneous. National Mortgage and Agency Company, 235; Commercial Property Company. 21s fid; Mosgiel Woollen Factorv, 8s ; New Zealand Drug Company, 16s 9.1; ‘ Otago Daily Time*’ L7los; Westport Coal, 14s; Kaitangata Cool Company, L' 3 6s; Walton Park Cool Company, 9s fid ; Roe'yn Tram Company, 23s fid; Mornington Tram Company, 9s fid. Mines.— Welcome, 85s; Keep-it-Dark, 47s ; United Alpine, 23s fid; Globe, 2s 8d; Just-in-Time, 2s r Inglewood, 3s 9d.

[Bv Telegraph.]

Apelaidb, May 29.—Wheat (ex store) is steady at 3s 9d to Ss lOd. Adelaide flour (town tanuids), L 7 6s to L 7 10j. Freights to London :No quotable change. Oht trtsre, 80s

Sydney, May 30.—Wheat. 2s 8d per bushel; oats. 2s 3d; maize, 3s. Sugar Mo. 1, Company's pieces, L2S.

CHRiSTCUDRCtt.May29.-The Canterbury Chamber of Commerce to-day resolved to enlist the other Chambers of this and the Australian colonies in a combined effort to rednoe the charges rn «bje messages sent by the New Zealand line The Chamber also resolved to send to the South Sea Islands a suitable person to inquire into the Interests of this part of New Zealand, and into all matters of commercial interest there, the cost to be borne by subscriptions rais.d in Canterbury.