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the amount of revenue eolleottd at the Cas torn house on goods clearo* to-oay for consumption was Customs, 1735 19s lOd; primage, Lll 12 4 sd. Total, L 797 12s 3d. Business during the week in the import market has been up to the average. Sugars are moving off at L3O to L3olos for snowdrops, and whites L 29 10s, greys L 29. For dried fruits there is steady inquiry. Currants bring up to 4|l, sultanas 6fd) elemes A seasonable demand is felt for ke'oaanei and (price is firm. Dressed rice is in short supply, and brings L 24. Patna has been sold up to L2O 10s (duty paid). A limited business is passing in fish, but prices are unchanged. Cornsacks are in improved inquiry, with bstter prices ruling. THE LABOR MARKET. Mr Skene reports :—During the week there has been a steady demand for couples, shepherds, ploughmen, rabbiters, and dairy people. Town is busy enough, if over-competition can be cilled business. Wages are all right for good country hands.
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Evening Star, Issue 8195, 19 April 1890, Page 2
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171COMMERCIAL. Evening Star, Issue 8195, 19 April 1890, Page 2
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