COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 8808, 25 April 1892, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

The amount of revenue collected at the Oustom-hoixae on srood* nloared to-day for oorjinmDtlon vras L 1.263 7s 3d. Tho London wool market is firm, with a hardening tindoucy. Fourteeu hundred cases of apples ex Tainui were sold in London at from 53 to 10a per case. Last wrek'rt exoort of oaal from Greymouth amounted to 3,588 ton?.

TOE LABOR MABKKT.

Mr Skono reports that folks hava hardly settled down to work yet aftsr tho holidays. The demand is very good for country people, and wngea tati factory.

MINING NOTES.

Fooftongold returns for the week :—Alpine, 340;z amalgam from 225 tons; Cumberland, 2090z amalgim from 87 tonß ; Fiery CroBS, 1450z 3dwt retorted gold (clean up) ; Globe, 2580n amalgam from 190 tona; Homeward Bound, 175iz retorted gold from 17 ions (clearup); Keep-it-Dark, 37<z amalgam from 50 tona; No. 2 Dark. UOoz amalgam from 80 tons; Progress, 310oz emilgam for five days' crushing. Tho Upper Walporl Alluvial Gold Dredging Company obtained from No. 1 dredgo lOoz 51wt 6gr of gold for 5 days 14 hours', and from No. 2 dredge lGcz sdwt for 5 days 9 hours' dredging last week. Tho Secretary of tbe Sandhills Gold oiinirg Company roports 21 z 10dwt7gr of gold for hat week's dredging. Mr Thomas Callender, secretary of the Sew Hoy Big Beach Gold Mining Company, Limited, intimates having received the following tele-gr?m:-,,H3ozOdwt9ir retorted gold."

THE LONDON MARKETS.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Cempany have received the following telegram from their London office, dated April 22 : " Tallow 1b dull of Bale. Quotations for mutton tallow unohanged Bince last report. Good beef tallow is worth 25s 6d per owt. Frozan MeatMutton market firmer. Canterbury mutton is worth 481 per lb. Lamb and beef market unchanged. New Zealand beef (hindquarters) is worth 4d per lb. Other quotations urchanged Bince last telegram."