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Evening Star, Issue 11169, 19 February 1900, Page 2

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Theamoaut of revenue collected at the Customhouse on goods cleared for consumption to-day was £1,438 6» 3d. Wkluwoton, February L9.—The Agent-General cables: Butter, 100b ; market firm. There is a good dooand for cheese, which is quoted at 595. The-quaoti±r<rf eoal exported from Grey mouth \ |f** -week wm : Blackball, 2,065 ton?; Brunner, * ffls! i° m ' • From w <»fcPort ,tho quantity was \ 8,180 tons. J * i ■> THE LABOR MARKET. te^;itr*S,^ n *9 rw^ k - Dem atid is brisk for eouphw, shepherds, harvesters, ploughmen,

cooks, trappers, poisoners, grooms, and any number of boys mid lads for farms and dairies, and liberal wuges -arc going all round. MINING NOTES. TheßuUerdredffe TiEffton, report a return of 260z ,dwt for 15 davs, w.uk. t,,™ turn of 2Uoz for work. An Auckland-telegram fays: " The Waihi Comwric n,a, " U reP ° r ' V * retUm 0f 20oz for 1:B----w^aFSry%?tUrn°f% ?tUr n °f 13022dwt for the Meww J. H Hancock', A. Stoneman, 15. Gunn 105 hom7work. rel>orC a ' wtaraof 18«10dwt for work: A,Pine repWt a Tetmrn of 12oz for 3S hours ' -■WsfenS wotk CreCk rop ° rt a rctu ™ of llo2for thTee e d^ d w n or P k. , " nt * roturn ° f ,O,Z for oSter been made with the removal AU "on wlv?°'l. 5 to V bc ,Heeded with at o nce. a"" 1 !* 11 ' t,<J ,'' l '° ace sl »ould be wording w.tthi, about t s,x week*, 1 time. Au'tr lLu W> ,lntil ljt!l >' blithe Bank of ■hrokor '** ?T" ,t '" c ' : ' 1 hiisircw as share-ham-'f PnS ° dredgo rßturD - 48oz yd ' vt f «' 120 Messrs Harroan Reeves and Co. announce that the share list of the North Beach Gold Dredcinjf C.iMpar.y, Limite.f, «ill r-l o , c absolutely at noon on \, ednosday. 'i he brokers inform us that out «L, i tu ee x ' nnmh '" of companie, they have floated they b. ive had but few with such excellent S™!?- 1 '"' 8 n,J Citation i-> veemmending tioV a3 ° no W WOrth i,lv - stors ' a«cnTHK SHARK MARKET. Th;; following wove this Morning's siles at the Dunedin stock Exchange-Blue Duck, 2s :'A ■ Gardrona \ alley, ."s; Dunsfu: L.'ad, Ills (jd ; Kvwlsior J S (jd; (brntle Annie, 1(1, CI; Golden ITorsmho.., :<-■ M ; Golden ICing. N.s H.l ; G01d,!,, Loxbnrgh :M ; Jbo-tlev ..ml ltder, .CM V,\s, £lO ;V |" l^V,, " !, " s:W,l ' s r - ! : Magnetic, 70,; Millers 1-bit hleotrie, :U; Nelson «Jr t ek ?■= 7s 'ld • W Flat, !)d, 8d ; Smith's ('reck, Is (id discount \ •-nnngvple, 20s ; Tacon's Cardrona, 4s ; Waiora, da. ' 'I h° Ofurro Stock Kxchango report the following vi'll, 10 /.' 1 A 'l >! "" ]■}< .Id ; Coal Creek, :is: Gulden River, -J* and -Jsljd kawaraii Krnl-e, iid ; Mos Flat, (hj ill; Nebnn Uc,;l;, Ss; !M ; Orwell Creek, 2s CI; Kiclianls Beach, 11* i'd ; Up;a;r Magnetic, lis lOd ; v '»i>nt, .|:-'s ; Vincent Kxtendul, 12s, lis tid, and and lii; Wat', uka, par. SALK OF SHARES. At Mr D. M. Speddin-'s sale of shares to-dny the following were ,1 „f : -0,-weil Crcel:s, -sCI; A pine Consols. Us; <i-> -.-.t r.. n fnU, Us (id ; Alon*e (,n-to, 14s; while the rennindcr of entnesvyereiMwtdrttL.c ,„.-.,,,. viz.; Kvans Fiat, .10.1; K .xburgn Jubdee. i;.s ; Iv.dly t .ua G.. ? ry. (is; Golden Links, Cs (id ; Horseshoe liemi, 6d ; Gol.ien Vu-u, (ni ; Leaning Rock, Is lit- Nuvi* :ils • Electric Extended. i:ls(M ; Kawarau Coosoliditcd' par ; Golden Standard, par ; Paul's Beach, Is. GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORTS. Donald Reid and Co. report tbat prices ruled a; under at their auction sale to-day : Oat.:.-Only i, lt ,ii nm .pialitv was catalogued, and for this class there »n, K f--. v buyers present. Good to prime -:p:irr,r.v!iiils are in demand for export, at pnr.-s full■.-"-final to late quotations. Wcijuote: J'rimo milling, to 2s M ; good to best feed, 2s to 2-t (IUI ; lnediuin, Is Hid to Is lid • inferior, Is M co Is i)l.i per bushel („acks extra). VVbeat.-Prime milling (liiality is in fair demand at late values. Medium fmalitv is not wanted, except as Fowl feed, for wl.ich 'there is steady d-maud. We quote: Prime mildng, SsCd to £« (VI; meditim, s, ;M to 2s 4d ; whole fowl wheat, 2s to 2s 2d ; brok-n aud damage.), la 9d to Is llu per bushel (sacks in). Potatoes.-The market is well supplied, and only ripe, freshly-dug lots are in favor with buyers. We quote : best kidneys, £2 10s ; other* ~ 2 , t0 ~"- " st; :■ I J - r ton (sacks in). Chart. -Prime quality continue! to be in most demand, and is re.idilv saleable at quotations. Medium is tint wanted, and difficult to place rt e quote : Rest oaten sheaf, i'2 los to £\i ; KO od, ' i , s fid to £l 12s CI ; medium, £2 to £2 5s p-r tea (bags extra). Messrs Dalgety and Co., Limited, report having neld their weekly auction sale, when the attendance of buyers was fair. Oats-Prime teed ami milling meet with good demand ;>re redily saleable ; medium and inferior -re o.ore difficult to idaee. Prime milling, up to 2s Id ; gml to best feed, 2s to :'s 05d; fair to medium. Is 9d to Is Kid ; inferior, Is Ud to 1* Sd • black,, Is 10,1 (sacks extra). " ' ' Wheat.—The only demand is for prime velvet ami Inseaii. which bring from 2s 5d to 2s (id • medium and second class (nominally), 2.s :!d • rjcod' whole fowl ,'e,.,1, 2s Id to 2s 2d ; broken and inferior. Is id (s cks in) I'ot.tos. -Stock,! forward i.re fully up to requirements, hut really prime are almost unsale-7s'cito£-M0s tfc: L ' nm0 ' frcsbli '" ll 'K kidneys, £2 ':ii:.U'."-Pruno (|Uiilitv rne-'ts with god demand e i/"'l',T,';-V" V -~ ;i; flirt 0 "ne.liuin, £2 7s u-d to £2 12s (id ; inferior, £2. Messrs A. Moritzson and Co. report having held their usual weekly sale of grain and produce this morning. Prices ruled as follow: <) its.- Tlwro is a stea ly demand, and prices nr„ firm at lat-> qnotdions, which are: l'rime milliii2, 2s M; best bed, 2s u, 2s (Hd ; medium and interior, from Is Sd to Is I!},| per bushel. ' _ Wheat.-There is fair d,mand for prime milling, but otlii;,- sorts h.ve no attention. We quote: Prime velvet and Tus-.an, 2s (id to 2s 7d • medium, 2s 3d to 2s 5d ; fowl teed, 2i to 2s Id per busied. Potatoes.-The market is a little easier, and th- toji J,,,,.,.. IS „ ow £2 15s per ton. Ghalf.—The demand is not so ken, and prices are 2s CI pe- ton lo.ver. Top price to-day w.-u £2 1,3 (id ; medium and inferior sold from £2 5s to £-' 12s fi.l per ton. POST OFFItiE MAIIj MOTICE. Mails close at the Chief Post Office, Dunedin (subject to any necessary alterations), as under: Overland, North, daily, 10.20 a.m. Late letters, 10.40 ; also on the mail van up to 11 a.m. Bjoks and newspapers, 10 a.m. Late-fee letters must bear, in addition to the ordinary postage-Id for inlaud letters, 2d for letters for Australia and the South Sea Islands and 2Jd for nil other rilaces. Tui-.sday, February 2". For Southland, Australia,. Colonies (via Hobart) India, Chim.. Straits Settlements, South Africa' Mau-itiiis Mediterranean p.-rts, Continent of Europe, United Kingdom. Per South express to connect with the Mokoia, at 8 a.m. ' Book packets and newspapers, etc., at 7 a m on ttie 201 hj. Due in London April 1. Mails for Cromarty, Puysegur Point, and Te Oneroa will close at Invercargill on the 22nd, at 5 p.m. For Natal and Cape Town, from Melbourne, per Australasian, February 21. Mail for Fiji leaves Svdnov on the 22nd. MailsffirFiji, pu- Taviuni, will close at Auckland on the 2Sth, at 4 p.m. The P,ip:,nui will leave Wellington for London via Monte Video and Tenerilfe on the 24th Correspondence, specially addressed, will close at this ofiice on the 22nd, at 10.2(1 a.m. Parcels for the United Kingdom, etc., close at i).:io. NOTICE. As ofik-es despatching mails for South Africa will in future strike up a special mail for the N BW Zealand Second Contingent, us well as the First Contingent, the public are advised to address letters clearly to the No. 1 or No. 2 Contin<"nt as the case may he. The postage upon soldiers' letters under half an ounce is Id. ™ Er>M. Cook, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post Office, February 19, 1900.