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New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 9139, 10 November 1890, Page 2

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New Zealand Times Officii, Saturday Afternoon. The Customs duties collected at the port of Wellington for the week ending on Saturday amounted to L752116s 2d. Beer duty, L 64 9s 3J. George Thomas and Co. report produce prices as follows :—There are no large lines of grain changing hands, business being entirely transacted in retail parcels, and trade remains quiet. Oats are in light demand at 1s 8d to Is lOd as per samples ; oaten sheaf chaff, 70s to 755; straw do, 50s to 555; there is no prospect of alteration in the value of flour, roller LlOlOs to LlO 15s; atone do, L 9 15s; bran, 60s ; pollard, 70s ; wheatmeai, LlO ; oatmeal, dull at L9to L 9 15s; horse beans, 3s 6d ; feed peas, 3s 9d to 4s; maize, 3s lOd to 4s; split peas, Ll 5; pearl barley, LlO ; old potatoes may be had at any price, from 7s 6d to 30s, the condition being very indifferent; there are no onions in the market; rye grass seed is dull at 4s 9d to 6s 3d, and the same remarks apply to cocksfoot at 3d to 3Jd; hams and bacon, Green’s factory, have a brisker sale at 6Jd to 7d ; fresh butter, fully supplied at 6d to 8d ; salt butter, not inquired for, nominal value 6d ; eggs, firm at 9d to 9Jd; new potatoes, commanded Id per lb this week, at which value all stocks were quickly cleared ; green peas, 6d to 8d per peck; cucumbers, 2i 6J to 5s per doz; rhubarb, 4s per doz. The fruit market has been without supplies during the week, but will be replenished on Tuesday by arrivals from Fiji and Sydney. Poultry has been fairly inquired for, fowls ruling at 3s 6d; ducks, 4s ; turkeys, 8s; geese, 6s per pair. Messrs Arthur Warburton and 00. report on the share market for the week : —Banka—New Zealand, old, L 5 to 1.5 2s 6d; new 75s to 80s; National, 35a to 375; Colonial, 41s to 425. Insurance—New Zealand, C4s to 63s ; South British, 24s to 25s ; National, 15a Cd to 15s 9d cum div; Standard, 13s to 13a 6d; Colonial, 9s; Union, 23s to 25s 6d; Accident, 8s 6d. Miscellaneous—Loan and Mercantile, 50s ; River Plate, buyers 12s fid; sellers 14a Gil; National Mortgage, 10s 6d; New Zealand Shipping, sellers 90s; Mosgiel Woollen (new issue, 40s paid), sales 455; Kaiapoi, 40s ; Drug Company, 18s; Westport Coal, 50s; Wellington Trust and Loan, L 6 12a Cd; Equitable Building, L 7 2a 6d: Wellington Building, LG 2s 6d; Wellington Gas, Ll 6, LB, and 325; Mauawatu Railway, buyers, 16s; Gear Meat, sales 105 s ; Wellington Meat Export (L 5 paid), sellers 90s. Messrs Edwards and Mcßeath report wages for past week as followsWe have been exceedingly busy, having had a great demand for all classes of servants. Married couples, L7O to LflO; carpenters, Ids ; bricklayers, 12a; blacksmiths, 9s to 10s; painters and glaziers, 9s; plumbers and gasfitters, 9s to 10s ; storemen, 42s to 60s; draymen, 42s to 50s; coachmen, 30s to 355; grooms, 25s to 355; gardeners, 6s to 8s; labour hands, 7a to 8s ; farm hands, 15» to 255; milkmen, 13s to 23s ; hoteltnen, 20s to 40s; barmaids, 23s to 30s; waitresses, 15s to 20s; cooks, 23s to 40s; female do, 15s to 30s ; housemaids, 12s to 20s; general servants, 10a to 14s ; nuraegirla and boys, 7s to 15s.