COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 927, 5 April 1879, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

AtfCTT«WIOTR»* REPORTS. Tha ovum fwrfSsmt Afc Meaara. MS'TLMA Bros, sals ot Mr. ft. M'CalVs stock (Shag Valley), wer» very fair„ draught horns bringing from- £*2l2 10ft to.- .L*.Oi THE LABOR MARKET. MV. Bt. Mackintosh report* for fcho week uniting April, Oth„ m follow® bwm tumsuftlly dull Uhw W9t»k«. fine oulk of the wanteds being for hotels, town aait oountry. Vary few farm* hand»> ha«« me# with Hiigagamwnts. Kout» servimtf* of all olutmes are in demand. The tarmw* are busy sending thuir grain away„ very few having started ploughing y»6- *»» may took forward to increased busmen* neat week. M day labor will: b» in: demand* and sloughing will; bo started. Rates- of wages .-(.'(mpln#, t«0- to ILilO : shepherds and ploughmen. LW>' to £.«B i day Tabor. to I0i»; oook?» boots* wuit>«r»* Ac.v 20s 6(?> Kte : grtioms. station cooks. 2JSs: ordinary girtm KHt. i'Hn and Ms: sapwios do. 2B» Co 3()» : boys- i*mi Ufls.

wKLLtmnotf. fit* rHrasotwi'it. | April 4. Mr. .fames O-'Sheft reports : flour. Ll.'l to Lit: Canterbury do, U* U* '■ Oamarudo. U I.l* to £»". sharps. £» t<>»: hran. l(>d: outs, .'is •"■d to '•** ft •, p'>««-to»s». U tOs bo Lii: amino, te l»d v ham* and bacon, Mil (5o Od.

TTMARt/. [UY tKr.K(J«APtt.| April 4. Business has beou brisit during the week, though ivti the same time i» downward tendency has hßtul manifest in the grain market. Quotations are— Wheat, 3s Co 3» 3d:. onto-. •2s do 2s :iti: barley, 'b» tid to >** ">d. fo * delivery in Tiinaru. Stocks of wheat and oats are ficcumutafiing on the merchants hands, notwithstanding the heavy shipments ulnnuly made. The trade ot tlio poet! ftiu» not; IxA'ti so lively foe a tong time past.

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ItiiwiiH'w in dull. flu>u«h i* tii-iu en»U' isdoiuki : 'i Horn- lit! from It.iHOMo Ltt*i bfim, 1„1- oolliu'd. Lil life,, muhunve of b»#s. ifai?vt.Nftinu' onm-;vt;ioim luivi. biu.n somowluiS n=bivi'doif bv Plli> wcivflun'. imd, iw y»C no gi'sun luih i'(ii«<ifi«d' tiho miwlu.«. Ttu> growing in'«>p i>. good, iuul ftltshougtv «hw vahw wtll m>« i;i'onivlily bi. ivl>ov(. 'it. (»>• '> Oho heavy yiold will Itiuko up tor it

mntmrntmam. Wo gloun Mu< followiog from tho rorn PU< olnuiijo I'iipin'b for liho wotik eniling April 4: VV lU'iiH. Thi< mivrlti'S is firm: sovcrnt liH'go piu'oelM hiwo oluingod luindw «fi full frtfctm. Thuro i» nn imn-eiwud domivnd for export), Prion# otosß (irmly n6 tivuC (\uoLtiiiiw. Prtmo milling ia gooil Mound c.ouditiion oommtvnd ."■» 3d to .> Bd pur biwlud ; swHuul ((Ulvlity, Ot? to .5s 'fct ► clUclt wltunt). -'f tOd «<» ;>»• , ~ u t „ (inoa. (fricuß mm hm'dly so firm aa- umsb wook iwul f«w union hftvo tnk«n pfaou. Holdors tiro still mMnit t«sfi wei-k's rates, whilo buyers deotine to do business unless at rt, reduction. Prime heavy milling- qualities.. 'is 10(1 to 2» ltd: feed samples, 2s id to> .» Od: inferior feed samples will rango stUC '"Twloy. An active demand esisfs for good mivtHinu samples, ivlwo for «(«-omt-raCe quivJi' ties, which, although disuoloueed, are plump and well-grown. Uood prices ars obtamatife for fthosc*. t.oun bfvi*foy. his fuf cpusluogv ls< t„,« muuh in re(tuest). Prima malting par,,olß oommand 5» Hd to «s inferior. <te 6d to r>s : Meed parcels, 3s t<> :i » Plus and Beans.—NV demivnd at present, and very few parcels ar» offering prwes nominal. t Potatoes. The agricultßrat returns Mhow that the estimated increasa in area over last) year is only t'J't acres. The dry season. «e«pled witlt stormy north-west winds lias unfortunately rendered the potato crop in the higher hunts next to a failure fclu< yield on the best) land is disappointing to> f'vnnor«. There is consequently a growing fiu.luu/ that high rates wilt b* mamtamed tj u .,,, li£ h tlu. season, awt more especially it other' parts of New Zealamt: have to loofc !• re for supplies, farmers have made minds to pit! their potatoes tn pre-fwvu.-e to accepting ou«ent rates. Fhs outride dumand is no# string. There are mouirios for export), tnif.il ram ma&es its .HMWarance. th« potatoes are not safe to entrust. except for short voyages. The present price is L.'i to Li 7s (Jd per ton,, npe and in fivir condition. , t t t (li-fiKrt seed ts quite neglected, and apparently no demand will tulte place till next Morinit Suoulies are plentiful, anil many of nFii. sain pies of Rrst-rate quality. Cn She abnee of sales- it is difficult qnote prices. i„,l,l ( >rs of first-rate qualities too It tor »>s bit to : .inferisr, 4s 0d to_Ss. t'heese Mid Butter.-—There is no alteration to note from last weelt's vivlues: cheese bit to «i.d: butter, JtOd to ttd.

BtEJfKETM. [BY -nsr-KiiuAPtr. | April 5. tu business tftew is no specutatioa. VV heat, 3#; oats, 2» 6d t fciwfey. »»► fo* samples : potatoes. 1.4 detivered uv Wellington* wifcli tvdoxvnwnrtlbeuutitiyy.

A.US4TRAMAW mtMKRCIAL. [OTCAOr.R.j Aprtv 4. Patn« twiet. ts to tsfiid; candle, 8d to Adetai'lu Hon*. Lt'- f bd to - wheat. IS:>» ; New /ualmut wheat, 4ts bd.