COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
AUCTIONEER** RKPORT. Mr. ♦Jreentidd reports that _hc hetd a sato of fornitim*. Ac. , at hi* anetton mart. to-<Liy - The iiCtn.f.vn< wa3 farjji l *, ami tho biddrnsf pretty fair. All lota sobmitted brought fair prices.
THE LABOR MARKET. Mr. Henry Macintosh repirts for the w«efc endinif Hth October, a* Mlow* : Business rn> th* labor market to been pretty twsncral dtirintf the week, and w *- may now ♦nrpect * steady tnurease in the demand, a.* the shearing season is jnst at hand, and will absorb a great number of those oat of empmn? » better ettane* to thos* that rwiuvm. Fentalo servants are plentiful for town or «oantry. and, with the exception oI female cooks and servants of that class reiinirtng experience. the supply greatlj exceeds thw .fcmvn.l My instructions. m tr> shearers and ha tufa for shed* are IS» per 100 sheep. and wages for other fuutft# is* proportion. The redaction may l»e ( accoaatea for hy the succession of bat! wsasoxjd* depression trt pric«j of wool, anu the prospect ahead being still gloomy. In fact, many of the- squatters will not be able to estimate their toss tsntil they have mastered their Hocks. and I am afraid, ©•wfng to the severity of the winter, the loss win be great. MTXEMN. fBY TSXRHflAfil.} October 10. "Wheat, *ts Dd tf> 3a : fowls' wheat, 3s 6d to. 3» *Jd ; miltinjr, firm at present prices : oat#, 2» to 2» 2d : barley. •"* to 5» ft!: feed, 3a to 3s fid; potatoes, L-t I'm to L 5: kidney seed potatoes, .L 6: round white potatoes, I..'*: hay. I.t ; chatT. L 4 to L-t 5s ; straw, L2 3s ; bran. LiS 3s : pollard. L.> 10a: Hour, large sacks. Lt 1 IffcJ tr> Ll—» oatmeals LIS ; peart bartey. L2K: onions. C 0» : cheese. fl<£ ; bacon, rotted. fWjd ; prime beef, 30» to 3'<S» tJd; mutton. -
AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIAL. [by c.\R£.r.f October 10. Hennesuy's brandy, case. 33a ft I: quarter easfc. 8a B»i ; Defoe's kerosene Is 10*1 : Pitna ffei*. L2I 10# ; New Zealand wheat, -Is 9»1: N«nr Zealand oats. 2* CVf : tnatic, 2s fid ; K&vmfr twist la 7*t; caruitea, BUSJL, 7Sd to Tid. Atxnt.UPir. October 10. Wheat fa firm at i>a Ids; Hour, LI I 15a to ill
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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1086, 11 October 1879, Page 2
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