COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1207, 28 February 1880, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Mail Orni r, Saturday aftcmoon. As yci only a sniafl amount of the new season's grain has reached town, and wc hear oi very few transactions. Buyers of wheat are disinclined to give more than ."5s Oil tor prime samples, and settlers do not care tf> quit at less than -h. Old oats srfr selling at ta 4.1 for milling and 13 2d for prime feed. In both wheat and oats a fall is predicted, and it is asserted that owing to the abundance of the oat harvest this claaa of cereal will touch la within a short time. Flour is quoted to-day at Ll2 per ton, bnt it will probably undergo a decline next week of from LI to LI 10s; oatmeal is quoted at LTI 10s to Ll2; bran, at 13 10a to L 4 ; pollard, L 4 10a.

THE LABOR MARKET. Mr. Henry Macintosh reports for the week ending 28th February. as follows B twines a in'the labor market has been slack during the week, the town assuming qnite a dull appearance on acconnt of most of the men thai were out of employment having gone to the country to attend to the harvest. Female servants are plentifnl, and are not so much in demand this week. Rates of wages aae as follow Married conples, L7O to L 73 ; ploughmen. 20a to 22s 6d, and others bv half year L 27 10a; shepherds, Lso to L>i." ; general farm hands, 15s to 20a ; men cooks, 25s to 40a; women cooks, 20s to 30s; tirat-claas do, 40a; housemaids, 13s to 15s; laundresses, 13s to 17s; waitresses, 13s to 15a ; barmaids, 20s to 30s; good general servants, 12s to 14s ; ordinary do, 10s to 12s; unrsegirls, 6a to 10a; milk lads, 10s to los ; barmen, 23s to 40s; billiard markers. 25s to 30s; waiters, 23s to 30s; boots, 20s to 255; harvesters, 40a to 453; mill hands, 9d to Is per hour. WELLINGTON. [bt telegraph.! February 27. The "Wellington Prices Current, issued to-day, states that bank rates for deposits will be reduced early next month, and that the open market supply of money is rather less restricted, though still a good deal short of dieinand, and from 10 to 12.J per cent, is paid on mortgage of real estate. DUNEDIN. [by telegraph.] February 27. Wheat, 4s 3d to 4s 6d; fowls' do, '3d to 3s7d; barley, 5s to 5s- Gd: feed, 33 to 3s 6d; potatoes, L 3 10s to L 4 {old), according to quality ; new round do, L 3; old hay, I*4; new oaten hay, L 3 5s ; chaff. L 3 10a ; straw, 12; bran, L 4; pollard, L 5; flour, large sacks, Lll to Lll 10s; oatmeal, Lll ; pearl barley, L 26; onions, 7s : new cheese, 5d to fid ; bacon, rolled, lOd; hams, la; prime fat beef, 235; mutton, IJd. TIMARU. [bt telegraph.} February 27. Very few transactions have yet taken place in new grain, deliveries being very light. Merchants' prices are 33 3d to 3s 6d for wheat, la 3d for oats, and 3s to 3s 3d for barley ; but fanners are disinclined to accept these at present. The weather 33 still very changeable.

AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIAL. [bv cable.] Sydney, February 27. Henncssy's three star brandy, -Ins ; Henuessy's one star brandy, 30s*; Diamond kerosene. Is Sd per gallon; Devoe's kerosene, Is 3d ; New Zealand oats, 2s to 2s lid per -tOlba ; Raven twist tobacco, Is ud to Is 6d per lb. Adelaide, February 2/. Adelaide wheat, 5s per bnshel; Adelaide Honr, town, LI 1 5s to LI 1 10s ; do., country, LIO 10a to LlO 15s.