SKENE'S LABOUR EX HANGE.

Otago Witness, Issue 1239, 28 August 1875, Page 11

SKENE'S LABOUR EX HANGE.

Lverythina- is quieter than ever in the labour market Tho sudden break up of the fine weather ha-t put a complete stop to ill sorts of out-dour wonc. However v ,f toady change for the better urns'; now take place' F(|itiinatuly uo new hatchet, of itnmurauts have arrived fi»r dome time, a »-w.l maty «ntpl«« arc a ill lookiu-.' for eiuploMiiont, but ws they now jjet Cl ,tUffw., they will nuua^e to hold toother until tho .spring work U fairly be-, vi. Iheio is very little enquiry for nhophed-s jet. I'i.M^luneu have >j u t tlirouah most of the breaking up. Female Se rvaT,t» are more plentiful, but the experienced sort arc veryrare. Wagea: -Day labour, Si, os, and loi;faim bunds, station do. milkers ;tud knockabouts, 15s to 25'j per week; plotmhmen |and shepherds ,eOS to£7tc couples, £7.5 to HIOO ; fcnwlo &erv.mt», I>U to £51 '■ hotel hands, barmen, cooks, waiter*, &c. 20* to (Jt^ per week ; carpenters, masons br ckkyers, 10a to 15$ per day t>tore hands aro \ory quiet. JBiisineiis people keep their staffs at the lowest at present.

Messrs Wrumt, Stki-übssos, aud Co. report, (or the week ending 2ist August, as follows :— Fat Cattle. -180 head were yarded, of which we sold 00 head. Bullocks brought from £8 35s to £14 ioT- ?^«« from£7lssto£lo-prices e,ual to 42s (5d per WO^or prime quality, aud 30s to 3 5s for CdiSm fro F n?2s3ftu7 Ab ° Ut 3 ° W6re *"**'' W ° Bold 1S at Fat Sheep.— The market continues over-supnlied in consequence of which prices are slightly weafier seoo were penned, mostly of fair to good quality. We^old 75Oen»fbK(UBt from i& to i8,;i 8 , ; 'and JJ 8 8 ' 00 Vnen.o wuther-i, medium qualify, at from 0s to ltowwl quote prune mutton 4d t-er lb. During the week «•« stTf^tte 18 V rud » 105 ° '?** contract for! ot re tattle.. -\o trauaactloi^ Store &hocp."-There is but little buiiness doing as !avi° r >'»v o^ 8 , hWlUlcd t0 t|Uit tl!1 afler shearing K Wo ! tnntl yx °f yo ,HW niarhio wethew, and 2 and J. | tooth cross-breds \\ B (JU ote crowbrods., a, 4 and titooth, at Us i oiarfno wethers, do. 9a to 4Od At I foregoing rates^we have sold 1200 4, a, aud 8-tooth I S?» rt«i ti." i aVe Ulso t0 "P^tliuvingsoWSptirc ffiSZFuw H °!" MatheW HulUlw » the P» re sho«nori ea bull n«terhoug9, rising two years old. for SO «,i?» r^''ir Thl i market {or heaV^ diuughta is gome* strong hacki and light humesa horses are in active m? , We draughts, £65 to £70 ; taediunx do £45 :o *55 : light do, *»' to £35 : good hacks and light harness horses, £20 to £30 ; lijrht and inferior, £5 to £10. quauMty of bo*h butchers 1 »nd atation Mas, Tflc competition was lmdly so gwi su ]ast wee*, nnd.

The prices realised were as follows :— Butchers' "reen skins, half-breds, os (Jd to (}s 4d ; merinos, 4s to 4s (id • station skino, 3s ad to 5s 9d each. " : - ' Hides.— We cannot report any improvement in values, purchasers being made chiefly fur shipment to victoria. We sold 140, mainly light weights, at 13s to l/soieai-h. Grain.— Wheat is in fair demand, prime samples realising up to 4s 7d per bushel ; medium, 4s 2d to 4s , „ o'f c in "°° ll request chiefly for shipment at from 2< Sd to 2s Od for good feed, and 2s lOd for nulling samples. 15 irlcy— Prime samples of malting saleable at os 01 to 5s 9d ; medium at 5s per bushel.

Mr He.vht Driver (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan aud Mercantile Agency Company) reports, for the week ending- August 25th :—

Lat Uttle.— As only a moderate supply of about 100 head came forward there «nu a firin.T market, and a shade better than U«t week', rates ohtaincl. Best bullocks hroiisht from £12 to jb«j 10. : ditto cows from .tlO to £1.->, or equal to about 12s CU per lOOIbs best quality and a.« for ordmary. At the yank w eso ld 30 head at tull rates and, privatelj , 300 head tor delivery dnrinjr October and November.

Fat Calves.- Only a very few penned, and sold at 60s. Good vealers would command extreme rates / a i iSn lb^~ Thß "V lr^ et was "«■•«"« glutted with about 3000 sheep, consistni); .hieflyi.f good to prime erovs-breds. Ouiy about one-third the numberpenncd lound buyers. M-.st of the sheep now offerni" aro deliveries under time contracts, and are s,e luv at n Ins-: Jo tiie dealers. Uest c oss-breds only realised 15s to 18, (id, or, equal to about 4d per lb. At the yards we sold 400 at above rates, and 501) privately for delivery next week.

Store Cuttle and Sheep.— With the exception of sundry small lots we have not heard of any transactions in either ca tie or sheep, although both uro' very saleable, without any offering. Wool.— We are jet without cable advices of tha op mug of the August sales, and have no business iv this market, all small lots offered at our ueeklv sales bringing full rates. Jt pheepskin?.— A larsre sttendwee of buyers, with a full catalogue of principdly green skins, caused il brisk sale at advanced prices, principal (j in crwsbred«, which sold- at 6s (id to 6s 7d ; Leicester* 7s *d • merinos, 1, 3dtn4s lOd Dryskms cro^s-breds" i\ lOd to 5s 8d ; merinos, -2s Oi to 4s lid ; pelts, lOd to Is

Hides.— Jlarket dull at lower rates. We sold ordinary light hides at from 14s to 15s ; medium, 17s 0d

Tallow—None offered List week ; we have several lots for to-morrow ut i o'clock. Grain - Wheat is in steady demand at 4s 3d to 4s (Jd for fair to good milling, 4s 7d f.»r extra choice. En-!ish market quoted higher, f»7s to 5Sd. The market is better supplied with oata. local dealers supplying them, solves at less than »ur quo ati-us ; shipping 3emand bliybt; we have s..ld good heavy feed nt 2i ;9J ; and quote feed 2a 7d to 2s 0,1 ; choice milling, 2s Hd Barley, good malting, is iv demand ; we «old a superior . lot uamaru^rown, at 0s ; good, 58 (id to osJW ; milliuy,