The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-24 00:00:00

MELBOURNE LABOUR MARKET, AUG. 18.

There is quite a superabundance of labour of every
description, and the demand for servants is unprece-
dently dull. There is very little farming work going on
at present, and until sheep shearing is commenced in earnest
we cannot expect any improvement. Wages are declining,
but experienced bush servants will not accept the rates
given to raw hands, and hold out in expectation of batter
times as the busy season approaches. Female servants are
abundant, but the greater part are totally inexperienced,
really useful Scotch and English females being scarce, and
readily engaged at high salaries. -
Married couples, without family, per annum,
with rations
Ditto, with family
Married couples, for shepherds and hut-keepers, 55 - GO
Ditto with young families - 0
Shepherds, with rations, per annum 4O - 45
Old shepherds 45 - 50
Hut-keepers, per annum, with rations . 33 - 0
General farm-servants, with rations, per week,
255. to 30s.
Stone-breakers, Bs. to 103. per yard, without
rations.
Bush carpenters, with rations, per annum
Stock-keepers, with rations, per annum .. 5O - 75
Cooks, male, 30e. to 60s. per week.
Grooms, with rations, per annum 6O - 70
Gardeners, with rations, par annum 75 -100
Blacksmiths, 6/. per week, without rations.
Ditto, country, with rations, 41. 103. per week.
Shearers, 30s. per hundred, and rations.
Sheep-washers, 30s. per 100.
Ploughmen, 355. per week.
Thrashing, ls. per bushel, and rations.
Bullock-drivers, on roads, with rations, 31. to 3/. 10s. per
week, on the road ; horse teams, sas. to 603. on the roads.
Bullock-drivers, on stations, 355. to 40s. and rations.
Labourers, 255. to 30s. per week, with rations.
Day labour, from lOs to 125., without rations.
Nfasons, 303. per day.
Bricklayers, 255. to 30s. per day.
Joiners, 2 "s. per day.
Plasterers, 253. to 30i. per day.
Reapers, 2.55. per acre.
Llay-Cutters and trussers,.4os. per week, or Bs. to 10s. per
ton, rations.
Carpenters, 20s. per day.
Wheelwrights, 51. to 7/ per week.
Compositors, 2e. 6d. per thousand.
Ditto, 6/. 61. per week.
Pressmen, 6/. per week.
Weekly rations consist of 101bs. flour, 10 lbs. beef or
mutton, 2 lbs. sugar, and lb. tea.

.. £BO to 2,90
. 70 75

FINALE SERVANTS.
ThoroUgh servants, per annum
Housenalids, ditto.
Laundresses, ditto
Nursemaids, ditto
Cooks, ditto....
Needlewomen

£3O toe 35
25 30
40 45
20 25
45 50
30 35

SEAMEN.

For coasting, 8/. per month. To London, by the run
301. to 351. ; Calcutta, ditto, 301. ; Callao, ditto, 301.

SYDNEY; AVG. 7.

-An active demand continues for gold, and all that comes
to hand is eagerly sought after by brokers. The price con-
tinues high. This is nothing compared to our Pert Philip
friends. I understand such is the opposition carried oa
by the various agents at the gold-fields that 4/. ss. is now
give❑ for Ballarat gold.
The report from oar various di;gings is satisfactory.
There is but a small populAtion engaged in the pursuit:
Price of New South Wales gold .. E 3 17 9
„ Port Philip
PRODUCE CIRCULARS. .
WooL.—The deliveries during the week have been un-
important, and are likely to continue so, until augmented
by the new clip. The market is not so buoyant, and last
week's prices scarcely maintained.
SHEEPSKINS.—Thore is an improvement in the supply,
and a steady business doing.
TaLLow.—The aspects with reference to this article
continue gloomy, and prices have again receded from 2e.
to 3s. per cwt. on the transactions of the week. _

if rD Es. —NotwithAtantling the limited nature of tho re-
celpks the tendency of price is in favour of the buyers.
ILATzr..—Tho stock of hay is still large, and parcels are
being forced on the market at very low rates, indirectly
affecting the price of corn, which has been sold rather
under last quotations. The market is very bare of oats,
for which good prices aro obtainable.

PRICES CURRENT
WOOL.

Fine clean samples
Fair to middling
Greasy
Sheepskins

s. d. s. d.
.. 1 4to 1 6
.. 1 o—l 2
0 4 0 6
.. 0 3 —3 6

TALLOW.

Prime Mutton _____ ...
.c'so 0 oto £54 0 0
Beef
Station 4O 0 0 41 0 6
Hides, fair to good • 0 9 0 013 0

FARM AND DAIRY PRODUCE.
Maize, good samples £o 10 6 to £0 11 0
Ditto, cracked
Barley 0 5 6 0 7 0
Oats
Hay, per ton lO 0 0 20 0 0
Cheese
Bacon 0 0 6 0 0 8
Butter
Tobacco 0 0 8— 0 0 9

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