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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 966, 11 June 1883, Page 2

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[eeuter’s telegrams —copyright.] Monetary and CommevlaL London, June 8.

The total quantity of wheat afloat ,for Great Britain is 1,950,600 quarters, being 300,000 less than' the quantity afloat last week. Breadstuff’s are unchanged. Adelaide wheat, ex store, 48s; New Zealand ditto, 44s to 475 ; Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 33s 6d. Australian tallow has advanced 6d per cwt; best beef is now worth 4 IS best mutton, 435. London. June 9. Consols remain at ioo££. New Zealand securities are quoted as follows; 5 per cent. 10-40 loan, io6j£j 5 per cent. 1889 loan, 104 («V); 4J6 p6r cent 1879-1904 loan, 102 ; 4 per cent, inscribed stock, 102 The Wool SalesLondon, June 8. The catalogue at to-day’s wool sale comprised 11,500 bales. A good de-’ mand was experienced. London, June 9. At the wool sale to-day 10,300 bales _ were offered; the tone of the sale was firm. The Frozen Meat Trade. ~ ' London, June 8. A portion of the cargo of frozen,., mutton, ex Garonne, was sold at auotion to-day, and realised an average of sd. The meat is in good condition. [Received June 11,11.20 am.] The Phoenix Park Murderer. London, June 9. Another Phoenix - Park murderer, Timothy Kelly, was hanged to-day at Dublin. The Egyptian Incendiary. Alexandria, June 9. Dachud Pasha, who was recently found guihy of having instigated the burning of Alexandria in July last and ; sentenced to death, was executed today. The War in Tonquin. Hong Eong, June 9. Intelligence is to hand from Shanghai that M. Bowie, the French Ambassador to Pekin, has arrived at Shanghai and has had a conference with Hi Hung Chung, the Chinese Prime Minister, on the subject of the state of affairs in Tonquin. No particulars of the interview have transpired. Telegrams have been received here from Tonquin, that the French garrison at Hanoi has been reinforced by fifteen hundred men.