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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1025, 18 August 1883, Page 2

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[kEUTEr’s TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.] Monetary and Commercial. London, August; 16.

Consols remain at New Zealand securities: —Five per cent 10-40 Loan remains at J Five per cent 1889 Loan, 106 j! Four and a half per cent 1879 1904 Loan, has adrahced to j tor; Four per cent inscribed stock! is quoted at ioo*4 (sic). Adelaide wheat ex warehouse, remains at 48s per | 4961b5; New Zealand wheat, per 4961b5, I ex warehouse, is quoted at 45s to 495, I according to quality. Adelaide flour 1 remains at 34s per zSolbs ex ;store.' Australian tallow is unchanged-best beef, 39s 6d; best mutton, 40s 6d. Lonbon, August 16. The total reserve in notes and bul-

lion in the Bank of England is Li 2,800,000, being an increase of L 60,000 compared with thereserve; last week. The proportion of f reserve to liabilities has adranced zper cent/., and is now 47 per cent. Thie i rate of discount remains at 4 per and the market Consols are unchanged at New Zealand se-| curities are quoted as follows';—*s per cent 10.40 Loan, \o6}4 ; 5 per cent; 1889 Loan, 106; per cent 1879-' 1904 loan, stock, 100 There are no changes: to report in the market for colonial breadstuff's and tallow. The Wool Sales.

The wool market is quiet The arrivals to date for the next series of; sales now amount to 430,000; bales.

The Bishop of Peterborough. London, Aug. 17Dr McGee, Bishop of Peterborough, ; who for some time past has been in £■■ " critical state of health, is now recover ing. A Title ConferredRome, August 16. His Holiness the Pope has appointed Dr Brownless, Vice-Chancel-lor of the Melbourne University, to be a Knight of the Order of Pius IX. Prince Bismarck. Berlin, August 16. Disquieting reports are in circulation regarding the health of Prince Bismarck. No official bulletins, however, have yet been issued.