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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1031, 25 August 1883, Page 2

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[rKDTEe’s TELEGRAMS— COPYRIGHT.] Monetaryjand Commercial. London, August 23. The total reserve of the Bank of England in notes and bullion is L 13 ,400,000, being an increase of L 600,600 since last Thursday. The proportion ot reserve to liabilities has fallen 1 per cent during the week, and is now 46 per cent. The Bank.rate of discount remains at 4 per cent, and the market rate at 3%. Consols are Unchanged at 100%. New Zealand’ se* curicies are quoted as follows:—Five per cent 10-40 Loan, io6}£ ; Five per cent 1889 Loan, 105 ; Four and a h alf per cent 1879-1904 Loan, roo>£ j Four per cent inscribed stock, ■looji*. Wheat market continues quiet. Adelaide, ex store, 48s ; New Zealand ditto, 44s to 48s. Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 345. Australian tallow—*

best beef, 40s; best mutton, 41s. The leather market is steady, and rates for Australian bides are the same as last sales’ quotations. The Wool Sales. At the wool auction to-day 121,000 bales were offered. A better demand was experienced for most descriptions. Since the opening of the present series 35,200 bales have been offered and 5,100 withdrawn. Shipping. London, August 24. Arrived, yesterday, at Plymouth— The Orient steamship Sorata, from Melbourne (July ti). Obituary. . Pas is, August 23. ti Comte de Chambord died to-day at theage of 63. f :. she in Anam. V;. r Mono Kong, August 23. ,:sKdiabfe’ intelligence to hand from states that in a’recent engagement between the Anamese and the French, -the latter failed to maintain their position, and suffered a repulse by the native troops. The news of the French reverse caused great excitement, in China, and a serious affray occurred at Canton, during which a coolie was shot dead by a European. Placards in the language have been posted in Canton urging the Chinese to rise and massacre the European barbarians. [Received August 25, 2 p.m.] Rising in Cabal. . Calcutta, August 24

: Intelligence has reached here from Cabal that a general rising of the Gbalzas tribes against the Ameer has broken out. The movement, according to report, was extending, mid a strong force of the Ameer's troops has been despatched to the disturbed district.