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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1259, 21 May 1884, Page 2

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[ukotkr'r T SLSO RAMS —COPT HIGH T. ] Monetary wd £ 0 N “®® r j^, lii , Consols remain at New Zealand securities at last quotations, viz., Five per cent. 10-40 Loan, 104 ; Kvc percent. 1889 Loan, 102 ex civj Four and a linlf per cent. 1879-3094 : *oan, xo2#; Foqr per cent, dfei

Scribed Stock, ioo}£, e.xoiy. Ads laide wheat, ex granary, to-day is quote< at 41s, being a decline of 6d; Ne» Zealand wheat, ex store, remains at 35! to 40s. Adelaide flour, ex store, 28s Australian beef tallow, average quality, 365) mutton, 30s. The Wool Sales. At to-day’s auction a firm tone pre vailed. The catalogue comprised 12,400 bales of greasyj merinos ruling rather dearer and crossbreds rather higher. . The Coming Conference. London, May 20 In the House of Commons last night, the Premier made a statement regarding the projected conference of European Powers upon the Egyptian question, The Government, Mr Gladstone Said, adhere to the basis upon which the conference was to be heldorigin- '' ally, and announced that parleying was still proceeding on the subject with Fipnce, and as soon as an agreement had been come to with that Power concerning the questions under discussion, other European Powers would be consulted. The Rebels Attack Bonakim. A telegram received this morning from Souakim states that the rebels in the neighborhood are again assuming a ' hostile attitude, and during several hours yesterday afternoon and evening continuous firing upon the town was j •• maintained A body or sailors at length landed from the British war vessels lying off the town, and the Arabs then fled. , liSeceivad May 21, 2 20 p.m ] Arrived. London; May 20. r>. Arrived- Chimborazo, from Mel- - bourne. . / The South Australian Loan. Tedders for the South Australian 4 - percent loan of Li,650,000 were opened this morning, and found to amount to La,750,00a No particulars of allotment have been notified- ' - [Beoeived May 21, 3 p.m.] . , London, May 20. *" ; For the South Australian loan, the mtmimum of.which is fixed at par, tender* atLioo is 6d will receive 14 per • cent on allotment, and tenders above that price in lull.