LONDON.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3012, 19 February 1881, Page 3

LONDON.

February 16. Consols. 99f. Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, 493. Five per cent. New Zealauu* 10-40 loan, I04i; five per cent. New Zealand 1889 loan, 109J; four and a half per cent. New Zealand 1879-1904 loan, 98.

At the wool sale to-day 10,300 bales were offered. There was a good demand, and a good attendance of home buyers. The news that Mr Parnell has paid visits to M. Rochefort and M. Victor Hugo has created a feeling of disgust among the Irish Catholics. February 17. The Speaker of the House of Commons has adopted further stringent rules for the suppression of disorder in the House, which have caused indignation to the Radical and Irish members. The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is £16,625,000. The Bank of England rate of discount has to-day been reduced to 3 per cent. The rairkefc rate now stands at 2£ per cent. At the wool sale to-day 8300 bales were offered. The tone of the sale was quiet, and prices suffered a further decline, greasy now being one penny, and" fleece and scoured one penny to one penny halfpenny lower as compared with last sales. The homeward Australian mails via Suez and Brindisi were delivered here to-day. February 18. Mr Gladstone announced in the House of Commons last night that the Government proposed to bring the debate in committee on the Irish Coercion Bill to a close on Monday next. The announcement was not well received by tbe Irish members, a number of whom protested against the consideration of the measure being curtailed. It is announced that, in addition to the detached squadron, a flying squadron is also under orders to proceed to tha Cape. JA