HOME AND FOREIGN.

Evening Star, Issue 6727, 8 October 1885, Page 2

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.] '";:" [Rbuteb's Telbqjpms.]•;..-' MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL; v ■ London! 6. '• (rUtOelvejl OgtOber 7, 1885, at 10 p.m.) Consols t#afii at 99|. ' ' , New Zealand securities I Five per cent. 1048 teah, a fall of iSs } 4| per centi 1879-1904 loan has advanced 10s, afld is how" LlO2 10s ; 4 per cent, inscribed stock shows 4 a similar advance, and is worth LlOl. The market rate is I£, being £ below the Bank rate; ' ' In colonial breadstuffs, save for Adelaide off coast, which has advanced, there~is no alteration to report. Adelaide wheat (ex store) is ■at 365; do (off coast), 35s 6d; New Zealand wheat (ex store), 28s to 345; do (off coast), 31s 6d; Adelaide flour ,(ex jrtore),.2ss 6d. ... Australian tallow, fair average qualitybeef, 28s per owt) mutton, 29s per cwt. PREPARING FOR EVENTUALITIES. BELGRADE, October 7. ; .; , (Received October 8,1886, at l a.m.) .. A division of the Servian Army has been instructed to proceed to the frontier, and is now marching in that direction. THE MAILS. SAN FRANCISCO, October 5. j October 7, 1886, at 9 p.m.) The Australia, from Auckland (September 15), arrivedi here to-day, one day before contract time. [' Argus ' Special to Press Association.] LONDON, October 6. The frozen meat by the Tainui is selling at 4|d per lb. The hop crop is not equal to last year's in quality. Choicest qualities are scarce, and are being held for better prices. Brewers are using old stocks. American hops are in good demand. The Continental crops are damaged. The British wheat crop has averaged 29 j bushels per acre. France, Russia, Spain, and Italy have smaller harvests than usual. Germany, Hungary, Turkey,, and Belgium have very large yields; whilst the American crop is much smaller, and the Canadian slightly larger, than was expected;' Russia, America, and England have warehoused heavily. Fiji and Western Australia have been authorised to pass an Adopting Act, provided the four other colonies do so, to enable, them to send delegates to the Federal Council. ~ '■■■' The AgentjGenefal for Victoria has informed the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company that unless the cable reductions to Australia are conceded, efforts will be made to break. up the existing monopoly of the Company. It is expected that the average of the New South Wales loan will be 9J J. October 7. (Received October 7,1835, at 10 p' m ) Sir Philip Oweh 1 ; secretary to the Indian and Coldhial.Exhibition, approves of a suggestio'h received from Cornwall that a collective', exhibit of milling machinery should, if possible, b'e obtained for the Exhibition. Priilce Bismarc'k is opposing German immigration to Queensland. (Booclved October 8 1888,. »t llSp.nr) . The cable wh'icji is .ixi Ve laid between Cape tie Vorde Island and St. .Paul de tioarida, on the west fcoast of Africa, has been shipped. . Much surprise has been occasioned in the city at the news of the recall of Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, arid his being replaced by Sjr Alexander Stuart in that position. Sir Saul has received no official information of the change. The surprise is all the more marked since the advice of Sir Saul Samuel in regard to the floating of the loan in conjunction with the Bank. of England had been accepted by the New South Wales Government. The news has created much regret in official and financial circles. In the French elections the Conservative successes in the provinces as again* the towns have been the' meats of defeating the present Goyernmen f , The extreme Socialists are condemning the present French, colonial adventures.