London Markets.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 26, 30 July 1895, Page 2

London Markets.

♦ 1 Per Press Association I London, July 28. The English wheat market is firm, the Continental is inclined to buoyancy, and the American snows a general advance. Cargoes of South Australian wheat sold as follows :— Per ship Queen of Scots, 25s 3d ; per ship Hehos, 24s ; per barque Seriol Wyn, 25s 6d. Spot quotations in New York for No. 2 red winter wheat is 79J ceufcs. At yesterday's sales 1550 casks Australian tallow were put up to auction, of which 1000 casks were sold. The prices realised were — Medium mutton, 21s 6d ; medium beef, 20s. Silver, 2s 6d 3-16ths. Ottawa, July 28. The official estimate of the Manitoba wheat crop is 30,000,000 bushels.

Sudden Death at Palmerston. o— ■ (Per Press Association). Palmerston N., This Day An inquest was held yesterday, at Palmereton, on the cause of the rlealh ! of the girl Miss Marshall. Dr Mac ; lutire said, in the course of hia ix-| amination, he ascertaiiied that an illegal operation had been p*: formed on the pi'rl about a week previously at ' Wellington. Witness succeeded in j obtaining certain information from | deceased regarding thf> name and address of the person who performrd the operation This information 13 in the ijossessiou of the police. The jury returned a verdict " ! hat the deceased died of blood poisoning. A rider was added to the effect that there are suspicious circumstances connected with the death which war rant the police holding an enquiry."