London.

Manawatu Herald, 25 July 1895, Page 2

London.

The net Tory and Unionist gains in the elections are 68. Mr Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, in the course , of the election campaign, declared at

W»v}steri— •' We are not degetierabe sons of our predecessors; Tlie^ made the Btiipire\ and We Will keep it. 1 ' This election, he went on to claim, showed that the country was determined to maintain and extend the field of commerce, and wa3 prepared to make sacrifices to protect, its trade from foreign aggression. The English wheat narket shows a general advance of B^d ; the Continental has an upward tendency) and the American is dull; The improvement ih the ISnglieh wheat market is due to decreased i shipments to Europe. There is a growing impression that the American wheafc crop will not exceed '425,000,000 bushels. At the Wool sales a good selection Was offered, and the bidding waa spirited in all quarters, American firms buying largely. The prices Were unchanged* French representatives operated largely in New Zealand greasy merinos-. The Antwerp 1 sales closed very firm, with prices unchanged. The total quantity catalogued up. to date at the English sales is 261,000 bales, of which 246,000 bales, have been sold. Tallow— Medium mutton, 21s 3d ; beef, 19s 9d. At the sales 1550 casks were offered, of which 800 were sold. Babbit skins of good quality have declined £d, and common Id. The returns of the elections up to date give the following : — Tories and Unionists . . 854 Liberals 11Q Parnellites „ „ 7 . Anti-Parnellites . . . . 54 The Times hints that the Government will reorganise the London | County Council. There is fair competition at the wool sales, and prices are maintained. The Americans are buying heavily.