LATE CABLE. By Electric Telegraph — Copyright. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8168, 27 April 1895, Page 2

LATE CABLE. By Electric Telegraph — Copyright. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Received April 27, at 0.40 a.m. London, April 26. The Queensland loau i« quoted at a 4& premium. The Times remarks that the market it being prepared for further Australian iuuei with the approval of unionist lendora. Peel, son of the ex-Speaker, has retired frcm tho contcit for Warwick. The building strike has been averted by the masters agreeing to arbitrate. Ib is expected the Budget wi 1 still further remove the duties in the direction of a free breakfast table. Lord Rosebery has recovered from hi* recent illness. The Financial Times says Mr Ward's ad* dress to the Chamber of Commerce produces a good impression of tho financial stability and resouraes of New Zealand.

Madrid, April 26. By meant of trawling tho sunken man-of-war Hcina Regontc has been found in * hundred fathoms of water between Capo Tarifa and Trafalgar. The rebels in tho Brass district of the Niger basin pay an indemnity of fire hundred, nnd this ends tho outbreak. Ac tho Nicaraguans remaia obstinate four hundred marines will to-day occupy the Custom House and railway depot at Corinto.

I Capetown, April 26i Libert, forger, haa beon senteucea to »ev«n voars' liard labor.

Paris, April 28. The French press continuos to abuse England for destroying the European concert in tho fur East Tlio Journal del Debats thinks that the English colonies must be stupified at Eng« land's right-about face policy in the East. Tho 'bus strike ha« ended, and tho men are resuming work.

Calcutta, April 26. It is considered the heroio defence of Chitral is almost comparable to the defenco of Lucknow. Mullahs are still preaching resistance, and the military operation* vriU therefore be contiuuod. Robertson i« rapidly mending.

St. Johns, April 26. His supporters are urging Sir W. White* way to abandon tho idea of a union botwf oa Newfoundland and Canada.

Sydney, April 26. Iv the Assembly the Eight Hours Bill has been recommitted for consideration of the penal and exemption clauses. After a wrangling debate the diseiusion wm acU I journed for a. fortnight.

Mkmjourne, April 26. At a meeting of tho Royal Bank •hareholders the credit balance to profit and lots for the half year of L 15,300 was carried forward. Tho bank is ahown to be in a strong financial position, the cash reserve! amounting to 35 poi cent of the liabilities.

Received April 27, at 1.10 a.m. London, April 25. Arrived — Auckland, Canopus, and Wai« roa. The Bank of England returns publithcd to-day sliow the total reserve in notei and bullion to be L 28,314,000, the proportion of reserves to liabilities being 67*56. Consols, 105 J. Throe months bills are discounted at j per cent. New South Wales 4 per cent inscribed stock, 115; 3* do, 104. Victorian 4 per cents, 104J ; 3J do, 995 . South Australian 4 per coqta, 109 5 3fc do, 103? Queensland 4 per cents, 109; 3& do t 101*. New Zealand 4 per centi, 108 i ; 34 doj 102*. Tusmnnian 3£ per cents, 102 J. Western Australia 4 per cents, 1131. Now Zealand long- berried wheat (ex wharehouse), 25s 9d, market firm. South Australian wheat, firmer, 20s. Victorian wheat, 25s Od, steady. Old Victorian is selling at the same price. Now Zealand mutton ha« fallen Id, First quality, 3|d ; second quality, 2|d. Lamb— Average quality, 4d. Hemp— Quiet. Fair Wellington, Ll2. Cheese— Flat. New Zealand, 42« to 465. Danish butter has fallen 3 kroner | choicest, 99a; fine, 80s; Australian, un« changed gugar— Quiet. Best German beet, 9« 3d ) Java, Us 6d. No, 1 best Scotch pig iron, f.Q.b. it) Clyde, 42s 9d. The Thermopyliu's rabbits a,nd poultry ar« bringlag exccllout prices, the tamo aath* Celtio's. Some of theskinntd rabbiti turned out mouldy. It is found difficult to sell the wild fowl as the birds aro unknown in Lon< The Naif. n »b.ire'fl cattle aro bringing LlO toL22.