CABLE NEWS

Patea Mail, 28 September 1880, Page 3

CABLE NEWS

RECEIVED LAST NIGHT. (Reuter's Special Despatches to the Mail.) LONDON MARKETS. London, 24th. The totaljquantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 1,300,000 quarters. Best Australian beef tallow 33s 6d, best mutton 355. Best Australian leather 11-id. At the wool sale to-day, 8,500 bales offered, and there was again a firm and active demand. CLOSE OP WOOL SALES. London, 25th. The wool sales closed to-day. The total quantity sold during the series was 260,000 bales, 35,000 being held over for next sales. Merinos and cross-breds closed at about same price as last auctions, and with firm and active demand. CRICKET DEFEAT. Loudon, 24tb. A cricket match Australians v. eleven of Nottingham was resumed and concluded to-day r . The Home team continued their first innings, which closed for 88. The Australians then wont in for second innings, but only succeeded in putting together 77 runs. Nottingham team then requiring 131 to win the match, went iu for second innings. They succeeded in scoring the required number with the loss of 9 wickets, and thus won the match by 1 wicket. There was great excitement over the finish of the game. In first innings of Notts, Boyle and Palmer for the Australians bowled splendidly, each taking live wickets. London, 25th. A match between Australians. and Players of England commences on Monday. The Home team will comprise the following professionals : Barlow, Bates, Barnes, Emmett, Jupp, Lockwood, Morley, Oscroft, Pilling, Selby, and Shaw. MORE EASTERN TROUBLES. Constantinople, 25th. Admiral Seymour returned to Ragusa from Cettinge, and the combined fleet will leave Ragusa on Monday for Dulcigno. The Porte has positively refused to agree to the cession of Dulcigno unless the naval coercion is abandoned. The Albanians threaten to arrest various foreign consuls. The English- consular staff have therefore loft Scutari. FRENCH POLITICS. Paris, 25th. M. Barthelmy St. Hilliare, the newlyappointed Minister for Foreign Affairs, has issued a circular stating that the foreign policy of France will continue to be of a pacific character. ARCTIC RELICS. New York, 24th. It is announced that an American Arctic exploring party has discovered the remains of Sir John Franklin’s expedition, after sleighing for eleven months, and following the route covered by the crews of the Erebus and Terror. COLONIALMARKETS. Adelaide, 25th. The wheat market is decidedly firmer at 4s 3d ; town flour is quoted at £9 15s; country brands at £9 to £9 2s 6d.