CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5074, 20 April 1885, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

fBEUTEB'S TELEGBAJie'I London, April 17. Commercial. >

The stock market is improving as apprehensions of war between England and Eussia are subsiding. Consols have advanced by I|, and are now quoted at 97. The market rates of discount have declined to 2\, and are now quoted at 1 per cent, below the Bank rate. New Zealand securities generally have ad» vahced by 1\ to 2 per cent., to-day's quotations being :—5 per cent. 10«40 loan, 100| 5 4i per cent. 1879-1904 loan, 100|; .4 per cent, inscribed stock,96|. Colonial breadstuff's :/ Adelaide wheat, rexiajore* declined by .2s to 38s per 496tbs#^Adgi v laide flour remains at 275. Ne|rxZe«l|nd wbeat has,declined by 2s, and is now, 32s to 375, according to quality, per 4961b* ex store. . -'*■"■" '■'■'■ ■■'■■' ■'■•'-■• - ■%■

(Beoeired April 20,11 a.m.)

London, April iB.

Consols have further advanced by an eighth, and are now at 97^. New Zealand securities are at last quotations. No changes reported in. colonial produce.

The March-April series of wool sales closes to-day. The total quantity sold was 180,000 bales; 42,000 were held over for next auctions.

Prices generally closed at a half penny to a penny lower, except for cross-bredsi which have advanced by a half-penny to a penny as compared with the closing rates for January and February auctions. The third series of the sales open on June tbe 4th.

[Specials to the Pbess Association]

London, April 16. Tbe Eev. Wna. Webber, the newly^ appointed Bishop of Brisbane, will be consecrated at St. Paul's on May 26th.

At a meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of South Australia, a motion was passed approving of tbe proposal to transfer fifty thousand pounds from the reserve fund to meet all possible loss;

A large meeting is to be held in London to take into consideration the condition of the British navy.