CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1310, 22 February 1883, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

by electric telegram—copyright , Reuteu's Telegrams. MELBOURNE February 21. Received February 22, 0,50 a.ni.— Wheat, shipping, 5s 3d to 5s 2d; malting barley, 5s to 5s 6d, New Zealand oats, feeding, 3s to 3s 4d; milling, 3s 4d to 3s 6d. Wheat and barley are quieter, but steady. Ihe market for, oats is depressed. Per Merchant; Shipping and UnderAssociation:—Reported arrival of Handa Isle at New York is contradicted, LONDON, February 20. The first series.of this year's colonial wool auctions opened here to-day,' there was a large attendance of home and foreign buyers, and a good demand was experienced, The opening catalogue comprised 6,100 bales. The auctions close on March 22. Intelligence ,is to hand from Soudan that El Malidi, the pretended Mohammedan Messiah has occupied Obeid, the capital of Kordoojan. ...:■■ SYDNEY, .;. ... • . this day. Received February 22,11.30 a.m.— The Chief Officer of the Eastern and Australian Company's ship Menmuir has been fqund .to. be suffering from small pox, and. the vessel b,as beea quarantined.MELBOURNE, this day, The deep interest which has been taken in the late International cricket match has completely eclipsed the impending general election,. : ROME, • . February 21. The relations" between Italy and Tripoli aresomewhat strained. Recently the Italian Consulate at Tripoli was insulted, and the Italian Government has now despatched an ironclad to support its demand for the punishment of the persons concerned in the outrage