CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1362, 25 April 1883, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

ReUTER's TELEGRAMB. BY ELEOTRIO TELEGRAPH->GOPYRiaHT LONDON," •/•■' April 23, (tvening. Reserved April 24. 3 p.m.—ln the House of Commons to-day, Sir Henry James, Attorney-General, moved the second reading of the ■ Affirmations in Lieu of Oaths Bill, and the debate is now proceeding. In the appeal case Bradlaugh v Newdegafce, judgment has been given for the appellant, and Mr Newdegate has been condemned to pay the whole of the expense. ADELAIDE, : April 24. The South Australian agricultural returns for the past season show that the yield of .wheat was 832,000 bushels below last year, The total yield has been 7,350,000 bushels, of which 3.650,000 are available for export—the smallest quantity during the past twelve years. ... LONDON,

April 23.

Adelaide wheat is unchanged at 50s; New Zealand do has advanced Is per quarter, and is now worth 45s to 495. Adelaide flour has rised to 24s 6d. Australian tallow is firm at 54s for best beef, and 465. for best mutton, MELBOURNE, April 24. The. Melbourne manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New' Zealand reports of the local grain market as follows '—Shipping wheat, 5s 3d 5s 4d; the market is quiet. Malting barley is firm at 5s 3d to 5s 9d; New Zealand oats are steady at 2s lOd to 3s 2d for feeding qualities, and 3s : 2d to 3s 3d for milling. New Zealand oats under bond are quiet at 2s 3d to Is Bd. .

Arrived,^this; evening—Union Company's steamship Arawata, from the Bluff. '

NEW YORK, April 23, Eeoeiveii April. 25, 1 a,m,—News has been received here that a cyclone has passed over Mississippi State, devastating several villages, aud doing an immense amount of damage to property, According to the latest accounts, thirty-six persons have lost their lives, and 150 have suffered injuries of a more or less serious nature, SYDNEY, Wednesday, Mr Redmond delivered an addiess at Teuterufield last night which mainly consisted of abuse of Sir Henry Parkes. Heavy rain has fallen here during the past six houra, LONDON, ' April 24. Received April 25, 1.10 p.m.— i cargo of frozen mutton ex steamship Chimborazo, which was frozen hastily before shipment has partly arrived in bad condition. Inferior muttpn has sold at twopence and good at sixpence per pound, ALBANY, '= Wednesday. Arrived, yesterday—P, &0, steamship, Carthagej London, with inward Suez mail. ;. ..