CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1556, 10 December 1883, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

Rkoter's Telegrams.

BV ELECTRIC TELEORAPH,-COPYRIGHT,

LONDON, December 7,

Consols remain at 100$, and New Zealand securities as. follows :-5 per cent 1040 loan, 105 j 5 per cent 1889 loan, 104; 1879:1004 loan, 101|; 4 percent inscribed stock. 100£. The market rate of discount lias further advanced \, and is'now2| per cent: bank rate 3 per cent. Wheat is steady, at the following prices :—Adelaide, ex store, 465; New Zealand ditto, 38s 6d to 43s 6d. Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 325. The total, quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 1,810,000 quarters, a decrease of 440,000 quarters as compared with last week,

Scotch pig iron has fallen 6d per ton, and is now quoted at'47s, f.0.b., on the Clyde. Galvanised iron, 26-guage, packed in cases, f.o.b. in London. £lB 10s. At to-day's wool auction 11,200 bales were offered, Prices continue firm. LONDON, Decemben 8. There are no changes to report in the makets for colonial securities or produce. The colonial wool sales closed to-day, with a hardening tendency in prices generally. During the series, 150,000 bales have been sold, and 10,000 bales are held over for next sales, SYDNEY,

December 8. _ The session of Intercolonial Convention closed at noon to-day. Most of the Delegates leave Sydney this afternoon,

.At the final meeting this morning, Sir CrßorgoDeß.Va)ux'i) motion for preventing the unrestricted purchase of land in New Guinea and the Pacific Islands was adopted; and the resolution proposed by Mr Whitaker, that criminals should he prohibited from landing in the Australian Colonies, was also carried. LONDON,

December 8, The Homeward mails via Suez and Brindisi dated Melbourne October 25, were delived yesterday. A portion of the cargo of frozen mutton ex Luisfcania, sold to-day, at an average price of s|d per lb. The meat is in good condition. PAKIS,

December 8. The parleying which for some time past has been proceeding between the Marquis Tseng and Mr Perry with regard to the Tonquin difficulty, is. still proceeding. Nothing, however, is defin-, itely known regarding the progress which has been made in the negotiations. WASHINGTON, December 8. ■ A deputation of members of the United States Congress has petitioned President Arthur to obtain from the British Government a respite for O'Donnell, who was convicted of the murder of Jas, Carey, and upon whom sentence of death was passed on the Ist instant.: CAffiO,. . December 9. Despatches to hand from. Souakin dated fifth instant, state that an attack in force was made on that date by the Arab hillmen upon the Egyptian troops despatched as reinforcements for the garrison at Souakin, The attack was made some distance outside the town, and resulted in the destruction of five companies of Egyptian troops.