CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1644, 26 March 1884, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

fiEUTEE'S TEiiEQRAMS. [BY EIiECTIUC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.] MELBOURNE, March 20. The Melbourne manager of the National Mortgage. and Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) reports of the Local grain market as follows :—Wheat is quoted at 3s lid to 4s. The market is strong, Malting barley is steady'at 4s 3d to 4s 7d; New Zealand oats are in fair demand at 2s 5d to 2s 8d for feeding and 2s lOd for milling qualities. '■' New Zealand oats, under bond, 2s 4d to fis B|d. LONDON. • March 24. Consols remain at 102, and New Zealand securities as follows: 5 per cent. 10-40 loan, 103; 5 per cent, 1888 loan, 105; 4£ per cent. 18891804 loan, 100|: 4 per cent, inscribed stock, 100. The market rate of discount has further fallen to 2|, and" is now f below the bank rate; There are no changes to .report in the markets for. colonial breadstuffe and tallow. SYDNEY,. March 25, Arrived—Steamship. ■ Eotomahana, yesterday evening, from Auckland. Sailed, this afternoon—Union steamship, Wakatipu, for Wellington, Hanlan, the Canadian oarsman, will shortly,bo matched, against a local sculler for £1000" a.'side. It is probable that Boacli. will represent the colony, and that the match will be ; rowed on the Nepeahlriver.' .•'•' MELBOURNE,. , March 25. Arrived, this /afternoon Union steamship Waihora, from the Bluff. LONDON^ March 25. The Electoral Reforms Bill was under consideration on the motion for its second reading in the House of Commons last night. Lord John Manners introduced an amendment of which he gave notice on the 4th insfc., setting forth that the proposed reform was unacceptable without a bill'for the redistribution of seats. The debate was announced. on. the motion and lasted throughout the sitting, The house is expected to divide on the amendment early next' week. I /SYDNEY,.. ■ Wednesday. In the Legislative' Assembly last night a motion was passed to the effect that before any Bill for the constitution of a Federal Council in Australia is passed into law by-the'lmperial Parliament, such measure" must he submitted to the. Parliament of this colony.