CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1645, 27 March 1884, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

. Neuter's Telegrams, [by electric telegraph-copyright,] MELBOUME, March 20. The Melbourne manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) reports of the Local grain market as follows :-Wheafc 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 Bd, for feeding and 2s lOd for milling qualities. New Zealand oats, under bond, 2s 4d to 2s B|d. LONDON. March 24. Consols remain at 102, and New Zealand securities as follows: 5 per cent, 10-40 loan, 103 ; o' per cent. 1888 loan, 105; 4| per cent. 18891804 loan, 100|: 4percent,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 breadstuff's and tallow, SYDNEY, March 25. Arrived—Steamship Rotomahana, 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 £IOOO a side. It is pro: bable that Beach will represent the colony, and that the match will be rowed on the Nepean river. MELBOURNE, March 25. Arrived, this afternoon Union steamship Waihora, from the Bluff. LONDON, March 25. The Electoral Eeforms 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 inafc,, 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. 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 Imperial Parliament, such measure must be submitted to the Parliament of. this colony.