CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1690, 20 May 1884, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

[by electriq telegraph—COPYßlGHT.] Keuter's Telegrams, LONDON, May 16. ■ Tko cricket match, Australians vorsus Oxford University, was resumed to-day at Oxford. The Home team, with four wickets down for 106, continued their first innings, which closed for a total of 209,81 runs ahead of the Australians. o|Brien ... ... 92 ■•" Page ... ... ;.. 33 were amongst the top scorers,

The Australians went in for their second innings, and -succeeded in putting together 168. '.. McDonnell, stumped ... 36 Midwinter,'caught. ... 45

were the highest scorers. The fielding of the Home team was very good. The Oxford men now require to make 108 runs toi win the match, Great interest is being taken in the contest.

LONDON, ,; : : ; . ; ...':••■«'.•■■ : '; May : 17. The match Australians versus Oxford : University, was resumed at Oxford to day,, and resulted in the defeat of the visitors. The Home team requiring 108 runs 'to win the match went in for their second .innings, and put together that number with the loss of only three wickets. : Kemp (not

out) was tho highest scorer,- with 63' LONDON, : ..'.•..'May 17. Keoeived May 19, 11.15 a.m.— Consols have declined to 101 J,j market rate discount hag risen to seventeeneigths, and is now | below bank rate. Thpro are no r changes to • report -in New Zealand securities, colonial breadstuffs, or tallow. .":,>.,,.,. , > . ■ . -.1.11 ;/ ~ !;• ■

LONDON, ■•■'' ; i- : ""-. May.l 7 .: It now transpires that it is" the Turcoman tribes oh the Afghan iron-, tier who have tendered submission to Russia and not the tribes at Hevat as stated in yesterday's telegrams from St, Petersburg. NEW YORK, •; May 17. Tlio panic on stock exchange has now subsided, tho banks having combined to act together for their mutual assistance, Enormous purchases of American slocks hare been made during the past few days on the European account. BERLIN, May 17. The North German Lloyd Royal Mail Steamship Co. have proposed to the Government to undertake the sub; sidised mail service to Australia and the East. SYDNEY, May 19, Beach has challenged Hanlon to row on the Parramatta river for any - sum from £2OO to £SOO aside, ADELAIDE, May 18. Received May 19, 0.35 a.m.—Mauritius to the 22nd inst,, are to hand per M,M, s,s, Melbourne. Messrs Ireland, Fraser and Co. report of the sugar market as follows:—Clearances for the month for Christmas amount to GOO tons, for Dunedin, 900 tons. Freights to Australia, 14s to 90s: ditto to New Zealand, 32s 6d to 355; Exchange at 60 day's bank credits on New Zealand, 13 per cent'; ditto on Australia, 15 per cent, (sic) The The stock of sugar in hand was 19,000 tons; the exports to New Zealand this season, 10,000. ■ i • > ■ LONDON, ..-,.,. . i. j May .16,, Consols remain at 101f.,,NewiZealand securities:—s per cent. 10-40 loan, 104; 5 percent. 1889 loan, 102|, ex div,; 4| per cent 1879-1904 jloan, 102|-j 4 per cent, inscribed stock, 100J, ex div. Colonial breadstuff's, ex store—Adelaide wheat, 41s 6d; Adelaide flour, 28s; New Zealand wheat, 35s to 40s. Total quantity of wheat afloat for tho United Kingdom, 2,030,000 quarters. Tallow, average Australian—Beef, 36t'; mutton, 395, Wool-At today's auction 10,400 bales were catalogued, The selection was a poor one, '

Copra—Best Sydney sun-dried is quoted at £lB ss, a decline of 10s per ton,

Leather—Best sides of Australian, lljd. ' Mutton—Prime New Zealand, is realising s|d.