CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1962, 11 April 1885, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

[b.Y BLEOU'O TELKUIIAPH —COPYItKIHT j REUTER'B T|S(IEGKAMH. Lpndon, April 9. Consols have to-day declined from 97$ to 95, a panic having occurred on the stock Exchange, owing to the present political uneasiness, The Bank rate remains at 3£, and the market rate at 2i per cent. The Bank of England weekly returns show the total reserve of notes and bullion to bo £16,200,000," a reduction of £300,000 during tlie past week. The proportion of tho reserve to liabilities has risen to 47 per cent. New Zealand securities remain at last quotatiqns, Colonial breadstuff's Adelaide wheat, ex store, has advanced by one shilling and is now at 37s per 4961b; Adelaide flour, ex store, has improved by sixpence, and is now at 2Gs per 2801bs. Tallow Australian, of average quality remains at 31s Cd for beef, and 33s for mutton.

Wool At to-day's auction a firmer tone prevailed ; 10,400 bales were offered Since the opening of the series 22,000 bales have been withdrawn from sale out of a total of 100,800 catalagued,

Lonpon, Apyil 10, His Royal Highness tho Prince of Wales, who has been an activemember of the English Royal commission on the housing of the working classes, has paid a visit to the slums of Dublin, in order to atcertain the condition of the lower quarters of that city by personal observation.