NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2344, 12 July 1886, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

(Bt ELKCWO TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT) KKUTBR'B TEtEGtUMR. (Received 10th, 8.30 p.m.) London, July 9. The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,180,000 quarters, being 130,000 more ill an was reported last week, New Zealand frozen mutton is quoted at 3d to 5Jd per lb at Smithfield. Wool.—At to-day's auctions the catalogue submitted comprised 14,000 bales, the various lota offered meeting with firm active domand.

. July 10. ' The cricket match Australians v, Notts was resumed and concluded at Nottingham to-day. The weather was fine and the attendance good. The wicket was in better order than on the previous day. The Home team con tinned their second innings, which closed for 157, of which Scotton made 45 before he was caught. The Australians, who required 180 runs to win', went in for their second innings, and when the stumps were drawn had lost four wickets for 122 runs, The principal scorers were Jones (caught) 40, Scott (caught and bowled) 35, Giffen (not out) 24, The game was declared drawn.

The latest election returns show the state of parties as followaConservatives 290, Unionists 32, Gladstones 149 and Parnellites 72. The Marquis of Hartington is re-elected for Rossendale, Lancashire, and Leonard Courtshire is re-elected for Bodmin, G. 0. Truvelyan, who in March last resigned the position of Secretary for Scotland in Gladstone's Government, has lieen dufwited for Hawick by a Gladatonito cundidute. Jetepb Arch, Labor candidate, and Timothy Healy, Nationalist, has been defeated for North-west. Norfolk and London, Derby. Respecting the Conservatives, candidates have been elected for the Liberal seats of Harborough (Leicestersershire) Stonemarket, (Suffolk) Ripon, (Yorkshire) Gainsborough, (Lincolnshire) North-west Staffordshire, Hyde, (Cheshire) Romford, (Essex) Penrith, (Cumberland) and Biggleswade (Bed fordsliire). Gladstonile candidates have secured former Liberal seats for Osgoldcross (Yorkshire) and Cardigan. Londov, 9ib. New South Wales Government loan of five and a half millions has been placed in the market with a minimum of 94. Tenders will be opened on the 16th inst.

Australian tallow of fair average quality has advanced 6d per cwt, beef tallow being quoted at 24s 6d and mutton 228 6dcwt,

Adelaide, July 10. Shipping wheat is steady at 4s lOd to 5s per bushel.

Mauritius advices are to hand per Messageries Yarra, to June- 25th. Messrs Ireland, IWri Co.'s circular of that date reports that owing to the dry weiuhor, it is expected that the sugar crop will not exceed 100,000 tons, The only clearance for New Zealand since last report is 300 tons for Port Chalmers. The stock of sugar in hand is 16,000 tons. The exports to New Zealand this season were 6,000 tons.